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Portland staff recommends opposing LC 5 as drafted; sponsor and advocates say technical fixes can address risks
Summary
Portland Housing Bureau told the committee it recommends opposing LC 5, a state inclusionary zoning bill, citing legal and fiscal exposure tied to a prescriptive economic-analysis requirement; Sen. Khan Pham and advocates said drafting edits could resolve those concerns and urged city support or neutrality.
Portland Housing Bureau officials told the Homelessness and Housing Committee on Jan. 13 that they recommend opposing Legislative Concept 5 (LC 5) in its current form, while the bill’s sponsor and several housing advocates said the bill’s core aims are compatible with Portland policy and that technical edits could address the bureau’s concerns.
Sen. Khan Pham, who chairs the Senate Housing and Development Committee, urged the committee to direct city government-affairs staff to avoid obstructing the bill. Pham said LC 5 is designed to encourage funded, calibrated inclusionary housing programs and to prevent unfunded mandates that reduce housing production. “An unfunded, malfunctioning inclusionary housing program is the worst…
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