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Commission hears update on development-code rewrite and urban growth boundary ad hoc work; timeline pushed by state bills and COVID-19 uncertainty
Summary
Planning staff and commissioners reported progress on an urban growth boundary ballot measure and a larger rewrite of the city’s development code to comply with state housing laws and to clarify longstanding subjective standards.
Planning staff and commissioners reported progress on two parallel ad hoc efforts: drafting language for a potential urban growth boundary (UGB) ballot measure and a larger development-code update intended to respond to new state housing laws and to clarify the city’s rules.
Staff update and timelines: The planning director reported that city legal counsel and ad hoc members had prepared redlined language for the UGB measure following the January 27 joint meeting with council; the ad hoc expects another draft and plans public outreach. The staff timeline calls for the council to act by late June or early July to place the measure on the November ballot, but city staff said the COVID-19 public-health situation creates uncertainty…
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