3.10.060 Exemptions.
A. An alteration, addition, remodel, replacement or change in use that does not increase the use of capital improvements are exempt from the systems development charge imposed in MMC 3.10.020.
B. Affordable Housing.
1. The following affordable housing projects are exempt from the transportation and wastewater systems development charge imposed in MMC 3.10.020:
a. Housing for low-income residents which is exempt from real property taxes under state law. Applicants will need to provide proof of exemption at the time of application.
b. Owner-occupied or lease-to-purchase housing for households with an income at or below 80 percent of the Area Median Income as determined by the State Housing Council based on information from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. Income levels will need to be certified and provided by the applicant at the time of application.
c. Homeless Shelter Developments.
d. If the project has units that do not qualify for the exemption or a commercial component, the exemption will be applied to only that portion of the project that qualifies.
2. Upon issuance of the certificate of occupancy, the city shall record the certificate of exemption documenting the date and amount of the exemption with the Yamhill County Recorder’s Office.
3. In the even the property for which an exemption is granted ceases to be utilized for housing for low-income persons within ten years from the date the certificate of exemption is recorded, the person to whom the exemption was granted shall be required to pay the city the amount of the exempted systems development charges.
4. The city of McMinnville city council will evaluate this program for its effectiveness, need and financial impact to the Transportation and Wastewater funds in January, 2021, three years after the implementation of this program. At that time the McMinnville city council will decide whether or not to continue to move forward with the exemptions or to sunset the program. (Ord. 5046, 2018; Ord. 5012, 2016; Ord. 4980, 2014; Ord. 4585 §1e, 1995; Ord. 4495 §1 (part), 1991).