Project Data and Materials

The Executive Order directs the Regional Partners--Douglas, Jackson, and Josephine Counties--to complete technical studies and prepare maps and other materials required for preparing a rulemaking petition to the Department of Land Conservation and Development.

Following is a summary of the project data and materials (also referred to as "work products" or "products") to be developed by the Regional Partners during this project:

Task 1 Initial Public Information and Participation

Public Hearing - Task 1 Product Submittals

1-1 Public Input from initial public meetings
1-2 Documented briefings to boards of commissioners and planning commissions

Task 2 Project Organization

2-1 Report on current statutory and administrative resource land rule provisions
2-2 Report on state farm and forest definitions

Task 3 Ongoing Project Administration and Oversight

3-1 Establishment of TAC and Steering Committees, documentation of participation
3-2 Regional website accessible from each participating County’s website
3-3 Use of a uniform method of data dissemination

Task 4 Data Acquisition – Mapping and Associated Data

4-1 Maps showing the following for the entire counties of Douglas, Jackson, and Josephine:

Soils capability for farm use
Forest productivity
High-value soils as defined in ORS 195
Groundwater resources
Goal 5 inventory areas
The most recent wildlife mapping with GIS data from ODFW
Fire protection districts
Parcelization and existing development
Current farm, forest, non-resource, and exception-area plan and zone designations
Level of utilization of existing rural residential lands
Areas of natural hazards and other development constraints

Task 5 Assessment of Resource Lands

Public Hearing - Prior to Task 5 Product Submittals

5-1 Report on criteria or factors for designating alternative forest land designations and/or alternative farm parcel sizes
5-2 Mapping of all land under consideration for alternative designations or parcel sizes.
5-3 Required meeting documentation.

Task 6 Assessment of Farm and Forest Land Mapping Errors

6-1 Maps and GIS data for all mapping errors identified in Douglas, Jackson, and Josephine Counties.