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Committee advances vacancy ordinance for Congress Street Arts District, adds artist funding and activation tools
Summary
The committee voted to send a revised commercial vacancy ordinance to the full council after narrowing language, adding a registry, clarifying activation and permitting processes, and setting aside a $25,000 fiscal note for artist activation.
The Housing and Economic Development Committee voted June 11 to forward a revised commercial vacancy ordinance covering the Congress Street Arts District to the City Council, with staff and Creative Portland to develop implementation details on artist selection and activation.
Councilor Pete Sykes, sponsor of the ordinance, said the measure is a targeted tool to keep storefronts visibly active: the ordinance requires registration of vacant commercial spaces in the district, allows temporary activations and creates an administrative fee…
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