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COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 5318
A RESOLUTION APPROVING A LOW-INCOME RENTAL
HOUSING PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION FOR PROPERTY
LOCATED ON NORTH GARFIELD STREET, EUGENE,
OREGON (ASSESSOR’S MAP 17-04-25-23; TAX LOT 3800;
ASSESSOR’S PROPERTY ACCOUNT NOS. 0440618, 4067482,
4278063, 4278071, 4278089, 4282651, 4282669) (APPLICANT
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY OF LANE COUNTY, INC.)
PASSED: 8:0
REJECTED:
OPPOSED:
ABSENT:
CONSIDERED: January 2, 2021
RESOLUTION NO. 5318
A RESOLUTION APPROVING A LOW-INCOME RENTAL HOUSING
PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION FOR PROPERTY LOCATED ON NORTH
GARFIELD STREET, EUGENE, OREGON (ASSESSOR’S MAP 17-04-25-
23; TAX LOT 3800; ASSESSOR’S PROPERTY ACCOUNT NOS. 0440618,
4067482, 4278063, 4278071, 4278089, 4282651, 4282669) (APPLICANT ST.
VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY OF LANE COUNTY, INC.)
The City Council of the City of Eugene finds that:
A. St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County, Inc. is the owner of real property
located on North Garfield Street, Eugene, Oregon, 97402 (Assessor’s Map 17-04-25-23; Tax Lot
3800; Assessor’s Property Account Nos. 0440618, 4067482, 4278063, 4278071, 4278089,
4282651, 4282669), more particularly described in Exhibit A attached to this Resolution (the
Property).
B. St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County, Inc. (2890 Chad Drive, Eugene,
Oregon, 97408) (the applicant) has submitted an application for a partial exemption from ad
valorem taxes on the Property beginning July 1, 2021, under the City's Low-Income Rental
Housing Property Tax Exemption Program (EC 2.937 to 2.940).
C. The Garfield Park development includes five stick-built buildings housing nine
low-income rental apartment units and a storage area for supplies used to maintain the low-income
rental units, six mobile homes owned by St. Vincent de Paul and leased as low-income rental units,
and 12 tenant-owned mobile homes. A tax exemption is being sought for the portion of the
Property occupied by the five stick-built buildings associated with Lane County Assessor’s
Property Tax Account No. 0440618, as well as for the portion of the Property occupied by the six
mobile homes owned by St. Vincent de Paul and leased as low-income rental units and associated
with Lane County Assessor’s Property Tax Account Nos. 4067482, 4278063, 4278071, 4278089,
4282651, and 4282669. The portion of the Property occupied by the 12 tenant-owned mobile
homes will not be subject to the exemption.
D. The Community Development Manager of the Planning and Development
Department, as designee of the City Manager, has prepared a Report and Recommendation
recommending that the application be approved and the exemption granted. In making that
recommendation, the Community Development Manager found that the applicant submitted all
materials, documents and fees required by Section 2.938 of the Eugene Code, 1971 (EC), and is
in compliance with the policies set forth in Section 5 of the Standards and Guidelines adopted by
Resolution No. 5297. In addition, the Community Development Manager found that the applicant
has complied with the criteria for approval provided in EC 2.939(3), and the eligibility
requirements at Section 2.10 ofthe Standards and Guidelines adopted by Resolution No. 5297.
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NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EUGENE, a
Municipal Corporation of the State of Oregon, as follows:
Section 1. Based upon the above findings, the City Council approves the application of
St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County, Inc. for an ad valorem property tax exemption under
the City's Low-Income Rental Housing Property Tax Exemption Program for the portion of the
Property occupied by the five stick-built buildings associated with Lane County Assessor’s
Property Tax Account No. 0440618, as well as for the portion of the Property occupied by the six
mobile homes owned by St. Vincent de Paul and leased as low-income rental units and associated
with Lane County Assessor’s Property Tax Account Nos. 4067482, 4278063, 4278071, 4278089,
4282651, and 4282669. The portion of the Property occupied by the 12 tenant-owned mobile
homes will not be subject to the exemption.
Section 2. The land and units described in Section 1 above are declared exempt from local
ad valorem property taxation commencing July 1, 2021, and continuing for a continuous period of
20 years unlessearlier terminated in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.940 of the Eugene
Code, 1971, which provides for termination after an opportunity to be heard if:
2.1 Construction or development of the exempt property differs from the construction
or development described in the application for exemption, or was not completed by July
1, 2030, and no extensions or exceptions were granted; or
2.2 The applicant fails to comply with provisions of ORS 307.515 to 307.523,
provisions of the Eugene Code, 1971, the Standards and Guidelines adopted by Council
Resolution No. 5297, or any conditions imposed in this Resolution.
The tax exemption shall be terminated immediately, without right of notice or appeal, pursuant to
the provisions of ORS 307.531 in the event that the county assessor determines that a change of
use to other than that allowed has occurred for the housing units, or portion thereof, or, if after the
date of this approval, a declaration as defined in ORS 100.005 is presented to the county assessor
or tax collector for approval under ORS 100.110.
Section 3. The City Manager, or the Manager's designee, is requested to forward a copy
of this Resolution to the applicant within 10 days from the date of adoption of this Resolution, and
to cause a copy of this Resolution to be filed with the Lane County Assessor on or before April 1,
2021. The copy of the Resolution sent to the applicant shall be accompanied by a notice explaining
the grounds for possible termination of the exemption prior to the end of the exemption period and
the effects of the termination.
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