71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
 
SA to SB 928
 
LC 3104/SB 928-5
 
                      SENATE AMENDMENTS TO
                         SENATE BILL 928
 
By COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES, AGRICULTURE, SALMON, AND WATER
 
                            April 12
 
  In line 2 of the printed bill, after 'provisions;' delete the
rest of the line and line 3 and insert 'amending sections 1 and
5, chapter 728, Oregon Laws 1997; repealing section 3, chapter
728, Oregon Laws 1997; and prescribing an effective date.'.
  In line 5, delete 'Sections 3 and 5' and insert 'Section 3' and
delete 'are' and insert 'is'.
  Delete lines 6 through 17 and insert:
  '  { +  SECTION 2. + } Section 1, chapter 728, Oregon Laws
1997, as amended by section 1, chapter 216, Oregon Laws 1999, is
amended to read:
  '  { +  Sec. 1. + } (1) Notwithstanding ORS 215.283, a guest
ranch may be established in conjunction with an existing  { + and
continuing + } livestock operation { + , using accepted livestock
practices, + } that qualifies as a farm use under ORS 215.203 in
any area zoned for exclusive farm use in eastern Oregon.
  ' (2) A guest ranch established under this section shall meet
the following conditions:
  ' (a) Except as provided in paragraph (d) of this subsection,
the lodge, bunkhouses or cottages cumulatively shall:
  ' (A) Include not less than four nor more than 10 overnight
guest rooms exclusive of kitchen areas, rest rooms, storage and
other shared indoor facilities; and
  ' (B) Not exceed a total of 12,000 square feet in floor area.
  ' (b) The guest ranch shall be located on a lawfully created
parcel   { - that is - } :
  ' (A)  { + That is + } at least 160 acres;
  ' (B)  { + That is + } the parcel containing the dwelling of
the person conducting the livestock operation; and
  ' (C)  { + That is + } not classified as high-value farmland as
defined in ORS 215.710.
  ' (c) The guest ranch may be sited on any portion of a lot or
parcel   { - that - }  { +  if the majority of the lot or
parcel + } is more than 10 air miles from an urban growth
boundary containing a population greater than 5,000, regardless
of whether any other portion of the lot or parcel is within 10
miles of the urban growth boundary. The guest ranch shall be
deemed to comply with this paragraph if it is located within the
range set by the standard margin of error on the county's map
used to determine the distance from an urban growth boundary.
  ' (d) For each doubling of the initial 160 acres required under
paragraph (b) of this subsection, up to five additional overnight
guest rooms and 3,000 square feet of floor area may be added to
the guest ranch for a total of not more than 25 guest rooms and
21,000 square feet of floor area.
  ' (3) A guest ranch may provide recreational activities that
can be provided in conjunction with the livestock operation's
natural setting, including but not limited to hunting, fishing,
hiking, biking, horseback riding, camping or swimming.
Intensively developed recreational facilities, such as golf
courses as identified in ORS 215.283, shall not be allowed. A
campground as described in ORS 215.283 (2)(c) shall not be
allowed in conjunction with a guest ranch, and a guest ranch
shall not be allowed in conjunction with an existing golf course
under ORS 215.283 (2)(e) or with an existing campground under ORS
215.283 (2)(c).
  ' (4) Food services shall be incidental to the operation of the
guest ranch and shall be provided only for the guests of the
guest ranch. The cost of meals provided to the guests shall be
included as part of the fee to visit or stay at the guest ranch.
The sale of individual meals to persons who are not guests of the
guest ranch shall not be allowed.
  ' (5) Approval of a guest ranch shall be subject to the
provisions of ORS 215.296 (1) and (2) and other approval or
siting standards of the county.
  ' (6) As used in this section:
  ' (a) 'Eastern Oregon' shall have the meaning provided in ORS
321.405.
  ' (b) 'Guest ranch' means a facility for overnight lodging
incidental and accessory to an existing livestock operation that
qualifies as a farm use under ORS 215.203. Guest ranch facilities
may include a lodge, bunkhouse or cottage accommodations as well
as passive recreational activities and food services as set forth
in subsections (2) to (4) of this section.
  ' (c) 'Livestock' means cattle, sheep, horses and bison.
  '  { +  SECTION 3. + } Section 5, chapter 728, Oregon Laws
1997, is amended to read:
  '  { +  Sec. 5. + }   { - This Act - }   { + Chapter 728,
Oregon Laws 1997, + } is repealed December 31,   { - 2001 - }
 { +  2005 + }.
  '  { +  SECTION 4. + }  { + The Department of Land Conservation
and Development, the State Department of Agriculture and the
Economic and Community Development Department shall jointly
submit a written report to the Seventy-third Legislative Assembly
by January 1, 2005. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 5. + }  { + This 2001 Act takes effect on
December 31, 2001. + } ' .
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