County planning staff: only state‑listed soil professionals can change mapped classifications
Josephine County Planning Manager James Black told the Board that Oregon law requires soil classification challenges be performed by state‑authorized soil professionals; he said the appellant's supplemental geologic report was prepared by someone not on that list and thus could not alone change mapped soils.
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Planning Manager James Black briefed the Board on the statutory process for changing mapped agricultural soil classifications. He explained that Oregon maintains a limited list of qualified soil professionals whose determinations can be used to challenge NRCS or county soil mapping.
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