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10191 n ^ n 1 V 000 A. Residential Land Use and Housing Element The Residential Land Use and Housing Element considers the land and the units where metro area res i dents l i v e . Residential uses occupy more developed land than any other use in the metro area, The element addresses the state housing goal "To provide for the housing needs of citizens of the state," and includes policies based on an analysis of exi sti n.g and future housing demand, supply, problems, and opportunities. Housing demand originates with the basic need for shelter. When shelter is of i nsuff ici.ent quantity or quality, demand exists for additional or differ- ent units. Factors that influence demand include existing and projected pop- ulation, number and size of households, age of household head, household income, and whether households own or rent. The element focuses on three aspects of the housing supply: 'the dwelling units, residential development densities, and res i dent i al. , l and . It also' deals with housing problems and opportunities that exist because of: (1) selected characteristics households such as low income; (2) selected characteristics of housi - units, such as substandard condition; (3) existing public policies; and (4) difference between the units needed and the units supplied. Finally, this element provides a guide for local jurisdictions in planning to accommodate future res i dent i al , deve l opment .i n balance with , otfher land uses and to meet the housing needs of the existing and projected ,population . Findings 1. The growth of the metropolitan area's housing supply is not keeping pace with population growth and - r -i s i ng household - for- . mat i on rates. Vacancy rates in the metropolitan area have been low and, with few exceptions, decreasing since 1970 for all structure types.. 2. Average household. size decreased from approximately 3.0 to 2.. b persons between 1970 and January 1979, However; during the same period the size of housin -g units, . as reflected by number of bedrooms, increased. As a result, the metropolitan area contains relatively few one and two bedroom units for 'owner- ship. 'Furthermore, approximately five percent of the area's households occupy units that have two or more bedrooms beyond the number of persons in the household, for example, three bedrooms for - a single person household. These factors may indicate some of the area's housing stock is -not being used efficiently.. 3. The composition of the housing supply is changing. Single - family units are decreasing relative to mobile;- duplexes, and multi- family unit.s. -In 1970, the supply consisted of 70 percent. single III -A -1