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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOctober PC Meeting PresentationDeschutes County 2040 Comprehensive Plan Update Project Planning Commission | October 13, 2022 Community Development Department Agenda •Introductions •Status Report •Upcoming Meetings •Comprehensive Plan Issues Discussion •Next Steps Project Schedule Activities Underway •Community meetings, online survey –conducting next 2 weeks •Background Summaries –revising per staff review •Staff Review of Existing Policies –organizing for PC review •Initial updated policy review –topic of next PC meeting •Meeting in a Box –conduct in Oct. –Dec. Upcoming Community Engagement •Community-Wide Meetings •Bend –October 19 •Sisters –October 20 •Sunriver –October 24 •Redmond –October 25 •Online Survey •Coincide with community meetings •Ask about key issues, priorities, goals, vision for future Focus of Upcoming Meetings & Survey Objectives Orientation to project Describe the focus and purpose of the Plan Highlight and discuss key planning issues Understand priorities & concerns of participants Activities •Open house displays •Small group breakout discussions •Review detailed plans if desired •Sign up to continue to be informed Other Upcoming Community Engagement •Community Events and Activities •Meet with community groups and individual stakeholders •Use Meeting-in-a-Box materials as guide •Conduct throughout Fall •More Digital Engagement •Emails to Interested Parties List •Social media to promote meetings, events •Comments via Website •Regular updates to Website content Key Issues, Goals & Challenges Agriculture and Forestry •Prevalence of small “hobby farms” •Increased desire/need for agri-tourism activities •Preservation and support of high quality farmland •Declining timber production, particularly on public land •Prevalence of non-farm dwellings in resource zones •Challenges with irrigation piping projects •Changes in water supply and growing season •Improving on-farm water efficiencies Key Issues, Goals & Challenges Housing and Growth •Rural residential development and growth pressures -impacts on County character and resources •Continued urban/rural conflicts and pressures on rural facilities •Relationship to wildfire risk and impacts Key Issues, Goals & Challenges Economy and Tourism •Continued strong economic growth -trade and transportation, education and health care, tourism, and agriculture/forestry •Strong coordination with EDCO essential •Increased pressure to rezone or expand property in Rural Commercial and Rural Industrial areas •Increased economic activity in unincorporated communities (Tumalo, Terrebonne, Sunriver) •Economic opportunities and challenges from destination resort development Key Issues, Goals & Challenges Water Supply •Anticipated decreasing snowpack •Availability and access of well water for residential uses •Continued concern surrounding landscape watering (represents 2% of overall basin supply) Key Issues, Goals & Challenges Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation •Access to recreation a defining characteristic and economic driver •Most opportunities and resources managed by others •County not a significant parks provider but does own parks properties •Future impacts from increased wildfire and smoke, water quality issues, drought, and increased human activity represents key challenge Key Issues, Goals & Challenges Natural Hazards •Winter storms, wildfires, windstorms, drought •Significant attention on wildfire prevention and mitigation strategies •Strong relationship between water supply, water infrastructure, and wildfire-related impacts •Increasing growth in rural development and housing leading to increasing risk and proximity to wildfires •Winter storms are most significant hazard in county Questions? Project website: www.deschutes.org/2040 Will Groves, Planning Manager will.groves@deschutes.org Nicole Mardell, AICP, Senior Planner –Long Range nicole.mardell@deschutes.org