Over a year ago the
County Board of Commissioners asked for a review of
Clatsop County Land and Water Development and Use Ordinance (LWDUO) #80-14.
The existing LWDUO was adopted September 30, 1980 and though it had been revised several times during its 28-year history, it was in need of a complete rewrite.
Planning Department staff and
County Counsel have been working with the Planning Commission since March of 2008 when the draft revision was complete.
This Wednesday, September 24 a joint work session will be held between the Planning Commission and the Board of County Commissioners.
The meeting will be at 5:00 PM in the
Boyington Building.
The public is invited to attend but no public testimony will be taken at this time.
An overview of the revision project will be presented. The report is filed with details to streamline the development and land use review process and decision-making process. Also the consolidation of zoning rules and the development standards are addressed. There is an emphasis on maximizing the county resources.
This initial draft will continue to be refined and adjusted as the Planning commission continues to meet with County Counsel. Once this editing process is complete the new code will be ready for review and public discussion at public hearings. Notices will be mailed to all County property owners, leaseholders, affected government agencies, and other interested parties about one month before the first Planning Commission public hearing. Following the Planning Commission’s recommendation, the Board of Commissioners will conduct a second public hearing on the new code before taking final action to adopt the new land use ordinance.
The process is long with the editing not expected to be complete before the end of 2008. Notices of the Planning Commission’s hearing will not be mailed before January 2009 and the Board of Commissioner’s not before April or May of 2009.
