Admin Order 53-22-09-F -- Final MUPTE Rule Amendment)

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Administrative Order - Page 2 of 12 4. As of the effective date of this Order, the following is Multiple-Unit Housing Property Tax Exemption Rule R-2.945: MULTIPLE-UNIT HOUSING PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION RULE R-2.945 R-2.945-A Definitions. For purposes of these rules, the following words and phrases mean: Area Median Income (AMI). The income which divides the income distribution of an area into two groups of equal size, half with incomes above the median and half with incomes below the median, as published on an annual basis by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the Eugene-Springfield metropolitan statistical area and used interchangeably by HUD as Median Family Income and HUD Area Median Family Income. The AMI determined by HUD and in effect on the date the application is submitted shall be used as the AMI to determine what qualifies as workforce or moderate-income housing for purposes of reviewing an application that includes such housing units. City Manager. The City Manager of the City of Eugene, or his or her designee. Form-based Zone. A form-based approach emphasizes the relationship between building facades and the public realm, the form and mass of buildings in relation to one another, and the scale and types of streets and blocks. The intent of a form-based code is to achieve a predictable built environment with a focus on providing quality public spaces. Historic Locale. A building that has historic, cultural and/or architectural significance, locally, regionally, or nationally. A historic locale can also include a building acknowledged by the Eugene Historic Review Board as strongly or possibly eligible for City Landmark or National Register listing. Historic Structure. Any building, structure or object which has been identified as a primary or secondary historic resource (strong or possible eligibility for City Landmark or National Register status) in a survey acknowledged by the Eugene Historic Review Board and the State Historic Preservation Office, or which is an "historic property" as that term is defined by section 9.0500 of the Eugene Code, 1971 (EC). Local Firm. A business organization or individual residing or doing business primarily in Lane County. Moderate-Income Housing. Means “workforce housing.” Multiple-Unit Housing. Newly constructed structures, stories or other additions to existing structures, and structures converted in whole or in part from other uses to dwelling units that meet the following criteria: (a) The structure must have five or more dwelling units;