Brandon Mazer

Real Estate & Construction

Portland Planning Board says no to hotel fee hike, but Council will have final say

The Portland Planning Board voted Tuesday to not recommend an adjustment to the Hotel Inclusionary Zoning fee which would have doubled the fine for developers to $9,520 per room. City Council has yet to rule.

Economic development

Portland mulls doubling affordable housing fee for hotel projects

A proposal up for discussion at Tuesday's Planning Board meeting would raise the fee charged to developers who choose not to build affordable renting housing in the city to $9,520 per guest room.

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