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Wheeler planning commission recommends middle-housing code changes, sets cottage-cluster limits
Summary
The Wheeler Planning Commission voted to recommend city code amendments to implement Oregon’s middle-housing rules, including a 24-foot height cap for triplexes/quadplexes, a 900-square-foot cottage cap with a 20-foot height limit, and a change to cottage-cluster minimums and maximums.
The City of Wheeler Planning Commission on June 5 voted to recommend a package of zoning-code changes to the Wheeler City Council intended to implement Oregon’s middle-housing rules and expand housing options in the city.
The commission recommended adoption of amendments to Article 11 (supplementary provisions) of the Wheeler zoning ordinance and related expedited land-division language. The staff report said the proposed changes were submitted to the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD) on April 30, 2025, and that the amendments are intended to support statewide Goal 10 (housing) by permitting a wider variety of housing types in residential zones.
The commission adopted staff’s proposed alternative siting/design standard to treat triplexes and quadplexes the same as single-family dwellings…
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