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West Linn Council adopts code changes to meet state climate parking rules
Summary
The West Linn City Council unanimously adopted Ordinance 1754, amending multiple chapters of the Community Development Code to comply with Oregon’s Climate Friendly and Equitable Communities rules by removing certain parking mandates and adding EV‑ready conduit and parking‑lot design standards.
The West Linn City Council on Nov. 12 unanimously adopted Ordinance 1754, a package of amendments to the city’s Community Development Code intended to bring the city into compliance with Oregon Administrative Rules implementing the Climate Friendly and Equitable Communities (CFEC) program. The ordinance removes or revises required parking minimums across multiple CDC chapters, adds requirements to prepare for electric vehicles and updates parking‑lot design standards.
Darren Weiss, the city’s planning manager, told the council that state rules (OAR chapter 660, division 12) and related Metro requirements left the city with a narrow set of options: remove parking mandates citywide, limit…
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