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Planning manager outlines SB 1537 exemption, flags three code gaps commissioners should watch
Summary
Planning manager Johanna Hasty reviewed Lake Oswego’s exemption from Oregon’s SB 1537 mandatory adjustments program, explained conditions attached to the exemption and identified three areas without local adjustment pathways—special street setbacks, the charter 50‑foot residential height cap and maximum density limits—that could trigger state adjustments for eligible housing projects.
At a work session following the public hearing, planning manager Johanna Hasty briefed the commission on Senate Bill 1537 and the city’s exemption status. The city received an exemption from SB 1537 earlier in the year but the exemption includes conditions of approval and performance objectives that the city must meet.
Hasty described the exemption’s publicity requirement — a ‘‘local adjustment handout’’ and a dedicated webpage — and explained that the state requires the city to maintain transparency about local adjustment…
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