Hearings Officer

The Land Use Hearings Officer is an impartial third party contracted by the county to hear land-use applications that require judgment and discretion in applying the Clackamas County Zoning and Development Ordinance, as well as the Clackamas County Comprehensive Plan and other criteria under State law. The Hearings Officer may impose conditions in order for the application to comply with county and state regulations and to minimize impacts to surrounding properties.

  • Hearings will not begin before the time noted but may begin later depending on the length of prior items.
  • Any interested person may attend the hearing to listen or testify.
  • This public hearing will be conducted virtually using the Zoom platform. One week before the hearing, a Zoom link to the public hearing and details on how to observe and testify online or by telephone will be available by clicking on the file number.
  • Applications may be viewed online. After selecting the “Planning” tab, enter the Record (File) Number to search. (Do not include the second dash or the letters that follow it.) Select Record Info and then select “Attachments” from the dropdown list, where you will find the submitted application.
  • Please direct questions to the staff planner, whose contact information is found by selecting the file number below.
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Thursday, October 23, 2025

9:30 am
The City of Sandy is proposing upgrades to the existing water treatment facility through land use file Z0273-25. The proposal includes a metal roof structure over part of the system, and an underground tank that will not meet the minimum 30 foot front setbacks measured from the northern edge of the road easement and thus the applicant is requesting a variance to that setback through Z0274-25. The applicant requested that the applications be reviewed concurrently.
1:00 pm
The applicant requests approval for a structure to allow OSU forestry extension staff to lead education events as part of the Forest management research and experimentation facilities that are located on the subject property.

Thursday, October 2, 2025

9:30 am
The Planner Director decision has been appealed.
Appeal of a Planning Director decision approving a Level 3 Home Occupation (HO) for the detailing and the selling of vehicles (the HO is limited to 5 vehicles).

Thursday, September 25, 2025

9:30 am
applicant requests a conditional use approval through File Z0282-25 to upgrade the existing power line to include added transmission lines along Stafford Rd. The altered public utility facility will include transmission, distribution and communication lines and added transmission capacity along the entire project length. Pole heights will increase. Because the review process for utility facilities in the EFU zone is different than the process in the RRFF-5 zone, the applicant also requests approval through File Z0313-25 of a “utility facility necessary for public service” to replace seven existing poles at Rosemont Substation with taller transmission poles to match the rest of the corridor.

Thursday, September 18, 2025

9:30 am
The Planner Director decision has been appealed.
The applicant proposes to alter the existing nonconforming use that allows for the use of a go-kart track for go-karts and (in a limited capacity) road motorcycles to allow for a limited number of days where the track would be used for the drifting of automobiles.

Thursday, August 14, 2025

9:30 am
This notice pertains to a remanded decision regarding a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for the establishment of an event venue.
1:00 pm
The Planner Director decision has been appealed.
The applicant is seeking a Non-Conforming Use (NCU) verification of a 1930 dwelling that does not conform with the front setback standards for the RRFF-5 Zoning District, as stated in ZDO Table 316-2. Additionally, the applicant is seeking an alteration of an NCU for a roof replacement and structural upgrades and improvements to the existing dwelling.

Thursday, July 24, 2025

9:30 am
The applicant proposes to build a 42-bed residential care facility with 24-hour care for elderly tenants. The care facility will also include a memory care endorsement. The development will include associated on-site landscaping, lighting, and parking.

Thursday, July 17, 2025

9:30 am
1) Zone Change from R-15 to R-10. 2) 44-lot major subdivision and planned unit development (PUD)

Thursday, July 10, 2025

9:30 am
The Planner Director decision has been appealed.
Replacement of a dock within the Willamette River Greenway and Floodway.

Thursday, June 26, 2025

9:30 am
The Planner Director decision has been appealed.
Appeal of a Planning Director decision approving a Utility Facility for Public Use in EFU (Cell Tower).

Thursday, April 24, 2025

9:30 am
The applicant is requesting Hearing’s Officer approval for an event space related to wine tasting, parties, events, gatherings and weddings with a maximum occupancy of 300 people.
1:00 pm
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.

Thursday, April 3, 2025

9:30 am
44-lot Subdivision and planned unit development (PUD), Zone Change from FU-10 to R-8.5, and Habitat Conservation Area (HCA) Development Permit.
1:00 pm
The Planner Director decision has been appealed.
The applicant has proposed a dwelling in conjunction with a farm use on high-value soils.

Thursday, March 27, 2025

9:30 am
Construct a new 152-foot tall telecommunications tower within a 50x50 foot leased and fenced area on the site.

Thursday, March 20, 2025

9:30 am
Construction of a new wireless telecommunication tower proposed as a 195 foot steel monopole.

Thursday, January 23, 2025

9:30 am
Appeal of a Planning Director decision denying a multiple dwelling land division.

Thursday, January 16, 2025

9:30 am
The Planner Director decision has been appealed.
The applicant is requesting to modify Conditional Use applications Z0160-09 and Z0351-02 to use a portion of the current building for parochial school uses. The applicant proposes a phased approach to opening the school use with the maximum number of 150 students using the existing building and parking areas. No expansion of the building is proposed.

Thursday, January 9, 2025

9:30 am
The Planner Director decision has been appealed.
The applicant proposed a Non-Conforming Use verification for a detached garage built in 1962, that does not comply with the 10-foot side setback standard in the RRFF-5 zone, stated in Table 316-2 of the ZDO. This encroaches into SE side setback area. The application also requested retroactive approval for an alteration of a non-conforming use for the attic addition on top of the garage, added in 2019. The modification for the attic addition was approved by County staff, with conditions that the applicant retroactively apply for and receive Building Permits for the 2019 attic addition.
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