Code Audit Participation Opportunity - PLEASE READ
ami...@virginiavillageproductions.com
Housing Action Team members,
Please take a minute to read the email below from the City’s Community Development Director, Paul Bilotta.
Paul’s staff is offering new ways to engage the community, so I hope you’ll make use of this opportunity! (I’ve highlighted the key items in bold.)
Thank you in advance for your participation.
Annette
Annette Mills, Facilitator/Director
Corvallis Sustainability Coalition
From: Bilotta, Paul [mailto:Paul.B...@corvallisoregon.gov]
Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2020 1:53 PM
To: Annette Mills <ami...@virginiavillageproductions.com
Cc: McKenna-Foster, Daniel <Daniel.McK...@corvallisoregon.gov>; Yaich, Jason <Jason...@corvallisoregon.gov>
Subject: Code Audit Participation Opportunity
We are trying out a new way to increase transparency and push technical information out to the community in a format that may reach more people and generate better community engagement than we usually receive through traditional methods. Feel free to participate yourself and forward to others who you think might be interested.
This is a relatively simple feedback mechanism because of the nature of the project, but we have other videos coming in the future that have more detailed ways for the community to get involved and provide feedback on projects underway at the city.
In 2018, the City received a grant from the state to pay for a third party expert to review the Land Development Code and identify any legal problems or standards that created barriers to affordable housing. The consultant worked with a committee of local experts and completed this work in 2019. One regulation that the committee felt was the most significant barrier to providing more affordable housing was the City’s small block sizes, also known as “block perimeter” standards.
The attached video presentation provides an overview of block perimeter standards. Block perimeter standards seek to ensure that the layouts for new developments facilitate access between properties and support non-motorized transportation choices like walking and bicycling. They are also a key element in defining the form of neighborhoods and setting the framework for either concentrating or dispersing vehicular traffic on the street network.
We want to hear what you have to think about this issue and encourage feedback from all interested community members. If you have any comments you would like to make about block perimeter standards, please contact Daniel.McK...@corvallisoregon.gov.
The video presentation can be found at https://vimeo.com/449023532
If you would like to learn more about the City’s Code Audit project, additional information can be found at https://www.corvallisoregon.gov/cd/page/code-audit-project
Thanks,
Paul Bilotta
Community Development Director
City of Corvallis | Community Development
501 SW Madison Avenue, Corvallis, OR 97333
PO Box 1083, Corvallis, OR 97339-1083
541-766-6571 phone | 541-754-1792 fax
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