Item A: Envision Eugene - Housing Mix and Industrial Lands

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Eugene needed housing density and mix ECONorthwest Page A CTUAL AND NEEDED DENSITY AND MIX Appendix A describes the framework for determining whether residential land within the Eugene UGB is sufficient within the context of State planning requirements from Goal 10 (ORS 197.295 to 197.314, ORS 197.475 to 197.490, and OAR 600-008). This memorandum focused on two steps of the residential land need analysis: (1) determining mix and density of existing housing and (2) determining average actual density and mix of housing. These steps are described in Appendix A and Figure needed A-1 (in steps 4 and 5). Actual density and mix ORS 197.296 requires the analysis of housing mix and density to include the past five years or since the most recent periodic review, whichever time period is greater. 1 Eugene completed periodic review in 1999. The City, however, made significant changes to the residential densities allowed in its zoning code in August 2001. The period used in ECLA for the analysis of housing density was 2001 to 2008 because residential development prior to 2001 was not subject to the new standards in the zoning code. Housing density Eugene had residential development on 4,727 tax lots had residential development during the 2001 to 2008 period, adding 6,532 dwelling units. Some tax lots had pre- new existing multifamily dwelling units. The average density for all residential development over the 2001 to 2008 period was 7.2 dwellings per net acre. The average housing 2 density for each housing type was: 5.4 dwelling units per net acre (du/net) for single-family detached 20.2 (du/net) for single-family attached 8.6 (du/net) for structures with 2 to 4 units 24.1 (du/net) for structures with 5 or more units Specifically, ORS 197.296(5) (b) states: “A local government shall make the determination described in paragraph 1 (a) of this subsection using a shorter time period than the time period described in paragraph (a) of this subsection if the local government finds that the shorter time period will provide more accurate and reliable data related to housing capacity and need. The shorter time period may not be less than three years.” The average housing density over the 2001-2008 period (7.2 dwelling units per net acre) was based on a housing 2 mix of 69% single-family detached and 31% multifamily housing types. The housing density in the baseline analysis for the 2011-2031 period uses the same housing densities by housing types as in the 2001-2008 period but uses a different housing mix (61% single-family detached and 39% multifamily types). As a result, the average density for all housing types in the baseline analysis assumes more multifamily housing and is slightly higher (7.3 dwelling units per net acre) than the average housing density for the 2001-2008 period (7.2 dwelling units per net acre). PC AIS, p7