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AGENDA REQUEST & STAFF REPORT
For Board Business Meeting of Wednesday, April 11, 2012
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DATE: April 4, 2012
FROM: Nick Lelack Department CDD Phone # 1708
TITLE OF AGENDA ITEM:
An Ordinance Amending Title 18 of the Deschutes County Code, to Establish Provisions for Agri
Tourism and Other Commercial Events and Activities, to Amend the Winery Standards in the Exclusive
Farm Use Zone, and Declaring an Emergency.
PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS DATE? No
BACKGROUND AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS:
This is a County initiated text amendment process, which was reviewed by the Deschutes County
Planning Commission at a public hearing on December 8, 2011. The Planning Commission conducted I
deliberations on January 12 and 26, and February 9, and voted 4-3 to recommend approval ofTA-II-3. f
The Board conducted a public hearing on March 14,2012, closed the oral record, and left the written
record open (public comment period) until March 28,2012 at 5:00 p.m. Staff provided a hard copy of
the record, a summary matrix of public comments, potential revisions, the Wildlife Combining Zone
Map, and a presentation to the Board at its business meeting on April 4, 2012.
The text amendments would allow agri-tourism and other commercial events and activities on
Exclusive Farm Use properties if specific standards are met. The amendments also include updates to
the provision for wineries in the EFU zone to establish consistency with State Law.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None
RECOMMENDATION & ACTION REQUESTED:
Conduct deliberations and if the Board finds it in the public interest to do so:
Motion 1: Approval of first and second reading of Ordinance 2012-004 by title only, then,
Motion 2: Adoption of Ordinance 2012-004.
ATTENDANCE: Nick Lelack, Laurie Craghead, Paul Blikstad
DISTRIBUTION OF DOCUMENTS:
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