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3.103.010 Purpose.

Label: City code section
  1. A. The City, acting by and through the Portland Housing Bureau, adopts the provisions of Oregon Revised Statutes 307.600 through 307.637, and administers a property tax exemption program for multiple-unit housing development authorized under those provisions referred to as the Multiple-Unit Limited Tax Exemption (MULTE) program. 
  2. B. In addition to meeting the legislative goals set forth in ORS 307.600, the program also seeks to accomplish the following additional core goals:
    1. 1. Support the production of units affordable to households earning 80 percent or less of the median family income (MFI), with an emphasis on households earning 60 percent MFI or less;
    2. 2. Structure the MULTE program to support the variety of Inclusionary Housing program compliance options, with an emphasis on mixed-income buildings in high opportunity areas;
    3. 3. Provide transparent and accountable stewardship of public investments.
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