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Commissioner urges limits on berm heights after new ponds raise land‑use concerns
Summary
Commissioner Hansen asked the Planning Office to pursue changes to county land‑use regulations to cap berm height after reports of ponds and large berms in Lincoln County’s north end; County Engineer cited existing buffering rules that require berms at least two feet high and grades not to exceed 3:1.
Commissioner Hansen told the board on March 15 that new ponds in the north end of Lincoln County were creating large berms and leaving fill that concerned residents and the county. He asked the Planning Office to begin the process of changing land‑use regulations to place a maximum height on berms.
Commissioner Harmon noted effects on the fishery from the ponds, and County Engineer Amy Butler later presented the buffering section from the County Land Regulations, which currently state berms must be at least two feet high and slopes should not exceed 3:1. Butler said the buffering language was being shared to inform the discussion and potential revisions.
No formal amendment to the land regulations was adopted; the matter was referred to the Planning Office for staff work and possible future commission action.
Provenance: Berms/ponds concern and request to planning office first raised SEG 003; buffering regulation excerpt presented SEG 004.
