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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-08-09 - Planning Commission Minutes1 117 NW Lafayette Avenue Bend Oregon 97701-1925 (541)388-6575 FAX(541)385-1764 http://www.co.deschutes.or.us/cdd/ MINUTES DESCHUTES COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION DESCHUTES SERVICES CENTER 1300 NW WALL STREET, BEND, OREGON, 97701 AUGUST 9, 2012 — 5:30 P.M. I. CALL TO ORDER Meeting was called to order at 5:30 p.m. by Chair Bill Rainey. Members present were Vice Chair Chris Brown, Ed Criss, James Powell and Hugh Palcic. Absent: Todd Turner and Matt Lisignoli. Nick Lelack, Planning Director; Peter Gutowsky, Principal Planner; Terri Hansen Payne, Senior Planner; and Sher Buckner, Administrative Secretary. Minutes of March 8, April 12 and April 26, 2012 were approved. 11. PUBLIC COMMENTS None. 111. WORK SESSION AND RECOMMENDATION: LA PINE URBAN GROWTH BOUNDARY — Peter Gutowsky, Principal Planner; Steve Hasson, La Pine City Manager; Karen Swirsky, DLCD Regional Representative. Commissioner Palcic and Peter discussed Exhibit A, which acknowledges that we are repealing Ordinance 2010-008 (this was attached even though it will be deleted). Commissioner Powell said he wondered why this was a valid decision and did not get that from the ordinance. The documents sent later in the day today contained better explanations, but he still does not see this clearly reflected in 2012-011. He and Peter discussed providing clearer context in the ordinances. Peter said that DLCD has been working to provide stronger justification; Nick said that the process in Bend attempts to comply with Goal 14 but this one is an exception to Goal 14. Deborah McMann, a consultant with the City of La Pine, testified that they have been to the Board and LCDC, and both groups have visited La Pine and read the materials but still felt there needed to be more justification and boundary analysis review, besides a Goal 14 exception. The historical settlement patterns, the history with the urban unincorporated community (UUC), etc., are all being reviewed as part of the process. Deborah submitted Quality Services Performed with Pride a zoning map and discussed the analysis for proposing that the urban growth boundary be larger than the UUC. Nick asked about one of the findings and whether it is a typical or safe assumption (30% of land for public right-of-way and open space uses). Deborah said it is a case-by-case basis, and because their TSP is not complete they do not have a grid to narrow down for understanding how much physical land is needed for the right-of-way. Chair Rainey and Deborah discussed the creation of an urban area reserve so that the urban growth boundary would be smaller. They have discussed it publicly and with their Planning Commission, but it is 180 degrees from where the public wants to go. Chair Rainey asked if there was any opposition to the currently proposed boundary, and Deborah and Karen Swirsky of DLCD both said there was not. Nick thought that 30% was a conservative number if it also included parks, and Deborah agreed. Deborah said also that the school district has indicated it does not need any new schools for 20 years. Commissioner Criss and Deborah reviewed the city limits being larger than the urban growth boundary and the problems with sewer if that happened. Commissioner Criss said he was concerned about the urban growth boundary being set smaller than the incorporated area. Deborah spoke about choices given to them by LCDC and their decision to use the exception process. Nick and Chair Rainey discussed whether the Commissioners wanted to make a motion to recommend this to the Board although it is not technically necessary. Motion: Commissioner Criss motioned to recommend to the Board the modification of the urban growth boundary as presented. Seconded by Commissioner Palcic. Discussion: Commissioner Powell wanted to clarify that this recommendation is not language specific; Nick said that they are not technically recommending the language in the ordinance. Peter said that the findings, Exhibit C, are now complete with 60 pages as opposed to what we sent to the Commissioners last week. Motion passed. Commissioner Powell said that this is what land use planning should be — a practical solution to a situation that has been in place a long time. Deborah also clarified that the thanks should go to DLCD which helped the community with the Goal 14 exception and were wonderful to work with. IV. SOUTH COUNTY PLAN UPDATE — Terri Hansen Payne, Senior Planner. Terri gave an update on the most recent meetings and resident responses regarding which goals and policies people considered important. Commissioner Palcic said he sat in on both meetings and the exercise worked well. There were also some misconceptions that were cleared up. Terri said that there has been a lot of discussion as to what the County's role should be — people in La Pine did not want the County to facilitate anything. There was a suggestion that County lands be maintained as open space to protect wildlife. We had a policy about marketing the area as Three Rivers and Newberry Country and La Pine, but people did not want them to be separate. There was also a suggestion that we partner with DEQ rather 2 than supporting them. Some real estate agents from the area wanted to be more coordinated with Bend than La Pine. High-speed internet is a big issue but Bend Broadband will be upgrading it soon. There was also a request that we consider flooding, and in the past we had had policies regarding low flows but not high river levels. Terri described the process for reviewing and refining public comments for possible inclusion in the final draft for the public hearing. Vice Chair Brown asked if there had been suggestions for names other than "South County," since that had been brought up in the past. Terri said that residents actually seem to prefer "South County," but perhaps a tagline "Heart of Newberry Country," might also be used. Peter said there had been strong feelings expressed at the community meetings for unification and collaboration. Peter discussed ways to inform the public about the public hearing, and Nick said the Commissioners may want to go through the entire draft Plan at the August 30 meeting. Nick and the Commissioners reviewed the timetable for the Plan and the Board's schedule. Chair Rainey questioned why the Planning Commission would be reviewing the Plan after it is scheduled to go before the Board. Peter and Nick discussed other items coming up on the work plan in the fall and Terri's departure from the County which will reduce staffing capabilities. V. TRAINING: DESIGNING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES EPISODE 1 (DVD). The Commissioners decided to watch the DVD at their homes. VI. PLANNING COMMISSION & STAFF COMMENTS Nick said the Oregon Planning Institute registration is $205 for all three days in September. On Monday the Board took a big step in approving the Improvement Agreement for Tetherow. Chair Rainey mentioned the preparedness fair coming up in Sisters in September. VII. ADJOURN There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned. Respectfully submitted, Sher Buckner Administrative Secretary 3