E-Zone Toolkit

The Portland E-Zone is a five-year property tax abatement program. In order to qualify a firm must be making new investment in construction or equipment to leased or owned property within the E-Zone boundary and must be creating new or additional employment. Once an authorized company enters into the program it will receive full tax abatement on all qualified property for five years, consecutively, as long as Annual Compliance with program requirements is met.

Application and Eligibility

Eligibility Process Documents

• Map your property
  Determine if a property is in the E-Zone using PortlandMaps.com
• Portland E-Zone Intake Checklist & Timeline
• E-Zone State and Local Requirements

Forms

• Oregon E-Zone Authorization Application Apply for E-Zone
• Portland E-Zone Written Agreement
• First Source Hiring Agreement

Compliance Documents

State Compliance Forms

Use yearly for five-year exemptions; submit between January 1 and April 30, 2011

• Oregon Enterprise Zone Property Schedule All projects use for first claim
• Oregon Enterprise Zone Exemption Claim All projects use annually for length of project

Construction-In-Progress

• Application for Construction-in-Progress E-Zone Exemption
• Construction-In-Progress Summary

Other Information

General Information

• Sample of items to include in E-Commerce and E-Zone estimate (.xlsx)
• City Cost of Service Formula (.xlsx)

Maps

• Portland E-Zone Map Updated 8/12
  
• East Portland E-Zone Map Updated 8/12
• E-Zone Map - Portland and East Portland Updated 8/12
• Portland E-Zone Tax Lots Updated 8/12
• East Portland E-Zone Tax Lots Updated 8/12
• Oregon E-Zone Map

PDC Policy, State Statute and Administrative Rules

• Portland E-Zone Policy
• State of Oregon E-Zone Statute (Chapter 285C-Economic Development III)
• State of Oregon Administrative Rules

Contact Us

Andy Reed
Portland E-Zone Project Coordinator
503-823-7053
E-mail