Housing & Permitting Committee, June 16, 2026
Recommends approval: Temporarily remove income requirement from affordable housing SDC exemption program for homeownership, 3-2
What happened
On June 16, 2026, the Housing & Permitting Committee recommended approval of Temporarily remove income requirement from affordable housing SDC exemption program for homeownership (3-2).
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…
- Jurisdiction
- Portland, OR
- Governing body
- Advisory (makes a recommendation)
- Date
- June 16, 2026
- Decisions
- 4 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Recommends approval, 3-2
- Next step
- Final board vote (pending)
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Resolution to reestablish permitting improvement team for Code Alignment Project Phase 2 (CAP2)
Resolution document 2026-203 directs the city administrator to reestablish a permitting improvement team to lead phase two of the code alignment project. Co-sponsored by Council President Dunphy, Councilors Avalos, Murillo, Ryan, and Novick. Cites Portland's 413-day average multifamily permit timeline vs. Gresham's 313, requires quarterly council reports, a scoped work plan within 60 days, and a structural proposal within 150 days. Moved to full council with recommendation to adopt on a 5-0 vote.
- 60-day scoped work plan for CAP2
- 150-day proposal on authority/staffing/resources
- quarterly reporting to council with iterative code packages
- two-year target for significant code alignment work
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Key Decisions (4)
Resolution to reestablish permitting improvement team for Code Alignment Project Phase 2 (CAP2)
2026 sale price cap for HOLTI homebuyer tax exemption program
Temporarily remove income requirement from affordable housing SDC exemption program for homeownership
Recap 11 mechanical equipment definition concern (public testimony)
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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…
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Who spoke
19 distinct speakers; 13 identified names.
All speaker roles: 1 Chair, 1 Applicant, 3 Witness, 5 Public, 5 Councilmember, 3 Staff, 1 Clerk.
Identified name roles: 1 Applicant, 3 Witness, 5 Councilmember, 3 Staff, 1 Clerk.
Speaker sample: Justin Wood, Applicant.
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Zoning terms (9)
29 recorded timestamps
- approved (1 timestamps)
- land use (6 timestamps)
- industrial (4 timestamps)
- residential (10 timestamps)
- commercial (2 timestamps)
- zoning (3 timestamps)
Decision moments (4)
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