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HomeMy WebLinkAbout83-058hh� AA VOL 51 :/t. "1J1� S � rr BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON An Ordinance Amending Deschutes County Zoning Ordin-* ance of 1979, Ordinance No. PL -15, as Amended, by the Addition of the Deschutes River Combining Zone, Provid- ing For a Study Period, Pro- viding For Exceptions, Pro- viding for Repeal; and Declaring an Emergency. ORDINANCE NO. 83-058 , LED EEC 2� 1983 MARY SUE PENHOLLOW DESCHUTES COUNTY CLERK THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON, ORDAINS as follows: Section 1. Ordinance No. PL -15, Deschutes County Zoning Ordinance of 1979, as amended, is amended by the addition of Section 4.195, Deschutes River Combining Zone, as set out below: "Section 4.195. Deschutes River Combining Zone. DR. In any Deschutes River Combining Zone the requirements and standards of this Section shall apply in addition to those specified in this Ordinance for the underlying zone and other applicable combining zones. In the event of a conflict in requirements and standards of this Section with the requirements and standards for the underlying zone, or other applicable combining zones, the provisions of this Section shall take precedence. (1) Purpose. The purpose of the Deschutes River Combining Zone is to maintain the quality and quantity of the streamflows; to protect fish and wildlife; and protect the visual, environmental, and aesthetic attributes of the Deschutes River, its tributaries, diversion points, and adjacent areas within the area of the DR Zone. (2) Application of Section. This Section shall apply to all land use actions in the area of the DR Zone defined as 200' from the mean high water mark, 200' measured at a right angle from the river meander, or the identified floodplain, whichever is greater on and along the Deschutes River, Little Deschutes River, Spring River, Fall River, Tumalo Creek, Paulina Creek, Squaw Creek, and the Crooked River, as identified on the Des4511 1 - ORDINANCE NO. 83-058N 0 995 VOL 51 'P41_ 392 River Combining Zone map, marked Exhibit "A", attached hereto and by this reference incorporated herein. (3) Uses Permitted Conditionally. In a zone or zones with which the DR Zone is combined, those uses not otherwise exempt from this Section shall be per- mitted conditionally. The requirements and stand- ards of this Section shall apply in addition to the general conditional use criteria and specific use standards set forth in Article 8, the require- ments and standards for the underlying zone, and the requirements and standards of all other applicable combining zones. (4) Specific Use Requirements and Standards. The following requirements and standards apply to land uses within the DR Zone. (A) The use shall maintain existing stream flow of any affected river or stream at present quality and quantity. (B) The use shall conserve and protect fish and wildlife habitat. (C) The use shall maintain public access to any affected river or stream. (D) The use shall maintain the scenic, visual, environmental and aesthetic qualities of the affected river or stream. (E) The use shall not impair recreational oppor- tunities of the river or stream by the public. (F) The use shall have no significant negative impact, individually or cumulatively, on existing and viable potential uses of the river or stream. (G) Any application for a hydroelectric project shall affirmatively show that the use will further the purpose of this Section, and that the applicant has sufficiently addressed the issues to be resolved during the study period as set forth in this Section. (H) The use shall meet the State of Oregon Department of Environmental Quality noise standards. 2 - ORDINANCE NO. 83-058 } VOL 51 PAGE392 R (I) That fill and removal activities meet State of Oregon requirements and provide for the reclamation of disturbed areas so that no significant short or long term negative impacts occur. (J) That when the use is on or affects Federal or State land, that the use is in conformance with any integovernmental planning agreement between Deschutes County and affected Federal or State agencies. (K) That any special district involved in any manner with an application for a land use permit has complied with the requirements of ORS 197.185 and the proposed activity is in conformity with the special district's inter- governmental cooperative agreement with Deschutes County if the district does not otherwise have an acknowledged comprehensive land use plan. (5) Study Period. A study shall be conducted as set out below by a joint task force to be appointed by the Board of County Commissioners. (A) There is hereby declared a study period for all land use activities within the area within the DR Zone. (B) The study period shall be for the period February 1, 1984 to July 31, 1985. Following review and public hearing, and prior to the termination date, and if deemed necessary by the Board of County Commissioners, the date of termination of the study period may be extended by ordinance for a subsequent period of up to six months. (C) The study period shall include, but not be limited to, the following: 1. Detailed mapping and instream flow studies of the Deschutes River, its tributaries, its diversion points, and its adjacent areas to allow precise review of the boundaries of the overlay zone. 2. The development of a river system model at standards not less stringent than those adopted by the Northwest Power Planning Council to complete the re - 3 - ORDINANCE NO. 83-058 ' V�J51 PAPE 393 quirements of the studies identified in Section 1204, Northwest Power Planning Council "Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program" and Chapter 10, Sections 14.2 and 14.3, Northwest Power Planning Council, "Northwest Conserva- tion and Electric Power Plan". 3. Identification of uses and development that may be permitted utilizing the balancing tests set forth in Statewide Planning Goal 5, and establish detailed standards and criteria for development within the DR zone. 4. The study of the individual and cumu- lative effects of all known and poten- tial hydroelectric sites and sources on the Deschutes River, its tributaries, diversion points, adjacent areas, and stream flows. 5. The development of a program in recogni- tion of the cumulative effects to balance the conflicting uses of the natural resource and the hydroelectric projects as required by Statewide Planning Goal 5. 6. Identification of current and potential river uses, and the economic value of such uses. 7. Preparation of amendments to the Com- prehensive Plans and implementing ordinances to balance the conflicting uses on the Deschutes River, its tribu- taries, diversion points, adjacent areas, and streamflows. (D) During the study period, the County shall participate with the Power Council in the completion of the Power Council's hydroelectric study and take affirmative action with respect to the apparent con- flict between the provisions of PURPA and the Northwest Power Act in order to help facilitate resolution of the conflict. (6) Exemptions. The following shall be exempt from this Section: 4 - ORDINANCE NO. 83-058 51 waM (A) Continuation of a conforming or nonconforming use, or a conforming or nonconforming struc- ture, constructed prior to January 1, 1984. (B) A use or structure, including a conforming or nonconforming use, or a conforming or noncon- forming structure, for which a minor site plan for the construction, alteration, restoration, or replacement is necessary. (C) Construction or reconstruction of a single family residence. (D) The reconstruction or repair of an existing dam, provided such reconstruction or repair does not alter the characteristics of the water impoundment and does not otherwise affect existing stream flow. (E) Any use or accessory use permitted outright or conditionally in the underlying zone pursuant to a Cluster Development approval, Planned Development approval, Destination Resort approval, Dude Ranch approval, Planned Community approval, master plan approval, or site plan approval dated prior to January 1, 1984. (F) The employment of land for farm or forest use." Section 2. This Ordinance is repealed February 1, 1986, or upon the completion of the study provided for in Section 4.195 of Ordinance No. PL -15, Deschutes County Zoning Ordinance of 1979, as amended, and the adoption of a recommended comprehensive plan and implementing ordinance amendments, whichever occurs first. Section 3. This Ordinance being necessary for the immediate preservation of public peace, health and safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this Ordinance takes effect on its passage. 5 - ORDINANCE NO. 83-058 `'VDI. 51 pn-E395 DATED this 2'�t day of r 1983. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTYr OREGON ATTEST: � n Recording Secretary 6 - ORDINANCE NO. 83-058 , C tpeH/1 7;,fii& n TOW PRANTFA Commissioner LAURENCX A. TUTTLE, Commissioner LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS The following Legislative Findings are hereby made in support of adoption of Ordinance No. 83-058. 1. Statewide Planning Goal 5 requires the users of land within the State "[t]o conserve open space and protect natural and scenic resources", by developing "[p]rograms that will: (1) insure open space, (2) protect scenic and historic areas and natural resources for future generations, and (3) promote healthy and visually attractive environments in harmony with the natural landscape character . . . ." Statewide Planning Goal 5 further provides that, "[w]here conflicting uses have been identified the economic, social, environmental and energy consequences of the conflicting uses shall be determined and programs developed to achieve the goal." 2. The Deschutes County Year 2000 Comprehensive Plan (Plan), portions of which are set forth in Appendix "A", identify uses for the Deschutes River, its tributaries, diversions, adjacent areas, and stream flows, all of which are herein- after referred to as the "Deschutes River", which are intended to implement Statewide Planning Goal 5. 3. Hydroelectric projects on or adjacent to the Deschutes River, or which divert water from the Deschutes River, conflict with the Plan and no program has been developed by Deschutes County to achieve Statewide Planning Goal 5. 4. The Plan provides that tourism and recreation are critically important components of the local economy. The economic elements of the Plans make it imperative that the Deschutes River be preserved as a resource to be utilized by tourists. 5. A number of Federal acts and actions have been promulgated which may impact the Deschutes River, such as the Northwest Conservation and Electric Power Plan (Power Plan) developed pursuant to the Pacific Northwest Electic Power Planning and Conservation Act (Northwest Power Act) as adopted by the Northwest Power Planning Council (Power Council), the Columbia River Basic Fish and Wildlife Program (Fish Plan) as adopted by the Power Council, the Public Utilities Regulatory Policy Act (PURPA), and the U. S. Forest Service Deschutes Forest Plan (Forest Plan). 6. The Forest Plan designates segments of the Deschutes River as a recreational area and proposes its inclusion under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. 1 - LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS VOL 397 7. A number of applications for hydroelectric generating facilities and diversions have been filed for river and streams in the Deschutes River Basin. 8. The Fish Plan and Power Plan adopted by the Power Council identify serious potential cumulative impacts from hydro- electric generating and diversion facilities which cannot be assessed by evaluating projects on a case by case basis. 9. The necessary studies, including environmental impact studies, to determine the cumulative impacts of the con- struction and operation of hydroelectric diversion, gener- ating, and transmission facilities on the economic, social, environmental and energy consequences of identified and potential conflicting uses of the Deschutes River which are a condition precedent to the implementation of programs to meet Statewide Planning Goal 5 have not yet been accomplished. 10. The Deschutes River, conserved as open space and protected as a natural and scenic resource, is a critically important component to the tourism and recreation industry in Deschutes County. 11. Hydroelectric generating and diversion facilities impact open space, natural and scenic resources, and recreational opportunities which are among the basic elements of a successful tourist industry. 12. The Federal Power Act (FPA) which created FERC specifically recognizes "state action". The Act provides that FERC's powers shall not be exercised as ". . . affecting . . . or in any way to interfere with the laws of the respective state relating to the control, appropriation, use, or distribution of water used . . . for municipal or other uses and Section 9(b) of the FPA requires compliance with local laws implementing state action before developing the use, diversion, or appropriation of water, water course bed, or watercourse bank. 13. The Power Plan states that the Power Council will conduct, during the next two years, a stream -by -stream analysis to rank hydroelectric sites according to their impacts on fish and wildlife. 14. The Oregon Economic Department has determined that in 1982 out-of-state tourism spent $100,000,000 in Deschutes County. 15. The Department of Fish and Wildlife has estimated fishing and hunting generate up to $10,000,000.00 to the Deschutes County economy annually. 2 - LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS voz 51 fi4.3918 16. The condition of the Deschutes River may be irreparably damaged as a tourist attraction, a recreational resource, a fish and wildlife habitat, a scenic waterway, and a generally clean and safe natural resource by the unstudied placement of any of the proposed hydroelectric generating facilities or other major new facilities within rural Deschutes County. 17. The State Attorney General has recognized local jurisdic- tion's land use role in the use and development of water resources such as found in the Deschutes River Basin, and the authority of the local jurisdiction to adopt ordinances regulating the land use aspect of such resources. 18. That exemptions from the standards and criteria in the Ordinance are based upon the recognition of prior approvals and uses which at most represent minor impacts and are in conformance with the Plan and implementing ordinances, or may be continued pursuant to existing State law. DATED thisL�- day of V4,1C, , 1983. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON ATTEST:44-"u„ Recording Secretary 3 - LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS , .c:ommissioner . TurTLt, vommissloner APPENDIX "A" Vol, The following are excerpts from pertinent portions of Deschutes River Goals and Policies contained in the Deschutes County Year 2000 Comprehensive Plan, adopted November 1, 1979: WATER RESOURCES "GOAL 1. To maintain existing water supplies at present quality and quantity. . . .11 "POLICIES 3. The County shall conduct a study of the legal, economic and environmental consequences of the use of irrigation water for non-agricultural uses. . . ." (pg. 170) FISH AND WILDLIFE "GOALS 1. To conserve and protect existing fish and wildlife areas. 3. To develop and manage the lands and waters of this County in a manner that will enhance, where possible, the production and public enjoyment of wildlife. 4. To develop and maintain public access to lands and waters and the wildlife resources thereon. . . ." "POLICIES 4. Because public access to fish and wildlife areas is so important to the economic and livability aspects of Deschutes County, walking easements and periodic boat access points shall be provided in areas where public river access is limited, as determined appropriate by the County and State Department of Fish and Wildlife. 5. Consistent with Policy 4 and in order to protect the sensitive riparian areas, as well as to protect people and property from flood damage, the Zoning Ordinance shall prohibit development (except floating docks) within 100 ft. of the mean high water mark of a perennial or intermittent stream or lake. . . . Variances shall also be possible where 1 - APPENDIX "A" von 51 IAGE 4�� it is shown that the structure is removed from the riparian area because of a high bluff or steep slope. ." (pg. 164) OPEN SPACES, AREAS OF SPECIAL CONCERN AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY "GOAL 2. To maintain and improve the quality of air, water and land resources of Deschutes County. . . ." "POLICIES 1. A. On lands outside Urban Growth boundaries and rural service centers . . . and along all other streams and roadways for which landscape management is prescribed on the 1990 Comprehensive Plan, a case by case review area shall be established. This area is not to extend more than a quarter mile on either side of the center line of roadways, nor more than 200 ft. from either side of the rivers measured from the mean high water level. Within the prescribed area, new structures (excluding fences, existing structures or other structures less than $1,000.00 in total value), shall be subject to review by the County at the time of application for building or zoning permit. . . . 2. Considerations should be given to designation of appropriate segments of Fall, Deschutes, Little Deschutes and Crooked Rivers as Scenic Waterways. Reasonable protective and State agency coordinative measures should be instituted. . 6. Because management of State and Federal lands effects areas under the County's jurisdiction and vice versa, better coordination of land use planning between the County, U.S.F.S., State Land Board, Bureau of Land Management and other agencies shall be sought. . . . 9. Loss of riparian areas and other important open spaces because of dam construction for recreation or other purposes should be minimized." (pg. 153) RECREATION "GOALS 1. To satisfy the recreational needs of the residents of and visitors to Deschutes County." (pg. 117) 2 - APPENDIX "A" ECONOMY "GOALS VOL 51 VAGE 401 2. To enhance and maintain the existing natural resource, com- mercial and industrial segments of the local economy. ." "POLICIES 1. The importance of tourism to the local economy is well known, but there also exists considerable potential for strengthen- ing and improving this segment of the economy. The County shall assist in the development of a long range plan to en- courage tourism (including destination resorts) and recrea- tion locally. This study will include consideration of the impacts likely to be created by increasingly expensive gasoline. 2. Private commercial activities consistent with other County policies which enhance tourism shall be encouraged by the County. . . ." (pg. 87) RURAL DEVELOPMENT "GOAL 1. To preserve and enhance the open spaces rural character scenic values and natural resources of the County. ." (Pg• 49) 3 - APPENDIX "A"