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Planning staff: 2025 brought fewer site plan applications but the most housing units in a decade
Summary
Planning staff told the Portland Planning Board that 2025 had the lowest count of major residential site plan applications but the highest total number of housing units approved in a decade, including 392 affordable or workforce units and more than $4 million contributed to the housing trust.
Andrew (planning staff) presented the Portland Planning Board’s 2025 year‑in‑review on Jan. 13, saying the city saw fewer residential site plan applications but approved the largest number of housing units in the last decade.
The report, presented during the board’s communications segment, said the planning office approved 1,347 'totems' in 2025, including 392 affordable or workforce units — 107 of which met the city’s inclusionary zoning standard (Section 17.2.3C of the Land Use Code) and 285 that were IC‑exempt affordable units. Andrew said more than…
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