Zoning Code compliance with 2025-26 Oregon legislation
At a glance
Based on uploaded (human-made) captions.
- What: document 2026-345, an ordinance amending Title 33 (the zoning code) to bring it into compliance with Oregon bills passed in 2025 and 2026.
- Where it stands: passed second reading on October 21, 2026, 11-1, with no amendments. Councilor Ryan voted no out of concern for the public right of way.
- Related concern: a neighborhood association president and a carpenters' union representative spoke in public communications about cottage clusters and workforce standards; see Cottage Cluster Development Neighborhood Impacts.
Discussion
- Ryan asked staff about the cottage cluster rules, narrow streets and whether the Fire Bureau and waste haulers are involved; the answer was that state cottage cluster law largely preempts local criteria, so the city cannot add requirements beyond what the state asks.
- A union representative said the state bills (HB 2138 and others) and the city changes carry no local workforce or community standards and asked for an amendment (no amendment was moved).
Sources
- 2026-10-06 - Housing & Permitting Committee
- https://www.portland.gov/council/agenda/2026/10/21
- Video: https://youtube.com/watch?v=QHEWYMvDYyw (uploaded human captions)
Discussion time
About 1 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-21 - Council | 1 |
Log
- 2026-10-21 - Council - Second reading: Councilor Ryan asked about cottage cluster limits and voted no; ordinance passed 11-1.
- 2026-10-22 - Page created from a posted agenda; no meeting transcript processed yet.
- 2026-10-06 - 2026-10-06 - Housing & Permitting Committee: Referred to the full Council with a recommendation to pass, 4-0 with one absent; testimony on cottage cluster common area and fourplex parking.