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St. Helens council rejects second reading of ordinance 3306; directs staff to return with narrower draft
Summary
Councilors voted to deny the ordinance's second reading and directed staff to prepare a new ordinance that retains single‑room‑occupancy rules and housekeeping changes but omits the manufactured/prefabricated dwellings provisions; the decision reflects council concern about neighborhood compatibility and the scope of state‑driven code changes.
The St. Helens City Council on Jan. 15 voted to reject the second reading of Ordinance 3306 and directed staff to return with a revised ordinance that preserves single‑room‑occupancy (SRO) and housekeeping elements but omits the proposed manufactured and prefabricated dwelling provisions.
Ordinance 3306 as drafted would have amended multiple chapters of the St. Helens Municipal Code (chapters cited in staff materials) to implement several changes: allow both attached and detached multifamily development types in some zones, adopt standards influenced by state bills on manufactured/prefabricated dwellings and single‑room occupancy (Oregon House Bills 4064 and 3395), and include several technical housekeeping…
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