Planning Commission
Agenda — 1 item
- 1. PLANNING ACTION:PA-L-2026-00020APPLICANT: City of AshlandORDINANCE REFERENCES: AMC 18.5.3.060: Additional Preliminary Flag Lot Partition Plat Criteria REQUEST: The proposal before the Planning Commission is a draft ordinance amending AMC 18.5.3.060 to establish a variance process for flag drive and driveway grades serving legal lots of record created before the City adopted its Hillside Development Standards in 1997, and a request to forward a recommendation to the City Council. The amendment was originally included in the Senate Bill 974 implementation package (draft Ordinance No. 3307) and has been separated into a standalone ordinance, draft Ordinance No. 3309, so that it can be considered on its own merits.2. PLANNING ACTION: PA-L-2026-00019 APPLICANT: City of Ashland ORDINANCE REFERENCES: AMC 18.2.2.030: Uses Allowed by ZoneAMC 18.2.5.090: Standards for Single-Family Dwellings and DuplexesAMC 18.2.5.100: Single Room Occupancy (SRO)AMC 18.3.4.040: Normal Neighborhood District Uses Allowed by Zone AMC 18.3.5.050: North Mountain Neighborhood Uses Allowed by Zone AMC 18.3.5.100: Site Development and Design Standards (North Mountain Neighborhood) AMC 18.3.9.040: Review Procedures and Criteria (Performance Standards Option) AMC 18.5.1.010: Summary of Approvals by Type of Review Procedure AMC 18.5.5.030: Review Procedure (Variances) AMC 18.6.1.030: DefinitionsREQUEST: The proposal before the Planning Commission includes draft ordinance amendments to the Ashland Land Use Ordinance to implement Senate Bill 974 (2025) and a request to forward a recommendation to the City Council. The draft ordinance amends AMC 18.2.5.090, AMC 18.3.5.100, AMC 18.3.9.040, Table 18.5.1.010, AMC 18.5.5.030, and AMC 18.6.1.030. Code changes to comply with SB 974 are required to be in effect by July 1, 2026. Additional amendments implementing House Bill 2138 (2025) requirements with regard to Single Room Occupancies (SROs) are proposed for AMC 18.2.2.030, 18.2.5.100, 18.3.4.040, 18.3.5.050 and 18.6.1.030.D. These SRO requirements must be implemented by January 1, 2027; additional code changes with regard to other sections of HB 2138 will be brought forward as a separate package following further state rulemaking. Additional amendments implementing House Bill 4037 (2026) are proposed for AMC 18.5.1.050 to establish a uniform review procedure for applications for housing subject only to clear and objective standards, consistent with amendments to ORS 197A.400 operative July 1, 2026. SB 974, HB 2138, and HB 4037 together revise the state framework for the review of residential development applications.
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