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Linn County adopts ordinance regulating hazardous liquid pipelines
Summary
The board gave final approval to an ordinance (third reading) adding Article 4 to Chapter 14 that sets minimum separation distances, requires an agricultural impact mitigation plan, a road‑use agreement and a pipeline planning consultation area to improve communication with nearby residents and infrastructure owners.
Charlie Nichols, Planning and Development, presented the third and final reading of an ordinance amending Chapter 14 to add Article 4 addressing hazardous liquid pipelines. Nichols summarized the ordinance’s four central elements: minimum separation distances for hazardous liquid pipelines, a required agricultural impact mitigation plan, a required road‑use agreement to mitigate infrastructure damage, and the creation of a pipeline planning consultation area to improve communication between pipeline companies and nearby residents.
Nichols told the board there had been no additional public comment since the second reading and that no changes had been made since the last review. A supervisor moved to accept the third and final reading; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote.
The ordinance formalizes standards the county will apply when hazardous liquid pipelines are proposed or reviewed, aiming to protect agricultural operations, local roads and residents living near pipeline corridors. County staff said they will place the adopted ordinance into the county code and implement administrative procedures for permitting and consultation.
The board’s formal adoption completes the legislative step at the county level; any future pipeline projects will be subject to the new local code provisions.
