By Scott Unger • Of the News-Register • 

State housing laws begin to supersede local control

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B

"The commission was told by staff not to consider criteria B, which states the project must be orderly and timely, and consider the pattern of development in the area." Who on Staff made that decision?

Bigfootlives

B, none of your business, we are the little people, get that through your head. Sounds like we need no kings protests in Salem. And maybe 2nd street.

McMinnville Community Development Center

Clarification: The reference to criterion "B" is a local regulation in the City's Municipal Code. It is not a component of the new state housing regulations. This reference comes from 17.74.020 of the McMinnville Municipal Code that was first adopted in 1968, and then amended in 1981, 1982 and 1983. The code specifically states that when considering a comprehensive plan map amendment or zone map amendment, "Criterion "B"" of this section of the code "shall not apply to the rezoning of land designated for residential use on the plan map". That is not a staff decision. It was a Community/City Council decision when this code was drafted and adopted (1968) and amended (1981, 1982 and 1983). Staff's role is to simply make sure that the decision-making body is aware of the state and local regulations that they must follow in making their decision.

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