Staff outlines Buildable Lands Inventory methodology and new size thresholds
City staff reviewed the Buildable Lands Inventory (BLI) methodology, the five lot classification categories, and recent threshold changes to align with Oregon administrative rules (low-density partially-vacant threshold lowered from 1.0 to 0.5 acre; industrial threshold lowered from 10 to 5 acres). Committee members were asked to review the interactive map and flag suspect parcels.
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City planning staff presented an updated methodology for the Buildable Lands Inventory (BLI) at the July 16 Etech meeting, explaining how lots inside Eugene's urban growth boundary are classified and how the model estimates residential capacity. "Our model quantifies the supply of buildable land within Eugene's urban growth boundary by classifying each lot into 5 distinct categories," said Thea Evans, senior GIS analyst with the planning division.
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