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Council adopts natural-resources code amendments to align with tree code and housing rules

5342700 · July 10, 2025
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Summary

Council unanimously adopted changes to Milwaukie Municipal Code 19.402 to align natural-resources protections with the city's tree code and recent state housing requirements; staff added a narrowly defined allowance for very small bench-type features near water resources.

Milwaukie council adopted amendments to municipal code section 19.402 (natural resources) to improve clarity, align requirements with the city's recently updated tree code, and address state requirements related to housing.

Senior planner Brett Calver told council the amendments cover mapped water-quality and habitat conservation areas along the Willamette River, Johnson Creek and other wetlands.…

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