Item A: Envision Eugene - Housing Mix and Industrial Lands

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Eugene needed housing density and mix ECONorthwest Page instance, renting an apartment is often more affordable than purchasing a single-family detached dwelling. D) The estimate of Estimate the number of units needed by housing type. needed units by housing type is based on the projection for needed housing units, trends that may affect housing density and mix, and types of housing that are likely to be affordable. This estimate generally breaks down housing need into housing types and estimates the number and type of dwelling units needed in each plan designation. 4.The analysis of actual Determine actual mix and density of existing housing. mix and density of housing is based on residential development within the UGB since the last periodic review or five years, whichever is greater (ORS 197.296(5)). This determination is typically based on an analysis of building permits and land that was developed with each building permit. 5. Cities are required to Determine average density and mix of needed housing. determine the average density and mix of needed housing over the next 20-years (ORS 197.296(7)). The needed average density and mix of housing is based, in part, on the historical mix and density described in Step 4. If a range of densities is allowed within the plan designation, decision makers may give direction on the density assumptions that are used. A)Cities are required to Compare needed density and mix to actual. compare needed density and mix for housing over the 20-year period with actual density and mix (Step 5). If the needed density or mix is greater than the actual density or mix, cities are required to adopt land-use efficiency measures (Step 8) to increase the likelihood that residential development will occur at the identified density and mix (ORS 197.296(7)). ECLA did not include determining needed density and mix of housing. 6. Cities are required to estimate Determine capacity of buildable residential land. the capacity of buildable residential land within the UGB (ORS 197.296(5)). Determining capacity is typically done by comparing the estimate of buildable land (both vacant and partially vacant) in residential plan designations with the density allowed in the residential plan designation. The result is an estimate of the number of dwellings that could be built on vacant residential land. Determining residential land capacity is complicated by a number of factors, such as: (1) development density on residential lands with constraints (such as steep slopes) may be lower than on lands without constraints, (2) plan designations often allow a wide range of densities and determining the capacity of residential land requires assuming a specific density target, (3) different housing types are likely to develop at different densities within the same plan designation. 7. Cities must compare the need for Determine residential land sufficiency. residential land (Step 5) with the capacity of buildable residential land within the PC AIS, p19