From lisa.howard at state.or.us Wed Mar 23 12:05:14 2011 From: lisa.howard at state.or.us (Howard, Lisa) Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2011 12:05:14 -0700 Subject: [LandUse-News] Land Use News Message-ID: <2D371CBB27C746488A630F87111B591701E31573A8@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. Past Land Use News weekly e-mails can be found here: http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/pipermail/landuse-news Anyone can subscribe to the free service by visiting this site: http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/landuse-news ____________________________________________________________ March 22: Pushing for Permits (Biomass Power and Thermal) While Oregon is a biomass-friendly state, it takes quite a bit of time to gain all of the necessary permits for a project; the key permits being air, water and zoning/land use, according to Robert Broberg, president of Biogreen Sustainable Energy Co. ... Councilors debate bikes on 99E (Woodburn Independent) Funded largely by an Oregon Department of Transportation grant, the $200000 project deals with issues such as road improvements, land use and site development regulations, aesthetics and other strategic planning. An extensive study accompanied early ... March 21: Cornelius officials plot next move after Washington County rejects 350-acre ... (OregonLive.com) What they've got, after county leaders' agreement upon a revised land use plan last week, is 350 acres of undesignated land near existing city limits, and another 274 acres of rural reserves. It's not as bad as it could have been -- the proposal ... GUEST VIEWPOINT: Winery appeal is about fairness (The Register-Guard) Events venues, such as weddings and conventions, need a special use permit. Notwithstanding these provisions of the law, since its inception King Estate has operated without a land use review of its winery; without the conditional use permit required ... Another ranch resort goes under (Bizjournals.com) Weitzman, the investor, said development fees and the cost of fighting the project's opponents over land use rulings quickly burned through the investors' cash. Weitzman applauded DeLashmutt's efforts to fund the project and move ahead. ... March 20: LAND: JUNCTION CITY IS READY BUT WILL ANYTHING BE BUILT? (Eugene Register-Guard) http://www.registerguard.com/web/newslocalnews/26017535-41/state-hospital-prison-junction-million.html.csp All that occupies the 257-acre parcel along State Highway 99 is a fence, a road down the west side of the property, water and sewer lines, a series of fire hydrants, and a man-made wetland, swarming with mosquitos. STATE OF SUSPENSE (Eugene Register-Guard) http://www.registerguard.com/web/newslocalnews/25993772-41/state-junction-hospital-care-mental.html.csp -Hospital: Budget and opponents throw up obstacles- Plans to build a long-promised state psychiatric hospital in Junction City are facing more opposition than ever in the Legislature. County does a two-step on Baker Rock (McMinnville News-Register) An appeal to the state Land Use Board of Appeals would be the logical route and the lead opposition group, Protect Grand Island, would be the logical filer. Kris Bledsoe, spokesperson for Protect Grand Island, said the opposition would rather have ... March 19: Losing our way in the reckless quest for jobs (OregonLive.com) Just as precious farmland needs to be protected, so does the supply of strategic industrial land, right? That's the simple equation that has Oregon Democrats -- desperate not to appear weak on jobs and the economy in the 2012 election -- clamoring to ... Baldock solar panel project poses few environmental risks, report says (OregonLive.com) The state's transportation department submitted the environmental assessment report to the National Park Service Friday, discussing the impacts of removing the land from its current public use status. Converting the 15 acres would allow the Oregon ... March 18: Judge throws out LNG company's latest court action (Daily Astorian) The ruling was appealed to the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals by project opponents, and in January the board, with three new members, elected to withdraw the November decision in order to reconsider the application. On March 4 Oregon Pipeline filed a ... New conservation easement will protect historic Wallowa County ranch property (OregonLive.com) ENTERPRISE -- A homespun nonprofit in northeastern Oregon's picturesque Wallowa County is trying a new technique for keeping developers from buying up ranches and farms for homes, subdivisions and condominiums. The Wallowa Land Trust paid $200000 for a March 17: Realtors voice concerns at Oregon Capitol [http://djcoregon.com/wp-content/mu-plugins/dmc-story-security/key.gif] (Daily Journal of Commerce) Any conflict and contention that arose at the Oregon Capitol on Wednesday was not in Bruce Hanna's office. Representatives from the Oregon Association of Realtors met with the co-speaker of the House to offer their legislative opinions. Metro, Washington County agree on growth plan (Daily Journal of Commerce) The Washington County Board of Commissioners and Metro Council finally reached agreement on where the county can and cannot grow over the next 50 years. NW Environmental News: Private forests; rural development; land-use conversion (OregonLive.com) Oregon's kept a handle on land conversion, according to a new report. Approximately 98 percent of the private land that was in forest, agricultural or range use in 1974 remained that way in 2009. Not surprisingly, low-density homebuilding or other ... Charlotte Lehan officially appointed Clackamas County chairwoman (OregonLive.com) Lehan served as Wilsonville mayor for 12 years before her election as a county commissioner in 2008. She is particularly experienced in land use issues and led the county during the contentious urban and rural reserves designation process. Morrow County Court shoots down permit for gun club (East Oregonian) But, according to Wolff, the court did not consider those changes because they were not included in the club's original application for a conditional use permit. The gun club may appeal the court's decision to the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals. ... Caldera expansion approved (Ashland Daily Tidings) The Tuesday vote means that 3.72 acres of land at the end of Clover Lane, near Exit 14, will be added to the city. Land that was zoned for residential use can be used for Caldera's expansion. Caldera, a homegrown Ashland business launched in the 1990s, ... EDITORIAL: Forests still vital part of our economy (Wallowa County Chieftain) Oregon forest land has essentially remained constant since 1639, according to a 2009 report by the USDA Forest Service. There were 30.7 million acres in 1963. The trees may still be alive. But there is little doubt the forest land and the industry it ... COLUMBIA RIVER CROSSING 'POLL' SHOWS BIG SUPPORT, BUT STAYS SOUTH OF RIVER AND ISN'T MUCH OF A BRIDGE POLL (Portland Oregonian) http://blog.oregonlive.com/commuting/2011/03/columbia_river_crossing_poll_s.html At first glance, a new poll shows unbelievable support for the Columbia River Crossing -- 67 percent of participants said they were strongly or somewhat in favor of constructing a new Interstate 5 bridge. QUARRY APPROVAL NEAR TUALATIN, SHERWOOD COULD BE APPEALED -- BY THE DEVELOPER BUILDING IT (Portland Oregonian) http://www.oregonlive.com/tualatin/index.ssf/2011/03/quarry_approval_near_tualatin_sherwood_could_be_appealed_--_by_the_developer_building_it.html The controversial rock quarry proposal approved by a Clackamas County hearings officer last month could be on its way to the Land Use Board of Appeals after a "notice of intent to appeal" filed this week. CUT TREES CAUSE CLEAR-CUT CONTROVERSY (Portland Tribune) http://portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=130030224404729200 State agency representatives last week told residents of Shadow Wood that the clear-cutting of a forest abutting their neighborhood was entirely legal, and the only way to prevent similar situations in the future requires changing state law. WITH MILL CLOSED, FUTURE OF WASTEWATER LAGOON IN LIMBO (Portland Tribune) http://portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=130030242806982200 The future of the Blue Heron Paper Mill in Oregon City, and its wastewater treatment lagoon in West Linn, will hang in limbo until an owner is determined after bankruptcy proceedings. March 16: Are we going to let the industrial land shortage get the best of us? (Daily Journal of Commerce) While the recession has reduced the demand for available, developable industrial properties in the Portland-metropolitan area, this is only a short-term phenomenon. In the past few years, Metro was charged with determining future expansion of the urban growth boundary. After months of debate, lines were drawn to outline urban reserves as well as rural reserves. VETERAN ATTORNEY CHOSEN TO HEAD OREGON LAND-USE DEPARTMENT (Portland Oregonian) http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2011/03/veteran_attorney_chosen_to_hea.html A lawyer with extensive city and state government experience, Jerry Lidz, has been appointed acting director of Oregon's Department of Land Conservation and Development. Bill sets stage for Silvies project (Blue Mountain Eagle) Robertson also questioned whether the bill would usurp the county's oversight of the land use planning process, and he questioned the number of cabins envisioned for the resort. Swearingen said the ranch still will be subject to county review and ... Airport meeting draws crowd of nearly 100 (Woodburn Independent) Lehan said Clackamas County has not taken an official position on the airport, except to express concern about the surface transportation and land use impacts of expansion of the airport and the need to gather more information. ... OREGON, WASH CONSIDER ROAD TAXES FOR ELECTRIC CARS (Oregon Public Broadcasting) http://news.opb.org/article/81832-oregon-wash-consider-road-taxes-electric-cars/ Washington and Oregon lawmakers are taking a hard look at whether to impose the equivalent of a gas tax on plug-in cars. Some electric car enthusiasts argue an alternative road use fee is premature. Lisa Howard | Assistant to the Director 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. 271 | Cell: (503) 383-8911 | Fax: (503) 378-5518 lisa.howard at state.or.us | www.oregon.gov/LCD -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: