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Auburn council approves zoning text changes to comply with LD 2003 after contested public input
Summary
Council approved updates to Auburn’s Chapter 60 Zoning Ordinance to meet state LD 2003 minimums. Speakers urged removal of three nonrequired provisions; councilors said legal review found the ordinance not adverse to the comprehensive plan.
The Auburn City Council on Monday approved text amendments to Chapter 60 of the Auburn Zoning Ordinance to bring the code into compliance with LD 2003, the state law that requires municipalities to allow certain additional dwelling units and other housing measures.
The ordinance was forwarded from the Planning Board after roughly 14 months of staff and board review. The council approved the measure on a 4–1 roll-call vote (four yes, one no, two absent). Councilor Leroy Walker cast the lone no vote; Councilors Belinda Gary, Rick Whiting, Tim Cowan and Adam Platt voted yes. The motion…
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