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Salem council adopts six-year housing production strategy after amendment
Summary
The Salem City Council adopted a state-required six-year Housing Production Strategy after debating scope, prioritization and timelines; staff will report back on prioritized code and permitting work and monitor progress annually.
The Salem City Council on May 27 adopted a six-year Housing Production Strategy (HPS) intended to guide local actions to meet state housing goals and the city’s housing needs. The council approved resolution 2025-11 after an amendment that directs staff to prioritize a zoning-code evaluation and report back this year and to provide a council report on permitting improvements and developer feedback.
The strategy is Salem’s required response to a 2019 state mandate. Eunice Kim, the city’s long-range planning manager, told the council the draft contains 17 actions across regulatory, financial, and land/partnership approaches to increase housing production, preserve existing housing and advance fair and equitable housing outcomes. “Adoption of the housing production strategy does not actually implement any of the 17 actions,” Kim said; it establishes an implementation framework and timelines…
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