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Washington County to review and streamline 1,200-page Community Development Code with DLCD grant support
Summary
County staff launched a Community Development Code assessment, funded by a Department of Land Conservation and Development grant, to identify unclear, repetitive or inconsistent standards and recommend prioritized fixes; the process will include stakeholder interviews, a draft assessment report and public open house through May 2026.
Washington County staff announced a consultant-led Community Development Code (CDC) assessment to identify inconsistencies, repetitive standards and barriers to housing production in the countys land-use code. The project will run about 15 months and is funded in part by a grant from the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD).
Senior planner Suzanne Sabin said the countys CDC was adopted in the early 1980s and has grown…
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