Code audit: Springfield largely compliant with state housing rules but consultants flag fixes and strategic changes
City staff and Cascadia Partners presented a code audit and recommended amendments to meet state housing statutes, clear-and-objective standards and suggested strategic changes to remove barriers to housing; council discussed governance, walkability and sequencing for public engagement.
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Haley (city planning staff) introduced the Housing and Design Initiative code audit to the Springfield City Council and turned the presentation over to Cascadia Partners. Rachel Cotton, senior associate with Cascadia Partners, and Jamin Kimmel, the project principal, summarized the audit’s two parts: legally required compliance work and a set of strategic recommendations aimed at increasing housing production, affordability and choice.
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