My address says Canby, what do you mean I'm not in Canby?

Much of rural Clackamas County is not located within an incorporated city (e.g., Canby, Barlow, or Aurora). 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 "Canby" in their address but they are not in 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, please feel free to contact Development Services and we can verify this information.