HOME BUILDERS ASSOCIATION OF METROPOLITAN PORTLAND

  • Membership
    • Member Login
    • Join Now
    • Membership Rates
    • Membership saves you money
    • Good for your business
    • Important Message
    • Membership Drive
  • About Us
    • Our Team
    • Our Board
    • Our Strategic Priorities
    • Our History
    • Our Catering Company
    • Home Builders Foundation
    • Oregon Home Builders Association
    • National Association of Home Builders
    • Join the Team
    • Contact Us
  • Info + Resources
    • OSHA HEAT RULES + HEAT ILLNESS PROTECTION PLAN
    • Wildfire Safety + Support
    • COVID-19 Resources
  • Councils
    • Home Performance Council
    • Portland Building and Urban Development Council
    • Professional Remodelers Organization
    • Professional Women in Building
    • Government Affairs Committee
  • Advocacy
    • Candidate & Measure Endorsements
    • Support our Political Engagement
    • HBA PAC House
    • Advocacy Resources
    • News
  • Education
    • Building Science Program
    • Webinar Recordings
    • Construction Contractors Board (CCB)
    • Lead Based Paint Classes
    • BuildRight Conference >
      • BuildRight Presenters Page
    • Housing Forecast
    • AppraiseRight
  • Business Directory
  • Member Magazine
  • Membership
    • Member Login
    • Join Now
    • Membership Rates
    • Membership saves you money
    • Good for your business
    • Important Message
    • Membership Drive
  • About Us
    • Our Team
    • Our Board
    • Our Strategic Priorities
    • Our History
    • Our Catering Company
    • Home Builders Foundation
    • Oregon Home Builders Association
    • National Association of Home Builders
    • Join the Team
    • Contact Us
  • Info + Resources
    • OSHA HEAT RULES + HEAT ILLNESS PROTECTION PLAN
    • Wildfire Safety + Support
    • COVID-19 Resources
  • Councils
    • Home Performance Council
    • Portland Building and Urban Development Council
    • Professional Remodelers Organization
    • Professional Women in Building
    • Government Affairs Committee
  • Advocacy
    • Candidate & Measure Endorsements
    • Support our Political Engagement
    • HBA PAC House
    • Advocacy Resources
    • News
  • Education
    • Building Science Program
    • Webinar Recordings
    • Construction Contractors Board (CCB)
    • Lead Based Paint Classes
    • BuildRight Conference >
      • BuildRight Presenters Page
    • Housing Forecast
    • AppraiseRight
  • Business Directory
  • Member Magazine

News

ARTICLE

Date ArticleType
11/17/2021 Member News

Wilsonville Agrees with HBA: Pair Incentives for Mixed-use Vertical Housing


This week, Wilsonville City Council advanced proposed design criteria for ground floor uses in Vertical Housing Development Zones (VHDZ). In its letter to council, HBA underscored the importance of overlapping incentives for VHDZs to produce meaningful ground floor uses while accommodating additional housing in the area. Solidifying the ground floor criteria is critical for allowing developers to determine whether a given mixed-use proposal is eligible for tax abatement as a qualifying Vertical Housing Development Project. To support future VHDZ projects that are fiscally and logistically feasible, Council directed staff to return later this year with specific commercial and retail incentives the city could offer in conjunction with the VHDZ tax abatement.

While Wilsonville continues to advance VHDZ criteria for both Town Center and Villebois Village Center, Council this week also affirmed the Development Review Board’s approval of a development application to complete the Villebois Village Center. The proposal for three mixed-use buildings and additional parking rounds out the Center, pursuant to its master plan. The proposed VHDZ boundary for Villebois Village Center encompasses the parcels with the approved development application.

VHDZs provide a partial property tax exemption for 10 years for qualifying projects that combine commercial and residential uses. Property tax exemptions are one type of housing production strategy pursuant to House Bill 2003, which requires systematic housing capacity analyses and the formation of specific housing production strategies to address unmet housing needs. Currently, the Clackamas County cities of Canby, Estacada, Milwaukie, and Oregon City each have an established VHDZ. To learn more about HBA involvement in Wilsonville, contact Roseann Johnson, roseannj@hbapdx.org.

Thanks to Our Partners & Sponsors

Home Builders Association of Metropolitan Portland.  All Rights Reserved.
15555 Bangy Road   | Lake Oswego, OR 97035
Phone: (503) 684-1880 | info@hbapdx.org | sitemap
MemberClicks