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Clatsop County adopts administrative‑variance process (Ordinance 26‑05) and updates land‑use fees
Summary
The board adopted Ordinance 26‑05 establishing an administrative variance process and approved related fee schedule changes to take effect March 12, 2026. Community Development Director Gail Henrikson presented the ordinance on second reading; Finance Director Andrew Sullivan presented fee changes.
On second reading the Clatsop County Board of Commissioners voted to adopt Ordinance 26‑05, which amends the county’s land and water development code to establish an administrative variance process and procedures for amending approved permits and conditions. Gail Henrikson, community development director, presented the ordinance and said no public testimony was received during the continuation of the hearing.
The board then adopted an updated county fee schedule to incorporate two new land‑use fees tied to the ordinance; Finance Director Andrew Sullivan told the board the fees would be effective March 12, 2026. The motion to adopt both the ordinance and the fee schedule carried without recorded opposition.
Why it matters: the administrative variance pathway is intended to streamline limited changes to approved land‑use permits without requiring a full hearing, and the fee schedule formalizes the county’s cost recovery for those staff services. Henrikson and Sullivan did not cite specific fee amounts during the public discussion; the fee schedule document was adopted as presented and is effective March 12, 2026.
Next steps: County planning staff and the Clerk’s Office will implement the ordinance and begin accepting applications under the new administrative variance procedures once staff processes are in place.
