Planning and Zoning

The applicant is requesting a conditional use permit to host events such as weddings, celebrations of life, class, reunions, company picnics, etc. The events will include no more than 150 people per event, and will take place in a (proposed) 50-foot by 90-foot building. The building will include a kitchen, two bathrooms and an open event space.

To construct an emergency access road to serve a proposed water filtration facility in Multnomah County. The applicant characterizes the use as a “utility facility necessary for public service”, which is a use potentially allowed in the Exclusive Farm Use zone. The emergency access road is proposed to have an all-weather gravel surface and to vary in width from 20 to 26 feet (widening to 26 feet around the proposed fire hydrants) and will include fiber optic cable, a water supply line and two fire hydrants. The applicant also proposes a temporary construction access road with an all-weather gravel surface and a width of 30 feet. A temporary construction easement is also proposed adjacent to the emergency access road. Both the temporary and permanent easements will vary in width.

The applicant requests a permit to operate a home occupation for an educational farm, which will host educational events such as field trips and workshops onsite at the farm and in the home. The applicant is requesting an exception to ZDO Section 822.04(L)(3)(b), which limits the number of vehicles that are associated with the home occupation and located on the subject property to five (5) at any time. The applicant requests to have up to 13 vehicles associated with the home occupation and located on the property at any time.

The County is presently the defendant in a federal lawsuit alleging that the ZDO does not treat places of worship equally with other similarly situated uses. The County has denied this allegation; however, to avoid future lawsuits and to assist with resolution of the present case, County Counsel has recommended that we make amendments to the ZDO.

Application for a Design Review permit to construct a new 15,360 square foot public library and to renovate an existing building (formerly Concord School) into a community center.

Amendments to the Clackamas County Comprehensive Plan and Zoning and Development Ordinance (ZDO), Fiscal Year (FY) 2023

An appeal of a 6 lot subdivision of 3 platted lots of the Firwood Industrial Subdivision.

Using a historic house that has been designated as a Historic Landmark for staff offices and occasional board meetings.