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Lake Oswego staff outline SB 1537 mandatory‑adjustment implications; council secured exemption with conditions
Summary
Planning staff updated the commission on Senate Bill 1537’s mandatory‑adjustment program, the city’s exemption and the exemption’s conditions, including a public‑notice requirement and a rolling 90% approval metric for local adjustments.
Planning manager Johanna Hastie briefed the commission on Senate Bill 1537 and how its mandatory‑adjustment program applies to Lake Oswego, explaining that the city obtained a state exemption with conditions but remains subject to the law for three specific areas: special street setbacks, the charter’s 50‑foot residential height cap, and maximum unit density caps.
Hastie summarized the purpose of SB 1537 as a state effort to increase housing supply by allowing applicants for eligible housing projects to request up to 10 mandatory adjustments to specified design and dimensional standards. The city sought an exemption and was granted one in July; the exemption requires the city to publish a “local adjustment handout” and provide notice to applicants about available adjustment pathways.
“The exemption came with conditions of approval and performance…
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