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Residents urge Oregon City to restore small‑scale farm uses within city limits; commission restores 20,000‑sq‑ft interim language
Summary
Dozens of residents urged the Oregon City Planning Commission on Oct. 11 to restore and protect small‑scale farming inside city limits; planning staff recommended — and the commission approved — restoring prior language allowing farms on lots of at least 20,000 square feet as an interim measure while technical code language is refined.
A large group of residents and community organization representatives told the Oregon City Planning Commission on Oct. 11 that small‑scale farming, urban market gardening and related activities should be allowed inside the city limits with clear, sensible rules and modest compliance costs.
Residents repeatedly urged the commission to reinstate the city's older farm‑use language. Planning staff recommended restoring the pre‑June 18 code as an interim measure while staff works with Public Works and state and county agencies to address stormwater and other technical concerns. Staff read the prior code aloud: "farms, commercial, or truck gardening, and horticultural nurseries on a on a lot not less than 20,000 square feet in…
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