247-23-000161-CU; 20925 Harper Road, LLC – Personal Use Airport; LUBA Remand
Proposal Summary
The applicant proposes a personal use airport which will consist of an airstrip approximately 75 feet wide and 200 feet in length. Up to 6 flight operations could occur per week, with a flight operation defined as a takeoff and a landing. No structures are proposed. No commercial activities are proposed as part of the airstrip operations. The applicant does not propose to pave, gravel or otherwise improve the airstrip or create an impervious surface.
Location
Address: 20925 Harper Road, Bend; Map & Tax Lot: 1612100000301
Address: 20616 Harper Road, Bend; Map & Tax Lot: 1612090000600
Proposal Status
The subject application was submitted in response to a remand from the Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) of the county’s approval of the original conditional use permit application, file nos. 247-21-000666-CU, 21-834-A, 1062-A. LUBA remanded the approval back to the county to address 2 issues: 1) Interpret the compatibility standard under Deschutes County Code 18.128.015(B) to determine the geographic scope of the phrase “surrounding properties”, and determine whether the proposed airport use is compatible with uses on surrounding properties for golden eagle nesting, without regard for the ability to obtain a Take Permit from the US Fish and Wildlife Service and considering whether the county’s program to achieve Goal 5 with respect to golden eagles has any bearing on the determination; and 2) Does the owner of the airstrip also own each of the 2 aircraft that are proposed to be used at the airport?
The land use record for file nos. 247-21-000666-CU, 834-A and 1062-A can be found here: https://deschutes.org/privateairstrip . This record is incorporated into the land use record for the subject application, 247-23-000161-CU.
The public hearing for the remand is scheduled for April 11, 2023, at 6 pm in the Barnes & Sawyer rooms of the Deschutes Services Center, 1300 NW Wall Street, Bend. The Notice of Public Hearing, which includes hearing participation information, can be viewed in the “Notices – Application, Public Hearing, Decisions” section below.
