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Board of Commissioners Wednesday Meeting, July 8, 2026

Votes on Last Ranch Remand Hearing - Comp Plan Amendment and Rezone from EFU to Rural Industrial

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What happened

The Deschutes County Board of Commissioners held a LUBA remand hearing on file 247-26-000362A, a comprehensive plan amendment and zone change to rezone 20.36 acres at 65110 N Highway 97 from exclusive farm use to rural industrial for Last Ranch LLC; no decision was made and the b…

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
Deschutes County, OR
Governing body
Final authority
Date
July 8, 2026
Decisions
6 zoning decisions
Outcome
Voted

Projects in this meeting (1)

Clear and Objective Housing Text

Approved

Free sample: decision 1 of 6

911 Dispatcher Collective Bargaining Agreement

Ratified successor collective bargaining agreement (Document 2026-545) between Deschutes County 911 Service District and the Deschutes County 911 Employees Association dispatchers, four-year term July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2030, including 1-4% COLA per year dependent on CPI and wage modifications. Approved unanimously.

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Meeting Summary

The Deschutes County Board of Commissioners held a LUBA remand hearing on file 247-26-000362A, a comprehensive plan amendment and zone change to rezone 20.36 acres at 65110 N Highway 97 from exclusive farm use to rural industrial for Last Ranch LLC; no decision was made and the b…

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Key Decisions (6)

Approved

911 Dispatcher Collective Bargaining Agreement

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Secure Rural Schools Allocation Resolution

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Clear and Objective Housing Text Amendments Ordinance 2026-012

Vote: unanimous
Continued

Last Ranch Remand Hearing - Comp Plan Amendment and Rezone from EFU to Rural Industrial

Other

Duplex Definition Text Amendment Work Session

Approved

Contract with Romeo Entertainment Group for 2026 Fair

Vote: unanimousConditions attached

Zoning Changes (1)

20.36 acres

Development Activity (1)

Last Ranch rural industrial rezone (former Funny Farm)

Industrial

Market Signals (5)

Commercial Demand

A significant surge of plan amendment/zone change applications (the most…

Infrastructure

Terrebonne is expected to receive sewer service at some point,…

Housing Demand

The board signaled duplex/housing text amendments (attached or detached units…

Who Spoke (13)

ChairCommissioner · 2Staff · 5Attorney · 3Applicant's Rep

On the record: the chair, 2 commissioners, 5 staff members, 3 attorneys, and the applicant's representative.

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