2025-229-Order No. 2025-030 Recorded 7/28/2025REVIEWED
LEGAL COUNSEL
Recorded in Deschutes County CJ2025-229
Steve Dennison, County Clerk
Commissioners' Journal 07/28/2025 11:13:24 AM
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON
An Order to Reopen the Written Record for
File No. 247-25-000145-PA * ORDER NO. 2025-030
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WHEREAS, on October 2, 2024, the Board of County Commissioners ("Board") adopted
Ordinance 2024-007 (the "Ordinance"), repealing and replacing the Deschutes County
Comprehensive Plan with the Deschutes County 2040 Plan (File No. 247-23-000644-TA); and
WHEREAS, Central Oregon Landwatch appealed Ordinance No. 2024-007 to the Land Use
Board of Appeals ("LUBA") on October 28, 2024; and
WHEREAS, after reviewing the Petition for Review filed with LUBA by Central Oregon
Landwatch, the Board adopted Order No. 2025-004 to initiate reconsideration of the Ordinance as
allowed by ORS 197.830(13)(b); and
WHEREAS, following LUBA Order No. 2024-080, the Board held limited de novo public
hearings on reconsideration on April 23 and May 21, 2025, and closed the hearing record on May
28, 2025; and
WHEREAS, on June 26, 2025, following the record closure, the Land Use Board of Appeals
issued LUBA Decision No. 2025-015 Central Oregon Landwatch vs. Deschutes County and Destiny
Court Properties LLC ("Destiny Court'); and
WHEREAS, the Destiny Court decision contains interpretations that may benefit from review
during the Deschutes County 2040 Plan Reconsideration process and DCC 22.24.160(A) grants the
Board discretion and authority to reopen the record upon request or its own initiative; and
WHEREAS, DCC 22.24.160(B) grants the Board discretion and authority to determine the
manner of testimony accepted into the reopened record, whether oral or written; now, therefore,
ORDER No. 25-030
THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON, HEREBY
ORDERS as follows:
Section 1. Pursuant to DCC 22.24.160, the record of the legislative proposal shall be
reopened to accept new written testimony and evidence specific to Destiny Court, minimum lot size
for rural residential areas, and cluster and planned unit development provisions.
Section 2. Written testimony and evidence will be accepted until August 1, 2025, at 4:00
p.m., at which point the record will close.
DATED this day of 2025.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ATTEST:
Recording Secretary
ANTHONY DeBC)NE, Chair
PATTI ADAIR, Vice Chair
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PHIL CHANG, Commissioner
ORDER No. 25-030
THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON, HEREBY
ORDERS as follows:
Section 1. Pursuant to DCC 22.24.160, the record of the legislative proposal shall be
reopened to accept new written testimony and evidence specific to Destiny Court, minimum lot size
for rural residential areas, and cluster and planned unit development provisions.
Section 2. Written testimony and evidence will be accepted until August 1, 2025, at 4:00
p.m., at which point the record will close.
DATED this � Pday of 2025.
ATTEST:
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Recording Secretary
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ANTHONY DeBONE, Chair 4
PATTI ADAIR, Vice Chair
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PHIL CHANG, Commissioner
ORDER NO.25-030