The Hood River City Council approved changes to the ordinance for accessory dwelling units, hoping to removal obstacles to their construction.  The biggest point of discussion revolved around a planning commission recommendation to eliminate the requirement of one parking space per ADU.  There were concerns about already crowded parking situations in some neighborhoods, but the cost of providing the parking is an obstacle, and Councilors decided to go with the recommendation.  Mayor Paul Blackburn says they will monitor the impact of that decision.  The Council is hoping eliminating barriers to ADU construction will encourage more of them to be built in response to Hood River’s on-going housing issue.