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Troutdale Planning Commission forwards historic-district code amendment to city council
Summary
The Planning Commission voted to recommend that city council adopt a text amendment to Troutdale's development code adding a local historic-district designation process (LU-00132025); the commission amended the draft language and will send the recommendation to council for final action.
The Troutdale Planning Commission voted 6-0 on Sept. 10 to forward a development-code text amendment to the City Council that would add procedures for creating a local historic district, a staff member said. The change would add "historic district designation" to Section 6.515 of the Troutdale Development Code and add criteria for designating local historic districts. The amendment establishes application and approval criteria, including a requirement that a majority (50% or more) of resources within a proposed district be over 50 years of age or be of extraordinary historic importance if younger. Staff recommended approval and identified an October city-council schedule for the item if the commission recommended adoption. The change matters because the current code mentions districts in purpose…
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