OAR 350-050-0030
Criteria for Plan Amendment Approval


The Commission must find the following criteria are satisfied before it approves an amendment to the Management Plan:

(1)

Conditions in the Scenic Area have significantly changed. This means:

(a)

Physical changes that have widespread or major impacts to the landforms, resources, or land use patterns in the Scenic Area;

(b)

New information or inventory data regarding land uses or resources that could result in a change of a plan designation, classification, or other plan provision;

(c)

Changes in legal, social, or economic conditions, including those that affect public health, safety, or welfare, not anticipated in the Management Plan; or

(d)

A demonstrable mistake in the Management Plan that has resulted in significant impacts or that involves significant issues, such as, but not limited to, a land use guideline that is less protective of Gorge resources than the policies the guideline was intended to implement; a land use designation that does not conform to the corresponding designation policies; or two or more guidelines that cannot be reasonably reconciled.

(2)

The proposed amendment is consistent with the purposes and standards of the Scenic Area Act; and

(3)

No practicable alternative to the proposed amendment more consistent with the purposes and standards of the Scenic Area Act exists.

Source: Rule 350-050-0030 — Criteria for Plan Amendment Approval, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=350-050-0030.

Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

Rule 350-050-0030’s source at or​.us