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Commission hears delay in state-funded housing code audit; staff to prepare commercial code schedule
Summary
Staff told the commission the Cascade West COG is ready to audit Philomath’s housing code under a DLCD grant, but the DLCD/DOJ contract review is delayed. Commissioners discussed which code sections to prepare in‑house versus wait for the audit; staff will bring a commercial/industrial timetable at the next meeting and report back on the residential grant timing.
City staff updated the Philomath Planning Commission Feb. 17 on progress toward a state-funded housing code audit intended to align local development code with recent Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD) rules.
Staff said Cascade West Council of Governments (COG) planners were available and had a designated planner ready to run the audit, but the DLCD contract was still undergoing state legal review…
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