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Council advances temporary SDC exemption to spur housing; reportback and monitoring requirements added
Summary
On June 25 Portland City Council advanced on first reading an ordinance to temporarily exempt many residential projects from system development charges to stimulate housing production, and added a requirement for six‑month implementation reports; a proposed $63 million reauthorization cap failed.
Portland City Council on June 25 moved forward on first reading an ordinance that would temporarily exempt many residential housing projects from system development charges (SDCs), a measure sponsors said is designed to reduce costs that currently prevent stalled housing projects from proceeding. The ordinance was heard in the Finance Committee on June 16 and referred with a recommendation to pass.
Council adopted a friendly amendment requiring the Community and Economic Development Service Area to provide written implementation reports every six months during the SDC waiver period; an alternative amendment that would have required the mayor to return to council if foregone revenue reached $63 million failed in a roll‑call vote. The council’s action advances the ordinance to a second reading; the ordinance was not finally adopted on June 25.
The proposed change would add a…
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