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Advocates brief committee on Senate Bill 49 and local inclusionary zoning tradeoffs
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Advocates for inclusionary housing briefed the committee on Senate Bill 49, a legislative proposal to expand local flexibility for inclusionary zoning programs and require regular fiscal check‑ins to keep programs balanced and productive, the presenters said.
Michael Anderson of Sightline Institute and Sarah Radcliffe of Habitat for Humanity Portland Region briefed the committee on Senate Bill 49, a proposal to revise Oregon’s statewide inclusionary housing rules. Anderson said SB 49 would give cities more design flexibility while also requiring periodic check‑ins to ensure programs strike a financially sustainable “balance” between underfunding and overfunding.
Anderson described the program mechanics Portland uses (a property tax…
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