Commissioners say draft housing code is confusing; urge simplification before public hearings
Several commissioners told staff the Cascadia-drafted code uses unfamiliar names and repetitive clauses that risk slowing approvals. A long-time reviewer urged focusing on unit counts and simpler language rather than new prototype names.
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Commissioner Bill (speaker 1) opened the critique of the draft code by telling the group the presentation had been rushed by the consultant and that the text remains difficult to use. "I feel our what this code is still somewhat of a mess," he said, urging more time and concrete edits before taking the draft to hearings.
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