PDX Real Estate EP153: How New Land Use Regulations Help & Hinder Development—with Ezra Hammer & Jamie Howsley of Jordan Ramis

The Portland region needs 60,000 housing units to resolve the
current housing shortage.


What new land use laws are helping close the gap? And what legal
developments make it even harder for developers to keep up with
demand?


Ezra Hammer and Jamie Howsley are attorneys at Jordan Ramis, a
firm that serves the businesses of Pacific Northwest.


Ezra and Jamie have expertise in land use and development,
environmental and natural resource permitting and government
affairs.


On this episode of The Portland Real Estate Podcast, Ezra and
Jamie join hosts Joe Fustolo and Steve Nassar to discuss what’s
behind the moratorium on new development in Washington County and
why it’s so challenging to build in Multnomah.å


Ezra and Jamie explore the benefits of a new law promoting the
adaptive reuse of old commercial buildings into residential units
and explain how residential infill projects give property owners
the freedom to build ADUs and attached homes.


Listen in for Ezra and Jamie’s take on cities banning natural gas
in new construction and learn what we can do to support
thoughtful real estate development and alleviate the growing
housing crisis.
Key Takeaways 

What’s behind the moratorium on new development in Washington
County


How the Washington County moratorium will impact the housing
market


The benefits of a new law supporting the adaptive reuse of old
commercial buildings into residential units


Why developers might be slow to take on adaptive reuse projects


Why the City of Portland expanded the opportunity to build senior
housing in residential zones


How residential infill projects make it easier for residents to
build ADUs and attached homes and why that’s still not enough fix
the housing shortage


Why it’s so challenging to build in Multnomah County and what’s
being done to change that


How short-term rentals affect the housing landscape and recent
court cases to restrict STRs


How Ezra & Jamie think about cities mandating what you can
and can’t use for power (and why municipalities go after new
construction vs. retrofitting existing stock)


Why the growth Portland has seen over the past several decades is
likely to continue and increase


Ezra & Jamie’s take on where the next annexations or
developments will be
Connect with Esra & Jamie

Jordan Ramis
Connect with Joe

Soldera Properties


Joe on LinkedIn
Connect with Steve

Steve’s Team at Premiere Property Group


Steve on LinkedIn
Resources 

Masters in Real Estate Facebook Group


Ezra on Portland Real Estate Podcast EP127


Renaissance Homes


Riverside Homes


‘Empty and Unwanted, the Iconic Buildings of Portland’s Skyline
Are in Trouble’ in Willamette Week


City of Portland Residential Infill Project Report


‘Milwaukie Becomes Second-Largest Oregon City to Pass Natural Gas
Ban Resolutions’ on KGW8