Deschutes County Housing Strategies
Housing is consistently identified by Deschutes County residents as an issue of concern. What does this actually mean, however? Is it the cost, availability, quality, location, or some combination of these factors?
The Board of County Commissioners has continually expressed interest in examining housing issues in Deschutes County. Staff recognizes that this is an opportune time to place a housing strategies project in the Planning Division work plan and to seek Board direction concerning the scope.
Please see the below links for information pertaining to the shape of this project, including meetings, background documents, and more.
The project in its current form concluded on November 23, 2020, but the Planning Division will continue to revisit housing issues in upcoming projects, including a future Comprehensive Plan update.
Meetings and Related Documents
Over the summer and fall of 2020, staff held a series of meetings with the Board of County Commissioners and the Planning Commission to help identify housing issues and discuss possible ways to shape a project that would address housing strategies in the county. Click on the links below for agendas, documents, and video (when available) from each meeting.
- July 27 BOCC meeting documents: Introductory Board memorandum; Draft Housing Profile and Appendix - Vacant Rural Residential Land Maps
- August 13 Planning Commission meeting documents: Introductory Planning Commission memorandum; Draft Housing Profile and Appendix - Vacant Rural Residential Land Maps
- August 24 BOCC meeting documents: Board memorandum - continued scope discussion
- September 24 BOCC meeting documents: Board memorandum - continued scope discussion and options; market data; examples in other counties; existing and potential opportunities in the County
- October 5 BOCC meeting documents: Board memorandum - additional data and scope discussion; maps of Conventional Housing Zone, Measure 37 and 49 claims, and current mobile home parks
- November 9 BOCC meeting documents: Board memorandum; revised Draft Housing Profile
- November 23 BOCC meeting documents: Board memorandum; maps of draft Rural Accessory Dwelling Unit legislative concept
- December 10 Planning Commission meeting documents: project summary and conclusion; Revised Housing Profile
For a direct link to a PDF of the revised Deschutes County Rural Housing Profile that was presented to the Board of County Commissioners on November 23, 2020, please see below.
For more information, please contact Tanya Saltzman, Senior Planner: tanya.saltzman@deschutes.org or 541-388-6528.
