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Council asks staff to draft ordinance after follow-up on odors from Central Oregon Processing
Summary
Council heard a follow-up on odor complaints at Central Oregon Processing (1948 North Main) and directed staff to draft an ordinance that defines 'offensive odor' and a monitoring/complaint matrix for community input, with a possible August presentation of a draft.
City staff returned to the council with a follow-up on repeated complaints about odors from the Central Oregon Processing facility on North Main. Staff reported fewer recent complaints, noted the company was not present and recommended developing an ordinance to define and manage offensive odors using factors such as frequency, duration, nature and intensity; staff said they could adapt matrix strategies used by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and aim to present a draft in August.
The city noted some operations had been reduced while the facility recovered from an earlier incident, which may have affected complaint frequency. Council members asked about measuring intensity; staff replied that DEQ has monitoring technology for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and that the city could explore technical monitoring or request DEQ assistance as part of a complaint-driven process.
