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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.gazettetimes.com/news/local/barriers-blamed-for-high-cost-of-housing/article_c45f3eaa-9e21-11e1-b1fb-001a4bcf887a.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgAIAAoATAAOABAzr3L_QRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=YXCqLVodnf8&usg=AFQjCNGJAfnFaPLHcMUBK7uRoc4wLjTcIA" target="_blank"><span style="COLOR: #1111cc">Barriers
blamed for high cost of housing</span></a><br>
<span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="COLOR: #777777; TEXT-DECORATION: none">Corvallis Gazette Times</span></span><br>
But both men agreed that local requirements for voter-approved annexations, systems development charges and a sometimes-contentious public review process, coupled with
<b>Oregon's</b> already restrictive <b>land use</b> rules, create significant barriers to new
<b>...</b><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://djcoregon.com/news/2012/05/15/looming-barn-demolition-spurs-code-changes-in-cottage-grove/&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgAIAAoATABOAFAzr3L_QRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=YXCqLVodnf8&usg=AFQjCNE9oGmdu53lRyGyJx-zAS9s0GFwpg" target="_blank"><span style="COLOR: #1111cc">Looming
barn demolition spurs code changes in Cottage Grove</span></a><br>
<span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="COLOR: #777777; TEXT-DECORATION: none">Daily Journal of Commerce</span></span><br>
The historic barn, which sits on an acre of <b>property</b> near <b>Oregon</b> Route 99, is well-known because of a huge, hand-painted advertisement for “Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets” on its western face. The 112-year-old barn has seemingly been there “forever,”
<b>...</b><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.registerguard.com/web/newslocalnews/28072874-41/clinic-decision-eugene-board-industrial.html.csp&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgAIAAoATAEOARAzr3L_QRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=YXCqLVodnf8&usg=AFQjCNHxl7EuYyQ28-lcjkJhruC-nuJJWg" target="_blank"><span style="COLOR: #1111cc">State
backs Eugene on VA zoning</span></a><br>
<span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="COLOR: #777777; TEXT-DECORATION: none">The Register-Guard</span></span><br>
By Christian Wihtol The state <b>Land Use</b> Board of Appeals on Monday upheld a Eugene City Council vote earlier this year asserting that a Veterans Affairs clinic is an allowable use on campus-industrial-zoned land in the city. The decision is a victory
<b>...</b><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2012/05/15/zidells-unveil-first-so-waterfront.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgAIAAoATAGOAZAzr3L_QRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=YXCqLVodnf8&usg=AFQjCNH5P8coEvY0pLPC8a3wWGPkkUAXdA" target="_blank"><span style="COLOR: #1111cc">Zidells
unveil first So. Waterfront proposal</span></a><br>
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ZRZ Realty is proposing a seven-story mixed-<b>use</b> apartment project for its lot at the corner of Southwest Moody Street and Grover Street. A day after adding to its developable
<b>property</b> portfolio, the Zidell family has revealed its first South Waterfront
<b>...</b><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://portlandtribune.com/sustainable/story.php%3Fstory_id%3D133701998320308000&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgAIAAoATAAOABAzJrG_QRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=7IerSbSZAAs&usg=AFQjCNG9X3cdSwQniReWtICsXXhsK5PX_g" target="_blank"><span style="COLOR: #1111cc">West
Linn dreaming big for surplus <b>land</b> at Blue Heron site</span></a><br>
<span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="COLOR: #777777; TEXT-DECORATION: none">Portland Tribune</span></span><br>
Of the 39 acres in West Linn, WES only needs a small portion, up to five acres, to pump and discharge cleaned wastewater from the Tri-City sewer plant in
<b>Oregon</b> City. WES is offering up the remaining <b>property</b> for West Linn's
<b>use</b>.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://news.oregonmetro.gov/1/post.cfm/lcdc-faq-looking-ahead-to-thursday-s-review-of-metro-s-2011-ugb-expansion&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgAIAAoATABOAFAzo6x_QRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=t1d_I6-9MpA&usg=AFQjCNEh0-AQkfJX0YExj_BMBMIaiXFETA" target="_blank"><span style="COLOR: #1111cc">LCDC
FAQ: Looking ahead to Thursday's review of Metro's 2011 UGB expansion</span></a><br>
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Before we delve too deep into <b>land use</b> law geekery, here's a quick refresher on what's happening and why.
<b>Oregon land use</b> law is complicated; what started as a simple premise under Republican Gov. Tom McCall – protect farm and forest land from sprawl
<b>...</b><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.dailyastorian.com/news/local/camp-rilea-land-use-study-encourages-cooperative-planning/article_31dea668-9acc-11e1-930b-0019bb2963f4.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgAIAAoATACOAJAzo6x_QRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=t1d_I6-9MpA&usg=AFQjCNHqkCEBJpNz8uY1Gse0Bh6TH51frg" target="_blank"><span style="COLOR: #1111cc">Camp
Rilea <b>land</b>-<b>use</b> study encourages 'cooperative planning'</span></a><br>
<span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="COLOR: #777777; TEXT-DECORATION: none">Daily Astorian</span></span><br>
A nearly two-year long process intended to guide and clarify <b>land</b>-<b>use</b> policies at and around Camp Rilea Training Center is coming to an end. The consulting firm hired to conduct the
<b>Oregon</b> National Guard's joint <b>land</b>-<b>use</b> study for Camp Rilea has
<b>...</b><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.seasidesignal.com/news/article_8d10daf8-9a2a-11e1-8c06-0019bb2963f4.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgAIAAoATAEOARAzo6x_QRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=t1d_I6-9MpA&usg=AFQjCNG1k4AZZFnWQJebAdQ4zeWYtAhiOQ" target="_blank"><span style="COLOR: #1111cc">Clatsop
County Commissioners review Camp Rilea Joint <b>Land Use</b> Study</span></a><br>
<span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="COLOR: #777777; TEXT-DECORATION: none">Seaside Signal</span></span><br>
The application rezones approximately 10 total acres on the two lots from Residential-Agriculture 1 to Open Space, Parks and Recreation. Under
<b>land</b>-<b>use</b> regulations governing the Clatsop Plains region, the rezone creates five density credits that can
<b>...</b><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.kplu.org/post/herbicide-use-commercial-timber-lands-questioned&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgAIAAoATAFOAVAzo6x_QRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=t1d_I6-9MpA&usg=AFQjCNFVuaZISJ1SSHtMUAPNu5-4Pp3GRw" target="_blank"><span style="COLOR: #1111cc">Herbicide
<b>use</b> on commercial timber <b>lands</b> questioned</span></a><br>
<span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="COLOR: #777777; TEXT-DECORATION: none">KPLU News for Seattle and the Northwest</span></span><br>
<b>Oregon</b> is timber country. The terrain is steep, dark green, and intensely beautiful. Six million acres of
<b>Oregon</b> forest is owned by commercial timber companies. The companies spray the
<b>land</b> with herbicide when the trees are young.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.sustainablebusinessoregon.com/articles/2012/05/coal-export-company-promises-400m-in.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgAIAAoATAGOAZAzo6x_QRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=t1d_I6-9MpA&usg=AFQjCNGgSMrzWvdIqs4jGyTxC0MdVjoPjA" target="_blank"><span style="COLOR: #1111cc">Coal
export company promises $400M in economic impact</span></a><br>
<span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="COLOR: #777777; TEXT-DECORATION: none">Sustainable Business Oregon</span></span><br>
Plans for a coal export facility would <b>use</b> barges to bring coal up the Columbia River and promise $400 million in economic impact. Nowhere is the economic potential of exporting coal along the Columbia River more apparent than at Tidewater Barge Lines
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<p style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.oregonlive.com/forest-grove/index.ssf/2012/05/long-held_dream_of_reclaiming.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgAIAAoATAHOAdAzo6x_QRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=t1d_I6-9MpA&usg=AFQjCNHhIRR4CefPGCjyPQmiHVQlCsOGuA" target="_blank"><span style="COLOR: #1111cc">Long-held
dream of reclaiming Gaston-to-McMinnville rail line moves closer to <b>...</b></span></a><br>
<span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="COLOR: #777777; TEXT-DECORATION: none">OregonLive.com</span></span><br>
Until recently, however, Union Pacific has stuck fast to an asking price far more reflective of
<b>land</b> prices that could be fetched before the housing boom went flat. A partial appraisal conducted about a year ago by experts familiar with railroad
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