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Clatsop County staff propose administrative variance route, lower fees for minor permit changes
Summary
Community development staff proposed a new administrative variance process with objective thresholds, a proposed $500 fee and a six‑week timeline, and separate minor/major procedures to modify approved permits (proposed $250/$500 fees); the Board directed staff to take the changes to the Planning Commission for a public hearing.
Gail Henriksen, community development director, presented two related changes to the county’s land‑use code: (1) an administrative variance process as a streamlined alternative to the Type 3 variance, and (2) a formal procedure for minor and major administrative modifications to already‑approved permits.
Henriksen said the administrative variance would have established parameters and public notice but would be faster and cheaper than the full variance process. “The…
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