City planner previews housing-code amendments, flags subdivision-processing changes

Jan 14, 2026

City planner told the commission the Feb. 10 packet will include housing-code amendments that are largely housekeeping but include a substantive change: state law requires subdivisions be processed administratively; staff also noted terminology updates such as replacing 'single family homes' with 'single households.'

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The city planner told the La Grande Planning Commission at its Jan. 13 meeting that housing-code amendments have been in development for years and most changes are housekeeping items intended to align local code with state law. The planner said the Feb. 10 packet will include a set of amendments and that the city mailed public-notice postcards this week.

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