7 <br />1 <br />z <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />s <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />1s <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />Holdings, LLC v. Clackamas County, 247 Or App 719, 722-23, 270 P3d 397, rev <br />den, 352 Or 170 (2012). Finally, in conducting its review, this Court has an <br />independent obligation to construe the relevant code, and statutory provisions <br />correctly, regardless of the parties' particular arguments about how those <br />provisions should be interpreted. Gunderson, LLC v. City of Portland, 352 Or 648, <br />662, 290 P3d 803 (2012) (citing Stull v. Hoke, 326 O 72, 77, 948 P2d 722 (1997)). <br />C. Argument <br />1. Legal Background <br />The Eugene Code (EC) contains a "net density" calculation that governs the <br />density of dwelling units per acre for any given development proposal. EC 9.2751 <br />provides: <br />"(1) Density <br />(a) <br />(b) For purposes of this section, `net density' is the number of <br />dwelling units per acre of land in actual residential use and <br />reserved for the exclusive use of the residents in the <br />development, such as common open space or recreation <br />facilities. <br />(c) For the purposes of calculating net density: <br />(1) The acreage of land considered part of the residential use <br />shall exclude public and private streets and alleys, public <br />parks, and other public facilities." <br />