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St. Helens planning commission denies variances for McCarter lot partition
Summary
The planning commission voted to deny a remanded appeal seeking variances to allow a lot partition on Henke Road, finding the application failed to meet all five variance criteria.
The St. Helens Planning Commission on May 13 denied a request to remand and approve variances that would have allowed a lot partition on Henke Road for property owned by Kevin and Catherine McCarter.
The vote followed a quasi‑judicial public hearing on an appeal of the commission’s earlier denial. The commission’s recommendation reflects its determination that the application did not satisfy the five statutory variance standards identified in St. Helens Municipal Code 17.108.0501 and related code sections.
The variances sought would have allowed a parcel split that produced lots below the R‑7…
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