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Council to rewrite odor and business‑license code after debate; sidewalk‑obstruction ordinance approved
Summary
After extended public comment and council debate over an odor-complaint enforcement proposal, the council directed staff to rewrite proposed changes to Title 5 (business licenses) and Title 8 (health/odor). Council approved amendments to Title 9 (obstructing passageways) in a separate vote.
The Estacada City Council directed staff to revise proposed changes to the city’s business-license and health codes after extensive public comment about odor enforcement and enforcement practicality, and separately approved an amendment to the city code on obstructing public passageways.
Business owner Eric Sell and other speakers criticized an early draft of the odor‑management language that would have required three separate complaints from three distinct parties, within 24 hours and within 300 feet of the source, before enforcement action could proceed. Sell said that requirement would exclude some legitimate complaints — for example complaints from employees of a single business — and described practical problems with…
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