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2.2 Trends in housing mix Housing mix is the mixture of housing (structure) types (e.g., single- family detached or apartments) within a city. State law requires a determination of the future housing mix in the community and allows that determination to be based on different periods: (1) the mix of housing built in the past five years or since the most recent periodic review, whichever time period is greater, (2) a shorter time period if the data will provide more accurate and reliable information, or (3) a longer time period if the data will provide more accurate and reliable information (ORS 197.296). This section presents housing mix data for two periods (a) housing mix over the 2001 to 2012 period and (b) housing mix further back, including in 1990 and 2000. There are several ways to look at change in housing mix over time, each of which shows a slightly different mix of housing. Table 1 shows the mix of housing building permits issued in Eugene between 2001 and 2012. Table 4 shows changes in housing mix observed through address and tax lot data over the 2001 to 2012 period. Table 5 shows changes in the mix of housing stock in Eugene reported in the census over the 1990 to 2011 period. The information about housing mix for building permits issued and for dwelling units built over the last few years(Table 2 and Table 4) provide useful information about recent trends in housing mix, which may be helpful in forecasting changes in housing mix. Longer-term information about the mix of the City's entire housing stock (Table 5) also provides useful information for forecasting changes in housing mix. Table 4 shows the observed housing mix for residential development over the 2001 to 2012 period. ECO selected this time period over the 2001 to 2012 period because it shows housing mix that occurred since the City's revised zoning ordinance went into effect in 2001. About 63% of housing developed between 2001 and 2012 was single- family detached (including manufactured homes), 9% was single-family attached, and the remaining 28% were structures with two or more units. Table 4. Observed housing mix for residential development, Eugene, 2001 to 2012 2001-2012 2001-2008 2009-2012 New DU Percent New DU Percent New DU Percent Single -Family Detached 5,058 63% 4,503 69% 555 39% Single -Family Attached 684 9% 660 10% 24 2% Structure with 2 to 4 units 576 7% 371 6% 205 14% Structure with 5+ units 1,653 21% 998 15% 655 46% Total 7,971 100%1 6,532 100%1 1,439 100% Source: City of Eugene Planning Department, 2012; Analysis by ECONorthwest Note: Single-family detached includes secondary dwelling units and manufactured homes. Based on address point data and Assessor tax lot information. Page 24 ECONorthwest Part 11 — Eugene Housing Needs Analysis