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County approves first reading of Cinder Butte plan amendment, zone change ordinance
Summary
At first reading the Deschutes County Board approved Ordinance 2026‑013 to reclassify about 30.88 acres north of Redmond from surface mine to rural industrial, incorporating a site‑specific EC per a LUBA remand; staff will return for second reading in two weeks.
The Deschutes County Board of Commissioners completed the first reading of Ordinance 2026‑013 on July 15, adopting by title the proposed comprehensive plan amendment and zone change for the Cinder Butte Rock Products site north of the Redmond urban growth boundary.
Hallie King, senior planner with Community Development, briefed the board on the application affecting roughly 30.88 acres (with an additional 3.58‑acre intent‑to‑rezone component). King said the ordinance package includes legal descriptions, maps and the required comprehensive‑plan sections and that the applicant has exhausted mining resources on the property and is pursuing a zone change from "surface mine" to "rural industrial." She noted there were no appeals to the hearings officer decision and that the hearings officer's decision would become final unless called up.
Staff and county counsel explained that, following a recent LUBA remand (the Destiny Court decision referenced in the staff presentation), the board is incorporating the economic‑social‑environmental‑energy (EC) analysis into the adopting ordinance as an exhibit so the site‑specific EC and the comprehensive plan's EC statements form a single, coherent record.
Commissioners asked clarifying questions about whether Redmond had input; King said Redmond had been notified but did not file a specific comment on the application. Senior assistant legal counsel Stephanie Marshall explained the LUBA guidance to "marry" existing EC language with site‑specific EC statements so the ordinance package stands as a complete record.
A motion for first reading by title only was moved and seconded; the board voted in favor and staff said they will return for a second reading in two weeks, at which time the companion intent‑to‑rezone (a resolution) will be brought back concurrently.
The vote on first reading does not adopt final ordinance language; it advances the ordinance through the required procedural step and sets a date for second reading and final action.
