BCTT Subcommittee - A.3. Legal Issues and B.1. Land Use Review

BCTT Subcommittee - A.3. Legal Issues and B.1. Land Use Review

Charge A: Common Understandings Tasks

1. A Summary of the County’s current rights and obligations to Republic Services, and vice versa, surrounding:
   1. The hauling franchise;
   2. The landfill CUP; and
   3. What legally can and cannot be conditions of any land use approvals (e.g. past compliance, compliance with future laws, codes, and policies, DEQ compliance, reopening, limitations on what can be brought into the County from where, required facilities and practices, reporting/compliance/financial monitoring requirements, etc.)
   4. Interpretation and Deference
2. A Summary of the rights and obligations of other entities surrounding landfills, hauling, and sustainability initiatives, etc.:
   1. Federal;
   2. Tribal;
   3. State (e.g. Is DEQ prohibited from permitting another landfill west of the Cascades and what does the “regional landfill” designation mean?);
   4. Local Government; and
   5. Summary of the step-by-step process in ORS chapter 459 and associated timing for the cross-jurisdictional approvals of landfill applications, (e.g. DEQ) including:
      1. What topics are within whose authority, and
      2. Whether, for example, the County can or should consider the topics it does not have permitting authority over when assessing the criteria outlined in Code section 53.215?

Charge B: Land Use Review Tasks

1. Create a common understanding document outlining which Development Code criteria are applicable to the review of a conditional use application for landfill expansion by reviewing:
   1. 53.215 (Criteria)
   2. 77.305 (Conditional Uses)
   3. 77.310 (Review)
   4. 77.405 (DEQ)
2. Review Chapters 50 and 51 for context, and then prepare a conceptual list of any other Development Code criteria the WORKGROUP recommends be applicable.
3. Developing recommended guidelines for interpreting any ambiguous provisions recognizing current statutes, regulations, case law, and County precedent, etc. In doing so, refer to Comprehensive Plan for policy guidance regarding interpretation of any ambiguous Development Code provisions (see, BCC 50.015,) and Review the Planning Commission comments made during its last review of Republic Services’ CUP application for context. Examples for consideration include:
   1. The phrase, “Other information as required by the Planning Official” 77.310(e)
   2. The terms found in Section 53.215, e.g.
   3. “seriously interfere”
   4. “character of the area”
   5. “purpose of the zone”
   6. “undue burden”
   7. “any additional criteria which may be required for the specific use by this code.
   8. Other: ____________
4. Develop protocols for the timely and broad distribution of CUP-related information to the public, other governmental entities, and internal committees, groups, and divisions.

Subcommittee Members:

• Liz Irish
• Vance Croney
• Jeff Condit
• Greg Verret
• Virginia (Ginny) Lucker

Relevant Documents:

Working Documents:

• Legal Issues & Land Use Review Subcommittee - Key Findings and Recommendations - Revised Draft - 3/7/23
• Legal Issues & Land Use Review Subcommittee - master working document v9 - Lucker & Imperati Update; (Word Doc Download)
• Subcommittee Meetings Report 1/12/23
• Master Document Appendix A - Landfill Financial Assurance Plan
• Subcommittee Report for 1/19/23 BCTT - Legal & Land Use Subcommittee
• Legal & Land Use Subcommittee Meeting Notes - Updated 4/2/23 

Supporting Documents:

• DRAFT Report Common Understandings: Republic Services and Benton County’s Current Rights and Obligations (IV.A.2)
• DRAFT Report Common Understandings: Other Entity Rights and Obligations (IV.A.3)
• County Counsel Deference Memo 
• Staff Memo - Charge B - Dev Code Provisions
• DRAFT Report Common Understandings: Reporting requirements (IV.A.1.E) 
• Common Understandings Feedback - Republic 9-30-22
• Common Understandings Feedback (Attachment A) - Republic Services 9-30-22 
• BCTT Tours Q&A - 10/30/22
• Fuller - 11/3/22 - Regional Disposal Site Statutes
• Ambiguous Terms and Deference to Local Interpretation
• 150-Day Limit DRAFT (Click here to download Word Document Version)
• Yeager - 11/15/22 - Draft Introductory Statement for Land Use Subcommittee
• Croney - 11/14/22 - Memo, Conditions of Approval in Land Use Proceedings
• Croney-Irish - 12/12/22 - Liz 12-15-2022 presentation to BCTT
• 12-15-22 Report-Out slides Legal & Land Use subcommittee
• 12-15-22 Report-Out Text Legal & Land Use subcommittee
• Legal Issues & Land Use Review Subcommittee - Key Findings and Recommendations Draft 4 - Yeager and Pitera review - 3/7/23
• BCTT A3 Key Findings and Recommendations - 2/28/23 Draft 
• BCTT A3 Key Findings and Recommendations - 3/1/23 Draft 
• BCTT A3 Key Findings and Recommendations - 3/10/23 Draft 

Meetings:

• Meeting #1: Oct 25, 2022 03:00 – 4:30 PM Pacific Time
  • Recording
• Meeting #2: Nov 8, 2022 03:00 – 4:30 PM Pacific Time
  • Agenda
  • Recording
• Meeting #3: Nov 15, 2022 03:00 – 4:30 PM Pacific Time
  • Agenda
  • Recording (Link Expires 11/16/23)
• Joint Subcommittee Meeting - A.2. Past Land Use Applications Conditions & A.3. Legal Issues and B.1. Land Use Review
  • Nov. 17, 2022 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Recording ( Passcode: D.2Z?HMF )
• Meeting #4: Nov 29, 2022 03:00 – 04:30 PM Pacific Time
  • Agenda
  • Recording (Link expires 11/29/23)
• Meeting #5: December 6, 2022 03:00 – 4:30 PM Pacific Time
  • Agenda
  • Recording (Link expires 12/6/23)
• Meeting #6: December 13, 2022 03:00 – 4:30 PM Pacific Time
  • Agenda
  • Recording (Link expires 12/13/23)
• Meeting #7: January 3, 2023 03:00 – 4:30 PM Pacific Time
  • Agenda
  • Recording (Link expires 1/3/24)
• Meeting #8: January 10, 2023 03:00 – 4:30 PM Pacific Time
  • Agenda
  • Recording
• Meeting #9: January 17, 2023 03:00 – 4:30 PM Pacific Time
  • Recording
• Meeting #10: January 24, 2023 03:00 – 4:30 PM Pacific Time
  • Recording
• Meeting #11: February 7, 2023 03:00 – 4:30 PM Pacific Time
  • Agenda
  • Recording 
• Meeting #12: February 14, 2023 03:00 – 4:30 PM Pacific Time
  • Recording
• Meeting #13: February 21, 2023 03:00 – 4:30 PM Pacific Time
  • Recording
• Meeting #14: February 28, 2023 03:00 – 4:30 PM Pacific Time
  • Recording
• Meeting #15: March 7, 2023 03:00 – 4:30 PM Pacific Time
  • Recording
• Meeting #16: March 14, 2023 03:00 – 4:30 PM Pacific Time
  • Recording