Wilsonville approves multiple tax exemptions for low‑income apartments and adopts 2025 state codes on consent
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On a unanimous consent vote the council approved six property tax exemption resolutions for low‑income apartment developments and adopted the 2025 statewide structural, mechanical, energy efficiency and fire codes (with local add‑backs) effective April 1, 2026.
The council adopted multiple consent resolutions granting property tax exemptions for low‑income apartment developments and, on the same consent agenda, approved a resolution to adopt the 2025 statewide building codes with locally added provisions.
City Attorney read the consent items that included exemptions under state statute (listed in the packet) for Autumn Park Apartments, Charleston Apartments, Creekside Woods LP, Rain Garden Limited Partnership, Weidman Park, and Fuego Apartments — together covering 485 units and an estimated ongoing tax exemption amount of about $57,000 in the packet summary. The consent agenda also included Resolution 3252 to adopt the 2025 Oregon structural, mechanical, energy efficiency and fire codes, with local add‑backs for items the state indicated are locally regulated.
Dan Carlson, the city’s building official, highlighted key changes in the 2025 codes — including new accessibility requirements for EV charging controls and updated energy efficiency scoring — and recommended adoption effective April 1, 2026. The consent agenda passed by a 4–0 vote.
