Document Type

Report

Publication Date

8-2025

Keywords

Community Development – Planning, Infill housing – Accessibility

Abstract

Grounded Growth Planning Cooperative partnered with Sabin Community Development Corporation (CDC), a non-profit affordable housing developer in North/Northeast Portland. The project goal was to examine 11 sites in their Scattered Sites Portfolio for the possibility of infill development to increase the portfolio’s financial performance and to provide additional housing to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) were the primary focus of the evaluation, as they can be constructed without modifying the existing housing and displacing existing tenants. The report identifies opportunities for Sabin CDC to take advantage of Portland zoning code changes that allow increased dwelling unit density on lots in single-family residential zones. This new zoning allowance gives Sabin CDC the opportunity to leverage small scale housing development to improve the financial performance of their Scattered Sites Portfolio and ensure their long-term financial sustainability.

Description

This project was produced for and in collaboration with Sabin CDC.

Prepared by Grounded Growth Planning Cooperative.

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Persistent Identifier

https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/44058

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