Bill Text: OR HB3465 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to guest ranches; and declaring an emergency.

Sponsorship: Committee Bill

Status: (Passed) 2011-08-02 - Chapter 686, (2011 Laws): Effective date August 2, 2011. [HB3465 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2011-HB3465-Introduced.html

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     76th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2011 Regular Session

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LC 2937

                         House Bill 3465

Sponsored by COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES

                             SUMMARY

The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.

  Authorizes owner of Silvies Valley Ranch Development Area to
develop 500-acre guest ranch with up to 575 units of overnight
accommodations and commercial uses. Exempts development from
statutes relating to guest ranches and other specified land use
and land division statutes, statewide land use planning goals and
provisions of Grant County's acknowledged comprehensive plan and
land use regulations.
  Requires Grant County, upon request of owner of Silvies Valley
Ranch, to form special fire, ambulance and public safety
district.
  Declares emergency, effective on passage.

                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to guest ranches; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + (1) As used in this section:
  (a) 'Silvies Valley Ranch' means a guest ranch in Grant County,
further described as certain real property consisting of
approximately 5,000 acres owned on January 1, 2010, by Silvies
Valley Ranch LLC located in sections 13, 14, 15, 22, 23, 24, 25,
26, 27, 33, 34, 35 and 36 of township 17 south, range 31 east.
  (b) 'Silvies Valley Ranch Development Area' means certain
property consisting of approximately 500 acres located in ___.
  (2) Subject to approval of a master plan submitted to Grant
County, the owner of the Silvies Valley Ranch Development Area
may develop a resort in the development area as an outright
permitted use:
  (a) Notwithstanding provisions of ORS 92.010 to 92.192 that
establish time frames for submission of a final subdivision plat
after tentative approval of a proposed subdivision plat.
  (b) Notwithstanding sections 2 and 3, chapter 84, Oregon Laws
2010.
  (c) Notwithstanding the lot size and dwelling standards of ORS
215.700 to 215.780.
  (d) Without taking an exception under ORS 197.732 to any of the
statewide land use planning goals.
  (e) Notwithstanding provisions of the acknowledged
comprehensive plan or land use regulations of Grant County except
as provided otherwise in this section.
  (f) Without adopting changes to the acknowledged comprehensive
plan or land use regulations of Grant County.
  (g) In one or more phases.
  (3) Silvies Valley Ranch Development Area may contain up to 575
units of overnight accommodations including, but not limited to,
lodging units, cabins, townhomes and fractional ownerships.
  (4) The Silvies Valley Ranch Development Area may:
  (a) Include restaurants, meeting and conference facilities and
commercial uses necessary to meet the needs of visitors to
Silvies Valley Ranch.
  (b) Include developed recreational facilities including, but
not limited to, tennis courts, a spa, equestrian facilities, a
swimming pool and bicycle paths.
  (c) Not include a new golf course.
  (d) Not include sites for new residential dwellings.
  (5) The uses authorized by this section that are to be
developed on or after January 1, 2010, must be constructed in the
Silvies Valley Ranch Development Area.
  (6) Important natural features of the Silvies Valley Ranch
including, but not limited to, habitat of threatened or
endangered species, streams, rivers and significant wetlands must
be retained. Alteration of important natural features, including
the placement of structures that maintain the overall values of
the feature, may be authorized under the applicable acknowledged
comprehensive plan and land use regulations.
  (7) Roads, utility corridors and utility facilities necessary
to serve the Silvies Valley Ranch Development Area are authorized
as outright permitted uses. Roads in the development area:
  (a) Must be all-weather roads.
  (b) Must remain unpaved to the greatest extent possible,
consistent with Silvies Valley Ranch's general intention to
discourage car use in most areas of the ranch.
  (c) Must be wide enough to accommodate emergency equipment.
  (8) The owner may submit an application to Grant County for
approval of a master plan for the development and use of the
Silvies Valley Ranch Development Area. The master plan must:
  (a) Demonstrate that development will occur in compliance with
the requirements of this section.
  (b) Include a proposed subdivision plat to create lots for the
first phase of development in the development area.
  (9) The master plan and associated land division plans:
  (a) Govern development of the development area in perpetuity.
  (b) May be amended at any time after an administrative review
by Grant County. Grant County shall approve a proposed change to
the master plan if the amended master plan would remain
consistent with the requirements of this section.
  (10) Grant County shall:
  (a) Apply only the provisions of this section and the master
plan as standards and criteria for approval or amendment of the
master plan and associated land division applications and
development permit applications submitted pursuant to this
section.
  (b) Process the master plan and associated land division
applications pursuant to the procedural review provisions of the
acknowledged comprehensive plan and land use regulations.
  (11) Upon request from the owner of the Silvies Valley Ranch,
Grant County shall form a special fire, ambulance and public
safety district for the purpose of providing necessary services
for the guest ranch. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + This 2011 Act being necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency
is declared to exist, and this 2011 Act takes effect on its
passage. + }
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