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Hearings Officer Hearing - Land Use - Wildhorse Meadows Declaratory Ruling, September 29, 2026

Votes on Declaratory ruling on no net loss standard, Wild Horse Meadows (16900 Aspen Lakes Drive)

1h 40m14,828 words
33 mentionspublic hearingcomprehensive planland useconditional usedeniedapprovedsubdivisionPUDresidentialDeschutes County, OR
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What happened

Deschutes County Hearings Officer Greg Frank held a public hearing on file 247-26-00461-DR, a declaratory ruling request by Wild Horse Meadows, LLC seeking an interpretation of the fish and wildlife no net loss standard (DCC 18.113.070(D)) for the approximately 388.64-acre proper…

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
Deschutes County, OR
Date
September 29, 2026
Decisions
1 zoning decision
Outcome
Voted

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Declaratory ruling on no net loss standard, Wild Horse Meadows (16900 Aspen Lakes Drive)

Hearing on a declaratory ruling request by Wild Horse Meadows, LLC for 16900 Aspen Lakes Drive, about 388.64 acres of golf course and open space; the platted Aspen Lakes lots are excluded. The applicant asks whether ORS 197.460 limits the county's no net loss standard (DCC 18.113.070(D)) to impacts...

Meeting Summary

Deschutes County Hearings Officer Greg Frank held a public hearing on file 247-26-00461-DR, a declaratory ruling request by Wild Horse Meadows, LLC seeking an interpretation of the fish and wildlife no net loss standard (DCC 18.113.070(D)) for the approximately 388.64-acre proper…

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Key Decisions (1)

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Declaratory ruling on no net loss standard, Wild Horse Meadows (16900 Aspen Lakes Drive)

Development Activity (1)

Wild Horse Meadows / Aspen Lakes potential destination resort

Commercial

Market Signals (2)

Infrastructure

Whether Deschutes County's no net loss standard reaches basin-wide water…

Sentiment

Strong organized opposition (LandWatch, the Warm Springs tribes, local alliances)…

Who Spoke (9)

ChairStaffAttorney · 4ApplicantApplicant's RepPublic

On the record: the chair, a staff member, 4 attorneys, the applicant, the applicant's representative, and a member of the public.

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