Housing & Permitting Committee, May 5, 2026
Recommends approval: Conveyance of city-owned parcel to Habitat for Humanity for True North project, 5-0
What happened
On May 5, 2026, the Housing & Permitting Committee recommended approval of Conveyance of city-owned parcel to Habitat for Humanity for True North project (5-0).
The Portland Housing & Permitting Committee unanimously (5-0) approved forwarding emergency ordinance 2026-151, authorizing conveyance of a city-owned three-acre parcel in the University Park neighborhood of North Portland to Habitat for Humanity Portland Region for the 50-unit T…
- Jurisdiction
- Portland, OR
- Governing body
- Advisory (makes a recommendation)
- Date
- May 5, 2026
- Decisions
- 3 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Recommends approval, 5-0
- Next step
- Final board vote (pending)
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Conveyance of city-owned parcel to Habitat for Humanity for True North project
Authorized conveyance of a city-owned three-acre parcel in University Park neighborhood of North Portland (Cary Boulevard site) to Habitat for Humanity Portland Region for the 50-unit True North affordable homeownership development. Recommended to full council to pass. Vote 5-0 (Pertle-Ginney, Koyama-Lane, Novick, Green, Avalos all aye).
- 60-year affordability regulatory agreement with PHB
- affordability covenant recorded in perpetuity
- units restricted to North Northeast preference policy households at initial sale
- authorize city administrator to execute disposition and development agreement subject to city attorney approval as to form
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Key Decisions (3)
Conveyance of city-owned parcel to Habitat for Humanity for True North project
Amend PP&D fee schedule FY26-27
Affordable housing properties panel discussion
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Development Activity (2)
True North
Residential
Mount Tabor area homeownership project
Residential
Market Signals (6)
Sentiment
Development activity has shifted from Portland to Vancouver, Washington, driven…
Commercial Demand
PP&D revenue (94% fee-funded, valuation-based) has declined as large high-value…
Housing Demand
Affordable housing vacancies are concentrated in urban-core studios/SROs/one-bedrooms at unsubsidized…
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Who spoke
20 distinct speakers; 15 identified names.
All speaker roles: 2 Unknown, 7 Witness, 4 Councilmember, 3 Public, 1 Clerk, 2 Staff, 1 Chair.
Identified name roles: 7 Witness, 4 Councilmember, 1 Clerk, 2 Staff, 1 Chair.
Speaker sample: Michael Bonacore, Staff.
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Zoning terms (9)
13 recorded timestamps
- approved (1 timestamps)
- environmental review (1 timestamps)
- short term rental (2 timestamps)
- land use (1 timestamps)
- commercial (2 timestamps)
- residential (2 timestamps)
Decision moments (2)
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