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Housing & Permitting Committee - 2026-06-16

2h 48m24,221 words
28 mentionsapprovedland useindustrialresidentialcommercialzoningdensitydeferredPortland, OR

Meeting Summary

The Portland Housing & Permitting Committee advanced three measures to full council. It unanimously (5-0) recommended adoption of Resolution 2026-203 directing the city administrator to reestablish a permitting improvement team to lead phase two of the Code Alignment Project (CAP…

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Key Decisions (4)

Approved

Resolution to reestablish permitting improvement team for Code Alignment Project Phase 2 (CAP2)

Vote: 5-0Conditions attached
Approved

2026 sale price cap for HOLTI homebuyer tax exemption program

Vote: 5-0Conditions attached
Approved

Temporarily remove income requirement from affordable housing SDC exemption program for homeownership

Vote: 3-2Conditions attached
Other

Recap 11 mechanical equipment definition concern (public testimony)

Development Activity (3)

Cherry Blossom affordable housing development

Residential

Habitat for Humanity Portland homes under construction

Residential

Fish Construction Northwest affordable infill homes

Residential

Market Signals (5)

Infrastructure

Portland averages 413 days to issue a multifamily permit versus…

Housing Demand

Developers report the for-sale middle-housing market has softened with oversaturation…

Commercial Demand

An architect is proposing converting vacant ground-floor retail storefronts into…

Who Spoke (19)

Councilmember · 5Staff · 3ClerkApplicantWitness · 3Public · 5

On the record: 5 councilmembers, 3 staff members, the clerk, the applicant, 3 witnesses, and 5 members of the public.

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