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  • The Columbia County Planning Commission is currently holding all meetings and hearings in a hybrid nature. Planning Commission members may participate from separate locations while members of the public are able to listen to, view, and participate in the meeting via their phone or other electronic device such as a computer or tablet with an internet connection. In person participation is located in at John Gumm Building & Civic Center Auditorium, located at 251 Saint Helens Street, St Helens OR 97051. Information on how to access a meeting can be found on the agenda for the specific meeting you wish to attend.  Click on Planning Commission Calendar to access each meeting agenda.

    The Planning Commission serves as the hearing body on land use issues in Columbia County 

    The Commission also conducts public hearings and advises the Columbia County Board of Commissioners on Comprehensive Plan, Development Ordinance amendments. 

    In coordination with the county’s Planning Manager, the commission also reviews development applications and makes recommendations on amendments to the county’s long-range Comprehensive Plan and its Zoning and Subdivision and Partitioning ordinances.

    The seven-member commission is made up of residents who live in various locations throughout the county. Terms, which are staggered to allow for adequate transitioning, are four years. The Planning Commission meets the first Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m. Meetings are open to the public.

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    Planning Commission Meetings:             

    
    

    May 4, 2026- Agenda

        CU 25-166 & DR 25-166-01 HG Church    

    • Applicants Findings CU Youth Camps Criteria
      • EX A- Property History
      • EX B- Project Narrative
      • EX C- Existing Site Plan
      • EX D- Proposed Site Plan
      • EX E- Grading Plan
      • EX F- Drainage Plan
      • EX G- DSL-WLUN Notice Response
      • EX H- Landscape Plan
      • EX K- Access Parking Circulation Plan
      • EX L- Trip Generation Memo
      • EX M- SDR Submittal Checklist
      • EX N- Preliminary Stormwater Report
      • EX O- Resource Protection Plan Tree Survey
      • EX P- Elevation Certs on existing development
      • EX Q- Floor Plans building elevations     
    • Birkenfeld Wildlife- Big Game Habitat Map   
    • Notice of Public Hearing
      
           

Planning Commission Calendar
Planning Commission Archive (Pre-2020 Agendas and Minutes)
Planning Commission Ordinance