Comprehensive plans (county)
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A comprehensive plan is a document stating the general, long-range policies that will govern a local community's future development. These plans are required of each city and county by Oregon legislation. They must include wide citizen participation, address 19 statewide planning goals, be officially adopted by the jurisdiction, receive approval by the Oregon Dept. of Land Conservation and Development, and be reviewed periodically.
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Item Open Access Harney County : Comprehensive plan (2009)(Harney County (Or.), 2009) Harney County (Or.); Harney County (Or.). Planning Dept.The purpose of the Harney County Comprehensive Plan is to provide general guidance on land use decisions in order to promote the greatest land use efficiency and equity. The preparation of this plan responded to a statewide comprehensive planning initiative that was developed to provide an open and objective land use decision making process. The plan is intended to respond to growth and change in the county. [From the Plan]Item Open Access Lincoln County : Comprehensive plan and zoning code (2009)(Lincoln County (Or.), 2009) Lincoln County (Or.)Chapter One shall be known and may be cited or pleaded as the Lincoln County Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Regulations. This chapter applies to all that area of Lincoln County subject to county jurisdiction under the provisions of ORS 215.130 and subsequent amendments to the Oregon Revised Statutes. The purpose of this chapter is to promote the public health, safety and general welfare and to implement the goals and policies of the Lincoln County Comprehensive Plan, LCC 1.0005 to 1.0190. [From the document]Item Open Access Marion County : Comprehensive plan (1981)(Marion County (Or.), 1981-05-13) Marion County (Or.); Marion County (Or.). Planning DivisionThe Marion County Comprehensive Plan was developed for the purpose of providing a guide to development and conservation of Marion County's land resources. It is a generalized long-range policy guide and land use map that provides the basis for decisions on the physical, social, and economic development of Marion County. It represents a public statement of the most desirable land conservation projections for the next 10 to 20 years. [From the Plan]Item Open Access Polk County : Comprehensive plan (1974)(Polk County (Or.), 1974-06) Polk County (Or.); Mid Willamette Valley Council of GovernmentsThe plan will serve as a guide to private landowners in making individual plans to develop their property. It provides information on roads, parks, public facilities that will give justification to the investment required and will indicate where risk will be involved if their plans conflict with the County Plan. [From the Plan]Item Open Access Wallowa County : Wallowa Lake Basin comprehensive plan technical supplement (1973)(Wallowa County (Or.), 1973-05) Wallowa County (Or.); Stevens, Thompson & RunyanThis technical supplement is intended to supply additional data which was not possible to present in the primary publication of the Comprehensive Plan, since that presentation was designed for the purpose of general public distribution. Specifically, this supplement provides a more detailed analysis of the proposed water and sewerage facilities which are of paramount concern to County officials. [From the document]Item Open Access Wallowa County : Wallowa Lake Basin comprehensive plan (1973)(Wallowa County (Or.), 1973-05) Wallowa County (Or.); Stevens, Thompson & RunyanThe basic goal of the study is to provide an environmental protection plan for the Wallowa Lake Basin. This will be facilitated through three general tasks: 1. Development of a land use plan, 2. Development of a water and sewerage facilities plan, and 3. Review of existing zoning policies as they would be affected by the land use plan. The study area was defined as Wallowa Lake, the City of Joseph and their environs within an approximate two-mile range. In addition to this publication, a supplement is available which presents more detailed data concerning various aspects of this study. [From the Plan]Item Open Access Malheur County : Comprehensive plan (1982)(Malheur County (Or.), 1982-07) Malheur County (Or.)The purpose of this comprehensive plan is to identify the present and future needs of Malheur County and to guide its future growth and development. The plan establishes directions and means of achieving what Malheur County wants to occur during the next 20 years. The plan is meant to influence and be responsive to change rather than to restrict opportunities for growth. [From the plan]Item Open Access Baker County : Comprehensive plan (1991)(Baker County (Or.), 1991-09) Baker County (Or.)Land use planning goal: To establish a land use planning process and policy framework as a basis for all decisions and actions related to use of land and to insure an adequate factual base for such decisions. [From the Plan]Item Open Access Yamhill County : Comprehensive plan (1974)(Yamhill County (Or.), 1974-08) Yamhill County (Or.); Yamhill County (Or.). Dept. of Planning and DevelopmentThis document is the Comprehensive Plan for Yamhill County. The planning area includes all of Yamhill County, with full consideration of its ten member cities and the large Federal ownerships in the western part of the County. Piecemeal efforts at preparing and implementing plans for major sections of the County and a number of its cities have been carried out in recent years, but nearly all of these projects have been carried out on a one-time, consulting basis and lacked sufficient scope, resources and political and citizen commitment. This study is the first major effort undertaken by the County government and the citizens themselves utilizing their own resources to chart the future for all of the Yamhill County community and follow through with a strong commitment to implementation. [From the Plan]Item Open Access Sherman County : Comprehensive plan (1979)(Sherman County (Or.), 1979-02) Sherman County (Or.)Why land use planning in Sherman County? To assure that: 1) changes in land use are carefully considered for their short and long term impacts; 2) rational decisions are made and based upon factual data; 3) the community guides the use of all land; 4) equal and adequate protection is given to the rights of all landowners and citizens; and 5) actions and policies of all levels of government are coordinated. [From the Plan]Item Open Access Josephine County : Comprehensive plan(Josephine County (Or.), 1981-04) Josephine County (Or.)This document is designed to be a summary of information on a variety of factors over time, including population, economics, forest lands, recreation, public facilities, and natural resources. As such, it represents a commitment to organize and coordinate these complex interrelationships in such a way as to guide development and protect the future health, safety and welfare of the general public. [From the Plan]Item Open Access Union County : Comprehensive plan(Union County (Or.), 1979-04) Lynn D. Steiger & Associates; Union County (Or.)This Land Use Plan is a public document prepared by governing bodies assisted by advisory committees, planning commissions and community residents. It provides long-range guidelines for decision-making with regard to land use suitability, development proposal evaluation, public utility, facility and street improvement planning and other considerations related to community growth. [From the Plan]Item Open Access Washington County : Comprehensive plan(Washington County (Or.), 2008-07-03) Washington County (Or.)The Comprehensive Framework Plan contains the broad policy directions that are the basis for the other Comprehensive Plan elements. The steps in the development of the Comprehensive Framework Plan (CFP) included: the collection of inventory data for the County Resource Document; the formulation, with citizen input, of a development concept for the urban portion of the County; the allocation of population and employment to Community Planning Areas based on this concept and on growth projected for the County; and the development of policies and strategies designed to guide the future growth of the County. [From the Plan]Item Open Access Deschutes County : 2030 Comprehensive plan update(Deschutes County (Or.), 2008-05-14) Deschutes County (Or.)The purpose of the Deschutes County Comprehensive Plan is to provide general guidance on land use decisions, in order to promote the greatest land use efficiency and equity. The preparation of this plan responded to a statewide comprehensive planning initiative that was developed to provide an open and objective land use decision making process. The plan was intended to respond to the dramatic growth and change the County was experiencing that was putting pressure on the land as well as on the economic, social and governmental structures. [From the Plan]Item Open Access Grant County : Comprehensive plan(Grant County (Or.), 1996-01) Grant County (Or.)Prepared by Grant County Planning Department in response to the applicable periodic review requirements of OAR 660-19 as set forth by the State Land Conservation and Development Commission. Special [acknowledgment] is given to the Grant County Planning Commission for the assistance provided in completing codification of this document. [From the Plan]Item Open Access Multnomah County : Comprehensive plan(Multnomah County (Or.), 2009) Multnomah County (Or.)The Multnomah County Comprehensive Framework Plan Summary is the county's land use mission statement. It describes the policies that guide decisions made by the Land Use Planning Division as well as the relationship between Multnomah County land use decisions and the policies adopted by the Metro Council and statewide planning agencies. [From the Plan]Item Open Access Sherman County : Comprehensive plan(Sherman Countty (Or.), 2007) Sherman County (Or.)The Comprehensive Plan is the public's conclusions about the development, conservation and preservation of the County. Comprehensive means all-inclusive in terms of natural and man caused activities. The term plan means the group of decisions made before changes are made in the area. The Comprehensive Plan shows how the County can best use what resources it has, to be the kind of place it would like to be in the future. [From the Plan]Item Open Access Umatilla County : Comprehensive plan technical report(Umatilla County (Or.), 1984-09) Umatilla County (Or.). Planning Dept.; Umatilla County (Or.)This document is the technical background report employed in the development of the Comprehensive Plan for Umatilla County, Oregon. It contains research data which forms the basis of the Plan's Findings and Policies. To facilitate its use, subject matter has been arranged in an order approximating that of the Plan. [From the document]Item Open Access Hood River County : Comprehensive plan(Hood River County (Or.), 1984-02-21) Hood River County (Or.)The Hood River County Comprehensive land Use Plan is the basic instrument used for County land use planning. It is law and is utilized to control and direct the use and development of land use activities on private lands within the County. [From the Plan]Item Open Access Crook County : comprehensive plan (2008)(Crook County (Or.), 2008-01-08) Crook County (Or.); Meader, Daniel; Tenneson Engineering Corp.; Lake, Brent; Central Oregon Land Use Consultants; Crook County (Or.). Planning Dept.The Crook County Comprehensive Land Use Plan was adopted in 1978 and has been in use by the County since that time. Over the years, there have been 49 amendments to the maps and text and, in recent years, there have been minor amendments to the amendments— particularly in the Powell Butte area. This document represents a codified version of the County’s Comprehensive Plan. The purpose is to update the Plan to make it easier to use by the elected and appointed officials of Crook County and by the average citizen needing to glean information from it. [From the Plan]