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Clatsop County planning commission discusses removing real-estate occupation limit in bylaws
Summary
Planning staff recommended removing a bylaw prohibition that limited the number of commissioners engaged in buying, selling or developing real estate after a recent change to state law; commissioners raised concerns about recruitment, definitions and geographic representation and agreed to verify state statute before deciding.
Veil Henriksen, Clatsop County community development director, told the Planning Commission that staff recommends removing a bylaw provision that limits how many commission members may be engaged in buying, selling or developing real estate.
Henriksen said the recommendation follows a recent legislative change: “The change that was made, from house bill 31 36, removes the prohibition of having more than 2 members of the planning commission be engaged in the buying, selling, or developing of real estate,” and that the county's bylaws, last updated in 2022, still include that language.
The recommendation is intended to help recruit volunteers in a small county, Henriksen said. The…
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