Board of Commissioners - Wednesday Meeting, August 5, 2026
Approved: Deschutes 2040 Comprehensive Plan Limited Remand (Ordinance 2026-015), 2-1
What happened
On August 5, 2026, Deschutes County approved Deschutes 2040 Comprehensive Plan Limited Remand (Ordinance 2026-015) (2-1).
The Deschutes County Board of Commissioners took no commercial or residential zoning entitlement actions at this August 5, 2026 meeting. The most consequential land-use vote was the adoption of Ordinance 2026-015 approving limited comprehensive plan remand amendments to Deschutes…
- Jurisdiction
- Deschutes County, OR
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- August 5, 2026
- Decisions
- 6 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 2-1
Projects in this meeting (1)
A project bundles every related decision, across hearingsDeschutes 2040
Approved 2-1Free sample: decision 1 of 6
Order 2026-030 approving SEL 805 ballot title and explanatory statement for commissioner districts
Board approved Order 2026-030 with wordsmithing changes to the SEL 805 form and explanatory statement for the single-member district ballot measure, including confirming the district map. Explanatory statement finalized at 242 words. Passed 2-1 with Chair Chang voting no. Vice chair signs SEL 805 in light of chair's position.
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Key Decisions (6)
Order 2026-030 approving SEL 805 ballot title and explanatory statement for commissioner districts
Approval of commissioner district map
Deschutes 2040 Comprehensive Plan Limited Remand (Ordinance 2026-015)
Decline HLC participation in NRCS consultation on Pilot Butte Canal Modernization Project
MOU with Saving Grace for grant application (Justice for Families Program)
HR personnel rules update (Ordinance 2026-017)
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Development Activity (1)
COID Pilot Butte Canal Infrastructure Modernization Project
Infrastructure
Market Signals (4)
Infrastructure
Deschutes County prioritizes maintaining existing roads (99.6% rated good or…
Housing Demand
The Board has rezoned hundreds of acres from EFU to…
Infrastructure
Canal piping (Pilot Butte Canal modernization) is advancing as a…
Commercial Demand
Deschutes County Fair & Expo is pursuing an aggressive year-round…
Who spoke
18 distinct speakers; 16 identified names.
All speaker roles: 1 Public, 8 Staff, 2 Attorney, 2 Witness, 1 Applicant Rep, 2 Commissioner, 1 Chair, 1 Clerk.
Identified name roles: 7 Staff, 2 Attorney, 2 Witness, 1 Applicant Rep, 2 Commissioner, 1 Chair, 1 Clerk.
Speaker sample: Adam Smith, Applicant Rep.
15 more identified names in Pro: 7 Staff, 2 Attorney, 2 Witness, 2 Commissioner, 1 Chair, 1 Clerk.
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Zoning terms (13)
83 recorded timestamps
- approved (7 timestamps)
- public hearing (12 timestamps)
- comprehensive plan (12 timestamps)
- residential (5 timestamps)
- PUD (3 timestamps)
- zoning (4 timestamps)
Decision moments (6)
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