Portland Land Use Code

Citation: Portland Land Use Code
Parent Document: Portland Land Use Code
Jurisdiction: Portland (municipal)
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of its review. At the conclusion of these public
TABLE 17-A: AFFORDABLE HOUSING FEE REDUCTIONS
meetings, the Planning Board shall promptly
% of New Units
That are Low- Cost of Work issue a decision on all such plans and
Income or Development (Building Permit) applications before it for consideration.
Workforce Fee Discount Fees
D. Density and height bonuses.
10% up to but not
10% reduction $9.90 per $1,000 Notwithstanding any other provision of this
including 15%
Land Use Code to the contrary, in order to
15% up to but not
15% reduction $9.35 per $1,000 encourage low-income and workforce units in
including 20%
20% up to but not 20% areas prioritized for growth, eligible projects as
$8.80 per $1,000
including 25% reduction defined under Subsection 17.2.2 may avail
25% or more 25% reduction $8.25 per $1,000 themselves of the following options:
1. Density bonuses. The maximum number
of units that would otherwise be allowed
TABLE 17-B: BONUSES FOR ELIGIBLE PROJECTS
% Low-income or under this Land Use Code shall be
Workforce Units Density Permitted1 increased for an eligible project in the
10-19% 1.1 x base manner described in Table 17-B, applicable
20-29% 1.25 x base where residential is allowed as a permitted
30-49% 1.3 x base or conditional use in mainland zones.
50-74% 2.5 x base 2. Height bonuses. In mixed-use zones, the
>75% 2.5 x base TOD zones, and the RN-6, for eligible
“Base” is the number of units allowed under the zoning without projects over ten units in size in which over
this bonus but with any other bonuses applied.
75% of units are low-income or workforce
units, maximum heights as permitted
fees do not include any fees charged for review under Article 7 shall be increased by 10
conducted by any party other than the City. feet.
C. Expedited review. The Planning Authority shall 3. Unit size. In order to be eligible for this
perform its review of an eligible project in as subsection, the low-income and workforce
expedited a manner as is practical, without housing units must meet Subsections
impairing the scope or thoroughness of the 17.2.3(C)(2), (3), and (4).
review. The Planning Authority may adopt 4. Term of affordability. Affordable units
administrative procedures to prioritize review under this subsection shall be deed-
of eligible projects and facilitate this expedited restricted to remain affordable for 30
review. The Planning Board shall make its best years or the longest term permitted under
efforts to give priority in scheduling workshops federal, state, and local laws, whichever is
and public hearings related to any plans or longer. Such deed restrictions shall be
applications required for an eligible project that recorded in the Cumberland County
are within the Planning Board’s jurisdiction, Registry of Deeds.
without impairing the scope or thoroughness CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE | 17-5 HOUSING

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