HomeMy WebLinkAboutWhat is a Land Use PlanHow Will the Plan be Done? By parcipang at public meengs, focus
groups, and/or stakeholder meengs, residents can review exisng
condions, understand emerging issues, and provide feedback that will lend
itself to wring new goals and policies to shape the future of South County .
Deschutes County Community Development Department
Planning Division
Overview of South County Land Use Plan
SOUTH COUNTY needs YOU!
Deschutes County just updated its Comprehensive Plan and during
that process South County residents expressed interest in an area -
specific plan to replace one, tled Regional Problem Solving, which
has been in existence since the late 1990s.
Why Develop a Land Use Plan for South County? Located in the Upper
Deschutes Basin, South County experiences unique sets of issues
stemming from the plang of thousands of small rural lots in the 1950s,
1960s and 1970s, many with minimal public services. It is important to
update a land use plan so that it connues to provide policy direcon to
improve a community’s physical, economic and social well -being. Last
year, residents requested the Regional Problem Solving Chapter be
revisited during the Comprehensive Plan Update process. Revising the
land use plan will ensure that it connues to address unique South
County assets, community -wide issues, and coordinates with other
planning efforts occurring in the area, including those from the City of La
Pine, Sunriver, La Pine Rural Fire District and affected state and federal
agencies. By reengaging residents and stakeholders, the County can
establish a plan that reflects local values and preferences on growth and development. Given South County’s
regional context, the plan will revisit roadways, rural and economic development, farms and forests, public
health, fish and wildlife habitat, fire protecon, water resources and other issues raised by the community.
What is a Comprehensive Plan? A Comprehensive Plan is an official document adopted by the Deschutes
County Board of Commissioners which sets forth the general, long range goals and policies on how future
development should occur in the county, consistent with statewide planning law.
What is an Area Land Use Plan? An Area Land Use Plan is a
component of the Comprehensive Plan, but with more geographically
specific goals, policies, and objecves. It contains a vision statement
conveying the expectaons of a specific community, an inventory of
exisng condions, and the results of the public involvement process. Th ese three elements shape the
establishment of goals and policies, which then provide a guide to decision making for preferred land uses
that support local development objecves and capital improvements during a 2 0 year period.