HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOID Staff Memo
MEMORANDUM
DATE: August 13, 2014
TO: Board of County Commissioners
FROM: Paul Blikstad, Senior Planner
Nick Lelack, Community Development Director
RE: Central Oregon Irrigation District Text Amendment (File No. TA-13-4) Status &
Scheduling Options
Central Oregon Irrigation District (COID) applied for an ordinance text amendment to amend
Deschutes County Code Title 19, Chapter 19.20, Suburban Low Density Residential Zone (SR-
2.5), to add the following use to the list of Permitted Uses in 19.20.020:
E. Operation, maintenance, and piping of existing irrigation systems operated by an
Irrigation District, except as provided in DCC 18.120.0501.
The Board held a work session on this application on June 16, a site visit/tour of the proposed
canal piping area on June 30, and public hearing on July 2, 2014. The record closed on July
16, 2014. The written record can be viewed (and printed if requested) on the County’s website2.
Previously, the Planning Commission recommended denial of this application after conducting a
working session on January 27, three public hearings on February 13, March 13, and March 27,
2014. The Planning Commission also conducted a site visit/tour on March 27.
The purpose of this work session is to discuss the status of the application and scheduling
options.
SCHEDULE OPTIONS:
1. Schedule a work session to discuss the substance of this application.
2. Schedule deliberations at a regular Board meeting.
3. Re-open the record and public hearing(s) before the Planning Commission and/or Board to
consider new information and/or revisions to TA-13-4.
4. Table the text amendment.
1 The applicant’s proposal referenced DCC 18.120.050, which is part of Title 18 not Title 19. If the Board were to
approve the requested amendment, staff believes the reference should be to DCC 19.92.130.
2 http://lava5.deschutes.org/research/index.cfm?fuseaction=research.getAllDocs&pid=171232AC03600