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Annual Report & Work PlanAnnual Report & Work Plan
117 NW Lafayette Avenue
Bend, Oregon
Main Line: 541-388-6575
Fax: 541-385-1764
Website: www.deschutes.org/cdd Adopted June 5, 2013
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The Planning Division is divided into two operational areas:
Current Planning and Long Range Planning. The Division consists
of eight employees: a Planning Director, two Principal Planners,
two Senior Planners, one Senior Transportation Planner, an
Associate Planner and an Administrative Secretary.
Current Planning is responsible for reviewing land use
applications for compliance with Deschutes County Code (DCC)
and state law, including zoning, subdivision and development
regulations, and facilitating public hearings with hearings officers
and the BOCC. Staff are also responsible for signing off on
building and septic permits; coordinating with Code Enforcement
to respond to complaints and monitor conditions of approval for
land use permits; performing road naming duties; and providing
assistance at the public counter, over the telephone and via email.
Long Range Planning is responsible for planning for the future of
Deschutes County, including developing and implementing land
use policy with the BOCC, Planning Commission, community and
partner organizations. It is in charge of updating the County
Comprehensive Plan and zoning regulations, and coordinating
with cities and agencies on various planning projects taking place
in the region. Staff participate in local, regional and statewide
committees, primarily focusing on transportation, natural
resources and economic development.
Met with 1,614 customers in 2012, compared to 1,472 in 2011.
Received 403 land use applications in 2012, compared with
412 applications for 2011. Seven applications were reviewed
by hearings officers in 2012.
There were four appeals filed with the Land Use Board of
Appeals in 2012. This compares with four appeals in 2011.
A new Deschutes County-City of La Pine Intergovernmental
Agreement (IGA) was adopted that anticipates the transfer of
land use permitting responsibilities within La Pine to the City.
Received an $185,000 grant along with the Oregon State
Parks and Recreation to design and construct a trail near
Tumalo State Park.
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Completed the Transportation System Plan Update, which
replaces the one originally adopted in 1998.
Participated in two sage grouse conservation programs, one
led by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the other by the
Governor’s Office.
Completed the Central Oregon Large Lot Industrial Land
Needs Analysis, which now provides a policy framework for
the tri-county region to coordinate as a single entity
promoting large lot industrial employment sites
Completed a draft of Newberry Country: A Plan for Southern
Deschutes County , which received a recommendation of
approval from the Planning Commission, and has been
submitted to the Board of Commissioners for their formal
review.
Adopted amendments to County Code to permit agri-tourism
and other commercial events and activities under SB 960.
Continue to improve pre-application conferences to provide
the best available information (e.g., applicable standards,
fees, processes) to customers at the start of their projects.
Continue cost accounting system for current planning section
and analyze data from that system. Information will be used
to review fees and to quantify work tasks not directly tied to
land use permits.
Continue to issue all administrative decisions for land use
actions requiring prior notice within 45 days of determination
of complete application and for those that do not require prior
notice, within 21 days of determination of complete
application.
Initiate a text amendment to prohibit the issuance of land use
and building permits if a property has a pending code
violation or is in violation with conditions of approval from a
prior land use decision.
Assist the City of La Pine in performing current planning
services (currently performed by Deschutes County under
contract) to implement its Comprehensive Plan and zoning
and development regulations.
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COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
Support the DEQ South Deschutes/North Klamath County
Groundwater Protection Project with the Environmental Soils
Division.
Explore programs (Non-Resource Lands, Secondary Lands, Big
Look/HB 2229, and/or Regional Resource Definitions) with
Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD)
staff to determine the best option to review and potentially
change farm and forest land designations in Deschutes
County. Some programs require state approval to initiate.
Establish tracking and reporting systems, including annual
updates to the Planning Commission and Board, on
implementing and identifying necessary revisions to the
Comprehensive Plan and Action Plan, community plans, and
destination resorts.
COORDINATION
Local Governments
Coordinate with the City of Bend to plan for urban growth;
and to update, adopt, and implement the Bend Airport
Master Plan.
Coordinate with the City of La Pine and La Pine Park and
Recreation District on the BLM land transfer for the events
lands.
Coordinate with the City of Redmond to amend the
Comprehensive Plan and zoning map and urban growth
boundary expansion for a regional large lot industrial site.
Participate in the City of Redmond’s Southwest Area Plan
process.
Provide support to the City of Sisters and Sisters Airport
owner to expand the Sisters UGB to include the airport
property.
Coordinate with the La Pine Park and Recreation District on
land use and environmental health issues associated with
parks facilities at Rosland Campground.
State Government
Participate in and monitor annual legislative sessions,
committees and work groups regarding BOCC planning
priorities.
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Special Projects
Support Deschutes County’s Property and Facilities
Department to amend the Bend Area General Plan and
zone map to allow for redevelopment of the Demolition
Landfill site on Simpson Avenue.
Assist Central Oregon jurisdictions implement the Central
Oregon Large Lot Industrial Land Project.
Coordinate with Assessor and Administration Office to
complete Portland State University, Population Research
Center, 2013 Housing Unit and Population Questionnaire
Assist GIS staff regarding the Local Update of Census
Addressing and annual annexation updates in Deschutes
County.
Maintain an up-to-date Deschutes County Economic
Development Initiatives Report.
Implement, in collaboration with the Deschutes County
Property and Facilities Department, a 2013 U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Community-Wide
Brownfield Assessment Grant to inventory and prioritize
sites with known contamination in Bend, Redmond and the
rural county. Utilizing a technical committee and
meaningful public input, evaluate the inventory to
prioritize those sites for environmental assessments, like
the Demolition Landfill that are in the best position to get
redeveloped or reused for contributing to the tax rolls or
other public purposes.
Unincorporated Areas
Participate in the process to develop solutions for safe
access to the Deschutes River at or near Harper Bridge.
HISTORIC PRESERVATION
Administer 2013/2014 Certified Local Government (CLG)
grant for historic preservation. Noteworthy projects include a
Reconnaissance Level Survey (RLS) of local, state, and federal
landmarks containing tourism and recreation features,
photographing existing historic landmarks recognized in
rural Deschutes County and Sisters, and providing technical
support to the Deschutes County Historic Landmarks
Commission.
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NATURAL RESOURCES
Participate as a cooperating agency with the Bureau of Land
Management and the Governor’s Office Sage Grouse
Conservation Partnership to coordinate federal, state, and
local efforts to address the multiple threats to sage-grouse
across Central and Eastern Oregon in anticipation of the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service review of the bird’s “Warranted But
Precluded” status under the federal Endangered Species Act
(ESA).
Monitor and participate in a state-led process to address the
effects of the U.S. District Court decisions related to the ESA
and floodplain development.
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