[LandUse-News] Land Use News from DLCD - June 15, 2010

[Voliva, Cliff]

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June 14: (The Oregonian) Planned strip mine near Coos Bay hits vein of opposition
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2010/06/planned_strip_mine_near_coos_b_1.html
Nancy Ellen Locke savors her coastal escape, with its cabin, pond and plentiful wildlife. The land in the foothills south of Coos Bay was an anniversary gift 30 years ago...

June 12: (Guest Commentary, The Oregonian) Didn't we already save the Steens from wind farms?
http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2010/06/didnt_we_already_save_the_stee.html
Developers are proposing to build industrial-scale wind farms on Steens Mountain. That's not just a bad idea, it's contrary to law...

June 11: (Guest Commentary, The Oregonian) Railway planning crucial to Lake Oswego's, and Oregon's, future
http://www.oregonlive.com/lake-oswego/index.ssf/2010/06/opinion_railway_planning_crucial_to_lake_oswegos_and_oregons_future.html
Last week I attended a meeting where the Oregon Department of Transportation presented a plan to improve the Interstate 5 corridor from Medford to Vancouver, B.C...

June 11: (Portland Tribune) I-5 bridge, rail projects hitch a ride on Metro transportation plan
http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=127627408192090500
The controversial Columbia River Crossing cleared another hurdle when the Metro Council included $3 billion for the project in the Regional Transportation Plan approved on Thursday...

June 11: (Portland Business Journal) Metro sets regional land-use plan
http://portland.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2010/06/07/daily39.html
The Metro Council has approved a plan that will guide regional land use for the next 50 years.
The council voted 5-2 on June 10 to designate 28,615 acres of urban reserves in Multnomah, Clackamas and Washington counties...

June 11: (Daily Journal of Commerce) Metro approves Portland-area urban reserves
http://djcoregon.com/news/2010/06/11/metro-approves-portland-area-urban-reserves/
The future of the Portland-metro region became much more concrete on Thursday as regional government Metro Council officially approved the designation of 28,615 acres as urban reserves...

June 10: (Daily Journal of Commerce) Existing land-use violations
http://djcoregon.com/news/2010/06/10/existing-land-use-violations/
Dealing with land-use violations, or taking care to avoid them, can be time-consuming and expensive. However, with proper due diligence, patience and cooperation with appropriate officials, the likelihood of a favorable outcome increases...

June 10: (The Oregonian) Metro approves $20 billion plan that guides transportation projects for the next 25 years
http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2010/06/metro_approves_20_billion_plan.html
The numbers are staggering: Four years of meetings and public hearings resulting in a 25-year plan that calls for spending $20 billion on 1,071 street, bridge, transit and trail projects...

June 10: (Albany Democrat-Herald) Albany Lowe's back on track
http://www.democratherald.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/article_df035370-749f-11df-8f8d-001cc4c03286.html
The plan to build a Lowe's home improvement center at Ninth Avenue and Oak street in Albany was back on track today following city council action Wednesday night...

June 10: (Lake Oswego Review) Lake Oswego land-use task force releases its ideas
http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/news/story.php?story_id=127612176417035700
Lake Oswegans irked by restrictions on environmentally sensitive lands might find relief in newly released recommendations from the Second Look Task Force. That trampoline a family wanted to place near a protected stand of trees?

June 9: (The Oregonian) Beaverton looks for a master developer to tackle project list including the Round
http://www.oregonlive.com/beaverton/index.ssf/2010/06/beaverton_looks_for_a_master_developer_to_tackle_project_list_including_the_round.html
BEAVERTON -- When Don Mazziotti, former Portland Development Commission executive director, arrived in Beaverton last year he said he expected to promptly begin work on a game-changing project. Nine months later, it's clear that Mazziotti is not after a singular project...

June 9: (Guest Commentary, Daily Journal of Commerce) RLUIPA issues remain 10 years later
http://djcoregon.com/news/2010/06/09/rluipa-issues-remain-10-years-later/
The Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act - a federal act said to prohibit, among other things, state and local governments from discriminating against religious uses when processing land-use applications - has been in the books for more than 10 years...

June 9: (Curry Coastal Pilot) Slides threaten Brookings' city facilities
http://www.currypilot.com/20100609115498/News/Local-News/Slides-threaten-Brookings-city-facilities
Landslides are threatening two key Brookings city works facilities. A slowly developing landslide is threatening a city reservoir tank near Old County Road...

June 9: (Albany Democrat-Herald) Corvallis man drops zoning change request
http://www.democratherald.com/news/local/article_888e9d98-73fe-11df-8d59-001cc4c002e0.html
CORVALLIS - Andrew Martin has withdrawn his application for a zone change on his 80-acre Reservoir Avenue industrial property and has invited the city to shut down his retail operations...

June 8: (Medford Mail Tribune) Group warns cities not to absorb farmland http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100608/NEWS/6080315/-1/NEWS02
A land-use watchdog group is urging local cities to stop eyeing 1,200 acres of prime farmland as they consider expanding their boundaries to accommodate populations that are projected to double...

June 8: (Albany Democrat-Herald) Main Street officials visit Lebanon's core
http://www.democratherald.com/news/local/article_094a959a-7337-11df-9229-001cc4c002e0.html
LEBANON - Ben Weintraub would like to see Lebanon merchants learn more about what goods and services their fellow business owners offer so they can help guide customers to other local shops...

June 8: (Hillsboro Argus) Cornelius might lose out if Peterkort property brought in
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/argus/index.ssf?/base/news/1276017620186970.xml&coll=6
A Washington County plan to save taxpayers millions of dollars could come at the expense of Cornelius' aspirations for more land for jobs...

June 7: (Statesman Journal) Keizer City Council approves controversial ordinance
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20100607/UPDATE/100607043
Keizer City Council approved a highly controversial ordinance making changes to the Keizer Station Master Plan, despite public opposition...

June 7: (Medford Mail Tribune) I-5 overpass could come to fruition
http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100607/NEWS/6070305/-1/NEWS02
A local developer and the owner of the Rogue Valley Manor have offered to donate land to help secure a $45 million federal grant for a South Stage Road overpass on Interstate 5...

May 27: (Guest Commentary, South County Spotlight, Scappoose) County commissioners want to gag citizens
http://www.spotlightnews.net/opinion/story.php?story_id=127497844662209700
Our county commissioners are trying to prevent citizens from expressing their opinion about new developments in the county. They've created a new ordinance which would eliminate public hearings on new construction and uses on land reserved for exclusive forest use - land zoned PF-76...

Cliff Voliva | Communications Officer
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Oregon Dept. of Land Conservation and Development
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