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County Planners Ready to Send Final Land Use Amendments to Board for Approval

PORTLAND, OR-The new land-use ordinances would allow preexisting commercial and industrial uses to be grandfathered in, with square-footage limitations set for new uses in an effort to avoid large scale development.

By Joel Cone | Updated on October 29, 2001

PORTLAND, OR-Clackamas County officials have had their say about urbanization, and now they seek approval of their plan from the local board of commissioners. The plan would bring county ordinances regarding urbanization in compliance with statewide planning goals and guidelines. A hearing is set for November 7 by the County Board of Commissioners to approve the amendments that would bring the county in line with the state’s 19 goals and guidelines as stated by the Department of Land Conservation and Development.

This is the last part of the county’s efforts to review periodically the elements of its land-use laws and align them with the state. The county ordinances being amended are directed at Goal 14, which provides for “an orderly and efficient transition from rural or urban land use.” In essence, Goal 14′s mandate is to specify the size of allowable future rural commercial, industrial and historic development within the county depending on whether the parcel is within or outside the boundaries of unincorporated communities.

“We don’t want big boxes,” says Lorraine Gonzales. “We want to eliminate them.” Gonzales is a county land-use planner who is responsible for researching and writing the verbiage of the amendments.

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