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Committee advances changes to one‑time UGB expansion and clears Woodburn provisions
Summary
Lawmakers adopted an A4 amendment and moved HB 4035A to the Senate floor; the amendment narrows eligibility language, clarifies internal‑tract definitions, allows limited inclusion of resource land in certain circumstances and provides a Woodburn‑specific pathway requiring at least 600 units with 30% affordable.
The Senate Housing and Development Committee on Feb. 24 adopted an amendment and voted to advance House Bill 4035A, a package of changes to the one-time urban growth boundary (UGB) expansion process originally enacted in SB 15 37. Sponsors said the bill was designed to make the expedited UGB tool usable by more cities while preserving complete-community standards.
Representative Marsh described four primary changes: replacing the ‘severely rent-burdened’ threshold (50%+ of income) with a more common cost-burden test (30%+ of household income); clarifying…
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