How Milwaukie is Complying with Title 13

All jurisdictions within the Metro region are required to adopt code amendments that substantially conform to Title 13. Metro provided a model ordinance that communities could adopt and set January 2009 as the deadline for compliance. Milwaukie Planning staff began working to adopt Title 13 language prior to the deadline and determined (with the concurrence of the Planning Commission and City Council) that the model ordinance will need to be more carefully tailored to meet the needs of the community and fit with the City’s existing Water Quality Resource (WQR) regulations.

Metro has allowed an extension while the City works to craft new code language that blends the new proposed Title 13 rules with the existing WQR regulations for Water Quality Resources found in the municipal code. In the meantime, as of June 1, 2009, the City is implementing portions of the Title 13 model ordinance until the new regulations are completed. Click here to link to the Planning Director’s memo on interim implementation of Title 13.

Public participation is critical to developing the new code, to ensure that any new rules provide adequate protections for the community’s water resources and wildlife habitat without creating an onerous process for property owners and residents. Click here to review the overall scope of the City’s code update project. Click here to view the particular public involvement process that has been developed for this project.

Last updated: 02/03/2010