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Eugene Ordinance Exhibit B [Lane County Ordinance Exhibit B] projects necessary to serve all the City's needs (including residential needs) for the 20 -year planning period. A.5 Develop a monitoring system that measures land consumption, land values, housing type, size, and density. Reports should be made to the community on an annual basis. In a different ordinance (not the ordinance that these findings address), the City has established a monitoring system that will include the measurements referred to in this policy. See the Administration and Implementation Chapter of the Envision Eugene Comprehensive Plan. A.9 Establish density ranges in local zoning and development regulations that are consistent with the broad density categories of this plan. The only change to the Eugene Zoning Code (increasing the minimum density in the R2 Medium Density Residential Zone from 10 units per acre to 13) is consistent with the broad density categories of the Metro Plan where the medium density residential category requires density of 10 — 28 units per acre). A.10 Promote higher residential density inside the UGB that utilizes existing infrastructure, improves the efficiency of public services and facilities, and conserves rural resource lands outside the UGB. There is no urban growth boundary expansion proposed for residential lands. Instead, efficiency measures such as re -designation, increased minimum densities and incentives for downtown residential development have been used to accommodate the forecasted residential need. A.11 Generally locate higher density residential development near employment or commercial services, in proximity to major transportation systems or within transportation -efficient nodes. The actions taken by this ordinance do not include any new / different locations for residential development. Residential Lands designated for high density residential are already located downtown or in other areas where they are near employment or commercial services, in proximity to major transportation systems or within transportation -efficient nodes. A.12 Coordinate higher density residential development with the provision of adequate infrastructure and services, open space, and other urban amenities. See findings for A.11. A.13 Increase overall residential density in the metropolitan area by creating more opportunities for effectively designed in -fill, redevelopment, and mixed use while considering impacts of increased residential density on historic, existing and future neighborhoods. Overall residential density will increase as no urban growth boundary expansion is proposed and the minimum density for the R-2 zone is being increased. Incentives for downtown development will also have the outcome of increasing overall density. An exemption for lots of half an acre (0.5) or less is proposed for the amendments to the R2 zone in order to mitigate the impacts of increased density on existing neighborhoods. 27 Final