Board of County Commissioners - Greenbar Comprehensive Plan Amendment 4

The Crook County Board of County Commissioners will meet at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 6, 2025 to consider the following:

Continuation of reopened record on the limited issue raised by the Applicant of the setback for the mining operation to the dwelling on tax lot 501 / Lot 14 of the Cimmaron Hills Subdivision owned by Carter. Application 217-24-000070-PLNG – Greenbar Excavation, LLC (Owner) and Lisa Andrach – Fitch and Neary, P.C. (Applicant) proposes to amend the Crook County Comprehensive Plan (“Comprehensive Plan”) to add approximately 226,000 cubic yards of basalt aggregate volume located on Tax Lot No. 1616120000500 to Crook County’s inventory of Significant Mineral and Aggregate Sites (“Aggregate Inventory”). There is no situs address; the property is identified as lot 15 of Cimarron Hills. The property is located approximately 7 miles south of Prineville on Juniper Canyon Road adjacent to an active aggregate quarry located at 1616120000400. The property is zoned Recreation Residential Mobile Zone, RR(M)-5.

The hearing is being held pursuant to Crook County Code (CCC) 18.172 (Administration Provisions) and 18.168 (Legislative Amendments). The proposal will be reviewed for compliance with CCC 18.16 (Exclusive Farm Use), CCC 18.144 (Aggregate Resource Sites), CCC 18.180 (Transportation Impact Analysis); Oregon Administrative Rule (OAR) 660-016 (Requirements and Application Procedures for Complying with Statewide Goal 5); Crook County Comprehensive Plan, including Ordinances 43, 51, and 55; and ORS 197, 215, and 517. A notice of public hearing and location maps have been mailed to all affected property owners, and to the appropriate entities and public agencies at least 20 days prior to the initial Board of County Commissioners hearing.

The hearing will be conducted pursuant to CCC 18.172.081. Interested members of the public may provide written testimony in favor, opposed, or neutral to the issue under consideration during the time periods listed below. Written testimony may be submitted to the Crook County Community Development Department by email at plan@crookcountyor.gov and may also be submitted in person to 300 NE 3rd St, Room 12, Prineville, OR 97754. 

Open record dates:

7 day open record period - Any person may submit written testimony on the limited issue - Due by April 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM

7 day rebuttal period - Any person may submit written rebuttal to testimony submitted during open record period - Due by April 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM

7 day applicant final argument - Applicant's opportunity to submit a final written argument - Due by April 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM

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 can be provided 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,  https://co.crook.or.us/meetings.

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