DLCD official urges Sweet Home to secure state acknowledgment for plan and code amendments
May 13, 2026
Patrick Wingard of the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development told Sweet Home officials that failing to provide timely notice to DLCD or to obtain state acknowledgment for plan or code amendments can leave those changes vulnerable to appeal to the Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA).
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Patrick Wingard, the Southern Willamette Valley regional representative for the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development, told a joint Sweet Home City Council and Planning Commission work session that cities must provide DLCD timely notice of comprehensive plan or zoning-code amendments so the department can review and, when necessary, participate.
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