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Portland Meetings

Housing & Permitting Committee - 2026-04-07

3h 35m31,294 words
25deferredzoningland usedensityapprovedmixed useresidentialcommercialmotion to approvePortland, OR

Meeting Intelligence Preview

10
Decisions
8
Market Signals
6
Developments

Meeting Summary

The Housing and Permitting Committee approved two major ordinances: adoption of the state's Moderate Income Revolving Loan Program (MERL) to finance housing for 50-120% AMI households, and a $56 million supplemental budget for Portland Housing Bureau allocating funds to rent assi…

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Key Decisions (10)

Approved

Moderate Income Revolving Loan Program (MERL) Adoption

Approved

Portland Housing Bureau Supplemental Budget FY 2025-2026

Approved

Amendment lowering MERL minimum units from 75 to 20

Development Activity (6)

Broadway Corridor Parcel Six

Mixed-Use

Monarcha (formerly Minnesota Places)

Residential

Williams and Russell

Residential

Market Signals (8)

Housing Demand

Portland needs over 25,000 new units serving middle income families…

Housing Demand

Only approximately 650 units were submitted for permit in 2025,…

Sentiment

Multiple affordable housing providers testified that deeply affordable housing (0-30%…

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