From sadie.carney at state.or.us Mon Apr 22 08:53:24 2019 From: sadie.carney at state.or.us (Carney, Sadie) Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2019 15:53:24 +0000 Subject: [LandUse-News] Land Use News: April 19, 2019 Message-ID: <38a2881803874a9e867b8c55285d3c67@dlcd.state.or.us> Welcome to this 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. ________________________________ Outdoor festival permit bill passes Oregon House Capital Press Counties could require permits for outdoor mass gatherings to ensure they don't interfere with agriculture under a bill unanimously passed April 16 by the Oregon House. House Bill 2790 would give county governments the discretion whether to impose conditional use permit requirements on music festivals and other events, regardless of their size and duration. Grassy Mountain mine permit request draws ire of two conservation groups malheurenterprise.com The Oregon Natural Desert Association and the 1000 Friends of Oregon believe a bid by Calico Resources USA Corp., for a land use application should be denied by the county planning commission. The two conservation groups believe there are more questions than answers regarding a plan to build a gold and mining complex south of Vale. Find out 3 steps Oregon Transportation Commission will use in evaluating rail projects Ontario Argus Observer SALEM - The Oregon Transportation Commission has settled on the process it will use in deciding whether to fund any of the proposed intermodal facility projects submitted for the latest ConnectOregon program. Besides the Treasure Valley Reload Center proposal based in Nyssa, two competing Mid-Willamatte Valley are also under review but only one of those can be chosen, the report said. New affordable housing development in Tillamook Tillamook Headlight-Herald The project is being developed as a partnership between NOHA and KemperCo LLC development services, contracted by the Tillamook County Housing Task Force to develop the project. The housing development will provide affordable homes for 60 families with incomes at or below 60 percent of area median income, which is $32,800 annually for Tillamook County. Gov. Brown signs Redmond affordable housing bill KTVZ Gov. Kate Brown signed legislation Tuesday that will allow Redmond to take part in a pilot program intended to expedite development of affordable housing outside urban growth boundaries. The passage of HB 2336 is expected to bring an additional 485 new homes to Redmond in Skyline Village, with half of those homes designated deed-restricted at 80% of AMI (Area Median Income). It'll be located northeast of the current city, off Negus Way. Bend doesn't expect first house in expansion areas until 2020 Bend Bulletin Bend city officials don't expect the first house on the 2,380 acres the city is allowed to annex to be completed until late 2020 at the earliest - about four years after Bend received state approval to annex and develop the land. Oregon and Washington launch new clean energy initiatives to reduce fossil fuel dependence GeekWire Pacific Northwest leaders want their region's green reputation to extend beyond the sprawling evergreen forests. On Tuesday, officials in Oregon and Washington announced new clean energy initiatives that they hope will set a standard for the rest of the nation. Sustainable Fire Protection The Source Weekly The beginnings of Project Wildfire started in 1996, following the Skeleton Fire in Bend. Nearly 18,000 acres on the east side of the city and 30 structures were destroyed after wind quickly carried the flames in just a few hours, according to the Bend Fire Historical Society website. The FireFree program was born-a community educational program that offers tips to protect structures-from ember showers igniting fuel, like pine needles and leaves, as well as free yard debris recycling twice a year for residents. Walden pledges support for Bend Parkway improvements Bend Bulletin The $171 million project is the top priority for the Oregon Department of Transportation's Region 4, which covers a broad swath of land east of the Cascades. Most of the region is in Walden's district. "This is the No. 1 priority for Region 4, which makes it my No. 1 priority for the district," Walden said. "It doesn't get cheaper the longer we wait." Rent Control Won't Solve Oregon's Housing Crisis The Heartland Institute Oregon's new law limits annual rent increases to 7 percent plus inflation -- for a total of 10.3 percent in 2019 -- though it applies only to buildings more than 15 years old with more than five rental units. The law also prohibits evictions "without cause," which could occur when a building is converted into condominiums, for example. The law also allows eviction of tenants if a building requires major renovation or is to be demolished, in which case the landlord must pay a month's rent to the tenants to defray relocation costs. The Willamette River is among 10 most 'endangered' rivers of 2019 Statesman Journal Sure, we know about endangered species, but did you know there are endangered rivers? The Willamette River in Oregon was ranked as the fifth most endangered. "Climate change is striking rivers and water supplies first and hardest," said Bob Irvin, President and CEO of American Rivers, in a statement. "America's Most Endangered Rivers is a call to action. We must speak up and take action, because climate change will profoundly impact every river and community in our country." How will climate change affect Eastern Oregon? La Grande Observer Last week, I attended a meeting in Enterprise with range specialists, ranchers and Joseph Band Nez Perce people from the Colville reservation. The topic? Tracking and managing the precariousness that climate change is bringing to our local rangelands. 'We wanted a new vibe': the Japanese town that outlawed sprawl The Guardian The tsunami triggered by the Great East Japan Earthquake - the largest in Japanese history - struck on 11 March 2011. More than 560 sq km of land was flooded, 22,000 people died and hundreds of thousands were evacuated. Onagawa, in Miyagi prefecture, was hit harder than any other municipality: the water, funnelled towards the shore by the surrounding bay, was 14 metres high when it enveloped the town, killing 827 people and destroying two-thirds of the buildings. The Results of Short-Term Rentals: Fewer Long-Term Rentals, Fewer Homes for Sale, Higher Rents Planetizen Research published last year, and explained recently in the Harvard Business Review, measures the effect of Airbnb in the housing market, and goes a step further to explain the economics of that effect. As for findings: the researchers report "[that] a 1% increase in Airbnb listings is causally associated with a 0.018% increase in rental rates and a 0.026% increase in house prices. While these effects may seem very small, consider that Airbnb's year-over-year average growth is about 44%." 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