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Council reviews package of code amendments on appeals, extensions, home occupations and land divisions
Summary
Councilors discussed a code amendment package intended to clarify appeals, limit extensions of approvals, tighten home‑occupation rules and add definitions and staff authorities for expedited and middle‑housing land divisions. Staff scheduled a public hearing for Dec. 9 and offered a Nov. 18 joint work session.
City staff presented a package of community‑development code amendments at the Nov. 4 West Linn work session to clarify processes for appeals, extensions of approvals, home‑occupation permits and expedited/middle‑housing land divisions.
Staff said the Planning Commission reviewed the proposals through multiple work sessions and public hearings this year and recommended the council adopt the package. "The planning commission met and discussed these 4 topics 5 times, throughout spring and summer," staff said, summarizing the commission’s review. Staff also attached a draft ordinance and the Planning Commission recommendation…
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