2025-82-Order No. 2025-006 Recorded 4/2/2025REVIEWED
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LEGAL COUNSEL
Recorded in Deschutes County CJ2025-82
f3teve Dennison; County Clerk
Commissioners' ,journal 04/01 /2025 4:13:34 PM
2025-82
BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON
An Order Reopening the Record for File Nos.
247-22-000464-CU, 466-SP, 24-018-A * ORDER NO. 2025-006
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WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners ("Board") is the hearings body for an appeal
of a Hearings Officer decision (File Nos. 247-22-000464-CU, -466-SP,-24-018-A) approving, with
conditions, an application for a conditional use permit and site plan approval for a commercial
activity in conjunction with a farm use to establish a winery;
WHEREAS, the applications were submitted on June 7, 2022. An Incomplete Letter was
mailed on July 7, 2022. On December 4, 2022, the applicants requested that the applications be
deemed complete and 150-day clock be extended. The applications were referred to a Public
Hearing on August 4, 2023. On September 15, 2023, the applicants waived the 150-day clock;
WHEREAS, a public hearing before the Hearings Officer was held on October 24, 2023, and
on January 2, 2024, the Hearings Officer issued a decision approving the application with
conditions, following a public hearing on the proposal;
WHEREAS, an appeal of the Hearings Officer's decision was filed timely and the Board
agreed to hold a public hearing and to consider the proposal (de novo) on February 14, 2024;
WHEREAS, on April 10, 2024, the Board held the Public Hearing on the application and
appeal;
WHEREAS, prior to the Board's deliberations, the applicant requested the Board to reopen
the record, which request was granted by the Board;
WHEREAS, on February 26, 2025, staff requested the Board to reopen the record prior to
deliberations;
ORDER No. 25-006
WHEREAS, DCC 22.24.160(A) grants the Board discretion and authority to reopen the record
either upon request or upon its own initiative;
WHEREAS, the Board finds it is necessary to reopen the record to afford all parties sufficient
time to present information for the Board's consideration of the applications and appeal; now,
therefore,
THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON, HEREBY
ORDERS as follows:
Section 1. Pursuant to DCC 22.24.160(A), the record of the legislative proposal shall be
reopened to accept new testimony for a period of time concluding at such time when Board of
County Commissioners choose to close the record.
Section 2. Staff shall give written notice to all parties that the record is reopened as
established in this Order.
DATED this day of 2025.
ATTEST:
Record g S retary
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ANTHONY DeBONE, Chair
PATTI ADAIR, Vice -Chair
PHIL CHANG, Commissioner
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BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS
MEETING DATE: March 5, 2025
SUBJECT: Approval of Board Order No. 2025-006 reopening the record for an application
to authorize commercial activity in conjunction with a Farm Use (Winery) in the
Multiple Use Agricultural Zone - Lava Terrace Cellars, 20520 Bowery Lane
RECOMMENDED MOTION:
Move approval of Approval of Board Order No. 2025-006 reopening the record for an
application to authorize commercial activity in conjunction with a Farm Use (Winery) in the
Multiple Use Agricultural Zone - Lava Terrace Cellars, 20520 Bowery Lane.
BACKGROUND AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS:
Staff requests that the Board reopen the record on this matter prior to conducting
deliberations for the purpose of affording all parties sufficient time to present information
for the Board's consideration of the applications and appeal.
BUDGET IMPACTS:
N/A
ATTENDANCE:
Nathaniel Miller, Associate Planner
Jacob Ripper, Senior Planner
Stephanie Marshall, Senior Assistant Legal Counsel