From lisa.howard at state.or.us Tue May 10 15:42:56 2011 From: lisa.howard at state.or.us (Howard, Lisa) Date: Tue, 10 May 2011 15:42:56 -0700 Subject: [LandUse-News] Land Use News Message-ID: <2D371CBB27C746488A630F87111B591701E315768D@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 ____________________________________________________________ May 10: Keizer City Council seeking more info on the city's lack of housing land (Statesman-Journal) Keizer City Council on Monday asked city staff to present to them a few courses of action regarding the city's lack of land for residences and potential businesses. 'Should we somehow move the town out of harm's way?' (Daily Astorian) Neighbors on that narrow, one-way street appealed the council's decision to the state Land Use Board of Appeals. The board is expected to rule on the appeal by Friday, a LUBA spokeswoman said. If an earthquake occurs and a tsunami washes over a densely ... Let's capitalize on Oregon's strengths (OregonLive.com) There are bills that would add flexibility to Oregon's land use laws. This would create an opportunity for geothermal energy development, new industrial facilities, and an expansion of the Port of Portland and other ports. ... Human Ecology Mapping and "All-Lands" Conservation (USDA.gov) The maps are digitized and analyzed using GIS tools to reveal existing patterns, such as high-intensity sites, areas of overlapping use indicating potential for resource conflict, and treasured places with barriers to access. For example, land managers ... May 8: TOASTING A NEW POSSIBILTY -- OPINION (Portland Oregonian) http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2011/05/toasting_a_new_possibilty.html It's long been possible to bring food to wineries. In fact, as most Oregon wine-tasters already know, bringing food along on a wine-tasting excursion is a capital idea. May 7: ORI study to take weeks (The Register-Guard) Land use rules would require the building to be set back both from Millrace Drive in front of the site and the Millrace waterway that runs behind the parcel. "There are some challenges. We are truly at the beginning phase of looking at this. ... COMMON GROUND: Santa Clara, city and county officials share growth concerns (The Register-Guard) With Eugene and Springfield both creating growth plans, officials see an opportunity for big improvements in thorny issues such as land use and annexation. Observers hope the changes will bring solutions to intractable problems for residents who live ... May 6: OREGON GUEST RANCH POLICY GETS PUMPED UP WITH NEW PROVISION FOR A MEGA RANCH (Portland Oregonian) http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2011/05/oregon_guest_ranch_policy_gets.html Oregon's "guest ranch" policy is intended to help struggling cattle outfits make a little money by opening the bunkhouse to tourists who stay the night, chow down and saddle up. 'Rail City,' Oregon (Clackamas Review) Ferguson acknowledges that a challenge would remain to fund the line, but Milwaukie owns the right of way for the 1.2-mile portion and could authorize its construction without buying any land or involving outside agencies. May 5: Harvard recognizes Oregon land-use system (Daily Journal of Commerce) Oregon's statewide land-use system has been named one of the United States' top 25 innovations in government. HARVARD, AT LEAST, THINKS OREGON'S LAND-USE PLANNING SYSTEM IS GREAT (Portland Oregonian) http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2011/05/harvard_at_least_thinks_oregon.html Property rights advocates and conservationists might disagree, but Harvard University believes Oregon's land-use system is one of the nation's Top 25 Innovations in Government. University of Oregon launches sustainability program (Sustainable Business Oregon) The Oregon Leadership in Sustainability - or OLIS - graduate certificate program's coursework will cover areas including water, waste, transportation and land use. Its four required core courses include Ecological Design; Sustainability Theory; ... NW Developers Vie To Construct 'World's Greenest' Buildings (Oregon Public Broadcasting)) Developers in Seattle, Portland and Vancouver, B.C. are striving to build the "greenest" commercial buildings in the world. But being the greenest comes with compromises. May 4: Clackamas County rejects Molalla's urban reserve proposal (Daily Journal of Commerce) When Molalla City Manager John Atkins Jr. walks through downtown, he can imagine new mixed-use developments replacing boarded-up industrial buildings and other remnants of a former mill town. Keizer City Council OKs land-use fees (Statesman-Journal) Keizer City Council voted Monday to add fees to land-use applications such as moving a property line. Law requires that the public be notified of land-use actions - including zone changes and public hearings on subdivisions. ... Portland Council approves purchase of 146-acre natural area (OregonLive.com) Officials said the purchase price for the land is $2.75 million below fair market value from a recent appraisal. The parks bureau will manage the land, which should be acquired this summer. A land-use request to divide the cemetery property is pending. Lake Oswego City Council vote down plan to request land added to urban growth ... (OregonLive.com) Of the 136 acres of land that make up the Luscher complex, 122.2 acres of it is zoned for exclusive farm use and restricted to agricultural purposes. Though the activities currently developed in the area are agriculture-related, they are not farming ... Efforts under way to site ocean wave energy (Umpqua Post) By Susan Morgan A wave of public meetings is unfolding on the Oregon Coast that will, we hope, involve our coastal residents in a discussion about where to site ocean wave energy generating facilities. The meetings are being conducted by the Ocean ... 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: