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Qn March ~, I995, The City Council held a public hearing on the Planning Commission's recommendation concerning CIR housing code amendments. Notice of the hearing was provided ~ in accordance with Chapter ~, Amendment Procedures, Eugene Code Section 9.1I36. Gn that date, the City Council considered the public testimony, the Planting Commission's record, and materials and information provided to the City Council. The City Council approved a motion to adapt the ordinance as recommended by the Planning Commission. ~ndin s The Eugene City Council hereby makes the following findings that the ordinance concerning Controlled Income and Rent Housing is consistent with adopted plans, policies, and standards . The regulation of controlled income and rent with density increase is provided in order to encourage the construction of more pausing far families and individuals who cannot get decent, safe, and sanitary shelter in the open market for 30 percent of gross family income, and whose incomes are limited to at ar below SO percent of the area median income. The need to make special provision for low and moderate income housing has been recognized by the city in the following policy documents: a _ _ u ene s ommuru Goals and Pol~c,._ ~ } g __ _ _ ' - ,,,, „~t~.",.,,,,,,,,,,,.,,.. . , ies states that the city should be receptive to specialized housing needs and adopt zoning in recognition of those needs. fib} The Ci 's 1990 Interim Housin Dis ersal Polic Plan reaffirms the city's concern for tie provision and dispersal of low and moderate income housing by citing the following goal statements: To maximize housing choice, particularly for families of low-income, who have traditionally been limited in the location of housing they could afford. To discourage the creation of large areas characterized by households with low-incomes. To encourage the creation of additional housing resources for low~income families ~c} The_Metropol~~an Area General,,,, Plan includes a specific finding relative to the problem of maintaining an adequate supply of housing for low and moderate-income households, an objective calling for encouragement and support of housing for Iow-moderate income households, and policies calling for regulations that encourage a variety of housing densities and types. The specific citations, found in the Residential Land Use and Housing Element of the Metro Plan are as follows: FINDINGS - - 2