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McMinnville outlines 16‑point housing production strategy to meet state mandate; affordable housing funds to help implementation
Summary
City staff and consultant Echo Northwest presented a draft housing production strategy with 16 actions to address identified gaps, including rezoning for multifamily, area plans, incentives, MUPTE/MULTI‑tenant exemptions and land provision; staff said the city’s affordable housing construction excise tax (CET) could fund many near‑term actions.
City planning staff and consultant Echo Northwest presented a draft Housing Production Strategy (HPS) to the council and asked for council feedback ahead of a May planning commission public hearing and a required state submission.
“This is something that's mandated by the state,” Community Development Director Heather Richards said, describing the work as an 8‑year action plan that must be adopted to show how McMinnville will meet its identified housing needs.
Beth Goodman of Echo Northwest said the HPS the city will submit contains 16 actions grouped into land use planning, regulatory actions, incentives and programs and land‑based initiatives. She told the council the actions range from rezoning and area planning to incentives like a multi‑unit property tax exemption and land…
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