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The following definitions apply in this chapter:

A. AMI or area median income means the area median income as determined by the State Housing Council based on information from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.

B. City Manager means the City Manager of the City of Bend, or the City Manager’s designee.

C. Low-income person or persons means the following:

1. Income at or below 60 percent of the area median income as determined by the Oregon Housing Stability Council based on information from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development;

2. For the initial year that persons occupy property for which an application for exemption is filed under ORS 307.521, income at or below 60 percent of the area median income as determined by the Oregon Housing Stability Council based on information from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development; and for every subsequent consecutive year that the persons occupy the property, income at or below 80 percent of the area median income as determined by the Oregon Housing Stability Council based on information from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development; or

3. For housing units on property that is awarded tax credits through the Federal low-income housing tax credit program and is a qualified low-income housing project meeting the requirements of 26 U.S.C. 42(g)(1)(C), income at or below 80 percent of the area median income as determined by the Oregon Housing Stability Council based on information from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, provided the average area median income of all housing units on the property is at or below 60 percent of the area median income as determined by the Oregon Housing Stability Council based on information.

D. Qualified rental housing means a property or portion of a property that is offered for rent solely as a residence for low-income persons. [Ord. NS-2418, 2021]