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measurable ways. 33. The next 20 years are expected to see increased need for apartments and sin le-famil g Y housing for low-~ and very low-'income households. Based on the 199o Census, approximately Zo percent of all households are currently classified as very low-income.? 34. There is a shortage of unconstrained medium- and high-density zoned sites, for sale that are flat and serviced with utilities. This is particularly true in Eugene. Low-income projects frequently must use density bonuses or other land-use incentives that re wire ., q addlt~onal land use processes such as public hearings, which exposes the pro'ect to ion er J g timelines and appeals. 35. Based on the 1995 Eugene/Sprin~eld Consolidated Plan, in Eugene and S rin f eld, 35 p g percent of households experience housing problems defined by HUD as overcrowded, substandard, or the household is paying over 30 percent of its income for housing and utilities}, The predominate housing problem is that households are paying more than the y can afford for housing. 36. The de-institutionalization ofpeople with disabilities, including chronic mental illness, has continued since the 1980s and adds to the number of homeless, poorly housed, and those needing local support services and special need housing. 37. Based on the annual one-night Lane County shelterlhomelesseounts, the number of homeless people is increasing and a third of the homeless are children. 38. Demographics point to an increasing proportion of the population over 65 years of a e in g the future. This will require more housing that can accommodate the special needs of this group. 39. Construction of housing with special accommodations or retrof tong existing housing drives up the occupancy costs for the tenant. Tenants with special needs typically have low Incomes and are less able to pay increased rents. 40. Existing land use regulations do not easily accommodate the establishment of alternative and innovative housing strategies, such as group recovery houses and homeless shelters. 41. Existing emergency shelters do not have the capability to serve the entire homeless population. This results in people illegally inhabiting residential neighborhoods and Law-income housing: Housing priced sa that a household at ar below 80% of median income pays no mare than 30 percent of its total grass household ~ncame an housing and utilities. HUD's figure far 1997 annual $~% of median for a family of three in Lane County is $27,150; 30%=$6781manth.) very law-income hauling: Housing priced so that a household at or below SO percent of median income pays no mare than 30 percent of its total grass household ancome an housing and utilities. HUD's figure for 1997 annual S0% of median for a family of three in Lane County is $1 d,9S0; 30% _ $4231month.}