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Public hearings scheduled June 26 and July 12

Public hearings scheduled June 26 and July 12

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Clackamas County is proposing a number of changes to its Zoning and Development Ordinance (ZDO) that, if approved, will expand some land use opportunities and streamline processes. 

The public will have a chance to comment on the proposed amendments at public hearings in June and July:

  • Planning Commission public hearing: 6:30 p.m., Monday, June 26, 2023, online only; information and meeting link: www.clackamas.us/planning/planning-commission 
  • Board of County Commissioners public hearing: 10 a.m., Wednesday, July 12, 2023; online and in person at the Public Services Building, 4th Floor Board Hearing Room, 2051 Kaen Rd, Oregon City. Information and meeting link: www.clackamas.us/meetings/bcc/landuse 

People who are not able to attend the hearings are welcome to submit written testimony in advance to Principal Planner Martha Fritzie at mfritzie@clackamas.us or Development Services Building, 150 Beavercreek Road, Oregon City, OR 97045. 

  • Written testimony received by 8 a.m., June 26, will be shared with the Planning Commission before the hearing. 
  • Written testimony received by 4 p.m., July 11, will be shared with the Board of Commissioners before the hearing. 

The proposed amendments would result in a number of ZDO changes, including:

  • Allow stand-alone public restrooms as a conditional use in the Rural Tourist Commercial District (a commercial zoning district in the Mt. Hood Corridor); 
  • Align county requirements for forest template dwellings with minimum state law requirements in Ag/Forest (AG/F) and Timber (TBR) zones to allow more properties in these zones to qualify for residential development;
  • Modify the “lot of record” definition to allow more properties to qualify for development; 
  • Streamline administrative processes and eliminate separate application requirements for construction management plans; 
  • Remove the requirement to apply for Habitat Conservation Area (HCA) map verification when a developer concurs with the county’s adopted HCA map; 
  • Remove the requirement for design review for detached single-family dwellings, manufactured dwellings, or uses accessory to detached single-family dwellings or manufactured dwellings in commercial and industrial districts that allow these uses; and
  • Explicitly allow electronic signatures on applications.

For more information about all the proposed amendments and the public hearings: