Board of Commissioners - Wednesday Meeting, August 19, 2026
Approves Last Ranch remand: plan amendment and zone change from EFU to Rural Industrial, 2-1
What happened
Deschutes County Board of Commissioners approved, on remand from LUBA, the Last Ranch plan amendment and zone change rezoning approximately 20.36 acres at 65100 North Highway 97, 64994 Deschutes Market Road and 64975 Deschutes Pleasant Road from Exclusive Farm Use to Rural Indust…
- Jurisdiction
- Deschutes County, OR
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- August 19, 2026
- Decisions
- 3 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 2-1
Free sample: decision 1 of 3
First reading of Ordinance 2026-015, Deschutes 2040 Comprehensive Plan Limited Remand
First reading by title only of Ordinance 2026-015, which amends Ordinance 2025-007 and Title 23 (the Comprehensive Plan) to adopt limited revisions on remand from LUBA. The Board had approved the package after an August 5 hearing. The motion passed 2-1; the Chair voted no, citing inadequate protection of farm and forest lands, habitat, open space and water resources.
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
Deschutes County Board of Commissioners approved, on remand from LUBA, the Last Ranch plan amendment and zone change rezoning approximately 20.36 acres at 65100 North Highway 97, 64994 Deschutes Market Road and 64975 Deschutes Pleasant Road from Exclusive Farm Use to Rural Indust…
Key Decisions (3)
First reading of Ordinance 2026-015, Deschutes 2040 Comprehensive Plan Limited Remand
Last Ranch remand: plan amendment and zone change from EFU to Rural Industrial
Work session: Dickey Road LLC rezone of 51.86 acres from EFU to MUA-10
Development Activity (1)
Dickey Road LLC rezone (51.86 acres, EFU to MUA-10)
Residential
Market Signals (3)
Commercial Demand
A cluster of EFU-to-Rural Industrial rezones near Deschutes Market Road…
Sentiment
The Board is split 2-1 on farmland rezones; the Chair…
Housing Demand
EFU land bought for about $726,000 in 2025 is being…
Who Spoke (10)
On the record: the chair, 2 commissioners, and 4 staff members.
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