2025-252-Order No. 2025-029 Recorded 8/4/2025i
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2025-252
BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON
An Order Assigning the Name of Wisteria Drive
to an Unnamed Access Road Which Extends West * ORDER NO. 2025-029
From Old Bend Redmond Highway,
Approximately 0.08 Miles North of Bemis Lane.
WHEREAS, Deschutes County applied to assign a road name pursuant to Deschutes County Code, Title
16, Addresses and Road Names, to assign the name of Wisteria Drive to an unnamed access road, located in
Township 16 South, Range 12 East, Section 16; W.M.; and
WHEREAS, the Deschutes County Community Development Department reviewed the proposed name
and approved it pursuant to DCC Chapter 16.16; and
WHEREAS, all public notices required to be given under DCC 16.16.030(B) regarding the proposed
name have been given; and
WHEREAS, the appeal period for appealing the Community Development Department's approval
expired; and
WHEREAS, DCC 16.16.030(I) requires the road names be assigned by order of the Board of County
Commissioners; now, therefore,
THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON, HEREBY
ORDERS as follows:
Section 1. That the name of Wisteria Drive be assigned to an unnamed access road to provide
access to the properties at Township 16 South, Range 12 East, Section 16, as set forth in Exhibit "A," attached
hereto and incorporated herein.
Dated this ®" / of 20
ATTEST:
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Recording Secretary
PAGE 1 OF 1- ORDER No. 2025-029
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON
PHIL CHANG, COMMISSIONER
BOARD OF
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MEETING DATE: July 29, 2025
SUBJECT: Proposed Road Name Change - File No. 247-25-000069-RN (Wisteria Drive)
RECOMMENDED MOTION:
Move approval of Board Order No. 2025-029 assigning the name of Wisteria Drive to an
existing unnamed gravel driveway stemming west from Old Bend Redmond Highway.
BACKGROUND AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS:
An application for a Road Name Change (247-25-000069-RN). DCC 16.16.030(I) requires the
Board to sign an order approving the name within 10 days of the staff decision becoming
final.
BUDGET IMPACTS:
None
ATTENDANCE:
Tarik Rawlings, Senior Transportation Planner
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
MEMORANDUM
TO: Board of County Commissioners (Board)
FROM: Tarik Rawlings, Senior Transportation Planner
DATE: July 23, 2025
SUBJECT: Road Name Assignment of Wisteria Drive
(CDD File No. 247-25-000069-RN)
Background
The subject roadway is an existing unnamed gravel driveway extending west from Old Bend
Redmond Highway providing access to approximately seven (7) properties. The unnamed driveway
(referred to unofficially as "SW Stiever Way" in some mapping resources) crosses multiple properties
within Tax Map 16-12-16 for approximately 3,380 feet and terminates along the southern boundary
of the property currently addressed as 65815 Old Bend Redmond Highway (Deschutes County Map
and Tax Lot 16-12-16-0000300).
This application request is to change the name of an existing unnamed gravel driveway to Wisteria
Drive. Figure 1, below, shows the approximate location of the subject driveway segment. Staff has
received public comments from one adjacent property owner, expressing preference for the name
"Wisteria Drive". No adverse comments were received from public agencies.
Of the seven (7) properties with abutting property lines along the road to be renamed,
approximately four (4) of those properties appear to take access exclusively from the subject
unnamed driveway. All seven (7) of the abutting properties are currently addressed from Old Bend
Redmond Highway.
117 NW Lafayette Avenue, Bend, Oregon 97703 1 P.O. Box 6005, Bend, OR 97708-6005
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Figure 1 -Approximate Location of Unnamed Driveway
Staff Decision
The Community Development Department (CDD) reviewed the requested road name assignment
under file no. 247-25-000069-RN. In consultation with the Deschutes County Property Address
Coordinator, Staff found the name Wisteria Drive complied with DCC 16.16.030(E)(1) and (2).
Under DCC 16.16.030(B), public comments on the proposed road name are limited to those parties
owning property abutting the affected road or having an address on the affected road. Staff mailed
notice of the application to these parties on January 31, 2025, and a notice of the staff decision was
mailed on July 15, 2025. Staff received one public comment from Krista Eastes, the property owner
of 65655, 65735, and 65745 Old Bend Redmond Highway, suggesting alternative name preferences
(including the name "Wisteria Drive" considered in this review). No other public comments were
received.
The staff decision will become final, absent an appeal, at the end of the 10-day appeal period on
July 25, 2025, at 4pm.
Next Steps
DCC 16.16.030(1) requires the Board to sign an order approving the name within 10 days of the staff
decision becoming final. If the Board approves the proposed road name, the Board must sign the
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corresponding order, Board Order 2025-029, no later than August 4, 2025. Approving this order at
the meeting scheduled on July 29, 2025 will ensure this timeline is met.
If staff receive any appeals prior to the July 29t" meeting, staff will bring the materials to the Board's
attention and enter them into the record.
Attachments:
File No. 247-25-000069-RN Findings and Decision
Board Order 2025-029
Road Location Map
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FINDINGS AND DECISION
FILE NUMBER: 247-25-000069-RN
APPLICANT: Deschutes County
Community Development Department
117 NW Lafayette Ave
Bend, OR 97703
PROPOSAL: The applicant requests to establish the name Wisteria Drive for an
unnamed driveway providing access to approximately seven (7) properties.
ROAD LOCATION: Tax Map 16-12-16
STAFF CONTACT: Tarik Rawlings, Senior Transportation Planner
Phone: 541-317-3148
Email: Tarik.Rawlings@deschutes.org
I. APPLICABLE CRITERIA:
Deschutes County Code (DCC)
Title 16, Addresses and Road Names
Chapter 16.16, Road Naming
Title 22, Deschutes County Development Procedures Ordinance
II. BASIC FINDINGS:
ROAD DESCRIPTION: The subject roadway is an existing unnamed gravel driveway extending west
from Old Bend Redmond Highway providing access to approximately seven (7) properties. The
unnamed driveway (referred to unofficially as "SW Stiever Way" in some mapping resources) crosses
multiple properties within Tax Map 16-12-16 and is approximately 3,380 feet in length.
Figure 1, below, shows the approximate location of the unnamed driveway under review:
117 NW Lafayette Avenue, Bend, Oregon 97703 1 P.O. Box 6005, Bend, OR 97708-6005
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AFFECTED PROPERTIES: A list of the properties that front on the unnamed roadway is provided
below:
• 65655 Old Bend Redmond Highway (Map and Tax Lot 1612160001800)
65735 Old Bend Redmond Highway (Map and Tax Lot 1612160001300)
• 65729 Old Bend Redmond Highway (Map and Tax Lot 1612160001600)
65745 Old Bend Redmond Highway (Map and Tax Lot 1612160001500)
• 65795 Old Bend Redmond Highway (Map and Tax Lot 1612160001400)
• 65815 Old Bend Redmond Highway (Map and Tax Lot 1612160000300)
• 65625 Old Bend Redmond Highway (Map and Tax Lot 1612160001700)
These seven (7) properties have frontage along the road to be renamed and all are addressed from
Old Bend Redmond Highway.
REVIEW PERIOD: The subject application was submitted on January 30, 2025. This application will
be reviewed in accordance with DCC 16.16 and requires final approval by the Board of County
Commissioners (BOCC) per DCC 16.16.030(I).
PUBLIC AGENCY COMMENTS: The Planning Division mailed notice on January 31, 2025, to several
public agencies and received the following comments:
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Deschutes County Address Coordinator, Tracy Griffin (2/5/2025):
Upon completion of the application, all affected properties will require an address change
from Old Bend Redmond Hwy to the new approved right-of-way name.
[Staff notes that the subject Road Naming application only applies to the naming of the roadway
and does not result in the dedication of public road right-of-way]
Deschutes County 9-1-1 Service District Public Safety Systems Specialist, Evan Clark (2/6/2025):
9-1-1 has no objections to this road naming as long at the affected properties change their
address and a street sign is placed at the intersection with Old Bend Redmond Highway.
Redmond Fire & Rescue Fire Marshal, Tom Mooney (2/6/2025):
No concerns from fire.
The following agencies did not respond to the notice: Deschutes County Road Department
PUBLIC COMMENTS: Notice was sent to the owners of the seven (7) affected properties per DCC
16.16.030(B). The applicant also posted notice at the intersection of the unnamed driveway and Old
Bend Redmond Highway. The applicant submitted a Land Use Action Sign Affidavit indicating the
applicant posted notice of the land use action on February 6, 2025.
Staff received one written comment from Krista Eastes, the property owner of 65655, 65735, and
65745 Old Bend Redmond Highway, suggesting alternative name preferences for the road naming
process (including the name "Wisteria Drive" considered in this review). Staff verified that these
names complied with the relevant provisions of DCC 16.16 and no other public comments were
received.
111. CONCLUSIONARY FINDINGS:
CHAPTER 16.16, ROAD NAMING
Section 16.16.010, Road Naming Authority.
A. Deschutes County, through the Community Development Department, shall have
the authority to and shall assign road names to roads requiring names as provided
in DCC 16.16.
FINDING: The subject road naming application is being reviewed by the Deschutes County
Community Development Department. This criterion is met.
Section 16.16.020, Unnamed Roads.
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All unnamed public and private roads and other roadways which provide access to three or
more tax lots, or which are more than 1,320 feet in length, shall be assigned a name in
accordance with the procedures in DCC 16.16.030.
FINDING: The subject access road provides access to at least five (5) of the seven (7) tax lots that take
frontage and exceeds 1,320 feet in length. Therefore, staff finds the proposed road name assignment
to Wisteria Drive must be reviewed in accordance with the procedures in DCC 16.16.030, which are
addressed below. This criterion will be met.
Section 16.16.030, Procedures for Naming New Roads.
A. Application.
1. The naming of a road may be initiated by the Community Development
Department, Planning Commission, the Board, or by application of adjacent
property owners, developers, or public agencies which may be affected by
road names.
FINDING: This application was initiated by the Deschutes County Community Development
Department on January 30, 2025. This criterion is met.
2. An application to name a road shall be submitted to the Community
Development Department and shall include, at a minimum, the following.
a. Name of applicant,
b. Location of road by description and or map,
C. Legal status of road, if known,
d. Proposed road name, with two alternate proposed names,
e. Reason for name request;
f. Petition(s) attached, if any, and
g. Fee, if any, as established by the Board.
FINDING: The applicant submitted the required information identified above. These criteria are
met.
B. Notice of a proposed name assignment shall be sent to all persons owning property
abutting the affected road or having an address on the affected road. Such notices
shall be sent within 10 days of the receipt of an application, if any, or other action
initiating the proposed road name assignment.
FINDING: On January 31, 2025, staff mailed notice of this pending application to the property
owners of the seven (7) tax lots abutting the subject road to be renamed. This notice was mailed
within ten (10) days after the application was received. This criterion is met.
C. Persons receiving notice under DCC 16.16.030(B) shall promptly notify any tenants
or other occupants of the affected property of the proposed road name assignment.
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D. Any person receiving notice under DCC 16.16.030(B) above may comment in writing
on the proposed name within 10 days from the date of notice.
FINDING: The mailed notice included a statement requiring the recipient to notify any tenants or
other occupants of the affected property of the proposed road name assignment. Staff received
one written comment, dated March 4, 2025, from Krista Eastes, the property owner of 65655, 65735,
and 65745 Old Bend Redmond Highway, suggesting alternative name preferences for the road
naming process (including the name "Wisteria Drive" considered in this review). These criteria are
met.
E. Standards
1. General. The proposed road name shall.
a. Be limited to a maximum of two words.
b. Not duplicate existing road names, except for continuations of
existing roads.
C. Not sound so similar to other roads as to be confusing.
d. Not use compass directions such as North, East, South, etc., as part of
the road name.
e. Not use designations such as Loop, Way, Place, etc., as part of the road
name.
f. Improve or clarify the identification of the area.
g. Use historical names, when possible.
h. Reflect a consensus of sentiment of affected property owners and
occupants, when possible, subject to the other standards contained in
DCC 16.16.030.
FINDING: The applicant has proposed the name "Wisteria Drive" as the primary road name option
with "Dunpath Drive" and "Tuath Drive" as second and third alternate options. Staff finds the
proposed road name Wisteria Drive meets the standards above. These criteria are met.
2. Particular Roads. The proposed road name shall also conform to the
following standards:
a. North/South roads shall be called "roads" or "streets."
b. East/West roads shall be called "avenues."
C. Roads dead -ending in a turnaround 1,000 feet or less from their
beginning points shall be called "courts."
d. Roads of reduced right-of-way or curving roads of less than 1,000 feet
shall be called "lanes" or "terraces."
e. Curving roads longer than 1,000 feet shall be called "drives" or "trails."
f. Roads that deviate slightly from the main course of a road with the
same name, are less than 1,000 feet in length, shall be called "places."
g. Roads that are four lanes or more shall be called "boulevards.-
h. Historical roads shall be called "market roads."
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i. Roads running at oblique angles to the four points of the compass,
less than 1,000 feet in length, shall be called "ways." (See Appendix
"D," attached hereto.)
j. Roads that begin at and circle back onto the same road, or that are
circular or semicircular, shall be called "circles" or "loops."
FINDING: The road segment to be renamed is approximately 3,380 feet in length and curves west
from the existing Old Bend Redmond Highway. Given these circumstances, staff finds "drive" is the
appropriate suffix. These criteria are met.
F. Staff Review and Road Name Assignment., The Community Development Department
shall review road name applications and shall assign road names under the
following procedure:
1. Verify legal status of road with the County Clerk's office and Road
Department.
FINDING: The road to be renamed is an unnamed driveway extending west from Old Bend
Redmond Highway. Staff has coordinated with the Deschutes County Road Department, Surveyor's
Office, and Clerk's Office for verification of the legal status of the roadway and finds that the
unnamed driveway is described as a private non-exclusive easement and right-of-way for "all
necessary residential roadway and utility purposes" as described in Warranty Deed language from
the records of the adjoining properties (see Warrant Deeds 168-739, 168-737, 168-735, 270-385).
This criterion is met.
2. Check proposed road name(s) to avoid duplication or confusing similarity
with other existing road names, with those on approved preliminary land
divisions and with those approved for future use.
FINDING: The Deschutes County Address Coordinator confirmed the proposed road name is
unique and there are no other similarly named roads in Deschutes County. This criterion is met.
3. Perform afield check, when necessary.
4. Assist the applicant or other affected person(s) to find alternate names when
required.
FINDING: For the purposes of this review, staff relied on existing County records, aerial images, and
a site visit on February 6, 2025 to verify the applicable requirements. As detailed in this decision, the
proposed name Wisteria Drive (as well as the alternate names "Dunpath Drive" and "Tuath Drive")
satisfies the applicable requirements. These criteria are met.
5. Notify appropriate persons, departments and agencies of the road name
application, and request comments.
6. Review and consider all comments submitted.
7. Assign a road name in accordance with the standards set forth in DCC
16.16.030(E) above.
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FINDING: As detailed in the Basic Findings above, the appropriate persons, departments and
agencies received notice of this pending application. All of the submitted comments were reviewed
in coordination with the Deschutes County Property Address Coordinator and the assigned name,
Wisteria Drive, meets the standards of DCC 16.16.030(E). These criteria are met.
G. Notice of Staff Decision. Following assignment of a road name by the Community
Development Department, notice of the road name assignment shall be sent to all
persons entitled to notice under DCC 16.16.030(B).
H. Appeal. Affected property owners and occupants shall have the right to appeal the
assignment of a road name by the Community Development Department. Such
appeals shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Deschutes
County Development Procedures Ordinance, except where the provisions of DCC
16.16.030 conflict with the procedures ordinance, in which case the provisions of
DCC 16.16.030 shall apply. Affected property owners and occupants shall have 10
days from the date of the staff decision in which to file an appeal. Issues on appeal
shall be limited to whether the Community Development Department correctly
applied the criteria set forth herein.
FINDING: A Notice of Staff Decision will be mailed in accordance with the requirements of DCC
16.16.030(B). This notice will include information on the right to appeal as detailed above. These
criteria will be met.
I. A road name assignment becomes final when no further right of appeal established
herein is possible. Within 10 days of the road name assignment becoming final, the
Board shall sign an order establishing the road name as assigned by the Community
Development Department.
FINDING: Within ten (10) days of this decision becoming final and absent an appeal, the proposed
road name assignment of Wisteria Drive will become final under Board Order 2025-029. This
criterion will be met.
�. The affected property owners and occupants shall have 180 days from the date of
the Board order of road name assignment to begin using the road name.
FINDING: To ensure compliance a condition of approval has been added. This criterion will be met.
K. Notice of Decision. Following the order of the Board naming a road, the Community
Development Department shall.
1. Notify the applicant requesting the road name of the action
2. Send copies of the order naming the road to the following.
a. Road Department
b. Assessor's Office and Tax Office
C. Postmaster
d. Planning Department
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e. County Clerk's office
f. Affected telephone and other utilities
g. Affected fire department(s)
h. Local school district(s)
i. Emergency services, i.e., police, fire, 911, etc.
3. File the original order naming a new road with County Clerk
4. on a monthly basis, the Community Development Department shall publish
a list of changed road names in a newspaper of general circulation
designated for the purpose of the Board.
FINDING: Following review of the Board Order, staff will provide notice of the Board Order to the
required entities identified above and the Board Order will be recorded in the Deschutes County
Clerk's records. The proposed road name will be published in a newspaper with the list of changed
road names. These criteria will be met.
Section 16.16.040 Procedures And Standards For Changing Existing Road Names
The following procedures and standards shall apply to the changing of existing road names:
A. An existing road name may be changed by the Community Development Department
if the existing name:
1. Duplicates a pre-existing road name within the same postal zip code
or geographic area,
2. Sounds like or is spelled so similarly to a pre-existing road name in the
same postal zip code or geographic area as to cause confusion
between the two roads;
3. Is known by more than one name;
4. Is different than the name of the road of which it is a continuation; or
5. Is not consistent with County road naming standards set forth in DCC
16.16.
FINDING: The purpose of the road name change is to ensure compliance with DCC 16.16 as applied
to the subject unnamed roadway. The subject roadway is currently unnamed and, therefore, the
proposed road name (Wisteria Drive) complies with the above criteria.
B. In choosing which road name to change as between two or more roads with the
same or similar names (affected roads), the department shall consider the following
factors:
1. The number of properties, developed and undeveloped, abutting
each affected road,
2. The length of time a name has been in use to designate each
affected road and whether the name used to designate each road
has any historic significance;
3. Whether one affected road as named is relatively better known by
the general public than the other affected road or roads as named,
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4. Any showing that a proposed road name change would be
relatively more burdensome to abutting property owners than if
another affected road name were changed.
FINDING: As outlined in the findings for DCC 16.16.040(A), the subject road name change is for a
single unnamed roadway. Staff finds it is most logical to rename the--3,380-foot unnamed roadway
stemming from Old Bend Redmond Highway, as opposed to renaming the existing Old Bend
Redmond Highway, which extends north and south past the affected properties for several miles in
each direction. Renaming the existing Old Bend Redmond Highway right-of-way would also affect a
exponentially larger number of properties who take access from and are addressed off Old Bend
Redmond Highway.
C. Proposed name changes shall proceed under the process specified under DCC
16.16.030.
FINDING: The requested road name change will follow the process specified under DCC
16.16,030, above.
IV. CONCLUSION:
Based on the foregoing findings, staff concludes that the proposed road name can comply with the
applicable standards and criteria of the Deschutes County Road Naming Ordinance if conditions of
approval are met.
Other permits may be required. The applicants are responsible for obtaining any necessary permits
from the Deschutes Road Department as well as any required state and federal permits.
The Deschutes County Road Department will coordinate the posting of a new road sign with the
Property Address Coordinator. Please coordinate with the Deschutes County Road Department
regarding fees related to the creation and installation of the new road sign.
V. DECISION:
APPROVAL, subject to the following conditions of approval.
VI. CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL:
A. The affected property owners and occupants shall have 180 days from the date of the
Board Order of road name assignment to begin using the road name. Note: This
requirement will only impact property owners and occupants that currently take access
from the existing unnamed driveway.
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VII. DURATION OF APPROVAL:
This decision becomes final ten (10) days after the date mailed, unless appealed by a party of
interest. Issues on appeal shall be limited to whether the Community Development Department
correctly applied the criteria set forth herein. To appeal, it is necessaryto submit a Notice of Appeal,
the appeal fee of $250.00 and a statement raising any issue relied upon for appeal with sufficient
specificity to afford the Hearings Body an adequate opportunity to respond to and resolve each
issue.
Within ten (10) days of this decision becoming final and absent an appeal, the Board of County
Commissioners shall approve the subject road name assignment pursuant to Board Order 2025-
029.
Copies of the application, all documents and evidence submitted by or on behalf of the applicant
and applicable criteria are available for inspection at no cost. Copies can be purchased for 25 cents
per page.
NOTICE TO MORTGAGEE, LIEN HOLDER, VENDOR OR SELLER: ORS CHAPTER 215 REQUIRES THAT
IF YOU RECEIVE THIS NOTICE, IT MUST BE PROMPTLY FORWARDED TO THE PURCHASER.
DESCHUTES COUNTY PLANNING DIVISION
Written by: Tarik Rawlings, Senior Transportation Planner
Reviewed by: Will Groves, Planning Manager
Attachment: Road Location Map
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