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Council directs administrator to study design-review reform, citing housing urgency
Summary
Portland council adopted a resolution directing the city administrator to deliver recommendations on reforming design review, including possible temporary exemptions to speed housing production; sponsors said the report will return to full council within 120 days.
The Portland City Council unanimously adopted a resolution Dec. 10 directing the city administrator to prepare a report with recommendations to reform the city's design review process, citing housing shortages and delays the sponsors said impede production.
The Climate Resilience and Land Use committee's staff and sponsor councilors told council the report should include…
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