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DEPARTMENT OF LAND CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT
DIVISION 34
STATE AND LOCAL PARK PLANNING
660-034-0000
Purpose
(1) The purpose of this division is to establish policies and procedures for the planning and zoning of state and local parks in order to address the recreational needs of the citizens of the state. This division is intended to interpret and carry out requirements of Statewide Planning Goal 8 and ORS 195.120 to 195.125.
(2) In general, this division directs local government planning and zoning activities regarding state and local park master plans. OAR chapter 736, division 18, directs the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) with respect to state park master planning, and does not apply to local governments except where specified by this division.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 195.120 & 197.040
Stats. Implemented: ORS 195.120 - 195.125
Hist.: LCDD 3-1998, f. & cert. ef. 7-15-98; LCDD 3-2004, f. & cert. ef. 5-7-04; LCDD 3-2006, f. & cert. ef. 4-14-06
660-034-0010
Definitions
As used in this division, unless the context requires otherwise:
(1) "Administrative site" is property owned or managed by OPRD that is used solely for state park administration or maintenance facilities, or both, and which is not within or contiguous to a state park.
(2) "Agricultural land" shall have the same meaning as OAR 660-033-0020(1).
(3) "Camper cabin" is a camp structure with no permanent foundations or plumbing, located within a camping area and intended for occupancy by one to eight persons.
(4) "Camp store" is an enclosed building not exceeding 1500 square feet for the sale of sundries to registered campers in camping areas within the park.
(5) "Endowment property" is property owned by OPRD which has no known outstanding resources or recreational values that would support the state park system mission and role, and which is intended for sale, lease, trade or donation to a different entity or for management for a purpose which does not directly support the state park system mission and role.
(6) "Forest land" shall have the same meaning as provided in Goal 4.
(7) "Group shelter" is an open sided or enclosed permanent building that does not include bedrooms, but may include plumbing, fireplace, barbecue, and picnic tables, for use by registered campers in a group camping area.
(8) "Local park" is a public area intended for open space and outdoor recreation use that is owned and managed by a city, county, regional government, or park district and that is designated as a public park in the applicable comprehensive plan and zoning ordinance.
(9) "Open play field" is a large, grassy area with no structural improvements intended for outdoor games and activities by park visitors. The term does not include developed ball fields, golf courses or courts for racquet sports.
(10) "OPRD" means the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department.
(11) "PAPA" is a "post acknowledgment plan amendment" conducted according to the requirements of ORS 197.610 to 197.625. The term includes amendments to an acknowledged comprehensive plan or land use regulation and the adoption of any new plan or land use regulation.
(12) "Park retreat" is an area of a state park designated for organized gatherings. Facilities within a park retreat are for use only by registered retreat guests. A park retreat must include a meeting hall and designated parking, and may also include other park amenities and support facilities.
(13) "Park visitor" is any member of the public who enters a state or local park for the primary purpose of enjoying or learning about the natural, historic or prehistoric, or scenic resources associated with the park setting.
(14) "Preliminary draft master plan" is a proposal for a state park master plan which has been prepared for adoption as an administrative rule by OPRD under the provisions of OAR chapter 736, division 18, and which is provided to local governments and the public for review and comment.
(15) "Recreation shop" is an open or enclosed building not exceeding 500 square feet of floor area for the rental of horses or recreational equipment such as bicycles and boats and for the sale of incidental related items such as bait and fishing flies.
(16) "State park" is any property owned or managed by OPRD and that OPRD has determined possesses outstanding natural, cultural, scenic or recreational resource values that support the state park system mission and role. The following OPRD properties are not state parks for purposes of this division: endowment properties and administrative sites.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 195.120 & 197.040
Stats. Implemented: ORS 195.120 - 195.125
Hist.: LCDD 3-1998, f. & cert. ef. 7-15-98; LCDD 3-2006, f. & cert. ef. 4-14-06
660-034-0015
State Park Master Plans and Allowable Uses
(1) OPRD adopts state park master plans as administrative rules pursuant to OAR chapter 736, division 18 and ORS 390.180. In order to facilitate the implementation of state park master plans through local government land use plans, this division provides procedures and criteria for park master planning and coordination.
(2) Each state park master plan shall describe, through maps and text as appropriate, the type, size and location of all land uses intended to occur in the park. Uses listed in ORS 195.120(3) and any other uses determined by OPRD may be authorized in a state park master plan provided all aspects of such uses comply with statewide planning goals, ORS 215.296, 390.180, and OAR 736-018-0020 on July 15, 1998, and all other applicable laws. State park master plans shall include findings of compliance with statewide planning goals and ORS 215.296.
(3) Except where the context specifies otherwise, the requirements in this division do not apply to state park master plans adopted as state rules prior to July 15, 1998. However, the requirements in this division do apply to amendments to such master plans when the amendments are adopted after July 15, 1998.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 195.120 & 197.040
Stats. Implemented: ORS 195.120 - 195.125
Hist.: LCDD 3-1998, f. & cert. ef. 7-15-98; LCDD 3-2006, f. & cert. ef. 4-14-06
660-034-0020
Coordination Procedures for Development of State Park Master Plans
(1) For each state park master plan developed after July 15, 1998, OPRD shall submit a preliminary draft master plan to DLCD and all local governments with land use authority over the subject state park property. This submittal shall occur prior to or simultaneously with OPRD's initiation of the administrative rule procedure for master plan adoption. At the time of the submittal, OPRD shall consult with local planning officials to determine whether the proposed uses in the park master plan are allowed by the acknowledged local comprehensive plan, as follows:
(a) If the local government determines that all of the proposed uses are allowed by the acknowledged local plan, OPRD may proceed with consideration and adoption of the master plan. In this case, the procedures in OAR 660-034-0020(2) to 660-034-0030(6) do not apply. However, if the proposed uses are allowable, but only by application of local conditional approval criteria that are not clear or objective, OPRD may seek to amend such criteria by proceeding as described in subsection (b) of this section. Upon request from OPRD, the local government shall provide written confirmation that the proposed master plan is compatible with the local plan.
(b) If the local government determines that any of the proposed uses described in the master plan are not allowed by the acknowledged local plan or implementing regulations, OPRD shall submit the preliminary master plan to the local government as an application for a post-acknowledgment plan amendment (PAPA).
(2) Upon receipt of a PAPA application from OPRD, a local government shall follow applicable PAPA procedures and requirements, except as described in subsections (a) through (c) of this section:
(a) The local government shall notify interested citizens and conduct at least one public hearing on the preliminary master plan within 90 days following submittal of a complete PAPA application. This may be conducted as a joint hearing of the local government and OPRD;
(b) Within 120 days following submittal of OPRD's complete application, the local government shall forward to OPRD any recommendations for changes to the master plan. The recommendations shall be in writing and shall include any suggested conditions or changes to the master plan;
(c) The local government shall not take final action on the PAPA application until OPRD has adopted the park master plan as an administrative rule and submitted it to the local government in accordance with OAR 660-034-0030.
(3) Within 60 days of receiving written recommendations from a local government pursuant to OAR 660-034-0020(2)(b), OPRD shall provide a written response to the local government addressing each recommendation. The response shall describe any changes to the draft park master plan that OPRD would propose in response to the local recommendations.
(4) OPRD's response shall also provide a second comment period not less than 30 days during which the local government may:
(a) Review any changes to the park master plan proposed by OPRD in response to the local government's previous recommendations; and
(b) Based on this review, either concur with or object to OPRD's pending adoption of the proposed master plan.
(5) If no objections are raised by the local government during the 30 day comment period, OPRD may proceed with consideration and adoption of the state park master plan. If OPRD receives a timely objection from the local government, and if the objection meets the requirements of OAR 660-034-0020(6), OPRD shall delay final consideration and adoption of the master plan in order to engage in formal or informal dispute resolution with the local government pursuant to OAR 660-034-0025. This delay of adoption shall continue for at least 60 days following the receipt of the objection, or until the issues in the objection are resolved and the objection is withdrawn, whichever occurs first. At the end of the 60 day delay period OPRD may proceed with consideration and adoption of the state park master plan.
(6) OPRD may choose to engage in dispute resolution for all issues raised by an objection. However, the mandatory 60 day delay specified in OAR 660-034-0020(5) shall only apply to an objection that meets the following requirements:
(a) The objection shall be described in a letter from the local governing body to the OPRD director received within the 30 day time period specified in OAR 660-034-0020(4); and
(b) The objection letter shall indicate the reasons why the local government believes the proposed master plan is inconsistent with the statewide planning goals, ORS 215.296, or OPRD's state park master planning criteria in OAR 736-018-0020.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 195.120 & 197.040
Stats. Implemented: ORS 195.120 - 195.125
Hist.: LCDD 3-1998, f. & cert. ef. 7-15-98; LCDD 3-2006, f. & cert. ef. 4-14-06
660-034-0025
Dispute Resolution
(1) If a local government objects to a proposed state park master plan, as described in OAR 660-034-0020(4) to 660-034-0020(6), OPRD shall attempt to resolve the objections during the 60 day delay period specified in OAR 660-034-0020(5), either through informal discussions with the local government or through formal mediation.
(2) OPRD or the local government may request mediation through the Oregon Consensus Program in order to resolve a disagreement about uses in a preliminary draft state park master plan. Such mediation shall be conducted according to the provisions of ORS 183.502.
(3) If OPRD and the local government engage in mediation pursuant to OAR 660-034-0025(2), and if this mediation does not result in timely resolution of the objection, either OPRD or the local government may request a nonbinding determination by the Land Conservation and Development Commission (LCDC). This determination shall be limited to issues involving the compliance of OPRD's proposed state park master plan with the statewide goals or related statutes or rules. Such a request shall be submitted by the end of the 60-day delay period specified in OAR 660-034-0020(5), or within 15 days following a withdrawal by either party from the mediation proceedings described under section (2) of this rule, whichever occurs last. LCDC may either agree or not agree to consider a request to issue a nonbinding determination regarding the dispute.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 195.120 & 197.040
Stats. Implemented: ORS 195.120 - 195.125
Hist.: LCDD 3-1998, f. & cert. ef. 7-15-98; LCDD 3-2006, f. & cert. ef. 4-14-06
660-034-0030
Local Government Implementation of State Park Master Plans
(1) Within 60 days following the effective date of the state park master plan administrative rule adopted by OPRD, unless an appeal of the rule is filed, OPRD shall submit the adopted master plan to all local governments with land use authority over the subject state park. The submittal shall include a request that the local governments take final action on the PAPA application previously filed pursuant to OAR 660-034-0020(1)(b).
(2) Within 150 days after receipt of an adopted master plan from OPRD, the local governments shall take final action necessary to conclude the PAPA initiated under OAR 660-034-0020(1)(b). Final action shall include amendments to the plan, implementing ordinances, plan map and zoning map, as necessary, to:
(a) Indicate the existence of the state park and its boundaries on the appropriate maps;
(b) Apply appropriate plan and zone categories (a "park" zone or overlay zone is recommended); and
(c) Provide objective land use and siting review criteria in order to allow development of the uses indicated in the state park master plan.
(3) Amendments to the local plan intended to implement the state park master plan shall be consistent with all statewide planning goals. If the local action includes only such amendments as are necessary and sufficient to implement the park master plan, the local government may rely on goal findings that are included in the park master plan (see OAR 660-034-0015(2)) in order to comply with statewide planning goal requirements.
(4) The final local action shall include findings addressing ORS 215.296 for all uses and activities in or adjacent to an agricultural or forest zone. The local government may rely on the ORS 215.296 findings in the state park master plan (see OAR 660-034-0015(2)) in order to comply with this requirement. The analysis required under ORS 215.296 shall concern farm or forest practices occurring on lands surrounding the state park that are devoted to farm or forest use, and shall not concern farm or forest practices occurring on farm or forest land within the state park itself.
(5) The local government may decide to alter or disallow the state park master plan provided the local government determines that adoption of the state park master plan would not comply with a statewide planning goal or ORS 215.296, or both. The local government shall alter or disallow uses described in the park plan only to the extent necessary to comply with statewide goals or ORS 215.296, or both. If the local government alters or disallows the state park master plan, OPRD may pursue any of the following options:
(a) Take no action;
(b) Modify the state park master plan to be compatible with the final PAPA action taken by the local government;
(c) Appeal the local decision.
(6) If the local government takes no final action on the PAPA within 150 days from receipt of the adopted state parks master plan from OPRD, the master plan, rather than the local plan:
(a) Shall be deemed the controlling land use regulation for the subject state park with respect to uses described in the state parks master plan;
(b) Shall supersede local zoning ordinances with respect to review and approval of uses described in the state parks master plan; and
(c) The provisions of this section shall remain in effect until the local government takes final action on the PAPA application.
(7) OPRD may submit a state park master plan that OPRD adopted prior to July 15, 1998 to a local government as a PAPA. Upon receipt of such a previously adopted state park master plan, the local government shall consider conforming amendments to local planning and zoning measures, and may adopt such amendments provided the proposed uses in the park master plan comply with statewide planning goals and ORS 215.296.
(8) The OPRD director may continue any use or facility that existed in a state park on July 25, 1997. Furthermore, the following uses and activities shall be approved by local government subject only to clear and objective siting criteria that shall not, either individually or cumulatively, prohibit the use or activity
(a) The repair and renovation of facilities in existence on July 25, 1997;
(b) The replacement of facilities and services in existence on July 25, 1997, including minor location changes; and
(c) The minor expansion of uses and facilities in existence on July 25, 1997.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 195.120 & 197.040
Stats. Implemented: ORS 195.120 - 195.125
Hist.: LCDD 3-1998, f. & cert. ef. 7-15-98; LCDD 3-2006, f. & cert. ef. 4-14-06
660-034-0035
Park Uses On Agricultural and Forest Land
(1) All uses allowed under Statewide Planning Goal 3 are allowed on agricultural land within a state park, and all uses allowed under Statewide Planning Goal 4 are allowed on forest land within a state park, provided such uses are also allowed under OAR chapter 736, division 18 and all other applicable laws, goals, and rules. Local governments may allow state parks and park uses as provided in OAR chapter 660, division 33, and ORS 215.213 or 215.283 on agricultural lands, or as provided in OAR 660-006-0025(4) on forest lands, regardless of whether such uses are provided for in a state park master plan.
(2) The park uses listed in subsection (a) through (i) of this section are allowed in a state park subject to the requirements of this division, OAR chapter 736, division 18, and other applicable laws. Although some of the uses listed in these subsections are generally not allowed on agricultural lands or forest lands without exceptions to Statewide Planning Goals 3 or 4, a local government is not required to adopt such exceptions in order to allow these uses on agricultural or forest land within a state park provided the uses, alone or in combination, meet all other applicable requirements of statewide goals and are authorized in a state park master plan adopted by OPRD, including a state park master plan adopted by OPRD prior to July 15, 1998:
(a) Campground areas: recreational vehicle sites; tent sites; camper cabins; yurts; teepees; covered wagons; group shelters; campfire program areas; camp stores;
(b) Day use areas: picnic shelters, barbecue areas, swimming areas (not swimming pools), open play fields, play structures;
(c) Recreational trails: walking, hiking, biking, horse, or motorized off-road vehicle trails; trail staging areas;
(d) Boating and fishing facilities: launch ramps and landings, docks, moorage facilities, small boat storage, boating fuel stations, fish cleaning stations, boat sewage pumpout stations;
(e) Amenities related to park use intended only for park visitors and employees: laundry facilities; recreation shops; snack shops not exceeding 1500 square feet of floor area;
(f) Support facilities serving only the park lands wherein the facility is located: water supply facilities, sewage collection and treatment facilities, storm water management facilities, electrical and communication facilities, restrooms and showers, recycling and trash collection facilities, registration buildings, roads and bridges, parking areas and walkways;
(g) Park Maintenance and Management Facilities located within a park: maintenance shops and yards, fuel stations for park vehicles, storage for park equipment and supplies, administrative offices, staff lodging;
(h) Natural and cultural resource interpretative, educational and informational facilities in state parks: interpretative centers, information/orientation centers, self-supporting interpretative and informational kiosks, natural history or cultural resource museums, natural history or cultural educational facilities, reconstructed historic structures for cultural resource interpretation, retail stores not exceeding 1500 square feet for sale of books and other materials that support park resource interpretation and education;
(i) Visitor lodging and retreat facilities in state parks: historic lodges, houses or inns and the following associated uses in a state park retreat area only:
(A) Meeting halls not exceeding 2000 square feet of floor area;
(B) Dining halls (not restaurants).
Stat. Auth.: ORS 195.120 & 197.040
Stats. Implemented: ORS 195.120 - 195.125
Hist.: LCDD 3-1998, f. & cert. ef. 7-15-98; LCDD 3-2006, f. & cert. ef. 4-14-06
660-034-0040
Planning for Local Parks
(1) Local park providers may prepare local park master plans, and local governments may amend acknowledged comprehensive plans and zoning ordinances pursuant to the requirements and procedures of ORS 197.610 to 197.625 in order to implement such local park plans. Local governments are not required to adopt a local park master plan in order to approve a land use decision allowing parks or park uses on agricultural lands under provisions of ORS 215.213 or 215.283 or on forestlands under provisions of OAR 660-006-0025(4), as further addressed in sections (3) and (4) of this rule. If a local government decides to adopt a local park plan as part of the local comprehensive plan, the adoption shall include:
(a) A plan map designation, as necessary, to indicate the location and boundaries of the local park; and
(b) Appropriate zoning categories and map designations (a "local park" zone or overlay zone is recommended), including objective land use and siting review criteria, in order to authorize the existing and planned park uses described in local park master plan.
(2) Unless the context requires otherwise, this rule does not require changes to:
(a) Local park plans that were adopted as part of an acknowledged local land use plan prior to July 15, 1998; or
(b) Lawful uses in existence within local parks on July 15, 1998.
(3) All uses allowed under Statewide Planning Goal 3 are allowed on agricultural land within a local park and all uses allowed under Statewide Planning Goal 4 are allowed on forest land within a local park, in accordance with applicable laws, statewide goals, and rules.
(4) Although some of the uses listed in OAR 660-034-0035(2)(a) to (g) are not allowed on agricultural or forest land without an exception to Goal 3 or Goal 4, a local government is not required to take an exception to Goals 3 or 4 to allow such uses on land within a local park provided such uses, alone or in combination, meet all other statewide goals and are described and authorized in a local park master plan that:
(a) Is adopted as part of the local comprehensive plan in conformance with Section (1) of this rule and consistent with all statewide goals;
(b) Is prepared and adopted applying criteria comparable to those required for uses in state parks under OAR chapter 736, division 18; and
(c) Includes findings demonstrating compliance with ORS 215.296 for all uses and activities proposed on or adjacent to land zoned for farm or forest use.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 195.120 & 197.040
Stats. Implemented: ORS 195.120 - 195.125
Hist.: LCDD 3-1998, f. & cert. ef. 7-15-98; LCDD 3-2004, f. & cert. ef. 5-7-04; LCDD 3-2006, f. & cert. ef. 4-14-06
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