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Planning commission approves 2025 legislative code updates; childcare, farm/forest and home-occupation changes included
Summary
The commission unanimously approved Ordinance 25-16, which updates county code to conform with 2025 state law and rulemaking — changes include childcare zoning expansions, reduced fees for some childcare centers, farm/forest rule alignment, removal of an ADU wildfire-hardening requirement and home-occupation clarifications.
The Clatsop County Planning Commission voted unanimously Dec. 9 to recommend Ordinance 25-16, a set of code amendments that align the county’s Land and Water Development and Use Code with recent state legislation and rulemaking.
Planning Manager David Cook summarized several bills that prompted changes, including HB 2347 (terminology updates for housing types), HB 3560 (expanding zones where childcare centers can locate) and SB 1099 (allowing preschool programs where places of worship…
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