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Inclusionary Zoning in Portland​

At the November 30, 2016 meeting of the Land Use and Transportation Committee (LUTC) of the Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods (NECN), non-profit OPAL, an environmental justice organization, described current work on bringing inclusionary zoning to Portland. The Oregon Legislature recently revised statutes that previously prevented any jurisdictions from using inclusionary zoning, but since the developers’ lobbyists were part of the negotiation, inclusionary zoning would be restricted to people who make 80% or more of Family Mean income. So there are issues to be sorted out and a balance of interests to be found.

City Council will hold a hearing on December 8 at 2:10pm. OPAL is asking advocates of inclusionary zoning attend, testify, and wear a yellow shirt.

Below is the 2016 report, State of Housing in Portland, from the Portland Housing Bureau:​
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For more information:
Portland Housing Bureau page on Inclusionary Zoning
OPAL Facebook page describing the upcoming hearing

What is Inclusionary Zoning? A definition from Wikipedia:

Inclusionary zoning(IZ), also known as inclusionary housing, is an American term which refers to municipal and county planning ordinances that require a given share of new construction to be affordable by people with low to moderate incomes. The term inclusionary zoning indicates that these ordinances seek to counter exclusionary zoning practices, which aim to exclude low-cost housing from a municipality through the zoning code. There are variations among different inclusionary zoning programs, firstly, they could be mandatory or voluntary. They are also variations among the set-aside requirements, affordability levels coupled with the period of control. In order to encourage engagements in these zoning programs, developers are awarded with incentives for engaging in these programs, such as density bonus, expedited approval and fee waivers.

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