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County staff previews ZDO 2-93 code amendment package covering expedited land divisions, CFEC parking, docks and other changes
Summary
Clackamas County planning staff on Feb. 23 briefed the Planning Commission on ZDO 2-93, a package of minor/time-sensitive code amendments that implement new state mandates (expedited land divisions, urban housing applications, CFEC parking changes), codify DLCD rule updates for farm/forest zones and propose changes to Willamette River dock and Greenway rules; a Planning Commission hearing is set for May 11.
Clackamas County planning staff on Feb. 23 gave commissioners a preview of ZDO 2-93, a legislative package of minor and time-sensitive amendments to the county Zoning and Development Ordinance. The package groups changes into state-mandated items, technical housekeeping and one public-request item; staff said the Planning Commission will hold a public hearing May 11 and the Board will consider the package later in the summer.
Staff explained several state-driven items that must be implemented in code. Among the most consequential: changes to middle-housing land-division procedures and a new expedited land-division track that, under state law, limits local notice and appeal rights in certain straightforward urban cases. "One of the big things these changes do is it takes away the requirement for public notice," staff said, expressing mixed feelings about reduced transparency while noting the provisions…
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