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Washington County launches 15-month Community Development Code assessment with DLCD grant
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Washington County planning staff announced the start of a 15‑month Community Development Code assessment, funded in part by a $146,000 Department of Land Conservation and Development grant.
Washington County planning staff announced the start of a 15‑month Community Development Code (CDC) assessment, funded in part by a grant from the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD).
The county received a $146,000 DLCD grant to pay primarily for consultant support. Suzanne Savin, senior planner, said the consultant on the contract is Cascadia Partners and that the assessment will identify inconsistent, outdated or repetitive standards and those that are not clear and objective, with a focus on how the code affects housing.
Savin said the CDC has never had a comprehensive review since its original adoption in 1983 and noted the document has grown to about 1,200 pages. "It has become a very large and unwieldy document," she said. The assessment will…
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