From michael.morrissey at state.or.us Mon Jun 17 11:17:19 2013 From: michael.morrissey at state.or.us (Morrissey, Michael) Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:17:19 +0000 Subject: [LandUse-News] Land Use News June 17, 2013 Message-ID: <8E4EA4B8E876404292F6F09D24A772F8256FD11B@DLCDSXCH05.dlcd.state.or.us> More Oregon-related material. Couldn't resist article on Nevadan's concerns that the United Nations could be directing land use decision-making there. 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 Letters: bicycle taxes, suburban density, Portland sidewalks ... blog.oregonlive.com/myoregon/2013/05/letters_bicycle... Cached Southeast Portland . Suburban density ... North Portland ***** The Oregonian's May 28 editorial about density at the urban fringe goes entirely down the wrong road http://projects.registerguard.com/apf/top/eu-climate-cities/ Cities worldwide prepare for climate change http://sustainablebusinessoregon.com/articles/2013/06/judge-shoots-down-white-salmon.html Friends of the Columbia Gorge's recent court victory involving a rezone of 1,000 acres along the White Salmon River in Klickitat County, Washington http://www.columbian.com/news/2013/jun/10/judge-blocks-rezone-on-white-salmon-river/ Judge blocks rezone on White Salmon River ODOT uses eminent domain for Bend land The Register-Guard BEND - The Oregon Department of Transportation wants Les Schwab Tire Centers to sell land that's needed for a $45 million overhaul of U.S. Highway 97. The Bulletin newspaper reports that the agency has filed a lawsuit in Deschutes County under ... See all stories on this topic > http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2013/06/portlands_green_programs_creat.html#incart_river OpEd Mike Houck and Judy BlueHorse Skelton: Portland's green programs create healthy watersheds: Guest opinion The Oregonian, Saturday, June 1, 2013 United Nations not relevant in local land-use planning The Union of Grass Valley Land-use decisions affecting private property occur at the lowest levels of government, the city and the county. City council members, county supervisors and the planning commissioners of both are people you likely see in your community and probably ... See all stories on this topic > City OKs changes to land-use plan Coast News Resident and attorney Jon Corn said the changes to the Local Coastal Program Land Use Plan are legally necessary, "desperately needed" and an acknowledgement the document approved a few months ago "does have defects." "I'm certainly glad that ... See all stories on this topic > Washington County officials walk a fine line in North Bethany developer dispute OregonLive.com Sewage spike strips, two state land-use appeals and some creative code interpretation have all fueled a standoff between K&R Holdings and West Hills Development. The former accuses the latter of blocking access to sewer services - effectively ... See all stories on this topic > Commissioners approve land use hearing KAJO The Josephine County Commissioners during their Weekly Business Session approved the holding of a land use hearing that would amend articles 76 and 83 in the Rural Land Development Code. The Land Development Advisory Committee researched the ... See all stories on this topic > Senate OKs bill to boost pesticide alternatives on state-owned lands Statesman Journal The Senate has approved a bill that would coordinate efforts to reduce the use of pesticides on state-owned lands. / Statesman Journal file Gov. Proposed Trash Dump Next to Joshua Tree National Park Canceled ... In a bit of long-awaited good news for Joshua Tree National Park and its wild residents, the agency responsible for disposing of L.A. County's trash has ... www.kcet.org/.../trash-dump-next-to-joshua-tree-national-park... Beaverton zoning for Peterkort land receives final Land Use Board of Appeals ... OregonLive.com The case centered on disagreements between the city and neighbors about a land-use zone that covers a 63-acre area along Southwest Barnes Road. The zoning was applied to those acres after they were annexed in 2011. LUBA instructed the council in ... See all stories on this topic > Winery activity bill heads to House floor Capital Press Wineries in the Willamette Valley would be required to obtain an over-the-counter administrative license for the first six events, and a streamlined land-use permit authorizing the next 12 events. Wineries wishing to conduct more than 18 events per ... See all stories on this topic > About Seattle - Land Use - Seattle Department of Planning and ... Land use distribution: Seattle's land area remains mostly single-family in nature, but most ... Existing land use in Seattle: 49% for Single-family, 14% for ... www.seattle.gov/dpd/cityplanning/.../aboutseattle/.../default.ht... Land-use bill still shows its value 40 years later Statesman Journal Senate Bill 100 created a comprehensive system of land-use planning in Oregon. A key innovation was the urban growth boundary around the metro area and every other city in Oregon, separating housing, stores and most workplaces from lands devoted ... See all stories on this topic > New development plan lacks public input Vancouver Sun This is where all of the city's development and land use policies are bundled up into one document and presented with a plan to Metro Vancouver (the Region, GVRD) for approval. Called the Official Development Plan and Regional Context Statement, the ... See all stories on this topic > Here's a quick rundown on the Wednesday Clatsop County Commission meeting: KAST 1370AM The board adopted an ordinance amending county land-use rules to allow emergency storage shelters on forest-zoned lands. The amendment accommodates a project of the City of Cannon Beach. , which plans to install metal storage containers for use by ... See all stories on this topic > Metro News - Climate Smart project looks toward future in update after governor recognizes 40 years of land use planning http://news.oregonmetro.gov/1/post.cfm/climate-smart-project-looks-toward-future-in-update-after-governor-recognizes-40-years-of-land-use-planning -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: