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The applicable code for this case is Chapter 39, effective 8/18/22. This version of the code was superseded in 2023 and should not be applied to new cases.
Hearing Information
Remand Hearing Date And Time: Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 9am
In-Person Location: East County Health Center, 600 NE 8th Street, Gresham, Oregon, in the Sharron Kelley Room
People can sign up to testify on the sign-in sheet at the hearing.
Virtual Attendance/Participation: To attend or participate virtually, go to lup-hearings@multco.us to register for the hearing. Registration can occur at any time before or during the hearing.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the hearing. During registration, you will be asked if you want to testify. People who do not sign up in advance to testify will be given an opportunity at hearing to indicate that they want to testify.
ADA Accommodations: For persons who need ADA accommodations, technology assistance or translation services, please contact Land Use Planning via email at lup-hearings@multco.us by April 9, 2025 at 4pm.
Scope Of Hearing: This hearing is limited in scope to resolving the issue(s) remanded by the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals in Cottrell Community Planning Organization et al v. Multnomah County, LUBA No. 2023-086 (PDF, 9mb) concerning the criterion of approval at MCC 39.7515(B). Statements or evidence outside of such scope may be deemed inapplicable, inadmissible, and/or not warranting further consideration. For this hearing, the existing record of statements and evidence in this matter is before the Hearings Officer and new evidence and statements may be offered for admission into the record.
Additional Information will be available in the mailed Notice of Public Hearing being mailed soon.
Current Status
Portland Water Bureau applied for and was approved to build a drinking water filtration facility and communications tower located at the eastern end of SE Carpenter Road, with raw and finished water pipelines connecting to the existing Bull Run conduit system.
On January 22, 2025 the Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) remanded the County Hearings Officer’s decision back to the county for review.
No party asked the Oregon Court of Appeals to review the LUBA decision by the February 12, 2025 deadline. As of February 14, 2025, the Portland Water Bureau has begun to wind down the active construction of the Bull Run Filtration project.
Additional information may be available at the Portland Water Bureau’s website.
On February 25, 2025, the Portland Water Bureau requested that the county proceed with the remand.
The county will hold a remand hearing. A Notice of Public Hearing was mailed on March 25, 2025.
Documents
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All exhibits in the record, including current permits, can be found in the Document Library.
Contact Information
- For information on the LUBA appeal, visit the website for the Land Use Board of Appeals.
- For information on Transportation Planning or Land Use Planning requirements outlined in the Hearings Officer Decision, check this website for updates.
For all other inquiries not related to the PWB hearing, but still related to the PWB project, please contact landuse-transport-inquiries@multco.us.