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May 1, 2014
From the Director’s Desk:
certifications, has been promoted to
Assistant Building Official to provide
Building Official Dave Pedersen much
needed management support in our
rapidly recovering building program.
The volume and complexity of planning
applications have skyrocketed over the
past year. Please be sure to review
recent decisions, as well as pending and
new applications below under Current
Planning/Development Review.
Finally, we hope you join us in celebrating
Historic Celebration Month this Friday
(First Friday) in downtown Bend at the
Liberty Theater, 831 NW Wall Street from
3:30-7:30 p.m. We will unveil a new
interactive online “story map” for historic
resources in unincorporated Deschutes
County and in the city of Sisters (the cities
of Bend, Redmond and La Pine have
created separate historic preservation
programs). It will also be promoted on
Monday, May 5 at 5:30 p.m. at the
Deschutes Services Center, 1300 Wall
Street, during the Deschutes County
Historic Landmarks Commission meeting.
South County Building &
Development Services Move
In May, CDD will relocate its one day per
week South County operations/services
from the South County Services Center at
51340 Highway 97 S across the street to
co-locate with the City of La Pine in City
Hall for a one-stop shop for development
services in and around La Pine. La Pine
City Hall is located at 16345 Sixth Street,
La Pine, OR 97739. The move is expected
to be completed by Memorial Day.
For current information on upcoming meetings, hearings., etc., please refer to the following links:
Board of County Commissioners: www.deschutes.org, click on “Board Meetings”
Planning Commission Mtgs./Hearings Officer Hearings: http://www.deschutes.org/Community-Development/Events.aspx
Happy Historic Preservation Month
May is one of CDD’s busiest months each year. Application and
permit volumes across all divisions are robust at the start of the
peak building season, and the department’s draft work plan and
budget for the next fiscal year (July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2015) are
under review and the subject of public hearings. The Planning
Commission will conduct a public hearing on the Planning
Division’s Draft Annual Report and Work Plan on Thursday, May 8,
and the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) will conduct a
work session on the overall Draft CDD Annual Report and Work
Plan on May 19. The document is available at www.deschutes.org/
cdd.
The Budget Committee is tentatively scheduled to conduct a
public hearing on CDD’s Fiscal Year 2014-15 budget on May 28 at
2:15 p.m. A few budget highlights include:
No General Fund support for CDD operations, and a significant
reduction in General Fund support for Long Range Planning;
Increased revenue from permit volumes;
Proposed 2% fee increase to partially offset estimated 3%
inflationary costs;
2 new FTE – one in building and one in environmental soils – to
meet business demands;
Restoring vehicle and technology replacement budgets; and,
Paying off building debt accrued during the economic
downturn.
The BOCC will conduct a public hearing on County-wide fees in
June (the date is TBD).
CDD will initiate a large scale public outreach program to gain public
input about agricultural lands in the County (there is a link below to
an online survey – please share your opinions!), and kick off a public
process to update the Code Enforcement Policy and Procedures
Manual this month. These projects are discussed below.
We are pleased to welcome Building Inspector Jim Williams to our
Building Safety team as a permanent, full time staff member. Jim
has served CDD extremely well as an on-call inspector since early
2013 based in Sisters City Hall. In addition, Building Inspector
Randy Scheid, who has earned his building official
Central Oregon Large-Lot Industrial
Land Need Analysis: Staff continues to
coordinate with the City of Redmond regarding
a site owned by the Oregon Department of State
Lands (DSL) adjoining its Urban Growth Boundary
(UGB) as a plausible location for a regional large-
lot industrial campus. Redmond and DSL are
currently coordinating with Central Oregon
Intergovernmental Council (COIC) for an official
endorsement. Following their approval, DSL will
initiate a City/County UGB plan amendment. Staff
contacts: Nick Lelack, Nick.Lelack@deschutes.org,
Peter Gutowsky, Peter.Gutowsky@deschutes.org,
Scott Aycock, ScottA@coic.org, and Heather
Richards, Heather.Richards@ci.redmond.or.us.
Destination Resort Tracking: Staff is preparing
a table/matrix to monitor resort land use
histories, requirements and agreements, and
annual reporting obligations in coordination with
Goal 8 Destination Resort representatives. Staff
expects to conduct a work session with the
Planning Commission and BOCC this spring. Staff
contacts: Nick Lelack, Nick.Lelack@deschutes.org
and Will Groves, William.Groves@deschutes.org
Domestic Livestock: Keeping domestic livestock
on small acreage has been identified as a use that
can have detrimental impacts on livability and
groundwater quality. Following a Planning
Commission recommendation, last month the
BOCC directed staff to make available to property
owners a package of existing state and local
education and enforcement programs to address
livestock management on small rural residential
properties in lieu of a regulatory approach.
http://www.deschutes.org/Community-
Development/Regional-Projects-and-Resources/
Domestic-Livestock.aspx. Staff contact: Matthew
Martin, Matt.Martin@deschutes.org.
Goal 11 (Sewer) Exception for Southern
Deschutes County: The Planning and
Environmental Soils Divisions continue to support
the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
(DEQ) South Deschutes/Northern Klamath County
Groundwater Protection Project. DEQ, with the
assistance of the Oregon Department of Land
Conservation and Development, is finalizing the
burden of proof to justify a Goal 11 exception for
southern Deschutes County. Draft findings and
work sessions with the Planning Commission and
BOCC are expected later in the spring or early
summer. Public hearings are expected to begin in
early FY 14-15. Staff contacts: Nick Lelack,
Nick.Lelack@deschutes.org, Peter Gutowsky,
Peter.Gutowsky@deschutes.org, Peter Russell,
Peter.Russell@deschutes.org and Todd Cleveland,
Todd.Cleveland@deschutes.org.
Code Enforcement
The 1996 Code Enforcement Policy and
Procedures Manual is being updated to
incorporate current practices and to determine
whether any policy changes are necessary. On
May 19, the BOCC will conduct a work session on
the draft Code Enforcement Policy and
Procedures Manual Update. BOCC public
hearings on the proposed update will be held
later this spring/summer. Staff contact:
Lori.Furlong@deschutes.org.
Long-Range Planning
Agricultural Lands Program: The Planning
Division is holding community workshops in May
to gather input about its agricultural lands
program. The County is interested in
understanding public, stakeholder, and
landowner opinions about the opportunities and
challenges facing Exclusive Farm Use (EFU)
designated lands. By participating at any one of
the six public meetings listed below, residents
and community members can review existing
conditions, understand emerging issues, and
provide feedback that will help determine if
changes are needed to Deschutes County’s
agricultural land designations.
May 6 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Alfalfa Community Hall
26155 Willard Road, Bend
May 7 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Deschutes Services Building
1300 NW Wall Street, Bend
May 13 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Brothers School
34400 Hwy 20 E, Brothers
May 15 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Sisters High School
1700 McKinney Butte Road, Sisters
May 19 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Terrebonne Community School
1199 B Avenue, Terrebonne
May 21 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
La Pine Senior Center
16450 Victory Way, La Pine
Please visit the County’s website to stay current
with the planning process at www.deschutes.org/
CDDPlanProcess. Also, there is an opportunity to
complete an informal survey at
www.surveymonkey.com/s/Agricultural-Lands-
Analysis. Staff contact: Matthew Martin,
Matt.Martin@deschutes.org.
Historic Preservation: (A-13-3 and
DR-13-6) Cline Falls Power Plant -
PacifiCorp v. Deschutes County, LUBA No.
2014-016. On February 18, 2014, PacifiCorp
submitted a Notice of Intent to Appeal to the
Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) in regards to
the BOCC’s Declaratory Ruling of the Cline Falls
Power Plant historic site. LUBA acknowledged the
motion by Central Oregon Irrigation District to
intervene on the side of the Respondent
(County). The record is currently being prepared
to submit to LUBA. Staff contact: Cynthia Smidt,
Cynthia.Smidt@deschutes.org.
Historic Landmarks Commission (HLC). The
HLC will hold a regular meeting on May 5 which
coincides with Historic Preservation Month. Two
projects will be highlighted at the meeting: a
Reconnaissance Level Survey of local, state, and
federal landmarks containing tourism and
recreational features and an interactive website
containing photographs of approximately 53
historic landmarks located in the rural county
and Sisters. Staff contact: Peter Gutowsky,
Peter.Gutowsky@deschutes.org.
Housekeeping Text Amendments: On April 23,
the BOCC conducted first reading of three
ordinances that adopt “housekeeping”
amendments that have been identified as
necessary to correct scriveners’ errors and
provide additional clarification to existing
regulations, procedures, and the Comprehensive
Plan. A second reading is scheduled for May 7,
2014. Staff contact: Matthew Martin,
Matt.Martin@deschutes.org.
Legislative Text Amendment: On April 28, the
BOCC adopted an ordinance to incorporate
changes in State law into the County Exclusive
Farm Use (EFU) zoning ordinance (Deschutes
County Code 18.16). Staff contact: Paul Blikstad,
Paul.Blikstad@deschutes.org
Sage-Grouse: As a cooperating agency, staff
continues to participate with the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM), who last November released
a draft programmatic Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) for federal land use and resource
management plan (RMP) amendments to
incorporate sage-grouse conservation measures
in Central and Eastern Oregon. Staff is also
participating with the Governor’s Office, Sage-
Grouse Conservation Partnership. This involves
interagency and inter-stakeholder coordination
on issues related to sagebrush and sage grouse
habitat conservation on non-federal lands. The
State’s goal is to demonstrate that listing the
sage-grouse as a threatened or endangered
species under the federal ESA is
unnecessary. The Final EIS and
Record of Decision (ROD) are scheduled
for September 30, 2014. Staff contact: Peter
Gutowsky, Peter.Gutowsky@deschutes.org.
Transferable Development Credit (TDC) Advisory
Committee: The Planning Division and
Environment Soils will be reconvening the TDC
Advisory Committee in late spring or early summer
to discuss the existing program in light of the City
of La Pine administering their zoning ordinance as
it pertains to the Neighborhood Planning Area and
a pending Goal 11 Exception for southern
Deschutes County. Staff contacts: Nick Lelack,
Nick.Lelack@deschutes.org, Peter Gutowsky,
Peter.Gutowsky@deschutes.org, and Todd
Cleveland, Todd.Cleveland@deschutes.org.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Community-Wide Brownfield Assessment Grant:
The Planning Division is administering a $400,000
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA)
Community-Wide Brownfield Assessment Grant.
The project’s first phase, to conduct an inventory,
started in December. The consultant team is also
under contract to evaluate remediation options for
the Demolition Landfill and Redmond Shooting
Range, two sites deemed recently to be ineligible
for the US EPA grant. Staff contact: Peter
Gutowsky, Peter.Gutowsky@deschutes.org.
Current Planning/Development Review
NNP IV-NCR, LLC (“Newland”) Comprehensive
Plan Amendment/Zone Change, PA-13-1/ZC-13-1.
On April 28, the BOCC voted 2-1 to deny these
applications proposing to amend the Deschutes
County Comprehensive Plan designation from
Agriculture to Rural Residential Exception Area, and
a zone change from Exclusive Farm Use (EFU) EFU-
TRB to Multiple Use Agriculture (MUA)-10 for a 171-
acre parcel located near the intersection of Butler
Market and Hamby roads east of Bend. A County
Hearings Officer denied the applications on
October 23, 2013. The BOCC found that the
subject property constitutes agricultural land based
on the criteria in Oregon Administrative Rules 660-
033-0020 and directed staff to complete a written
decision, subject to their review and approval. The
decision will likely be completed in May or early
June. Staff contact: Paul Blikstad,
Paul.Blikstad@deschutes.org
Central Oregon Irrigation District (COID) Text
Amendment (TA-13-4). COID applied to amend
Title 19 of Deschutes County Code, Section
19.20.020 to add as a use permitted outright in the
SR-2.5 zone the “operation, maintenance and
piping of existing irrigation systems.” The
Deschutes County Planning Commission held
three hearings on the proposed text
amendment, on February 13, March 13,
and March 27, 2014. Additionally, the
Planning Commission conducted an onsite
tour of the proposed piping area on March 27.
On May 8, the Planning Commission will deliber-
ate and make a recommendation to the BOCC at
this or a subsequent meeting. Staff contact: Paul
Blikstad, Paul.Blikstad@deschutes.org
Thornburgh Destination Resort Appeal
(A-13-8). Loyal Land, LLC, filed an application
asking the County to hold a hearing on the
remand from LUBA on the issue of whether the
conceptual master plan (CMP) for the resort has
been initiated. The Hearings Officer found that
the CMP has not been initiated and that the CMP
is void. Loyal Land, LLC, has appealed that
decision to the BOCC (A-14-1); the BOCC has
agreed to hear the appeal on June 4. Staff
contact: Kevin Harrison, Kevin.Harrison@
deschutes.org
City of Bend Outback Facility Site Plan
(SP-13-20). A County Hearings Officer approved
the City of Bend’s Site Plan application to
construct a new water treatment facility at its
Outback Site, west of Bend. The decision was
not appealed. It is now final. Staff contact:
Kevin Harrison, Kevin.Harrison@deschutes.org
Allied Show Services, LLC, (Peter and Gwen
Newell), Conditional Use Permit and Site Plan
Review (CU-13-31, SP-13-18). The Newells
applied for commercial activities in conjunction
with farm use to hold up to three horse shows/
events on 20 acres in the Exclusive Farm Use
Zone. On April 21, 2014, a County Hearings
Officer approved the request. Staff contact:
Paul Blikstad, Paul.Blikstad@deschutes.org
Leading Edge Aviation Site Plan
(A-13-4, SP-13-7). On April 30, a County
Hearings Officer approved Leading Edge
Aviation's site plan approval (A-13-4, SP-13-7) to
establish an aviation fueling station at Bend
Airport. Opponents had previously appealed
the decision to LUBA and LUBA remanded the
decision back to the Hearings Officer for further
proceedings. Staff contact: William Groves,
William.Groves@deschutes.org
Deschutes Junction Comprehensive Plan
Amendment and Zone Change
(PA-14-2, ZC-14-2). The Deschutes County
Hearings Officer will hold a Public Hearing on
June 10, 2014, on a Zone Change and Plan
Amendment to rezone 2.65 acres of property
from Exclusive Farm Use to Rural Industrial
located in Deschutes Junction (Tax Map
16-12-26C, Tax Lot 107). Staff contact:
William Groves, William.Groves@
@deschutes.org
Tetherow Destination Resort Text
Amendment (TA-13-1). Tetherow Vacation
Homes LLC has applied for a Text Amendment
(TA-13-1) to amend Deschutes County Code Title
19 to change the number of weeks overnight units
in destination resorts must be available for rental
from 45 to 38. This change updates local code to
meet state law. A hearing date is to be
determined. Staff contact: William Groves,
William.Groves@deschutes.org
Sunriver Service District Plan Amendment and
Zone Change (PA-14-1, ZC-14-1). Sunriver Service
District has applied for a Plan Amendment and
Zone Change for a 4.28-acre portion of a larger
332-acre parcel located along the eastern
boundary of the Sunriver Urban Unincorporated
Community. The request includes changing the
plan designation and zoning of the 4.28-acre
portion from Sunriver Forest District (SUF) to
Sunriver Utility District (SUU), and for an exception
to Goal 4, Forest Lands. The Deschutes County
Hearings Officer held a public hearing on April 22,
2014. The record has been left open for new
written evidence or testimony until May 6 at
5:00 p.m. Staff contact: Cynthia Smidt,
Cynthia.Smidt@deschutes.org.
Transportation Planning
Bend Airport: On April 16, the City of Bend
submitted a fee waiver request for $5,000 for an
application for a zone change. According to the
City’s request, “The purposes of this requested
zone change are twofold. First, to ensure the
correct boundary of the Airport Development (AD)
Zone as applied to the Bend Airport property is
reflected on the County’s official zoning map.
Second, to correctly reflect the districts adopted
for the Bend airport through Ordinance 2003-036
on the County’s official zoning map.” The BOCC
will hold a work session on the fee waiver request
at 1:30 p.m. on May 19 in the Allen Room of the
Deschutes Services Center.
Harper Bridge: Planning and Road department
staff continue to work with Sunriver
representatives and the general public on finding a
solution to traffic issues related to summertime
usage of Spring River Road for parking and
pedestrian activity related to boat launchings. At
an April 24 work session, the BOCC agreed to a
smaller boat ramp, even if such a ramp would not
meet the size requirements for grant funding by
the Oregon Marine Board. The BOCC has
encouraged Sunriver to include non-Sunriver
residents as part of the Sunriver task force
looking into this issue. The BOCC also agreed
the County’s focus is on finding a public
access solution at Harper Bridge and
not at another location. Sunriver is
compiling a draft list of stakeholders for the
task force and will send it to the County for
input.
Traffic Study Amendment Text Amendments:
The BOCC will hold a public hearing on June 4 at
10 a.m. on proposed changes to the County’s
traffic study requirements. The two major
elements were moving the traffic study
requirements from the subdivision and master
plan section of the development code
(17.16.115) to the supplemental provision
section of the code, creating a new subsection
(18.116.310). The reason is many uses which
are not subdivisions or master plans trip the
traffic study threshold of 50 new weekday trips.
The other action is to change the Level of
Service (LOS) for new roads from LOS C, the
current standard, to LOS D. The reason is the
County’s standard will then be consistent for
both new and existing roads. Additionally, the
County has never defined a “new road” and how
long that status lasts.
Expansion of Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory
Committee (BPAC): Due to expanding demand
for members to serve on state and local
technical committees and the incorporation of
La Pine, BPAC has proposed expanding from 9
to 13 members. At an April 9 work session the
BOCC was supportive of this proposal, which
would add one member for the La Pine area to
be consistent with how the other three cities are
represented and then add three more at-large
members. The BOCC held a public hearing and
conducted a first reading on April 23 to expand
BPAC. A second reading is scheduled for May 7.
Transportation staff contact: Peter Russell,
Peter.Russell@deschutes.org
STAFF DIRECTORY
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Nick Lelack Director (541) 385-1708 Nick.Lelack@deschutes.org
Tim Berg GIS Analyst/Programmer (541) 330-4648 Tim.Berg@deschutes.org
Paul Blikstad Senior Planner (541) 388-6554 Paul.Blikstad@deschutes.org
Dale Brieske Building Inspector III—Electrical (541) 388-6614 Dale.Brieske@deschutes.org
Sher Buckner Administrative Secretary (541) 617-4736 Sher.Buckner@deschutes.org
Todd Cleveland Environmental Health Spec. III (541) 617-4714 Todd.Cleveland@deschutes.org
Scott Farm Building Inspector III (541) 385-1402 Scott.Farm@deschutes.org
Lori Furlong Administrative Manager (541) 317-3122 Lori.Furlong@deschutes.org
Chris Gracia Building Inspector III (541) 388-6578 Chris.Gracia@deschutes.org
Tracy Griffin Permit Technician (541) 388-6573 Tracy.Griffin@deschutes.org
John Griley Code Enforcement Technician (541) 617-4708 John.Griley@deschutes.org
William Groves Senior Planner (541) 388-6518 William.Groves@deschutes.org
Tim Grundeman Code Enforcement Technician (541) 385-1707 Tim.Grundeman@deschutes.org
Peter Gutowsky Principal Planner (541) 385-1709 Peter.Gutowsky@deschutes.org
Judy Hackett Permit Technician (541) 317-1713 Judy.Hackett@deschutes.org
Kevin Harrison Principal Planner (541) 385-1401 Kevin.Harrison@deschutes.org
Steven Jensen Building Inspector III—Plumbing (541) 385-1700 Steven.Jensen@deschutes.org
Jennifer Lawrence Permit Technician (541) 385-1405 Jennifer.L.Lawrence@deschutes.org
Matt Martin Associate Planner (541) 330-4620 Matt.Martin@deschutes.org
Marti Mello Permit Technician (541) 317-3148 Marti.Mello@deschutes.org
Dave Pedersen Building Official (541) 385-3200 Dave.Pedersen@deschutes.org
Lisa Petersen Permit Technician (541) 317-3188 Lisa.Petersen@deschutes.org
Peter Russell Senior Transportation Planner (541) 383-6718 Peter.Russell@deschutes.org
Randy Scheid Assistant Building Official (541) 317-3137 Randy.Scheid@deschutes.org
Martha Shields Permit Technician (541) 385-1706 Martha.Shields@deschutes.org
Cynthia Smidt Associate Planner (541) 317-3150 Cynthia.Smidt@deschutes.org
Kathleen Stockton Administrative Assistant (541) 317-3193 Kathleen.Stockton@deschutes.org
Dan Swarthout Building Inspector III (541) 385-1745 Dan.Swarthout@deschutes.org
Richard Wright Building Inspector III (541) 617-4746 Richard.Wright@deschutes.org
Jim Williams Building Inspector II (541) 323-5221 James.Williams@deschutes.org
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