Land Use Hearings

Hearing continued from December 8, 2021.

1. A Comprehensive Plan Map amendment to change the land use plan designation of the subject property from Rural (R) to Rural Industrial (RI); 2. A corresponding zone change of the subject property from Rural Residential Farm Forest 5-Acre (RRFF-5) District to Rural Industrial (RI); and 3. A partition of the subject property into two parcels.

A proposed Comprehensive Plan Amendment for an exception to Statewide Planning Goal 3 (Agriculture), pursuant to ORS 660, for use of the property, including an existing residence and accessory buildings, as an ‘addiction recovery farm'.

Three phases of amendments to the county’s Zoning & Development Ordinance (ZDO) to provide zoning opportunities to help alleviate the housing shortage in unincorporated Clackamas County. This hearing is to consider additional options to two of the three strategies presented at the Oct. 6 meeting.

Three phases of amendments to the county’s Zoning & Development Ordinance (ZDO) to provide zoning opportunities to help alleviate the housing shortage in unincorporated Clackamas County.

File numbers Z0079-21-Cp and Z0080-21 ZAP contain a proposed Comprehensive Plan Map Amendment from a Forest (F) to an Urban Low Density Residential (LDR) land use designation and a corresponding zone change from Timber (TBR) to Future Urban 10-acre (FU-10) or to Urban Low Density Residential (R-30), to facilitate future development of a single family residence on a vacant property. 

ZDO-280 is a package of legislative text amendments to the Clackamas County Comprehensive Plan and Zoning and Development Ordinance (ZDO). The proposed amendments, included in Attachment A, respond to a directive in the adopted Long-Range Planning Work Program for 2019-2021 (Attachment B). Per the Work Program, this project, “Project O-1”, is intended to make relatively minor changes to County land use regulations that are necessary to comply with new state and federal mandates, clarify existing language, correct errors, and adopt optional provisions that require only minimal staff analysis.

Planning files Z0167-21-CP and Z0168-21-ZAP contain a proposed Comprehensive Plan Map Amendment from Medium Density Residential (MDR) to High Density Residential (HDR) and a corresponding zone change from Medium Density Residential (MR-1) zone to High Density Residential (HDR) zone to facilitate a future multifamily development, subject to a separate Design Review land use approval process.

ZDO Section 202 (Definitions): the definition of “dwelling unit” would be amended to make it clear that the rental of a dwelling unit on a short-term basis is allowed; and ZDO Section 833 (Guest Houses): existing text that specifically prohibits using a guest house as a source of rental income would be removed and replaced with text that makes it clear that the rental of a guest house on a short-term basis is allowed. Specific facilities allowed and not allowed in guest houses would also be clarified.

Comprehensive Plan Amendment and Zone Change from Medium Density Residential to Light Industrial

Z0079-20-CP & Z0080-20-ZAP contain a proposal to change the Comprehensive Plan designation from Rural to Rural Industrial and to change the zoning designation of the subject property from Rural Residential Farm Forest 5-Acre, RRFF-5, to Rural Industrial (RI) to facilitate ongoing industrial operations on the site, comprised of two separate tax lots located at 23020 and 23340 SE Eagle Creek Rd.

The adopted Long-Range Planning Work Program for 2019-2021 includes a project titled “Minor and Time-Sensitive ZDO Amendments”, an effort intended to make relatively minor changes to the County land use regulations that are necessary to comply with new and pending state and federal mandates, clarify existing language, correct errors, and adopt optional provisions that require only minimal analysis.

Allied Homes and Development (the “Applicant”) requests a 6.42-acre expansion of the City of Sandy’s urban growth boundary (UGB).

Z0546-19-HL contains a proposal to remove the Historic Landmark (HL) overlay on the property located at 17800 Springwater Road.

May 6, 2020 Land Use Hearing

Allied Homes and Development (the “Applicant”) requests a 6.42-acre expansion of the City of Sandy’s urban growth boundary (UGB).

The applicant is proposing (1) a Post-Acknowledgement Plan Amendment (PAPA) to the Clackamas County Comprehensive Plan (Plan) to designate approximately 99 acres of the proposed mining site, which includes eight taxlots and approximately 106.5 total acres, as a Goal 5 significant mineral and aggregate resource site in Chapter 3, Table III-2 of the Plan; (2) a zoning map amendment to apply a Mineral and Aggregate Overlay (MAO) to the site; (3) approval of a Mineral & Aggregate Overlay District Site Plan Review application for the proposed mining operations; and (4) a modification of conditions of approval in Planning file numbers Z0348-96-CP & Z0349-93-Z to allow processing on Saturdays.

Z0067-19-HL contains a proposal to remove the Historic Landmark (HL) overlay on the property located at 11315 S. Bremer Road. The structure on the subject site that was designated as having historic significance, the Califf Watertower (SHPO #1103) no longer exists on the property.

Planning files # Z0375-18-CP and Z0376-18-ZAP contain a proposed Comprehensive Plan Map Amendment from Low Density Residential (LDR) to Corridor Commercial (COR) with a corresponding Zone Change from Low Density Residential (R-5) to Corridor Commercial (CC) for a 10,000 square- foot parcel located at 8220 SE Cornwell Avenue. If approved, this amendment would enable Washman LLC to develop the subject property in conjunction with neighboring properties (already zoned CC) with a car wash facility.

ZDO-271 proposes legislative text amendments to the Clackamas County Zoning and Development Ordinance (ZDO) in order to limit the number of licensed premises for recreational marijuana production, and the number of registered grow sites for medical marijuana production, on property zoned Ag/Forest (AG/F), Exclusive Farm Use (EFU) or Timber (TBR). It also proposes certain non-substantive text amendments to clarify current marijuana-related land use regulations.

ZDO-271 proposes legislative text amendments to the Clackamas County Zoning and Development Ordinance (ZDO) in order to limit the number of licensed premises for recreational marijuana production, and the number of registered grow sites for medical marijuana production, on property zoned Ag/Forest (AG/F), Exclusive Farm Use (EFU) or Timber (TBR). It also proposes certain non-substantive text amendments to clarify current marijuana-related land use regulations.

ZDO-275 proposes legislative text amendments to Section 703 of the Clackamas County Zoning and Development Ordinance (ZDO) to adopt new floodplain maps for the Sandy River Basin, produced by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and to amend the standards that apply to new development in the 1-percent annual chance floodplain (i.e., the 100-year floodplain) countywide.

ZDO-270 proposes three amendments to the Figures, Maps and Tables associated with the Clackamas County Comprehensive Plan, Chapter 5, Transportation System Plan. There are no text changes to the Comprehensive Plan or the Zoning Development Ordinance proposed. The changes to these Figures, Maps and Tables are necessary to maintain consistency between the Comprehensive Plan and current county practice, but none of the changes represent a substantive policy change.

The proposal is a legislative text amendment to the Clackamas County Zoning and Development Ordinance (ZDO) to implement Phase 5 of the Zoning and Development Ordinance Audit.

The proposal is for legislative text amendments to the Clackamas County Comprehensive Plan and to the Zoning and Development Ordinance (ZDO) in order to expand opportunities for accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and to newly permit accessory historic dwellings in specific areas.