Oregon Gov. Kate Brown signed Senate Bill 391 to law June 23, granting rural residential areas the right to build accessory dwelling units. In 2017 the legislature passed a bill to do ADUs for farm workers, and then it also allowed cities to do the ADUs, but it left out the rural areas for property owners to develop that ADU, said Jack Zika (R-OR 54), Redmond s representative in the Oregon legislature. Andrea Davis / Unsplash The accessory dwelling units would have to be kept under 900 square feet, meaning it likely won t be able to hold anything larger than a two-bedroom unit. To build one of these guest homes, people have to adhere to criteria set out by the legislature. They can t be larger than 900 square feet, they must be within 100 feet of the main residence, the plat of land must be at least 2 acres, it can t be a short-term vacat
Oregon lawmakers OK more than $700 million for housing needs
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Lawmakers OK more than $700 million for housing needs
They go beyond immediate crises of evictions and foreclosures to boost housing supply and homeownership.
Oregon lawmakers approved more than $700 million for housing needs that go beyond the emergency prompted by the coronavirus pandemic.
In addition to avoiding evictions and foreclosures, the 2021 Legislature aimed at increasing the supply of lower-cost housing, helping people without permanent shelter, and reducing housing disparities faced by racial and ethnic minorities.
Lawmakers went well beyond what they did in 2019, when they barred no-cause evictions of renters and requires cities of 10,000 or more (plus all cities within the Metro boundary) to allow for duplexes or other multifamily dwellings on land zoned for single-family homes.
LA GRANDE â The construction of Timber Ridge Apartments, a proposed $23.7 million, 104-unit housing complex for low-income residents, might begin in less than three months.
Construction will likely start in early July after finalizing all the financing for the development, said Dan Steffey of Community Development Partners, the Portland firm developing the project, which the Northeast Oregon Housing Authority likely will own. The La Grande apartment complex, to be built on East Q Avenue between 26th and 27th streets, will take between 12 and 18 months to complete.
The apartments will help address a housing shortage in La Grande, Steffey said.
âThere has been a lot of excitement about it,â he said. âWe have received a very positive response.â
LA GRANDE â The Eastern Oregon University Head Start program is getting the opportunity to expand its La Grande presence.
The Portland firm Community Development Partners is heading up the work to develop Timber Ridge Apartments, a lower-income housing project, on 4.79 acres on East Q Avenue between 26th and 27th streets. Community Development Partners has offered EOU Head Start a classroom in its community center at no cost.
Robert Kleng, director of EOU Head Start, said he would not dream of passing on the offer.
âIt blew my socks off,â Kleng said.
He said an Early Head Start program will be operated at Timber Ridge Apartments, if operational funding is obtained, when the housing project is completed in about two years. Kleng said there is an excellent chance EOU Head Start will receive the state or federal grants it needs because a structure will be in place for the program. Kleng also said he is optimistic because Gov. Kate Brownâs proposed 2021-23 state b
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