January 2019
CITY OF STAYTON
APPLICATION
FOR CONDITIONAL USE
APPLICATION AND DECISION MAKING PROCEDURES
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RE-APPLICATION MEETING
Prior to submittal of an application, a pre-application meeting with City Staff is required. A completed pre-application
form and sketch plan drawing need to be submitted at least 7 days in advance of the meeting. Meetings are held
Tuesday afternoons and there is no fee for the first required pre-application meeting.
2. A
PPLICATION FEE
Submission of a completed application form, with a plan and attachments, and payment of the application fees are
required before the review process begins. The application and fees shall be submitted to the Planning and
Development Department during regular business hours. The fee for this application is $1,050. If the cost to the City
does not reach the amount of the fee paid, the excess fee will be refunded to the applicant after the file is closed. If
during the processing of the application, the costs to the City exceed 75% of the fee paid, the applicant will be
required to pay an additional 50% of the fee amount, to assure that there are adequate funds to continue to process
the application.
3. R
EVIEW FOR COMPLETENESS AND SCHEDULING A HEARING
The Planning and Development Director will review the submitted application for completeness and, within 30 days
from the date of submittal, determine if the applicant has provided all required information. If the application is
incomplete, the Planning and Development Director will notify the applicant of the items which need to be submitted.
Once the application is deemed complete, the Director will schedule a hearing before the Stayton Planning
Commission. Planning Commission meetings are regularly scheduled for the last Monday of the month.
4. S
TAFF REPORT
Once a hearing date is set, the Planning and Development Director will prepare a staff report and draft Planning
Commission Order summarizing the applicant’s proposal, the decision criteria, comments from other agencies or the
public, and address whether the application complies with code requirements or suggest conditions to meet those
requirements. A copy of the staff report and draft Order will be provided to the applicant no less than 7 days prior to
the public hearing.
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UBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE STAYTON PLANNING COMMISSION
Prior to the public hearing, notice is required to be sent to all property owners within 300 feet of the property 20 days
before the hearing. Therefore, the hearing will be scheduled at the first regular meeting following the notice period.
The hearing is to give all interested parties an opportunity to comment on the application. The hearing is conducted
by the Chairperson in accordance with the Stayton Public Hearing Rules of Procedure. These rules are available at
Planning and Development Department.
At the conclusion of the hearing and deliberation, the Planning Commission will adopt an order stating the decision
criteria, findings of fact, conclusions whether the application meets any applicable standards and the Commission’s
decision. The Commission may decide to deny, approve, or approve the application with conditions.
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UBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE STAYTON CITY COUNCIL
An application may be called up by, or appealed to the City Council. If called up, the Council will also conduct a public
hearing. If appealed, the Council will decide whether to hear the appeal and hold a public hearing. A notice is
required 10 days prior to the hearing which will be held at a regular Council meeting, the first and third Mondays of
every month. Staff reports, Planning Commission findings, and any new information will be presented to Council for
consideration. The purpose of the hearing is to receive further public testimony, to review the application and
consider the Planning Commission’s decision and conditions. Generally, the Council will make a decision at the
conclusion of the hearing process, but may delay the decision for further information or action by the applicant. The
Council will then adopt an order either approving or denying the application.