County to pursue duplex-definition text amendment amid staff capacity concerns
Planning staff presented a work session on changing the county's duplex definition to allow detached or breezeway-connected units (inspired by HB 2138); the board prioritized the change but asked staff to return with trade-offs because long-range planning capacity is already near its limit.
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Deschutes County planning staff asked the Board of Commissioners on July 8 to consider a board‑directed text amendment to the county definition of “duplex,” a response to an example in Terrebonne where a breezeway‑connected pair of units no longer qualifies under the updated clear‑and‑objective code.
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