Board of Commissioners - Wednesday Meeting, October 21, 2026
Approves Plan amendment and zone change at 68589 Highway 20 (Jaros), 2-1
What happened
Deschutes County Board of Commissioners approved the R. Derek Jaros LLC comprehensive plan amendment and zone change for 64 acres at 68589 Highway 20 near Sisters, rezoning from Exclusive Farm Use (EFU) to Multiple Use Agricultural (MUA-10) on a 2-1 vote, with Chair Chang dissent…
- Jurisdiction
- Deschutes County, OR
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- October 21, 2026
- Decisions
- 5 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 2-1
Free sample: decision 1 of 5
Plan amendment and zone change at 68589 Highway 20 (Jaros)
R. Derek Jaros LLC application to change comp plan designation of 64 acres at 68589 Highway 20 near Sisters and rezone from EFU to MUA-10. Board found property not agricultural or forest land and that the conditions of approval agreement (10-acre minimum lot size while outside UGB) addresses Goal 14. Hearings officer had recommended against approval on Goal 14 grounds. Approved 2-1; Chair Chang voted no.
- Any future subdivision limited to minimum lot size of 10 acres while property remains outside the urban growth boundary
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 approved the R. Derek Jaros LLC comprehensive plan amendment and zone change for 64 acres at 68589 Highway 20 near Sisters, rezoning from Exclusive Farm Use (EFU) to Multiple Use Agricultural (MUA-10) on a 2-1 vote, with Chair Chang dissent…
Key Decisions (5)
Plan amendment and zone change at 68589 Highway 20 (Jaros)
Plan amendment and zone change at 68621 Highway 20 (Willitts)
Ordinance 2026-022 private family burial grounds text amendments
Central Land and Cattle solar lease request on county land
Draft Deschutes Groundwater Mitigation Program report
Development Activity (3)
Central Land and Cattle solar array (Thornburgh Resort power)
Infrastructure
Willitts 20-acre MUA-10 rezone near Five Pines
Residential
Jaros 64-acre MUA-10 rezone
Residential
Market Signals (4)
Infrastructure
Deschutes Basin groundwater mitigation allocations are near the 200 CFS…
Infrastructure
Commissioners noted a looming power supply pinch and utility difficulty…
Housing Demand
Continued EFU-to-MUA-10 rezone applications near Sisters' UGB are advancing on…
Other
County is pursuing a new landfill site near Horse Ridge…
Who Spoke (17)
On the record: the chair, 2 commissioners, 6 staff members, an attorney, the applicant, 2 witnesses, and 3 members of the public.
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