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Planner outlines state-driven housing‑code audit; council to get draft amendments
Summary
A planner working under a state grant told the Jervis council the city must align its housing code with recent state statutes and model code guidance; staff will return with strike‑out amendments after a technical audit and public‑input tweaks.
Kurt Fisher, a planner working with PowerNav under a Mid Willamette Valley Council of Governments grant, told the Jervis City Council that the work session is task 2 of a multi‑part project: "The purpose is mainly to take a preliminary look through the code, compare it to what the current, statutory requirements are and identify the high level, issues and items" to bring the code into consistency with state requirements.
Fisher said the packet includes (1) a narrative memo of findings and high‑level recommendations, (2) a code‑audit matrix comparing state statutes and local code sections, and (3) the state model housing code as guidance. He emphasized staff do not plan wholesale adoption: the model code will be used selectively to preserve Jervis’s character while meeting minimum state requirements. Councilors asked for draft strike‑out amendments and timelines; staff said draft ordinance language will be returned in the coming months for council review.
