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HomeMy WebLinkAboutIf Continued from AM - Comp Plan Work Session2010 DRAFT DESCHUTES COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: POTENTIAL POLICY AMENDMENTS Page 1 revised 4-12-11 Y/N SECTION GOAL OR POLICY REASON PROPOSED AMENDMENT All Add actions from 2009 draft comprehensive plan back in - public request Give the on-site program to the DEQ - public request Initiate a south county community plan - public request Additional policies needed to support Statewide Goal implementation programs - Staff Chapter 1 1.3 1.3.1(x) Public request Add: a.“To ensure that there is no net loss of developable land, when the county imposes new regulations on private property that reduce its development potential or otherwise designates a specific area for public protection, the county shall identify and provide an equivalent amount of land within 10 miles of the affected property with the same development potential that existed prior to the new regulatory action on the affected property.” 1.3 1.3.1(x) Public request Add: a.” To ensure that there is no net loss of developable land, when the county imposes new regulations on private property that reduce its development potential or acquires private property for public purposes, the county shall identify and provide an equivalent amount of land within 10 miles of the affected property with the same development potential that existed prior to the new regulatory action on the affected property.” 1.3 1.3.1 Public request Amend: “Consider private property rights and economic impacts to property owners and the community when creating and revising land use policies and regulations and due compensation is needed in all cases of „take away‟ of private lands in the name of „public good.” 1.3 1.3.7 Staff clarification Amend: “The Deschutes County Comprehensive Plan Map will be retained in official replica form as an electronic map layer within the County Geographic Information System and is adopted as part of this Plan.” Formatted Table Formatted Table 2010 DRAFT DESCHUTES COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: POTENTIAL POLICY AMENDMENTS Page 2 revised 4-12-11 Y/N SECTION GOAL OR POLICY REASON PROPOSED AMENDMENT 1.3 None in draft Staff clarification to note action items Add: “A list of actions to implement this Comprehensive Plan shall be created, maintained and reviewed yearly by the Community Development Department and Board of County Commissioners.” 1.3 New 1.3.12(e) Public request Add: “Support projects that identify County-owned properties that assist the development of the rural economy, particularly the agricultural economy.” Chapter 2 2.2 None in draft Staff clarification Add: “Uses allowed in Exclusive Farm Use zones shall be those permitted in State Statute and Oregon Administrative Rule.” 2.2 None in draft Staff clarification Add: “Allow comprehensive plan and zoning map amendments for individual EFU parcels as allowed by State Statute and Oregon Administrative Rule.” 2.2 None in draft Staff clarification Add: “Develop comprehensive policy criteria and code to provide clarity on when and how EFU parcels can be converted to other designations.” 2.2 2.2.5(e) BOCC proposal Amend: “Support Encourage a food council or „buy local‟ program.” 2.2 2.2.8 Public request Amend: “Encourage small farming enterprises, including but not limited to, niche markets, organic farming, farm stands or value added products by planning for suitable locations within the agricultural landscape.” 2.2 2.2.9 Public request Amend: “Review County Code and revise as needed, or seek legislative assistance, to permit alternative and supplemental farm activities that are compatible with farming, such as agri-tourism or commercial renewable energy projects.” 2.2 Goal 3 Public request Amend: “Ensure Exclusive Farm Use policies, classifications and codes are consistent with local and emerging agricultural conditions and markets.” Formatted Table Formatted Table 2010 DRAFT DESCHUTES COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: POTENTIAL POLICY AMENDMENTS Page 3 revised 4-12-11 Y/N SECTION GOAL OR POLICY REASON PROPOSED AMENDMENT 2.2 2.2.11 Public request Delete 2.2.11(c) and add: “Recognize in any redesignation of agricultural lands, the importance of farm land continuity to the success of the farmer.” 2.2 2.2.12 Public request Delete 2.2.12(a) and amend 2.2.12(b): “The need for non-farm dwellings and location requirements for farm dwellings potentially caused by acreage and revenue requirements needing legislative assistance;;” 2.2 None in draft Public request Add: “Review County Code and revise as needed, or seek legislative assistance to permit accessory housing or agri-tourism units within or as additions to existing farm structures potentially by adjusting revenue and acreage requirements.” 2.3 None in draft Staff clarification Add: “Uses allowed in Forest zones shall be those defined in State Statute and Oregon Administrative Rule.” 2.4 2.4.2 Public request Amend:” Review Goal 5 resources whenever a significant new natural resource is discovered, but at every least every 10 years.” 2.4 None in draft Staff clarification Add: “Until the County initiates amendments to the Goal 5 inventories and programs, all existing Goal 5 inventories, ESEEs and Programs are retained and not repealed, except as noted in the findings for Ordinance 2011-003.” 2.5 2.5.1(x) Public request Add: “Review the benefits and costs of establishing metering for rural and exempt wells in order to improve our regional water management plan. “ 2.5 2.5.7 Public request Amend: “Work with expert government agencies and stakeholders to restore, maintain and/or enhance healthy river and riparian ecosystems and wetlands, including the following: 2.5 2.5.7(a) Public request Amend: “Encourage irrigation districts efforts to address fluctuating water levels in the Deschutes River system.” 2.5 2.5.7(b) Public request Amend: “Cooperate to improve surface waters, especially those designated water quality impaired under the federal Clean Water Act while recognizing and acknowledging property rights .” Formatted Table Formatted Table Formatted Table 2010 DRAFT DESCHUTES COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: POTENTIAL POLICY AMENDMENTS Page 4 revised 4-12-11 Y/N SECTION GOAL OR POLICY REASON PROPOSED AMENDMENT 2.5 2.5.7(x) Public request Add: Assist meeting Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife goals for water levels in the Deschutes River system.” 2.5 2.5.8 Public request Amend: “Support sound and verifiable studies on the Deschutes River ecosystem and incorporate watershed studies that provide new information on the Deschutes River ecosystem, such as the 2010 Local Wetland Inventory.” 2.5 2.5.11 Public request Amend: “Coordinate with stakeholders to protect and enhance fish and wildlife habitat in river and riparian habitats and wetlands through voluntary incentives and education while acknowledging private property rights.” 2.5 None in draft Public request Add: “Consider how to balance the water conservation efforts of communities and those of the rural areas including seeking a better understanding of „beneficial use‟ under Oregon law.” 2.5 None in draft Public request Add: “Evaluate the benefits and costs of a grading permit process to reduce erosion from graded but unbuilt properties.” 2.5 None in draft Public request Add: “Evaluate the benefits, costs and methods of improving riverbank protection.” 2.6 None in draft Staff clarification Add: “Goal 5 wildlife inventories, ESEEs and programs are retained and not repealed.” 2.6 2.6.1 Public request Amend: “Promote stewardship of wildlife habitats and corridors, particularly those with significant biological, ecological, aesthetic and recreational value.” as described in the 2009 Interagency Wildlife Report, Oregon Conservation Strategy and the Greenprint report”. 2.6 2.6.2 Public request Amend: “Initiate a public process to update Goal 5 wildlife inventories based on data from the 2009 Interagency Report.”, the Oregon Conservation Strategy and the Greenprint report.” 2.6 2.6.4 Public request Amend: “Support incentives for restoring and/or preserving significant wildlife habitat by traditional means such as zoning or innovative means, including land swaps, conservation easements, transfer of development rights and purchase by public or non- profit agencies.” Formatted Table Formatted Table Formatted Table 2010 DRAFT DESCHUTES COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: POTENTIAL POLICY AMENDMENTS Page 5 revised 4-12-11 Y/N SECTION GOAL OR POLICY REASON PROPOSED AMENDMENT 2.6 2.6.4 Public request Amend: “Support incentives for restoring and/or preserving significant wildlife habitat by traditional means or innovative means, including land swaps, conservation easements, transfer of development rights, tax incentives and purchase by public or non- profit agencies.” 2.6 2.6.11 Public request Amend: “Develop local approaches in coordination with Federal and State agencies for protecting State or Federally Threatened,or Endangered or Species of Concern.” 2.6 None in draft Public request Add: “Coordinate with expert agencies such as Oregon Department of Fish and Game, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management to achieve this Goal.” (under 2.6 Goal 1) 2.7 2.7.5(a) Public request Amend: “Provide incentives to locate structures inn forests or view corridors so as to maintain the visual characteristics of the area;” “Discourage the location of structures in forests or view corridors that affect the visual character of the area;” 2.7 2.7.5(b) Public request Amend: “Work with private property owners to provide incentives and mitigations for protecting visually important areas from development impacts;” 2.7 2.7.5(c) Public request Amend: “Maintain and revise, if needed, the Landscape Management Combining Zone code to effectively protect scenic views while minimizing reducing, if possible, impacts on property and business owners.” 2.7 2.7.5(d) Public request Amend: “Review County Code, including sign and cell tower code, to effectively protect scenic views while minimizing reducing, if possible, impacts on property and business owners.” 2.8 None in draft Public request (from current Comp Plan) Add: “Manage land uses to maximize the conservation of all forms of energy.” 2.8 None in draft Public request Add: “Recognize the cost in energy for transportation and road maintenance.” 2.8 None in draft Public request Add: Consider a mitigation program for rural developments that offsets their transportation and road maintenance energy costs.” Formatted Table Formatted Table Formatted Table 2010 DRAFT DESCHUTES COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: POTENTIAL POLICY AMENDMENTS Page 6 revised 4-12-11 Y/N SECTION GOAL OR POLICY REASON PROPOSED AMENDMENT 2.9 2.9.3 Public request Amend: “Where research identifies environmentally sensitive areas, work with agencies and stakeholders to protect those areas or minimize adverse development impacts.” Zoning shall remain as a method to protect areas of special interest.” 2.9 None in draft Public request (from current Comp Plan) Add: “Because of their slow growth and usefulness as a visual and noise buffer and their relationship to air quality, tree removal from utility lines, sewers, roads and other construction shall be minimized by planning for the continued maintenance of the streets in the development. All development proposals will be reviewed for this factor by the County staff before approval of the applicant‟s development.” 2.9 None in draft Public request Add: “Coordinate with State and Federal; Agencies to understand impacts on resource quality.” 2.9 None in draft Public request Add: “Develop an understanding of the impacts of land use and disturbed land on air quality.” 2.10 None in draft Public request Stronger language surface mining regarding preserving and stockpiling top soil and clean up and mitigation 2.10 None in draft Public request Add most of the mining policies in the current plan back into the draft Plan. Chapter 3 3.2 None in draft Public request (from existing Comp Plan) Add: “Guide the location and design of rural development so as to minimize the public costs of facilities and services, to avoid unnecessary expansion of service boundaries and preserve and enhance the safety and viability of rural land uses.” 3.2 None in draft Public request Add: “Understand the impacts of county development on county short and long term budgets and develop appropriate mitigations.” 3.3 3.3.4 Public request Amend: “Encourage new subdivisions to incorporate alternative development patterns, such as cluster development, with permanent open space, that mitigate community and environmental impacts.” Formatted Table Formatted Table 2010 DRAFT DESCHUTES COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: POTENTIAL POLICY AMENDMENTS Page 7 revised 4-12-11 Y/N SECTION GOAL OR POLICY REASON PROPOSED AMENDMENT 3.4 Goal 1 Public request Amend: “Maintain a stable and sustainable rural economy particularly farming, compatible with rural lifestyles and a healthy environment.” 3.4 None in draft Public request Add: “Maintain and improve the ability for farmers to operate successfully in their environment.” 3.4 None in draft Public request (repeat of 2.2 policy) Add: “Encourage small farming enterprises, such as niche markets, organic farming, farm stands or value added products by planning for suitable locations in commercial or industrial zones within the agricultural landscape.” 3.4 None in draft Public request (repeat of 2.2 policy) Add: “Review County Code and revises as needed or seek legislative assistance to permit alternative and supplemental farm activities that are compatible with farming, such as agritourism or commercial alternative renewable energy projects.” 3.4 None in draft Public request (repeat of 2.2 policy) Add: “Review County Code and revise as needed or seek legislative assistance to permit accessory housing or agritourism units within or as additions to existing farm structures potentially by adjusting revenue and acreage requirements.” 3.4 5.10 None in draft Incorporate adopted ordinance language not yet added to the draft Plan. Ordinances 2009-007 (effective date April 20, 2009) and 2010- 030 (effective date February 22, 2011) were adopted amending language on the Deschutes Junction Rural Industrial sites. Incorporate the changes in this ordinance to Sections 3.4 and 5.10. 3.4 None in draft Typo – copied existing rural commercial policies in 23.40.060(C) into Section 3.4 and Policy 5 was inadvertently not included. Policy 5 needs to be added. Add: “Zoning in the area shall ensure that the uses allowed are rural as required by Goal 14, Urbanization, and less intensive than those allowed for unincorporated communities as defined in OAR 660-22. New commercial uses shall be limited to those that are intended to serve the surrounding rural area or the traveling needs of people passing through the area.” Formatted Table Formatted Table 2010 DRAFT DESCHUTES COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: POTENTIAL POLICY AMENDMENTS Page 8 revised 4-12-11 Y/N SECTION GOAL OR POLICY REASON PROPOSED AMENDMENT 3.6 3.6.1 Public request Amend: “Encourage improved methods for serving rural development, such as: a. Encourage the formation of special service districts to serve rural needs rather than have the County serve those needs if such districts would better serve those needs based upon service standards or cost, and;. b. Encourage the development of System Development Charges to offset the construction of infrastructure for rural development.” 3.10 Goals 2-6 Policies 3.10.5 – 3.10.8 Public request Delete all regional problem solving goals and policies 3.10 3.10.8 Correct a typo – partial sentence included accidently. Remove the last sentence “be processed in the same manner as other quasi-judicial plan or zoning map amendments.” 3.10 None in draft Public request (copied from Chapter 4, policy 4.4.13(c) apply to south County) Add: “Encourage efficient land use by facilitating compact, high - density development that minimizes the amount of land that is needed for development.” 3.10 None in draft BOCC proposal Add: “Coordinate with Jefferson County and Crooked River Ranch residents as needed.” Chapter 4 4.2 None in draft Public request Add: “Review the idea of using rural reserves to provide buffers around public lands such as Forest Service or BLM lands.” 4.2 None in draft Public request Add more specific language and policies regarding urban growth boundaries. 4.4 4.4.12-4.4.14 Public request Delete all Sunriver Town Center policies Formatted Table Formatted: List Paragraph, Numbered + Level: 1 + Numbering Style: a, b, c, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left + Aligned at: 0.5" + Indent at: 0.75" Formatted: Font: (Default) Arial, 11 pt Formatted Table Formatted Table Formatted Table 2010 DRAFT DESCHUTES COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: POTENTIAL POLICY AMENDMENTS Page 9 revised 4-12-11 Y/N SECTION GOAL OR POLICY REASON PROPOSED AMENDMENT 4.7 4.7.2 Public request Designated open space and common area, unless otherwise zoned for development, shall remain undeveloped except for recreation uses community amenities such as bike and pedestrian paths, park and picnic areas. Areas developed as golf courses shall remain available for that purpose or for open space/recreation use. 4.7 None in draft Public request Add language to support additional rural service centers at key locations. Other Potential Amendments Formatted Table