The Oregon Statewide Land Use Planning Goals require Comprehensive Plans to develop implementation strategies for achieving goals and policies for each Goal. Goal 6 (Air, Water, and Land Resources Quality) is one example where there is a recommendation to use incentives to help achieve policy. In developing Wasco County 2040, the Citizen Advisory Group and … Continue reading Land Use Planning Incentives
Staff and Citizen Advisory Group members travelled all over the County between May and September to give a presentations and conduct visioning work to help finalize the Wasco County 2040 workplan. Below is a summary of the exercises and also a link to copies of the agendas. What is visioning? Visioning is a process designed … Continue reading Past Events and Activities
Staff and the Citizen Advisory Group are tackling the first work tasks on our work plan, making updates to Goal 1 and 2 while simultaneously changing the look of the Comprehensive Plan. Amendments are focused on two main objectives: to align current policy with current practice and to format of the Comprehensive Plan to make it … Continue reading Wasco County 2040 Update
During the 2017 Wasco County 2040 Visioning roadshow and public outreach, Planning staff and the Citizen Advisory Group asked community members, property owners, and stakeholders for input on amending land use planning regulations to allow for more opportunities for agri-tourism events and activities. In 2011, Senate Bill 960 allowed counties to adopt new provision, in … Continue reading Agri-tourism and Wasco County 2040
