Board authorizes City of Tigard to extend affordable‑housing tax exemptions
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Summary
The board approved Resolution 25‑26‑09 granting the City of Tigard authority to automatically extend tax exemptions for qualifying affordable or nonprofit housing projects, noting the district historically approves similar exemptions and that current exemptions total about $212,000 across three projects.
The Tigard‑Tualatin School District board approved Resolution 25‑26‑09, authorizing the City of Tigard to extend affordable‑housing tax exemptions automatically for qualifying properties.
A district presenter explained that Tigard was the second municipality in the Portland metro area to adopt an affordable/nonprofit housing tax‑exemption program in 1996 and that historically each application was brought separately to the school board. City staff requested authorization to extend qualifying exemptions automatically to reduce administrative burden and uncertainty for developers; the district has historically approved nearly every application it has received.
Staff noted three current projects already receiving exemptions that amount to roughly $212,000 in foregone tax revenue (including permanent rate, local option, and bond components). A director framed the vote as a community partnership measure to support affordable housing amid the regional housing crisis.
The board voted to approve the resolution by voice vote; the motion carried with no recorded oppositions.
