Board of Commissioners Wednesday Meeting, September 16, 2026
Approves Board call-up of potential appeal, Thornburgh Destination Resort site plan and Phase A-1 tentative plan modification, 2-1
What happened
The Deschutes County Board of Commissioners approved Order 2026-035 on a 2-1 vote (Chair Chang dissenting), providing that if a timely appeal is filed by September 23, 2026, the Board itself will hear de novo the appeals of staff approvals for the Thornburgh Destination Resort si…
- Jurisdiction
- Deschutes County, OR
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- September 16, 2026
- Decisions
- 4 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 2-1
Free sample: decision 1 of 4
Board call-up of potential appeal, Thornburgh Destination Resort site plan and Phase A-1 tentative plan modification
Order 2026-035: if a timely appeal is filed (deadline Sept 23, 2026, 4pm), the Board will hear the appeal de novo on files 24726442SP and/or 24726424MC, skipping the hearings officer. Staff approved both applications Sept 11. Site plan: two golf course comfort stations, irrigation pump station, driving range and short course practice facility. Tentative plan modification: sub-phasing of Phase A-1 subdivision, roadway realignment, tract boundary changes, open space reduced from 66% to 64% (50% required). 150-day clocks end around Jan 1 and Jan 3. Passed 2-1; Chair Chang voted no citing workload and lack of an actual appeal.
- Board hears appeal only if a timely appeal is filed
- review de novo
- applies to either or both files
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 approved Order 2026-035 on a 2-1 vote (Chair Chang dissenting), providing that if a timely appeal is filed by September 23, 2026, the Board itself will hear de novo the appeals of staff approvals for the Thornburgh Destination Resort si…
Key Decisions (4)
Board call-up of potential appeal, Thornburgh Destination Resort site plan and Phase A-1 tentative plan modification
Greater Redmond Area Enterprise Zone extended abatement to 10 years
First reading, Ordinance 2026-011 five-member board code amendments
Adoption of Ordinance 2026-016 Ambulance Service Area plan
Development Activity (2)
Thornburgh Destination Resort site plan review and Phase A-1 tentative plan modification
Mixed-Use
Amazon last mile distribution center
Industrial
Market Signals (3)
Commercial Demand
New 10-year enterprise zone abatement in Greater Redmond targets large…
Other
CDD reports a flood of plan amendment/zone change applications (e.g.,…
Sentiment
Commissioners voiced concern about Oregon losing businesses (e.g., Dutch Bros)…
Who Spoke (11)
On the record: the chair, 2 commissioners, 6 staff members, and an attorney.
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