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Clackamas County hearings officer will rule on sheriff’s request to use Highway 99 warehouse; landscaping and parking flexibility remain open
Summary
Clackamas County staff recommended approval of a conditional use permit that would allow the sheriff’s marine unit to use an existing 5,543 sq ft warehouse on two tax lots along Highway 99 E. The hearings officer closed the record and said he will issue a written decision within about two weeks, taking a landscaping/parking option into account.
A Clackamas County hearings officer said he will issue a written decision within about two weeks on a conditional use permit requested by the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office to use an existing warehouse on two small tax lots along Highway 99 E.
Joy Fields, a county planner who summarized the staff report, told the panel that staff recommended approval with conditions after finding the site—a combined 0.37 acres between the railroad and Highway 99—suitable for a government (institutional) use in the RRFF-5 zone. "The staff report recommended approval with conditions," Fields said, noting the application was deemed complete on Nov. 17 and that the planning review period ends April 16, 2026.
The application would allow the sheriff’s marine unit to occupy an existing 5,543-square-foot warehouse at 21455 South Highway 99 E as a workshop and storage facility for marine equipment, without proposing exterior modifications. Applicant representative Cali Light of Relevant Building Company said the county use would not…
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