(1) Following the designation of a vertical housing development zone under ORS 307.847, a person proposing to undertake a proposed vertical housing development project and seeking the partial property tax exemption set forth in ORS 307.864 shall apply to the Housing and Community Services Department for certification of the project.
(2) The application must be satisfactory to the department in form and content and shall contain any information required by the department, including all of the following:
(a) The address and boundaries of the proposed vertical housing development project;
(b) A description of the existing state of the property;
(c) A description of the proposed project construction or rehabilitation, including the design of the construction or rehabilitation, the cost of the construction or rehabilitation and the number of floors and residential units to be constructed or rehabilitated;
(d) A description of the nonresidential uses to which any portion of the proposed project is to be put, including the proportion of total square footage of the project proposed for nonresidential uses;
(e) A description of the proposed portion of the project to be used for residential uses, including the proportion of total square footage of the project proposed for residential uses;
(f) A description of the number and nature of residential units in the proposed project that are to be low income residential housing, including the proportion of total square footage of the project proposed for low income residential housing uses;
(g) The calculation and allocations described under subsection (3) of this section; and
(h) A commitment that is satisfactory to the department, including documentation and evidence of recording of the documentation, that the project will be maintained and operated in a manner consistent with the application submitted under this section for the duration of the commitment. The duration of the commitment may not be less than the number of tax years for which the project is intended to be partially exempt from ad valorem property taxes under ORS 307.864.
(3)(a) Each application filed under this section shall contain a calculation of equalized floors, an allocation of equalized floors to residential uses and an allocation of equalized floors to low income residential housing uses as determined under this subsection.
(b) An equalized floor is the quotient that results from the division of total square footage of a project by the number of actual floors of the project that are at least 500 square feet per floor, or as may be increased or otherwise qualified by the department by rule.
(c) To allocate equalized floors to residential uses, divide the total square footage of residential property in the project by the square footage of an equalized floor.
(d) To allocate equalized floors to low income residential housing use, divide the total square footage of low income residential housing property in the project by the square footage of an equalized floor. In determining the square footage of low income residential housing property, include that proportion of the square footage of residential common space that is the same as the proportion of the total square footage of low income residential housing units to the total square footage of all residential housing units.
(4) The application must be filed under this section on or before the date residential units that are a part of the vertical housing development project are ready for occupancy.
(5) The department shall review each application submitted under this section and shall certify or deny certification based on whether the proposed vertical housing development project meets criteria established by the department by rule that are consistent with ORS 307.841 to 307.867.
(6) The department may request any documentation or undertake any investigation necessary to ascertain the veracity of any statement made on an application under this section.
(7) The certification issued by the department shall:
(a) Identify the property included in the certified vertical housing development project;
(b) Identify the number of equalized floors of residential housing in the project and include a description of the property of each equalized floor;
(c) Identify the number of equalized floors of low income residential housing in the project and include a description of the property of each equalized floor; and
(d) Contain any other information prescribed by the department.
(8) The determination of the department to certify or deny certification is a discretionary determination. The determination is final and is not subject to judicial or administrative review.
(9) The department may charge appropriate fees to offset the cost of administering the application and certification process under this section and any other related costs. [Formerly 285C.465]
Note: Section 11, chapter 119, Oregon Laws 2005, provides:
Sec. 11. (1) Property that was constructed pursuant to a certification for a partial property tax exemption under ORS 285C.465 [renumbered 307.857], prior to the effective date of this 2005 Act [November 4, 2005], shall continue to receive the exemption according to the same schedule and subject to the disqualification provisions of ORS 285C.450 to 285C.480 [renumbered 307.841 to 307.867] that were in effect and applied at the time the vertical housing development project was certified for partial property tax exemption.
(2) If an application for certification was filed with the Economic and Community Development Department prior to the effective date of this 2005 Act but not acted upon as of the effective date of this 2005 Act, the Economic and Community Development Department shall forward the application to the Housing and Community Services Department. [2005 c.119 §11]
Note: Section 13, chapter 119, Oregon Laws 2005, provides:
Sec. 13. The Housing and Community Services Department may not issue a certification under ORS 285C.450 to 285C.480 [renumbered 307.841 to 307.867] on or after January 1, 2016. [2005 c.119 §13]
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