Council weighs Low Impact Development code changes, flags residential affordability concerns

Jul 1, 2026

Willamette Partnership presented LID-based stormwater code amendments; councilors backed applying LID to commercial/industrial projects but asked staff to re-evaluate residential triggers and exceptions to avoid undue costs for lower-income homeowners.

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Ethan Brown of the Willamette Partnership presented proposed code amendments to implement Mosier’s Stormwater Master Plan and Low Impact Development (LID) standards. Brown outlined proposed construction permit triggers, enforcement approaches, and potential exceptions tied to the adopted stormwater plan.

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