Item B: Ordinance Concerning Goal 5 Natural Resources Study

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However. the first recommendation to the Eugene Planning Commission referred to the property within the Eugene Urban Growth Boundary, only, and this ordinance refers to the Metro area buildable lands inventory for residential properties. This change in available buildable inventory now includes Springfield city buildable inventory for residential development. This looks to be a very definite effort to inflate numbers for buildable lands inventory for Eugene but, not actually included or existing in Eugene. This may very well be legal but it is most certainly disingenuous. Furthermore, this change in reference adds to the contention that Eugene is very close to being out of buildable lands inventory for residential development. The city of Eugene, for the purposes of the Natural Resources Study, used the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area Residential Lands and Housing Study (RLHS), 1999, to determine the buildable lands inventory. This information is certainly more current than the original 1992 inventory data provided at the beginning of the periodic review process. But, the 1999 data is now 6 years old, and this change in reference provides Eugene the opportunity to side-step their responsibility to do their part to provide a 20 year buildable lands inventory for residential development. It also helps push the demand to all the outlying communities who are developing residential properties at a very fast pace, which is placing a tremendous burden on the transportation infrastructure connected with Eugene. Furthermore, the structures being built in the smaller communities are for the most part being placed on larger lots which, in turn, defeats the city planners efforts to create denser communities. EAR' contention that Goal 1 0 has not been adequately addressed in the overall periodic review process is based on the fact that there is no current needed housing inventory data to support the finished product. If the city has not continued a process to provide current needed housing data, as required by state statute, then the periodic review process, for Eugene, is flawed. It is EAR' contention this needs to be rectified before the two ordinances are approved and the final periodic review process is finished. Contacts: Shawn Hittenberger, President Eugene Association of REAL TORS@ 2139 Centennial Plaza Eugene, OR 97401 541-484-3043 Jim Welsh, Political Advocate Eugene Association of REAL TORS@ 541-484-3043 Office 541-554-8043 Cell idwelshco@msn.com