From cliff.voliva at state.or.us Tue May 18 09:26:52 2010 From: cliff.voliva at state.or.us (Voliva, Cliff) Date: Tue, 18 May 2010 09:26:52 -0700 Subject: [LandUse-News] Land Use News from DLCD - May 18, 2010 Message-ID: <2D371CBB27C746488A630F87111B5917015C4232FF@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. 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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May 17: (Portland Tribune) Study: Columbia River Crossing worst chokepoint http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=127403719189757300 A new independent study of the top 50 traffic chokepoints in Oregon confirms what most metropolitan residents already know - the worst one is the I-5 bridge between Portland and Vancouver, also known as the Columbia River Crossing... May 17: (Eugene Register-Guard) One down, LNG fight turns to 2 other proposals http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/cityregion/24792609-41/gas-oregon-lng-natural-project.csp COOS BAY - The battle cry of opponents of three liquefied natural gas terminals proposed for Oregon went out within hours of the news earlier this month that the financiers of the Bradwood Landing project on the Columbia River had pulled the plug on it: One down, two to go... May 17: (Daily Journal of Commerce) Portland River Plan draws criticism http://djcoregon.com/news/2010/05/17/portland-river-plan-draws-criticism/ The Working Waterfront Coalition last week announced that the group has filed a notice to appeal with the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals over the River Plan adopted recently by Portland City Council... May 15: (Newberg Graphic) Group appeals landfill decision http://www.newberggraphic.com/news/2010/May/14/Local.News/group.appeals.landfill.decision/news.aspx McMINNVILLE - Waste Not of Yamhill County, an association of conservationists and property owners near the Riverbend Landfill, have followed through on plans to appeal the county's approval of the site's expansion plans... May 15: (Coos Bay World) Pipeline perspectives http://www.theworldlink.com/news/article_f9fda840-5fed-11df-992c-001cc4c03286.html FAIRVIEW - The letter came two weeks after Mary Metcalf's husband died. Developers wanted permission to build a natural gas pipeline across a stretch of her land... May 15: (Corvallis Gazette-Times) Group asks for more time to comment on land-use change http://www.gazettetimes.com/news/local/article_884da064-5fe9-11df-948a-001cc4c03286.html The Willamette Association of Realtors on Thursday called for more time for public comment on a package of sustainability fees heading to the full council... May 15: (Bowen Island Undercurrent) Density transfers: how can you make them work? http://www.bclocalnews.com/greater_vancouver/bowenislandundercurrent/news/93706344.html The concept of density transfers - moving the density allowed from one piece of property on the island to another property - is already part of the Official Community Plan but it has never been applied to any development proposal... May 14: (Daily Journal of Commerce) Gravel company plans to mine Grand Island http://djcoregon.com/news/2010/05/14/gravel-company-plans-to-mine-grand-island/ The Beaverton-based Baker Rock Resources has plans to mine gravel on 174 acres of farm land on Grand Island, just south of Dayton. But the company must first get a zone change approved... May 14: (Commentary, Daily Journal of Commerce) Urban planning's black eye: Stoplight improvements are stuck in reverse http://djcoregon.com/news/2010/05/14/urban-plannings-black-eye/ You're approaching an intersection late at night, and you're the only car on the road for a half-mile around. What happens? May 13: (Albany Democrat-Herald) Lowe's clears big hurdle http://www.democratherald.com/news/local/article_ae0cd7d4-5ecc-11df-80b0-001cc4c03286.html After two years of planning, a proposed $26 million Lowe's home improvement store in Albany has cleared its last major hurdle... May 13: (Eugene Register-Guard) EWEB's riverfront goals set http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/cityregion/24788668-41/plan-eweb-riverfront-river-development.csp Yes, Eugene, there may well be beer - and lemonade and latte - sipping opportunities beside the Willamette River if the Eugene Water & Electric Board has its way... May 13: (Ashland Daily Tidings) Planners delay vote on antenna proposal http://www.dailytidings.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100513/NEWS02/5130304/-1/NEWS The Planning Commission delayed voting Tuesday on an AT&T proposal to place cell phone antennas on the Ashland Street Cinemas after more than 100 people attended to show their opposition... May 12: (The Oregonian) Conservation groups in Oregon seek wind energy ban on Steens Mountain http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2010/05/conservation_groups_seeks_wind.html Conservation groups are asking the state of Oregon to make Steens Mountain and the congressionally protected area around it off-limits to wind energy development... May 12: (Lebanon Express) New development code up for revisions http://www.lebanon-express.com/news/local/article_a5b13c9a-5d43-11df-b397-001cc4c03286.html The new development code adopted by the city of Lebanon on Jan. 12, 2009, is up for several adjustments. The Planning Commission approved the changes on April 21. They still need approval by the City Council, tentatively at its July 14 meeting... May 12: (Eugene Register-Guard) Downtown plan questioned http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/sevendays/24783805-35/brown-downtown-plan-renewal-urban.csp Out of step with the Eugene City Council majority on the plan to revitalize downtown, City Councilor George Brown is questioning the legality of spending $17 million in the city center... May 12: (Statesman Journal) Keizer resident opposed to neighbors keeping bees http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20100512/COMMUNITIES/5120311/1106/KEIZER Gene Benson said he wants his north Keizer neighbor's bees removed. Benson shared his complaint with city officials during a Keizer City Council meeting last week, but city officials said there's no Keizer law against keeping bees... May 11: (Portland Tribune) River Plan challenged: Gunderson appeals new plan for Portland Harbor to state http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=127360541750827500 Businesses in the Portland Harbor are challenging the legality of the newly-adopted River Plan. They include the Gunderson company, which filed notice of the challenge with the State Land Use Board of Appeals on Monday... May 11: (The Oregonian) Washington County officials want to revise agreement for urban reserves http://www.oregonlive.com/washingtoncounty/index.ssf/2010/05/washington_county_officials_wa.html HILLSBORO -- Washington County leaders today identified a 130-acre parcel north of U.S. 26 for potential development that would represent the most substantial change... May 4: (Daily Journal of Commerce) Land deal with Klamath Tribes spurs controversy http://djcoregon.com/news/2010/05/04/land-deal-with-klamath-tribes-spurs-controversy/ Sen. Jeff Merkley is rallying behind governmental leaders from several Oregon municipalities to stop a proposed land deal that he says "would set a terrible precedent and create a significant loophole in the state's land use system." The deal is being proposed by Chris and Tom Maletis, owners of 385 acres south of the Willamette River near Wilsonville... 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: