From lisa.howard at state.or.us Tue Aug 30 15:24:30 2011 From: lisa.howard at state.or.us (Howard, Lisa) Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2011 15:24:30 -0700 Subject: [LandUse-News] Land Use News Message-ID: <2D371CBB27C746488A630F87111B59170205B11B17@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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Cottage Grove Residents Upset About Night Gravel Pit Use (KEZI TV) So it is considered a statewide and locally significant aggregate resource," said Matt Laird, Lane County Land Management. County Land Management Manager Matt Laird says the gravel pit is running at night because it's contracted to work for the Oregon ... HIDDEN EARTHQUAKE FAULTS REVEALED AT MOUNT HOOD, OREGON (Portland Oregonian) http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2011/08/hidden_earthquake_faults_revealed_at_mount_hood_oregon.html On the northern flank of Mount Hood, a scar in the earth's crust stretches for several miles beneath the fir trees that hide it from airborne observers. August 29: UO amends campus plan for sustainable development (Sustainable Business Oregon) The policy also addresses water use, stormwater treatment and educational standards. The university calls the policy the Oregon Model for Sustainable Development, which will be amended to the current Campus Plan, land use guidelines that have been in ... August 27: MORROW COUNTY RULES WILLOW CREEK WIND FARM'S NOISE NOT A PROBLEM (Salem Statesman Journal) http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20110828/UPDATE/110827026/-1/7daysarchives/Morrow-County-rules-Willow-Creek-wind-farm-s-noise-not-problem- An Eastern Oregon wind farm won't have to curb its noise after a county commission decided not to enforce state noise requirements. Curry County officials hope to tee off with golf course plan, but others think ... (OregonLive.com) The county also wants the Oregon Department of Aviation to turn over the Cape Blanco Airport. Commissioners say they are working with four developers who are interested in leasing the land from the county, building two golf courses -- one lake course ... August 26: CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE OF OREGON DEPENDS ON CONSERVATION, RENEWABLES AND SMART GRID, SAYS REPORT (Portland Oregonian) http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2011/08/conservation_smart_grids_and_r.html Western states could generate big economic and public health dividends by more aggressively pursuing a low-carbon, clean-energy strategy that relies on renewable energy, conservation and smart grid technologies, according to a new report from the Grid West Group. August 25: Right to Farm law protects (Capital Press) The protections are particularly important because of Oregon's strict land-use laws that all but require huge swaths of rural land be farmed to the exclusion of any other productive use. Without the act, a lot of farmers would find themselves having to ... August 24: STATE BOARD OKS RESERVE LANDS PLAN (Forest Grove News Times) http://www.forestgrovenewstimes.com/news/story.php?story_id=131415743389201600 -Unanimous vote puts opponents efforts to thwart plan in the hands of the courts- The Oregon Land Conservation and Development Commission approved a regional plan to establish urban and rural reserves that will guide the Portland areas growth patterns for the next 40 years Friday. County seeks more control with boundary change (The Register-Guard) "This may be one of the most significant land use changes in decades," said Mia Nelson of 1000 Friends of Oregon. "This is about making sure that next time there is a land use decision like a gravel pit rezoning, the cities won't be able to participate ... GUEST VIEWPOINT: In land use, one goal can't always trump all others (The Register-Guard) The dwelling is five feet from the property line and rises two stories to the maximum height permitted by Eugene's land use code. This building effectively will prevent me from heating my house for much of the winter, when the sun is at its lowest and ... August 23: Central Oregon thinks regionally to attract large lot industrial employers ... (TMC Net) Local land-use advocates admit industrial companies like Facebook that require large tracts of land do help the area's economy, but they think counties in Central Oregon would be better to focus on creating local jobs by courting businesses that don't ... Seaside OKs Venice Park upgrades (Daily Astorian) The district sold the Abel House to the city so the city could use the land to build the library. The total cost for all of the planned improvements at Broadway Park is $1.6 million. The city has also received grants and other donations toward the ... 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