Issue Papers

Issue papers summarize what we learn about important topics and include recommendations for actions or policies.

2020

Issue Paper No. 2020-01: Short-term Rentals: Issues and Considerations (PDF 358.34 KB)

2019

Issue Paper No. 2019-01: Telecommunication Facilities Located in the Right-of-Way (PDF 251.15 KB)

Issue Paper No. 2019-02: Status Report on County Regulation of Recreational Marijuana (PDF 707.46 KB)

2018

Issue Paper No. 2018-02: Fair Housing Code Updates (PDF 467.41 KB)

Issue Paper No. 2017-6: Rural Roads/Urban Edge (PDF 6.82 MB)

Issue Paper No. 2017-08: Measure 49 Transfer of Development Credits Program Assessment (PDF 1.3 MB)

2017

Issue Paper No. 2017-03: Transportation Requirements and Procedures for Development (PDF 656.36 KB)

Issue Paper No. 2017-04: Rightsizing the Parking Code (PDF 251.76 KB)

Issue Paper No. 2017-01: Updating the Standards of Community Development Code 430-72 (Infill) (PDF 174.9 KB)

Issue Paper No. 2017-02: Food Carts in Unincorporated Washington County (PDF 165.4 KB)

Rural Tourism Study: Follow-up Report on Citizen Comments and Options for Future Actions (PDF 5.19 MB)

2016

Issue Paper No. 2016-01: Solutions for Addressing Walkway Gaps in the Urban Unincorporated Area - Revised (PDF 3.17 MB)

Issue Paper No. 2016-02: Half-Street Requirement for North Bethany Parks (PDF 1.97 MB)

2015

Issue Paper No. 2015-01A: North Cooper Mountain Land Use Planning (PDF 582.18 KB)

Issue Paper No. 2015-01B: North Cooper Mountain Transportation Planning (PDF 561.34 KB)

Issue Paper No. 2015-02: Written Testimony by Email (PDF 95.31 KB)

Issue Paper No. 2015-03: Consideration of Width Reductions to North Bethany's Natural Features Buffer (PDF 4.16 MB)

Issue Paper No. 2015-04: County Regulation of Recreational Marijuana (PDF 1.02 MB)

2014

Issue Paper No. 2014-1: Consider Revisions to Standards Regarding Car Washes (PDF 75.44 KB)

Issue Paper No. 2014-2: Agri-tourism (PDF 192.62 KB)

Issue Paper No. 2014-3: North Bethany Development Restrictions Within the Natural Features Buffer (PDF 938.02 KB)

2013

Issue Paper No. 2013-1: North Bethany Development Restrictions on Slopes Greater than 25% (PDF 972.29 KB)

Issue Paper No. 2013-2: Limitation on Hours of Operations for Drive-thru Facilities (PDF 205.22 KB)

Issue Paper No. 2013-3: Request to Amend the Neighborhood Meeting Requirements (PDF 93.28 KB)