Oregon Legislature passes bill making it easier to develop affordable housing

DevNW has plans to develop Evergreen Church into 19 units of affordable housing. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)

A bill that allows affordable housing developments to be sited on land zoned for commercial use or that is owned publicly or by religious groups cleared the Legislature Tuesday. The legislation (Senate Bill 8) allows affordable housing to be built at greater densities.

Affordable housing projects often get bogged down in cumbersome permitting processes that the bill would allow…