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BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHI
F
An Ordinance Amending Ordi-
nance No. 80-216, The General'*
Plan For The Bend Area, As
Amended, By Adoption Of Des-
chutes River Corridor Goals
and Policies, Adopting Find-
ings and Conclusions, And De-
claring An Emergency.
1 LEGAL COUNSEL
JTES COUNTY.
VOL
f'EYPUIN HEO
ORDINANCE NO. 86-020 JUL X1986
THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY,
OREGON, ORDAINS as follows:
Section 1. Ordinance No. 80-216, The General Plan For The
Bend Area, as amended, is further amended by adoption of the
"Goals and Policies", attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and in-
corporated by reference herein, as a chapter entitled "Deschutes
River Corridor".
Section 2. Ordinance No. 80-216, The General Plan For The
Bend Area, as amended, is further amended by adoption of the
"Deschutes County/City of Bend River Study" as resource docu-
ments.
Section 3. The Board of County Commissioners adopts as its
findings and conclusions supporting the amendment in Sections 1
and 2 of this Ordinance the Staff Report, dated May 21, 1986,
relating to the Deschutes River Corridor.
Section 4. This Ordinance being necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency
is declared to exist, and this Ordinance takes effect on its
passage.
DATED this day of June, 1986.
BOARDF COUNTY COMMISSIO S
OF DE�HUTES�UNTX, ORE;
BRISTOW PRANTE, Chair
ATTEST:
LAURE A,/UTjLEj Commissioner
R cording Secretary DICK MAUDLIN, o missioner
1 - ORDINANCE NO. 86-020
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GOALS AND POLICIES
Water Resources
It is recognized that many of the following goals are beyond the
scope of county or city jurisdiction and require action by state
agencies or the Legislature. These goals are included because
they have a crucial role in the preservation and revitalization
of the Deschutes River Basin.
GOALS
A. Stabilize the flow regime of the upper Deschutes River Basin
so as to maintain or enhance a healthy aquatic and riparian
environment while providing for irrigation and recreation
needs. The minimum streamflows recommended by the Oregon
Department of Fish and Wildlife should be considered as
target minimum flows for the respective river reaches.
Policies:
1. Deschutes County shall establish a water conservation
committee including, but not limited to, local
representatives from the irrigation districts,
Department of Water Resources, Department of Fish and
Wildlife (ODFW), United States Forest Service (USFS),
Deschutes County and City of Bend Planning
Departments,and Deschutes County and City of Bend
Planning Commissions to provide an ongoing forum
regarding water management on the Deschutes,River and
its tributaries and to make recommendations to
appropriate agencies. The committee should:
a) Request assistance through Bonneville Power
Administration's (BPA's) technical assistance
program for technical improvements in methods of
Irrigation and means of conservation of both water
and energy.
b) Request assistance from the Water Resources
Department, Bureau of Reclamation, and Soil and
Conservation Districts to initiate an in-depth
study of, and to set priorities for, actions that
should be taken to improve the irrigation
districts' delivery systems.
c) Assist the County and City of Bend in the
implementation of the goals and policies of this
section.
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B. Support the designation of instream use of water as a
beneficial use.
Policies:
2. Deschutes County shall petition the Water Resources
Department to amend the appropriate provisions in the
Deschutes River Basin Plan to reflect the
recommendations of the River Study Task Force and the
committee established under Goal A of this section.
3. Deschutes County shall petition the State Legislature
to amend state law to designate instream use as a
beneficial use to ensure that rights designated to
instream use shall not be subject to downstream
appropriation by holders of equal or junior rights, and
petition the Water Resources Department to adopt a
uniform, easily -accomplished process for the transfer
of water rights in the Deschutes River Basin to
instream use.
C. Increase streamflow in the Deschutes River below Wickiup Dam
during the nonirrigation season. Establish a flow release
during the irrigation season that will reduce bank erosion
while providing for irrigation, fisheries, wildlife, and
recreation needs.
Policies:
4. Deschutes County shall petition the Bureau of
Reclamation to conduct a feasibility study on the
Monner Reservoir site, including: (1) the nonirrigation
flow required for filling, (2) to what extent gravity
feed irrigation would be possible, and (3) to what
extent low flows below Wickiup Dam could be augmented
during the nonirrigation season.
5. Deschutes County shall petition the Bureau of
Reclamation, USFS, United States Geological Survey
(USGS), and the Oregon Department of Environmental
Quality (DEQ), to establish a bedload sediment
monitoring program and to determine an appropriate
maximum discharge from Wickiup Dam, which program
addresses the effects of bank erosion on rehabilitation
of spawning habitat, riverfront property, recreation,
and scenic values, and accomplishes the determination
of flow regime through interagency cooperation with the
affected irrigation districts.
B. Deschutes County shall petition the Bureau of
Reclamation to determine what the consequences would be
to irrigation districts, recreation use, and the
stabilizing of water releases below Wickiup Dam by
maintaining a lower level of water in Crane Prairie
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Reservoir, and diking off known high loss areas within
the reservoir to minimize excess seepage.
D. Implement and enforce incentives for water conservation.
Policies:
7. Deschutes County shall encourage the Water Resources
Department, irrigation districts, and municipalities
utilizing diverted waters to enforce the "without
waste" provision in appropriated water rights.
8. Deschutes County shall support efforts by the
Irrigation districts to provide financial incentives to
conserve water, such as a water use fee on the minimum
amount of water required (commensurate with the
plant/soil requirements determined by the soil and
water conservation districts) and an excess charge for
water used over the base amount.
9. Deschutes County and the irrigation districts should
explore the development of an intergovernmental
agreement to provide that developers partitioning land
and attendant water rights shall be responsible for the
efficient distribution of water and shall obtain the
affected irrigation district's approval before final
plat approval by the County. The irrigation district
shall not deliver water to the subdivision greater than
that which would have been due to the parcel as a whole
(i.e., the district shall not replace water lost by
subdivision distribution).
10. Deschutes County shall request the irrigation districts
to continue to give consideration to shortening the
summer irrigation season when soil moisture conditions
and cistern reserves allow.
11. Deschutes County shall support efforts by the
irrigation districts within the upper and middle
Deschutes River Basin to allow expansion of irrigated
land within a district's boundaries, as part of a means
to share conserved water, for those districts that
Implement water conservation and instream flow
enhancement programs.
12. Deschutes County shall encourage irrigation districts
to discontinue the policy of winter water runs.
E. Maintain streamflows in the Little Deschutes River and its
tributaries that will provide for irrigation, fisheries,
wildlife, and recreation needs.
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Policies:
13. Deschutes County shall encourage ODFW and Tumalo
Irrigation District to negotiate a minimum release out
of Crescent Lake.
F. Increase instream flow below the North Canal Dam during
periods of water diversion.
Policies:
14. Deschutes County shall encourage examination by
irrigation districts and the Water Resources Department
of options for providing additional flows below the
North Canal Dam during the irrigation season. These
additional flows shall not take place of the current 30
CFS spilled by agreement with Central Oregon Irrigation
District (COID) and North Unit Irrigation District
(NUID). Options that might be considered include
shared conserved water, public participation in
irrigation district improvements, public "buy down" of
interest rates on improvement loans, and public or
private purchase/transfer of water rights for instream
use.
G. Increase streamflow below the irrigation diversions on
Tumalo Creek during periods of water diversion.
Policies:
15. Deschutes County shall encourage the City of Bend to
continue to implement a water conservation program that
emphasizes enforcement, metering, and other methods to
avoid wasting water.
16. Deschutes County shall encourage the City of Bend to
continue to replace the Tumalo water supply pipeline
and, when this pipeline is complete, to install gates
at the intake, which would help stabilize withdrawals
from Tumalo Creek.
17. Deschutes County shall encourage the City of Bend and
Tumalo Irrigation District to explore options to
Improve instream flows in Tumalo Creek, including
apportionment of water draws to maximize the use of the
Tumalo Feed Canal rather than the Columbia Southern
Canal, in order to increase water flows through Shevlin
Park and minimize the excessive water losses that now
occur in the Columbia Southern Canal.
18. Deschutes County shall encourage the Tumalo Irrigation
District to explore means to eliminate the Columbia
Southern Canal and to revert a portion of the water
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GOAL A. POLICY 1
DESCHUTES BASIN RESOURCE COMMITTEE
I, PURPOSE:
The purpose of the Deschutes Basin Resource Committee is to
recommend to the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners and
the Bend City Commission the means to accomplish the water
resources goals and policies contained within the River
Study and to provide an ongoing forum for direction and
policy for maintaining and enhancing the Deschutes River
Basin.
Because many of the goals and policies are beyond the scope
of City or County jurisdiction and require action by state
agencies or the Legislature, the committee's purpose is to
review and monitor state laws and to recommend to the County
Planning Commission and the Bend Urban Area Planning
Commission changes in such laws necessary to carry out the
goals and policies contained in the River Study.
II. AUTHORITY:
The Water Conservation Committee is an advisory committee
charged with making recommendations to the governing bodies
of Deschutes County and the City of Bend on how to implement
the water resources goals and policies of the River Study
and other matters dealing with the Deschutes River and its
tributaries.
III. COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
The Water Conservation Committee shall be made up of the
following members, to be appointed by the Deschutes County
Board of Commissioners and the Bend City Commission:
A. A representative from each of four irrigation
districts.
B. One representative from the Oregon Department of Water
Resources.
C. One representative from the Oregon Department of Fish
and Wildlife.
D. One representative from the U.S. Forest Service.
E. One representative from the Desschutes County Planning
Commission.
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saved to instream use to maintain a minimum flow in
Tumalo Creek below the Tumalo Feed Canal diversion.
H. Increase streamflow below the main irrigation diversion on
Squaw Creek during periods of water diversion.
Policies:
19. Deschutes County shall encourage the Squaw Creek
Irrigation District and the Water Resources Department
to help explore options for providing additional flow
below the irrigation diversions on Squaw Creek,
including shared conserved water, public participation
in irrigation district improvements, public "buy down"
of interest rates on improvement loans, and public or
private purchase/transfer of water rights for instream
use.
20. Deschutes County shall request the ODFW to petition the
Water Resources Department to withdraw Squaw Creek from
any further appropriations.
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F. One representative from the Bend Urban Area Planning
Commission.
G. One representative from a nonconsumptive water resource
user (e.g., recreator).
H. One representative from a local environmental
organization.
I. Two representatives from the public at large.
The County and City shall provide adequate staff and
material support for the committee.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
A. Consultation.
In providing advice to the governing bodies, the Water
Conservation Committee should:
1) Request assistance through Bonneville Power
Administration's (BPA's) technical assistance program
for tecnical improvements in methods of irrigation and
means of conservation of both water and energy.
2) Request assistance from the Water Resources Department,
Bureau of Reclamation, and the soil and conservation
districts, to initiate an in-depth study and priority
of actions that should be taken to improve the
irrigation districts' delivery system.
B. Review and study of state laws.
C. Study and make recommendations consistent with policies of
comprehensve plans related to water resources.
D. Reporting to County/City Planning Commissions at least
semi-annually.
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Energy
GOALS:
A. Encourage development of hydroelectric resources when they
are consistent with 1) fish, wildlife, recreation, open
space, and scenic resource values, and 2) state and regional
energy plans.
Policies:
Energy:
1. Deschutes County shall continue to strongly support and
promote the conservation of all forms of energy
resources through cooperation with the Northwest Power
Planning Council, BPA programs, recycling, solar
ordinances, energy-efficient building standards, and
appropriate development of geothermal resources.
2. Hydroelectric projects that are not physically
connected to an existing dam, diversion, or conduit are
prohibited.
3. Deschutes County shall develop a program to assure that
hydroelectric projects located within existing man-made
transmission systems and using existing flow regimes,
or physically connected to an existing dam, diversion,
or conduit, but not using existing flow regimes, are
subject to the following provisions:
a) Are consistent with federal and state law.
b) Hydroelectric projects shall not increase the
maximum surface area of an impoundment behind an
existing dam or diversion.
C) Shall not be located in significant/sensitive fish
or wildlife areas unless it can be demonstrated
that the project, if constructed, would restore
significant/sensitive fish or wildlife habitat in
the reaach affected by the project.
d) Hydroelectric projects shall stabilize
streamflows, restore degraded trout habitat, and
provide public access to as great an extent as
practical.
e) Hydroelectric projects shall avoid adverse impacts
If possible. Where not practicable, impacts shall
be minimized, while providing for restoration of
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already adversely impacted areas along the river
or stream. Restoration does not necessarily have
to be in the immediate project vicinity.
f) Hydroelectric projects shall have no adverse
impact to water -related and water -dependent
recreation unless it can be shown that existing
water -related and water -dependent recreation of
the same type, quality, and quantity as that which
may be lost can be restored or enhanced in the
project vicinity. Recreation activities include
those activities which occur now and which may
reasonably be expected to occur in the future.
g) Hydroelectric projects shall include a river
restoration/enhancement plan documenting both
on-site and off-site restoration and enhancement
strategies consistent with adopted goals and
policies. The plan shall identify costs, time
schedules, and coordination actions with all
affected parties. The plan shall address, but -not
be limited to, stabilizing water flows, trout
habitat restoration, and public access. No
hydroelectric project shall be permitted until the
plan has been approved through the public review
process.
h) Hydroelectric projects shall post a performance
and restoration bond to ensure implementation of
the approved restoration/enhancement plan.
I) Hydroelectric projects shall be consistent with
the provisions of the Columbia River Fish and
Wildlife Program and the Northwest Power Plan as
adopted by the Northwest Power Planning Council.
4. The County shall advise the Northwest Power Planning
Council and Oregon Department of Energy as to the
potential hydroelectric resource in Deschutes County.
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GOALS AND POLICIES
Fish
GOALS
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A. Increase the number of wild trout through restoration of
degraded habitat, enhancement of tributary spawning areas,
and stabilized flows.
B. Increase public access along rivers and streams for fishing.
C. Increase public awareness of riparian habitat protection.
Policies:
1. All spawning areas for trout shall be considered
significant habitat and shall be protected.
2. To the extent funds are available, Deschutes County
shall retain in public ownership, after foreclosure,
tax delinquent lands located near or adjacent to rivers
and streams.
3. Deschutes County shall support efforts by the ODFW and
local trout clubs to continue spawning habitat
enhancement work.
4. Deschutes County shall encourage and assist DEQ in
developing a program to prevent surface water pollution
due to inadequate or failing septic systems along
rivers and streams.
5. Deschutes County shall encourage the ODFW to develop a
program for state acquisition of fishing easements
along rivers and streams.
6. Deschutes County shall encourage the ODFW and the Parks
and Recreation Division of the Department of
Transportation to develop a joint program for
Increasing fishing access at and adjacent to Cline
Falls, Tumalo, and LaPine State Parks.
7. Deschutes County shall adopt regulations pertaining to
fill -and -removal of material in waterways and adjacent
wetlands.
8. Deschutes County shall support efforts by the ODFW,
Bureau of Reclamation, Warm Springs Indian Tribe,
Portland General Electric, and the USFS to begin
efforts to identify ways to assure that steelhead and
salmon juveniles are able to travel downstream over the
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dams. A pilot program for steelhead should be
initiated on Squaw Creek.
the ODFW to
streams for
Deschutes County shall support efforts by
manage appropriate reaches of rivers and
wild (naturally reproducing) trout.
10. As part of the ODFW's effort to develop a wild trout
management plan for the upper Deschutes River Basin,
Deschutes County shall petition the Bureau of
and, if
Reclamation to participofehabitat in the restoration and
appropriate, financing
improvement of those rivers and streams affected
b y
water fat roughscoordinationned dwithfthenODFW, USFS,
ced by their
irrigation districts, and other public and private
interests.
11. Deschutes County shall encourage and assist the
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Riparian Tax Incentive
mora feand other programs that
would benefit fish a
12. Deschutes County, in cooperation with the irrigation
USFS, ODFW, and Bureau of Reclamation,
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and wetland hab water regulation.
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elimination of inappropriate
rivers and streams.
livestock grazing
Deschutes County shall request the ODFW to ensure thaThat
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all irrigation diversions are properly
irrigation districts should be encouraged to
conduct
the studies to monitor screen efficiency a
make
necessary improvements.
14. Deschutes County shall continue to use conservation
easements to protect riparian habitat.
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GOALS AND POLICIES
Wildlife
GOALS
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A. Ensure the long-term protection and enhancement of wildlife,
sensitive riparian habitat, and natural plant and animal
communities along the Deschutes River and its tributaries.
Policies:
1. Deschutes County, in cooperation with the ODFW and
USFS, shall modify land use practices and consider
acquiring land or development rights where conflicts
arise with any of the following:
a) Sensitive wildlife habitats necessary for feeding,
nesting, reproduction, or rearing. =-
b) Sensitive elk and deer winter range habitat.
C) Sensitive elk and deer migration corridors.
2. Deschutes County, in cooperation with the ODFW and
USFS, shall consider wetlands and riparian areas as
sensitive wildlife habitat due to their scarcity and
unique characteristics to serve a wide range of
wildlife species and shall protect them. Modification/
alteration of these areas may only be permitted in
unique situations and after consultation with the ODFW.
3. Deschutes County shall support periodic or seasonal
closures of roads, trails, or areas in sensitive
wildlife areas to motorized vehicles. The County
should also request the USFS to continue to support
these closures in order to minimize human disturbance.
4. Deschutes County, in cooperation with the USFS and
ODFW, shall protect and enhance lands containing
sensitive wildlife habitat.
5. Deschutes County shall petition the Oregon Fish
Game Commission to close the Sheep Springs area to
hunting during the bald eagle migration and feeding
period.
6. Deschutes County shall promote and support educational
programs on riparian natural history, river maintenance
and courtesies, impacts of habitat alteration, and
habitat disturbance by domestic animals and human
activities.
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7. Deschutes County shall request that the USFS and ODFW
adopt a winter elk management plan for the Benham Falls
elk herd. Emphasis should be given to identification
of their sensitive habitat in order to minimize
potential conflict with development and recreation
activities.
8. Deschutes County shall support the continued
consumptive and nonconsumptive use of wildlife.
9. Deschutes County shall support efforts by local
conservation clubs to develop a waterfowl and wetlands
habitat improvement program along the Deschutes River.
10. Deschutes County shall encourage and assist citizens,
the Department of Forestry, USFS, and private
landholders in adopting forest management practices
along rivers and streams that consider the needs of
wildlife, such as preserving snags, riparian cover, and
other habitat characteristics that will maintain
optimal use by wildlife. Desired changes in habitat
conditions resulting from forest management practices
should concurrently avoid adverse impacts to water
quality and visual quality for the specific reach.
ll. Deschutes County shall continue to use conservation
easements as a means to preserve wildlife habitat.
12. Deschutes County shall adopt regulations pertaining to
fill -and -removal of material in waterways and adjacent
wetlands.
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GOALS AND POLICIES
GOALS
Open Space
Existing goals sufficient.
Policies:
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1. Deschutes County shall include areas along the
Deschutes River, Little Deschutes River, Crooked River,
Spring River, Fall River, Tumalo Creek, Paulina Creek,
and Squaw Creek into the Landscape Management (LM)
zone. In these areas, the LM zone may include all
riparian areas, wetlands, and canyons.
2. Deschutes County shall support a greenway project whose
purpose would be to identify appropriate segments of
river frontage that should be acquired for public use
and benefit.
3. Deschutes County shall encourage the creation and
assist in the operation of a nonprofit, private
organization to facilitate the acquisition of river
property to further the goals of preserving areas for
their scenic, recreational, fish and wildlife values.
4. Deschutes County may require public access for any land
use action adjacent to the Deschutes River, Little
Deschutes River, Crooked River, Spring River, Fall
River, Tumalo Creek, Paulina Creek, and Squaw Creek,
limited to foot traffic only.
5. Deschutes County shall include in all access easements
provisions addressing safety, security, vandalism,
litter, and any other maintenance concerns expressed by
the landowner. The cooperation of the State Police and
County Marine Patrol should be sought in working with
these landowners and in maintaining the easement
agreement.
6. Deschutes County shall explore the possibility of
property tax relief when public access is required by
the County. -
7. Deschutes County may accept, by donation, full fee
title ownership to any riparian land for which public
access is required. If the County refuses to accept
ownership, any required public access shall be waived.
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8. Deschutes County may grant exceptions to the public
access requirement where access would be near the nest
sites of protected or sensitive wildlife species. In
such cases, the County shall instead require a
conservation easement to protect the nest sites from
harassment and disturbance, using the assistance of the
USFS, ODFW, and citizens knowledgable of the nesting
requirements of these species prior to drafting the
easement.
9. Deschutes County shall request the Legislature to allow
the County Assessors to recognize public access
easements in their assessment policies.
10. Deschutes County shall cooperate with the Parks and
Recreation Division, USFS, and BLM during the State's
Scenic Waterways Study.
11. Deschutes County shall prohibit or restrict development
on reaches of rivers that are being studied or
recommended for inclusion in either the State or
Federal Scenic Rivers System unless construction would
not preclude inclusion of the reach in the state or
federal system.
12. Deschutes County shall request the USFS to preserve or
continue to preserve appropriate areas within the
vicinity of Benham Falls and all other riparian areas
unique for their scientific and educational value.
13. Deschutes County, in cooperation with The Nature
Conservancy, USFS, and Parks and Recreation Division,
shall encourage that appropriate reaches of the
Deschutes River in the vicinity of the LaPine State
Recreation Area are incorporated into the Oregon
Natural Heritage Plan.
Repeal and recreate existing policy 1(b) to read as follows:
Deschutes County shall modify its existing rimrock setback
ordinance to assure that visual impacts of structures viewed
from the rivers or streams are minimized.
Repeal existing policy #3:
3.
Note: Refer to policy under "Recreation".
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Repeal existing policy #7:
7.
Note: Refer to policies under "Fish", "Wildlife", and "Open
Space".
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Recreation
GOALS
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A. Secure designation of appropriate segments of the Deschutes
River, Fall River, Little Deschutes River, and Crooked River
under the Federal Wild and Scenic Rivers Program and the
State Scenic Waterways Program.
B. Increase the opportunity for people to enjoy and appreciate
undeveloped river and stream corridors.
C. Maintain, where appropriate, a semi -primitive recreation
development standard along the banks of rivers and streams
that are in public ownership.
Policies:
1. Deschutes County shall support the 1) removal of fences
from the river, and 2) donation to the County of
portage/walking easements that increase opportunities
by the public to fully enjoy water recreation on rivers
and streams.
2. Deschutes County shall regulate recreation -related land
uses and density levels to accommodate the needs of
wildlife where the recreation activity interferes with
sensitive wildlife habitat.
3. Deschutes County shall encourage the BLM and USFS to
prohibit the use of motorized vehicles, including
motorbikes, ATVs, and snowmobiles, adjacent to rivers
and streams where they conflict with nonmotorized
recreation activities.
4. Deschutes County shall encourage and participate in the
USFS planning process to eliminate specific vehicular
access points to and along the Deschutes River.
5. Deschutes County shall encourage the USFS and Parks and
Recreation Division to acquire private property in the
LaPine State Recreation Area adjacent to the Deschutes
River and Fall River.
6. Deschutes County shall encourage the BLM to consolidate
ownership of public lands along the Deschutes River,
Little Deschutes River, and Squaw Creek.
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7.
Deschutes
County shall support the USFS in controlling
permitted
levels of commercial whitewater boating.
8.
Deschutes
County shall support wilderness designation
of the Steelhead
Falls Wilderness Study Area on the
Deschutes
River and lower Squaw Creek.
9.
Deschutes
County shall request the BLM to designate Big
Falls as
an "Outstanding Natural Area" if a mutually
agreeable
land exchange program can be developed.
10.
Deschutes
County shall advise the State Marine Board of
public concerns
regarding safety with respect to the
use of motorboats on the Deschutes River.
11. Deschutes County should recommend that the
Transportation Commission include in the State Scenic
Waterways Program the Deschutes River from below
Wickiup Dam downstream to the first COI diversion, and
from Sawyer Park north to the county line.
12. Deschutes County shall support the designation of
appropriate segments of Fall River, Little Deschutes
River, and Crooked River as state and/or federal scenic
waterways.
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GOALS AND POLICIES
Archaeologic
GOALS
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A. Maintain an ongoing program of archaeological inventory,
investigation, interpretation, and education, and
preservation.
Policies:
1. Deschutes County shall request the BLM and USFS to
complete archaeological inventories along the river and
stream corridors within or adjacent to federal land.
2. Deschutes County shall request the BLM and USFS to
postpone logging and campground, trail, and road
development along rivers and streams until
archaeological site review and determination of site
value has been made.
3. Deschutes County shall continue to conduct
archaeological survey work and excavation on private
lands based on the availability of private/public
contributions and grant funds.
4. Deschutes County may require archaeological site review
of any development activity (including residential
development), to be conducted with the assistance of
archaeologists familiar with Central Oregon
archaeology, and with the cooperation of landowners and
developers. Plans for archaeologic site review shall
be submitted to the Historical Landmarks Commission for
approval.
5. Deschutes County shall support efforts by the Deschutes
County Historical Society, Oregon High Desert Museum,
BLM, and USFS to educate the public on the history and
significance of native American culture.
6. Deschutes County shall encourage and assist law
enforcement agencies in the prevention of vandalism and
enforcement of laws designed to protect archaeological
sites on nonfederal land.
7. Deschutes County shall encourage private landowners to
have significant archaeological sites nominated to the
National Register of Historic Places.
8. Deschutes County shall investigate potential incentives
(in addition to those offered by the National Register
program) for private landowners who would allow
scientific and/or educational study of archaeological
sites on their property.
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GOALS AND POLICIES
Historic and Cultural
GOALS
Existing goals sufficient.
Policies:
1. Deschutes County shall encourage private landowners to
have significant historic and cultural sites nominated
to the National Register of Historic Places.
2. Deschutes County shall encourage and assist the
landowner of the Tetherow Crossing site to preserve
this area for its outstanding archaeologic, historic,
and educational value.
3. Deschutes County shall review any excavation work
proposed for the Camp Polk site and shall assist the
landowners to work out a means of preserving this area
for its outstanding historic and educational value.
4. Deschutes County shall encourage and assist the
landowner in preserving the Vandervert Homestead for
its outstanding historic and educational value.
5. Deschutes County shall encourage and assist the
landowner in preserving the Shevlin-Hixon Lumber Mill
for its outstanding historic and educational value.
6. Deschutes County shall encourage and assist the USFS in
preserving the Benham Falls site for its outstanding
historic and educational value.
7. Deschutes County shall support the creation of a
private, nonprofit land trust as a means of helping
landowners preserve property of historic and cultural
significance.
Repeal and recreate existing policy #2 to read as follows:
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Preservation of historic and cultural sites of high priority
rating or that have been identified on the Deschutes County
Inventory of Historical Places should take precedence over
other developmental uses.
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Amend existing policy #4 to read as follows: VOL 72 PACE
4. Plans for the protection of an identified historic or
cultural siteshall
be submitted to the Historical Landmarks 000OXzz00
Commission for approval with any application for subdivision
or development of such site or area.
Note: Refer to policy under "Archaeologic".
Repeal existing policy #5:
Note: Refer to policy under "Archaeologic"
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