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Commissioners debate House Bill 3197 compliance, DLCD grant offer; no application approved
Summary
Planning staff described House Bill 3197’s requirement for clear-and-objective residential standards and a DLCD grant opportunity to fund outside consultant work; commissioners raised concerns about loss of local discretion and timing and did not authorize a grant application at the workshop.
Josephine County planning staff briefed the board July 29 about House Bill 3197 (2023) and a Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD) grant opportunity that would fund consultant work to review and modify the county’s land-use code to ensure "clear and objective" standards for single-family residential development.
Why it matters: HB 3197 requires counties to remove discretionary elements that affect decisions about building houses and to adopt clear, objective standards; for geographically diverse counties such as Josephine, staff and commissioners said compliance could be complex and could reduce local flexibility to address…
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