From Cliff.Voliva at state.or.us Tue Nov 25 10:14:56 2008 From: Cliff.Voliva at state.or.us (Cliff Voliva) Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:14:56 -0800 Subject: [LandUse-News] Land Use News from DLCD - Nov. 25, 2008 References: <4922D1DC0200002300015464@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <4923E306020000230001550A@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <492521410200002300015586@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <4925227A0200002300015589@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <4925252E020000230001558C@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <492529160200002300015595@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <49252FB3020000230001559E@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <4925368502000023000155A6@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <492538EF02000023000155A9@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <49266C520200002300015623@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <49266CA00200002300015626@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <49266E4C0200002300015629@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <4926713C0200002300015630@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <4926841C02000023000156CE@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <4926849C02000023000156D1@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <4926879602000023000156D8@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <49268A8E02000023000156E0@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <49268C3C02000023000156E3@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <49268CAC02000023000156E6@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <492A64830200002300015747@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <492A6E3E020000230001574B@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <492A717C0200002300015752@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <492A72DD0200002300015756@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <492A74CB0200002300015759@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <492A7949020000230001575C@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <492AAB8B0200002300015787@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <492AAC2A020000230001578A@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <492AAC58020000230001578D@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <492AAD0E0200002300015790@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <492AB01002000023000157A2@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <492BBF8E0200002300015841@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <492BC0980200002300015848@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <492BC0F6020000230001584B@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <492BCA370200002300015855@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <492BCD1F020000230001585E@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <492BD0200200002300015865@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> Message-ID: <492BD002.0046.0023.0@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. 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Nov. 25: (Bend Bulletin) Farm zone weddings rejected http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081125/NEWS01/811250432/1001/NEWS01&nav_category=NEWS01 No more wedding bouquets will be tossed at Lavender Pond east of Bend, after the Deschutes County Commission voted Monday morning to deny a change in county code that would have allowed weddings on agricultural land... Nov. 25: (Bend Bulletin) Deschutes turns down Aspen Lakes destination resort bid http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081125/NEWS01/811250422/1001/NEWS01&nav_category=NEWS01 The Deschutes County Commission rejected a proposal that would have established a process to convert the Aspen Lakes Golf Course and subdivision east of Sisters into a destination resort, in a 2-1 vote Monday morning... Nov. 25: (Statesman Journal) Hiker calls for statewide plan of attack http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20081125/OUTDOORS/811250334/1034/NEWS Al LePage is a man without a plan, but one who is very much anxious for others to come together to craft and implement one. His love is the Oregon Coast, and his objective is to preserve it in the most pristine state possible... Nov. 24: (Editorial, The Oregonian) A HUGE WIN -- FOR LAWYERS http://www.oregonlive.com/editorials/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/editorial/1227317109167680.xml&coll=7 Sometimes a judicial opinion, for all its repercussions on the ground, seems to float on another plane entirely. It cruises almost at an altitude of its own making... Nov. 24: (Daily Journal of Commerce) Portland City Council passes Cully-Concordia Action Plan http://www.djcoregon.com/articleDetail.htm/2008/11/24/Portland-City-Council-passes-CullyConcordia-Action-Plan-The-plan-lays-out-communityoriented-plans-fo The Cully-Concordia neighborhood lacks many of the amenities, services and developments on which the rest of the city prides itself. But it doesn?t lack opportunities... Nov. 24: (East Oregonian) 'Uncharted territory:' Proposal could dramatically alter Oregon?s water quality standards http://www.eastoregonian.com/main.asp?SectionID=13&SubSectionID=48&ArticleID=85644 The state's proposed fish consumption rate could have far-reaching effects on Oregon water quality standards, but most people - including some city governments - aren't even aware of the topic... Nov. 23: (Editorial, The Oregonian) Oregon's riptide over marine reserves http://www.oregonlive.com/editorials/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/editorial/1227317123167680.xml&coll=7 There was something sadly appropriate about the venue for last week's big public airing of Gov. Ted Kulongoski's vision for fishing-free marine reserves off the Oregon coast.... Nov. 23: (Guest Commentary, The Oregonian) Funding transportation costs http://www.oregonlive.com/commentary/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/editorial/1227216303127800.xml&coll=7 No one can accuse Gov. Ted Kulongoski of playing it safe as he prepares for his final legislative session as Oregon's governor. By unveiling a $1 billion transportation package a week... Nov. 22: (McMinnville News-Register) Critics dump on the landfill http://www.newsregister.com/article/23357-critics-dump-landfill Riverbend Landfill may have emerged victorious from the Nov. 4 election, which featured a ballot measure intended to stop its proposed expansion, but it took a beating Thursday that dragged into early Friday morning... Nov. 22: (Statesman Journal) Plan boosts local input on land use: Task force will present ideas to 2009 Legislature http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20081122/STATE/811220319/1042 ALBANY - A state land-use task force is proposing to allow more local say in determining which rural lands are suited for farming and forestry. But the recommendations, which are still being finalized, are unlikely to settle Oregon's long-running dispute about how to protect farms, forests and natural areas from houses and other development... Nov. 22: (McMinnville News-Register) Bees cause a buzz at planning hearing http://www.newsregister.com/article/23358-bees-cause-buzz-planning-hearing Most of a nearly five-hour meeting Thursday night was devoted to the issue of whether beekeeping should be allowed inside McMinnville city limits... Nov. 21: (Portland Business Journal) Oregon adds 45,620 new residents in past year http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2008/11/17/daily52.html Oregon?s population increased from 3,745,455 in 2007 to 3,791,075 in 2008, or by 45,620, according to the latest preliminary July 1 population estimates released by Portland State University?s Population Research Center... Nov. 21: (Daily Astorian) Views on views make news: City sees big turnout at Astoria Riverfront Vision Plan open house http://www.dailyastorian.info/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=398&ArticleID=56197 Astoria residents again demonstrated a deep commitment to their city's riverfront as about 85 people turned out on a stormy Thursday night to attend an Astoria Riverfront Vision Plan open house, the third one this year... Nov. 21: (Medford Mail Tribune) Medford City Council approves Regional Problem Solving Plan http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081121/NEWS/811210320 MEDFORD - Medford will join forces with six other Jackson County cities in an effort to shape growth within the Rogue Valley for the next 50 years... Nov. 21: (Klamath Falls Herald and News) What's the plan? Klamath community leaders share their strategies for the Basin?s future http://www.heraldandnews.com/articles/2008/11/21/featured_story/doc49266f338b5d8447562311.txt Preparing for development. Funding law enforcement. Stimulating economic activity. Long-range goals and strategic planning were popular topics for Klamath Basin candidates campaigning in the November general election... Nov. 21: (Editorial, Medford Mail Tribune) MEASURE 37 RULING SETTLES LITTLE http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081121/OPINION/811210312 Some Jackson County property owners with plans to develop their land got some encouragement last week when a federal judge ruled that waivers granted to them by the county were contracts that must be honored. But we wouldn't advise them to fire up the bulldozers just yet... Nov. 21: (Capital Press) JUDGE: MEASURE 37 WAIVER A CONTRACT http://www.capitalpress.info/main.asp?SectionID=67&SubSectionID=618&ArticleID=46401&TM=49858.15 A circuit court judge last week threw a wrench into how Jackson County, Ore., handles Measure 37 waivers. Jackson County Circuit Court Judge Owen Panner found Nov. 12 that Measure 37 development waivers issued landowners by Jackson County are contracts and as such can not be superseded by Measure 49... Nov. 21: (Roseburg News-Review) Costco store could bring gridlock http://www.nrtoday.com/article/20081121/NEWS/811219929/1001/NONE&parentprofile=1055&title=Costco%20store%20could%20bring%20gridlock Placing a Costco Wholesale store at the old Perry?s Electric site on Northeast Stephens Street could bring gridlock never experienced before in Roseburg, according to a review by the Oregon Department of Transportation... Nov. 20: (Baker City Herald) Second stories, city?s first priority http://www.bakercityherald.com/News/Local-News/Second-stories-citys-first-priority Building codes have long thwarted downtown business owners who want to live on the level above their stores, but that could be changing... Nov. 20: (OPB News) JUDGE'S RULING HELPS ESTABLISH MEASURE 37 THRESHOLD http://news.opb.org/article/3606-judges-ruling-allows-helps-establish-measure-37-threshold/ Claimants under the 2004 property compensation initiative, Measure 37, got a ?good news, bad news? legal decision, this week... Nov. 20: (The Oregonian) YAMHILL COUNTY JUDGE RULES PROPERTY OWNERS HAVE RIGHT TO FINISH RURAL SUBDIVISIONS http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2008/11/yamhill_county_judge_rules_pro.html For someone who emerged on the winning side of a complicated court case, John Abrams was keeping a lid on his celebration Thursday. This was land-use law, he noted, and decisions rarely turn out to be "for certain, for sure..." Nov. 20: (The Oregonian) On the land, awaiting 'progress' http://www.oregonlive.com/washingtoncounty/index.ssf/2008/11/on_the_land_awaiting_progress.html HILLSBORO -- They each have their attachments to the open land. It may have been a place for adventures in the middle of the night with a twin brother, fertile soil on which one rode tractors as a teenager, or ground on which others built their family home, raising children and sheep... Nov. 20: (Statesman Journal) Development plan for former golf course still opposed http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20081120/NEWS/811200347/1001/news Plans to build a senior-housing project on the former Battle Creek Golf Course site continue to face stiff opposition from neighbors... Nov. 20: (Portland Tribune) Businesses blast growth study http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=122713597873984200 A coalition of 10 business groups is sparring with Metro over the question of whether it is cheaper to concentrate future growth in urban centers instead of spreading it out through less-developed parts of the metropolitan area... Nov. 20: (Coos Bay World) Two marine reserves OK?d for coast http://www.theworldlink.com/articles/2008/11/20/news/doc49245af8932cf170337699.txt LINCOLN CITY - It?s all in the governor and state?s hands now. The Ocean Policy Advisory Council is sending two marine reserve pilot projects, three slightly modified plans and the suggestion for a bottom-up approach for an area off Cape Arago to the governor for consideration... Nov. 20: (Bend Bulletin) La Pine struggles to fill city leadership http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081120/NEWS01/811200413/1001/NEWS01&nav_category=NEWS01 The chance to oversee the birth of a city is rare in Oregon, with only three new cities formed in the state since 1980, according to the Department of Land Conservation and Development... Nov. 19: (Statesman Journal) Council approves rezoning for site http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20081119/COMMUNITIES/811190349/1105/SOUTH_SALEM Salem - City council on Nov. 10 voted unanimously to rezone an 8-acre site in the 5200 block of Caplinger Road SE from industrial to multi-family residential... Nov. 19: (McMinnville News-Register) Riverbend Landfill set for Round 2 http://www.newsregister.com/article/23289-riverbend-landfill-set-round-2 The public hearing on Riverbend Landfill's proposed expansion, launched earlier this month, will resume at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the McMinnville Community Center... Nov. 19: (Albany Democrat-Herald) LINN COUNSEL: JACKSON JUDGE 'FAULTY' ON M37 http://www.democratherald.com/articles/2008/11/19/news/local/5loc05_m37.txt In response to a federal judge?s decision on a Jackson County case, Linn County commissioners discussed Tuesday how the Measure 37 ruling may impact claimants in Linn County... Nov. 19: (The Oregonian) YAMHILL COUNTY JUDGE UPHOLDS LANDOWNERS ON DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2008/11/yamhill_county_judge_upholds_l.html Ruling in Oregon's biggest cluster of Measure 37 "vested rights" land-use cases, a Yamhill County judge has decided that five property owners have the right to complete subdivisions on farmland... Nov. 18: (The Oregonian) Just two of nine fishing-free reserves on Oregon Coast win endorsement http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2008/11/just_two_of_nine_fishingfree_r.html Gov. Ted Kulongoski's vision of fishing-free marine reserves off the Oregon coast could be downsized dramatically if he accepts recommendations made Tuesday by an ocean advisory panel... END Cliff Voliva Communications Officer Oregon 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 www.oregon.gov/LCD