Residential Infill Project

Open Houses
June and July 2016

Presentation Overview
Project Background and Context
Project Topics
Draft Proposal Overview
Next Steps

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Process/Timeline
Public input (June through August)
Review feedback (September)
Revise proposal (October)
City Council Recommendation (November)
Draft new rules for adoption (2017)

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What do we mean by infill?

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Zoning Map

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Portlands Land Distribution

More than 44%

of land in
Portland is
zoned singledwelling
residential
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Concerns

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Concern:
Size of new houses and demolitions

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Concern: Rising cost of housing

Average Portland
Household

3-Person LowIncome (<60% MFI)

Average Latino
Household

Average Black
Household

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Middle housing

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Concern: Lack of housing choice

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Project Goal
To adapt Portlands
single-dwelling zoning rules
to meet the needs of
current and future residents.

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Project Scope
Single-dwelling zones
Development rules
setbacks, height, building coverage, outdoor area

Housing Types Allowed (# of units)

duplexes, ADUs, stacked flats, conversion of existing living
area to more units

Housing form
Attached, detached, narrow units

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What is not included?

Demolition/Deconstructions rules
Historic preservation
Design review
Land division rules
Permit fees, System Development Charges
Tiny houses on wheels
Affordable housing programs
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Key Context
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Portland is growing
123,000 new households by 2035

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and our housing needs are

changing.
By 2035
2.1 persons per household
25% of households will include children
Increased racial and cultural diversity
Increased aging population

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Complete Neighborhoods

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Balancing Multiple Objectives

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DRAFT
PROPOSALS
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DRAFT
PROPOSALS
Scale of houses
Housing Types
Historically Narrow Lots
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Scale of Houses
Size
1. Limit the size of houses while maintaining
flexibility in form.
Height
2. Lower the house roofline.
Setbacks
3. Make front setbacks consistent with setbacks
on existing, immediately adjacent homes.

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Scale of Houses - Size

CURRENT CODE MAXIMUM

6,750

SQUARE FEET

2013 BUILT MAXIMUM

4,461

SQUARE FEET

PROPOSAL MAXIMUM

2,500

SQUARE FEET

TYPICAL OLDER HOMES

1,500

SQUARE FEET

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Scale of Houses - Size

800 SQUARE FOOT
ADU
2,500 SQUARE
FOOT HOUSE
WIDE
TWO
STORY

NARROW
TWO STORY

ONE
STORY
Example: 5,000 SQUARE
FOOT LOT

5,000 sf lot

The limit establishes a max size

Example: 5,000 SQUARE

FOOT LOTS

but still allows for a variety of forms

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Scale of Houses - Height

Revised measurement method
30 FEET
30 FEET

Lower flat roofs

CURRENT ZONING

HIGHEST GRADE

PROPOSED ZONING

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Scale of Houses - Setbacks

Increased front setbacks

But can reduce to match its neighbor

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Housing Types
ADUs, duplexes, triplexes
4. Allow more units within the same form as a
house near Centers and Corridors.
Cottage Clusters
5. Allow cottage clusters on lots larger than
10,000 square feet.
R2.5 zones
6. Establish a minimum unit requirement for
R2.5 zone lots.
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Housing Types
ADUs, Duplexes, Triplexes

LEGEND
Single-dwelling
residential zones
near Centers and
Corridors
Non- singledwelling residential
zones near Centers
and Corridors
Near Centers and
Corridors boundary
Outside of areas
near Centers and
Corridors

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Housing Types
Cottage Clusters

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Housing Types
R2.5 zones

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Historically Narrow Lots

Where allowed
7. Allow new houses on historically narrow lots
near Centers and Corridors within the R5 zone.
Garages and parking
8. Do not require parking and do not allow frontloaded garages for detached houses on narrow
lots and historically narrow lots.

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Historically Narrow Lots

Where allowed
OR
OR

LEGEND
Single-dwelling residential
zones near Centers and
Corridors
Historically narrow R5 lots
near Centers and Corridors
Historically narrow R5 lots
outside of areas near
Centers and Corridors

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Historically Narrow Lots

Garages and parking

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SAC Perspectives
Generally two perspectives:
Housing diversity perspective
Neighborhood context perspective

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Open House Objectives

View info boards
Talk with staff
Talk with SAC
Complete the questionnaire
Spread the word
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Next Steps
Public input (June through August)
Review feedback (September)
Revise proposal (October)
City Council Recommendation (November)
Draft new rules for adoption (2017)

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THANK YOU!
Learn more:
www.portlandoregon.gov/bps/infill
Participate:
http://residentialinfill.participate.online/
Connect:
residential.infill@portlandoregon.gov
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