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Applicant: Edward Christensen, Welkin Engineering
Property Owner: Eve Godbold and Jensen Huffman
Proposal: This notice pertains to a remanded decision regarding a Conditional Use Permit for the establishment of a dog kennel that will accommodate up to sixteen (16) dogs. Nonconforming Use application is to utilize an existing structure that has been on the property since approximately 1930; eight dog kennels will be located in the existing structure and other eight kennels will be in a proposed (new) 650 square foot building. Dog training classes will continue to occur on the property, but are not subject to the Conditional Use permit (CUP).
On July 15, 2024 the Clackamas County Hearings Officer approved the applications subject to conditions of approval. Neighboring residents appealed the county’s decision to the Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA). On December 12, 2024, LUBA affirmed the majority of the hearings officer’s decision approving the nonconforming use and a CUP for the proposed dog training facility, but remanded on the single issue of whether the proposed use complies with ZDO 401.05(A)(1) and ORS 215.296(1), whether the proposed use “[w]ill not force a significant change in accepted farm or forest practices on surrounding lands devoted to farm or forest use, and will not significantly increase the cost of accepted farm or forest practices on surrounding lands devoted to farm or forest uses.
The applicant has now requested that the County proceed with the remand of the CUP application pursuant to ORS 215.435(2)(a); the scope of the remand is limited to that issue. The hearings officer will not accept or consider testimony or evidence regarding other issues that were affirmed by LUBA or were not raised in the prior proceeding.
Applicable Zoning and Development Ordinance Criteria: Subsection 401.05(A)(1) of the Clackamas County Zoning and Development Ordinance (ZDO) and Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) 215.296(1).
These criteria may be viewed online
Site Address and/or Location: 27320 S Pelican Ct., Canby, OR 97013
Assessor’s Map: T4S, R1E, Section 20, Tax Lot 00523, W.M.
Property Size: 5.25 acres
Zoning: Exclusive Farm Use (EFU)