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County staff brief commissioners on housing bills that would change zoning, add production funds and create preapproved plans
Summary
Washington County staff briefed the Board of Commissioners on April 1 about Governor Kotek's housing package and related bills that would expand housing types, create an infrastructure fund and offer preapproved building plans statewide.
Washington County government relations staff on April 1 updated the Board of Commissioners on a package of housing bills backed by Governor Kotek that would alter allowable housing types, create a housing infrastructure fund and provide statewide preapproved building plans for qualifying projects.
Carly Silva Gabrielson, one of the county’s government relations managers, told the board HB 2138 is the main “buildable housing” bill the county is tracking; the measure would allow a variety of new housing types and increase density in areas zoned for residential use. Staff said a work session on a -4 amendment was…
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