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Dispute over Goal 5 mapping and state middle‑housing law dominates Braidwood Hills appeal
Summary
On Jan. 14 the Planning Commission heard contested legal arguments over whether the Braidwood site appears on the cityacknowledged Goal 5 scenic inventory and whether Oregon's middle‑housing statute limits application of a PD overlay 901‑foot no‑development rule for a proposed lot.
A central legal dispute at the Jan. 14 planning commission hearing concerned whether the Braidwood Hills 3rd site is part of the cityacknowledged Goal 5 scenic inventory and, separately, whether a state middle‑housing statute curtails local overlay limits on development above 901 feet.
City staff identified the Figure H2 scenic sites working paper (1978) as a document used in the city's Goal 5 inventory and asked the commission to consider reversing the hearings official's finding that there was insufficient record evidence to treat the Figure H2 map as part of the city's acknowledged Goal 5 inventory. Staff said that if the commission finds…
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