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QRDINANCE N0. 18919 AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING ZONING REGULATIONS, AMENDING SECTIONS 9.254 AND 9.724 OF THE EUGENE CODE, 1971; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. THE CITY OF EUGENE DQES ORDAIN AS Fo~,LOWS: Section 1. The definition of Controlled income and rent hous- ing as contained in Section 9.254 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is here- by amended to read and provide as follows: 9.254 Controlled income and rent housing. A housing project sponsored by a public agency, a non-profit housing sponsor, a developer, a combination of the foregoing, or other alternatives as provided for in the Oregon Revised Statutes or Federal Statutes for the purpose of undertaking, constructing, or operat- ing a•controlled income and rent housing project. Section 2. Section 9.724 of the Eugene Cade, 1971, is hereby amended to read and provide as follo~as: 9.724 Conditional Use Permits for Controlled Income and Rent Housin . ~1} Purr ose. This classification of conditional use is provided in order to encourage the construction of more housing for families and individuals who cannot get decent, safe, and sanitary shelter in the open market for 25 percent of gross family 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~ Eugene's Community Goals and Policies states that the city should be receptive to special- ized housing needs and adopt zoning in recognition of those needs. ~b~ The Cit 's Housing Polic Resolution re- affirms the city's concern for the provision and dispersal of low and moderate income housing and states that: lrThe city should continue to cooperate with sponsors of local, state or federally subsid- ized housing as provided by CRS 456.355 to 456.370 inclusive, which allows cities and counties to sub- sidize land and public improvements to assist spon- sors in meeting housing needs .' ~c7 The Metropolitan Area General Plan includes a specific finding relative to the problem of main- taining an adequate supply of housing for law- and Ordinance - l