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Boardman planner seeks committee input to rewrite development code; ADUs, cottage clusters and materials on the table
Summary
Carla outlined a planned code-amendment process to allow ADUs, cottage clusters and to simplify residential zoning. She said code updates require state notice and two public hearings, and she asked the committee to produce a brainstorm list and identify champions to testify.
Carla (speaker 1), Boardman’s planner, asked the housing committee to help shape a prioritized list of development-code changes the city should pursue — including accessory dwelling units (ADUs), cottage clusters, clearer multifamily provisions and standards for alternative building materials. She said such changes would simplify the zoning map and remove outdated residential subdistrict distinctions.
On procedure, Carla explained the formal code-amendment process: "It is a very formal, regulated state department of land conservation and development. When you propose a change to your development code... you have to provide notice to the state. And then you hold at least 2 public hearings, 1 in front of the planning commission, 1 in front of the city council... We're probably looking at a process that's 120 to 180 days," she said. Carla told the committee she wants to begin drafting or at least have a proposal by fall and asked members to brainstorm what should be added or simplified in the code.
Committee members expressed support to serve as "champions" and to testify at hearings. Carla said the city’s buildable-lands inventory and ongoing comprehensive-plan updates will inform the code changes and that staff will present a refined draft list at the next meeting.
