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Seaside council unanimously adopts property tax exemption program for nonprofit low-income housing
Summary
The Seaside City Council voted unanimously to adopt Ordinance 2025-07, creating a discretionary property tax exemption program for nonprofit low-income housing developers under ORS 307.54–307.548. City staff and a developer said the exemption is a closing condition for the Pacifica development, which is slated to close this week.
The Seaside City Council unanimously adopted Ordinance 2025-07 in a special session, creating a property tax exemption program for nonprofit corporations providing low-income housing under ORS 307.54–307.548.
City staff said the ordinance provides a code framework that allows the city to consider applications for exemptions; it does not itself grant an exemption to any specific project. “This doesn’t approve any specific development for a tax exemption,” Jeff (city staff) said, noting individual applications will be brought back to the council for discretionary review.
The ordinance mirrors state requirements and, according…
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