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and/or above 900' in elevation) is limited by those characteristics and development regulations that address them.52 Gross land acreage estimates from the BLI (as opposed to the "buildable" land estimates used in Capacity Method 1). Density assumptions derived from analysis of all subdivision plats platted in the south hills between 2001 and 2012. The density assumptions are based on the total acreage in the subdivision plats (e.g., including any constrained land) and are lower than the density assumptions the City applied to similarly sized lots in less constrained areas using Capacity Method 1. The capacity estimate (in dwelling units) results from multiplying the gross acreage by these area -specific density assumptions. Capacity Method 2 results in an estimate of the total number of units that can reasonably expect to develop on the acres of gross land. Using this method, the density assumption reflects that some land in the south hills is protected, highly treed, or severely sloped, while other land in the south hills can be developed at a higher density. This capacity method does not require a net -to -gross conversion because the density assumption is based on a gross density. 52 Use of this method in the south hills is significant because it ensures the City is not over -counting the capacity of more constrained / regulated residential land to accommodate needed housing. The actual residential densities of subdivision plats in the south hills between 2001 and 2012 is the best possible evidence of the residential densities that will occur on the similarly situated, undeveloped land in the south hills. The density assumptions reflect regulatory limitations imposed by the land use code and South Hills Study (SHS), a refinement plan to the Eugene -Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan. Eugene's policies in the SHS refinement plan and Eugene land use code result in the use of a Planned Unit Development (PUD) approval process for most large developments in this area. Policies in the SHS refinement plan and Eugene land use code also limit housing density for lots at an elevation of 901 feet or higher in this area. Although the SHS limitations are above or below 901 feet elevation, due to GIS inaccuracies, 900 foot elevation was used as the dividing elevation in this analysis. Part 11 — Eugene Housing Needs Analysis ECONorthwest Page 123