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<br />Housing Tools and Strategies Action Inventory 3 In-progress Actions <br />2. In-Progress Actions <br />The City of Eugene is actively engaged in multiple projects and initiatives, that impact housing affordability, availability, and diversity. <br />This section of the Action Inventory identifies and describes those projects and initiatives. <br />A. Remove Barriers in the Land Use Code <br />Action Explanation Level of <br />Support <br />Impact <br />Does this action increase housing affordability, <br />availability, and/or diversity <br />LU-1 Complete land use code <br />audit of regulatorry <br />barriers to housing. <br />An audit will identify barriers in Chapter 9 of <br />Eugene’s code that limit the use of a lot or <br />development site. The City received a state grant <br />to audit the land use code and work is expected to <br />be completed by July 2019. <br />HTS working <br />group supported <br />this option (89%). <br />No one in the WG <br />opposed it. <br />No - An audit can identify where in the land use <br />regulations we can allow flexibility to achieve <br />housing diversity. The audit will lead to <br />recommended changes to the land use code, but the <br />changes will need to be implemented for the audit to <br />increase housing affordability, availability, and <br />diversity. <br />LU-2 Complete land use code <br />audit of process barriers <br />to housing production. <br />An audit will identify barriers that stem from <br />processes, such as allowed appeals. The City <br />received a state grant to audit the land use code <br />and work is expected to be completed by July <br />2019. <br />HTS working <br />group supported <br />this option (89%) <br />with 11% <br />opposing. <br />No – An audit can identify processes that add time <br />and create uncertainties in the land use approval <br />process. The audit will lead to recommended changes <br />to the land use code, but the changes will need to be <br />implemented for the audit to increase housing <br />affordability, availability, and diversity. <br />LU-3 Improve the Clear and <br />Objective standards. <br />Eugene’s land use code includes a “Clear and <br />Objective” path to approval for land use <br />applications for housing. This is a set of approval <br />criteria that are intended to be objective and <br />measurable, which is useful for straightforward <br />developments that don’t require flexibility. <br /> <br />The City is working in 2019 to revise the Clear <br />and Objective housing approval criteria to ensure <br />they are working effectively and efficiently. <br />HTS working <br />group supported <br />this option (89%). <br />No one in the WG <br />opposed it. <br />Yes - By improving the Clear and Objective standards <br />the process for approvals of needed housing projects <br />will be faster and thus lower cost. <br /> <br />Since Clear and Objective standards apply to needed <br />housing, and all housing types are identified as <br />needed (including single family) this could result in <br />an increase in housing diversity. Most likely, single <br />family homes will result from this action. <br />LU-4 Allow for concurrent <br />subdivision and PUD <br />applications. <br />Currently subdivisions and PUDs are completed <br />through two independent, non-concurrent <br />processes. These processes individually can <br />result in timely review periods, extending the <br />length of time prior to beginning a development <br />project. <br />From BHT Yes - By improving the Clear and Objective standards <br />the process for approvals of needed housing projects <br />will be faster and thus lower cost. <br />March 13, 2019, Work Session - Item 2