Page 1 – Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law (Newberg-Dundee Bypass Project)
BEFORE THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
OF THE COUNTY OF YAMHILL
IN THE MATTER OF Consideration of
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Comprehensive Plan Amendments, Including
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FINDING OF FACTS AND
Exceptions to Goals 3, 11 and 14, to Allow
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CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
the Siting of the Newberg-Dundee Bypass
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and East Dundee Interchange.
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Following public notice, this matter came before the Yamhill County Planning
Commission (“Planning Commission”) and the Yamhill County Board of Commissioners
(“Board”) for a work session on June 17, 2004, and for public hearings on June 24, 2004
and July 22, 2004. Following July 22, 2004, the record was held open until August 6,
2004 for the submittal of new evidence and testimony, and thereafter held open for
submittal of rebuttal testimony. On September 9, 2004, the Planning Commission
deliberated on the matter and voted to recommend that the Board approve exceptions to
Statewide Planning Goals 3, 11 and 14 to authorize the Newberg Dundee Bypass and the
East Dundee Interchange. This matter then came before the Board on September 23 and
30, 2004, for final deliberation and decision-making.
Having carefully considered the testimony and evidence that was offered into the
hearing record and accepted by the Planning Commission and the Board, and having
carefully considered the recommendation of the Planning Commission to approve the
application, the Board makes and adopts the following findings of fact and conclusions of
law in support of its decision on the application.
A.
General Findings
1.
This legislative matter is before Yamhill County upon application initiated by the
Yamhill County Department of Planning And Development at the request of the Oregon
Department of Transportation (“ODOT”). ODOT is requesting Yamhill County adoption
of amendments to the Yamhill County Comprehensive Plan and to the Yamhill County
Transportation System Plan (“TSP”) that would allow ODOT to