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Springfield Affordable Housing News
Springfield City Council makes progress addressing housing needs
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seeks comment at two public hearings on Monday, June 4
Council considers reinstating the Low-Income Rental Housing Property
Tax Exemption Program
At 7 p.m. on Monday, June 4, Springfield City Council will hold a public hearing on proposed amendments to the Springfield Municipal Code to reinstate the City's Low-Income Rental Housing Property Tax Exemption Program. Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) 307.515 through 307.537 allows cities to establish a program exempting low-income rental housing from ad valorem taxes for a property for twenty years. The purpose of the exemption is to enable rents to be affordable to low-income residents (income at or below 60 percent of the area median income) by requiring the savings from the property tax exemption to be reflected in lower rents. The public may also comment on the proposed Standards and Guidelines.
Community members are invited to provide testimony at the public hearing at 7 p.m. on Monday, June 4 in the Council Chambers of Springfield City Hall at 225 Fifth Street, Springfield, Oregon 97477. Detailed information on the draft Ordinance and Resolution will be available in the June 4 Council packet, available on Thursday, May 31 (found here). For more information, please contact Erin Fifield at efifield@springfield-or.govor 541.726.2302.
Council considers allowing ADUs between Springfield City Limits and Urban Growth Boundary
At 7 p.m. on Monday, June 4, Springfield City Council will also hold a public hearing on proposed amendments to the Springfield Development Code to allow accessory dwelling units (ADUs) within the urbanizable area of Springfield's urban growth boundary. These code amendments would allow owners of residentially-zoned property between the city limits and urban growth boundary to add an ADU on land developed with a single-family attached home, subject to specific conditions identified in Sections 3.3-825 and 5.5 of the Development Code. The Council will also consider minor amendments to the standards for ADUs.
Community members are invited to provide testimony at the public hearing at 7 p.m. on Monday, June 4 in the Council Chambers of Springfield City Hall at 225 Fifth Street, Springfield, Oregon 97477. The amendments and staff report will be available on the City's ADU webpage. For more information see the public hearing notice or contact Sandy Belson at sbelson@springfield-or.gov or 541.736.7135.
