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Oregon City planning commission affirms variance for McKnight lot after LUBA remand
Summary
The Commission voted to deny the appeal and approve variance VR 99-07 for James McKnight at 161 Barclay Ave., finding the remanded issues (Criterion C prong 2 and Criterion F) were satisfied; written findings will be prepared with counsel and returned for adoption on Sept. 24.
The Oregon City Planning Commission voted to deny the appeal (00-03) and approve variance VR 99-07, restoring a previously contested decision affecting James McKnight’s property at 161 Barclay Avenue.
Attorney Jill Long, representing applicants Jim and Diane McKnight, told the commission the remand from the Land Use Board of Appeals left only two narrow issues: whether the applicant’s hardship was more than a monetary inconvenience (Criterion C, prong 2) and whether the variance conforms to the city’s comprehensive plan (Criterion F). "These circumstances provide evidence that prong 2 of Criterion C has been met," Long said, describing an August 1998 pre-application meeting in which her client relied on planning staff guidance.
Petitioner Linda Lord, who identified herself in…
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