From Cliff.Voliva at state.or.us Tue Oct 14 11:03:38 2008 From: Cliff.Voliva at state.or.us (Cliff Voliva) Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2008 11:03:38 -0700 Subject: [LandUse-News] Land Use News from DLCD References: <48EB33920200002300013F76@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48EC72B00200002300014007@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48EC74D80200002300014013@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48EC75F70200002300014016@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48EC81A4020000230001403F@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48EC85860200002300014046@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48EC861E0200002300014049@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48EC86E1020000230001404D@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48EC88900200002300014050@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48EC8A0F0200002300014055@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48EC8AD10200002300014058@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48EC8BC0020000230001405B@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48EDBBC502000023000140D5@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48EDBBD702000023000140D8@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48EDBE1902000023000140DC@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48EDC0A802000023000140E0@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48EDC2A102000023000140E4@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48EDC4C402000023000140E7@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48EDC4EB02000023000140EA@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48EE0978020000230001410C@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48EF593902000023000141D0@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48EF5A8D02000023000141D5@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48EF5C6202000023000141D8@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48F306E7020000230001421B@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48F311BA0200002300014235@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48F46BA202000023000142C0@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48F46DC202000023000142C4@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48F46E1702000023000142C7@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48F46FB102000023000142D5@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48F4733F02000023000142D9@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48F473DD02000023000142DC@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48F47A1F02000023000142EC@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48F47C8B02000023000142F4@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> Message-ID: <48F47C9C.0046.0023.0@lcd.state.or.us> Welcome to the Land Use News email list! Land Use News is an electronic news clipping service provided by the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development. Land Use News emphasizes local reporting and commentary on land use in Oregon and other states. (Measure 49 articles have headlines in ALL CAPS.) The links to copyrighted news stories in Land Use News are not archived by DLCD, and the archiving policies of these sources vary. The stories, if available, reside on the site of the original news source. Please direct requests for archived stories, or permission to reprint them, to the original news source. Past Land Use News weekly emails can be found here: http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/pipermail/landuse-news/ Anyone can subscribe to the free service by visiting this site: http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/landuse-news ____________________________________________________________ Oct. 14: (Bend Bulletin) Public can weigh in on resort laws http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081014/NEWS01/810140439/1001/NEWS01&nav_category= SALEM ? Inside the gate at the exclusive Pronghorn Resort between Bend and Redmond, you?ll find manicured golf fairways and million-dollar mansions with stunning views of the Three Sisters... Oct. 14: (Statesman Journal) Council denies rezoning request http://www.statesmanjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081014/NEWS/810140354/1001 Salem ? Salem City Council on Monday denied a request to rezone property in the 5200 block of Caplinger Road SE from industrial to multi-family residential... Oct. 14: (Corvallis Gazette-Times) Commission holds hearing on Western Station project http://www.gazettetimes.com/articles/2008/10/14/news/community/6loc08_planning1014.txt The Corvallis Planning Commission is scheduled to hold a land use public hearing Wednesday night regarding Western Station, a proposed commercial and residential development south of Western Boulevard, between Sixth and Seventh streets... Oct. 13: (Medford Mail Tribune) Growth Potential: Will olives be the successor to pears and grapes? One Rogue Valley farm has decided to test the market http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081013/NEWS/810130306 What appears to be a massive new vineyard between Bellinger Lane and old Jacksonville Highway isn't really a vineyard at all. The 140-acre apron, once part of the Clancy Orchard east of Jacksonville, is actually the beginnings of the Rogue Valley's latest agricultural wave... Oct. 13: (The Oregonian) FOR MEASURE 49 APPLICANTS, THE WAITING IS THE HARDEST PART http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/122385930897930.xml&coll=7 Nearly a year after passage of Measure 49 gave thousands of property owners the right to build homes in rural areas, the state has evaluated only 3 percent of 4,536 applicants, the department in charge has asked for more money and the director says his staff won't finish the job until 2010... Oct. 12: (Roseburg News_Review) UGB expansion, parking to be discussed http://www.nrtoday.com/article/20081012/NEWS/810119987/1001&parentprofile=1055&title=UGB Another public hearing will be held Monday on what has become a controversial proposal to expand the Roseburg city?s Urban Growth Boundary... Oct. 10: (Bend Bulletin) Thornburgh plan gets final OK http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081010/NEWS01/810100449/1006&nav_category= The planned 1,970-acre Thornburgh destination resort west of Redmond received final approval from a Deschutes County hearings officer on Wednesday, and developers can now begin the initial phase of construction... Oct. 10: (Ashland Daily Tidings) Fregonese: Ashland not sustainable http://www.dailytidings.com/2008/1010/stories/1010_fregonese.php Ashland cannot be a truly sustainable community until it provides housing and economic opportunities for its workforce, according to former Community Development director John Fregonese... Oct. 9: (Capital Press) Growers fear pipeline impact http://www.capitalpress.com/main.asp?SectionID=67&SubSectionID=618&ArticleID=45166&TM=42783.35 CARLTON, Ore. - Each year about this time, Betty Wahle worries whether she'll get her Pinot noir winegrapes harvested before fall rains arrive. This year, Wahle has an additional worry... Oct. 9: (Capital Press) Task force gauges pressure on farmlands: Wash. agency officials tour ag operations http://www.capitalpress.com/main.asp?SectionID=67&SubSectionID=619&ArticleID=45217&TM=42674.44 A task force charged with preserving farmland and examining the pressures upon Washington farmers toured parts of Spokane last week in the latest leg of its exploration... Oct. 9: (Portland Tribune) LUBA says LO erred local ruling http://www.portlandtribune.com/metro_news/story.php?story_id=122350610302291600 The Lake Oswego City Council goofed when it approved construction of a senior housing facility in the Waluga neighborhood, a state land use board has ruled... Oct. 9: (AP, Coos Bay World) Developers pull plug on coast time share http://www.theworldlink.com/articles/2008/10/09/news/doc48ee3cbca1a89870234553.txt FLORENCE (AP) - A major condominium construction project planned near downtown Florence has been canceled... Oct. 9: (Lake Oswego Review) Wizer space could change dramatically http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/news/story.php?story_id=122350587853257300 Should plans pan out for redevelopment of an A Avenue store, Lake Oswego?s downtown could see new shops, apartments and a boutique hotel by 2011. A national development firm unveiled its plans for Wizer?s grocery store at a meeting of the Lake Oswego Redevelopment Agency Tuesday evening... Oct. 9: (Coos Bay World) Marine reserves debate heats up http://www.theworldlink.com/articles/2008/10/09/news/doc48ecf618c2450551269890.txt REEDSPORT - Ocean Policy Advisory Council Chairman Scott McMullen should have been wearing a black-and-white referee shirt Tuesday... Oct. 9: (Coos Bay World) Two projects find home at Coquille mill site http://www.theworldlink.com/articles/2008/10/09/news/doc48ecf43ba8760661525604.txt The soon-to-be-built McKay?s Markets store on the former Georgia-Pacific mill site won?t be the only building going up on the long-vacant property in Coquille... Oct. 9: (Editorial, The Oregonian) Prosperity before protection http://www.capitalpress.info/main.asp?SectionID=75&SubSectionID=767&ArticleID=45137 Oregon's review of its land-use planning system must move quickly if it is to produce a package of meaningful recommendations for the Legislature that convenes in January... Oct. 9: (Bend Bulletin) Destination resort meeting planned http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081009/NEWS01/810090414/1001/NEWS01&nav_category= The next meeting in a series to update Deschutes County?s land use goals and policies will focus on destination resorts. The meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 23 and is open to the public... Oct. 8: (Corvallis Gazette-Times) Adair City Council OKs expansion of growth boundary http://www.democratherald.com/articles/2008/10/08/news/local/5loc11_growthboundary.txt The Benton County Board of Commissioners and Adair Village City council both unanimously voted Tuesday to approve a 127.5-acre urban growth boundary expansion for the city of Adair Village... Oct. 8: (Editorial, The Oregonian) Taking a Little Look http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2008/10/taking_a_little_look.html Land use planning may not be your idea of a fun party theme. But as of Monday, nearly 100 Oregonians had requested materials from the state to host a Big Look party in their own homes. They've asked for "Big Look in a Box" (which is about as entertaining a spin as you can give to land use, short of a Monopoly game)... Oct. 8: (The Oregonian) Willamette bridge planners say design is key http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2008/10/designs_emerging_for_new_downt.html Downtown Portland's first new bridge in 35 years could put a bold new statement on the skyline or cut a humble, more "Portland-like" image across the Willamette River... Oct. 8: (Statesman Journal) Keizer council OKs electronic sign plan http://www.statesmanjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081008/NEWS/810080447/1001/NEWS Salem - Keizer City Council approved a development code amendment regarding electronic messaging signs... Oct. 8: (Eugene Register-Guard) Neighbors want UO arena terms verified in print - then a permit http://www.registerguard.com/web/news/560811//story.csp If the University of Oregon does get the green light to build its $227 million basketball arena, the people living closest to it want more than just a promise that the UO will abide by a set of conditions aimed at blunting the pavilion?s spillover into their neighborhood... Oct. 8: (Eugene Register-Guard) Marine reserve proposals get cold shoulder http://www.registerguard.com/web/news/549537//story.csp REEDSPORT - A panel commissioned by the state unveiled 20 proposals for marine reserve sites to a hostile crowd in Reedsport on Tuesday, cautioning the dozens of concerned fishermen and related-business owners that the Ocean Policy Advisory Council was only in town to talk about what to do next, not to debate any specific ideas... Oct. 8: (Statesman Journal) Group ranks Oregon second in U.S. for energy efficiency http://www.statesmanjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081008/BUSINESS/810080396/1040/UPDATE The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy ranked California first, Oregon second and Washington sixth. Wyoming was last... Oct. 8: (Guest Commentary, The Oregonian) A success story that's well worth protecting http://www.oregonlive.com/commentary/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/editorial/1223421928125920.xml&coll=7 Buried amid the daily stories of national economic calamity, failing financial institutions and a plunging stock market is some genuinely positive economic news, a success story here in our own backyard... Oct. 7: (Portland Tribune) Unhappy Hayden Island property owner sues city http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=122344181527546400 An unhappy developer is suing the city of Portland and City Commissioner Sam Adams for setting policies that scuttled a proposed Hayden Island Wal-Mart store and other area developments... Oct. 7: (OPB News) Some Coastal Towns Need Persuading To Embrace Wave Energy http://news.opb.org/article/3241-some-coastal-towns-need-persuading-embrace-wave-energy/ Harnessing the power of ocean waves to make electricity is all the rage among Northwest politicians and conservationists. Oregon State University and the University of Washington just got a big grant to work on wave and tidal energy... Oct. 7: (Daily Journal of Commerce) Members sought for community committee http://www.djcoregon.com/articleDetail.htm/2008/10/07/Members-sought-for-community-committee The city of Portland is seeking 12 community members to serve on its Community Involvement Committee for the Portland Plan, a three-year planning project led by the city?s Bureau of Planning to develop policies for Portland?s growth in the next 20 years... Oct. 3: (Newport News-Times) Residents air concerns over aroma of riding stables http://www.newportnewstimes.com/articles/2008/10/03/news/news04.txt Not only is beauty in the eye of the beholder, fragrance is apparently in the nose of the smeller, too, according to Lincoln City residents... END Cliff Voliva Communications Officer Department of Land Conservation and Development 635 Capitol St. NE, Suite 150 Salem, OR 97301-2540 Phone: (503) 373-0050 x268 Fax: (503) 378-6033 cliff.voliva at state.or.us http://www.oregon.gov/LCD/index.shtml