Planning » Housing + Community Development

A variety of housing types and costs is essential to creating and maintaining livable, vibrant communities. COC is very familiar with state and federal housing programs and requirements and the toolbox of guidelines, incentives and partnerships essential to meeting housing needs for all. Among the array of housing and community development services for public, private and nonprofit clients we provide are the following:

• Consolidated plans for housing and community development
• Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS) documents
• Residential zoning and development code assistance
• Affordable housing strategies and action plans
• Demographic and housing market analyses
• Inclusive stakeholder involvement processes
• Research, compilation and analysis of data

Sample Projects

• City of Ashland Affordable Housing Action Plan
• City of Beaverton Affordable Housing Study
• City of Bend Housing General Plan Update
• City of Canby Residential Rezoning
• City of Portland Downtown Housing Study
• Clackamas County 10-Year Plan to Address Homelessness
• Clackamas County Consolidated Housing Plan
• Cowlitz County, Washington Housing Needs Assessment
• New Columbia HOPE VI Redevelopment
• Washington County Consolidated Housing Plan