From michael.morrissey at state.or.us Thu Aug 15 10:54:48 2013 From: michael.morrissey at state.or.us (Morrissey, Michael) Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2013 17:54:48 +0000 Subject: [LandUse-News] Land Use News August 15, 2013 Message-ID: <8E4EA4B8E876404292F6F09D24A772F825738728@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.. Canyon County creates crop land use map Capital Press "It's time to say, 'What do we have here and how do we want to use it?'" she said. "I wanted to start having that conversation." The Canyon County map was created using U.S. Department of Agriculture remote sensing data. The crop land use data ... See all stories on this topic > Lawmakers Outraged At Keizer Land Grab OPB News Timm's parents, Jerry and Doreen Rawlins, have a half interest in the property. Back in 2005, when the levy was imposed, the Rawlinses, who live in Redmond, objected and filed a lawsuit against the city and an appeal to the state Land Use Board of Appeals. See all stories on this topic > Taylor: The Woodlands set land use standard - Houston Chronicle The Woodlands was a trendsetter, not only for preserving the natural environment, but also because it was built through effective public-private partnerships. www.chron.com/.../Taylor-The-Woodlands-set-land-use-stand... Judge Gives Nod to MHC-CPO The Mountain Times "The decision is an important step on the road to protecting both environmentally sensitive lands and citizens' right to give their opinions about proposed land use decisions to government decision-makers," said former CPO Land Use Chairman Don Mench ... See all stories on this topic > Vancouver reports jump in construction activity The Columbian However,Vancouver is seeing a surge in apartment development projects, with over 700 units now under construction, another 500 units in the land use or building permit review process and 740 more units engaged in the city's pre-application process. See all stories on this topic > Oregon Parks and Recreation Department holds land swap open house Coos Bay World Bandon Biota proposes to use part of the land to create a 27-hole walking links golf course. Under the proposal, Bandon Biota would pay at least $300,000 for gorse control on nearby state park properties, transfer two land parcels near Bandon totaling ... See all stories on this topic > NREL Report Firms Up Land-Use Requirements of Solar Today's Energy Solutions "It's just that there was not an understanding of actual land-use requirements before this work. However, we were happy to find out that many of the solar land use ranges and estimates used in the literature are very close to actual solar land use ... See all stories on this topic > Can Seattle factor union politics into land-use decisions? Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle) This proposed mixed-use project in West Seattle is at the heart of an attempt by Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn to inject social-justice issues into a land-use decision. It's unclear whether that's legal. Marc Stiles: Staff Writer- Puget Sound Business ... See all stories on this topic > Wildlife habitat becomes battleground in crop insurance fight Agriculture.com A new study of agriculture's effects on land use indicates that millions of acres of grasslands, wetlands, and other non-cropland -- land critically important to wildlife -- have given way to the plow in recent years. The authors are using the findings ... See all stories on this topic > Jackson Hole Land Trust to use $3M grant from the USFS to buy conservation ... The Republic JACKSON, Wyoming - The Jackson Hole Land Trust will use a $3 million grant from the U.S. Forest Service to buy conservation easements. The easements will be located on acreage near Munger Mountain south of Jackson. Land trust land protection ... See all stories on this topic > http://www.theatlanticcities.com/housing/2013/07/many-young-adults-are-still-living-home-and-its-hurting-economy/6370/ A big part of the slowdown in household formation was due to young people living with parents or doubling up with roommates rather than setting up house on their own. Since most kids won't live with their parents forever, these young adults represent "pent-up demand" for housing that the recovery should unleash. Problem is: the kids aren't moving out yet. Distance, Destinations, Density The 3 D's of Portland's 20-minute neighborhoods concept: Distance: how far can you walk in 20 minutes? Destinations: is everything you need on a daily basis within that distance? Density: are there enough people in the area to support the businesses and facilities you need for daily needs? With dam removals, a 'renaissance' on the Raritan River NJ.com The focus has shifted from environmental contamination and poor land use planning to a more positive view of the river and that includes looking for economic and recreational opportunities, said Kibler, director of policy and science for the Raritan ... See all stories on this topic > Integrating Land Use and Transportation VI: Industry | Streetsblog ... Last month, Streetsblog introduced a six-part series by Mark Vallianatos looking at how city leadership can start truly integrating land use and transportation in ... la.streetsblog.org/.../integrating-land-use-and-transportation-vi... Jordan Cove delays hearing Coos Bay World Whether the land could be used for an industrial zone was debatable, McCaffree said. "It's a key permit," McCaffree said. "They have to have the land use first." Jordan Cove must obtain several permits to build its plant, including air and water ... See all stories on this topic > Told to cut more S. Ore. timber, federal agency delays timber sale Daily Journal AP MEDFORD, Oregon - The US Bureau of Land Management has postponed three ... The Medford Mail Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/13f23hH) that the timber ... Puyallup daffodil grower's land sale dealt a setback TheNewsTribune.com Commissioners voted 3-2 Wednesday night to deny a land-use application by Schnitzer West, a local real estate firm that wants to buy 13 acres of Neil Van Lierop's property for industrial development. Schnitzer has secured a deal with Van Lierop, who ... See all stories on this topic > 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: