Planners propose administrative variance procedure to speed minor approvals
Jan 13, 2026
Clatsop County staff proposed a new Type 2 administrative variance process for small dimensional variances (with public notice and a proposed $500 fee) and a separate modification-to-approval procedure so applicants need not refile full applications to change a condition.
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Community Development Director Gail Henrickson proposed creating an administrative‑variance procedure (Type 2) to handle minor dimensional variances without the higher cost and time of a Type 3 hearings officer process. "We would propose an administrative variance procedure. It would be Type 2... so it's not a public hearing, but there is still public notice," Henrickson said.
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