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8A | SATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 2020 | SIUSLAW NEWS Oregonians will continue to receive increased food benefits in August The Oregon Department of Human Services has re- ceived approval by the fed- eral Food and Nutrition Service to continue in Au- gust to provide increased food benefits and waive the interview requirement for new applicants – making it faster and easier for Orego- nians to access benefits. This will result in an ad- ditional $30 million to eligi- ble Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients in August 2020. “As the pandemic con- tinues, access to food has worsened greatly,” said Self-Sufficiency Programs Deputy Director Claire Se- guin. “Providing another month of emergency as- sistance will help ease the threat of chronic hunger in Oregon.” SNAP households will automatically receive the additional allotment in the same way they receive their current benefits. For most customers this is an EBT card. The additional benefit amount will be disbursed on the schedule below to all eligible SNAP households. • Aug. 11: Current SNAP households not receiving the SNAP maximum allot- ment • Aug. 29: New SNAP customers who did not re- ceive the August 11 allot- ment and are not receiving the maximum benefit No additional action is needed from Oregonians already enrolled in SNAP. The increase brings all households to the maxi- mum SNAP benefit. House- holds that already receive the maximum benefit will not receive any additional benefits. The table below shows the maximum SNAP bene- fits based on the number of eligible people in the house- hold, with household size and max SNAP benefit: • Family of 1, $194 • Family of 2, $355 • Family of 3, $509 • Family of 4, $646 • Family of 5, $768 • Each additional person receives +$146 This allotment will not permanently change a household’s monthly bene- fit amount. It is a temporary supplement to help during the current health crisis. The Department of Human Services will not be sending individual notices to house- holds about the emergency allotments. In addition, Oregon re- ceived approval to continue to waive the requirement to complete an interview for new SNAP applicants. This change will allow us any phone • By email at help@211in- to process applications fast- • Text your zip code to fo.org er and better serve those 898211 • 211info.org. Oregonians hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Staff will still reach out to new applicants to offer ad- ditional resources, explain requirements and answer questions. Learn how to apply for SNAP and other bene- fits online or by phone at w w w. ore gon . gov / DH S / COVID-19/Pages/Home. aspx. Find other food resourc- es at oregonhunger.org/ covid-19/. SNAP customers can con- tact their local SSP or AAA office for more information. Find a local office at oregon. gov/DHS/Offices/Pages/in- dex.aspx. For other ways to connect with DHS, contact 211info: • By calling 2-1-1 from Buying or Selling? I can help. Land Conservation and Development Commission adopts duplex rules to boost housing choices SALEM—On July 23, the Oregon Land Conservation and Development Com- mission (LCDC) adopted a model housing code and ad- ministrative rules to guide the development of duplex- es in medium-sized cities as part of House Bill 2001. The 2019 legislation allows for development of traditional housing types like duplexes and triplexes in historically exclusionary single-family zones. The unanimous adoption of the model code and rules is a major milestone in the implementation of the work by House Speaker Tina Kotek and the Oregon Leg- islature to increase housing choice and supply in Ore- gon. “The LCDC is honored to do its part to foster greater housing choice and supply in communities across Or- egon; this work is a major step forward,” said Com- mission Chair Robin McAr- thur. “We are grateful for the work of many volunteer ad- visors on this effort.” House Bill 2001 requires all cities between 10,000 and 25,000 population outside the Portland Metropolitan area (“medium cities”) to allow a duplex on all lots or parcels where single-family detached residences are cur- rently allowed by city zon- ing. Cities must establish this in local code by June 30, 2021. The law directed LCDC to develop a model hous- ing code no later than Dec. 31, 2020. Fifty-five cities in Oregon will need to comply with these rules by adopting changes to their land use or- dinances. Cities who choose not to update their codes can let the model code pro- visions apply to their cities on July 1, 2021. The adopted model code, provides development and design standards that allow and facilitate the develop- ment of duplexes. The ad- ministrative rules (OAR Chapter 660, Division 46) apply to medium cities that choose to adopt their own land use regulations for duplexes to ensure they are allowed in compliance with House Bill 2001. “I am proud to have been part of this historic vote to allow duplexes in formerly single-family zones,” said Commissioner Anyeley Hallova. “Before racial seg- regation through zoning, some neighborhoods had more diverse housing types with mixed incomes that are part of our beloved neigh- borhood fabric. As inten- tional as racially segregating housing policy was, we need to be as equally intentional about providing equitable housing outcomes for all.” Department of Land Conservation and Devel- opment (DLCD) regional representatives and housing team staff stand ready to help local governments im- plement these rules. House Bill 2001 provided funding for local jurisdictions for implementation. DLCD has awarded assistance to all 28 jurisdictions that have sub- mitted requests. DLCD staff are continu- ing to develop model code and administrative rules for large and Portland-Metro- politan area cities, which in addition to allowing duplexes, must allow tri- plexes, quadplexes, town- houses, and cottage clusters in areas that currently al- low single-family detached dwellings. Staff are also developing administrative rules for Housing Produc- tion Strategies, a new plan- ning requirement created by House Bill 2003 in 2019. DLCD will present mod- el code and administrative rules to the Commission for a first hearing in September 2020 with anticipated adop- tion in November. “As significant as this step was, our immediate next step is the work on rules for Housing Production Strat- egies across Oregon,” said Commissioner Hallova. “We will need all our state and local agency partners, public and private devel- opers and philanthropic organizations to bring the resources needed to fund affordable housing projects and to create pathways for wealth creation through af- fordable homeownership.” In 2019, the Oregon Leg- islature passed, and Gov. Brown signed into law, House Bill 2001. This bill was passed with the intent to increase housing choice and supply. HB 2001 requires tradi- tional housing types like duplexes and triplexes to be allowed in all areas zoned for single-family residen- tial development for cit- ies with population above 10,000 and, within the Port- land Metro Urban Growth Boundary (UGB), all cit- ies with population great- er than 1,000 and urban- ized portions of counties. Non-Metro cities (“medium cities”) between 10,000 and 25,000 population must al- low a duplex on all lots or parcels where single-fami- ly detached residences are currently allowed by city zoning. Cities greater than 25,000 population and the affected Portland Metro Area jurisdictions (“large and metro communities”) must, in addition to the duplex requirement noted above, allow triplexes, quad- plexes, townhomes, and cot- tage clusters in areas zoned for single-family residential development. Additional information on House Bill 2001 is avail- able on the DLCD website at www.oregon.gov/lcd/UP/ Pages/Housing-Choices. aspx. 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