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Deschutes County road code overhaul: staff to move road design and utility rules into Title 12; public hearing set for June 11
Summary
Cody Smith, county engineer and assistant road department director, briefed the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners on June 4 on proposed consolidations and updates to Title 12 (roads, sidewalks and public places), including moving county road construction standards from Title 17 into a new Title 12 chapter.
Cody Smith, county engineer and assistant road department director, briefed the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners on June 4 on a package of proposed amendments to Deschutes County Code Title 12 (roads, sidewalks and public places). The briefing was a work session to prepare the board for a public hearing scheduled for June 11.
Why it matters: The proposal would consolidate and modernize the county’s road and public right‑of‑way standards, move engineering and construction specifications out of the land‑division code (Title 17) into the road code (Title 12), and update long‑outdated language and technical references so county practice and code align.
Key changes described - Consolidation: Staff proposes collapsing several utility chapters (current Title 12 chapters including permit procedures, administrative provisions, utility policy guidelines and specifications) into a single…
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