[LandUse-News] Land Use News September 4, 2012

Tue Sep 4 16:47:36 PDT 2012

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Land use restrictions remain an issue for Oregon growers<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.thepacker.com/fruit-vegetable-news/shipping-profiles/Land-use-restrictions-remain-an-issue-for-Oregon-growers-168527526.html%3Fref%3D526&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgAIAAoATAAOABAzo2aggVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=N-IygaXydlk&usg=AFQjCNF-KNCPO_HIciJGfKp-TolDnll13w>
The Packer
Oregon pear growers say they're finding themselves being squeezed out by good intentions. Those intentions take the form of a 1973 state law that took decisions about land use away from local jurisdictions and placed them in the hands of a state agency.
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Central Oregon's Pronghorn uses the hybrid-club mentality after tough ...<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.registerguard.com/web/sportsoutdoors/28673821-44/pronghorn-golf-course-resort-fazio.html.csp&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgAIAAoATABOAFAzo2aggVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=N-IygaXydlk&usg=AFQjCNH3ps1dUxG6-6HX1RNGmFq6DbdA_Q>
The Register-Guard
That number is well below the roughly 190 destination resort rooms - "overnight keys," in the lingo - that Pronghorn must provide to meet state land-use laws that allowed it to build the residential community outside of the urban area. The issue has ...
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Oregon Highway Rest Stop Hosts Solar Farm<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.sustainablebusiness.com/index.cfm/go/news.display/id/24006&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgAIAAoATAAOABA04zggQVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=lxu6JdOna2I&usg=AFQjCNH9HLCDAi4pOoJ83aiBdFS_phx3sw>
SustainableBusiness.com
Previously unused land at a highway rest stop in Oregon is now home to a 1.75-megawatt (MW) solar array that produces about 11% of the annual electricity needed by the department of transportation's local offices. Described as the largest solar highway ...
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Rackspace Buys Oregon Land for Data Center<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2012/08/22/rackspace-confirms-data-center-in-oregon/&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgAIAAoATAAOABAz8bVgQVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=X5eQsjqyPXA&usg=AFQjCNFCxnKV2_owN9-x7_dtEBkS_hzS8A>
Data Center Knowledge
Rackspace Hosting has confirmed that it has bought land in Oregon for a possible data center, but the company says it has not finalized any plans, and would work with a third-party developer rather than building the facility itself. Rackspace also ...
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Wedding setting a flashpoint in debate over rural land use<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.bendbulletin.com/article/20120822/NEWS0107/208220334/&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgAIAAoATABOAFAz8bVgQVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=X5eQsjqyPXA&usg=AFQjCNH3eWTezH_YEHbuE7gMe2_coc6bTw>
Bend Bulletin
The Shriveses' property, a parcel zoned for forestry on Sears Road between Creswell and Cottage Grove, has become the latest flashpoint in the ongoing debate over rural development in Oregon. Where the Shriveses see a pastoral outdoor backdrop for big ...
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Albert Burney Offers Oregon Ranch Regardless of Price<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.heraldonline.com/2012/08/21/4203848/albert-burney-offers-oregon-ranch.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgAIAAoATAAOABA0qPQgQVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=YlUisPRW5EY&usg=AFQjCNEYwqZRy-tePF6LGn_9lREr_E8Smw>
The Herald | HeraldOnline.com
The ranch has been permitted the needed conditional use permits for operating a guest, hunting and fishing operation with the initial cabin permits for 4 cabins in place. Three land owner permits for elk and another three for mule deer along with world ...
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Michael Morrissey | Policy Analyst
Director's Office
Oregon Dept. of Land Conservation and Development
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