From sadie.carney at state.or.us Fri Dec 4 16:53:16 2015 From: sadie.carney at state.or.us (Carney, Sadie) Date: Sat, 5 Dec 2015 00:53:16 +0000 Subject: [LandUse-News] Land Use News for December 4, 2015 Message-ID: <5BFC63B298A82F4F9C841F27468D2DF01C67BBC0@DLCDSXCH05.dlcd.state.or.us> Welcome to this week's roundup of the Land Use News! The Land Use News is an electronic news clipping service provided by the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD). 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. ________________________________ Charting dramatic population change in Portland since the Great Recession OregonLive.com Fedor Zarkhin | The Oregonian/OregonLive By Fedor ... The effects of the Urban Growth Boundary, which limits the amount of land available for new ... 5 takeaways from Portland's plan for next 20 years of growth OregonLive.com Andrew Theen | The Oregonian/OregonLive ... five work sessions in the past few months drilling down on the state-mandated comprehensive plan. A 50-year map: Years of research, public input led to agreement on reserves plan Metro newsfeed Oregon's land use laws gave every city an urban growth boundary, with one exception - the cities of greater Portland would share a common ... Nearly all new Portland-area housing units are rentals, data shows OregonLive.com Nearly all new Portland-area housing units are rentals, data shows ... "This is a pretty expected change," said University of Oregon economist Tim Duy. Rising rental rates hit close to home Portland Tribune He moved to Oregon with his parents in 1977, when he was 17. ... which builds and administers affordable housing in Oregon, among other programs. 2015 Oregon Housing Market Predictions Housing Predictor The 2015 housing market has seen record highs in Oregon. The market was so strong that realtors' main complaints were that they had difficulty in ... New wave of gentrification? Incomes rising near SE Portland's 82nd Avenue OregonLive.com The Census Bureau released data Wednesday confirming what Lisa Bates has predicted for years: Soon, Northeast Portland won't be the city's only ... Say Goodbye to Two Pieces of Portland History The Portland Mercury Restore Oregon is hoping to close a code provision it says makes it too ... at Restore Oregon have tapped Carrie Richter, a Portland land use attorney, ... Oregon Bans Cannabis Caf?s Starting January 1 Marijuana Politics (blog) I just received an email from Madeline Martinez, the proprietress of the World Famous Cannabis Caf? here in Portland, Oregon. "OHA [Oregon Health ... Beaverton City Council mulls stricter recreational pot rules - Thursday, 03 December 2015 00:00 Portland Tribune With the Oregon Liquor Control Commission ready to accept applications for its new recreational marijuana program in January, the Beaverton City ... Clackamas board sets marijuana rules Pamplin Media Group The action amends the county zoning and development ordinance, which will ... Oregon lawmakers earlier this year allowed cities and counties some ... Legalizing Weed: Key Players in Oregon's Legalization of Industrial Hemp Farming Newsmax In Oregon, the following people were instrumental in legalizing and ... oversees the industrial hemp program for the Oregon Department of Agriculture. New report takes pulse of Oregon agriculture KTVZ The OSU study, commissioned by the Oregon Department of Agriculture, quantifies the contributions of producers, processors, and others in a variety ... Flurries fly as snowpack lags in northeast Oregon East Oregonian (subscription) ... U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resource Conservation Service. Oregon is already coming off its lowest snowpack on record for the 2015 ... Bend ready to crack down on snow removal scofflaws Bend Bulletin In early November, similar letters were sent to properties along identified safe routes to school. These roughly 2,000 properties will be the focus of the ... Why Your Christmas Tree Might Cost More This Year TIME Drought in Oregon, the nation's largest supplier of Christmas trees, has had a similar effect on that state's crop. "Ninety percent of the seedlings we ... Be alert for landslides on the Curry County coast Grants Pass Daily Courier (subscription) ... engineering geologist at the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (DOGAMI). "Landslides and debris flows are possible during this ... Deschutes National Forest features Three Sisters (poll) OregonLive.com Metolius Basin Basin at Camp Sherman. Scenes from the Deschutes National Forest of central Oregon west of Bend. Terry Richard/Staff. Siuslaw National Forest has rare ocean frontage (poll) OregonLive.com The Siuslaw's prime ocean frontage is the Oregon Dunes National ... areas in the Oregon Coast Range, Devils Staircase, with the Bureau of Land ... Klamath commissioners oppose Crater Lake wilderness proposal KOBI-TV NBC5 / KOTI-TV NBC2 In other action, the commissioners voted to apply for a 6 thousand dollar wolf depredation grant through the Oregon Department of Agriculture. Former Oregon City Mayor Dan Fowler seeks zoning change along Beavercreek Road Portland Tribune Historic Properties LLC, owned by former Oregon City mayor Dan Fowler, is proposing a zoning change on more than 15 acres of highly visible land ... 25th birthday of Measure 5 Party - Dec 2 Oregon Catalyst Twenty five years ago voters passed Oregon's greatest tax relief with Measure5 back in 1990. This heroic measure of the people limited property taxes ... TRANSPORTATION: Lincoln City still waiting for fed funds Lincoln City News Guard Travel Oregon is the state's tourism commission. "Thanks go to Senator Wyden, Congressman DeFazio and the Oregon delegation for fighting to ... A highway bill at last The Register-Guard He says Oregon will receive more in federal transportation dollars than it pays in federal fuel taxes, and over the five-year life of the bill will see a $230 ... Oregon congressional delegation at odds on Klamath Basin bill OregonLive.com Low flows in upper basin rivers and water calls from tribes and others with senior water rights are putting the area's ranchers and farmers in a bind. Marijuana board strengthens Alaska canna-business residency requirements Alaska Dispatch News In Oregon, another state where marijuana is legal, the laws are more open to outside investment -- allowing for 49 percent ownership by an individual ... Gift Ideas for the Young Future Urban Planner in Your Life Planetizen I've gathered some of the best here, field tested by my boys who have grown up a little since I last made a list like this in 2010, to help you with your ... New Ruralism: Sustainability Matters in Rural New England Planetizen The predominant definition of New Ruralism is based on the role of rural areas as suppliers of food to urbanites. But, Northern New England planners ... Highways Destroyed America's Cities Smart Growth Network Urban freeways have caused problems for cities, and as some of the highways reach the end of their useful life, cities and counties are debating the ... Will Millennials Remake Suburbs in Their Image? Planetizen "The suburb is a haven for priced-out Brooklynites and their children. Indie filmmakers and acupuncturists, farm-to-table restaurants and yoga studios ... As Cities Fight Fat, Experts Call for Pedestrian Safety Texas Tribune Public health experts warn that a lack of safety on Texas roads is not just ... did so in 1969, according to the advocacy group Safe Routes to School. Salinas economic development plan calls for annexing, developing prime farmland. Monterey County Weekly Salinas economic development plan calls for annexing, developing prime ... That trend is troubling to Amy White, director of land use watchdog ... Pittsburgh Launches Complete Streets Planning in Earnest Planetizen With a planned pace of ten new miles of bike lanes every year for the next five years, Pittsburgh is already making over many of its thoroughfares in the ... Creating Oases in New York City's 'Food Deserts' Wall Street Journal The initiative plans to build more urban farms, expand school gardens and establish community-center culinary programs and farmers markets. 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