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Draft 9/29/14 A.15 Develop a wider range of zoning options such as new zoning districts, to fully utilize existing Metro Plandensity ranges. A. 16 Allow for the development of zoning districts which allow overlap of the established Metro Plan density ranges to promote housing choice and result in either maintaining or increasing housing density in those districts. Under no circumstances, shall housing densities be allowed below existing Metro Plandensity ranges. Housing Type and Tenure Findings 19.Based on 1990 Census data for the Eugene area, there is a relationship between household income, size of household, age of household head, and housing choices people make regarding type and tenure. The trends established are as follows: lower income and increasingly moderate-income, primarily young and single-person households tend to be renters. Ownership increases as income and family size increase. Older households predominately remain in owner-occupied, single-family housing, but as the age of the head of household reaches 65, ownership rates begin to decline. 20. Based on the ECO Northwest/Leland Study, What is the Market Demand for Residential Real Estate in Eugene/Springfield? (October 1996) a larger share of the future population will be composed of smaller, older, and less affluent households. This will alter housing market demand in many ways over the next 20 years. Married couple families with children will no longer be the predominate household type of the residential market. Singles, childless couples, divorcees, and single parents will be a much larger proportion of the market than in the past. To meet the needs of these households, more choices in housing types (both for sale and for rent) than currently exist will be necessary. 21. Based on Lane County assessment data, in the 1980s and 1990s, there was a shift to larger, single-family detached homes, even through the average number of persons per household has been declining. 22. Between 1989 and 1998, 45 percent of all new housing was single-family detached including manufactured units on lots. As of 1998, about 59 percent of all dwelling units were single-family detached. This represents a decrease in the share of single-family detached from 61 percent in 1989. Policies A.17 Provide opportunities for a full range of choice in housing type, density, size, cost, and location. A.18 Encourage a mix of structure types and densities within residential designations by reviewing and, if necessary, amending local zoning and development regulations. III-A-9