2025-163-Resolution No. 2025-027 Recorded 5/29/2025REVIEWED
LEGAL COUNSEL
Recorded in Deschutes County CJ2025-163
Steve Dennison. County Clerk
Commissioners' .journal 05/29/2025 3:40:10 PM
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON
A Resolution Seeking Redesignation of a Rural
Renewable Energy Development Zone in * RESOLUTION NO. 2025-027
Deschutes County
WHEREAS, ORS 285C.350 et seq., provides for redesignation of Rural Renewable Energy Development
Zones (RREDZ) upon request of a county, to encompass the entire area of the county (excepting those areas within
the urban growth boundary of a city with a population of 30,000 or more) for purposes of offering the standard
property tax abatement of an enterprise zone to the qualified property of renewable energy projects locating
therein; and
WHEREAS, Deschutes County is seeking redesignation of a RREDZ by the Director of the Oregon
Business Development Department to encourage new business investment, job creation, higher incomes for local
residents, and greater diversity of economic activity; and
WHEREAS, the proposed RREDZ will include all eligible territory (whether incorporated or not)
encompassed within Deschutes County, excepting the City of Bend urban growth boundary, the City of Bend city
limits and City of Redmond urban growth boundary and the City of Redmond city limits; and
WHEREAS, the redesignation of a RREDZ does not grant or imply permission to develop land within
the county without complying with prevailing zoning, regulatory and permitting processes and restrictions for the
applicable jurisdiction, nor does it indicate any intent to modify those processes or restrictions, except as otherwise
in accordance with Comprehensive Plans; and
WHEREAS, Deschutes County appreciates the impacts that the redesignated RREDZ would have and the
property tax exemptions that eligible business firms might receive therein, as governed by Oregon Revised
Statures (ORS) Chapter 285C and other provisions of Oregon Law, including but not limited to what is described
in Oregon Administrative Rules OAR Chapter 123; and
WHEREAS, all of the municipal corporations, special service districts and other taxing districts
(identified on attached Exhibit 1) that receive operating revenue through the levying of ad valorem taxes on real
and personal property in the area of Deschutes County have been timely informed and invited to comment on this
request for redesignation (copy of notification letter attached as Exhibit 2); and
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners for Deschutes County has duly and timely noticed the date,
time and place for consideration of this Resolution, now therefore,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON, as follows:
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Section 1. Deschutes County applies for redesignation of a RREDZ and requests that the Director of the
Oregon Business Development order the redesignation thereof.
Section 2. Deschutes County sets the amount of real market value (RMV) for qualified property that may
be exempt in this RREDZ at $250 million, based on the RMV of property for the assessment year at the start of
the exemption immediately after the property is placed in service.
Section 3. County Administrator, Nick Lelack, is authorized to submit the request for the aforementioned
RREDZ redesignation and to make any substantive or technical change(s) to the application materials, as
necessary, after adoption of this Resolution.
Section 4. Deschutes County appoints Economic Development of Central Oregon (EDCO) to serve in
the capacity of the local zone manager for the RREDZ.
Section 5. Deschutes County will comply with the equivalent requirements and provisions of ORS
285C.105 respective to zone sponsor duties under ORS 285C.050 to 285C.250, as they would apply to the
implementation of a RREDZ under ORS 285C.350 to 285C.370.
Section 6. Effective Date. This Resolution shall be effective upon adoption.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON
Dated this of �CA� ; 2025
ATTEST: ^,
Recording Secretary
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ANTHO Y DEBONE, Chair
PATTI ADAIR, Vice Chair
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PHIL CHANG, Commissioner
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BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS
MEETING DATE: May 28, 2025
SUBJECT: Public Hearing: Consideration of extending the Deschutes County Rural
Renewable Energy Development Zone
RECOMMENDED MOTION:
Following the public hearing, approve Resolution No. 2025-027 extending the Deschutes
County Rural Renewable Energy Development Zone to expire on June 30, 2036.
BACKGROUND AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS:
On December 15, 2014, the Board of County Commissioners approved Resolution 2014-
134 which led to Business Oregon creating a Rural Renewable Energy Development Zone in
Deschutes County.
Rural Renewable Energy Development Zones offer a tax exemption incentive to encourage
new investments in renewable energy. The incentive is a 100 percent (full) exemption from
the property taxes normally assessed for the first 3-5 years of project operation. The zone
encompasses the entire territory of Deschutes County, except for property inside the
urban growth boundary as acknowledged for the City of Bend.
The existing Deschutes County Rural Renewable Energy Development Zone expires on June
30, 2025. If renewed, the new expiration date would be June 30, 2036.
BUDGET IMPACTS:
Foregone property tax revenue during the approval period to be determined on a case -by -
case basis.
ATTENDANCE:
Erik Kropp, Deputy County Administrator
Patricia Lucas, Executive Director, Sunriver La Pine Economic Development