Planning commission recommends Board adopt administrative variance process, expands staff-level thresholds
Feb 11, 2026
The Clatsop County Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend the Board of Commissioners adopt Ordinance 26-05 with amendments that expand administrative variance thresholds—moving many limits to 20% and excluding oceanfront properties from administrative building-height variances.
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The Clatsop County Planning Commission on Thursday recommended that the Board of Commissioners adopt Ordinance 26-05, which establishes an administrative variance process and streamlines procedures for modifying approved permits. The commission voted unanimously to forward the ordinance with the amendments discussed at the hearing.
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