From sadie.carney at state.or.us Fri Jan 19 13:26:03 2018 From: sadie.carney at state.or.us (Carney, Sadie) Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2018 21:26:03 +0000 Subject: [LandUse-News] Land Use News for January 18, 2018 Message-ID: <5BFC63B298A82F4F9C841F27468D2DF02C1668A0@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, agency announcements 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. ________________________________ DLCD Planning Assistance Grants Awarded DLCD News Sixteen cities and counties across Oregon ? from John Day to Wood Village ? have been awarded planning assistance grants by Oregon?s Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD). In total, $511,280 in grant money has been designated by the department to local and regional governments to complete projects that update and modernize planning documents and local regulations. Sea-Level Rise Exposure Inventory for Oregon?s Estuaries DLCD News The exposure inventory fills a data gap for local partners working on climate adaptation planning and related coastal resilience issues. By identifying the assets and geographies most likely to be impacted by sea-level rise in Oregon?s estuaries, the inventory prioritizes areas to focus resources. City moving ahead with growth strategy Blue Mountain Eagle The city will apply for a $37,800 grant from the state Department of Land Conservation and Development to pay for the services. The goal is to promote house construction in John Day by providing cash and tax incentives to prospective homebuilders that the city would recoup through the increased tax revenues from the new development. Decision Expected Soon on Fate of Sage Grouse Plan Public News Service The Interior Department is expected to announce its decision soon on the fate of the sage grouse conservation plan, which spans Oregon and 10 other western states. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke says his agency is re-examining the plan to see if it hinders energy development, meaning sage grouse habitat could be opened up to more drilling and mining. The wetter the better: Benton County aims to restore hydrology and habitat at Jackson-Frazier Albany Democrat Herald Benton County foreclosed on the property and assumed ownership in 1990, and in 1992 the county set it aside as a protected natural area, prompted in part by a grassroots campaign led by the late Oregon State University professor Bob Frenkel. Frenkel, who died early last year, also led the volunteer effort to finance and construct the boardwalk that opened in 1995 and now bears his name. Tsunami resilience study at top of Gearhart's planning goals Daily Astorian By applying for a state Department of Land Conservation and Development grant, the city could be among the first to develop a coastal resilience plan. The $14,000 grant would be used to evaluate the city's risk to the Cascadia Subduction Zone tsunami hazard and decide which land use measures to develop and implement to help reduce the city?s risk. Portland poised to drop speed limit to 20 mph on residential streets OregonLive.com "Broadly, the research would suggest that just changing out a sign isn't going to result in much change," said Chris Monsere, a Portland State University transportation researcher. "If it's combined with some restrictions in width or other traffic-calming devices, perhaps with some advertising and enforcement, it could have an effect.? Woodburn to update transportation plan Pamplin Media Group Oregon jurisdictions are required to have comprehensive plans addressing 20 years of future growth that comply with statewide goals and guidelines. The transportation system plan, which is a key component of the comprehensive plan, outlines projects, policies and strategies to improve all modes of the transportation system over the next 20 years. Board dismisses challenge to Eugene's decision not to expand urban growth boundary for housing The Register Guard An Oregon land use board has dismissed a challenge to the city of Eugene's decision not to expand the city's urban growth boundary for housing. But the fight may not be over. The Land Use Board of Appeals denied that the six errors that the Home Builders Association of Lane County alleged the city had made in using a study that underpins the nonexpansion decision. Column: For Oregon's farming industry, support clean energy jobs Capital Press Clean Energy Jobs is designed to benefit all Oregonians, with tremendous opportunities for people who live in rural parts of Oregon. It will help farmers pay to install advanced irrigation systems that are much more efficient, using less water and power, which saves money and guards against drought. Western Renewable Energy Just Keeps Getting Cheaper Natural Resources Defense Council Policymakers in the region should take note and ensure their states take full advantage highly competitive renewable energy. Oregon and California both have enacted 50 percent renewable energy standards, and incredibly, new reports indicate that California is likely to meet that target a full 10 years early. Salvage logging planned after big wildfire in Southwest Oregon The Register-Guard MEDFORD ? Salvage logging is planned on more than 20 square miles of land that burned during last summer's Chetco Bar wildfire in southwestern Oregon. Documents obtained by the Mail Tribune newspaper show the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest eyes logging within lands already tapped for timber production and where the fire burned more than half the canopy cover. The Granny Flats Are Coming CityLab When Kol Peterson moved to Portland, Oregon, in 2010, affordable housing was a priority, as it was for many newcomers in this city's booming real-estate market. He looked at two frequently discussed options for high-cost cities?tiny houses on wheels and communal living?but decided on another option: accessory dwelling units, or ADUs ? also known as granny flats, basement and garage apartments, and the like. Bend's affordable housing manager retires Bend Bulletin And that success comes while the city of Bend receives less money per capita from a federal block grant program meant to support low-income residents than any other entitlement city in Oregon. Bend receives about $446,000, or $5.12 per person, annually through the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development?s Community Development Block Grant. 'Great for everybody' Ontario Argus Observer House Bill 2012, co-sponsored by Oregon House Speaker Tina Kotek and then-Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Ontario, was passed by the Legislature in 2017. It created the Eastern Oregon Border Economic Development Region with the goal of making the region within Malheur County more competitive with Idaho. In her interest form, Peterson states she ?wholeheartedly? supports the premise of HB 2012. Through her practice, she has also seen ?gaps and barriers to? developments along the border as well as ?the consequences of unchecked growth? in Idaho. National Urbanism Next Conference 2018 at Oregon Convention Center www.urbanismnext.com Advances in technology such as the advent of autonomous vehicles (AVs), the rise of E-commerce, and the proliferation of the sharing economy are having profound effects not only on how we live, move, and spend our time in cities, but also increasingly on urban form and development. While there has been a focused effort on research around the technological aspects of AVs, there has been a shortage of systematic exportation of the secondary effects on city development, form, and design, and the implications for sustainability, resiliency, equity, cost, and general livability. Join us this March as experts from the public, private, and academic sectors come together for three days of presentations, sessions, and interactive workshops. 2 companies eye land by Idaho Center Horse Park for manufacturing facility Idaho Press-Tribune NAMPA ? Two companies have expressed interest in purchasing 10 of the 16 acres of surplus land behind the Ford Idaho Center Horse Park to build a manufacturing facility. According to Mary Black, Snake River Paint Horse Club president, this property is vital for horse shows, which she said would relocate to Oregon or Oklahoma if the land is sold. ?The loss of this land is losing the horses and with that you will also lose at the hotels, fuel stops, restaurants, and that is just a start.? With Gas Taxes in Peril, More States Study Alternatives Governing Oregon, California and other states have proved that it can be done, at least on a small scale. But there are still a lot of questions that must be addressed. The work comes as the per-gallon gas tax has become a less reliable source of funding for transportation projects. Cars have become more fuel-efficient, and some don?t use gasoline at all. Why Is Transit Ridership Declining? Planetizen Over the past two years or so, transit ridership has began to decline. It seems that this decline has been most widespread among cities with relatively weak transit systems. Rural-Urban Shift, Increasing Construction Works, Threaten Urban Food Production Liberian Daily Observer Moreover, the large population of urban cities do not only add up on the responsibilities of family members or friends who host them, they also impact urban agriculture operations, as construction of homes, business centers, warehouses and offices are being witnessed on all forms of land including lowland and swampland. Sadie K Carney | Rural Policy Analyst/Communications Manager Director?s Office Oregon Dept. of Land Conservation and Development 635 Capitol Street NE, Suite 150 | Salem, OR 97301-2540 Direct: (503) 934-0036 | Cell: (503) 383-6648 | Main: (503) 373-0050 sadie.carney at state.or.us | www.oregon.gov/LCD/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: