Oregon housing shortage

[1] In 2016, a report from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) revealed that the U.S. state of Oregon had an estimated homeless population of 13,238 with about 60.5% of these people still unsheltered.

In Portland, Oregon, for example, the housing boom of the previous four years drove the growth-management authority to substantially increase the UGB in 2004.

SB 458, signed into law by Brown, amended HB 2001 to require all applicable local governments to allow lot divisions.

[21][22] SB 1537, signed into law by Governor Tina Kotek on April 17, 2024, was drafted in order to provide more affordable housing options for local governments.

Among its provisions: Other bills were passed in 2024: On August 12, 2020, the Portland City Commission enacted 3-1 the Residential Infill Project (RIP) ordinance, which allows for up to four homes on lots across most of the city (including duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes), including in areas previously zoned for single-family housing, and exceed the mandate of HB 2001.

[26][27] On June 1, 2022 (effective June 30, 2022), the ordinance was expanded by the Commission with technical amendments as Residential Infill Project Part 2 (RIP2), which focuses on larger lots in outlying areas (R10 and R20), created new standards for accessory dwelling units and cottage clusters for all single-dwelling zones and brought the city in compliance with SB 458.