Hearings Officer Schedule
If you have questions regarding County land use hearings, contact the Planning Division at (503) 588-5038.Location: - NEW - Due to the relocation of County offices out of the Courthouse Square Bldg. effective Oct. 1, 2010, the new location for these hearings, unless otherwise noticed, is now the Willamette Corporate Center, 325 13th St. NE, 4th floor, Room 403, Salem. Day and Time: Wednesdays; 4:00 p.m. Hearing dates and times are subject to change due to unforseen circumstances, such as inclement weather, and the schedule listed below may not be complete. Confirmation with Planning Division staff at (503) 588-5038 is advised.
Submitting Written Testimony or Requesting Information via Email:We strongly advise you not to submit written testimony or comments or request information with a time-sensitive nature via email. It is possible the County's anti-virus or spam software will block an email being sent to the Planning Division. Also, there can be technical issues that slow delivery of email. If you are unable to mail or hand-deliver a document, we suggest you fax it to our office at (503) 589-3284 and then confirm the fax has been received by calling our office at (503) 588-5038. If you have questions or are requesting information on a particular case, call our office and ask to speak to the person assigned to that case, as indicated below. Again, we strongly advise you not to email staff the day of, or the day before, a hearing requesting information.It is important to note that any form of communication (mail, fax, email, etc.) for a land use hearing must be received in the Planning Division office by 4:00 p.m. the day prior to the hearing. Current Schedule: January 11, 2012continued hearing from December 21, 2011 on Administrative Review 11-029January 4, 2012Case: Conditional Use 11-035Request: operate a wine sales and tasting business either as a conditional use for a commercial activity in conjunction with farm use or administrative review as a farm stand on 65.92 acres in an SA (Special Agriculture) zone.Location: 6654 Shaw Highway SE, Aumsville.Staff contact: Brandon ReichCopy of staff report available at least 7 days prior to hearingDecember 21, 2011Case: Administrative Review 11-029Request: establish a winery on 51 acres in an EFU (Exclusive Farm Use) zone.Location: 21338 Oak Lane NE, AuroraStaff contact: Dave EplingCopy of staff report