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Planning administrator approves 72-unit affordable housing and a 4-lot multifamily/mixed-use project
Summary
City planning staff approved a 72-unit multifamily residential development affordable at 60% AMI and a proposed four-lot division including an 18-unit multifamily complex and a mixed-use building; the planning director confirmed affordability levels during council information reports.
During information reports on April 14, the Salem planning administrator approved two development proposals: a four-lot division that includes construction of 18 multifamily units and one mixed-use building, and a separate 72-unit multifamily residential project.
Kristen Rutherford, community planning and development director, told the council that the 72-unit development will be affordable at 60% of area median income (AMI). "All of these units are going to be affordable at 60% AMI," Rutherford said. Councilors asked staff whether the applicant had any feedback on the conditions imposed; Rutherford reported there was none.
The items were presented as planning administrator decisions under the information reports section of the agenda; council discussion centered on affordability and on clarifying what "affordable" means for the projects. No council vote was required for these administrative approvals at the meeting.
Councilors thanked staff for the clarification and noted the approvals as part of the city's broader housing activity. No additional conditions or changes were made by the council during this session.
