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Goal Provide viable residential communities so all residents can choose sound, affordable housing that meets individual needs. Findings and Policies The findings and policies in this element are organized by the following seven topics related to housing and residential land: Residential Land Supply and Demand · Residential Density · Housin~ Type and Tenure · Desi.~n and Mixed Use · Existing Housing Supply and Neighborhoods · Affordable, Special Need, and Fair Housing · Coordination Residential Land Supply and Demand Findings 1. By 2015, the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan UGBStudy Area is projected to reach a population of 286,000between 291,000 and 311,000. This represents an increase of between approximately 87,000 and 107,000 persons from the 1990 population of 20'1,359. This is a 29 percent increase from the estimated 2000 census population of 222,500. 2. Average household size has been declining both nationally and locally due to a variety of factors. This trend will result in the need for more dwelling units to house population growth. 3. Based on the 2015 projected population and average household size, there is a need for between 40,000 and 49,000 new housing units in the Eugene-Springfield UGB between 1992 and 2015. 4. There is sufficient buildable residential land within the existing UGB to meet the future housing needs of the projected population. In fact, the 1992 residential buildable land supply exceeds the 1992-2015 residential land demand in all residential categories. Assuming land is consumed evenly over the period, by 1999, there will be at least a 20- year supply of residential land remaining inside the UGB. 5. Undeveloped residential land is considered unbuildable and removed from the supply if it is within 230 KV powerline easements, the floodway, protected wetlands or wetland mitigation sites in Eugene, wetlands larger than 0.25 acres in Springfield or buffers III-A-2