Adam v. City of Scappoose

This writ of review proceeding challenges a conditional use permit which the city council of the City of Scappoose granted to defendant Olsen. Plaintiff, who owns property near the proposed conditional use, appeals from a circuit court judgment upholding the city council’s action.

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Olsen is the pastor of a church. He applied to the city planning commission for a conditional use permit which would allow conversion of defendant Baker’s home, barn and adjoining land into a church and church school.1 Both the Baker parcel and plaintiff’s land are situated in an area zoned R-7 (low density…