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Council adopts municipal-code housekeeping to align with state House Bill 2005; litigation noted for some provisions
Summary
Council adopted ordinance 2026-03 to insert state definitions and update several municipal code sections to match House Bill 2005; staff said litigation over some super-siting provisions means only housekeeping language was incorporated now.
Council conducted a public hearing—without public testimony—on proposed municipal code amendments to incorporate changes triggered by the Oregon Legislature’s House Bill 2005.
Staff explained the city is updating definitions and allowed-use language in multiple chapters to reflect state statutes and to simplify future permit review. The code changes intentionally avoid implementing the HB2005 "supersiting" requirements that are currently the subject of litigation; staff said the city will follow applicable state statutes in any individual land-use application until litigation resolves the contested items.
A staff member explained the specific edit correcting an extraneous word in the residential-facility definition (removing "care" and a comma) and proposed an introductory clause referencing ORS 197.660 so readers can trace definitions. The council moved, and by voice vote approved first and second readings of Ordinance 2026-03.
Council members emphasized the changes are primarily housekeeping to reduce administrative confusion and to ensure the city’s code language does not appear inconsistent with state law.
