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said. Another inventory will
take place in February 2021.
All of the elk’s needs are being
met and that’s why their num-
bers are growing so quickly, he
told council members.
“Their mortality rates are
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FOR THE COUNTY OF CLATSOP
In the Matter of the Estate of SALLY ANN DECAMP, Deceased
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The Warrenton Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing at
6:00 PM, January 14, 2021, at the Warrenton City Hall, Commission Cham-
bers to consider:
1. Dale Barrett, PLS, on behalf of Fort Pointe Partners LLC, has submit-
ted a land use application for preliminary approval of a residential planned
unit development consisting of 169 lots for detached single-family homes,
and one (1) lot for future development of multi-family residential living of
between 140 and 300 units. The proposed development would be on the
westerly ±53 acres of Tax Lot 810170001300 which consists of approx-
imately 277.3 acres. The subject property abuts Ridge Road to the west,
south of Peter Iredale Road. The Planning Commission’s action on the
proposed text amendment is final. Applicable Warrenton Municipal Code
(WMC) chapters and sections include: 16.224 Planned Unit Developments,
16.216 Land Divisions and Lot Line Adjustments, 16.192 Large Scale Devel-
opments, 16.228 Intermediate Density Residential (R-10) District, 16.128
Vehicle and Bicycle Parking, 16.156 Wetland and Riparian Corridor Devel-
opment Standards, 16.212 Site Design Review, 16.256 Traffic Impact Study,
and 16.120 Access and Circulation. The review will follow WMC 16.208.050
Type III Procedure (Quasi-Judicial).
much lower than would be if
living in a traditional forest
landscape. The vegetation and
forage availability is, frankly,
better. You’re going to (thrive)
when you can eat at the golf
course all day versus trying to
browse what’s available this
time of year in the forest.”
As the population grows, elk
pose a safety hazard to hu-
mans, pets, property, and traf-
fic. Warrenton has had many
vehicle collisions involving elk
and Gearhart is seeing the de-
struction of property.
Gov. Kate Brown appoint-
ed a special panel to deal with
the problem through Oregon
Solutions, a collaborative gov-
ernance program. Warrenton
Mayor Henry Balensifer and
Seaside Mayor Jay Barber were
named co-chairmen.
Warrenton City Commission-
er Mark Baldwin served on the
elk management subcommit-
tee.
The subcommittee’s recom-
mendations:
• Develop and implement an
elk behavior modification plan.
• Use deterrents to keep elk
from some areas and attrac-
Rick Newton/For The Columbia Press
A herd of elk takes over the small dog area at Carruthers Park.
tants to entice them elsewhere.
• Develop elk movement cor-
ridors.
• Increase targeted use of haz-
ing with required permits.
• Conduct culling of elk at the
request of jurisdictions, with
meat donated to the Oregon
Food Bank.
• Use targeted removal of in-
dividual problem elk that pose
a threat to public safety.
Other subcommittees dealt
with managing the human
“problem” and developing
proper land-use rules that ben-
efit elk and humans.
“I just want to make sure, no
matter what happens, that the
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The Warrenton City Commission will conduct a public hearing at 6:00
PM, January 12, 2021, at the Warrenton City Hall, Commission Chambers
to consider:
2. Dale Barrett, PLS, on behalf of Fort Pointe Partners LLC, has submitted
application for a three-lot partition of Tax Lot 810170001300 consisting of
approximately 277.3 acres. The subject property abuts Ridge Road to the
west, south of Peter Iredale Road. The Community Development Director’s
action on this item is final. Applicable Warrenton Municipal Code crite-
ria include Chapter 16.208.040 Type II Administrative Procedures, 16.216
Land Division and Lot Line Adjustments, and Zoning Chapters 16.24 R40,
16.28 R10, 16.112 GM.
1. Ordinance 1247 - Amendment to the text of Warrenton Municipal Code
section 16.208.050.H, concerning appeals from Planning Commission de-
cisions. The proposed amendment would clarify that City staff could appeal
a quasi-judicial Planning Commission decision to the City Commission.
This amendment was initiated by the City Manager. The City Commission’s
action on the proposed text amendment is a final decision. Applicable cri-
teria for considering the proposed text amendment are in Article 10, Pro-
cedures, of the City’s Comprehensive Plan; and in Warrenton Municipal
Code section 16.208.060, Type IV Procedure (Legislative and Map Amend-
ments), and in Chapter 16.232, Amendments to Comprehensive Plan, Text
and Map, Rezone, and Development Code.
Anyone wishing to testify on any of these proposals may attend the public
hearing and speak to the Planning Commission, or submit written materi-
als, which must be received by the Warrenton Community and Economic
Development Department no later than 5:00 P.M. on the day of the hear-
ing. Written comments may be mailed to Scott Hess, Community Develop-
ment Department, P.O. Box 250, Warrenton Oregon, 97146-0250; or via
email to cityplanner@ci.warrenton.or.us.
Anyone wishing to testify on any of these proposals may attend the public
hearing and speak to the City Commission, or submit written materials,
which must be received by the Warrenton Community and Economic De-
velopment Department no later than 5:00 P.M. on the day of the hearing.
Written comments may be mailed to Scott Hess, Community Development
Department, P.O. Box 250, Warrenton Oregon, 97146-0250; or via email to
cityplanner@ci.warrenton.or.us.
Anyone wishing to review and/or purchase copies of the proposals and/or
staff report may do so at Warrenton City Hall, 225 South Main, or may con-
tact Scott Hess at 503-861-0920 or via email at cityplanner@ci.warrenton.
or.us. The staff report will be available for review at no cost at least seven
days before the hearing.
Anyone wishing to review and/or purchase copies of the proposals and/or
staff report may do so at Warrenton City Hall, 225 South Main, or may con-
tact Scott Hess at 503-861-0920 or via email at cityplanner@ci.warrenton.
or.us. The staff report will be available for review at no cost at least seven
days before the hearing.
Published: The Columbia Press, Jan. 01, 2021.
Published: The Columbia Press on Jan. 01, 2021.
Baldwin
Padilla
elk meat is utilized,” Baldwin
said. “I don’t ever want to see a
game animal wasted.”
While the cities of Gearhart,
Seaside and Warrenton asked
the Governor’s Office for help,
he has found the state a bit
heavy-handed in managing the
collaborate effort.
“Basically, what this commit-
tee was tasked with … was de-
veloping a template for the rest
of the state to utilize,” Baldwin
said. “We put together a tem-
plate that can be used to control
wolves, bear, what have you.”
Team leader Manuel Padilla
of Oregon Solutions said the
idea is to complete a multiju-
risdictional solution in which
all participants agree on the
game plan while recognizing
each city is different.
“The agreement isn’t legally
binding, but it’s a good-faith
document for how people are
going to align their (resourc-
es),” Padilla said. “We’re trying
to get to a point here where ev-
eryone has an understanding of
what’s being asked of them.”
The Declaration of Collabo-
ration is expected to come be-
fore all the involved entities in
February or March.