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Transferable Development Credit (TDC)
Technical Advisory Committee
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Funded by an Environmental Protection Agency grant, Deschutes County convened a Technical Advisory Committee to assist the County in developing financial assistance program for drinking water protection actions for south Deschutes County. The Committee represented diverse perspectives in seven meetings over a 10-month period beginning in July 2005.
The Committee raised a number of issues that staff grouped by category. The group reached a primary milestone in December 2005, when the Committee recommended:
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Project Links .. Groundwater Protection Project Home .. Background .. Project News
Financial Assistance .. Financial Assistance for Groundwater Protection .. Pollution Reduction Credit Program.. Transferable Development Credit (TDC)
Wastewater Treatment Alternatives .. New or Expanded Sewer Systems
Technical Information .. How Well do Onsite Systems Work? .. USGS Reports .. Nitrates and Drinking Water .. Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products
Historical Information .. Public Record for the Local Rule |
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County staff used the four months between December 2005 and April 2006 to draft amendments to the original Transferable Development Credit (TDC) program and coordinate with the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality over the basic elements of a local rule, the Committee last reconvened in April 2006 and recommended:
- Forwarding the TDC Code Amendment and Resolution to the Deschutes County Planning Commission; and
- Continue moving forward with the development of a Local Rule
The County Planning Commission held two work sessions in April and a public hearing in La Pine on May 11, 2006 to formally consider the amendments. After receiving testimony from La Pine area residents and stakeholders, the Planning Commission unanimously recommended that the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners (Board) adopt the proposed code changes to the TDC program.
On May 31, 2006, the Board held a public hearing on proposed amendments to the County Transferable Development Credit Program. One week later, on June 5, 2006, the Board adopted amendments to the Transferable Development Credit Program, Deschutes County Code Chapter 11.12.
The amendments create a pollution reduction credit program that will require retrofitting existing septic systems to create credits required for development in the Neighborhood Planning Area. Neighborhood Planning Area developers can either work with homeowners to retrofit existing onsite systems with nitrogen-reducing technology or pay into a "Partnership Fund" that would then be made available to property owners interested in retrofitting their existing wastewater treatment systems.
Additional information about the Groundwater Protection Project can be found at the links on the right.
Advisory Committee Minutes:
- July 2005August 18, 2005
September 15, 2005
October 20, 2005
November 17, 2005
December 15, 2005
April 11, 2006
June 2006
Adopted amendments to the Transferrable Development Credit Program are available here.
January 30, 2007
Communication Plan and Outreach Summary
March 6, 2007
Deschutes County Public Health Memo
Oregon Department of Human Services - Technical Memo on Nitrates
Oregon DEQ letter to Steve Wert
TAC meeting minutes -January 30, 2007
Link to: Local Rule Hearings