Council adopts code maintenance ordinance updating Development Code (Title 15)
Summary
The Newberg City Council conducted a legislative public hearing and unanimously adopted an ordinance amending the municipal Development Code (Title 15) to clarify procedures, comply with state land‑use requirements and improve permit customer service; council waived the second reading and approved the ordinance by roll call.
The Newberg City Council held a legislative public hearing and adopted ordinance 2025‑2933 amending the Newberg Municipal Code Title 15, the city's development code, to clarify procedures, align with state land‑use requirements and improve permit processes.
Scott Siegel, Community Development Director, told council the package was primarily code maintenance to ensure procedures and application requirements work as intended, not to change substantive zoning. "The purpose of code maintenance is really just what it says. It's to make sure that our procedures, our application requirements, our standards, and our zoning are working correctly," Siegel said.
No written comments were received before the hearing and no members of the public signed up to testify. Councilor Derek moved to waive the second reading; the motion was seconded and the council voted unanimously to waive the second reading. The council then moved, seconded and voted by roll call to adopt "ordinance number 2025‑2933, an ordinance amending Newberg Municipal Code Title 15 Development Code to clarify regulations, comply with state land use requirements and improve customer service and the permit process," according to the staff reading.
Roll call recorded seven ayes: Councilor McBride, Councilor Wheatley, Councilor Yarnell Holloman, Councilor Kilberg, Mayor Rosacker, Councilor Turgessen and Councilor Carmen.
Ending: The ordinance was adopted and the council thanked staff for the record and work on the code maintenance package.
