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Deschutes County adopts housing code changes under emergency clause to meet state deadline
Summary
The Deschutes County Board of Commissioners adopted Ordinance 2025-002, a package of "clear and objective" housing code amendments, declaring an emergency and setting a 30-day effective date of March 28, 2025 to comply with a state statute deadline and to allow subsequent code packages to proceed.
The Deschutes County Board of Commissioners voted to adopt Ordinance 2025-002—amending Deschutes County Code Title 18 and Title 19 to incorporate clear-and-objective housing standards—by emergency adoption on Wednesday. The ordinance will take effect 30 days after adoption, on March 28, 2025.
Planning staff told commissioners the ordinance bundles foundational definitions and standards the county must adopt to comply with state law and to allow later packages to…
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