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West Linn staff move code‑cleanup amendments to Oct. 14 public hearing after planning commission recommendation
Summary
City staff presented proposed Community Development Code changes (Ordinance 1763) to clarify how minimum and maximum densities are calculated, tighten partition exemptions and require rectilinear lot shapes; council signaled no objection to sending the package to a public hearing Oct. 14, 2025.
City staff presented a package of Community Development Code changes on Sept. 15 aimed at clarifying how the city calculates minimum and maximum residential densities and at tightening several subdivision standards.
The Planning Commission recommended the cleanup project and the staff presentation summarized proposed amendments bundled in Ordinance 1763, which would revise code chapters 2, 5, 24, 55, 85 and 95 and add a new measurement section in Chapter 5. Principal planner Darren Wise said the changes will replace the terms “acres gross/net” with “developable gross area” and “developable net area,” and place the density calculation language in a single, objective location so applicants and staff interpret…
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