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County adopts zoning overlay correction to protect streams
Summary
The board unanimously adopted an ordinance amending Multnomah County Code Chapter 39 to restore a stream‑overlay standard omitted in a prior ordinance; county planners requested emergency adoption so the effective date aligns with December 21.
Multnomah County planners presented a corrective ordinance to amend the county zoning code (MCC chapter 39) and add back a stream‑overlay standard that had been left out of a previous amendment. Kevin Cook, senior planner with the Department of Community Services, described the change as a technical correction to restore protections for stream overlays. The board adopted the ordinance by emergency to align the effective date with December 21.
There was no public testimony on the item. Commissioners voted unanimously to adopt the ordinance by emergency declaration.
What happens next: The ordinance will take effect as adopted and staff said they are available to answer specific questions about the code change.
