Inclusionary Zoning in Oregon

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I know some of the history behind the ban against inclusionary zoning-- it's been illegal since 1999. We are the only state besides Texas to ban this type of zoning which would mandate low and middle income units as a percentage of all units in new construction.

I want to hear the thoughts of the forum on the topic. Any news about activism to change this law (which I think is against Metro's policy of equity). Also, thoughts on why it was put into place as a ban, and the potential benefits if it were overturned.

I've been hearing more noise lately about people starting to understand that we might need this to not completely price out everyone from our city-- I think inclusionary zoning will go a long way to fixing affordability problems.