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An example 8,000 square foot lot in Area 15 zoned R-2 would currently allow six dwelling units (.18 acres x 28 du/acre = 5.14, which rounds up to 6). When the refinement plan was adopted in 1983, the R-2 provisions in place would have allowed three units (8,000/2,650 = 3.01, which rounds down to 3). The changes to the R-2 zone, although not specific to this neighborhood, are considered amended community policies in the context of the refinement plan amendment criteria. Lastly, although not criteria on which to base a land use decision, the City also adopted the Growth Management Policies in 1998, and many of these policies address issues relevant to these amendments. In particular, policies 6 and 9 refer to balancing the impacts of infill with the goal of densifying the city as a whole. Policy 6: Increase density of new housing development while maintaining the character and livability of individual neighborhoods. ' Policy 9: Mitigate the impacts of new and/or higher density housing, in-fill, and redevelopment on neighborhoods through design standards, open space and housing maintenance programs, and continuing historic preservation and neighborhood planning programs. In support of Policy 6, the proposed amendments maintain the character and livability of Area 15 of the Jefferson neighborhood by prohibiting upzoning from R-l to R-2. With respect to Policy 9, these amendments can be seen as part of a larger neighborhood strategy to encourage infill in the most appropriate places. Infill standards are anticipated to be developed and applied to this neighborhood in the near term, mitigating the impacts of infill that may be allowed in the future. Other Growth Management Policies that directly relate to density and infill in the subject area include policies 1, 2, 7, and 10: Policy 1. Support the existing Eugene Urban Growth Boundary by taking actions to increase density and use existing vacant land and under-used land within the boundary more efficiently. Policy 2. Encourage in-fill, mixed-use, redevelopment, and higher density development. Policy 7. Provide for a greater variety of housing types. Policy 10. Encourage the creation of transportation-efficient land use patterns and implementation of nodal development concepts. Although these policies encourage dense development, the priority for this area at this time is to implement the relevant portions of policies 6 and 9 while infill compatibility standards are developed.