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Board of Commissioners - Wednesday Meeting, October 7, 2026

Approves Reopening record for BCL plan amendment and zone change remand, 2-1

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What happened

The Deschutes County Board of Commissioners approved Order No. 2026-039 reopening the record for remand file 247-26-000560-A (BCL plan amendment and zone change) on a 2-1 vote, limited to three remand issues identified by the applicant; Commissioner Chang dissented, preferring to…

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
Deschutes County, OR
Governing body
Final authority
Date
October 7, 2026
Decisions
3 zoning decisions
Outcome
Approved, 2-1

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Reopening record for BCL plan amendment and zone change remand

Re-adoption of Order No. 2026-039 (correcting a scrivener's error in the order number) reopening the record for remand file 247-26-000560-A to consider new evidence on the three remand issues identified by the applicant. Hearing date, logistics, and substance are unchanged. The vote was 2-1, with Commissioner Chang voting no because she wanted the record opened on all six LUBA remand issues.

  • Record reopened only for the three remand issues identified by the applicant

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Meeting Summary

The Deschutes County Board of Commissioners approved Order No. 2026-039 reopening the record for remand file 247-26-000560-A (BCL plan amendment and zone change) on a 2-1 vote, limited to three remand issues identified by the applicant; Commissioner Chang dissented, preferring to…

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Key Decisions (3)

Approved

Reopening record for BCL plan amendment and zone change remand

Vote: 2-1Conditions attached
Approved

Private family burial grounds text amendment – first reading of Ordinance 2026-022

Vote: unanimous
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Who Spoke (11)

ChairCommissioner · 2Staff · 3AttorneyApplicant · 2

On the record: the chair, 2 commissioners, 3 staff members, an attorney, and 2 applicants.

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