From cliff.voliva at state.or.us Tue Sep 22 09:28:41 2009 From: cliff.voliva at state.or.us (Voliva, Cliff) Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 09:28:41 -0700 Subject: [LandUse-News] Land Use News from DLCD - September 22, 2009 Message-ID: <2D371CBB27C746488A630F87111B5917F1A60ACF@dlcdsxch01> Welcome to the Land Use News e-mail 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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Sept. 21: (The Oregonian) Klamath Tribes seek 385 acres near Wilsonville http://www.oregonlive.com/clackamascounty/index.ssf/2009/09/klamaths_seek_development_righ.html The Klamath Tribes have revived a controversial plan to acquire 385 acres along Interstate 5 near Wilsonville -- one of the largest available tracts in the Portland area -- for undisclosed commercial development... Sept. 19: (East Oregonian) Boardman OKs interchange plan http://eastoregonian.com/main.asp?SectionID=13&SubSectionID=48&ArticleID=98024&TM=46627.41 BOARDMAN - City officials have approved an Interchange Area Management Plan (IAMP) for the Main Street interchange with Interstate 84... Sept. 18: (Portland Tribune) Troutdale balks at Metro land-use restrictions http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=125333986271335000 Jim Kight supports the concept of an urban growth boundary. Troutdale's mayor also wants to consider the long-term livability of the city he leads. He and the City Council are pushing to leave a 775-acre swath of undeveloped land in the city's southeast corner as urban reserves eligible for future development... Sept. 17: (Coos Bay World) City wants views on transportation http://www.theworldlink.com/articles/2009/09/17/news/doc4ab13add6fe13184261239.txt Coos Bay wants to hear people's views on area transportation. The city is hosting a public open house meeting from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22, in the council chambers at Coos Bay City Hall, 500 Central Ave... Sept. 17: (Bend Bulletin) Hearing focuses on company's spot at airport http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090917/NEWS01/909170396/1001/NEWS01&nav_category=NEWS01 A company's request to expand at Bend Airport led to a discussion Wednesday night about what kinds of businesses belong at the airport. Paladin Data Corp., of Bend, sells software for businesses... Sept. 16: (Daily Journal of Commerce) Not everybody wants growth http://djcoregon.com/news/2009/09/16/not-everybody-wants-growth/ Metro, the Portland-area regional government, released recommendations Tuesday on how the region can handle the growth expected over the next 20 years and beyond. Significantly, Metro advises keeping intact the urban growth boundaries that govern where development can take place. In addition, Metro recommends maintaining existing roads bridges and sewers before building new ones... Sept. 16: (Daily Journal of Commerce) Former Beavers' stadium consultant is Beaverton's new development director http://djcoregon.com/news/2009/09/16/former-beavers-stadium-consultant-is-beavertons-new-development-director/ Beaverton has a new community development director, and it's a familiar name for the city, still in the midst of contemplating how it could become the new home for the Portland Beavers Triple-A baseball stadium... Sept. 16: (Daily Journal of Commerce) Farmland may gain protections with UGB limits http://djcoregon.com/news/2009/09/16/south-waterfront-could-become-popular-home/ Metro, the Portland-area regional government, released recommendations Tuesday on how the region can handle the growth expected over the next 20 years and beyond. Significantly, Metro advises keeping intact the urban growth boundaries... Sept. 16: (Forest Grove News-Times) Metro: Land north of Council Creek should be rural http://www.fgnewstimes.com/news/story.php?story_id=125307785618617400 Washington County officials want to set aside more than 34,000 acres of undeveloped land as future urban reserves. Clackamas County wants more than 8,000 acres. Multnomah a few hundred. But planners at Metro, the regional government in charge of managing growth, have a different idea... Sept. 16: (Guest Commentary, Statesman Journal) Marine reserves will provide long-term benefits http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20090916/OPINION/909160413/1049/UPDATE Oregon's ongoing effort to protect its ocean resources have taken a major step forward. This summer, Gov. Ted Kulongoski signed a landmark bill, HB 3013, to implement two marine reserves and evaluate four specific areas for possible reserves... Sept. 16: (Ashland Daily Tidings) Planners split on extension of building permit timelines http://www.dailytidings.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090916/NEWS02/909160311/-1/NEWS#STS=fzpo5k7v.1z2k The Planning Commission was divided Tuesday over extending building permit timelines, with some commissioners calling the extension a subsidy for developers and others saying it was an appropriate response to the recession... Sept, 16: (Madras Pioneer) County approves rezone http://www.madraspioneer.com/MAPNews9.shtml For the second time in two weeks, the Jefferson County Commission unanimously approved a property rezone at its Aug. 26 meeting... Sept. 16: (Statesman Journal) Urban development discussed: Downtown renewal affects businesses in several ways http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20090916/COMMUNITIES/909160396/1133/STAYTON&template=staytonart Stayton/Sublimity Chamber of Commerce members heard Monday how urban renewal could effect businesses in a luncheon presentation by Stayton planning and development director Dan Fleishman... Sept. 15: (Siuslaw News) Ocean Dunes development gets green light http://www.thesiuslawnews.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=2622 Developers for Ocean Dunes Golf Course received the official go-ahead from Florence City Council Monday night for its two-phase residential project... Sept. 15: (Portland Tribune) Metro's 'urban reserves' plan seeks middle ground http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=125304797883155800 The pastoral Stafford area near Lake Oswego should be urbanized but the Helvetia area north of Hillsboro should not, says Metro's Chief Administrator Michael Jordan. Jordan, taking what he called a "middle ground" in the debate about expanding the Portland urban area... Sept. 15: (Portland Tribune) Community divided on backyard egg layers http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=125306660197144500 In the wake of sustainability, interest in urban farming and emphasis on eating locally produced food, some Gresham residents are crowing about the attributes of keeping backyard chickens. But opponents - their feathers ruffled by noisy roosters, fragrant byproduct or aesthetically offensive coops - are calling city code enforcement officers to remove the renegade poultry and their outlaw owners... Sept. 15: (The Oregonian) Metro says Portland area has room to grow inside current urban boundary http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/09/metro_says_growth_can_be_conta.html Metro's vision of how the Portland area will accommodate a million more people during the next 20 years emerged Tuesday: Pack them in... Sept. 15: (OPB News) No Need To Expand Urban Growth Boundary, Metro Report Says http://news.opb.org/article/5813-no-need-expand-urban-growth-boundary-metro-report-says/ Metro should not expand the urban growth boundary over the next 20 years, according to a new report from agency staff... Sept. 15: (Roseburg News-Review) Costco decision on hold for now http://www.nrtoday.com/article/20090915/NEWS/909159996/1001/NONE&parentprofile=1055 A final decision to approve changes that would pave the way for a Costco Wholesale store was put on hold Monday because of a complication with a related agreement... Sept. 15: (Statesman Journal) Council seeks ways to allow chickens in city yards http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20090915/NEWS/909150341/1001 Salem City Council on Monday dismissed a recommendation by the city's Planning Commission to not allow the keeping of chickens in residential areas, deciding instead to work toward hatching a plan that could allow hens to reside in city limits... Sept. 14: (OPB News) Growth, Recall Campaigns Divide City Of Grants Pass http://news.opb.org/article/5810-growth-recall-campaigns-divide-city-grants-pass/ Tuesday is the deadline for Grants Pass residents to submit their ballots in a citywide recall of five councilors. The election comes just 9 months after those councilors took office. They ran on a slate -- promising fiscal responsibility and greater oversight of the city's growth... Sept. 9: (Molalla Pioneer) Molalla Planning Commission passes comp plan to city council for approval http://www.molallapioneer.com/news/2009/September/03/Local.News/molalla.planning.commission.passes.comp.plan.to.city.council.for.approval/news.aspx After more than five years of work, Molalla Planning Commission has finished their recommendations for Urban Reserve Area boundaries and a new comprehensive plan for the city, along with various supporting documents, including a Parks and Recreation Master Plan and a Downtown and Oregon 211 Streetscape Master Plan... Sept. 8: (Sandy Post) Sandy City Council appointing advisory board to oversee historic resources http://www.sandypost.com/news/story.php?story_id=125245608728618400 In its quest for designation as a Certified Local Government, the city of Sandy has taken another step toward identifying and protecting its historic landmarks. City councilors have approved on first reading the establishment of a five-member historic review board, which would advise the council on issues related to the city's historic resources... Sept. 3: (Lake Oswego Review) Petitions circulating on sensitive lands http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/news/story.php?story_id=125192818946068600 A group of Lake Oswego residents is circulating petitions demanding that the city throw out sensitive lands regulations and trust property owners to preserve environmentally valuable areas... Cliff Voliva | Communications Officer Director's Office Oregon Dept. of Land Conservation and Development 635 Capitol Street NE, Suite 150 | Salem, OR 97301-2540 Office: (503) 373-0050 ext. 268 | Fax: (503) 378-5518 cliff.voliva at state.or.us www.oregon.gov/LCD -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: