22-127-Order Recorded 4/24/1976IN THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
IN THE STATE OF OREGON
VIOL f PAGE I c I
FOR THE COUNTY OF DESCHUTES
In the Matter
of O R D E R
Amendment to the Deschutes County )
Comprehensive Plan )
This matter coming before the County Commission upon the Planning
Commission's recommendation, who held a public hearing on this issue,
April 14, 1976, and unanimously recommended approval,
And it appearing to the-Board upon reviewing the Planning
Commission record in this matter that an amendment to the Deschutes
County Comprehensive Plan providing for the operation of mineral
mining and quarrying operations in Deschutes County is necessary
and this amendment is therefore recommended to the Board by the
Deschutes County Planning Commission,
The County Commission deeming this action to be in the public
interest,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Deschutes County Comprehensive
Plan be amended as follows:
NATURAL MINERAL RESOURCES
Deschutes County has been formed primarily through geologically
recent volcanic activity. Much of the distinct character of this area
is derived by the numerous lava flows and cinder cones which dominate
the landscape throughout the western half of the County.
These natural minerals, particularly the volcanic cinders, serve
to provide a valuable function in road construction for Central Oregon.
Cinders serve as the most economically available resource for road
construction due primarily to the lack of river run gravel and the lava
existing as bedrock in most areas of the County.
With the increasing growth currently being experienced in the
County, availability of these materials must continue. However,
excavation of aggregate, cinders, river run gravel and soil must be
under the supervision of Deschutes County and the State to provide
for constant monitoring of the operating quarry sites and insure proper
location and complete reclamation. Each quarrying activity should be
reviewed and evaluated by the County for its impact on the surrounding
land uses, and its conformity with the State and local mining regulations.
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Amendment to Deschutes County Comprehensive Plan
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Done by the order of the Board of Commissioners this 21st day of
April, 1976, to become effective, April 24, 1976.
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
C IRMAN
CO ISSIONER
COMMISSIONER
