Board of Commissioners - Wednesday Meeting, October 14, 2026
Approves Dickey Road LLC plan amendment and rezone, EFU to MUA-10 (51.86 acres), 2-1
What happened
Deschutes County Board of Commissioners voted 2-1 (Chair Chang voting no) to tentatively approve Dickey Road LLC's comprehensive plan amendment and rezone of 51.86 acres from Exclusive Farm Use (EFU) to Multiple Use Agricultural (MUA-10), with a proposed condition barring cluster…
- Jurisdiction
- Deschutes County, OR
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- October 14, 2026
- Decisions
- 8 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 2-1
Free sample: decision 1 of 8
Dickey Road LLC plan amendment and rezone, EFU to MUA-10 (51.86 acres)
Deliberations on Dickey Road LLC's request to change the comprehensive plan designation from Agriculture to Rural Residential Exception Area and to rezone 51.86 acres from EFU to MUA-10. The property is within a mile of the Bend UGB. The hearings officer had recommended approval. Commissioners Adair and DeBone sided with the hearings officer on most issues and found the proposed condition was not a modification and did not require new DLCD notice. Chair Chang cited the 7.7 acres of 36A soils and the existing water rights, and voted no. The motion approved the application with a final board decision to follow, passing 2-1.
- Prohibition on cluster/PUD development until the comprehensive plan is amended to resolve the 10-acre minimum lot size conflict
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
Deschutes County Board of Commissioners voted 2-1 (Chair Chang voting no) to tentatively approve Dickey Road LLC's comprehensive plan amendment and rezone of 51.86 acres from Exclusive Farm Use (EFU) to Multiple Use Agricultural (MUA-10), with a proposed condition barring cluster…
Key Decisions (8)
Dickey Road LLC plan amendment and rezone, EFU to MUA-10 (51.86 acres)
Annexation to Rural Fire Protection District No. 2 – Board Order 2026-036
Annexation to Rural Fire Protection District No. 2 – Board Order 2026-037
Annexation to Rural Fire Protection District No. 2 – Board Order 2026-038
Sub-award to Headwaters Behavioral Health for children's subacute facility in Redmond
Lava Bear Solar lease negotiation request – county land north of Fort Thompson Lane
Delta Dental/Moda plan option 2 for 2027
Planning Commissioner Susan Altman resignation
Zoning Changes (1)
Development Activity (3)
Lava Bear Solar
Infrastructure
Children's subacute residential treatment facility (Redmond)
Other
Dickey Road LLC rezone
Residential
Market Signals (4)
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Sentiment
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Who Spoke (18)
On the record: the chair, 2 commissioners, 6 staff members, 2 attorneys, and 3 members of the public.
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