Multi-Unit Property Tax Exemption (MUPTE) Program

The Multi-Unit Program Tax Exemption (MUPTE) program is a state-enabled housing incentive program that allows cities across Oregon to exempt property taxes on residential improvements of approved multi-unit properties for up to ten years. Although the State of Oregon enables this program, each municipality has the opportunity to shape the program to meet its own goals by controlling program requirements, criteria and program cap. 

The overview of Florence's MUPTE program eligibility is as follows: 

• Project must be fiscally infeasible without the MUPTE

• Project must be within one-quarter (¼) of a mile of a fixed-transit route

• Minimum of three (3) or More Units

• No Short-Term Housing or Transient Housing

• New Construction Only

• Public Good Benefits: To receive a MUPTE, a developer must show that their development meets three or more designated “public benefits.” The allowed Public Good Benefits can be found in FCC 1-17-5-A and the Standards and Guidelines document.  

  • Public good benefit specific for non-profit housing developers and recommends that the use of this public good benefit to meet the mandatory requirement should count as two public good benefits. (FCC 1-17-5-A-16 & FCC-1-17-5-B)

Applications for the MUPTE Program will be available starting on February 1, 2022. For questions regarding the MUPTE program, please contact the City Manager's Office and the Economic Development Program, by EMAIL or by phone - 541-997-3437.