Clatsop County accepts applications from individuals interested in serving on the Clatsop County Planning Commission. Applications will be kept on file for two years.
Committee application forms are available on the Clatsop County website or at the County Manager’s office at 800 Exchange St., Suite 410 in Astoria.
The Planning Commission is the county’s committee for citizen involvement on development and land use issues, such as zoning, natural resources, transportation, natural hazards, economic development, housing, farm and forest lands, and coastal zones.
The commission makes land use decisions on subdivisions and makes recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners on amendments to the comprehensive plan and its implementing ordinances.
The Planning Commission regularly meets online and in Astoria at 10 a.m. on the second Tuesday of each month.
For additional information about the commission’s meetings or responsibilities, please contact Gail Henrikson,, at (503) 325-8611 or ghenrikson [at] clatsopcounty.gov.