PLANNING COMMISSION

CITY OF SCAPPOOSE

NOTICE OF QUASI-JUDICIAL HEARINGS

The Scappoose Planning Commission has scheduled a quasi-judicial hearing and the Scappoose City Council has scheduled two quasi-judicial meetings (one hearing and one decision) to consider:

Docket # ANX 1-25, ZC 2-25, MiP 1-25

Sherman & Marsha Garver and Richard & Christianne Watt have requested approval of a consolidated application for Annexation (ANX 1-25) to annex the subject site into City limits, Zone Change (ZC 2-25) to rezone the subject site from Single-Family Residential (R-10) County zoning to Low Density Residential (R-1) City zoning, and a Minor Partition (MiP 1-25) to partition Tax Lot 3000 into two lots. The site contains two parcels addressed 34094 and 34102 SE Elm Street, south of the SE Elm Street and SE Tussing Way intersection, on properties described as Columbia County Assessor Map #3107-CC-03000 and #3107-CC-03100.

The Planning Commission hearing is scheduled for Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 7:00 pm in the Council Chambers at Scappoose City Hall, located at 33568 E Columbia Avenue. The City Council will consider the Planning Commission’s recommendation at the January 5, 2026 (first reading of ordinance and public hearing) and January 20, 2026 (second reading of ordinance and decision) City Council meetings. Both City Council meetings take place at 7:00 pm in the Council Chambers at Scappoose City Hall, located at 33568 E Columbia Avenue. These meetings can also be attended virtually via Microsoft Teams (link available on the City’s website 7 days prior to the meeting). Quasi-judicial hearings allow verbal testimony during the Planning Commission meeting and the first City Council meeting as well as written comments prior to the deadlines indicated below.

The City Council's decision on the above items must be based on findings that a specific set of criteria have or have not been met. Comments submitted in regard to the application should be directed toward applicable sections of the Scappoose Municipal Code with particular emphasis on Chapters 12.10 (Visual Clearance Areas), 17.01 (Introduction), 17.22 (Amendments to the Title, Comprehensive Plan, and Maps), 17.44 (R-1 Low Density Residential), 17.104 (Street Trees), 17.136 (Annexations), 17.152 (Land Division‒Major and Minor Land Partitions and Property Line Adjustment), 17.154 (Street and Utility Improvement Standards), and 17.162 (Procedures for Decision Making‒Quasi-Judicial) as well as the Scappoose Comprehensive Plan with particular emphasis on Policies for the Urban Growth Boundary.

The decision-making criteria, application, and records concerning this matter are available to view at the Scappoose Community Development Center office, located at 52610 NE 1st Street, Monday through Thursday from 8:00 - 5:00. Please call (503) 543-7184 to schedule an appointment.

Interested parties may submit written comments by mail to City of Scappoose; N.J. Johnson; 33568 E Columbia Avenue; Scappoose, OR 97056 or by email at njohnson@scappoose.gov by Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 5:00 pm for the Planning Commission hearing or by Friday, January 2, 2026 at 5:00 pm for the City Council hearing. Interested parties may also provide oral testimony at the December 11, 2025 Planning Commission meeting or the January 5, 2026 City Council meeting. Testimony (written or oral) submitted for the City Council meeting may only provide argument but may not introduce new evidence. Issues which may provide the basis for an appeal must be raised in writing prior to the close of this public comment period or verbally at the hearing. Failure to raise an issue verbally or in writing prior to the close of the public comment period or failure to provide sufficient specificity to afford the decision maker an opportunity to respond to the issue precludes appeal on that issue.

The City of Scappoose does not discriminate on the basis of disability in its programs and activities. Council Chambers can be accessed through automated door openers, available during public meetings. If special accommodations are necessary to attend the meeting, please contact the City Recorder at City Hall, (503) 543-7146 or TTY 1 (503) 378-5938 at least 24 hours in advance.

This notice has also been published on the City’s website at www.scappoose.gov/meetings.

CITY OF SCAPPOOSE

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SUSAN REEVES, CITY RECORDER       

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