Salem staff reveal proposed code changes to spur multifamily construction

Jerry Horner saw opportunity in an empty grass lot on Market Street Northeast. He plans to build a triplex. It made sense, he said, because demand is hot for rental units.

“There just seem to be more and more people looking for rental space,” he said. “It’s in demand.”

It’s welcome news for the city of Salem, which wants more multifamily dwellings in preparation of an estimated population boom and is proposing a number of…