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. - r .. -, , i . -. -; - +, i - •. r. -.: r =fir ' _�, :'"'�" r " "! 7r <br />4. The percentage of owner - occupied homes in the city of Eu ene has. deel i ned <br />during past years, but the decline in the Westside has been much. s'h•arper.. <br />(U.S. Census <br />Percentage of Owner-Occupied Units <br />T <br />• Year -• _ <br />196 .1970- 1974: <br />City of Eugene <br />68 <br />52 <br />not avai 1 able <br />Westside Area <br />63 <br />37• <br />33 <br />Of the rental units in , the Westside Neighborhood, 87.9% rented. in - 1970 <br />4 <br />for less than $160 per month. ( 1970 U.S. Census) <br />Discussion of the Find <br />n s <br />The . stati s.tics whi - ch describe the Westside Neighborhood' substantiate that the <br />neighborhood i s an area which, i i t i s' to be conserved,' wi l l requi rep - a strong <br />housing pol i•cy base supplemented by active programs of canservati on :and `im-- <br />provement.- About one -fifth of the residential units need major repairs" Bos't <br />of these ( 7 7 percent) are rental uni is (Fi ndi ng 2Y. . The . decl i ne over the. past <br />fifteen years in owner - occupancy in the Westside (Findi'ng 4 3 further comppq n <br />this problem of maintaining the housing stock in the area. The monthly rents <br />in the Westside indicate that the area is an imp=ortant source of low to <br />erate cost housing. <br />POLICIES . <br />In order to conserve and improve its housing resource in the Westside. Neighbor- <br />hood, the City of Eugene should: r <br />1. Mai ntain and/or improve the condition of exi sti ng housing uni ts, ' reduci ng <br />the number of substandard uni in the nei ghborhood; <br />2. Relocate existing housing to vacant lots in the Westside Neig hborhood <br />in lieu of demol ition,, - <br />3. Encourage only that new construction in the Westside area , which • wi.11' . <br />maintain a wide range of housing types and prices and only which_ i -s <br />compatible in character with the neighborhood; 'and - <br />4. Carry out a program of public education so that citizens can become aware <br />of local and state housing programs available to them. <br />Di scussion of the P-olicies <br />The present character of the Westside Neighborhood includes not only a wide range . <br />of architectural styles, but also a ' wi de range of housing pri ces,' sizes, and types, <br />