Architect warns Hood River code reading is limiting small multifamily development
An architect told the Planning Commission that the city's density calculation method makes many small multifamily projects infeasible; staff and neighbors said past findings and code language support the director's approach.
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Mark Vanderzanden, an architect who has worked in Hood River for decades, told the Planning Commission the city's interpretation treats multifamily the same as detached single‑family in density math and "suppresses" smaller multifamily types such as 700‑square‑foot one‑bedroom apartments.
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