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Capacity Method 3: Smaller LDR Parcels Capacity Method 3 requires the number of vacant residential lots that fall within this category of land, within the current UGB. The City's BLI provides this information.58 In recognition of the fact that there are some very small parcels that would need to be combined with another lot to be developed with a new residential unit, the City applied a minimum lot size threshold of 4,500 square feet. No capacity was attributed to lots smaller than 4,500 square feet or that are fully protected or fully 30% or more in slope. Table 45 shows the number of vacant residential lots inside the City's current UGB for land subject to Capacity Method 3. Table 45. Vacant residential lots within Eugene's UGB that are subject to Capacity Method 3, Eugene BLI, 2012 Low Density Residential < 900, > 900, Slope <5% >_5 % <5% >_5% Medium Density Residential High Density Residential All Elevations All Elevations <5% >_5% <5% >_5% < 1 acre* 768 1-5 acre 5+ acre 5 115 Source: 2012 Residential Land Supply, City of Eugene, 2012 BLI Table 3 Application of Capacity Method 3 also requires the City to make an assumption about how densely the subject land will develop under the City's current regulations, considering trends, in terms of the average number of dwelling units per lot. Policy language in the South Hills Study limits development on vacant land 901 feet in elevation or greater to one dwelling per existing lot, but allows an owner to increase densities through an approved land division through the planned unit development (PUD) process. Analysis shows that very few PUDs have been approved on south hills lots of less than 5 acres in size. This is likely due in part to the relatively high cost of a PUD and limited profit potential for the division of a lot of less than one acre. It is reasonable to assume that sites less than one acre are unlikely to go through a PUD land division.59 Therefore a "one house per lot" density assumption is most accurate. 58 The number of residential parcels subject to Capacity Method 3 is documented in Part 12012 Residential Land Supply. 59 Analysis found that in a recent development, specifically a larger development site, more than one dwelling per vacant lot occurred above 900 feet. However, since 1990 only three planned unit developments (PUD) have been approved less than 5 acres in size, likely due in part to the relatively high cost of a PUD. Page 132 ECONorthwest Part 11 — Eugene Housing Needs Analysis