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Commissioners weigh allowing private business use on public lands after Sunset Lake parking request
Summary
County planning staff asked the Clatsop County Board for policy guidance after a land-use application sought private parking on Sunset Lake Park; commissioners expressed concern about precedence, enforcement and preserving park status and asked for case-by-case review and community input.
Planning staff sought policy guidance from the Clatsop County Board of Commissioners on whether private businesses should be allowed to use small parcels of land deeded to the public.
"We recently received a land use application proposing to use a portion of land that is owned by and deeded to the public," staff said, outlining uses such as kayak or canoe rentals, food-truck staging and a farmers market. Staff said…
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