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Comprehensive Plan AUGUST 1, 1984 Ordinance No. 84-4 [Integrated through Oct 10, 2017] COLUMBIA COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDED: ORDI. EFFECTIVE DESCRIPTION NO. DATE 85-1 Mar 1985 Multiple Changes - 44 pages 85-8 Jul 1985 Agriculture, Forest, Rural Centers, Greenway 53-85 Jul 1985 Correct clerical errors: Ordinances 85-1 and 85-8 [Board Resolution No. 53-85] 89-7 Jul 1989 Citizen Involvement: Policy 8 93-7 Jul 1993 Economy: Policy 13, Airport Industrial zone 98-1 Apr 1998 Surface Mining, Aggregate Inventories 98-3 Jun 1998 Transportation Systems Plan 98-4 Feb 1999 Rural Communities, Rural Residential: text and policies 98-5 Jul 1998 Economy, Urbanization: update population projections 99-5 Nov 1999 Rural Residential: Policies 1, 3, 4, 8 2000-01 Sep 2000 Surface Mining, Reichhold site 2000-04 Nov 2000 Surface Mining, Scappoose Airpark 2000-05 Nov 2000 Rural Residential: Policy 4 2001-02 Mar 2001 Economy, Population: update population projections 2001-09 Jan 2002 Interim Development Standards for City of St. Helens UGA 2003-06 Jul 2003 Fish and Wildlife Habitat; Historic and Cultural Areas 2003-05 Dec 2003 Goal 5 Sensitive Lands 2009-07 Sep 2009 20 Year Population Forecast 2010-11 Jan 2010 Resource Lands Amendments 2013-2 Nov 2013 Tide Creek Rock Zone Change Forest Agriculture to Surface Mining 2017-2 Oct 2017 Columbia County Transportation Plan S:\ORDINANCES\INTEGRATED\COMP PLAN OCT 2017 .wpd TABLE OF CONTENTS PART I. INTRODUCTION TO THE PLAN ............................................................................. -1- Purpose .........................................................................................................................-1- Objectives ..................................................................................................................... -1- Background for Comprehensive Planning .................................................................... -2- General Background Information .................................................................................. -3- History .................................................................................................................. -3- Geography ........................................................................................................... -3- Administrative Procedures: Goals and Policies ............................................................ -4- PART II. CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT ...................................................................................... -6- Purpose .........................................................................................................................-6- History ........................................................................................................................... -6- Citizen Involvement Today ............................................................................................ -8- Citizen Involvement: Goals and Policies ....................................................................... -9- PART III. PLANNING COORDINATION ............................................................................ -11- Purpose ....................................................................................................................... -11- Comprehensive Plan Development ............................................................................ -11- PART IV. FOREST LANDS ................................................................................................ -13- Definition ..................................................................................................................... -13- Background ................................................................................................................. -13- History ......................................................................................................................... -13- Economic Benefits ...................................................................................................... -14- General Information .................................................................................................... -14- Table IV-1: Timber Harvest Data for 1984-2004 ............................................... -15- Table IV-2: Forest Resource Zoning Districts .................................................... -17- Current Trends ............................................................................................................ -18- Other Considerations .................................................................................................. -18- Forest Lands: Goals and Policies ............................................................................... -20- Part V. Agriculture ............................................................................................................ -22- Background ................................................................................................................. -22- Suitability for Agriculture ............................................................................................. -22- Map 8: Land in Usda Capability Classes I - Iv ................................................... -23- Current Trends ............................................................................................................ -25- Table V-1: Principal Farm Operator by Primary Occupation(1992-2007) .......... -27- Table V-2: Trends in Farm Numbers & Acreages(1982-2007) .......................... -27- Table 3: Farms by Size (1992-2007) ................................................................. -28- Agriculture: Goals and Policies ................................................................................... -29- TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 2 PART VI. HOUSING ........................................................................................................... -32- General Background Information ................................................................................ -32- Table 11: Average Number of People per Household in Columbia County ...... -32- Housing Needs ........................................................................................................... -33- Table 12: Comparison of Household Income and Housing Sales Prices .......... -34- Table 13: Housing by Type, 1970 & 1970 .......................................................... -35- Table 14: Estimated Demand for New Housing ................................................ -36- Housing Programs ...................................................................................................... -37- Table 15: Housing Conditions ........................................................................... -37- Table 16: Housing Assistance Needs of Lower Income Households ................ -37- Housing: Goals and Policies ....................................................................................... -39- Part Vii. Rural Residential ................................................................................................ -40- Background ................................................................................................................. -40- Conflicts ...................................................................................................................... -40- Densities of Rural Lands -V- Urbanizable Lands ........................................................ -41- Average Lot Sizes .............................................................................................. -42- Rural Residential: Goals and Policies ......................................................................... -43- PART VIII. RURAL COMMUNITIES ................................................................................... -45- Background ................................................................................................................. -45- Today's Rural Communities ........................................................................................ -45- Planning and Zoning Criteria ...................................................................................... -46- Rural Communities: Goals and Policies ...................................................................... -47- Map 9: Goble Rural Community ......................................................................... -49- Map 10: Deer Island Rural Community .............................................................. -50- Map 11: Alston Corner Rural Community .......................................................... -51- Map 12: Birkenfeld Rural Community ................................................................ -52- Map 13: Mist Rural Community .......................................................................... -53- Map 13a: Quincy Rural Community ................................................................... -54- PART IX. URBANIZATION ................................................................................................ -55- Purpose ....................................................................................................................... -55- Background ................................................................................................................. -55- Rural Lands ........................................................................................................ -55- Urban Lands ....................................................................................................... -55- Land Need .........................................................................................................
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