Current and Proposed Policies

UPDATE: View the February 17, 2012, proposed draft code here.

In response to extensive community input, staff has identified the following key values that will direct policy:

Be clear and objective. To be easy to understand and implement.
Be style neutral. To allow a wide variety of building designs and site layouts that “work” in all of Milwaukie’s neighborhoods.
Be flexible. To allow reasonable building design and site development variations.
Support compatibility. To facilitate building designs and site development that “fits” within Milwaukie’s existing neighborhoods.
Support good building design and site development without being cost prohibitive. To keep Milwaukie an affordable place to live.

Current Policies

Current Residential Development Standards (reformatted): The City's current residential development standards reformatted for clarity.
Case Study Site Illustrations: Illustrates the development that would be allowed under the current standards.
Current Allowed Dwelling Typologies: A memo describing current housing types allowed in the City
Housing Type by Zone: An illustration of current housing types allowed in the City's lower- and higher-density residential zones.

Proposed Policies

Single-Family Residential Design Standards - Proposed Policies : This document outlines the draft policy goals and proposed SFR design standards for Steering Committee input.
Single-Family Residential Development Standards - Issues and Options: This document outlines the draft policy goals, key questions, current development standards, compatibility issues and tools, conditional uses, and compatibility photos.
Single-Family Residential Development Standards - Potential Modifications: This document describes and illustrates modifications to the current development standards that could make new dwellings more compatible with existing buildings.
Multifamily Residential Development and Design Standards: This document outlines the draft policy goals and proposed MFR design and development standards for Steering Committee input.
Overview of proposed policies: These documents provide an overview of the proposed policies as of October 2011.