Much of rural Clackamas County is not located within an incorporated city (e.g., Estacada, Canby, Sandy). The post office often assigns addresses to properties in these areas that include the nearest city name, irrespective of jurisdictional boundaries. In our area, this means that many rural properties have "Estacada" in their address, though they are not within Estacada city limits, or under the City's jurisdiction. In these cases, all land use approval authority is held by Clackamas County (https://www.clackamas.us/planning). If you aren't sure whether or not a property is within City limits, feel free to contact the Community Development Department and we can let you know.
