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Columbia County Habitat for Humanity asks council to reduce fees for a donated lot in St. Helens
Summary
Columbia County Habitat for Humanity requested partial system development charge (SDC) relief and a sidewalk‑fee waiver for a donated lot where it plans to build a roughly 1,000‑square‑foot house; staff said SDC backfill is required by statute while sidewalk fee waivers are discretionary and historically have been granted by the city.
Jennifer Anderson, executive director of Columbia County Habitat for Humanity, and project coordinator Anna Dahlman presented the nonprofit’s request for fee relief and described the affiliate’s work and the donated lot they intend to develop in St. Helens.
Anderson said the proposed home is a modest, roughly 1,000‑square‑foot house without a garage on a small building envelope that was the subject of a variance.…
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