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housing accounted for about 60% of permits issued for the 2001 <br />to 2012 period. <br />• Eugene provided approximately 80% of the region's multi- <br />family housing between 2000 and 2012. <br />• Fifty percent of housing in Eugene was owner -occupied in 2010, <br />down from 51 % in 1990. Eugene's homeownership rate was <br />lower than the County average of 60 % or the State average of <br />62% in 2011. <br />• The average net density for residential development in <br />residential plan designations between 2001 and 2012 was 7.5 <br />units per net acre. The net density in the Low Density <br />Residential designation (LDR) was 5.4 dwelling units per net <br />acre, the Medium Density Residential designation (MDR) had <br />an average of 13.4 dwelling units per net acre, and the High <br />Density Residential designation (HDR) had an average of 32.6 <br />dwelling units per net acre. <br />Average net density for single-family detached housing <br />increased from an average of about 5.0 dwelling units per net <br />acre built during the 1980's to an average of about 5.4 dwelling <br />units per net acre built during the 2001 to 2012 period, a density <br />increase of about 8%. <br />• Average lot sizes for single-family detached housing decreased <br />from an average of about 8,700 square feet built during the <br />1980's to an average of about 7,800 square feet built during the <br />2000's, a decrease in lot size of about 10%. <br />The implications from the preceding analysis are clear that the needed <br />housing mix for new housing is different than the actual housing mix. <br />In short, the affordability gap described above (e.g., cost burden for <br />renters or owners, as well as the affordability gap for households making <br />50% less than the median income) and the expected demographic changes <br />imply that Eugene needs to shift towards higher densities and more multi- <br />family housing types, which are typically more affordable because land <br />costs are lower and service costs for multi -family are spread out over <br />multiple units. While the City will not be able to fill the housing <br />affordability solely through land use policy, the residential land use <br />strategy will need to create opportunities for developing additional <br />affordable housing. The implications of Eugene's housing affordability <br />gap and expected demographic changes for needed housing mix are: <br />Part 11 — Eugene Housing Needs Analysis ECONorthwest Page 109 <br />