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<br />The City of Eugene supports local efforts to make the siting, financing or development of <br />low-income and affordable housing easier by streamlining systems, rules, codes and laws <br />that present regulatory barriers to that housing. The City will support State legislation <br />that encourages the development of low-income and affordable housing while <br />considering the interests of cities and their citizens. The City will support repeal of ORS <br />197.309 which prohibits local jurisdictions from requiring affordable housing as a <br />condition of development approval (“inclusionary zoning”). The city also supports <br />efforts to prohibit insurance companies from either denying insurance coverage to <br />housing because it has public financing or increasing its premiums for such coverage. <br /> <br /> <br />? <br /> <br />The City of Eugene supports legislation that provides assistance to residents when <br />manufactured home parks are closed or when rental units are converted to <br />condominiums. <br /> <br />? <br /> <br />More than 25 percent of Eugene’s 58,000 households are very low-income. When <br />combined with Springfield, over 20,000 households have incomes at or below 50 percent <br />of the area median. <br /> <br />? <br /> <br />The City of Eugene supports legislation that provides incentives for compact urban <br />growth by promoting dense housing in the core areas. <br /> <br />? <br /> <br />The City of Eugene supports legislation that provides incentives and subsidies for <br />housing that features sustainable building materials and practices. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />C. LAND USE PLANNING AND GROWTH MANAGEMENT <br /> <br /> <br /> 1. BALLOT MEASURE 37 / JUST COMPENSATION <br /> <br />On November 2, 2004, Measure 37 was passed by the Oregon voters, requiring <br />governments to "pay owners, or forego enforcement when certain land restrictions reduce <br />property value." <br /> <br />The City of Eugene has had a legislative policy on just compensation for over a decade. <br />City of Eugene Legislative Policies, 2007 Session <br />With IGR Mtg 10/17 and 10/26 Amendments C:\Documents and Settings\ceexelf\Local Settings\Temporary Internet <br />Files\OLK10B\LegPol2007Sesxx1.doc <br />Updated on: 11/6/2006 By: Last saved by ceexmfw <br /> 41 <br /> <br />