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Low-Income Families: A Iow-income family'consists· of at ieaSt one adUlt and one child, and has an income at 50% of median income or.below for the area,.as determined.by the U.S. 'Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmenL Public Assistance: This includes, but is not limited to: land banking, land write downs, financial assistance, financing, and tax abatements for the construction of subsidized housing for Iow- income families through local govemments including the City of Eugene, Lane County and the Housing Authority. Student housing: Institutionally owned housing excluSively for use by students and ·their families. SubsidiZed Housing: Subsidized housing is' permanent newly constructed rental housing, for Iow-income families,-which has, received public assistance. Subsidized housing shall not include student housing, home ownership, or acquisition of rental housing with the intent to convert to home ownership within five years. 'Unsuitable Areas:. Based upon 1990 census data, Unsuitable areas are block groups designated On the accompanying adopted map; that have an adequate share of Subsidized housing or of Iow income families. They are designated as unsuitable because they are: a) block groups in which subsidized houSing units equal 20%.or more of the ~ total number of housing units within that block group, and/or b) block groups in which more than 50% of all families have incomes at or belOw 50% of the median income~ An area shall not be considered unsuitable due to the presence of student housing. Student housing units shall not be counted when determining unsuitable areas. Student housing .shall be allowed in all block groups. DISPERSAL pOLICIES %-- POLICY 1 ' .. The City encourages dispersal of Iow-income families, in subsidized houSing, throughout the city. Public assistance for the construction of subsidized housing is discouraged in unsuitable areas. This policy may be balanced by the City Oouncil against other City concerns and ~policies. pOLICY 2 The City discourages subsidized housing developments of more than 60 units. This policy may be balanced by the City Council against other City concerns and policies.