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Commission tables code-priority survey to June 2; director flags state housing bills and Sherman Avenue stormwater workshop
Summary
The commission agreed May 5 to reopen a short survey and move consideration of early code-priority results to June 2. Director's report summarized three state bills requiring local action and announced a Sherman Avenue stormwater-park public workshop May 28.
The Planning Commission on May 5 agreed to delay finalizing priorities from a short staff survey on potential code amendments until June 2 so commissioners who had not yet responded can contribute.
Staff indicated the survey is brief and will be reactivated for non-responding commissioners. The commission opted to move the item to a date certain rather than leave it open-ended.
In the director's report, planning staff summarized three state legislative actions that will require local code work. The transcript references HB 2266 (permanent supportive housing, deadline 2028), HB 2148 (permit-review procedures, deadline summer 2027) and HB1 1859 (requirements for affordable housing on property owned by religious organizations; timeline triggered by formal request, 90-day compliance window as stated). Staff said they are prioritizing code work by statutory due date.
Staff also updated the commission on the Sherman Avenue stormwater-park project: public input gathered in fall 2025 informed conceptual design work and a second public workshop is scheduled for May 28 in the council chambers; staff will return with a June update showing how public input shaped design choices.
Next steps: staff will reopen the code-priority survey, return the code-priority item on June 2, continue to implement state-mandated code updates by statutory deadlines, and host the Sherman Avenue public workshop on May 28.
