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Capacity Method 2: Larger LDR Parcels <br />Capacity Method 2 estimates the capacity on LDR parcels 1 to 5 acres and <br />larger than 5 acres on land with a slope above 5% or an elevation above <br />900 feet. This method is useful to account for the lower densities achieved <br />on large lots located in areas where constrained land, slopes and/or high <br />elevations influence the number of residential lots that are created <br />through land divisions. <br />Table 33 shows the categories of LDR land included in Capacity Method 2 <br />in green highlight: <br />• Vacant and partially vacant parcels of 1 to 5 acres or larger than 5 <br />acres on land with a slope above 5% and an elevation below 900 <br />feet. <br />• Vacant and partially vacant parcels of 1 to 5 acres or larger than 5 <br />acres on land with a slope below 5% and an elevation above 900 <br />feet. <br />• Vacant parcels of 1 to 5 acres on land with a slope above 5% and an <br />elevation above 900 feet. <br />• Vacant and partially vacant parcels larger than 5 acres on land with <br />a slope above 5% and an elevation above 900 feet. <br />Table 33. Capacity method by category of land, with land included in <br />Capacity Method 2 shown in green highlight <br />Low Density Residential <br />Medium Density Residential <br />High Density Residential <br />< 900' <br />> 900' <br />< 900' <br />> 900' <br />< 900' > 900, <br />Slope <5% >_5 % <5% >_5% <br /><5% >_5% <br /><5% >_5% <br /><5% >_5% <br /><5% >_5% <br />< 1 acre* 1 3 <br />3 3 <br />1 1 <br />1 1 <br />1 1 <br />1 1 <br />1-5 acre 1 2 <br />2 2(V) <br />3 (PV) <br />1 1 <br />1 1 <br />1 1 <br />1 1 <br />5+ acre 1 2 <br />1 2 2 <br />1 1 1 <br />1 1 1 <br />1 1 1 <br />1 1 1 <br />*In parcels < 1 acre in LDR and HDR, this analysis applies to vacant land only. In parcels < 1 acre in MDR, this <br />analysis applies to vacant land and partially vacant parcels 0.5-1 acres <br />Source: 2012 Residential Land Supply, City of Eugene <br />Capacity Method 2 multiplies the total acreage of land (including any <br />constraints) by a density assumption (e.g., the average density at which an <br />acre will develop). Again, the arithmetic is straightforward: <br />Land (ac) * Density (du/ac) = Capacity (du) <br />For example: <br />100 acres of land * 6 du/ac = a capacity of 600 dwelling units <br />Use of this method allows the City to rely on the past development <br />densities achieved on similarly situated land as the basis for determining <br />development densities likely to be achieved in the future. This method <br />was used to account for the fact that development capacity of larger lots <br />(greater than 1 acre) in the City's south hills (greater than 5% slopes <br />Page 122 ECONorthwest Part 11 — Eugene Housing Needs Analysis <br />