2005-1045-Order No. 2005-079 Recorded 9/12/2005I
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON
An Order Approving a Waiver of Land Use
Regulations to Authorize Crayton Rister to Use
the Subject Property as Allowed When he
Acquired the Property
* ORDER NO. 2005-079
WHEREAS, On November 2, 2004, the voters of the State of Oregon approved Ballot Measure 37
which added provisions to Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) Chapter 197 to require, under certain circumstances,
payment of just compensation to landowners if a government land use regulation reduces property value. In lieu
of just compensation, Ballot Measure 37 authorizes the governing body of a local government to modify,
remove or not apply the land use regulation, and
WHEREAS, Crayton Rister made a timely demand for compensation under Measure 37 for a reduction
in value to her property at 15600 and 15650 Deedon Road, LaPine, Oregon due to regulations which took effect
after he acquired this property, and
WHEREAS, Section 8 of Measure 37 authorizes the Board, as the governing body responsible for
adoption and enforcement of County regulations, to not apply the identified land use regulation that restricts the
owner's use and reduces the value of the property in lieu of payment of compensation; and
WHEREAS, the Board has received the report and recommendation of the County Administrator as
required by DCC 14.10.090; and
WHEREAS, the Board has considered the Administrator's report and the evidence presented by the
parties at a Board meeting as required by DCC 14.10.090; and
WHEREAS, the Board makes the following findings of facts and conclusions;
1. On March 21, 2005, Crayton Rister filed a Measure 37 claim with the Community Development
Department.
2. Claimant's property at 15600 and 15650 Deedon Road, LaPine, Oregon is within Deschutes
County.
3. The County Administrator has recommended that the zoning regulations for the subject property
at 15600 and 15650 Deedon Road, LaPine, Oregon that were not already in effect until after
November 5, 1991, not be enforced in lieu of payment of just compensation to Claimant. The
Administrator's report is attached and incorporated by reference into this Order as Exhibit "A."
4. The Board concurs with the Administrator's report that Crayton Rister is the present owner of
the subject property described in Exhibit "B," having acquired an interest in it and continuously
owned it since November 5, 1991.
5. The Board concurs with the Administrator's report that the current regulation, provisions of the
Forest Use and Wildlife Area combining zoning, which were adopted after the property was
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acquired, if applied to the subject property, would not permit a subdivision on this subject
property. The current regulation is a land use regulation which is not exempt from Measure 37
claims.
6. The Board concurs with the Administrator's report that an application for a subdivision on the
subject property would be denied if the current zoning were applied. Therefore, such an
application to determine enforcement of the current zoning to the Claimants' property would be
futile.
7. The Board concurs with the Administrator's report that there is no evidence which demonstrates
that the current procedural regulations for land divisions and development applications and
approvals have reduced the value of the subject property.
8. The Board concurs with the Administrator's report that Claimant has not demonstrated that
domestic water, and septic for the desired use on the subject property are feasible. Despite the
lack of a precise amount of reduction in value, the loss of the ability to add additional buildable
lots from the subject property would be a substantial amount of reduction in fair market value if
the regulations at the time Claimant acquired the property allowed that development; now,
therefore,
THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON, HEREBY
ORDERS as follows:
Section 1. The Board hereby determines, based on these findings, conclusions, and the Administrator's
report in Exhibit "A," that the Rister claim is eligible under DCC 14.10.100.
Section 2. The Board hereby elects to not apply zoning and nonexempt land use regulations to the
subject property described in Exhibit "B" in lieu of payment of just compensation under Ballot Measure 37.
Claimant is hereby authorized to use the subject property as permitted at the time he acquired the property.
Claimant may apply for a use of the subject property consistent with the zoning and regulations in effect at the
time he acquired the property. That use shall be permitted if the subject property fully complies with all
regulations in effect on November 5, 1991. The Community Development Director is hereby authorized to
determine the effects that any other non-exempt regulations in effect on this date would have on Claimant's
proposed development differently than current non-exempt regulations. However, the current procedural
regulations for land division and development applications and approval, including, but not limited to setbacks,
access, height, and landscaping requirements shall be applied.
Section 3. To the extent that any law, order, deed, agreement or other legally enforceable public or
private requirement provides that the subject property may not be used without a permit, license, or other form
of authorization or consent, this order does not authorize the use of the subject property unless the Claimant first
obtain that permit, license, or other form of authorization or consent.
Section 4. This Order is a waiver of a non-exempt County land use regulation from a property
determined to be claim eligible as defined in DCC 14.10.020(0)
Section 5. A STATE OF OREGON WAIVER MAY BE REQUIRED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OR
USE OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. THIS WAIVER APPLIES ONLY TO THE LOCAL REGULATIONS
SPECIFIED ABOVE. DESCHUTES COUNTY LACKS THE AUTHORITY TO WAIVE ANY STATE
REGULATIONS OR LAWS. STATE LAWS AND REGULATIONS MAY APPLY TO THE USE OF THE
PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN, AND A WAIVER OF SUCH LAWS AND REGULATIONS MUST BE
SEPARATELY OBTAINED BY THE OWNERS FROM THE STATE OF OREGON.
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Section 6. This order does not affect any land use regulations of the State of Oregon. If the use allowed
by Section 2, above, remains prohibited by a State of Oregon land use regulation, the Planning Director shall
send notice of the Board's decision to the Director of the Department of Land Conservation and Development.
The notice shall include a statement that the County will not accept an application for a building permit related
to the newly allowed use on the property until the earlier of the following events: (i) notice by the Department of
Land Conservation and Development that it concurs with the Board's decision, or (ii) a date 180 days from
issuance of the Board's decision where no response is made to the notice by the Department of Land
Conservation and Development.
Section 7. This Order shall be recorded in the Deschutes County Deed Records together with portions
from the deed or other instrument in Exhibits A and B sufficient to identify the subject property for recording
purposes.
DATED this-7J-11-
his /J- day of September, 2005.
BOARD OF COUNTY
OF DFSCHUTES COL
SIONERS
DEWOLF, Chair
ATTEST:
Recording Secretary
R. LUKE, Commissioner
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Deschutes County Department of Administrative Services
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TO: Board of County Commissioners
From: Michael A. Maier, County Administrator
RE: Measure 37 Claim - Crayton Rister
15600 and 15650 Deedon Road, LaPine
Introduction
DATE: September 7, 2005
The County processed the initial Measure 37 claims using its brief claim form, evaluating the initial
submission, asking that the Claimant furnish more evidence to complete or clarify the claim, and
preparing this report and recommendation under DCC 14.10, the Measure 37 ordinance. The County's
claims process recognizes that less precise evidence of value may be sufficient to evaluate claims, since
there are currently no County funds available for payment of compensation. Also, the ordinance provides
further opportunities for affected neighbors to present evidence and testimony at the Board meeting when
these claims are considered.
This report and recommendation is intended to be a summary and evaluation of evidence in the record.
The report may be attached to the Board's Order that decides Measure 37 claims, as a factual basis for
the Order. Any factual changes or additions to this report from testimony or other evidence can be made
part of the Board's Order. Claimant and affected parties have the opportunity to rebut this Report and
provide additional relevant evidence to the Board. Also, under the County's process, Claimant must
provide evidence that the desired use of the property, which may be allowed by a waiver of County
regulations is feasible, i.e., not prevented by physical, utility or other development limitations of the site.
Report and Recommendation - DCC 14.10.090
This is my report and recommendation on this Measure 37 claim received on March 21, 2005 when
Measure 37 was in lawful effect. Claimant has paid the filing fee and the County's official demand form
has been submitted. The property is about 165 acres. The current zoning is Forest Use 2, Wildlife Area.
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The Claimant's desired use is to develop the property into a 124 lot subdivision with lots of 1 acre. The
following is an analysis of the evidence in the record on the elements of this Measure 37 claim.
Current Owner - Crayton Rister
Claimant presented information relating to family member ownership, including the October 7, 1970 deed
to Claimant's parents. A Warranty Deed to Crayton Rister dated November 5, 1991, and recorded at 91-
3361 of the Deschutes County deed records seems to be the date that Claimant first acquired legal title to
the property.
Owner Date of Acquisition - November 5, 1991
The date of acquisition by the current owner is the relevant date for Board consideration of waivers under
section (8) of Measure 37. The compensation section of Measure 37, section (6), uses the acquisition
date of a family member to determine the extent of reduction in value for compensation. Since the County
has no funds budgeted for payment of compensation, waivers that are issued by the County are limited
by section (8) of Measure 37 to County land use regulations that were adopted after the later acquisition
date of the current owner. If a waiver is granted as to County land use regulations that were adopted after
the current owner's acquisition date, no compensation is due, even if the prior family member held the
property for many years. While this may seem inconsistent, the measure was, evidently, written to
encourage waivers of local and state land use regulations.
The first date Claimant acquired an interest is November 5, 1991. Claimant has been an owner
continuously since that time.
Restrictive Regulation - Forest Use.
Under the terms of the ordinance, the Claimant must identify County land use regulations that prevent the
Claimant from using the property in a way that he or she otherwise could have used the property at the
time the property was acquired. The Claimant must also show that these identified regulations cause a
reduction of property value.
The Claimant has identified the Forest Use zoning as the land use regulation restricting the desired use of
a 124-lot subdivision. This regulation is a County land use regulation, which is subject to Measure 37
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claims. The applicability of additional development standards will be determined consistent with the
Board's Order when a specific land use application has been received. Non-exempt regulations will not be
applied. Public safety regulations or others exempt under Subsection (3)E of the Measure cannot be
waived.
Enforcement of County Regulation - futile DCC 14.10.040(G).
Measure 37 requires that an ordinance that restricts the current owner's use be "enforced" against them.
There is no evidence that Claimant has applied for a land division of the property resulting in the current
zoning being enforced on the subject property. Claimant has not demonstrated that submitting an
application for such a land division would be futile. However, this Report confirms that such an application
for the desired use would violate the current zoning and be denied. Therefore, the intent of DCC
14.10.040(G) has been met for this claim.
Reduction in Value - $7,491,875.00 alleged on Claim Form
The ordinance requires that the Claimant provide evidence of the amount of the claim in alleged reduction
in the fair market value of the property resulting from the enforcement of the County's land use regulation.
• Claimant has submitted his opinion as evidence that domestic water is available.
• Claimant has submitted no evidence that electricity is available.
• Claimant has submitted some evidence that the property has an existing septic system as
evidence that septic approval is feasible in the area.
• Claimant has submitted no evidence that demonstrates access for the proposed lots.
• Claimant has submitted an opinion from a real estate broker of the reduction in value or evidence
of the reduction in value that calculates a $7,840,915.00 total value if 1 acre lots were created.
Assuming Claimant could obtain approval of a subdivision of the property, absent current Forest Use
zoning restrictions, the value of Claimant's property for Measure 37 purposes would be substantially
reduced.
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Neighbor Opposition - Wesley Murphy
There is a neighborhood committee and a petition with 86 signatures that object to the proposed 1-acre
lots and seem to be opposed to a subdivision with 5 to 10 acre lots. There are concerns about water and
septic and road impacts if the full extent of the desired use were allowed. These concerns and the density
of development will be addressed at the time of a subdivision application.
Effect of County Waiver - Measure 37 clearly allows the County to waive its non-exempt land use
regulations only back to the date the current owner, not family members, acquired the property:
"(8) Notwithstanding any other state statute or the availability of funds under
subsection (10) of this act, in lieu of payment of just compensation under this act,
the governing body responsible for enacting the land use regulation may modify,
remove, or not to apply the land use regulation or land use regulations to allow
the property owner to use the property for a use permitted at the time the owner
acquired the property. " (emphasis added)
11(c) "Owner" is the present owner of the property, or any interest therein."
In this case, the present owner has continuously owned an interest in the property since November, 1991.
This follows the effective date of Title 18, the County zoning ordinance. The zoning in place at that time
would not allow the full extent of the desired use.
A Claimant who receives a waiver must use the current process to seek the needed development permits
based on the zoning in place at the time the current owner acquired the property. Except in a rare case,
the current procedural requirements for handling permits are not regulations that reduce value. Therefore,
the County's procedural regulations are not waived.
Conclusion and Recommendation
The present owner of the property submitted a claim pursuant to Measure 37 that demonstrates eligibility
for his use of the subject property based on non-exempt land use regulations in effect on November 5,
1991, the date he acquired an interest in the property. County's Forest Use (F-2) zone applied to the
subject property at the time. There is no evidence in the record that some additional development on the
subject property would be feasible for available domestic water, sanitary waste disposal and public road
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access. The non-exempt County land use regulations that were in effect at the time Claimant acquired the
property would be applied to a subdivision application for that use.
My recommendation is that the Board approve a waiver in the form of Order attached. This Order would
have the effect of waiving the non-exempt County land use regulations that were not in effect until after
November 5, 1991, to allow the owner to use the subject property in a manner permitted at the time the
owner acquired the property. In essence, the County would not apply any land use regulations to the
Claimant's property which were not in effect when the Claimant acquired the property unless they are
exempt from a Measure 37 waiver under Subsection (3)E of the Measure. This waiver is not a
development permit. Claimant must apply for development of any use that the regulations in effect on
November 5, 1991 would allow.
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EXHIBIT B
The Southwest % of the Section 28, Township 21 South, Range 10 Emt, of the
Willamette Meridian in Deschutes County, State of Oregon.
Except that portion dedicated to the public thru Dedication Deed recorded July 1, 1992,
in Volume 269, Page 2904, Official Records.
Order No. 2005-079; Rister