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Development Code Amendments including Equitable Housing
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RECOMMENDED ACTION (Motion):
No action is required by the City Commission.
BACKGROUND:
Planning Division staff and consultants have been working with the community to provide updates to the development standards within the Oregon City Municipal Code. The standards include a variety of topics such as options for additional housing opportunities as well as other changes which were not reviewed by the equitable housing advisory committees, but were suggested by staff, the public, or the Planning Commission. As whole, the amendments result in greater opportunities for housing, reduce many regulations, streamline processes, provide clarity around existing standards, address some concerns, and are formatted so they are easier to follow. This proposal does not include any changes to the adopted zoning map or any city-initiated construction or development.
The proposed amendments were reviewed at more than 45 meetings including:
21 meetings dedicated to housing related issues
5 Technical + 5 Project Advisory Team meetings for Equitable Housing
7 Planning Commission Work Sessions
5 Planning Commission Hearings
2 City Commission Work Session
At the September 24, 2018 hearing the Planning Commission made a tentative decision to recommend approval of File LEG-18-00001 to the City Commission. The amendments dated October 1, 2018 incorporate the direction of the Planning Commission.
The purpose of this work session is to continue to familiarize the City Commission with the proposed amendments. No verbal public testimony is anticipated.