Harney County Planning Department Harney County Comprehensive Plan Harney County Planning Department 450 N. Buena Vista • Burns OR 97720 Phone 541-573-6655 • Fax 541-573-2762 Acknowledgements Instrumental in the formation of this document…… Planning Commissioners: - David Arntz, Chair - Wayne Evans - Debbie Bentz - Mark Owens - Don Lidner - Jeff Dorroh - Vern Brown 2 Table of Contents Table of Content Acknowledgements ........................................................................................................... 2 Table of Contents .............................................................................................................. 3 List of Maps ...................................................................................................................... 5 Preface: Comprehensive Planning .................................................................................. 6 Introduction....................................................................................................................... 6 Purpose ............................................................................................................................. 7 Process .............................................................................................................................. 7 Community Involvement.................................................................................................... 7 Plan Objective ................................................................................................................... 8 Background Data .............................................................................................................. 8 Population Growth and Projections: ................................................................................ 8 Overview of Citizen Involvement in the Local Planning Process ................................... 10 Implementation ............................................................................................................... 11 Implementation Plan for Harney County ........................................................................ 12 Chapter 1 Citizen Involvement ....................................................................................... 13 Introduction..................................................................................................................... 13 Goals ............................................................................................................................... 13 Policies ............................................................................................................................ 13 Chapter 2 Land Use Planning ...................................................................................... 15 PART I -- PLANNING ......................................................................................................... 15 Land Use Planning Goal ................................................................................................ 15 Implementation ............................................................................................................... 16 Revision ........................................................................................................................... 16 Harney County Decision-making Processes: .................................................................. 19 PRE-APPLICATION CONFERENCE ....................................................................... 21 Part II- Indian Lands ......................................................................................................... 22 Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 22 Indian Lands Policies ...................................................................................................... 23 Part III- Publicly Owned Lands ......................................................................................... 23 Publicly Owned Lands Policies ...................................................................................... 23 Chapter 3 Agricultural Lands ....................................................................................... 24 Agriculture Designation .................................................................................................. 24 Agricultural Lands Goals ............................................................................................... 25 Agricultural Lands Polices and Implementation Strategies ........................................... 25 Chapter 4 Forest Lands .................................................................................................. 29 Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 29 Designation: Forest Lands .............................................................................................. 29 Forest Land Goals and Policies ..................................................................................... 30 Chapter 5 Natural Resources, Scenic and Historic Areas, and Open Spaces ............ 32 Introduction..................................................................................................................... 32 Natural Resources ........................................................................................................... 32 1. Natural Areas .............................................................................................................. 32 Wildlife Resources .......................................................................................................... 35 Mineral and Aggregate Resources .................................................................................. 36 3 Scenic and Historic Areas ................................................................................................ 40 Chapter 6 Air, Water and Land Resources ................................................................... 42 Goals ............................................................................................................................... 42 General Air, Water and Land Resource Policies............................................................ 42 Water Resources ............................................................................................................. 43 Water Resource Policies ................................................................................................. 45 Chapter 7 Areas Subject to Natural Hazards ............................................................... 54 Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 54 Natural Hazards and Limitations Goals .......................................................................... 54 Natural Hazards and Limitations Policies....................................................................... 54 Chapter 8 Recreational Needs ....................................................................................... 56 Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 56 Recreation Goals ............................................................................................................. 56 Recreation Policies.......................................................................................................... 57 Chapter 9 Economic Development ............................................................................... 58 Economic Goal................................................................................................................ 58 Economic Policies and Implementation Strategies ......................................................... 58 Chapter 10 Housing ...................................................................................................... 60 Housing Goal .................................................................................................................. 60 Housing Policies and Implementation Strategies ........................................................... 60 Chapter 11 Public Facilities and Services .................................................................... 64 Public Facilities and Services Goal................................................................................. 64 Public Facilities and Services Policies ............................................................................ 64 Chapter 12 Transportation ............................................................................................ 65 Transportation Goal ........................................................................................................ 65 Transportation Policies ................................................................................................... 65 Chapter 13 Energy Conservation ................................................................................... 67 Energy Goal .................................................................................................................... 67 Energy Policies ............................................................................................................... 67 Energy Resource Site Protection .................................................................................... 67 Energy Facility Siting ....................................................................................................