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Thu Apr 29 2010 -- Curry Destination Resort Ordinance Hearing April 29 |  The Curry County Board of Commissioners is in the middle of considering a destination resort ordinance and site map which is likely to play a major role in south coast development decisions for years to come. The Curry County Planning Commission has already heard the proposed ordinance; the Board of Commissioners will have the final say at an April 29 meeting in Gold Beach.
Oregon Shores' Land Use Program has worked hard to persuade the county to strengthen the ordinance as it has moved through the hearing process. We have pushed for stronger resource lands protection, wide buffers between any proposed resorts and parks and other natural areas; and explicit inclusion of statewide coastal land use goals, among other provisions. The draft ordinance does contain many provisions requiring prospective applicants to show that their resort will not harm natural resources and requiring that they show a solid financial and economic analysis.
The new draft will also incorporate the provisions of Senate Bill 1031, passed by the Legislature during its just-concluded special session and signed by Gov. Kulongoski on March 4. This new law, passed in response to concerns about resorts in eastern Oregon, requires economic impact and traffic analyses for resorts sited within ten miles of an Urban Growth Boundary (for proposals west of the Coast Range). This provision may impact some Curry County resort applications in the future.
Under state law the required map of proposed sites is a Post Acknowledgement Plan Amendment (PAPA) which requires property owners to consider the Land Use Goals upfront when requesting their property to be put on the map. This being so, the Board of Commissioners is giving landowners extra time to make the required showings if they wish their property to be on the map as a potential destination resort site. The next hearing on the proposed ordinance and map will be April 29, 2010, in Gold Beach, before the Board of Commissioners.
For further information:
March 2, 2010: Oregon Shores to Curry Planning Director, supporting County DR Ordinance
February, 2010: Text of enrolled Senate Bill 1031
December 30, 2009: Curry County Proposed Destination Resort Map and Ordinance
December 2, 2009: Oregon Shores to Curry Planning Director, suggestions for DR Ordinance
Curry County website
Articles on topic 'Destination Resorts':
Nov 25 2012 Crook Point Golf Resort to be Considered Again
Nov 3 2012 Curry County Delays Review of Crook Point Resort
Mar 21 2011 Oregon Shores Files Appeal on Crook Point Golf Resort
Jan 30 2011 Crook Point Resort Proposal Heads to Appeals Panel
Jan 5 2011 Crook Point Resort Approved; Oregon Shores Ponders Next Step
Nov 8 2010 Curry Commissioners Weighing Crook Point Appeal
Oct 30 2010 Appeal of Crook Destination Resort Will Be Heard Thursday
Sep 23 2010 Appeal of Crook Point Destination Resort Moves to Next Stage
Sep 15 2010 Curry County Gives Resort Tentative Approval
Aug 26 2010 Last Chance to Comment on Destination Resort Proposal
Aug 12 2010 New Hearing Scheduled on Crook Ranch Resort
Jul 8 2010 Proposal for Major Resort at Pistol River Due for Hearing
Apr 29 2010 Curry Destination Resort Ordinance Hearing April 29
Dec 3 2009 Curry County Destination Resorts Hearing December 3
Oct 10 2009 Curry County Workshops on Destination Resorts Mapping
Oct 5 2009 Tillamook County Hearing 9/24 on Port's Resort, Golf Course Project
 Contact: Cameron La Follette, Land Use, (503) 391-0210, or EMAIL |
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