Land Use Public Hearings
Submitting Written Testimony or Requesting Information via Email:
Policy on Written Testimony and/or Additional Written Comments Submitted for Public Hearings
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. If you must submit written testimony or comments or request information via email, make sure you receive confirmation that the email was received. It is possible the county's anti-virus or spam software will block an email or slow delivery. Either request a reply or call our office to confirm at (503) 588-5038. If you have questions or need information on a particular case, call our office and ask to speak to the staff contact for that case. Written comments can be submitted via email at planning@co.marion.or.us or via
us mail to:
Marion County Planning Division
5155 Silverton Rd NE
Salem, OR 97305
Marion County Board of Commissioners
Click on this link for hearings being held before the
Marion County Board of Commissioners
Day and Time: Wednesdays; 9:30 AM
Location: Senator Hearing Room, first floor, Courthouse Square Building, 555 Court St. NE, Salem
Note: Hearing dates, time and location are subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances. The schedule listed below may not be complete. Confirmation with Planning Division staff at (503) 588-5038 is advised.
Marion Board of Commissioners Schedule
Case: Administrative Review 21-038
Day and Time: June 29, 2022 9:30 AM
Request: for an administrative review to determine whether a Measure 49 Order remains valid on a 13.53 acre property consisting of two tax lots in an EFU (Exclusive Farm Use) zone located in the 14300 block of Evans Valley Road NE, Silverton.
BOC Hearing Notice AR21-038
Application AR21-038
Case: Comprehensive Plan Change/ Zone Change 21-005
Day and Time: January 12, 2022 9:30 AM
Request: to change the comprehensive plan designation from primary agriculture to rural residential, change the zone from EFU (Exclusive Farm Use) to AR-2 (Acreage Residential 2- Acre Minimum), with an exception to statewide planning Goal 3 (Agricultural Land) and an exception to statewide planning Goal 14 (Urbanization) on a 8 acre portion of a 85.6 acre parcel, and an exception to statewide planning Goal 3 on the 73.6 remnant EFU zoned parcel located on the 3000 block of Enchanted View Ln. SE, Turner.
Staff Contact: Lindsey King
Hearing Notice
Application
Exhibits and Site Plan
Hearings Officer Recommendation
Case: Comprehensive Plan Change/ Zone Change 21-008
Day and Time: December 1, 2021 9:30 AM
Request: to change the
comprehensive plan designation from Developing Residential to Multi-Family
Residential and to change the zone from UD (Urban Development) to RM (Multiple
Family Residential) on 0.18 acres located at the 300 block of Gwendolyn Loop
NE, Salem.
BOC CPZC21-008 Hearing Notice
Case: Comprehensive Plan Change/ Zone Change 21-007
Day and Time: December 1, 2021 9:30 AM
Request: to change the comprehensive plan designation
from Rural Residential to Commercial and to change the zone from AR (Acreage
Residential) to CC (Community Commercial) on a 0.16 acre parcel located at 4965
Brooklake Rd. NE, Salem.
BOC CPZC21-007 Hearing Notice
Case: Comprehensive Plan Change/ Zone Change 21-006
Day and Time: November 24, 2021 9:30 AM
Request: to change the comprehensive plan designation from Developing Residential to Multi-Family Residential and to change the zone from UD (Urban Development) to RM (Multiple Family Residential) on 0.44 acres located at 4683 Center Street NE, Salem. (T7S; R2W; Section 30AA; tax lot 200).
Staff contact: Lindsey King
Hearing Notice
Case: Conditional Use 20-044
Day and Time: July 28, 2021 9:30 AM
Location: Location: 555 court ST NE, Salem, Senator Hearing Room, 1st Floor, Courthouse Square Building
Request: to establish a farm
experience program for youth and families as a commercial activity in
conjunction with farm use on a 74.5 acre property in an EFU (Exclusive Farm
Use) zone located at 21465Arbor Grove Road NE, St. Paul.
Staff Contact: Lindsey King
BOC Hearing Notice CU20-044
Planning Commission Hearings
Planning Commission Schedule
Day and Time: May 17, 2022 6:30 PM
Location: Location: 555 court ST NE, Salem, Senator Hearing Room, 1st Floor, Courthouse Square Building
Case: Comprehensive Plan and Zone Amendments: LA22-001
Amendment to the Marion County Comprehensive Plan by concurring in an urban growth boundary amendment to the Turner urban growth boundary for residential and public land and applying a Marion County zoning classification to the land added to the urban growth boundary.
Day and Time: April 12, 2022 6:30 PM
Location: Location: 555 court ST NE, Salem, Senator Hearing Room, 1st Floor, Courthouse Square Building
Case: Comprehensive Plan and Zone Amendments: LA22-001
Amendment to the Marion County Comprehensive Plan by concurring in an urban growth boundary amendment to the Turner urban growth boundary for residential and public land and applying a Marion County zoning classification to the land added to the urban growth boundary.
Code Amendment Summary
Compiled Draft Ver 2
Marion County Hearings Officer
Day and Time: Thursdays; 2:00 PM
Location: Senator Hearing Room, first floor, Courthouse Square Building, 555 Court St. NE, Salem
Note: Hearing dates, time and location are subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances. The schedule listed below may not be complete. Confirmation with Planning Division staff at (503) 588-5038 is advised.
Marion County Hearings Officer Schedule
July 7, 2022
Case: Comprehensive Plan Change/ Zone Change 22-002
Request: to change the comprehensive plan designation
from Rural Residential to Rural Residential with an exception to Goal 14 and to
change the zone from AR-10 (Acreage Residential) to AR-2 (Acreage Residential),
on a 5.07-acre parcel located at 16207 Abiqua Rd. NE, Silverton.
Application
Site Plan
Zone Map
Hearing Officer Notice
June 9, 2022
Case: Variance 22-004
Request: for a variance to MCC
17.110.800 to allow six dwellings to be served off a private easement in an AR
(Acreage Residential) and UT-5 (Urban Transition 5-Acre Density) zone located
at 241 Schooley Lane NE, Silverton.
Staff Contact: Jared Bradford
Application
Site Plan
Zone Map
Staff Decision
Variance 22-004.Hearing Notice
June 2, 2022
Case: Administrative Review 22-001
Request: for an administrative review to place a primary farm dwelling on a 20.00-acre
parcel in an EFU (Exclusive Farm Use) zone located in the 8000 block of
Dennison Rd SE, Sublimity.
Staff Contact: Austin Barnes
Application
Site Plan
Zone Map
Reconsideration - Staff Decision
Administrative Review 22-001 Hearing Notice
May 1, 2022
Case: Zone Change 22-003
Request: to change the zone from UT-10 (Urban Transition
– 10 acres lot minimum) to IG (General Industrial), on a 4.54 acre parcel
located at 5144 36th Avenue SE, Salem.
Staff Contact: Lindsey King
Application
Site Plan
Zone Map
Hearing Notice
Zone Change 22-003 Staff Report
April 21, 2022
Case: Conditional Use 22-007
Request: for a conditional use
permit to operate an aggregate site on a 19.17-acre parcel in a UT-5 (Urban
Transition) zone located in the 4600 block of Croisan Creek Rd S, Salem.
Staff Contact: Alyssa Schrems
Application
Site Plan
Zone Map
Hearing Notice
Staff Report
April 14, 2022
Case: Conditional Use 21-062
Request: to expand an existing gravel operation business as an Aggregate site (non-Goal 5) on an 187 acre parcel located on the 18000 block of Old Mehama Rd SE, Stayton.
Staff Contact: Austin Barnes
Application
Site Plan
Zone Map
Staff Report
Hearing Notice
April 7, 2022
Case: Conditional Use 21-060
Request: for a conditional use
for a commercial use in conjunction with farm use for a soil blending operation
on a 33.06 acre parcel in an EFU (Exclusive Farm Use) zone located at 6295
Lakeside Dr NE, Salem
Staff Contact: Alyssa Schrems
Application
Site Plan
Zone Map
Hearing Notice
Hearing Officer Decision
March 31, 2022
Case: Comprehenseive Plan/Zone Change 22-001
Request: to change the comprehensive plan designation
from Multi-Family Residential to Single Family Residential and to change the
zone from UD (Urban Development) to RS (Single Family Residential), on a 0.76
acre parcel located at 4694 Center St. NE Salem.
Staff Contact: Lindsey King
Application
Site Plan
Zone Map
Hearing Notice
Staff Report
February 3, 2022
Case: Administrative Review 21-038
Request: for an administrative review to determine
whether a Measure 49 Order remains valid on a 13.53 acre property consisting of
two tax lots in an EFU (Exclusive Farm Use) zone located in the 14300 block of
Evans Valley Road NE, Silverton.
Staff Contact: Alyssa Schrems
Application
Site Plan
Zone Map
Hearing Notice
Staff Report
Hearing Officer Decision
January 6, 2022
Case: Zone Change 21-010
Request: Application of Landon Hatten on property owned by Dean & Tran Nguyen and Van & Hoang Danthanh to change the zone from Urban Development (UD) to Multiple Family Residential (RM) on a 0.96 acre parcel located in the 3200 block of Fisher Rd NE, Salem (T7S; R2W; Section 07BB; Tax lot 3400).
Staff Contact: Lindsey King
Application
Site Plan
Zone Map
Hearing Notice
Hearing Officer Decision
November 4, 2021
Case: Comprehensive Plan Change/ Zone Change 21-009
Request: to partition two lots of 0.83 acres and 0.86 acres into three lots of
approximately 0.33 acres, 0.23 acres, and 1.12 acres, to change the
Comprehensive Plan designation from Single Family Residential to Multiple
Family Residential and the zone from RS (Single Family Residential) to RM
(Multiple Family Residential) on the proposed 1.12 acre parcel, and an
adjustment to the play area dimensions in the RM zone on two lots located at
4095 and 4135 MacLeay Road SE, Salem.
Staff Contact: Lindsey King
Application
Site Plan
Zone Map
Hearing Notice
Staff Report
