By Ryan Kushner | Multifamily Dive
Dive Brief:
Two new Oregon laws aim to bolster housing development — specifically “missing middle” housing.
HB 2258 lets the state override a city or county’s zoning law and permit multiple types of housing to be built in urban growth areas, Sightline Institute reported. HB 2138, signed into law at the same time, “legalizes and speeds up the production of middle housing,” according to the office of Gov. Tina Kotek, by requiring cities and counties to alter zoning laws to permit missing middle housing in less densely populated residential areas.
“We have to invest in affordable housing projects,” Kotek said upon signing the bipartisan bills. “We have to help our cities and counties build the infrastructure they need to start building new homes.”
