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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL
ODOT reminds drivers of dangers in running red lights
How many times have
you run a red light… or seen
someone do it? If you’re still
alive, you’re lucky.
Red light running is a
significant cause of serious
injury crashes in Oregon.
Because it often results in
T-bone crashes, red light
running can cause debilitat-
ing brain injury and death.
It is essential that every
driver in Oregon heed the
warning to “Stop On Red.”
Now through Aug. 8 is
National Stop On Red week,
and safety advocates hope
Oregon drivers will learn
and obey the law.
“When you run a red
light, you are usually mov-
ing through the intersection
at a higher-than-average
rate of speed,” said Kelly
Kapri, Safe and Courteous
Driving Program manager.
“You need to stop on red, as
it can be a matter of life or
death.”
What does steady yellow
mean?
A steady yellow signal
warns you that the signal
is about to turn red. Stop
before entering the in-
tersection. If you cannot
stop safely, drive carefully
through it.
What does steady red
mean?
A steady red signal means
stop and remain stopped
until the signal changes.
You are allowed to make the
following turns on red after
coming to a complete stop
unless a sign or police offi-
cer states otherwise.
When entering a two-way
road, you may turn right.
When entering a one-way
road, you may turn right or
left in the direction of the
one-way road.
Here are a few steps you
can take to be prepared to
stop safely at the next red
light:
• Recognize the “Dilem-
ma Zone.” This is where
you’re approaching an in-
tersection, and the light
changes from green to yel-
low.
• Stop safely before enter-
ing the intersection.
• Know Oregon’s laws on
traffic lights.
• Control your speed at
all times.
• Never drive drowsy, dis-
tracted or impaired.
LCDC adopts new duplex rules to expand housing options
‘Medium-sized’ cities throughout Oregon will allow duplexes in all residential areas by June 30, 2021
On July 23, the Oregon
Land Conservation and
Development Commis-
sion (LCDC) adopted a
model housing code and
administrative rules to
guide the development of
duplexes in medium-sized
cities as part of House Bill
2001.
The 2019 legislation al-
lows for development of
traditional housing types
like duplexes and triplexes
in historically exclusion-
ary single-family zones.
The unanimous adop-
tion of the model code
and rules is a major mile-
stone in the implementa-
tion of the work by House
Speaker Tina Kotek and
the Oregon Legislature to
increase housing choice
and supply in Oregon.
“The LCDC is honored
to do its part to foster
greater housing choice
and supply in communi-
ties across Oregon; this
work is a major step for-
ward,” said Commission
Chair Robin McArthur.
“We are grateful for the
work of many volunteer
advisors on this effort.”
House Bill 2001 re-
quires all cities between
10,000 and 25,000 pop-
ulation outside the Port-
land Metropolitan area
(“medium cities”) to allow
a duplex on all lots or par-
cels where single-family
detached residences are
currently allowed by city
zoning.
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.
Fifty-five cities in Ore-
gon will need to comply
with these rules by adopt-
ing changes to their land
use ordinances. Cities
who choose not to update
their codes can let the
model code provisions
apply to their cities on
July 1, 2021.
The adopted model
code, provides develop-
ment and design stan-
dards that allow and facil-
itate the development of
duplexes. The administra-
tive rules (OAR Chapter
660, Division 46) apply to
medium cities that choose
to adopt their own land
use regulations for du-
plexes to ensure they are
allowed in compliance
with House Bill 2001.
“I am proud to have
been part of this histor-
ic vote to allow duplexes
in formerly single-fami-
ly zones,” said Commis-
sioner Anyeley Hallova.
“Before racial segregation
through zoning, some
neighborhoods had more
diverse housing types
with mixed incomes that
are part of our beloved
neighborhood fabric.
“As intentional as ra-
cially 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 hous-
ing team staff stand ready
to help local governments
implement these rules.
House Bill 2001 provided
funding for local jurisdic-
tions for implementation.
DLCD has awarded as-
sistance to all 28 jurisdic-
tions that have submitted
requests.
DLCD staff are con-
tinuing to develop model
code and administrative
rules for large and Port-
land-Metropolitan area
cities, which in addi-
tion to allowing duplex-
es, must allow triplexes,
quadplexes, townhouses,
and cottage clusters in
areas that currently allow
single-family
detached
dwellings.
Staff are also develop-
ing administrative rules
for Housing Production
Strategies, a new planning
requirement created by
House Bill 2003 in 2019.
DLCD will present
model code and adminis-
trative rules to the Com-
mission for a first hearing
in September 2020 with
anticipated adoption in
November.
“As significant as this
step was, our immediate
next step is the work on
rules for Housing Produc-
tion Strategies across Or-
egon,” said Commissioner
Hallova. “We will need all
our state and local agency
partners, public and pri-
vate developers and phil-
anthropic organizations
to bring the resources
needed to fund affordable
housing projects and to
create pathways for wealth
creation through afford-
able homeownership.”
In 2019, the Oregon
Legislature 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
residential development
for cities with population
above 10,000 and, with-
in the Portland Metro
Urban Growth Bound-
ary (UGB), all cities with
population greater than
1,000 and urbanized por-
tions of counties.
Non-Metro cities (“me-
dium cities”) between
10,000 and 25,000 popu-
lation must allow a duplex
on all lots or parcels where
single-family
detached
residences are currently
allowed by city zoning.
Cities with larger than
25,000 population and the
affected Portland Metro
Area jurisdictions (“large
and metro communities”)
must, in addition to the
duplex requirement not-
ed above, allow triplexes,
quadplexes, town-homes,
and cottage clusters in ar-
eas zoned for single-fam-
ily residential develop-
ment.
Additional
informa-
tion on House Bill 2001
is available on the DLCD
website at www.oregon.
gov/lcd/UP/Pages/Hous-
ing-Choices.aspx.
Information on House
Bill 2003 also is avail-
able at www.oregon.gov/
lcd/UP/Pages/Hous-
ing-Needs.aspx.
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