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Nehalem City Council reviews SB406 middle-housing code options
Summary
On March 6, 2025 Nehalem City Council heard Cascadia Partners present code concepts to implement Oregon’s SB406 to allow middle housing in all residential zones; Councilors raised infrastructure, parking and flood-zone cost concerns and the Planning Commission will hold hearings in April and May before the Council decides.
Nehalem City Council members on March 6, 2025 heard a presentation from Cascadia Partners on options to implement Oregon’s SB406 middle-housing law and discussed how the changes could affect local zoning, infrastructure and development in flood-prone areas.
Cascadia Partners Senior Associate Lydia Ness told the Council that “SB406 does not preclude single-family housing, but it allows for more types of housing,” and that the law would permit multi-unit housing across the city’s residential zones, including A‑1, RL, RM and MR. Partner Jamin Kimmel told the Council the new regulations could apply differently across those zones and that the city can use tools such as lot-size requirements and floor area ratio to shape…
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