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Clatsop County Adopts Comprehensive Plan Updates For Statewide Planning Goals 16 And 17 - 02/06/26

ASTORIA, OR — The Clatsop County Board of Commissioners voted last month to adopt updates to the County’s Comprehensive Plan for Planning Goal 16 (Estuarine Resources) and Planning Goal 17 (Coastal Shorelands).

 

These updates help guide future land use and development decisions in Clatsop County’s coastal and estuarine areas while supporting protection of natural resources that are essential to the County’s environment, economy, and quality of life.

 

What Goals 16 and 17 cover

Oregon’s statewide planning goals provide the framework for land use planning across the state. In Clatsop County:

  • Goal 16 (Estuarine Resources) guides planning and decision-making related to estuaries and estuarine shorelands, including protection of natural functions and appropriate uses.
  • Goal 17 (Coastal Shorelands) addresses development and land use within coastal shoreland areas to ensure those uses are compatible with coastal resources and local needs.

Together, these goals shape how Clatsop County approaches land use planning in areas influenced by shoreline, habitat, working waterfront uses, recreation, and coastal hazards.

 

Adoption of these goals is an important milestone and part of the County’s ongoing responsibility to regularly evaluate and improve its Comprehensive Plan over time. The updates reflect a public process that included community open houses, public notices, and public hearing opportunities throughout the planning effort.

 

“This adoption reflects a very engaged public and years of dedicated staff work,” said Board Chair Mark Kujala. “I want to thank Community Development Director Gail Henrikson, Planning Manager David Cook, and the entire Community Development and Planning Department staff - past and present – for the commitment and time that made this Comprehensive Plan update possible."

 

With the adoption of these updates, the County concludes project Clatsop 2040 which began in 2019. Clatsop 2040 was an effort to update all the County’s 18 Comprehensive Plan goals, documents that shape the way land use and environmental protection occur within the unincorporated County.

 

To learn more, visit the Comprehensive Plan update page at ClatsopCounty.gov.

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Clatsop County Adopts Comprehensive Plan Updates For Statewide Planning Goals 16 And 17 - 02/06/26

ASTORIA, OR — The Clatsop County Board of Commissioners voted last month to adopt updates to the County’s Comprehensive Plan for Planning Goal 16 (Estuarine Resources) and Planning Goal 17 (Coastal Shorelands).

 

These updates help guide future land use and development decisions in Clatsop County’s coastal and estuarine areas while supporting protection of natural resources that are essential to the County’s environment, economy, and quality of life.

 

What Goals 16 and 17 cover

Oregon’s statewide planning goals provide the framework for land use planning across the state. In Clatsop County:

  • Goal 16 (Estuarine Resources) guides planning and decision-making related to estuaries and estuarine shorelands, including protection of natural functions and appropriate uses.
  • Goal 17 (Coastal Shorelands) addresses development and land use within coastal shoreland areas to ensure those uses are compatible with coastal resources and local needs.

Together, these goals shape how Clatsop County approaches land use planning in areas influenced by shoreline, habitat, working waterfront uses, recreation, and coastal hazards.

 

Adoption of these goals is an important milestone and part of the County’s ongoing responsibility to regularly evaluate and improve its Comprehensive Plan over time. The updates reflect a public process that included community open houses, public notices, and public hearing opportunities throughout the planning effort.

 

“This adoption reflects a very engaged public and years of dedicated staff work,” said Board Chair Mark Kujala. “I want to thank Community Development Director Gail Henrikson, Planning Manager David Cook, and the entire Community Development and Planning Department staff - past and present – for the commitment and time that made this Comprehensive Plan update possible."

 

With the adoption of these updates, the County concludes project Clatsop 2040 which began in 2019. Clatsop 2040 was an effort to update all the County’s 18 Comprehensive Plan goals, documents that shape the way land use and environmental protection occur within the unincorporated County.

 

To learn more, visit the Comprehensive Plan update page at ClatsopCounty.gov.

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