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Residents press Milwaukie planning staff on streetscape improvements and code enforcement during public comment
Summary
Two members of the public asked the Milwaukie Planning Commission to investigate inconsistent streetscape improvements for new businesses on Main Street and to strengthen code enforcement tools for illegal residential conversions and landlord issues.
Two members of the public used the Planning Commission’s public-comment period to press staff for follow-up on separate, recurring concerns: missing streetscape improvements associated with new Main Street businesses, and alleged illegal residential conversions and weak enforcement in some neighborhoods.
Charles Bays (spelled in the record), who said he lives on South Nady Road and owns property in the area, said he had counted 14 new businesses on Main Street over the previous 12–18 months that had not installed sidewalks, bike racks, benches, tree guards or other typical streetscape improvements. He asked whether the city had stopped…
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