Residents press county on controlling maps and proposed 150-foot river setback; staff propose optional reduced buffer

Clackamas County staff proposed a 150-foot clear-and-objective conservation setback on principal rivers and said the draft will include an optional discretionary pathway to reduce that setback to 100 feet in specific circumstances. Project manager Joy Fields said the aim is predictability: "There is a 150 foot clear and objective conservation setback on the principal rivers, and the proposed amendments have the optional discretionary pathway to reduce that setback to a 100 feet." (Joy Fields).