247-24-000839-PA, 840-ZC; McKenzie Meadow Village, LLC; Comprehensive Plan Amendment and Zone Change

Proposal Summary

The applicant requests approval of a Comprehensive Plan Amendment to change the designation of the subject property from Forest to Rural Residential Exception Area (RREA) and a corresponding Zone Change to rezone the subject property from Forest Use 2 (F2) to Multiple-Use Agricultural (MUA10). The total area subject to the request is 58 acres. 

The applicant states that the purpose of this request is to ultimately be brought into the City of Sisters Urban Growth Boundary so the applicant can develop a needed housing residential development that has 30% NET developed units that meet a definition of affordable housing to meet the City's future housing needs. However, this application request does not include a request to expand the City of Sisters UGB.

Location

69095 MCKINNEY RANCH RD, SISTERS, OR 97759, identified on Deschutes County Assessor’s Map 15-10-05, Tax Lot 1200.

69055 MCKINNEY RANCH RD, SISTERS, OR 97759, identified on Deschutes County Assessor’s Map 15-10-05, Tax Lot 1202.

69050 MCKINNEY RANCH RD, SISTERS, OR 97759, identified on Deschutes County Assessor’s Map 15-10-05, Tax Lot 1203.

Portion of MCKINNEY RANCH ROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY, Deschutes County Assessor’s Map 15-10-05, Tax Lot 1205. 

Proposal Status

The initial Hearing's Officer hearing was held on April 7, 2025 at 1pm. The Hearing's Officer closed the oral testimony portion but left the written record open in accordance with the following deadlines:

1. New Evidence and Testimony - Monday, April 21st, 2025 at 4pm

2. Rebuttal Evidence and Testimony - Monday, May 5th, 2025 at 4pm

3. Final Legal Argument (Applicant Only) - Monday, May 12, 2025 at 4pm

Open record period submittals must be received by the County's servers (if electronic) by 4pm on the date of the deadline. The County cannot retrieve information from a website link or personal cloud storage service. 

All open record period submittals should be directed to Haleigh King (haleigh.king@deschutes.org). 

The April 7, 2025 hearing recording can be viewed by visiting www.deschutes.org/meetings.

Process Overview: The Hearing's Officer is the Hearings Body for the initial hearing. The Hearing's Officer will provide a recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners who will hold another public hearing to take testimony on the matter. After the hearing and any applicable open record periods, the Board will deliberate and make a decision on the application. The Board decision is the final local decision. The County Procedures Ordinance, Title 22 includes the codified process and hearing procedures for land use applications. Section 22.28.030 contains specifics on Plan Amendment and Zone Change applications. 

Staff Contact

Haleigh King, Senior Planner
Email: haleigh.king@deschutes.org
Phone: 541-383-6710