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· Current Housing Dispersal Policy Attachment B <br /> 1'996 HOUSI.NG DISPERSAL 'POLICY. · <br /> <br /> INTRODUCTION <br /> <br /> The Housing Dispersal Policy'provides guidelines by which the City of Eugene can <br /> evaluate whether aspeclflc housing development.is furthering the goal of.dispersal of <br /> Iow-income family rental units throughout the city. The policy seeks to accomplish this <br /> goal by discouraging the.placement of additional subsidized housing in areas <br /> characterized by concentrations of either subsidized housing or Iow-income families. <br /> The definitions below describe how these concentrations are measured and geographic <br /> · areas defined. Currently, there are no areas characterized by concentrations of Iow- <br /> income families as a result of too much subsidized hoUSing. Currently there are. ten <br /> "block groups that have concentrations of Iow-income.families at a rate (defined below) <br /> that makes those.block groups "unsuitable areas" for city 'assistance. <br /> <br /> PURPOSE STATEMENTS <br /> <br /> The purposes of the housing dispersal policy are to: <br /> <br /> 1. Maximize housing choice for Iow-income families who have traditionally been limited in the <br /> location of housing they could .afford, <br /> <br /> 2. Discourage the creation of large areas characterized by Iow-income families. <br /> <br /> 3. Encourage the creation 'of additional housing integrated throughout the community fOr <br /> Iow-income families. <br /> <br /> DEFINITIONS <br /> <br /> Block Grou0: Block Groups are clusters of individual blocks, which ar~subdivisiens.of the <br /> census tracts, established by the Census Bureau in 1990. -. <br /> <br /> Construction: Includes only new construction of family rental housing. Construction shall not' <br /> include housing rehabilitation or housing acquisition in which the current .occupants remain or <br /> have a right to remain. <br /> <br /> Dispersal: Distribution of additional subsidized family housing throughout the city while <br /> maintaining and preserving the existing housing. <br /> <br /> Home..Qwnership: Home ownership refers to units that shall be owned by the residents either <br /> individually Or COOperatively such as into 0ps or community land trusts. Home ownership <br /> shall also include lease-to-own units in whiCh residents have the exclusive option to buy within <br /> five years. <br /> <br /> <br />