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Council tentatively approves Land Development Code audit Phase 3 to remove discretionary barriers to housing
Summary
Corvallis City Council voted unanimously to tentatively approve a large set of LDC text amendments (Phase 3) aimed at making residential standards clear and objective, removing discretionary reviews for housing and aligning several residential standards across zones.
Corvallis City Council voted unanimously to tentatively approve a package of Land Development Code (LDC) text amendments, LDT-2023-04, described by staff as a Phase 3 code audit focused on residential clear-and-objective standards. Staff will return with findings and an implementing ordinance for final adoption.
Planning staff told the council the package removes discretionary reviews for residential uses in residential zones and the professional administrative office (PAO) zone, aligns private and common outdoor space requirements across multiple residential districts, corrects standards that scale by the number of dwelling units (which state middle housing rules prohibit), and updates chapter formatting.
In a presentation, staff cited ORS 197.a400 (the state requirement that local standards…
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