From lisa.howard at state.or.us Wed Sep 21 08:56:29 2011 From: lisa.howard at state.or.us (Howard, Lisa) Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2011 08:56:29 -0700 Subject: [LandUse-News] Land Use News Message-ID: <2D371CBB27C746488A630F87111B59170229920E01@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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The Metro Policy Advisory Committee - a 21-member group that helps guide land-use decisions for the Metro Council - last week voted to recommend adding four areas, a total of 1,120 acres, ... Clackamas Land Use Measure Back On The Ballot (OPB News) So, when the advocacy group, Our Oregon, convinced the Secretary of State's office that three signatures weren't valid, the initiative was suddenly in jeopardy. Now, Clackamas County has examined all remaining signatures, with a state election official ... Clackamas County officials taking a hard line on rave parties (OregonLive.com) In each case, the county obtained a restraining order by saying a music-and-dance fest was an inappropriate use on land zoned exclusively for farm use. The county also is continuing to seek permanent injunctions to bar future raves on those sites. ... New High-Voltage Transmission Line Brings Jobs to the Northwest and Reinforces ... (Transmission & Distribution World) The process led to an environmental impact statement, outlining steps that will help BPA minimize the line and substation impacts on land use, wildlife, vegetation, scenery and other resources. BPA's decision for the project is described in a record of ... Developers vs. oysters in LNG showdown (Coos Bay World) Wednesday's hearing comes a year after the commissioners originally approved a land-use permit for construction of the 50-mile pipeline. Citizens Against LNG appealed the decision to the state Land Use Board of Appeals. That board found two issues the ... FEDS GRANT $1.5 MILLION FOR SUSTAINABILITY CENTER (Oregon Public Broadcasting) http://news.opb.org/article/feds_grant_1.5_million_for_sustainability_center/ Today the Economic Development Administration announced a $1.5 million grant to Portland State University, the city of Portland and the Oregon University System to help build the 130,000 square-foot Oregon Sustainability Center. DMV STUDY: $1.5 MILLION TO FIX UP BEND OFFICE (KTVZ Bend) http://www.ktvz.com/news/29233457/detail.html -Office Would Have to Move Out During Renovation- More than a year after its effort to move Bend's DMV office to a southwest Bend shopping center sparked sharp criticism from neighbors, city officials and others, eventually killing those plans, the state agency said Monday it's determined it will cost an estimated $1.5 million in renovations to stay at its current Highway 97 site, the former Bend Welcome Center. September 19: Advocates for buffers between wind farms and residences win some, lose one (Renewable Energy Magazine press release)... has abandoned its noise control enforcement efforts in 1991, leaving enforcement of the state standard to local authorities. An attorney for three of the wind farm's neighbours has vowed to appeal the decision to the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals. 2011 LEGISLATURE AND PROPERTY RIGHTS (naturalresourcereport.com) http://naturalresourcereport.com/2011/09/2011-legislature-and-property-rights/ The 2011 session of the Oregon Legislature ended quietly on June 30, with little change being made on the land use front. Oregonians In Action was able to pass three bills this session, marking the 11th straight legislative session in which at least one OIA bill was enacted into law. While some good legislation was passed this session, major land use bills were not approved. Hope for Portland's industrial land shortage (Oregon Business News press release) The City of Portland is conducting a public process to explore annexation and creation of a long-range land use plan for West Hayden Island. West Hayden Island is an undeveloped 800+ acre site, located west of the BNSF Railroad. ... September 18: Close quarters (Corvallis Gazette Times) Both developments, however, will have to go through land use hearings, where they could face strong objections - Campus Crest from the Friends of Witham Oaks and others who want to preserve the undeveloped property as open space, and Good Sam from ... September 17: Coquille coho collaboration (Coos Bay World) The Coquille Watershed Association, Coquille Tribe and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife reshape wetland on Steve Gage's property on North Bank Lane on Tuesday. His property has natural wetland, and he asked for help to improve the coho habitat. ... So much for energy independence as the US stumbles toward the export of ... (OregonLive.com) Meanwhile, Peter Hansen, the CEO of Oregon LNG, is presenting at December's LNG Export Conference in Houston. According to the schedule, Hansen will answer the question of whether Oregon's LNG import terminals can use their federal regulatory permits ... WASHINGTON COUNTY BEGINS TO COVER AGING SHADYBROOK LANDFILL NEAR NORTH PLAINS IN REFORESTATION PROJECT (Portland Oregonian) http://www.oregonlive.com/north-of-26/index.ssf/2011/09/washington_county_begins_to_co.html A novel plan to cap an old landfill with thousands of cubic yards of soil then plant enough trees on it to create a forest is underway on a hilltop in rural Washington County. September 16: City takes big box fight to appeals court (Keizertimes) By JASON COX Developers and the city of Keizer plan to appeal the Land Use Board of Appeals' remand of its approval of a large discount grocer, medical offices and apartments. Oral arguments before the Oregon Court of Appeals will be November 8. ... September 15: Tigard Mayor Craig Dirksen ready to take on run for Metro Council (OregonLive.com) Metro, the regional government, coordinates land use and transportation planning and operates the Oregon Zoo and convention center among other services. On one of the major issues facing Metro, Dirksen said the Columbia River Crossing is "vital" to the ... Damon Webster tapped for Gorge commission (The Columbian) Each of the six Gorge counties appoints a member to the commission and the governors of Washington and Oregon each appoint three members. The commission makes decisions on land use applications, hears appeals of county land use decisions, ... CRC plans sent to feds for approval (The Columbian) Included in the document are adjustments to the financial plan recommended by Oregon Treasurer Ted Wheeler, including significantly lowered projections for toll revenue (now expected to be $600 million less than expected) and the likely use of both ... COLUMBIA RIVER CROSSING FINANCES OFFERS A SEPTEMBER SURPRISE: $147 MILLION MORE FROM OREGON, WASHINGTON (Portland Oregonian) http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2011/09/columbia_river_crossing_financ_1.html The Columbia River Crossing's just-released final environmental impact statement has a $147 million surprise for residents of Oregon and Washington. September 14: Salem approves new zoning type to aid city's growth (Daily Journal of Commerce) In the past 10 years, Salem's population increased by 13 percent - a rate that outpaced both the state and the nation, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. But the neighborhoods that sprouted in Oregon's capital city didn't include businesses needed to support them. City officials want to change that imbalance. Salem City Council on Monday voted ... 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