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Milwaukie planners walk NDAs through land-use review types, hearing rules and evidence procedures
Summary
City staff explained the five land-use review types (Type 1—6), which reviews typically come before the Planning Commission, notice and appeal paths, the 120-day review clock and how public testimony and continuances work.
Planning Manager Laura Weigel and city staff gave an extended explanation of Milwaukie's land-use review process, noting which review types the Planning Commission typically handles and how the public can participate.
Staff described five review categories used by the city. Type 1 reviews are largely ministerial staff actions; Type 2 reviews are administrative land-use reviews (including many middle-housing land divisions) that staff can approve if code criteria are met; Type 3 reviews include public hearings before the Planning Commission for items such as variances, building-height requests and vacation rentals; Type 4 reviews are plan developments (rare in Milwaukie); and Type 5…
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