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Oregon
Land Use Update
September 28, 2005
In
this issue:
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- Oral arguments
held on Measure 37 constitutional challenge
- Mid-Coast
Forum in Florence on October 1
- Gala 30th
Birthday Party at the Portland Convention Center on October 15
OREGON
NEWS
- Portland
real estate prices the lowest on the West Coast
- Hollywood
Town Center Project explained Oct. 27
- Coast
Conference October 22-23 in Newport
- Thinking
about the "Big Look"
- New Salem
I-5 Mega-Mall Proposal Rezones Industrial Land to Commercial
- Metro
set to adopt new rules to protect urban environment
- Measure
37 claims mounting
- Bend,
#6 in nation for growth, scrambles to create a Bend 2030 vision
- Eugene
looks ahead to doubling in size: Region 2050
- Klamath
Planning Commission approves rule change allowing more homes at destination
resorts
NATIONAL
NEWS
- When gas
prices increase, we turn to public transportation
- Bruce
Babbitt on a new vision of land use
- Federal
preemption of local land use laws in Katrina-related Bill
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Oral arguments
held on Measure 37 constitutional challenge
Judge James
heard oral arguments in the case of MacPherson v. Dept. of Administrative
Services on September 13. No decision was made after that argument.
Judge James gave parties two weeks to file supplementary briefs on a
motion to dismiss and could make a ruling on the merits soon thereafter.
Read a summary of key issues and documents
related to the case.
Mid-Coast Forum in Florence on October 1
Tides of
Tomorrow: Working Together for the Future is the title of the Coastal
Futures Project mid-coast forum to be held in Florence on October 1,
hosted by the Project's partners 1000 Friends of Oregon, Oregon Downtown
Development Association and Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition. Secretary
of State Bill Bradbury is the keynote speaker. Click here
to see the agenda and register online. Cost is $20 per person.
Gala 30th Birthday Party at the Portland Convention Center on October
15
Join us
for our birthday party! We are gathering for an evening to celebrate
the Oregon spirit that is keeping Oregon a great place to live. Find
out more and get tickets.
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OREGON
NEWS
Portland
real estate prices the lowest on the West Coast
You read
that right: Portland's housing market is the lowest of West Coast cities.
Critics of land use planning have tried for years to argue that Portland
has higher housing prices because of urban growth boundaries, but yet
again the facts show otherwise. Maybe low real estate prices are one
reason the Portland metro population is expected to double in the next
few decades. Read
the news article.
Hollywood Town Center Project explained Oct. 27
On Thursday,
October 27, 2005 from 4:00 pm-7:00 pm join Portland Mayor Tom Potter,
his staff and the developers behind the Multnomah County Library project
as they show how they combined a library, mixed-income apartments and
retail space to create a transit-oriented project that is transforming
the Hollywood town center into a village. Click here
for more information. Registration is required; you can register
online or call (503) 797-1757. Cost is $10 per person.
Coast Conference October 22-23 in Newport
Oregon
Shores Conservation Coalition is hosting its 18th annual Coastal
Conference at the Newport Performing Arts Center on Saturday, October
22 from 9:30 am – 4:00 pm, and the Hatfield Marine Science Center
on Sunday, 9:30 am – 3:30 pm. The keynote address will by David
Helvarg, author of ‘Blue Frontier – Saving America’s
Living Seas’ and president of the Blue Frontier Campaign based
in Washington D.C. Saturday’s conference fee is $20 for Oregon
Shores members and $25 for non-members and includes lunch. Sunday is
free and no lunch is provided. No pre-registration is required. For
further information call 877-744-8387.
Thinking about the "Big Look"
Now that
the legislature has passed SB82, the "Big Look" at land use
planning, what should we look for? Click
here to read one recent commentary.
New Salem I-5 Mega-Mall Proposal Rezones Industrial Land to Commercial
The Salem
City Council voted earlier this week to rezone industrial land for a
400,000 square foot commercial center near the I-5 Chemawa Road NE interchange
across the highway from Keizer Station. Read
more. Two exits up I-5 at Woodburn, farmland is being rezoned for
industrial use. It's easy to forget the industrial
lands task force report on these kinds of problems.
Metro set to adopt new rules to protect urban environment
Metro is
scheduled to vote on adoption of its "Nature in Neighborhoods"
ordinance to protect urban areas, especially those that affect water
quality. Find
out more and tell the Metro Council your views in a survey.
Measure 37 claims mounting
The legislature
was unable to clarify the poor drafting in Measure 37, but claimants
keep pressing on. Ashland is being encircled by them (read
more), Washington County is struggling with over 350 claims (read
more), and McMinnville and Yamhill County are facing subdivision
claims on farmland (read
more).
Bend, #6 in nation for growth, scrambling to create a vision in Bend
2030
It's official:
all that growth in Bend really is topping the charts. Bend is sixth
fastest growing metropolitan area in the entire country. Learn
more. In order to focus the future Bend can become, the city is
engaged in a vision process. If you want to serve on the Vision Task
Force, applications are due today and can be found here.
Read a related news article here.
Eugene looks ahead to doubling in size: Region 2050
Bend is
only one of many Oregon towns that will grow. Eugene is planning ahead
for twice as many residents. Click here
to read recent news coverage.
Klamath Planning Commission approves rule change allowing more homes
at destination resorts
Klamath
County Planning Commission approved a request yesterday from Jeld-Wen's
Running Y Resort to allow 25% more houses for every overnight room.
The state law changed to allow this in 2003, and local authorities are
not required to lower their protections to the state level. Read
more.
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NATIONAL
NEWS
When gas
prices increase, we turn to public transportation
Americans
are learning that they can cut their gasoline bills by driving less
and breaking records for public transit ridership. Read
a recent news article. Download the report this article was based
on by clicking here.
Bruce Babbitt on a new vision of federal land use
Never one
to avoid controversy, Bruce Babbitt is out talking about his new book
on federal land use planning in America. Read
more.
Federal preemption of local land use laws in Katrina-related Bill
The National
League of Cities has let Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) know its concerns
about Barton's bill to give federal authority to super-site oil refineries
and pipelines. The bill would preempt local land use rules as part of
a Katrina-relate measure. Learn
more.
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