Sunshine Behavioral Health Group Application - Modification of Conditional Use 217-24-000047-PLNG

NOTICE OF BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONER HEARING

Notice is hereby given that the Crook County Board of County Commissioners will hold a public hearing to begin at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 10, 2024 to consider the following:

Record number 217-24-000047-PLNG and Appeal record number 217-24-000047-PLNG-01 – Application submitted by D. Adam Smith with Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, P.C. on behalf of the Applicant, Sunshine Behavioral Health, and property owner The Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Baker. This is an appeal of administrative decision request to modify conditional use approval C-CU-2337-07 under Crook County Code 18.12.100. The request is to utilize the existing facilities for a SUD treatment center on the Property, including modifying those facilities to provide temporary housing rather than camping and RV parking.  The subject property is identified as 1614200000100. The zoning is Exclusive Farm Use, EFU-3 (Powell Butte area).

The applicable approval criteria are: 18.172, Administration Provisions; 18.24, Exclusive Farm Use Zone, EFU-3 (2007);                18.160,  Conditional Uses; 18.180, Transportation; Crook County-Prineville Area Comprehensive Plan, Chapter III, Land Use, Agriculture, Pages 40-47; Oregon Revised Statutes 215.283(2)(e); Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12102 et seq.; Fair Housing Amendments Act, 42 U.S.C. § 3601 et seq.

A notice of public hearing and location maps are being mailed to all affected property owners, and to the appropriate entities and public agencies at least 20 days prior to the Board of County Commissioners hearing.

Written testimony or comments may be submitted to the Crook County Community Development Department by email at plan@crookcountyor.gov and may also be submitted in person or by mail to 300 NE 3rd St, Room 12, Prineville, OR 97754. Written testimony will continue to be accepted until the records close, which may occur as soon as the conclusion of the public hearing.

Failure to raise an issue at the hearing, in person or by letter, or failure to provide sufficient specificity to afford the decision maker an opportunity to respond to the issue precludes an appeal to the Land Use Board of Appeals based on that issue.

A copy of the application, all documents, and evidence relied upon by the applicant along with the applicable criteria are available for inspection at no cost and copies will be provided at reasonable cost in accordance with the County’s fee schedule. Please contact the Planning Division at (541)447-3211, ext. 1 or plan@crookcountyor.gov to schedule a time to inspect or to request copies. Documents are also available on the County’s website at no cost:  https://co.crook.or.us/commdev/page/sunshine-behavioral-health-group-application-modification-conditional-use-217-24-000047.

A copy of the meeting materials will be available at https://co.crook.or.us/meetings at least seven days prior to the hearing at no cost.