Clackamas County Strategic Investment Zone

The Clackamas County Urban and Rural Strategic Investment Zone provides a compelling business recruitment tool designed to attract large capital intensive traded sector businesses. The program provides with consistent criteria and a streamlined approval process. 

Highlights include:

• 15 year property tax abatements on facilities and equipment to any "traded-sector" business. Examples include production, manufacturing, high tech, among others.
• Applies to large capital investments $25 million minimum in the rural zone and $100 million in the urban zone.
• Requires the company to pay a community service fee equal to 25% of the tax savings per year to local public service providers to offset community impacts. The community service fee is capped at an annual maximum of $2 million in urban areas or $500,000 in rural areas.

The Clackamas County Urban Zone encompasses: Unincorporated urban Clackamas County and the Cities of Lake Oswego and portions of Happy Valley.

• Urban Map
• Urban SIZ Overview
• Application
• Sample Contract 

The Clackamas County Rural Zone encompasses: Unincorporated rural Clackamas County portions of Happy Valley and the cities of Sandy, Molalla, Estacada and Canby.

• Rural Map
• Rural SIZ Overview
• Application
• Sample Contract

Please contact the Business and Economic Development office at 503.742.4329 for more information.