Portland's Inclusionary Housing program under PCC 33.245 and ORS 197.309 requires affordable units in residential projects of twenty or more units, paired with floor-area, height, and parking density bonuses.
Inclusionary Housing applies to new multifamily projects of twenty or more units inside Portland's UGB and city limits. Developers must provide a percentage of units affordable at sixty or eighty percent of area median income and receive incentives including SDC waivers, ten-year tax exemptions on affordable units, height and FAR bonuses, and parking-minimum reductions. The Portland Housing Bureau monitors compliance through long-term covenants. Density bonuses also apply outside IH for sites near transit under Title 33's transit-oriented and inner-ring zoning categories.
Failure to record IH covenants or rent-restrict required affordable units can result in PHB enforcement actions, repayment of incentive value, civil penalties, and loss of certificate of occupancy approvals.
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