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Scappoose reports housing permits, hotel site under contract and a regional trail grant
Summary
City staff told the Economic Development Committee the city has issued 15 new home permits in Dutch Canyon Phase 4 and that Scappoose Hospitality Group has entered a purchase‑and‑sale agreement for a hotel site at Arrow Business Center requiring planning approval.
City staff updated the Columbia County Economic Development Committee on Sept. 18 about housing, planning and a regional trail grant affecting Scappoose.
Laurie, speaking for city staff, said the city had issued 15 new home permits in Dutch Canyon Phase 4, a 32‑lot subdivision. She also reported approvals and active reviews for local development: road and utility construction at Heuser and Buxton subdivisions, construction permit work for Habitat for Humanity’s 10‑lot townhome subdivision, and the Ofstad self‑storage rezone (approved by council Aug. 18) now in effect.
Laurie said the Scappoose Hospitality Group has entered into a purchase‑and‑sale agreement with the Port for Lot 3 of the Arrow Business Center (Wagner Court) and that the group is preparing land‑use applications and a pre‑application meeting with staff. "That does require conditional use approval, which is approved by the planning commission," she said, noting the next steps for the hotel site review.
On infrastructure planning, Laurie said St. Helens was awarded an ODOT Community Pathways grant to fund 30 percent‑design plans for a trail between Scappoose and St. Helens; the kickoff for the joint study is expected in October and each jurisdiction will send 4–6 representatives to the planning committee.
Jeanette Santiago, representing Scappoose City Council, announced a new youth council member and two new councilors and flagged the regional Columbia River joint study, which she described as a roughly $100 million, multi‑year effort to increase network capacity and plan next steps.
What’s next: staff will post the hotel pre‑application and schedule the planning commission review for conditional use approval; the trail design work will begin as the ODOT grant project kicks off in October.
