By summer of 2022, cities across Oregon will be required to update their building codes, allowing property owners like you increased flexibility in how you use your property. In response to the housing crisis we are experiencing, larger cities must allow duplexes on every single-family zoned lot, and also allow triplexes and fourplexes in most areas. 

 

While the details of this are still being worked out at the local level, this a huge opportunity for homeowners and PNW [Dev]elopement is here to help you explore and capitalize on your options. You may simply want a little unit in your backyard for visiting family members, or you might want to build yourself a duplex in the back, for some passive income.

 

These units don’t have to be rentals. Cities are required to provide fast, clear ways for your to subdivide your lot if you’d like, so you could build a duplex in your back yard, and either sell both units, keep them as rentals, or sell one to offset the cost of construction, and keep one for that passive income stream you’ve been looking for. Let PNW [Dev]elopement start working for you to identify what you can do on your lot and how that can fit with your plans for your future.