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West Linn moves toward a housing production strategy; planning commission delays construction excise tax decision
Summary
The council received the Planning Commission's recommendation to adopt the city's Housing Production Strategy with a single substantive change: postpone implementation of a construction excise tax (CET) to allow evaluation of other early actions. Staff will return for formal adoption and will apply to the state for consultant funding for implemen
The West Linn City Council reviewed the Planning Commission's recommendation to adopt the city's Housing Production Strategy (HPS) at the April 21 work session and agreed to schedule the plan for formal adoption, with one change: the Planning Commission advised delaying implementation of a construction excise tax (CET) to wait for early outcomes from other strategies.
MIG consultant Matt Hasty walked council members through the HPS strategies, which aim to increase housing supply and affordable options over a multi-year implementation schedule. The strategy package includes rezoning opportunities to enable mixed-use and higher-density housing near commercial corridors and activity centers, updates to system development charges (SDCs) and scaling options by unit size, tax-exemption and incentive tools (multiple-unit property exemptions and nonprofit rental…
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