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Portland expands IH incentives but councilors press for data on district impacts and fee‑in‑lieu efficacy
Summary
The Portland Housing Bureau reported program changes and results from its 2023–24 review — deeper property tax exemptions in more areas, simplified parity rules, and roughly 1,200 new private market units tied to inclusionary policies — while councilors pressed for follow‑up on vacancy rates, 60% AMI occupancy and the effect of the SDC waiver on developer behavior.
The Portland Housing Bureau updated the Homelessness and Housing Committee on changes to the city's inclusionary housing (IH) program following a 2023–24 periodic review and described initial program outcomes.
Dori Hellyer, development incentives manager at PHB, and Jessie Connor, senior policy analyst, summarized how state policy sets baseline parameters (the state allows local IH programs but limits applicability to buildings with 20 or more units and restricts mandatory affordability to no lower than 80% of area median income under default state rules). Portland implemented local choices in 2016 and later refined them:…
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