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Board approves plan amendment and rezoning for 240‑acre tract east of Bend over one commissioner''s objection
Summary
After deliberation, the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners approved a comprehensive plan amendment and zone change for four tax lots totaling roughly 240 acres east of Bend. The hearings officer had recommended approval; the board voted 2‑1 following discussion of soils, existing solar facilities and proximity to Bend's urban growth boundary.
The Deschutes County Board of Commissioners voted Oct. 15 to approve a comprehensive plan amendment and rezoning application affecting four tax lots east of Bend that total approximately 240 acres. The hearings officer had recommended approval; the board accepted that recommendation with additional clarifications discussed during the deliberation.
The request would change the zoning on the parcels from Exclusive Farm Use (EFU) to Multiple Use Agricultural (MUA‑10). Associate planner Audrey Stewart presented a decision matrix and summarized the hearings‑record arguments and issues the board needed to resolve, including: whether the property’s soils qualify it as agricultural land under state rules; whether the county’s landscape management combining zone and an applicant Economic, Social,…
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