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Council weighs Low Impact Development code changes, flags residential affordability concerns
Summary
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.
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.
Council members pressed staff on thresholds and the potential financial impact on homeowners. Councilor Lydia Koerner and Councilor Ron Wright both volunteered to work with Special Projects Coordinator Colleen Coleman to review a redlined draft before returning it to Council. The council indicated general support for applying LID requirements to commercial and industrial development while asking staff to consider making residential LID practices optional or otherwise mitigated for lower-income residents.
No formal action was taken; staff will return with revised ordinance language and the redline review results.
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