Board of Commissioners - Wednesday Meeting, March 18, 2026
Votes on Fourth Amendment to Ground Lease with Mountain View Community Development for Redmond Safe Parking Program, 2-1
What happened
The Deschutes County Board of Commissioners took no zoning or rezoning actions but conducted several land-use-adjacent items. The Board unanimously approved first and second reading with emergency adoption of Ordinance 2026-008 (new Chapter 2.35 contested-case procedures), and ap…
- Jurisdiction
- Deschutes County, OR
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- March 18, 2026
- Decisions
- 8 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Voted, 2-1
Projects in this meeting (1)
A project bundles every related decision, across hearingsTumalo RV Park text
Approved 2-1Free sample: decision 1 of 8
Fourth Amendment to Ground Lease with Mountain View Community Development for Redmond Safe Parking Program
Item pulled from consent agenda. Board approved a modified amendment extending the zero-cost ground lease one year until March 31, 2027, and striking the administrative-approval provision for future extensions. Vote 2-1 with Commissioner DeBone voting no.
- One-year extension to March 31, 2027
- future extensions removed and to be brought back to the board
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
The Deschutes County Board of Commissioners took no zoning or rezoning actions but conducted several land-use-adjacent items. The Board unanimously approved first and second reading with emergency adoption of Ordinance 2026-008 (new Chapter 2.35 contested-case procedures), and ap…
Key Decisions (8)
Fourth Amendment to Ground Lease with Mountain View Community Development for Redmond Safe Parking Program
Ordinance 2026-008 adopting Chapter 2.35 contested case procedures
Ordinance 2026-007 Tumalo RV Park text amendment
Resolution 2026-011 adopting Transportation Safety Action Plan
Update on South Century Drive / Sun River corridor intersections improvement project
Appointments to the Fair Board
Letter to City of Redmond concerning Desert Rise encampment closure
Letter to Department of State Lands concerning Redmond land exchange
Development Activity (1)
South Century Drive / Sun River Corridor Intersections Improvement Project
Infrastructure
Market Signals (5)
Housing Demand
Chair noted only a little affordable housing is being developed…
Infrastructure
South Century Drive is the county's highest-volume road segment, recently…
Infrastructure
Central Oregon Irrigation District EIS for piping 18-20 miles of…
Who Spoke (20)
On the record: 2 commissioners, 6 staff members, and an attorney.
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