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Board initiates code amendments tied to Eugene's Urban Growth Strategies after city planners outline housing needs
Summary
City of Eugene planners told Lane County commissioners that Eugene must plan for more than 26,000 new housing units over 20 years under the state's 2025 housing analysis; the board voted 5-0 to initiate county code amendments to begin the public-adoption process for joint city-county changes.
City of Eugene planning staff presented an update on the Urban Growth Strategies project to the Lane County Board on Dec. 2 and asked the county to initiate formal code amendments for the county's Urban Transition Area land-use code as part of the city's 2026 adoption package.
Planners said the Oregon Housing Needs Analysis (ONA) requires Eugene to plan for more than 26,000 new dwelling units over the next 20 years. Using the 2025 ONA numbers, the city said it will need approximately 1,600 new units per year for…
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