Res. 2176 - Initiating Legislative Amendments to WDO and Comprehensive Plan relating to Middle Housing COUNCIL BILL NO. 3161
RESOLUTION O. 2176
A RESOLUTION INITIATING LEGISLATIVE AMENDMENTS TO THE WOODBURN
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND WOODBURN DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE RELATING TO
THE MIDDLE HOUSING PROJECT
WHEREAS, the Woodburn Development Ordinance (WDO) establishes the
standards that land development is required to meet, and relevance and clarity of
standards is critical as the city grows; and
WHEREAS, periodic revisions and updates to the Comprehensive Plan and
WDO are necessary and expected to comply with revisions to statutes and
administrative rules, administer new and revised long-range plans, and address
current issues; and
WHEREAS, the Community Development Director received a list of draft
amendments to the Comprehensive Plan and WDO necessary for compliance with
statute and Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR) 660-046 that relate to "middle
housing" and resulted from House Bill 2001 (2019); and
WHEREAS, the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development
(DLCD) awarded grants that funded the consultant, Cascadia Partners LLC, who
drafted amendments and presented them to the City Council June 28, 2021 ; and
WHEREAS, WDO 4.01 .09 establishes that the City Council initiate consideration of
any potential legislative amendments to the WDO by resolution; NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY OF WOODBURN RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Pursuant to WDO 4.01 .09, the City Council initiates review of the draft
legislative amendments to the Comprehensive Plan and WDO related to the Middle
Housing Project.
Approved as to form:
City Attorney Date
Approved: (�
Eric Swenson, Mayor
Passed by the Council Jul\-` 0 U,
Submitted to the Mayor
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Approved by the Mayor SD6 -7,0Z_j
Filed in the Office oft .Recorder ��e Z®ZI
ATTEST:
Heather Pierson, City Recorder
City of Woodburn, Oregon
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