Coos County Planning Department

Coos County Courthouse Annex, Coquille, Oregon 97423

Mailing Address: 250 N. Baxter, Coos County Courthouse, Coquille, Oregon 97423
Physical Address: 225 N. Adams, Coquille, Oregon
(541) 396-7770
FAX (541) 396-1022 / TDD (800) 735-2900
Jill Rolfe, Planning Director
Debby Darling, Planning Tech

Amy Dibble, Planning Aide

NOTICE OF COOS COUNTY

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
PUBLIC MEETING FOR
DELIBERATION ONLY
File Nos. HBCU-15-05/CD-15-152/FP-15-10
The applicant in this matter is Jordan Cove Energy Project L.P.
This notice is to serve as public notice and if you have received this notice by mail it is because you are a participant,
adjacent property owner, special district, agency with interest, or person with interest in regard to the following land use
applications. Please read all information carefully as this decision may affect you.
DATE:
TIME:
HEARING LOCATION:

August 16, 2016

1:30 p.m.
Owen Building, Large Conference Room, 201 N. Adams, Coquille OR 97423

THIS MEETING IS FOR DELIBERATION ONLY AND NO PUBLIC TESTIMONY WILL BE TAKEN AS THE
RECORD IS CLOSED ON THIS MATTER.
The hearing on this matter was conducted by the Hearings Officer. The record is closed on this matter and a
recommendation has been made to the Board of Commissioners by the Hearings Officer. A report will be
presented by staff to the Board of Commissioner summarizing the matter.
THE PROPOSAL:
Conditional use approval for a Port and Industrial facility to accommodate a liquefied natural gas
export terminal and associated facilities, related compliance determinations, driveway confirmation, floodplain
certification, and extension of four prior approvals related to the project.
As part of this request the applicant has requested the following uses, accessory uses and activities:
On property identified as the LNG Terminal Site:
o LNG terminal
o Slip and Access channel
o Barge Berth
o Fire Station and training center
o Gas processing area
o Road and Utility Corridor
o Fill
o Shoreline Stabilization (including vegetative, riprap, retaining walls and bulkheads)
o Dredging
o Dredge Material Disposal
o Land Transportation Facility
On properties identified as Kentuck Site, Parcel P, Parcel S and Parcel W.
o Mitigation
o Restoration
o Excavation to create new water surface
o Tide-gating
o Fish and wildlife habitat management

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LOCATION AND ZONING:

The LNG Terminal
This property is north of the City of North Bend and is primarily located south of the Trans-Pacific Parkway on what is
commonly known as the North Spit, including Ingram Yard and the Mill Site. Map numbers and zoning districts
applicable to the portion of the tax lot proposed for development are as follows:
Township 25S Range 13W Section 03 Tax Lot 200 Industrial, 7-Development Shorelands, , , 8-Water
Dependent Development Shorelands.
Township 25S Range 13W Section 04 Tax Lot 100 Industrial and 7-Development Shorelands
Township 25S Range 13W Section 04 Tax Lot 101- 6-Water Dependent Development Shorelands
Township 25S Range 13W Section 04 Tax Lot 400 - 7-Development Shorelands
Township 25S Range 13W Section 05 Tax Lot 100 -6-Water Dependent Development Shorelands, 6Development Aquatic, 5-Development Aquatic
Township 25S Range 13W Section 05 Tax Lot 200 - 6-Water Dependent Development Shorelands
Mitigation
As part of the Project, the Applicant is proposing on and off site restoration, mitigation, and creation of new wetlands for
both upland, freshwater, and estuarine environments. The upland parcels include: the Panhandle Site (Parcel P), the
Lagoon Site (Parcel W), and the North Bank Site (Parcel S). The estuarine sites include: Kentuck Slough, an Eelgrass site
within the City of Coos Bay jurisdiction, and West Jordan Cove. The freshwater wetland sites include: the East Bridge
and West Bridge sites. A description of the activity at each site follows.

Parcel P is located north of the City of North Bend with Trans-Pacific Parkway crossing tax lot 200. Map
numbers and zoning are listed as follows:
o Township 25S Range 13W Section 05 Tax Lot 300 5A-Natural Shorelands
Parcel W is located north of the City of North Bend and is accessed from Trans-Pacific Parkway. Map numbers
and zoning are listed as follows:
o Township 25S Range 13W Section 06 Tax Lot 101- 4-Conservation Shorelands, 5A- Natural Shorelands
o Township 25S Range 13W Section 07 Tax Lot 101 5A-Natural Shorelands, 5- Water Dependent, 4Conservation Shorelands and 3-Water Dependent Development, 3W-Natural Shorelands.
Parcel S (North Bank Site) is located north ease of the City of Bandon off of North Bank Road. This property is
mapped as Township 28S Range 14W Section 09 Tax Lot 100 and is zoned Forest Mixed Use.
Kentuck Site is located north east of the City of North Bend with access off of Kentuck Way Lane. Map
numbers and zoning are listed as follows:
o Township 25S Range 12W Section 06C Tax Lot 100 Exclusive Farm Use
o Township 25S Range 12W Section 07 Tax Lot 799 Exclusive Farm Use
o Township 25S Range 12W Section 01D Tax Lot 400 15-Rural Shorelands and Exclusive Farm Use
o Township 25S Range 13W Section 12A Tax Lot 100 15-Natural Aquatic, 15-Rural Shorelands and
Exclusive Farm Use
East Bridge, West Bridge, and West Jordan Cove sites are on the LNG Terminal property described above.

Coos Bay Estuary Management Plan Chapter III

CRITERIA: Coos County Zoning and Land Development Ordinance (CCZLDO) Sections:
3.2.100 Table 3.2 Land Development Standards
3.2.180 Riparian Protection Standards in the CBEMP
3.2.240 3-Water Dependent Development (3-WD) Management Objective
o 3.2.241 Uses, Activities and Special Conditions
B. Activities
9. Restoration
o a. Active - ACU-S, G
Policies #14, #17, #18, #20,#22b, #27, #30, #49, #50 and #51
General Condition 5

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b. Passive - P

3.2.245 3W-Natural Shorelands (3W-NS) Management Objective

o 3.2.246 Uses, Activities and Special Conditions
B. Activities
9. Restoration
o a. Active - ACU-S, G

Policies #13, #14, #17, #18, #22b, #30, #49, #50 and #51

b. Passive P-G

Policies #14, #17, #18 #30, #49, #50 and #51

3.2.255 4-Conservation Shorelands (4-CS) Management Objective

o 3.2.256 Uses, Activities and Special Conditions
B. Activities
9. Restoration
o a. Active - ACU-S, G

Policies #14, #17, #18, #22b, #30, #49, #50 and #51

b. Passive P-G

Policies #14, #17, #18, #20, #27, #30, #49, #50 and #51
General Condition 5

Policies #13, #14, #17, #18, #30, #49, #50 and #51

3.2.260 5-Water Dependent Development Shorelands (5-WD) Management Objective

o 3.2.261 Uses, Activities and Special Conditions
B. Activities
9. Restoration
o a. Active - ACU-S, G
o b. Passive ACU-S, G

Policies #14, #17, #18, #20, #27, #30, #49, #50 and #51
Special Condition #9a., 9b in activities
General Condition 3.
3.2.265 5A-Natural Shorelands (5A-NS) Management Objective
o 3.2.266 Uses, Activities and Special Conditions
B. Activities
9. Restoration
o a. Active - ACU-S, G
Policies #17, #18, #22b, #30, #49, #50 and #51
o b. Passive P-G
Policies #17, #18, #30, #49, #50 and #51
3.2.270 5-Development Aquatic (5-DA) Management Objective
o 3.2.271 Uses, Activities and Special Conditions
A. Activities
4. Industrial & Port Facilities ACU-S
o Subject to special condition #4 in uses
B. Activities
2. Dredging
o a. New - ACU-S
o b. Maintenance dredging of existing facilities ACU-S
Subject to special condition #2a.,2b in activities
Policy #8 (see policy #5)
3.2.275 6-Water Dependent Shorelands (6-WD) Management Objective
o 3.2.276 Uses, Activities and Special Conditions
A. Uses
6. Industrial & Port Facilities ACU-S, G
Policies #14, #16, #17, #18, #23, #27, #30, #49, #50 and #51
B. Activities

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3. Dredge Material disposal ACU-S, G

o Policies #14, #17, #18, #20, #23, #27, #30, #49, #50 and #51
4. Excavation to create new water surface P-G
o Policies #14, #17, #18, #23, #27, #30, #49, #50 and #51
5. Fill P-G
o Policies #14, #17, #18, #23, #27, #30, #49, #50 and #51
6. Shoreline Stabilization
o a. Vegetative P- G
Policies #14, #17, #18, #23, #27, #30, #49, #50 and #51
o b. Riprap ACU-S, G
Policies #9, #14, #17, #18, #23, #27, #30, #49, #50 and #51
o c. Retaining wall ACU-S, G
Policies #9, #14, #17, #18, #23, #27, #30, #49, #50 and #51

3.2.280 6-Development Aquatic (6-DA) Management Objective

o 3.2.281 Uses, Activities and Special Conditions

A. Uses
4. Industrial & Port facilities ACU-S,G
o Policies #17 and #18

B. Activities
2. Dredging
o a. New ACU-S, G
o b. Maintenance dredging of existing facilities ACU-S, G
Policies (see policy #5) #8, #17 and #18
4.Fill ACU-S, G
o Policies #9, #17 and #18
7. Shoreline Stabilization
o a. Vegetative P-G
Policies #17 and #18
o b. Riprap-ACU-S, G
o c. Bulkheads- ACU-S, G
Policies #8 (see policy #5), #9, #17 and #18
3.2.285 7-Development Shorelands (7-D) Management Objective
o 3.2.286 Uses, Activities and Special Conditions
A. Uses
6. Industrial and Port facilities P-G
o Policies #14, #17, #18, #23, #27, #30, #49, #50 and #51
B. Activities
o 3. Dredge Material disposal ACU- S, G
Policies #14, #17, #18, #23, #27, #30, #49, #50 and #51
Special Condition #3 (activities)
o 5. Fill ACU S, G
Policies #14, #17, #18, #23, #27, #30, #49, #50 and #51
Special Condition #5 (activities)
o 8. Mitigation P-G
Policies #14, #17, #18, #23, #27, #30, #49, #50 and #51
o 9. Restoration
a. Active ACU-S, G
Policies #14, #17, #18, #22b, #23, #27, #30, #49, #50 and #51
b. Passive P-G

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Policies #14, #17, #18, #23, #27, #30, #49, #50 and #51
3.2.370 8-Water-Dependent Development Shorelands (8-WD) Management Objective
o 3.2.371 Uses, Activities and Special Conditions
A. Uses
7. Land Transportation facilities P-G
o Policies #14, #17, #18, #23, #27, #30, #49, #50 and #51

3.2.450 15-Rural Shorelands (15-RS) Management Objective

o 3.2.451 Uses, Activities and Special Conditions
B. Activities
9. Restoration
o a. Active ACU- S, G
o b. Passive P-G
Policies #17, #18, #22, #22b, #23, #27, #28, #34, #49, #50 and #51
3.2.455 15-Natural Aquatic (15-NA) Management Objective
o 3.2.456 Uses, Activities and Special Conditions
B. Activities
8. Mitigation P-G
o Policies #17 and #18

Coos Bay Estuary Management Policies Article 3.2

#5 Estuarine Fill and Removal
#8 Estuarine Mitigation Requirements
#9 Solutions To Erosion And Flooding Problems
#14 General Policy On Uses Within Rural Coastal Shorelands
#16 Protection Of Sites Suitable For Water-Dependent Uses And Special Allowance For New Non-WaterDependent Uses In Urban Water-Dependent (UW) Units"
#17 Protection Of "Major Marshes" And "Significant Wildlife Habitat" In Coastal Shorelands
#18 Protection Of Historical, Cultural And Archaeological Sites
#20 Dredged Material Disposal Sites
#22 Mitigation Sites Protect Against Pre-Emptory Uses
#22b Priority For In-Bay Subtidal Disposal Site
#23 Riparian Vegetation And Streambank Protection
#27 Floodplain Protection Within Coastal Shorelands
#30 Restricting Actions In Beach And Dune Areas With "Limited Development Suitability" And Special
consideration For Sensitive Beach And Dune Resources (Moved From Policy #31)
#49 Rural Residential Public Services
#50 Rural Public Services
#51 Public Services Extension

Balance of County Zoning Chapter 4

CRITERIA: Coos County Zoning and Land Development Ordinance (CCZLDO) Sections:
Industrial
o 4.4.200 (Industrial) Development and Uses Permitted: The following uses and their accessory uses
are permitted outright in the IND zoning districts.
4.4.200.18 Fill including dredge material disposal.
4.2.200.20 Fire Station
4.2.200.26 Office building may be permitted only in conjunction with a permitted or
conditionally permitted use.

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4.2.200.29 Processing
b. Other Mineral or subsurface resources
4.4.230 Development and Use Standards

Forest
o 4.6.100 (Forest and Forest Mixed Use) Development and Use Permitted: The following uses and
their accessory uses are permitted subject to applicable development standards for Forest and
Forest Mixed Use zone.
4.6.100.1.e Fish and Wildlife habitat management
o 4.6.140 Development and Siting Criteria
Exclusive Farm Use (EFU)
o 4.6.200 (Exclusive Farm Use) Development and Use Permitted: The following uses and their
accessory uses are permitted outright in the Exclusive Farm Use zone and the Forest/Mixed Use
overlays subject to applicable siting and development standards set forth in Sections 4.6.240.
4.6.200.1.m Drainage, tide-gating, fill, mitigation, non-structural shoreland stabilization,
dredge material disposal and restoration.
Special Development Considerations and Overlays
o 4.11.125 Special Development Considerations
4.11.125.1 Mineral & Aggregate Plan Implementation Strategies
4.11.125.2 Water Resources
4.11.125.3 Historical, Cultural, and Archaeological Resources Natural Areas and
Wilderness
4.11.125.4 Beach and Dunes (Policy 5.10)
4.11.125.5 Non-Estuarine Shoreland Boundary
4.11.125.6 Significant Wildlife Habitat (Balance of County Policy 5.6)
4.11.125.7 Natural Hazards (Balance of County Policy 5.11)
o 4.11.200 Overlay Zones
4.11.217 Procedural Requirements for Development within Special Flood Hazard Areas
4.11.400 Southwest Oregon Regional Airport
4.11.405 Purpose
4.11.410 Permitted Uses
4.11.415 Conditional Uses
4.11.425 Imaginary Surface and Noise Impact Boundary Delineation
4.11.435 Height Limitations on Allowed Uses in Underlying Zones
4.11.440 Procedures
4.11.445 Land Use Compatibility Requirements
4.11.450 Water Impoundments within Approach Surfaces and Airport Direct and
Secondary Impact Boundaries
4.11.455 Wetland Mitigation, Creation, Enhancement and Restoration within
Approach Surfaces and Airport Direct and Secondary Impact Boundaries
Chapter 5 Administration
CRITERIA: Coos County Zoning and Land Development Ordinance (CCZLDO) Sections:
5.2.600 Expiration and Extension of Conditional Uses
5.10.100 Compliance Determinations
Chapter 7 Transportation, Access and Parking
CRITERIA: Coos County Zoning and Land Development Ordinance (CCZLDO) Sections:
Article 7.1 General Provisions
o 7.1.250 Materials Required for an Application

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o 7.1.300 Circumstances Requiring Road Improvements; Extent of Required Road Improvements

o 7.1.375 Provisions for Improvements to Existing Transportation Facilities
o 7.1.425 Access Connection and Driveway Design
Article 7.5 Parking
o 7.5.100 General Provisions
o 7.5.150 Parking Area Design

The application(s), all documents and evidence in the record and a list of the applicable criteria are available for inspection at
the Planning Department. Copies may be obtained at a cost of 50 cents per page from the Coos County Planning Department
225 N. Adams., Coquille, Oregon. The hearings officer recommendation and all material related to the application may be
located on the Coos County webpage at http://www.co.coos.or.us/Departments/Planning/2015Applications.aspx under the file
number.
Further explanation concerning any information contained in this notice can be obtained by contacting the Planning Department
staff as follows: Jill Rolfe, Planning Director, Amy Dibble, Planner I, or Crystal Orr, Planning Specialist at (541) 396-7770, or
by visiting the Planning Department between the hours of 8:00 AM 5:00 PM (closed noon 1:00 PM), Monday through
Friday.
COOS COUNTY PLANNING DEPARTMENT

Jill Rolfe, Planning Director

Coos County Staff Members
Jill Rolfe, Planning Director
Amy Dibble, Planner I
Crystal Orr, Planning Specialist
Troy May, Planning Assistant
POSTED & MAILED ON: July 27, 2016

POST THROUGH:

August 16, 2016

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