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2006-341-Ordinance No. 2006-014 Recorded 3/20/2006REVIEWED LEGAL MSEL RE WED CODE VIEW COMMITTEE RECORDS 2006'341 CLERK 03/20/2006 04:31:02 PM For Recording Stamp Only BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON An Ordinance Amending Title 23.40.030, the Deschutes County Comprehensive Plan (Terrebonne Rural Community), to Delete a ORDINANCE NO. 2006-014 Proposed Pedestrian Stairway on E Avenue in Terrebonne, and Declaring an Emergency. WHEREAS, on January 25, 2006, the Board of County Commissioners ("Board")_approved Street Vacation Order No. 2006-001 vacating a portion of E Avenue between 2nd and 3`d Streets in the Terrebonne Unincorporated Community, and WHEREAS, the Board conditioned approval of Order No. 2006-001 upon amending the Deschutes County Comprehensive Plan ("Comp Plan") because that portion of E Avenue is identified in the Comp Plan as the location of a planned pedestrian stairway, and WHEREAS the Deschutes County Planning Commission held a public hearing regarding TA-05-8 and PA-05-7 on February 23, 2006, and subsequent to that hearing, forwarded a recommendation for approval to the Board, and WHEREAS, after a public hearing on March 1, 2006, the Board finds it to be in the public interest to adopt the proposed amendments to Title 23.40.030 by emergency clause; now therefore, THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON, ORDAINS as follows: Section 1. AMENDMENT. DCC 23.40.030 is amended to read as described in Exhibit 'A" and shown in Exhibit "B," attached hereto and by this reference incorporated herein, with new language underlined and language to be deleted in stFikethF9w94. Section 2. FINDINGS. The Board adopts as its findings for this ordinance the Staff Report attached as Exhibit "C" and incorporated by reference herein. DESCHUTES COUNTY OFFICIAL NANCY BLANKENSHIP, COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' JOURNAL 1111111111 IIIIII111111111111 2NO-3 lil P AGE I OF 2 - ORDINANCE NO. 2006-014 (03/01/2006) Section 3. EMERGENCY. This Ordinance being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this Ordinance takes effect on its passage. DATED this /9"dayof '2006. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTFS COUNTY, OREGON NIS)R. LUKE, Chdir BEV CLARNO, Vice Chair M"DALY, Q6mmissioner Date of 1St Reading: day of w~ 2006. Date of 2nd Reading: /I*,- day of h Ult C-'~, 2006. Record of Adoption Vote Commissioner Yes No Abstained Excused Dennis R. Luke Bev Clarno Michael M. Daly Effective date: / day of )lYW-C~ , 006. ATTEST: Recording Secretary PAGE 2 OF 2 - ORDINANCE NO. 2006-014 (03/01/2006) EXHIBIT "A" 23.40.030. Terrebonne Rural Community. A. General background. 1. Historical background. Terrebonne is located in northeastern Deschutes County, about 6 miles north of Redmond and 22 miles north of Bend. Smith Rock State Park, located on the Crooked River, is about 2.5 miles northeast of Terrebonne. Located on the Oregon Trunk Railroad, Terrebonne was originally called Hillman, named after James Hill and E. H. Harriman, famed railroad builders. The Terrebonne Rural Community today includes the original Hillman townsite, platted in 1909. As news of the Hillman Plan spread across the United States, people purchased property sight unseen. A few individuals never actually claimed their lots, while others came to find the promises of fertile land were embellished. One story that persists regarding the original townsite is about a developer who reportedly sold the same lots to several different buyers and that some of the lots were not buildable. When disgruntled buyers caught up with him, he was run out of town. As news of this land fraud spread across the country, the residents of Hillman decided to change the name of their townsite, in order to improve its reputation. They held a meeting and selected the name "Terrebonne," which means "good earth." As the original townsite grew and developed, Hillman/Terrebonne boasted at one time a hotel, a newspaper, a livery stable, two general stores, two barber shops, a bank, a blacksmith shop, a meat market, a realty company, various feed stores, a school, churches and a grange hall. 2. Population and growth. The 1990 US Census classified Terrebonne as a "designated place" with a reported total population of 1,083 persons. The estimated population growth was about 3 percent annually in 1991-1992. In 1995, the population of Terrebonne Rural Service Center was estimated at 1,250 persons, with 2.57 residents per dwelling. Terrebonne's median household income in 1990 was $21,029, below the poverty level established by FMHA for rural communities in Oregon. Historical population data for Terrebonne have not been collected. However, Terrebonne Domestic Water District staff have noticed an influx of younger couples with children replacing retirees who have moved out of the area. This type of change creates an increase in population without evidence of growth such as new residential construction. The Terrebonne elementary school is the fastest growing in the Redmond school district. The rate of future population growth in Terrebonne is difficult to estimate because growth is limited until community sewer facilities allow desired growth to occur. Deschutes County projects a countywide growth rate of 4.5 percent until the year 2000. Periodic review. In the fall of 1994, the Land Conservation and Development Commission adopted a new administrative rule, OAR 660-22, Unincorporated Communities. In 1997, as part of periodic review, the county updated the Deschutes County Comprehensive Plan and implementing regulations for the Terrebonne community to comply with the rule. The description and the policies in this section of the plan reflect the outcome of that planning process. 4. Rural Community. Terrebonne meets the definition of a Rural Community because it is primarily a residential community, which also has a school, churches, a grange hall, a post office and a handful of local businesses that serve the community, the surrounding rural area, and/or persons traveling through the area. The comprehensive plan designates Terrebonne a Rural Community and provides for its growth and development accordingly. PAGE 1 OF 19 - EXHIBIT "A" TO ORDINANCE NO. 2006-014 (03/01/2006) EXHIBIT "A" 5. Terrebonne Rural Community boundary. The 1979 Deschutes County Comprehensive Plan designated Terrebonne a Rural Service Center (RSC), a Goal 3 and 4 exception area, comprising 667 acres and 577 tax lots. The 1979 Terrebonne RSC boundary included the Hillman Plat, except that portion east of the Oregon Trunk Railroad tracks. It included the area south of the Hillman Plat known as the Circle "C" Acres subdivision that occupies land west of the highway, east of 19`x' Street and north of Davidson Way. The 1979 Terrebonne RSC boundary also included the land in the north one-quarter of section 16, T14S, RI 3E, north of the Hillman Plat. OAR 660-22-020(3)(a) states that land which has been acknowledged as an exception area and historically considered part of the community may be included in an unincorporated community boundary. As part of periodic review, the Terrebonne community boundary has been amended in the following two ways to include a total of 631 acres and 551 tax lots (See Map Al): a. The boundary has been expanded to include the portion of the old Hillman Plat east of the railroad tracks. This land has been acknowledged as an exception area and historically considered part of the community. b. At the request of Circle "C" residents, the community boundary has been moved to the north, to Odem Avenue to exclude the entire Circle "C" Acres subdivision. This land has been designated Rural Residential Exception Area on the Deschutes County Comprehensive Plan map. The comprehensive plan designation applied to the land south of Terrebonne Rural Community known as part of the Circle "C" Acres Subdivision bounded on the north by Odem Way, on the south by Davidson Way, on the east by West 19"' Street and on the west by Highway 97 has been changed from Rural Service Center to Rural Residential Exception Area. B. Land Use Planning. 1. Existing land uses. The predominant land use in Terrebonne is single-family residences, including a manufactured home part with 26 single-family units. Commercial land uses include supermarkets, a gas station, trucking companies, farm equipment sales and service, restaurants, a hardware store, a veterinarian and various other small-scale retail businesses located along Highway 97. There is a grange hall, a post office and an elementary school. There are also several churches. A significant recent development in Terrebonne is a large new supermarket. Land bordering Terrebonne is zoned Exclusive Farm Use Terrebonne Subzone (EFU-TR), Multiple Use Agriculture (MUA-10 acre minimum lot size), and Rural Residential (RR-10 acre minimum lot size). The Deschutes County Comprehensive Plan designates EFU land for agriculture uses and MUA-10 and RR-10 land for rural residential uses. The EFU land around Terrebonne is employed in a range of small-to large-scale irrigated agricultural uses, while the MUA-10 and RR-10 land is parcelized and developed with rural residences and small-scale agricultural uses. According to a county land use inventory conducted in 1994, the estimated maximum number of potential new lots in Terrebonne was 1,233, based on the availability of community water service. A land use inventory compiled in 1997 using the County Assessor's database is shown in Table B1 below. PAGE 2 OF 19 - EXHIBIT "A" TO ORDINANCE NO. 2006-014 (03/01/2006) EXHIBIT "A" Table Bl: Land Use Inventory - Terrebonne Rural Community Assessors Property Class Total Tax Lots Developed Vacant Tax Lots Tax Lots Miscellaneous 19 0 19 Commercial 43 35 8 Tract 445 319 126 Farm 16 8 8 Exempt 28 12 16 Total Tax Lots 551 374 177 Zoning District Total Tax Lots Developed Vacant Tax Lots Tax Lots TeC 50 41 9 TeCR 18 11 7 TeR 445 290 155 TeR5 38 32 6 Total Tax Lots 551 374 177 Source: Deschutes County Assessors Database, January 24, 1997 & Deschutes County PW GIS Parcel Basemap, November 15, 1996. 2. Comprehensive Plan Designations. The Deschutes County Comprehensive Plan for the Terrebonne Rural Community has the following five comprehensive plan designations (See Map BI and Table B2 and B3 on the next two pages): a. Residential. The land designated Residential on the Terrebonne comprehensive plan map includes the highest density area of Terrebonne, corresponding with the boundary of the old Hillman Plat. It is intended to accommodate higher density residential uses, served by community water. b. Residential 5-Acre Minimum. The land designated Residential-5 Acre Minimum includes the larger parcels of land in Terrebonne located to the north and south of the Hillman Plat. The Residential-5 Acre Minimum designation is intended to maintain the rural character of the community by retaining large lots where community water is not available. c. Commercial. The Commercial plan designation was created to accommodate existing non- conforming commercial uses on the east side of Highway 97 and to in-fill between commercial uses on both sides of 11'h Street. The Commercial designation is intended to encourage development of a pedestrian-friendly commercial center on both sides of 11th Street and to discourage highway strip-commercial development. d. Commercial Expansion Area. The Commercial Expansion Area designates the only area for future expansion of the Commercial plan designation and Commercial zoning district. The Commercial Expansion Area is intended for future expansion of the Terrebonne commercial center with a connected road network and good pedestrian access, directed away from the highway to discourage highway strip-commercial development. e. Commercial-Rural. The Commercial-Rural plan designation was created to accommodate existing non-conforming, small-scale, low-impact truck and heavy equipment uses, not generally compatible with a pedestrian friendly commercial center. The businesses listed below in Table 133 were not required to go through a conditional use permit process or site plan review when the Commercial-Rural zone was applied to the properties. The business owners provided some specific information about the operating characteristics of each business on a questionnaire, recorded in county File No. TA-96-13 and in the county address file for each PAGE 3 OF 19 - EXHIBIT "A" TO ORDINANCE NO. 2006-014 (03/01/2006) EXHIBIT "A" primary property. Applying the Commercial-Rural zone to these properties did not validate them as legal uses. The new zone gives the existing uses an opportunity that did not exist before to apply for a receive site plan and conditional use permit approval for a listed use. If these uses change or expand, they will be subject to site plan review, conditional use permit requirements and to the provisions of Title 18, chapter 18.66 of the Deschutes County Code. Table B2: Terrebonne Comprehensive Plan Designations and Zoning Districts C'oinprclicnsive Garr-c [1onclin,> Zoning Plan Designation Dl,,trk2ts Residential Residential (TeR) District Residential - 5 Residential - 5 Acre Acre Minimum Minimum (TeR5) District Commercial Commercial (TeC) District Commercial Residential (TeR) District Expansion Area Commercial - Commercial - Rural (TeCR) Rural District Table B3: December 1996 - Businesses in the Commercial-Residential District Company Tax Map Primary Name Property C.B. Foss 14-13-16AC 400 8805 11` Street, Trucking 14-13-16DC 300 Terrebonne OR Inc. Central 14-13-16AC 500 8888 11` Street, Oregon 14-13-16AC 502 Terrebonne OR Trucking 14-13-16AC 202 Co. Deschutes 14-13-16DB 113 710 F Avenue, Valley 14-13-16DB 114 Terrebonne OR Equipment Riemensch- 14-13-16DB 100 736 F Avenue, nieder RL 14-13-16DB 106 Terrebonne OR Enterprises Land use policies. a. General land use policies. 1. Land use regulations shall conform to the requirements of OAR Chapter 660, Division 22 or its successor. 2. County plans and land use regulations shall ensure that new uses authorized within the Terrebonne Rural Community do not adversely affect agricultural uses in the surrounding Exclusive Farm Use (EFU) zones. Zoning regulations shall require any new structure on land contiguous to EFU-zoned land that received special assessment for farm use to set back 100 feet from the common property line. 3. All zoning districts in the Terrebonne community shall allow residential uses. 4. The county shall encourage the preservation of historical structures in the Terrebonne Rural Community, such as the Ladies Pioneer Club (1911), the Grange Hall (1925) and the Oregon Trunk Railroad Depot (1911). PAGE 4 OF 19 - EXHIBIT "A" TO ORDINANCE NO. 2006-014 (03/01/2006) EXHIBIT "A" b. Residential area policies. 1. Areas designated residential on the comprehensive plan map shall be designated a corresponding residential district on the zoning map. 2. The county shall plan and zone for a diversity of housing types and densities suited to the capacity of the land to accommodate water and sewer facilities. 3. The land designated Residential-5-Acre Minimum is intended to maintain the rural character of the community by retaining large lots where community water and sewer are not available. 4. Lands designated Residential-5-Acre Minimum shall not be redesignated and rezoned to accommodate higher densities until public water is provided. 5. Livestock shall be permitted in both residential districts subject to use limitations. c. Commercial area policies. 1. Allow small-scale, low-impact commercial and industrial uses in conformance with the requirements of OAR Chapter 660, Division 22, and larger commercial uses, if such uses are intended to serve the community and the surrounding rural area or the travel needs of people passing through the area. 2. The commercial district shall limit the size of all industrial buildings and the type of industrial uses to assure that the industrial uses are small-scale, low-impact and do not dominate the character of the commercial district. 3. Design standards in the commercial districts should encourage new development that is compatible with the rural character of the community. 4. Where there is a choice to use a road other than Highway 97 for access, access shall not be taken from Highway 97. 5. Approval standards for conditional uses in the Commercial-Rural District shall take into account the impact of proposed uses on the nearby residential and commercial uses and on the capacity of the transportation and other public facilities and services to serve the proposed use. 6. The land designated Commercial-Rural shall not be considered for expansion into the surrounding land designated Residential or Commercial, except at next periodic review. 7. Stand-alone residential uses or residences in conjunction with uses listed in the commercial districts shall be allowed, but they are not intended to predominate or set the development standards for other uses in the area. 8. Land divisions or replatting for residential purposes shall not be allowed in the commercial districts. 9. Livestock shall not be permitted in the commercial districts. d. Commercial expansion area policies. 1. The Commercial or Commercial Rural plan designations shall not expand on the west side of Highway 97. 2. The area designated Commercial shall only expand to the designated Commercial Expansion Area on the Terrebonne comprehensive plan map (See Map B1). No expansion of the Commercial Expansion Area shall be considered until next periodic review. 3. Rezoning the Commercial Expansion Area from Residential District to Commercial District shall be allowed only if no land currently zoned Commercial District can reasonably accommodate the proposed use. 4. Rezoning the Commercial Expansion from Residential District to Commercial District may be done without a Plan Amendment and shall be allowed only if the Terrebonne Domestic Water District facilities provide, or will provide, adequate water quantity and pressure for commercial or domestic use to serve the area being rezoned; and the road rights of way serving the area being rezoned have been, or will be, improved to applicable county right of way standards for the Terrebonne Rural Community. An applicant for a zone change must be able to demonstrate that: PAGE 5 OF 19 - EXHIBIT "A" TO ORDINANCE NO. 2006-014 (03/01/2006) EXHIBIT "A" i. Road right of way improvements and public water facilities to the property are in place or will be in place when the development occurs; or ii. Road right of way improvements and public water facilities to the property are under construction when a permit is issued; or iii. Road right of way improvements and public water facilities to the property have been in a local government or special district budget. These standards shall apply in place of the county standards for rezoning contained in Title 18, section 18.36.020 of the Deschutes County Code. C. Public facility planning. 1. Special Districts. Terrebonne Rural Community is served by the following special districts: (1) Terrebonne Domestic Water District (see Map C1); (2) Deschutes County Rural Fire Protection District #1 (see Map C2); (3) Redmond School District #2J (see Map C3); (4) Central Oregon Irrigation District. a. Water. The area identified in the 1979 Plan as the Terrebonne Rural Service Center (RSC) had two community water systems: 1. The Terrebonne Domestic Water District serving the area identified as the old Hillman Plat, the south 3/ of Section 16 T14S R13E; and 2. A separate water district serving the Circle "C" Acres subdivision located in the south portion of Terrebonne RSC. As part of period review, the Terrebonne community boundary was amended, at the request of residents of Circle "C" Acres subdivision, to exclude the entire Circle "C" Acres subdivision. Today, the Terrebonne Domestic Water District is the only community water system in the Terrebonne Rural Community. The District, which boundary coincides with the extent of the old Hillman Plat, serves the most densely populated area of Terrebonne. The District's Board of Directors recognized the need to improve the antiquated water system both for fire protection and for household use. In July of 1994, the Board of Directors and Deschutes County authorized H.G.E. Engineers & Planners to prepare an updated Water System Master Plan for Terrebonne Domestic Water District. The Water System Master Plan, with a 25-year planning horizon, was published in January 1995. In May 1997, Deschutes County received a federal-state, grant-loan package for constructing priority improvements to the District's water system identified in the 1995 Water System Master Plan. OAR Chapter 660-22, Unincorporated Communities, requires the county to enter a coordination agreement with the Terrebonne Domestic Water District for Coordinated review and administration of the land use in the District's service area. The Oregon Department of Water Resources reported there is an abundant supply of potable water in a deep aquifer under Terrebonne. The department has not identified the Terrebonne Rural Community as a groundwater limited or groundwater critical area. The Terrebonne Rural Community is a groundwater limited or groundwater critical area. The Terrebonne Domestic Water District currently depends on two groundwater wells. The District's groundwater source does not exceed current EPA maximum contaminant limits. No treatment is performed; none has been required by the state Health Division. The area in the Terrebonne Rural Community that is outside the District service area boundary relies on individual wells for drinking water. The Water Resources Department routinely approves new groundwater wells in the areas of the Terrebonne community not served by community water. PAGE 6 OF 19 - EXHIBIT "A" TO ORDINANCE NO. 2006-014 (03/01/2006) EXHIBIT "A" b. Sewer. Terrebonne does not have a community sewer system or a sewer facility plan. Land uses in the community rely on on-site sewage disposal systems of all ages and descriptions, ranging from new sand-filter systems to old drill holes. In some cases, on-site systems are insufficient for current needs. Much of the area defined by the Hillman Plat is on a rocky plateau. The soils are shallow - most no deeper than 18 inches - such that a standard septic system is not feasible on smaller lots. It is often necessary to install a relatively expensive sand-filter system in order to obtain development permits for new development or for alterations to existing development. A few tax lots cannot be developed or redeveloped because they are too small to accommodate any approved one-site sewage disposal system. The county has not conducted a sewer feasibility study for the Terrebonne Rural Community. The community has not reached consensus about the need for a sewer system. However, a group of concerned citizens recognize that a sewer system is needed; both to protect the water quality and to allow development at desired densities. The county plan and zoning regulations restrict the type and intensity of allowed uses to those that can be served by a DEQ approved on-site sewage disposal systems. In addition, county zoning regulations set minimum lot sizes adequate to ensure the on-site systems do not exceed the capacity of the land. These provisions are true for all zoning districts in Terrebonne. 2. Public facility policies. a. General public facility planning policies. 1. Residential minimum lot sizes shall be determined by the capacity of the land to accommodate available water and sewer facilities, in order to protect and promote public health and safety and to provide efficient public facilities and services. 2. The county shall encourage early planning and acquisition of sites needed for public facilities (e.g., school, roads and water facilities). b. Water facility policies. 1. The Terrebonne Domestic Water District 1995 Water System Master Plan shall serve as the public facility plan for water supply in Terrebonne. 2. The county shall support improvement of the community water system to meet health and safety needs. 3. Deschutes County and the Terrebonne Domestic Water District shall enter a coordination agreement, consistent with ORS Chapter 195, as required by OAR 660-22-050(2)(c). 4. New uses or expansion of existing uses requiring land use approval in the Terrebonne Domestic Water District service area shall be approved only upon confirmation from the District that the District can provide water for domestic or commercial uses to the property. 5. Deschutes County shall encourage all development in the District service area to connect to the Terrebonne Domestic Water District water system. c. Sewer facility policies. 1. Only uses and densities that can be served by a DEQ approved on-site sewage disposal system shall be allowed in the Terrebonne Rural Community until a community sewer system is available. 2. Zoning regulations shall set minimum lot sizes adequate to ensure the on-site systems do not exceed the capacity of the land until such a time as a community sewer system is available. 3. The county shall support replatting of lots in the Hillman Plat to create lots large enough to accommodate a DEQ approved on-site sewage disposal system. 4. The county shall attempt to obtain funding for a sewer feasibility study. PAGE 7 OF 19 - EXHIBIT "A" TO ORDINANCE NO. 2006-014 (03/01/2006) EXHIBIT "A" 5. The county shall facilitate the development of a community sewer system if needed to protect public health. 6. If a sewer system is proposed, the county will review the Terrebonne comprehensive plan policies related to public services. D. Transportation planning. 1. Background - Transportation in Terrebonne. The transportation plan will play a role in addressing long-standing transportation issues and in maintaining the rural character of Terrebonne. This plan meets the requirements of the OAR Chapter 660, Division 12, Transportation Planning, by designating a network of local roads, sidewalks and bikeways. In addition, it establishes appropriate right of way development standards for county roads in Terrebonne and makes recommendations for increasing safety for local pedestrian and vehicle traffic on the highway. a. Community transportation goals. The livability of the Terrebonne community depends on the ability of the transportation network to provide safe and convenient access from residential areas to the commercial areas and to the school. It is important that the state highway be integrated into the community and that it function efficiently to transport travelers and freight through the community. 1. Local road network. i. Maintain the existing roads. ii. Provide sidewalks only where they are warranted for safety. iii. Protect utility trenches located in the public right of way from damage by tree roots. 2. Appropriate local road standards. i. Provide transportation facilities that are practical and cost effective to construct, use and maintain and in character with the rural community. 3. Highway 97 corridor. i. Slow traffic on Highway 97. ii. Provide safe, convenient pedestrian crossings on the highway near the school. iii. Reduce misuse of the center turn lane. iv. Redesign Highway 97 intersections to balance the needs of truck and pedestrian traffic, particularly at the "B" Avenue and "C" Avenue and the 11 `h Street intersections. b. Community profile. The 1990 US Census shows that compared to the population of the state, Terrebonne is a community of relatively young families. About 21 percent of the people in Terrebonne are five to 15 years old, too young to drive. About 14 percent of the community is over 64. This age group will likely increase after 2010 due to national demographic trends. Both of these user groups would benefit from sidewalks separated from vehicle traffic in key locations to increase pedestrian safety and convenience. Terrebonne is a bedroom community for surrounding cities in Central Oregon. US Census data for 1990 showed that out of 454 workers (42% of the population), 355 (78%) drove alone to work, 66 (15%) carpooled, 14 (3%) worked at home and 19 (4%) reported other means of transportation to work. No workers reported walking or bicycling to work. The commute time (for those who did not work at home) was less than 10 minutes for 11 % and less than 20 minutes for 69% of the population. c. Highway 97 collision data. The State of Oregon recorded 29 collisions on Highway 97 in Terrebonne from 1991 to 1995. Seventeen crashes caused 28 injuries and one crash resulted in two deaths. Nineteen of the collisions occurred at intersections, mostly from Central Avenue south to l lu, Street. There PAGE 8 OF 19 - EXHIBIT "A" TO ORDINANCE NO. 2006-014 (03/01/2006) EXHIBIT "A" were ten mid-block collisions. Most of the collisions occurred in daylight, but two involved pedestrians after dark. d. Constraints of the transportation system. 1. Topographical Features. Topography and irrigation canals limit opportunities to connect the existing discontinuous road network. A large area of Terrebonne is located on a rocky plateau characterized by steep rimrock outcrops on the north, east and west. Roads constructed through the rimrock have up to 10 percent grades. Many rights of way mapped on the rimrock cannot be developed except possibly as stairways. Some roads end against rimrock. In addition, two irrigation canals, the lateral H and the lateral H-1, divide the public rights of way in many places. 2. Transportation Features. Highway 97 and the Oregon Trunk Railroad tracks restrict east- west road connections. In the central, developed area of Terrebonne, there are four highway crossings and two railroad crossings. Many segments of public right of way, originally dedicated as part of the Hillman Plat, have been vacated, resulting in a fragmented network of undeveloped right of way. Inventory of existing transportation facilities. This section contains an inventory of the existing public roads, pedestrian and bicycle facilities in Terrebonne. The data were gathered primarily from existing sources supplemented by site visits and aerial photographs. a. Roads. Terrebonne has good transportation access. Highway 97, the north-south state highway east of the Cascade Range, bisects the community. Highway 97 in Terrebonne has three lanes, a travel lane in each direction and a continuous center turn lane. The traffic count on Highway 97 at "A" Avenue in Terrebonne in 1994 was 12,500 Average Daily Traffic (ADT). The posted speed through the community is 45 mph. Interstate truck traffic comprises a significant percentage of the traffic mix passing through Terrebonne. Highway 97 is intersected in Terrebonne by Lower Bridge Way and Smith Rock Way, which function as county arterial roads. County collector roads in Terrebonne are West 19`h Street and East 1" Street (numbered as part of the Redmond grid) and Odem Avenue. These collectors define the west, east and south boundaries of the Terrebonne community. "C" Avenue and 11 ch Street function as collector roads in the community. Totaled, there are about 13.5 miles of roads in the community. Table D1: "Inventory of Existing Public Roads," is organized by road functional classification, then by road name in numerical and alphabetical order. It lists the available ADT counts provided by the state for Highway 97 and by the county. There is additional inventory information contained in Map D1: "Inventory of Existing Public Roads." (See Table D1.) The public roads in Terrebonne (see Map Dl) range in width from 20 feet to 32 feet. Some are in poor condition due to cracking, spalling, pot holes and raveling. Lack of adequate crown and roadway drainage result in puddling. Most of the unpaved roads need to be graded and graveled. b. Pedestrian facilities. Until recently, pedestrian facilities were not provided in Terrebonne. Terrebonne has one new sidewalk, a 700-foot, curb-tight sidewalk in the public right of way on the south side of "B" Avenue west of Highway 97. The sidewalk is curbed but lacks ramps at the three crosswalks that link it to the north side of "B" Avenue near the school. PAGE 9 OF 19 - EXHIBIT "A" TO ORDINANCE NO. 2006-014 (03/01/2006) EXHIBIT "A" There is a crosswalk on "C" Avenue at 71h Street on the north side of the school. Another crosswalk spans the highway from the north side of "B" Avenue. All roads with crosswalks have school crossing signs. The highway has an overhead sign with a flashing light at the "B" Avenue intersection. All other pedestrian travel is on shared roadways with narrow or no shoulders. The primary pedestrian destinations are the school, post office, grocery stores and other businesses in the commercial area. c. Bicycle facilities. Highway 97 south of Lower Bridge Way has a four-foot paved shoulder bikeway. All other bike travel is on shared roadways. There are bike racks at the Terrebonne Market and at the school. Future transportation needs. A bedroom community such as Terrebonne, located in a major highway, requires a transportation network that can accommodate local traffic, commuter traffic and regional interstate traffic without detracting from the livability and rural character of the community. Accomplishing this goal requires a combination of approaches and techniques, which are summarized below in the following order: a. Transportation network plan with roads, pedestrian and bicycle facilities; b. Road development standards for the Terrebonne community; and c. Highway 97 corridor recommendations for increasing safety for local pedestrian and vehicle traffic. The Terrebonne transportation plan is based on conventional road functional classifications- arterial, collector and local roads. It establishes development standards appropriate to each type of road. The design of arterial and collector roads gives priority to through traffic rather than access to adjacent land uses. On local roads, the emphasis is on access to adjacent land uses. d. Transportation network plan. The transportation network plan for Terrebonne identifies where new roads will be needed and where pedestrian and bicycle facilities are warranted. The network plan has three components: (1) Roads, (2) Sidewalks and (3) Bikeways. 1. Roads. Map D2: "Planned Roads," depicts the general alignments of transportation corridors needed in the future to complete the local road network. The precise road alignments will be determined after further study and engineering analysis and during the development of vacant properties. The transportation corridors depicted on Map D2 take advantage of existing public rights of way, where they exist. It will be important to preserve the existing road rights of way. Where there are gaps in the existing network of public right of way, the county will need to secure 60-foot rights of way along the future transportation corridors. Sidewalks. Map D3: "Planned Pedestrian Improvements," shows where sidewalks are needed for safety and where there are opportunities for trails. Sidewalks provide a smooth hard surface, a safe place for pedestrians, separated from the road. In Terrebonne, sidewalks are warranted on 11 n' Street and "C" Avenue, which function as collectors in Terrebonne. Sidewalks are warranted on some local roads to provide access to the school. They are also warranted in the Commercial District to provide safe places for people to walk as the commercial area develops and redevelops. Sidewalks are warranted on Highway 97 from Central Avenue south to 11th Street for pedestrian safety and convenience. PAGE 10 OF 19 - EXHIBIT "A" TO ORDINANCE NO. 2006-014 (03/01/2006) EXHIBIT "A" Sidewalks are usually separated from the roadway by a curb and gutter, which function as part of the storm drain system. Terrebonne does not have a storm drain system. Curbs are not necessary for drainage control until densities reach four units per acre. The highest density in Terrebonne is about three units per acre. Sidewalks in Terrebonne shall be constructed without curbs and gutters, set back from the road surface behind a drainage swale. This type of sidewalk is adequate, less costly and has a more rural appearance. On the highway, sidewalks may have curbs and gutters and would be buffered to help calm traffic. They may require drainage system improvements. A drainage Swale is a broad, man-made depression running parallel to the right of way, between the roadway and the sidewalk, where water can drain into the ground. The Swale also provides room for signs, mailboxes and snow storage, leaving the sidewalk free from obstructions. Street trees should not be planted in a drainage swale when they will conflict with the Terrebonne Domestic Water District's existing or planned utility trenches. These trenches are dug, often cut through rock, and lined with sand. In Terrebonne, where soils are shallow over bedrock, tree roots seek out the utility trenches, both damaging pipes and conduits and complicating repair work. 3. Bikeways. The network plan specifies where shoulder bikeways are needed for bicycles to safely use arterial roads. On local roads where traffic volumes and speeds are low, bicycles share the roadway with motor vehicles. On arterial and collector roads that carry high traffic volumes at higher speeds, bicycles need paved shoulders to use the roads safely. Projects to complete the transportation network plan are grouped into three categories listed in Table D2: "Road Projects;" Table D3: "Shoulder Projects;" and Table D4: "Sidewalk & Trail Projects." These tables list and rank the projects, high, medium and low priority. The priorities are based on perceived need; they are intended to be flexible to development opportunities and grant funding. e. Road development standards. In previous years, the county required urban road development standards in unincorporated communities in the rural county. The urban standards required 36 feet of pavement, with curb- tight sidewalks, curbs and gutters. It became evident that this standard was not practical or necessary in Terrebonne. Few of the existing roads in Terrebonne meet this standard. The cost per lineal foot to build to this standard prohibited local residents from forming Local Improvement Districts (LIDS) to improve local roads. In addition, people resisted the urban road profile because it did not fit with the community's preference for a rural appearance. These road standards are intended to decrease the cost of road improvements and to remove barriers to the formation of LIDS for improving local roads. There are sound traffic engineering principles that support reduced road standards. The State Transportation Planning Rule (OAR 660-12-045(7)) directs local governments to establish standards for local roads that minimize pavement width and total right of way consistent with the operational needs of the facility. Excessive standards increase the costs of construction, use up available land and encourage inappropriate traffic volumes and speeds. In Terrebonne, full urban road standards are not needed because the traffic volumes and speeds on community roads are low compared to city streets. Many roads serve only a few residences. However, the road development standards applied in the rural county are not adequate to serve the densities PAGE 11 OF 19 - EXHIBIT "A" TO ORDINANCE NO. 2006-014 (03/01/2006) EXHIBIT "A" and variety of uses found in Terrebonne. Businesses, a school, a post office and other uses generate many local trips, more than generally found in the rural county. Road improvement standards applicable in Terrebonne Rural Community were developed in coordination with the community planning process, the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) Region 4, the state Bicycle and Pedestrian Program and with the Deschutes County Planning Division and Public Works Department. These road development standards, based on conventional road classifications, are recognized by ODOT and the American Association of State Highway Traffic Officials (AASHTO) for rural communities. They apply to public rights of way other than the state highway, which is under state jurisdiction. £ Highway 97 corridor. The Terrebonne transportation plan accounts for the need to coordinate with ODOT to assure that improvements to Highway 97 address community goals. 1. Highway 97 Corridor Strategy. The Deschutes County Board of Commissioners adopted a resolution supporting the Oregon Department of Transportation's Highway 97 Corridor Strategy (Strategy) on October 11, 1995. The Strategy guides improvements to the highway in Terrebonne. It states that most rural sections of the highway will need to be expanded to four lanes. However, it also states that in small rural communities, such as Terrebonne, La Pine, Chemult and Crescent, the focus will be on slowing traffic to posted speeds using a combination of enforcement and traffic calming techniques. The Strategy contains objectives relevant to balancing the needs of local traffic and through traffic on Highway 97. State objectives seek to maintain the function of the state highway to efficiently transport regional and interstate travelers and freight, but also recognize that a community needs to safely and conveniently use the highway. To protect the function of a major highway, it is often necessary to limit access and control turning movements on the highway. When carefully implemented, these measures combined with traffic calming, can improve safety for local traffic, particularly pedestrians, because they slow traffic, guide turning movements and improve pedestrian crossing areas. However, these techniques can make accessing local businesses from the highway more difficult. The Strategy encourages local land use and transportation plans to orient commercial development and access on to parallel local road, such as 11 Street in Terrebonne, as an alternative to using the highway as the main commercial road. This objective addresses the difficulty of maintaining the function of a major highway and at the same time making it a safe, convenient community main street. The Strategy objectives, if met, may help reduce the need to add travel lanes to the highway in Terrebonne and encourage improvements to alternative commercial roads in the community. Design for Highway 97 in Terrebonne. The existing three-lane highway with a center turning lane, splits the community in half and is dangerous to cross. The Deschutes County Comprehensive Plan for Terrebonne directs commercial development to the east side of the highway and designates and zones the land on both sides of 11 `I' Street for commercial uses. There is widespread community support for improved pedestrian crossing places on Highway 97, particularly at the "B" and "C" Avenue intersections and for slowing traffic on the highway to posted speeds. A feasible design for Highway 97 in Terrebonne is illustrated on Map D3: "Planned Pedestrian Improvements" and Figure D1: "Highway 97 Cross-Section." 4. Transportation policies. a. Road network policies. PAGE 12 OF 19 - EXHIBIT "A" TO ORDINANCE NO. 2006-014 (03/01/2006) EXHIBIT "A" Roads. i. Provide a transportation network that can accommodate local traffic, commuter traffic and regional interstate traffic without detracting from the livability and rural character of the community. ii. Provide a transportation network that will improve transportation efficiency, convenience and safety, as well as increase transportation choices and decrease conflicts between modes of transportation. iii. Preserve alignments for transportation corridors depicted on Map D2 for future transportation purposes. The precise alignments will be determined after further study and engineering analysis or during the development of vacant properties. iv. New roads shall take advantage of existing public rights of way, where they exist. v. Existing road rights of way shall be preserved. vi. Roads shall be classified as arterial, collector and local roads in accordance with Table D1 and Map D2. vii. The county shall implement measures, based on weight limits, to prohibit or limit heavy truck on 11 Street and Smith Rock Way in the Terrebonne Rural Community. viii. Commercial uses that general more than 20 vehicle trips to and from the premises, including automobiles, truck-trailers and other heavy equipment, during the peak hour of the day, shall demonstrate that the affected roads are adequate to serve the proposed use, considering the function, capacity and level of service of those roads. 2. Sidewalks and bicycle facility policies. i. Provide functional, cost effective sidewalks that are in keeping with the rural character of the community. ii. Provide sidewalks where they are warranted for pedestrian safety, as set forth in Map D3. iii. Where sidewalks are specified along county public roads, they shall be constructed without curbs and gutters, set back from the road surface behind a drainage swale at a distance from property lines to allow room for utilities. iv. Sidewalks identified on Map D3 shall be constructed either at the time of development, subject to site plan review, or later through formation of a local improvement district (LID). Applicants for conditional use permits or site plan approval electing to defer constructing sidewalks, shall be required to submit and have recorded in the County Clerk's office a waiver of remonstrance, signed by the land owner. The waiver shall waive the landowner's right to have his/her objection count against the formation of an LID. v. The utility trenches located in the public right of way should be protected from damage by tree roots. Street trees should not be planted in the public right of way where they will conflict with existing or planned utility trenches. vi. On local roads where traffic volumes and speeds are low, bicycles shall share the road with automobiles. Bicycles shall be accommodated on paved shoulder bikeways on Lower Bridge Way and Smith Rock Way, which are county arterial roads, and on county collector roads that carry high traffic volumes. b. Road development standards policies. 1. The county shall provide transportation facilities that are practical and cost effective to construct, use and maintain and in keeping with the rural character of the community. 2. The county shall implement road development standards for the Terrebonne community that minimize pavement width and are consistent with the operational needs of the transportation facility. 3. Specific road, bicycle and pedestrian facility improvement projects for the Terrebonne community are listed in Tables D2, D3 and D4 respectively. The projects are ranked high, PAGE 13 OF 19 - EXHIBIT "A" TO ORDINANCE NO. 2006-014 (03/01/2006) EXHIBIT "A" medium and low priority based on perceived need. These priorities shall be flexible to take advantage of development opportunities and funding. c. Highway 97 corridor policies. 1. The county shall work with ODOT to increase safety on Highway 97 in Terrebonne by using a combination of enforcement and traffic calming techniques to slow traffic to posted speeds, to safely handle local traffic and to improve pedestrian crossings. 2. The county shall work with ODOT to provide safe, convenient sidewalks and bikeways on both sides of Highway 97 in the Terrebonne community, between Central Avenue and the south 11`h Street intersection, particularly in the vicinity of the school. 3. Sidewalks on Highway 97 may have curbs and gutters and shall be buffered behind a planting strip to calm traffic and provide pedestrian safety. Curbed sidewalks would require drainage system improvements. 4. The county shall work with ODOT to provide improved pedestrian crossings places on Highway 97, between Central Avenue and the south 11 `h Street intersection, particularly at the "B" Avenue and "C" Avenue intersections, to increase pedestrian safety in the vicinity of the school. 5. The county shall work with ODOT to adopt means to enhance 11th Street parallel to the highway, to safely handle local business traffic, in particular, enhance the intersections and pedestrian crossings and access, to make better use of I Ph Street as the main local commercial road. 6. The county shall support limiting Highway 97 to no more than three lanes between the Central Avenue and south II1h Street intersections, to protect the livability of the community, to address pedestrian safety and the need to reduce traffic speeds on the highway in Terrebonne. 7. Large trucks shall be accommodated with wide turning radius corners where necessary, as determined by truck routes established by the Deschutes County Transportation System Plan, thereby minimizing corner radii at all other intersections. Other design features such as rolled curbs or medians shall be used as necessary to minimally accommodate large trucks in the Terrebonne community. 1. The county shall support improvements to Highway 97 primarily in conjunction with highway rehabilitation or reconstruction projects. Arterial Roads Road Names Lower Bridge Table D1: Inventory of Existing Public Roads TFrom Highway 97 Way Smith Rock Way Smith Rock Way Collector Roads Road Names East 1St Street East 1St Street Highway 97 RR xing From To Odem Avenue To Length in miles ADT West 19th .583 3601 Street .305 2391 RR xing .284 1434 East 1St Street Length in ADT miles Wilcox .979 Avenue .145 PAGE 14 OF 19 - EXHIBIT "A" TO ORDINANCE NO. 2006-014 (03/01/2006) EXHIBIT "A" 11th Street Wilcox End (N) .189 11th Street Avenue Smith Rock .576 West 19th Highway 97 Way .760 Street Smith Rock Highway 97 .736 West 19th Way C Avenue .295 900 Street Odem Lower Bridge .495 C Avenue Avenue Way C Avenue C Avenue Highway 97 Odem Avenue 16th Street West 19th Highway 97 Street 10th Street West 19th Street 1St Street C Avenue End (N) .161 2"d Street Central End (N) .152 Avenue 3rd Street C Avenue End (N) .095 4th Street B Avenue End (N) .065 4th Street C Avenue End (N) .075 4th Street Forester E Avenue .152 Drive 5th Street End (5) B Avenue .050 5th Street B Avenue E Avenue .264 5th Street E Avenue End (N) .189 6th Street C Avenue Central .096 Avenue 6th Street Central E Avenue .157 Avenue 7th Street End (5) B Avenue .189 7th Street C Avenue End (N) .242 8th Street C Avenue End (N) .210 9th Street C Avenue End (N) .173 9th Street End F Avenue .057 12th Street Lower End (N) .133 Bridge 13th Street South End End (N) .303 15th Street C Avenue E Avenue .175 16th Street C Avenue End (N) .484 17th Street End Smith Rock .114 Way A Avenue 6th Street 7th Street .066 PAGE 15 OF 19 - EXHIBIT "A" TO ORDINANCE NO. 2006-014 (03/01/2006) EXHIBIT "A" A Avenue 11th Street End (E) .189 B Avenue West 19th Street End (E) .095 B Avenue 5th Street Highway 97 .247 Central Avenue 5th Street Highway 97 .248 Central Avenue 15th Street 16th Street .038 E Avenue 4th Street 9th Street .246 E Avenue 15th Street 16th Street .038 F Avenue West 19th Street End (E) .066 F Avenue 4th Street 6th Street .090 F Avenue End (W) Highway 97 .080 F Avenue 11th Street 16th Street .243 F Avenue 16th Street End (E) .066 Forester Drive 4th Street F Avenue .189 G Avenue 16th Street 1St Street .189 H Avenue 16th Street End (E) .105 Table 02: Road Projects. Street From To Length j Improvement Priority cost-* feet I - Existing Roads U.S. Central 11th St. 1,500 Traffic calming and High Unknown 97 Ave. South crossing improvements Connec U.S.97 11th 100 Improve for truck High $5,000 for south of Street use Lower Bridge Way nth Central U.S. 97 1,950 Widen from 22' to High $40,000 Street Ave. South 24' with parking swale and concrete strip (see also sidewalks) 11th U.S. 97 Intersecti Realign T- Medium $10,000 Street south on intersection to right alignment angle Other Various Various 16,900 Pave existing gravel Low $750,000 PAGE 16 OF 19 - EXHIBIT "A" TO ORDINANCE NO. 2006-014 (03/01/2006) EXHIBIT "A" streets (see Fig. 8) Future R oads 7th South end South Unknown Extend ROW as Unknown Street necessary 13th North North end Unknown Extend ROW as Unknown Street necessary 13th "E" Ave. 400' south 1,400 Develop and extend $65,000 Street of "A" ROW Ave. When 15th "H" Ave. "F" Ave. 850 Develop existing develop $8,000 St. ROW -ment 15th "C" Ave. 400' south 1,320 Extend ROW occurs $60,000 St. of "A" Ave. 16th North North end Unknown Extend ROW as Unknown St. necessary "E" 11th St. Canal 800 Develop existing $35,000 Ave. ROW "G" West U.S. 97 Unknown Extend ROW as Unknown Ave. necessary "H" 11th St. 13th St. 600 Develop existing $25,000 Ave. ROW Other Various Various Unknown Create as needed Unknown (see Fig. 8) The estimated cost is for a typical facility built in Oregon and includes engineering, installation, minor contingencies, striping and signing. The cost does not include administration, special grading and fill operations, unusual construction (e.g. bridges and tunnels) or land acquisition. Estimated costs are particularly useful for comparing projects. Table D3: Shoulder Projects. Street r From To Length Improvement Priority Cost ft, Smith U.S. 97 1St St. 3,110 Widen from High $74,700 Rock Way 26' to 34' with 5-ft shoulders Lower West U.S. 97 3,080 Widen from High $74,000 Bridge 19th St. 26' to 34' with Way 5-ft shoulders *The estimated cost is for a typical facility built in Oregon and includes engineering, installation, minor contingencies, striping and signing. The cost does not include administration, special grading and fill PAGE 17 OF 19 - EXHIBIT "A" TO ORDINANCE NO. 2006-014 (03/01/2006) EXHIBIT "A" operations, unusual construction (e.g. bridges and tunnels) or land acquisition. Estimated costs are particularly useful for comparing projects. Table D4: Sidewalk & Trail Projects. Street From To Length, Improvement Priority Cost* ft. l Hwy. 97 Central 400' south 1,800 Both sides (6 High $108,000 Ave. of "A" Ave. ft.) 11th St. Central U.s. 97 1,850 Both sides High $92,500 Ave. "B" Ave. 5th St. U.S. 97 1,500 North side High $37,500 only "C" Ave. 19th St. U.S. 97 1,560 South side High $40,000 only Smith U.S. 97 15th St. 1,250 Both sides High $62,500 Rock Way "C" Ave. U.S. 97 16th St. 2,615 South side Medium $65,000 only 13th St. "C" Ave. 400' south 1,200 Both sides Low $60,000 of "A" Ave. (future) 15th St. "C" Ave. 400' south 1,250 Both sides Low $62,500 of "A" Ave. (future) "A" Ave. 11th St. 15th St. 1,000 Both sides Low $50,000 (future) Trai Is Lateral 13th St. 12t" St. 300 Unpaved, Medium $1,500 "H" requires easement along canal Lateral 12th St. 400'south 1,200 Unpaved Medium $5,500 "H" of "A" Ave. "B" Ave. East West end 700 Stairs for Medium $21,000 end of of east 300' west segment segmen t Aye. „ €es-t Wes~ d 7-09 stairs L-ew $21,000 end e f west e f east segment W9 segmen f- PAGE 18 OF 19 - EXHIBIT "A" TO ORDINANCE NO. 2006-014 (03/01/2006) EXHIBIT "A" "E" Ave. West East of 200 Unpaved Lo $20,000 of Lateral "H" connector, lateral requires H" easement and bridge 4th St. North Forster Dr. 700 Stairs for Lo $21,000 300' *The estimated cost is for a typical facility built in Oregon and includes engine contingencies, striping and signing. The cost does not include administration, operations, unusual construction (e.g., bridges and tunnels) or land acquisitio: particularly useful for comparing projects. Cost of sidewalk is for 5-ft wide cl noted. Cost of trail is for 10-ft. wide unpaved sand seal unless otherwise noted. (Ord. 2006-014 § 1, 2006; Ord. 2002-005 § 1, 2002; Ord. 2000-017 § 1, 2000; Orc 051, § 3, 1997; PL-20, 1979) (Ord. 2002-001, §4, 2002; Ord. 2002-005 § 1, 2002; Ord. 97-001, 1997; Ord. 92-051, § 3, 1997; PL-20,1979) 0 ;ring, installation, minor special grading and fill 1. Estimated costs are increte unless otherwise 97-001, 1997; Ord. 92- rd. 2000-017 § 1, 2000; PAGE 19 OF 19 - EXHIBIT "A" TO ORDINANCE NO. 2006-014 (03/01/2006) EXHIBIT "A" Map D3: Planned Pedestrian Improvements 0162-0068 PAGE 4 OF 4 - EXHIBIT "A" TO ORDINANCE NO. 2006-014 (03/01/2006) EXHIBIT "B" IJID Feet 0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 EXHIBIT "B" TO ORDINANCE NO. 2006-014 (03/0 1/2006) Legend The Inrertnation on this map was derived from digital databases on ' Deschutes County Road Department Deschutes County s O.I.S. Care was taken in the creation of this Canals ® ap, but it is provided'as ie Deschutes County cannot accept any re ov: , - responsibility for errors, orrisaons, or positional accuracy in the digital John Anderson. GIS Specialist O TaxiotS dote ortheunderlying records. Then an nowarruttbs expnuor LPhone (54 11322-7102 Implied, Indudng thewamnty of marehanaWlity or fitness fora Em~i1.~W+naO<o.descnutes.or.us particular purpose, accompanying this product. However, notification /address: 61150 SE 27th St OR 97702 Bend of any amore wig be appreciated. . P: ArcGIS_Projects\Vacations\E Ave ° EXHIBIT "C" Community Development Department d" it Planning Division Building Safety Division Environmental Health Division 117 NW Lafayette Avenue Bend Oregon 97701-1925 (541)388-6575 FAX (541)385-1764 http://www.co.deschutes.or.us/cdd/ Board of County Commissioners Public Hearing March 1, 2006 Staff: Steve Jorgensen, Senior Transportation Planner Subject: TA 05-8 and PA 05-7 Deletion of a future trail/stairway on a portion of E Avenue between 2nd Street and 3rd Street identified on the project list in Table D4 located in Chapter 23.40.030 (Terrebonne Rural Community) of the Deschutes County Comprehensive Plan. DISCUSSION The Deschutes County Road Department received a petition signed by adjacent property owners to have the 30' wide portion of E Avenue right-of-way between 2nd Street and 3rd Street vacated. The main reason for the vacation is due to vandalism of the property that is occurring from people driving on the right-of-way for E Avenue, located on the top of the rimrock. The original request of the subject property owners was to vacate all of E Avenue between 2nd Street and 4th Street, but during the site visit and subsequent Road Department discussion with the Terrebonne Water Company, it was determined that only the portion of E Avenue between 2nd Street and 3rd Street should be vacated. Once the vacation is signed by the Board of County Commissioners, the property owners could then apply for a gate permit to limit vehicular traffic on the remaining portion of E Avenue between 3rd Street and 4th Street. This portion of E Avenue is only 30 feet wide as a result of a prior vacation completed in 1998. The 30 foot remnant was left out of the original vacation because this portion of E Ave. is shown as a proposed pedestrian stairway in Table D4 (Sidewalk and Trail Projects) of Chapter 23.40.030 (Terrebonne Rural Community) of the Deschutes County Comprehensive Plan. In looking at this area during a site visit with the County Engineer and the applicants, it was agreed that as a result of the steepness of the terrain, it is very unlikely that a trail would ever be built in this location and a stairway would not be cost-effective based on anticipated usage. However, because it is shown on the Deschutes County Comprehensive Plan, a plan amendment is necessary to show the removal of this portion of the trail/stairway from the plan. The Board approved the Order vacating the road, but the Vacation Order will not be signed until the completion of this separate Plan amendment. PAGE 1 OF 3 - EXHIBIT "C" TO ORDINANCE 2006-014 (03/01/2006) Quality Services Performed zvith Pride E Street looking east E Street looking west PAGE 2 OF 3 - EXHIBIT "C" TO ORDINANCE 2006-014 (03/01/2006) E Street proposed stairway location down rimrock looking west. PAGE 3 OF 3 - EXHIBIT "C" TO ORDINANCE 2006-014 (03/01/2006)