Newport Adopts Code Cleanup to Clarify Setbacks, Align with Middle-Housing Law
The council unanimously adopted Ordinance 2026-06 to clarify 'setback' versus 'yard' definitions, add measurement graphics, allow uniform eave encroachments and adjust buffers in mixed-use zones to reflect state middle-housing requirements.
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The Newport City Council voted unanimously to adopt Ordinance 2026-06, a package of targeted changes to Title 14 of the Newport Municipal Code that clarify definitions and measurement procedures for setbacks and yards and update related provisions to align with Oregon's middle-housing laws.
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