1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />"(C) Demographic and population trends; <br />"(D) Economic trends and cycles; and <br />"(E) The number, density and average mix of housing <br />types that have occurred on the buildable lands <br />described in subsection (4)(a) of this section. <br />cc* * * * <br />"(c) A local government shall use data from a wider geographic <br />area or use a time period for economic cycles and trends <br />longer than the time period described in paragraph (a) of <br />this subsection if the analysis of a wider geographic area or <br />the use of a longer time period will provide more accurate, <br />complete and reliable data relating to trends affecting <br />housing need than an analysis performed pursuant to <br />paragraph (a) of this subsection. The local government must <br />clearly describe the geographic area, time frame and source <br />of data used in a determination performed under this <br />paragraph. ,4 <br />ORS 197.296(6) specifies the actions that the local government must take if the <br />local government determines that the projected housing need is greater than the <br />existing housing capacity. Those actions include amending its UGB and <br />amending the comprehensive plan and land use regulations to increase density. <br />4 Subsection (e) allows a wider geographic area or a longer period under <br />certain conditions. The city used data collected since the adoption of the city's <br />current land use code in 2001, explaining that doing so provided more <br />"accurate, complete and reliable data[.]" Record 316. <br />Page 6 <br />