From lisa.howard at state.or.us Tue Nov 29 14:44:36 2011 From: lisa.howard at state.or.us (Howard, Lisa) Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2011 22:44:36 +0000 Subject: [LandUse-News] Land Use News Message-ID: <0BAEA486E031B943A99D9F4E0FC1F734055215@DLCDSXCH05.dlcd.state.or.us> 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 may be found here: http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/pipermail/landuse-news Anyone may subscribe, unsubscribe or change their subscription to the free service by visiting this site: http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/landuse-news ____________________________________________________________ November 29: get to know the Portland Plan (Daily Journal of Commerce) And like the River Plan, which has been appealed to Oregon's Land Use Board of Appeals and the Oregon Court of Appeals, the Portland Plan may have a negative impact on the family-wage jobs in the working harbor. The Portland Plan will be adopted by ... Recall: Shameful waste (Oregon City News) If the landowner and developer have a contract and comply with all relevant land-use and planning regulations, then neither Nicita nor anyone else can stand in the way of The Rivers shopping mall being developed. Home Depot built on this same site, ... Judge rejects challenge of juniper removal (Capital Press) The Oregon Natural Desert Association filed a lawsuit against the US Bureau of Land Management, claiming juniper removal would harm the sage grouse, a candidate for the federal list of threatened and endangered species. US District Judge Garr King in ... ASIAN SOLAR MANUFACTURERS EYEING OREGON AS REFUGE FROM SOLARWORLD TRADE FIGHT WITH CHINA (Portland Oregonian) http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2011/11/asian_solar_manufacturers_eyei.html SolarWorlds complaint against China could generate a windfall for Oregon: Asian manufacturers starting solar factories here to gain refuge from a trade war. November 28: LAWMAKER PLEDGES TO FIX OREGON-FACEBOOK TAX MESS (Oregon Business Report) http://oregonbusinessreport.com/2011/11/lawmaker-pledges-to-fix-oregon-facebook-tax-mess/ -Rep. Mike McLane to introduce legislation in 2012 to protect a growing industry- Instead of honoring the agreement between Facebook and Crook County, the Oregon Department of Revenue swooped in and notified Facebook that its property taxes would no longer be governed by the terms of the local enterprise zone agreement. Instead, their property taxes would be assessed by the state. November 27: Land trust would have helped Givan ensure his dream (Mail Tribune) Today, they can ensure that their wishes for their land can indeed last beyond their lifetime. Since the early 1980s, landowners in Oregon and other states have been able to use a conservation agreement to protect their property forever. ... COUNTY PRODDED ON SLOW PROCESS (Eugene Register-Guard) http://www.registerguard.com/web/newslocalnews/27216257-41/county-landwatch-court-kloos-applications.html.csp -A conservation group says Lane County isnt abiding by its own deadlines for making land use decisions- A Eugene conservation group troubled by Lane Countys handling of development proposals says it will ask the state to intervene unless the county addresses its concerns. November 26: Portland zoning costs: City working on tiered fee system to aid businesses (OregonLive.com) Places such as Denver and Minneapolis, mentioned in Young's story, have much different land use systems than we have here in Oregon. In fact, it's hard to define them as "systems" at all. Those individual municipalities can enact, change or adjust any ... STATE PUTS PROPOSED MALHEUR RANCH PURCHASE ON HOLD (Eugene Register-Guard) http://www.registerguard.com/web/newslocalnews/27231552-41/county-purchase-malheur-oregon-state.html.csp The state has delayed a decision on buying a ranch in Eastern Oregon, a purchase supported by anglers and hunters but opposed by local ranchers and county leaders. November 25: Adapting to a warmer world (OregonLive.com) Land-use planning, water supply integrity, health care access and delivery, disaster warning and evacuation systems -- all are on the table for the tweaking. It will take political courage to even mention such things in this tough economic climate. ... November 24: Ice age analysis suggests global warming may be less severe than predicted (OregonLive.com) "I think we should be worried, but we should not be desperate," said Andreas Schmittner, an Oregon State University researcher and lead author of the study, published online today by the journal Science. "It's not already too late to do something. ... November 23: OREGON STEPS BACK FROM WESTERN CLIMATE INITIATIVE (Sustainable Business Oregon) http://sustainablebusinessoregon.com/articles/2011/11/oregon-steps-back-from-western-climate.html The Western Climate Initiative will move forward on its efforts to establish a regional carbon emissions cap-and-trade program without Oregon and five other Western states. But officials say reports that Oregon and the other states have "pulled out" of the initiative aren't accurate. MASSIVE OYSTER DIE-OFFS SHOW OCEAN ACIDIFICATION HAS ARRIVED (Reuters) http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/22/idUS99946799720111122 The acidification of the world's oceans from an excess of CO2 emissions has already begun, as evidenced recently by the widespread mortality of oyster larvae in the Pacific Northwest. Scientists say this is just a harbinger of things to come if greenhouse gas emissions continue to soar. PORT HOPES FOR RAILS AND TRAILS (Tillamook Headlight Herald) http://www.tillamookheadlightherald.com/news/article_ec5c77fe-1601-11e1-a8e8-001cc4c002e0.html The Port of Tillamook Bay is interested in turning part of the countys railroad line into a pedestrian and bicycle path while still keeping local excursion trains running. Puget Sound will have Japan-like density in 2040, book predicts (Seattle Post Intelligencer) "There will be land-use planning challenges as an additional 3 million people will need to occupy substantially already urbanized areas," the book states. In Oregon, despite decades of progressive planning to preserve farmland and other open spaces, ... Lake Oswego-Tigard water partnership official says project still on track for ... (OregonLive.com) Once the water is treated at the plant, it leaves through another pipeline that will go down Oregon 43 into Lake Oswego. Project officials plan to submit a land use application to Lake Oswego next month for the finished water pipeline. ... November 22: Ore. county cuts land for resorts in former boomtown amid declining population ... (The Republic) Opponents have 21 days to appeal to the state Land Use Board of Appeals. The county has the most destination resorts of any county in the state. Land-use advocate attorney Paul Dewey says there are thousands of vacant lots in Central Oregon available ... Controversial Canby-area home of Mark Wattles, Hollywood Video founder, still ... (OregonLive.com) The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled on a technicality that the neighbor's appeal of Wattles' grading permit was not within a lower land use board's jurisdiction. By county standards, the property has active building, electrical and plumbing permits, ... 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