BOCC Meeting at City of Sisters, October 22, 2026
Approves Comprehensive Plan and Title 18 text amendments for interim UGB zoning, unanimous
What happened
The Deschutes County Board of Commissioners, meeting in Sisters, voted unanimously (3-0) to approve the City of Sisters' Urban Growth Boundary expansion adding roughly 318 acres east/northeast of the city (north of Highway 126, south of the Sisters Eagle Airport), file 247-26-000…
- Jurisdiction
- Deschutes County, OR
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- October 22, 2026
- Decisions
- 3 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, unanimous
Free sample: decision 1 of 3
Comprehensive Plan and Title 18 text amendments for interim UGB zoning
Legislative text amendments to the 2011 Deschutes County Comprehensive Plan and DCC Title 18 allowing RR-10, MUA-10, Title 18 floodplain and combining zones (landscape management, wildlife, airport) to remain under the Sisters Urban Growth Area designation until annexation, preserving Goal 5 protections. Applicant: City of Sisters. County Planning Commission recommended approval 5-0. Approved 3-0; ordinance to return for first reading in about two weeks, possibly adopted by emergency.
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Meeting Summary
The Deschutes County Board of Commissioners, meeting in Sisters, voted unanimously (3-0) to approve the City of Sisters' Urban Growth Boundary expansion adding roughly 318 acres east/northeast of the city (north of Highway 126, south of the Sisters Eagle Airport), file 247-26-000…
Key Decisions (3)
Comprehensive Plan and Title 18 text amendments for interim UGB zoning
Title 21 (Sisters Urban Area Zoning Ordinance) text amendments
City of Sisters UGB expansion (~318 acres, Concept AA)
Development Activity (3)
Sisters UGB Expansion (Concept AA)
Mixed-Use
Barclay-area master development block adjacent to UGB
Residential
McKenzie Meadow Village
Residential
Market Signals (4)
Housing Demand
Sisters rental vacancy is about 5% and employers report buying…
Commercial Demand
Sisters light industrial lands are filling up, and the UGB…
Infrastructure
A new Whychus Creek bridge is likely needed to access…
Other
State OHNA rules effective Jan 1, 2027 would force cities…
Who Spoke (30)
On the record: the chair, 2 commissioners, 3 staff members, the clerk, 2 applicant's representatives, and 6 members of the public.
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