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2006-723-Minutes for Meeting September 08,2005 Recorded 7/13/2006COUNTY OFFICIAL P NANCYUBLANKENSHIP, COUNTY CLERKDS yJ 2006'723 COMMISSIONERS' JOURNAL 01/1312006 02:16;21 PM Illilllll 111111111111111 IN III ZOOd-723 DESCHUTES COUNTY CLERK CERTIFICATE PAGE E 3 w ~ This page must be included if document is re-recorded. Do Not remove from original document. G ❑ -C Deschutes County Board of Commissioners 1300 NW Wall St., Bend, OR 97701-1960 (541) 388-6570 - Fax (541) 385-3202 - www.deschutes.org MINUTES OF PUBLIC HEARING DESCHUTES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2005 Sisters Fire Hall - 301 S. Elm Street, Sisters Present were Commissioners Michael M. Daly and Dennis R. Luke, Commissioner Tom De Wolf was absent. Also present were Laurie Craghead, Legal Counsel; Catherine Morrow, Tom Anderson, Jon Skidmore and Peter Gutowsky, Community Development Department; and media representative Erin Marlowe, The Bend Bulletin. Also present were Bill Adams, City of Sisters Planning Director and approximately 10 other citizens. The purpose of the meeting was to conduct a public hearing regarding Ordinances 2005-035, 2005-036, 2005-037, 2005-038, 2005-039, and 2005-040 pertaining to Sisters Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) Vice Chair Mike Daly opened the meeting at 6:30 p.m. Vice Chair Daly read the opening statement (a copy is attached as Exhibit A) No Commissioners expressed bias, personal interest or prejudgment on this issue, and there were no challenges as to bias, personal interest or prejudgment from the public. At this time Vice Chair Daly opened the 1St public hearing on Ordinances 2005- 035 and 2005-036 on expansion of UGB for commercial and industrial land. First thing we will have is the staff report. Catherine Morrow: Good evening, Commissioners. For the record my name is Catherine Morrow, Deschutes County Planning Director. With me I have Bill Adams who is the Planning Director for the City of Sisters. The City of Sisters and the County have Public Hearing regarding Sisters Urban Growth Boundary Thursday, September 8, 2005 Page 1 of 14 Pages been working on this project for a long time. The City has been working on it for a really long time. You received a staff report tonight and I am going to make some comments that apply to all 3 hearings. The recommendation before you is from the Sisters City Council and it was a unanimous recommendation. City Council received recommendations on the proposal before you both from the Deschutes County Planning Commission and the Sisters Planning Commission. Commissioner Daly: Did they meet jointly? Ms. Morrow: Yes, the Planning Commissions met jointly and they deliberated separately. Notice was provided to property owners on August 26th to the affected property owners and anybody who had participated in any part of the hearings to date. I would like to enter into the record all the proceedings that have happened before in front of the City Council and the Planning Commissions. The 0 hearing is on the pieces known as the Conklin and Eady properties. They are on the northeast part on the two maps in the front of the room. We have the findings and the ordinances have an emergency clause for this particular amendment because there was, concurrent to this legislative process conducted by the City of Sisters, a quasi judicial land use application on behalf of those two property owners. As staff, because these properties were included in the legislative recommendation, we proposed to the proponents that we would prefer to accomplish this in a legislative proceeding. Because they have paid their application fee to the County, we would propose and support an emergency clause for adoption of this because they are ready to go and they have been waiting for a long time. Bill, do you have anything to add? Do you want to enter your... Bill Adams: Bill Adams, Planning Director for the City of Sisters. No I don't, except that I do have a letter written from the mayor. I have a letter, I believe you have a copy, signed by the Mayor of the City of Sisters. (Read letter from the Mayor - see attached letter from Mayor Elliott marked as Exhibit B) Commissioner Luke: Would tomorrow work instead of today if we need it? Mr. Adams: Tomorrow's ok. Public Hearing regarding Sisters Urban Growth Boundary Thursday, September 8, 2005 Page 2 of 14 Pages Commissioner Luke: I have a question. It would appear that Ordinances 35, 36, 39, and 40 kind of close in your UGB, kind of make it continuous. Was there a reason those were not brought in the original UGB, is there a history here that we know of, or was there a population problem? I know that there was a... Mr. Adams: Last year the City did bring them in and then legally was challenged and we had to rescind our UGB expansion which included those properties and others. As far as the original UGB, I can not tell you why. Commissioner Luke: I was just wondering because, I know you had done some other work on it then those were not brought in, but they had the challenge. Commissioner Daly: Catherine, you indicated at the last two public hearings that these were not an emergency but this letter asked to adopt emergency for all three. Ms. Morrow: I will let our attorney respond to that. Laurie Craghead: Yes, the City has asked that those be altered to include the emergency clause. If your question is, is it possible for the Board to do that, yes it is. You would not sign the actual ordinance until we put the emergency clause in there. You can amend from the floor here tonight to put the emergency clause in. Commissioner Luke: For the record? Ms. Craghead: For the record, I am Laurie Craghead, Assistant Legal Counsel. Speaking of amendments, I wanted to point out before the public; it is open to the public, that before the Board are amended ordinances from what was in the Boards package last Thursday. I have not had a chance to see them before the Board got them so I have since reviewed them and made some changes. None of them are really substantive changes. What I have done to each comp plan amendment is just put in more legislative history as to when the Planning Commission and the City met and also to talk about this hearing in that. The zoning amendment ordinances, I just changed them so they refer to the comp plan ordinances. Also, so that we Public Hearing regarding Sisters Urban Growth Boundary Thursday, September 8, 2005 Page 3 of 14 Pages don't have to record the 70 page finding document six different times, in each of the ordinances subsequent to 035, I have referred to the findings document in 035. So that it gets recorded in the Commissioners Journals once, but each of the ordinances will refer to that findings document because that findings document covers each of the findings for all of the properties. Ms. Morrow: For the benefit of some of the public that has come in since we have opened the hearing, we are having three separate hearings and the one that we are in the process of conducting now is on Ordinances 2005-035 and 2005-036, which are the ones that pertain to the Conklin and Eady properties. So, are there any other questions? Commissioner Daly: I don't have any more. Ms. Morrow: The public, if they want to testify, can come up here and sign in and... Commissioner Daly: Any one out there who would like to testify on this ordinance. You need to come up and sign in, if you would. (See attached sign in sheet marked as Exhibit C.) Bruce White: For the record, my name is Bruce White and I am here tonight as a land use attorney. My address is P.O. Box 178, Bend, Oregon. I am here to speak on behalf of the proponents of the Conklin and Eady properties to be brought into the UGB. As you may know, we started down a separate track to get these approved through the quasi judicial land use process. Actually, the hearings officer rendered the decision recommending that they be brought within the UGB. We are here to support this alternative process, this legislative process, which gets us to the same place. We support what the City has done here and urge you to do the same and bring these two properties into the UGB. We are happy that you are proposing an emergency clause because there is some urgency in terms of developing these properties to have them brought inside the UGB. Given that the City has already adopted, and I believe their adoption is effective, it makes sense for this to go forward as an emergency. If you have any questions, I will try to respond. Commissioner Daly: I have none, thank you. Public Hearing regarding Sisters Urban Growth Boundary Thursday, September 8, 2005 Page 4 of 14 Pages Commissioner Luke: Has the Ordinance 355 been entered into the record. I know we have a copy of it, had it been entered into the record. Ms. Morrow: I believe Commissioner Luke is referring to the Ordinance adopted by the City of Sisters. There are two of them and they are in the record, which I entered earlier. We provided them to you tonight because they were suppose to be in the package that we provided to you previously but we did not include them. Commissioner Luke: Ok, just wanted to make sure they were in the record. Commissioner Daly: Is there anyone else out there who would like to testify? Liz Fancher: My name is Liz Fancher; I live at 644 NW Broadway Street, Bend, Oregon. I am here this evening representing Dutch Pacific Properties. Also, we were working together with Richard Carpenter who is the owner of the industrial property that is proposed for inclusion in the Urban Growth Boundary, the same property that Mr. White discussed. I worked with Mr. White and Mr. Skidmore in writing application for expansion of UGB to include these two properties in the City of Sisters. We did not expect that we would be coming to you at the same time that the City's effort would be coming here. The City moved more swiftly than we had anticipated and we are delighted about that. We don't need to proceed with the rest of our application if this particular action is taken by the Board this evening, or to approve the application. We are asking that the Board include an emergency clause in the ordinance so that we can begin the process of rezoning our property. Backing up a little bit in the history, in most instances, or in the past with the City of Sisters, if you are going to do an Urban Growth Boundary expansion you would apply the zoning at the same time that you went through the goal exception and to change the comprehensive plan. Since the last annexation happened that brought in the property that is adjacent to this property, the Barkley Meadows property and school district property, when that happened the County applied the final zoning. In this instance we need to go through a process with the City to really apply the ultimate zoning for this property. Right now we are asking the Board to apply a zoning of... a holding zone, an Urban Reserve zoning. But, it is our intention and Public Hearing regarding Sisters Urban Growth Boundary Thursday, September 8, 2005 Page 5 of 14 Pages need to move forward with a project that will apply commercial zoning and industrial zoning to the property. So, we have to start another process. If the Board adopts the ordinance with the emergency clause then we can file for the re-zoning. If they are done together you can do them at the same time. If you go and ask for your zone change later, then you have to wait until that comp plan amendment is effective for that to apply. Commissioner Luke: I don't think there is any opposition to the emergency clause. Ms. Francher: Thanks. On the two properties, both properties were approved by the voters for inclusion within the City and the Charter of the City of Sisters requires an annexation vote and approval for the land to come in. Additionally the property is surrounded and adjacent to commercial and industrial land within the City of Sisters on three sides and on one side it is adjacent to exceptions lands, which are lands that are developed with uses other than agricultural or forest uses. We believe it's appropriately located for inclusion within the City's Urban Growth Boundary and ask that you include it. Any questions? Commissioner Luke: No. Ms. Francher: Ok, thanks. Commissioner Daly: Anyone else who would like to testify, either for or against. Ok, seeing none I think we will hold off on our deliberations until all three hearings are over. I will close the hearing at this point on this one and open a 2nd public hearing on Ordinances 2005-037 and 2005-038 related to the UGB expansion for the public facilities. Staff report please. Ms. Morrow: These ordinances amend the comprehensive plan and change the zoning to UAR- 10. They are for property that is owned by the City and needed for their sewer expansion. The ordinances before you tonight do not include an emergency clause. Bill, do you have anything to add? Public Hearing regarding Sisters Urban Growth Boundary Thursday, September 8, 2005 Page 6 of 14 Pages Mr. Adams: Just to reiterate the letter that I read before from the City of Sisters Mayor, David Elliott, who requests that you assign an emergency clause to each ordinance, including this one. Thank you. Commissioner Daly: I will now open the public hearing for any public testimony on this ordinance. Seeing none, I will close the hearing on this one. Going to the next one, Ordinances 2005-039 and 2005-040, related to the UGB extension for residential land. Let's do a staff report on that one. Ms. Morrow: Same thing, we have an ordinance to amend the comprehensive plan to include it in the Urban Growth Boundary, taking exception to goal four. This is property that is shown in green and red (pointed to map) in the north part of the City of Sisters. The re-zoning would change it to UAR-10. This ordinance, the one that is before you does not have an emergency clause. Commissioner Luke: I would assume the City, once these are brought in within the City limits or into the Urban Growth Boundary, will look at changing the zoning to something that more clarifies or fits within the City character. Ms. Morrow: Part of the comprehensive plan amendment for all of these properties is to designate them according the City's Comprehensive Plan that the City adopted. In the case of the Conklin/Eady commercial and industrial public facilities and residential... Commissioner Luke: But you are not going to require 10 acre lots within the City limits of Sisters. Ms. Morrow: No, and they won't be brought in the City until they are annexed. At the time they are annexed then the City will apply urban zoning. Mr. Adams: Just for the record again, this is Bill Adams and I would like to reiterate the City's desire to attach an emergency clause to this ordinance because it is necessary to expedite the expansion of our Urban Growth Boundary to allow the additional Public Hearing regarding Sisters Urban Growth Boundary Thursday, September 8, 2005 Page 7 of 14 Pages residential. The City ordinance was adopted over a month ago and it is effective pending your approval. Thank you. Commissioner Luke: So, the City ordinance brings it into the Urban Growth Boundary or does the City ordinance annex it. Mr. Adams: No, just the UGB. Commissioner Luke: So, you will be going forward if this is approved, there will be an election. Mr. Adams: Correct. Ms. Morrow: The election has already been conducted on the commercial and industrial piece. Commissioner Luke: And it was challenged after that, or was that different. Ms. Morrow: That was a different part. Commissioner Daly: Ok, is that all from staff? Ms. Morrow: Yes. Commissioner Daly: I will now open the public hearing on these two Ordinances, 2005-039 and 2005- 040. Is there anyone out there who would like to testify on this? Commissioner Luke: I was just trying to figure out if the County got the building permit money or the City did. Ms. Morrow: City. Public Hearing regarding Sisters Urban Growth Boundary Thursday, September 8, 2005 Page 8 of 14 Pages Commissioner Daly: Anyone at all, for or against? I will say none and close this public hearing. believe that Laurie has some comments to make here before we make our deliberations. Ms. Craghead: Yes, just on the findings document but there are some changes that need to be made. There are some typographical errors that need to be corrected so the Board can adopt the ordinances subject to those errors being corrected. Also the findings, while there are some very well written sections in the findings document, particularly I think the ESEE (Economic, Social, Environmental, and Energy) analysis section was well written, there are some sections that I would normally prefer to have more information in there, however, because there has been no opposition to any of these ordinances I'll not hold up the process for any more revisions in those sections, other than the typographical error corrections. Commissioner Luke: If you had the ability to make the motion what motion would you make so that we can get these things corrected. Ms. Craghead: For your first 2 ordinances, I would have you move 1St and 2nd reading by title only of Ordinance 2005-035 subject to correction to typographical errors in the findings document and declaring an emergency. LUKE: I will make that motion. DALY: Second. VOTE: LUKE: Yes. DALY: Chair votes yes. Ms. Craghead: Now you have to do the 1St and 2nd reading. Commissioner Luke: For the record those are Ordinances 2005-035 and 2005-036. Commissioner Daly: Ok, you want to make the motion for 1St and 2nd reading. Public Hearing regarding Sisters Urban Growth Boundary Thursday, September 8, 2005 Page 9 of 14 Pages Commissioner Luke: I did that. Ms. Craghead: You moved for 1St and 2nd reading of 035, if you want to amend that to say for 036 as well we can put that on record. Commissioner Luke: That motion was for both of those ordinances. Ms. Craghead: Now you have to actually do the 1St and 2nd reading of both ordinances. Commissioner Daly then read 0 reading of Ordinance 2005-035. An Ordinance Amending Title 23, the Deschutes County Comprehensive Plan Map, to Take Exceptions to the Statewide Planning Goals to Amend the Sisters Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) and Change the Designation of 4.6 Acres of Land from Agriculture to Commercial and 4.3 Acres of Land from Agriculture to Industrial, and Declaring an Emergency. Commissioner Daly then read 2nd reading of Ordinance 2005-035, by title only. LUKE: Move approval of Ordinance 2005-035 subject to the original motion. DALY: Second. VOTE: LUKE: Yes. DALY: Chair votes yes. Ms. Craghead: Now 1St and 2nd reading of 036. Commissioner Luke: For the audience, these are probably not going to be signed until the middle of next week, I would assume. Ms. Morrow: At your next regularly scheduled meeting? Commissioner Luke: When the corrections are made. rubttc Hearing regarding Sisters Urban Growth Boundary Thursday, September 8, 2005 Page 10 of 14 Pages Ms. Craghead: It can be at any time after the corrections are made. Commissioner Daly then read 1St reading of Ordinance 2005-036. An Ordinance Amending Title 21, the Sisters Urban Area Zoning Map to Change 8.9 Acres of Exclusive Farm Use - Sisters/Cloverdale (EFU-S/C) to Urban Area Reserve - 10 Acre Minimum (UAR-10), and Declaring an Emergency. Commissioner Daly then read 2nd reading of Ordinance 2005-036, by title only. LUKE: Move approval of Ordinance 2005-036, subject to the restrictions in the motion. DALY: Second. VOTE: LUKE: Yes. DALY: Chair votes yes. Ms. Craghead: For the remaining ordinances there needs to be motion, if you are so inclined, to amend the ordinance to include an emergency clause. LUKE: Move 1St and 2nd reading by title only of 2005-037 and 2005-038 and add the clause declaring an emergency. DALY: Second. Commissioner Luke: Are there any corrections in these? Ms. Craghead: Just to the findings document and we will do that in the second motion, when you adopt it. Commissioner Luke: The findings document will be referred to in this one, is that already in here? Ms. Craghead: It is. I just realized we can do the corrections when you do the adoption motion. Commissioner Daly then read 1St reading of Ordinance 2005-037. An Ordinance Amending Title 23, the Deschutes County Comprehensive Plan Map, to Take Exceptions to the Statewide Planning Goals to Amend the Sisters Urban Growth Public Hearing regarding Sisters Urban Growth Boundary Thursday, September 8, 2005 Page 11 of 14 Pages Boundary and Change the Designation of 13.8 Acres of Land from Forest to Public Facility, and Declaring an Emergency. Commissioner Daly then read 2nd reading of Ordinance 2005-037, by title only. LUKE: Move approval of Ordinance 2005-037 subject to correction in the findings document of the typographical errors and declaring an emergency. DALY: Second. VOTE: LUKE: Yes. DALY: Chair votes yes. Commissioner Daly then read 1St reading of Ordinance 2005-038. An Ordinance Amending Title 21, sisters Urban Area Zoning Map to Change 13.8 Acres of Forest 1 (F 1) Land to Urban Area Reserve - 10 Acre Minimum (UAR-10), and Declaring an Emergency. Commissioner Daly then read 2nd reading of Ordinance 2005-038, by title only. LUKE: Move approval of Ordinance 2005-038 subject to correction of typographical errors in the findings document and declaring an emergency. DALY: Second. VOTE: LUKE: Yes. DALY: Chair votes yes. Commissioner Daly: Ok, two more. LUKE: Move 1St and 2nd reading, by title only, of 2005-039 and 2005-040 and declaring an emergency on both ordinances. DALY: Second. VOTE: LUKE: Yes. DALY: Chair votes yes. Public Hearing regarding Sisters Urban Growth Boundary Thursday, September 8, 2005 Page 12 of 14 Pages Commissioner Daly then read lst reading of Ordinance 2005-039. An Ordinance Amending Title 23, the Deschutes County Comprehensive Plan Map, to Amend the Sisters Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) and Designate 30 Acres of Land from Forest -2 (F-2) to Residential, and Declaring an Emergency. Commissioner Daly then read 2°d reading of Ordinance 2005-039, by title only. LUKE: Move approval of Ordinance 2005-039 subject to correction of the typographical errors in the findings document and declaring an emergency. DALY: Second. VOTE: LUKE: Yes. DALY: Chair votes yes. Commissioner Daly then read 1St reading of Ordinance 2005-040. An Ordinance of Forest-2 (172) to Urban Area Reserve - 10 Acre Minimum (UAR-10 Amending Title 21, the Sisters Urban Area Zoning Map to change 30 Acres), and Declaring an Emergency. Commissioner Daly then read 2nd reading of Ordinance 2005-040, by title only. Commissioner Luke: Before I move this I would like to thank our staff and City staff for your hard work on this. It took a lot of effort and we appreciate the cooperation between the two groups and the two Planning Commissions working through this process. LUKE: Move approval of Ordinance 2005-040 subject to corrections of the typographical errors in the findings document and declaring an emergency. DALY: Second. VOTE: LUKE: Yes. DALY: Chair votes yes. Being no further testimony given, Vice Chair Daly adjourned the hearing at 7:07 p.m. Public Hearing regarding Sisters Urban Growth Boundary Thursday, September 8, 2005 Page 13 of 14 Pages DATED this 8th Day of September 2005 for the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners. Tom DeWolf, Chair issioner ATTEST: Recording ecretary Attachment Exhibit A: Opening Statement Dennis R. Luke, 6 ommissioner Exhibit B: Letter from Mayor Elliott read by Bill Adams Exhibit C: Sign in Sheet Public Hearing regarding Sisters Urban Growth Boundary Thursday, September 8, 2005 Page 14 of 14 Pages PRELIMINARY STATEMENT FOR A LEGISLATIVE PUBLIC HEARINGS BEFORE THE DESCHUTES BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS September 8, 2005 Sisters Urban Growth Boundary Amendment Public Hearings The Board is conducting three separate public hearings to consider ordinances to amend the Deschtues County Title 23 Comprehensive Plan map to amend the Sisers Urban Growth Boundary and to take exceptions to statewide planning goals, and to amend Title 21 the Sisters Urban Area Zoning Map. The county file number is PA-05-3. Hearing 1 will be on Ordiances 2005-035 and 2005-036 which are legislative actions: • to add to the Sisters Urban growth boundary a 4.6 acre property for commercial purposes and a 4.3 acre property for industial purposes, • to take an exception to State Planning Goal 3, and • to rezone the property from EFU to Urban Area Reserve. Hearing 2 will be on Ordinances 2005-037 and 2005-038 which are legislative actions : • to add to the Sisters UGB 13.8 acres of land for public facilites, • to take an exception to State Planning Goal 4, and • to rezone the property from Forest to Urban Area Reserve. Hearing 3 will be on Ordinances 2005-039 and 2005-040 which are legislative actions: • to add to the Sisters Urban Growth Boundary 30 acres of land for residential use, • to take and exception to Statewide Planning Goal 4, and • to rezone the property from Forest to Urban Area Reserve. The Criteria applicable to the proposal before us are in the Findings Reports attached as Exhibit D to Ordinance 2005-035, 2005-037 and 2005-039 The Board will hear oral testimony, receive written testimony, and consider the testimony submitted at this hearing. The hearing is also being taped. The Board may make a decision on these matters today, continue the public hearings to a date certain, or leave the written record open for a specified period of time. The hearings will be conducted in the following order. The staff will give a report on this issue. We will then open the hearing to all present and ask people to present testimony at one of the tables or at the podium. You can also provide the Board with a copy of written testimony. Questions to and from the chair may be entertained at any time at the chair's discretion. Cross-examination of people testifying will not be allowed. However, if any person wishes ask a question of another person during that person's testimony, please SACDD\planningIong Range\Sisters\2005\Comp Plan Update\(5) Board Public Hearing\Opening Staten, Exhibit Page I of direct your question to the chair after being recognized. The Chair is free to decide whether or not to ask such questions of the person testifying. Prior to the commencement of the hearing any party may challenge the qualifications of any Board for bias, prejudgment or personal interest. This challenge must be documented with specific reasons supported by facts. Should any Board member be challenged, the member may disqualify himself or herself, withdraw from the hearing or make a statement on the record of their capacity to hear and decide this issue. At this time, do any members of the planning commission need to set forth any information that may be perceived as bias, prejudgment, or personal interest? I will accept any challenges from the public now. Hearing none, I will OPEN THE FIRST Public Hearing on Ordinances 2005-035 and 2005-036 on expansion of UGB for Commercial and Industrial land. STAFF REPORT Option: Close the hearing, OR leave the written record open, OR continue hearing. If hearing is closed and record is not kept open Hold off on deliberations until all the hearings are complete. OPEN SECOND PUBLIC hearing on Ordiannces 2005-037 and 2005-038 related to UGB expansion for Public Facility. Option: Close the hearing, OR leave the written record open, OR continue hearing. If hearing is closed and record is not kept open Hold off on deliberations until all the hearings are complete. OPEN THIRD PUBLIC HEARINGon Ordinances 2005-039 adn 2005-040 related to UGB expansion for residential land. Option: Close the hearing, OR leave the written record open, OR continue hearing. If hearing is closed and record is not kept open Hold off on deliberations until all the hearings are complete. If hearings are closed and record is closed, deliberate and take motions on the ordinances in three separate groups. SACDD\planning\Long Range\Sisters\2005\Comp Plan Update\(5) Board Public Hearing\Opening Stateme Exhibit Page of MOTION: to adopt Ordinances 2005-035 and 2005-036 with emergency clause 1 st and 2nd reading. MOTION: Adopt ordinances 2005-037 and 2005-038 first reading. Second reading to be on September 28. MOTION: Adopt ordinances 2005-039 and 2005- 040 first reading. Second reading to be on September 28. Exhibit P Page 3 of S:\CDD\planning\Long Range\Sisters\2005\Comp Plan Update\(5) Board Public Hearing\Opening Statement Legislative.doc City of Sisters September 8, 2005 Deschutes County Board of County Commissioners 1300 NW Wall St. Bend, OR 97701 RE: Hearing on Sisters Comprehensive Plan/Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) expansion Dear Commissioners, The City of Sisters asks for your support in adopting the proposed ordinances before you tonight. These ordinances would approve amendments to your Comprehensive Plan, Plan maps, and zoning maps to implement the City's new Comprehensive Plan and UGB expansion. The expansion of the UOB is a modest but necessary one - that will satisfy the need for additional residential land, public facilities land, commercial land, and industrial land. The expansion would add about 53 acres to our UGB. As you know, the City has worked on this update of our Plan and UGB for over 14 years. On July 28, 2005 the City Council unanimously approved City ordinances to implement the new Plan and UGB decisions. Because of the nature of the need for this land, we ask that the County Board adopt the proposed ordinances by emergency - to put them in effect today. Thank you for your support of our new Comprehensive Plan and UGB, and thank you for considering to adopt the ordinances with an emergency clause. Sincerely, Dtc,;--Q EW4"-' M. 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