BOCC Meeting, November 9, 2026
Approved: First reading Ordinance 2026-020: 64 acres at 68589 Hwy 20, EFU to MUA-10, passed
What happened
On November 9, 2026, Deschutes County approved First reading Ordinance 2026-020: 64 acres at 68589 Hwy 20, EFU to MUA-10.
Deschutes County Board of Commissioners adopted, by emergency and on a unanimous roll call, Ordinance 2026-026, which amends the City of Sisters urban growth boundary by redesignating certain properties, including the Barclay Meadows area, from Rural Residential Exception Area to…
- Jurisdiction
- Deschutes County, OR
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- November 9, 2026
- Decisions
- 6 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, passed
Free sample: decision 1 of 6
Ordinance 2026-024 text amendments for Sisters UGB
Emergency adoption of legislative text amendments to Deschutes County Code Title 18 (zoning) and Title 23 (Comprehensive Plan). The amendments update the list of applicable zones allowed under the Sisters Urban Growth Area Plan designation. This is the first of a bundle of ordinances for the Sisters UGB expansion.
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Key Decisions (6)
Ordinance 2026-024 text amendments for Sisters UGB
Ordinance 2026-025 Title 21 Sisters urban area zoning text amendments [case: Rickard Road, approximately two miles east of Bend]
Ordinance 2026-026 City of Sisters UGB expansion
First reading Ordinance 2026-020: 64 acres at 68589 Hwy 20, EFU to MUA-10
Willits LLC plan amendment/zone change, 20 acres at 68621 Hwy 20
Work session: Madison Mountain comprehensive plan amendment and zone change
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Development Activity (2)
Madison Mountain rezone on Rickard Road
Residential
Willits LLC rezone at 68621 Highway 20
Residential
Market Signals (3)
Housing Demand
The Sisters UGB expansion opens rural residential land, including Barclay…
Sentiment
Counsel warns that conditions barring all development on EFU-to-MUA-10 rezones…
Infrastructure
Arnold Irrigation District's $30M+ canal piping project may weigh against…
Who spoke
14 distinct speakers; 11 identified names.
All speaker roles: 10 Staff, 2 Commissioner, 1 Chair, 1 Attorney.
Identified name roles: 9 Staff, 1 Commissioner, 1 Attorney.
Speaker sample: Jess Neuwerth, Staff.
10 more identified names in Pro: 8 Staff, 1 Commissioner, 1 Attorney.
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Zoning terms (12)
54 recorded timestamps
- comprehensive plan (11 timestamps)
- zoning (10 timestamps)
- annexation (3 timestamps)
- residential (9 timestamps)
- public hearing (7 timestamps)
- rezone (3 timestamps)
Decision moments (6)
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