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Council reviews plan to extend SDC waiver for affordable homeownership through 2029
Summary
City staff recommended extending Springfield's system development charge (SDC) waiver for affordable owner'occupied homes through December 2029, with guideline changes to address land division barriers and annual reporting instead of a hard cap. Councilors asked for tracking and clarity on program effectiveness.
Springfield city staff recommended extending a temporary waiver of city system development charges (SDCs) for affordable homeownership projects through Dec. 2029, while tightening administrative guidelines and reporting requirements.
Katie Carroll, the city's housing analyst, told the council the waiver covers only the city's SDCs (not Willamalane or the Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission) and applies to new units sold to households at or below 80% of area median income and kept affordable for at least five years. "The SDC waiver for affordable homeownership housing waives the city's SDCs," Carroll said, adding that the waiver was set to expire at the end of 2025 or when $300,000 in SDCs…
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