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Board moves to engross ordinance 912 to allow rural ADUs, continues hearings to April
Summary
After a staff presentation and public testimony, the board ordered engrossment of ordinance 912 to allow rural accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and rural historic ADUs with clarifications and continued the engrossed-hearing to April 7 and April 28, 2026.
County staff presented proposed ordinance 912 on Feb. 24, which would amend the rural natural resources plan and community development code to allow two state-authorized rural ADU types in specified rural residential districts.
Todd Borkowitz, senior planner in Land Use and Transportation, explained the two rural ADU types under Oregon law (rural ADUs and rural historic ADUs), described eligibility maps and state minimum criteria (minimum lot sizes, prohibition inside the urban growth boundary and certain urban reserves,…
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