From michael.morrissey at state.or.us Tue Aug 6 16:35:44 2013 From: michael.morrissey at state.or.us (Morrissey, Michael) Date: Tue, 6 Aug 2013 23:35:44 +0000 Subject: [LandUse-News] Land Use News August 6, 2013 Message-ID: <8E4EA4B8E876404292F6F09D24A772F825729748@DLCDSXCH05.dlcd.state.or.us> Oregon land use news makes the NYT and the Economist! 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.. Are Oregon's strict planning rules stifling growth? (Don't miss the comments to the article too.) The Economist No one disputes that Oregon's land-use law, in force for 40 years, is among the strictest in the country. The governor who pushed for its adoption insisted that the state's "quality of life" was at risk from "sagebrush subdivision, coastal condo-mania ... See all stories on this topic > Oregon parks department sets two open houses on proposed land exchange for ... OregonLive.com Open houses are scheduled in Bandon and Mt. Vernon for the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department staff to discuss with the public a proposed property exchange that would give up land on the Oregon coast for the chance to develop a large state park in ... See all stories on this topic > Giant cedar draws looks, efforts to protect it Daily Astorian The board granted a variance to Steve Cullen, owner of Versa Corp., who sought to expand a structure on his company's property zoned Exclusive Farm Use, which is located south of Astoria off Oregon Highway 202. The county's land use rules limit ... See all stories on this topic > Rethinking the High Desert's working perspective (solar siting standards) Victorville Daily Press The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors is looking to extend the term of its Interim Urgency Ordinance to June 12, 2014, to provide more time to address land use issues and conflicts. "Although staff has been working diligently since June 12 ... See all stories on this topic > Deforestation in Africa May Affect Climate Science World Report "Land use in Africa influences how much its forests can grow - and their capacity for absorbing carbon emissions," said Dr. Ed Mitchard, of the University of Edinburgh's School of GeoSciences, who led the study, via a press release. "If humans reduce ... See all stories on this topic > The long and winding road to an updated 'land-use bible' Palo Alto Online Martinez, who often cites the Comprehensive Plan in reviewing proposed developments, noted at the May 20 discussion that the commission began its revision of the Land Use Element "so long ago, that the members I worked with no longer work on the ... See all stories on this topic > Letter: Hunters, anglers support Oregon leaders' policy on public lands use Corvallis Gazette Times Ron Wyden, Rep. Peter DeFazio, and the entire Oregon congressional delegation for protecting wild habitat. BHA supports a balanced use policy for public lands in a collaborative management strategy where wildlife, land, and water receive equal priority ... See all stories on this topic > Landowner wins appeal for southeast Eugene subdivision The Register-Guard The Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals, in a decision earlier this month, upheld a Eugene Planning Commission decision giving Eugene residents Martin and Leslie Beverly the planned unit development approval they need to build 47 lots on the 26 acres ... See all stories on this topic > Homer man fed up with land use officials Joliet Herald News JOLIET - First it was his demolition derby cars. Then it was his pool. By the time the Will County Land Use Department was done with him, Walter Hartung said he had to move demolition derby cars from his driveway and tear down his backyard pool to ... See all stories on this topic > Officials approve controversial Plan Bay Area as Marin opponents turn out for ... Marin Independent Journal In an email following his vote, Kinsey wrote: "I voted 'yes' on the plan knowing that it doesn't reduce local control over land use. It actually commits the region to embrace long-standing principles reflected in Marin's protection of ag and open space ... See all stories on this topic > Oak Hills makes list in National Register of Historic Places Portland Tribune "Oak Hills epitomizes the best in post-war development, emphasizing varying residential densities, mixed uses, the incorporation of open space and land conservation," says Diana Painter, National Register coordinator for the Oregon State Historic ... See all stories on this topic > Today's Stop on the Land Use Trail: Sauvie Island | 1000 Friends of ... Throughout this summer, we'll be featuring stops on our new Land Use Trail. Today, July 15: Sauvie Island. This stop is rooted in Oregon Trail history but ... www.friends.org/trail/sauvie No traffic issues tied to south Medford Walmart Mail Tribune The Walmart in south Medford has been doing its thing for a while now. ... an earlier decision by the state Land Use Board of Appeals that required the city ... Hearing today on rest stop Ashland Daily Tidings The project laid low for almost two years after the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals ruled the county needed to prove it was meeting statewide planning goals, particularly related to water availability. Connie Foland, one of the neighbors opposed to ... See all stories on this topic > Bear Creek Greenway being considered for state trail designation Ashland Daily Tidings The greenway is being considered for a state trail designation that would boost its advertising on Oregon travel websites, and give it additional protection in land-use planning decisions. The nearly 18-mile stretch of mostly paved trail that spans the ... See all stories on this topic > http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/17/us/Washington-and-Oregon-Cities-Try-to-Sidestep-Political-Gridlock-to-Build-a-Bridge.html Michael Morrissey | Policy Analyst Director's Office Oregon Dept. of Land Conservation and Development 635 Capitol Street NE, Suite 150 | Salem, OR 97301-2540 Office: (503) 373-0050 ext. 320 | Fax: (503) 373-5518 michael.morrissey at state.or.us| www.oregon.gov/LCD/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: