[LandUse-News] Land Use News from DLCD - September 1, 2009

[Voliva, Cliff]

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August 31: (Portland Tribune) Metro gathering comments on region's potential growth
http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=125165883285597900
Where and how do you think the Portland region should grow in the next 50 years? In December, the Metro regional government begins finalizing plans for governing future development. Before then, it wants to hear from area residents about their visions for the metropolitan area...

August 31: (Coos Bay World) Boxed out?
http://www.theworldlink.com/articles/2009/08/31/news/doc4a98c85159a1b571669668.txt
Warrenton is experiencing a box-store boom. The town is quickly becoming the premier shopping destination in northwestern Oregon's Clatsop County. It has Home Depot, Costco, Walgreens, Rite Aid - among other national retailers - but a population of only about 4,400...

August 29: (Honolulu Star-Bulletin) State land use panel rejects plan for 12,000 homes on Ewa farms
http://www.starbulletin.com/news/20090829_State_land_use_panel_rejects_plan_for_12000_homes_on_Ewa_farms.html
In a rare move, the state Land Use Commission rejected yesterday a developer's push to urbanize 1,500 acres of prime agricultural land in Ewa to create a new community of nearly 12,000 homes...

August 29: (Bend Bulletin) Westside Church, neighbors settle land use dispute
http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090829/NEWS0107/908290356/0/NEWS01
Westside Church will not build a new preschool on its property, but thanks to an agreement reached with the Newport Hills Neighborhood Association, it will expand its current facility...

August 29: (East Oregonian) County officials say proposed concert a non-starter
http://eastoregonian.com/main.asp?SectionID=13&SubSectionID=48&ArticleID=97113&TM=43707
A Nashville man's plans for "the largest concert in the world ever" just north of Hermiston have run into difficulty...

August 28: (Daily Journal of Commerce) Growing pains for North Plains
http://djcoregon.com/news/2009/08/28/growing-pains-for-north-plains/
In Washington County, six miles north of Hillsboro, a small city of 1,900 people is struggling to find a new identity...

August 28: (Medford Mail Tribune) Developers may be required to hold public meetings
http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090828/NEWS/908280329
The Medford City Council is eyeing a proposal that would require developers to hold a neighborhood meeting for residents who might be affected by new construction before they could apply for city land-use permits...

August 27: (Capital Press) Zoning puts farmers on edge
http://www.capitalpress.com/orewash/ml-rural-urban-reserves-082109-art
HILLSBORO, Ore. -- From his farm northwest of Hillsboro, Dave Vanasche can see only about a half dozen houses scattered in the distance. But he can see the seeds of urban sprawl...

August 27: (Bend Bulletin) Economic growth is key in planning, officials say
http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090827/NEWS01/908270398/1001/NEWS01&nav_category=NEWS01
In the wake of recent high-profile business losses at Bend Municipal Airport, city and county officials say they want to move quickly on planning for the facility's future - and they want to ensure that economic development is a key element of any development at the airport...

August 26: (Daily Journal of Commerce) Better roads in Gateway may spur developers
http://djcoregon.com/news/2009/08/26/better-roads-in-gateway-may-spur-developers/
Development in the Gateway area in east Portland is being inhibited because the neighborhood lacks any sort of "wow" feature, according to Metro. But that doesn't matter much, residents say, because the discontinuous streets there likely would not even lead to such a feature...

August 26: (Baker City Herald) Group: Pull plug on light rules
http://www.bakercityherald.com/Local-News/Group-Pull-plug-on-light-rules
A proposed Baker County ordinance that would impose restrictions on outdoor lighting in rural areas drew criticism from ranchers attending the Baker County Livestock Association's August meeting last week...

August 26: (Baker City Herald) Council OKs plaza design
http://www.bakercityherald.com/Local-News/Council-OKs-plaza-design
Sparks flew at Tuesday's Baker City Council meeting, but that didn't stop councilors from approving a conceptual design for the Court Street Plaza and updating the city's development codes...

August 25: (Lebanon Express) Planners OK group home on Grant Street
http://www.lebanon-express.com/articles/2009/08/26/news/local/local05grouphome.txt
Should a proposal to convert the first floor of a building at Fourth and Grant streets into a home for adults with developmental disabilities be approved? The Planning Commission decided yes at its Aug. 19 meeting, but not before considerable discussion...

August 22: (Medford Mail Tribune) Jacksonville, Nunan Estates strike accord
http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090822/NEWS/908220305
JACKSONVILLE - The city and owners of a historic home have struck a compromise on the number of outdoor amplified music events that can be held at the property as well as the level of noise that will be permitted...

August 21: (East Oregonian) Boardman -to- Hemingway line the tip of the iceberg
http://eastoregonian.com/main.asp?SectionID=13&SubSectionID=48&ArticleID=96791&TM=33681
After all the initial passionate resistance to Idaho Power's proposed Boardman-to-Hemingway transmission line, the number of people showing up for the company's meticulously planned public information meetings has been surprisingly low...

August 20: (Portland Tribune) Talks heat up over plan to bring baseball stadium to Beaverton
http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=125078603332410200
The hits for Triple-A "Beaverton Beavers" baseball - and the possible construction of a stadium - just keep on coming. This week saw the launch of the Oregon Sports Authority's official campaign to bring the Beavers to Beaverton and a presentation at council that forecasted a new dynamic: a multi-use stadium as the central feature for wide-ranging downtown redevelopment...

Cliff Voliva | Communications Officer
Director's Office
Oregon Dept. of Land Conservation and Development
635 Capitol Street NE, Suite 150 | Salem, OR 97301-2540
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