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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWhat is a Land Use Plan013112How Will the Plan be Done? By parcipang at public meengs, focus groups, and/or stakeholder meengs, residents can review exisng condions, understand emerging issues, and provide feedback that will lend itself to wring new goals and policies to shape the future of South County . Deschutes County Community Development Department Planning Division Overview of South County Land Use Plan SOUTH COUNTY needs YOU! Deschutes County just updated its Comprehensive Plan and during that process South County residents expressed interest in an area - specific plan to replace one, tled Regional Problem Solving, which has been in existence since the late 1990s. Why Develop a Land Use Plan for South County? Located in the Upper Deschutes Basin, South County experiences unique sets of issues stemming from the plang of thousands of small rural lots in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, many with minimal public services. It is important to update a land use plan so that it connues to provide policy direcon to improve a community’s physical, economic and social well -being. Last year, residents requested the Regional Problem Solving Chapter be revisited during the Comprehensive Plan Update process. Revising the land use plan will ensure that it connues to address unique South County assets, community -wide issues, and coordinates with other planning efforts occurring in the area, including those from the City of La Pine, Sunriver, La Pine Rural Fire District and affected state and federal agencies. By reengaging residents and stakeholders, the County can establish a plan that reflects local values and preferences on growth and development. Given South County’s regional context, the plan will revisit roadways, rural and economic development, farms and forests, public health, fish and wildlife habitat, fire protecon, water resources and other issues raised by the community. What is a Comprehensive Plan? A Comprehensive Plan is an official document adopted by the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners which sets forth the general, long range goals and policies on how future development should occur in the county, consistent with statewide planning law. What is an Area Land Use Plan? An Area Land Use Plan is a component of the Comprehensive Plan, but with more geographically specific goals, policies, and objecves. It contains a vision statement conveying the expectaons of a specific community, an inventory of exisng condions, and the results of the public involvement process. Th ese three elements shape the establishment of goals and policies, which then provide a guide to decision making for preferred land uses that support local development objecves and capital improvements during a 2 0 year period.