Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 350 - COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE COMMISSION
Division 82 - LAND USE ORDINANCE
Section 350-082-0290 - Uses Allowed on Lands Designated GMA Open Space
Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 350-082-0290
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 3, March 1, 2024
(1) Uses Allowed Outright. The uses listed in 350-082-0210(2) are allowed without review on lands designated GMA Open Space.
(2) Expedited Uses. The uses listed in 350-0220(1) may be allowed subject to compliance with the expedited development review guidelines in 350-082-0220(2) on lands designated GMA Open Space.
(3) Review Uses on All Lands Designated GMA Open Space. The following uses may be allowed on all lands designated GMA-Open Space subject to compliance with 350-082-0600 through 350-082-0720:
(a) Low-intensity recreation,
subject to the guidelines for Recreation Intensity Classes
(350-082-0700(2)).
(b) Land
divisions to facilitate efforts to protect and enhance scenic, cultural,
natural, or recreation resources.
(c) Improvement, not including expansion, of
existing structures, trails, roads, railroads, utility facilities, and
hydroelectric facilities.
(d)
Removal of timber, rocks or other materials for purposes of public safety and
placement of structures for public safety.
(e) Resource enhancement projects for the
purpose of enhancing scenic, cultural, recreation, and natural resources,
subject to compliance with 350-082-0460. These projects may include new
structures (e.g., fish ladders, sediment barriers) or activities (e.g., closing
and revegetating unused roads, recontouring abandoned quarries).
(f) Removal or demolition of structures that
are 50 or more years old, including wells, septic tanks and fuel
tanks.
(g) Lot line adjustments,
subject to compliance with 350-082-0570(1).
(4) Review Uses on Specific Lands Designated GMA Open Space
(a) The following uses may be
allowed on lands designated GMA Open Space for Gorge Walls and Canyons subject
to compliance with 350-082-0600 through 350-082-0720:
(A) Livestock grazing.
(B) Fish and wildlife management uses
conducted by federal, state, or tribal resource agencies.
(C) Soil, water, or vegetation uses performed
in accordance with a conservation plan approved by a county conservation
district.
(D) Harvesting of wild
crops.
(E) Educational or
scientific research.
(F) Continued
operation of existing quarries, if they are determined to be consistent with
guidelines to protect scenic, cultural, natural, and recreation
resources.
(G) All those uses
allowed in section (3) above.
(b) The following uses may be allowed on
lands designated GMA Open Space for the Mosley Lakes Natural Area subject to
compliance with 350-082-0600 through 350-082-0720:
(A) Fish and wildlife management uses
conducted by federal, state, or tribal resource agencies, after consultation
with the Washington Natural Heritage Program.
(B) Educational or scientific research, after
consultation with the Washington Natural Heritage Program.
(C) Commercial trapping.
(D) All those uses allowed in section (3)
above.
(c) The following
uses may be allowed on lands designated GMA Open Space for the Chenoweth Table
Natural Area subject to compliance with 350-082-0600 through 350-082-0720:
(A) Except in the upland dunes south of the
railroad tracks, low-intensity recreation, subject to the guidelines for
Recreation Intensity Classes (350-082-0700(2)), after consultation with the
Oregon Biodiversity Information Center.
(B) Repair and maintenance of railroads,
except measures to stabilize dunes, after consultation with the Oregon
Biodiversity Information Center.
(C) Except as limited by subsection (A)
above, all those uses allowed in section (3) above.
(d) The following uses may be allowed on
lands designated GMA Open Space for the Squally Point Natural Area subject to
compliance with 350-082-0600 through 350-082-0720:
(A) Except in the upland dunes south of the
railroad tracks, low-intensity recreation, subject to the guidelines for
Recreation Intensity Classes (350-082-0700(2)), after consultation with the
Oregon Biodiversity Information Center.
(B) Repair and maintenance of railroads,
except measures to stabilize dunes, after consultation with the Oregon
Biodiversity Information Center.
(C) Except as limited by subsection (A)
above, all those uses allowed in section (3) above.
(e) The following uses may be allowed on
lands designated GMA Open Space for the Klickitat River Wildlife and Natural
Area subject to compliance with 350-082-0600 through 350-082-0720:
(A) Low-intensity recreation, subject to the
guidelines for Recreation Intensity Classes (350-082-0700(2)), after
consultation with the Washington Natural Heritage Program and Washington
Department of Wildlife.
(B)
Wildlife management uses conducted by federal, state, or tribal resource
agencies, after consultation with the Washington Natural Heritage
Program.
(C) Educational or
scientific research, after consultation with the Washington Natural Heritage
Program.
(D) All those uses allowed
in section (3) above.
(f)
The following uses may be allowed on lands designated GMA Open Space for the
Balch Lake Wetlands Area subject to compliance with 350-082-0600 through
350-082-0720:
(A) Livestock grazing, subject
to a range conservation plan, after consultation with the Washington Department
of Wildlife.
(B) Fish and wildlife
management uses conducted by federal, state, or tribal resource
agencies.
(C) Educational and
scientific research, after consultation with the Washington Department of
Wildlife.
(D) Low-intensity
recreation, subject to the guidelines for Recreation Intensity Classes
(350-082-0700(2)), after consultation with the Washington Department of
Wildlife.
(E) All those uses
allowed in section (3) above.
(g) The following uses may be allowed on
lands designated GMA Open Space for the Mouth of Wind River Wildlife Area
subject to compliance with 350-082-0600 through 350-082-0720:
(A) Fish and wildlife management uses
conducted by federal, state, or tribal resource agencies.
(B) Soil, water, or vegetation uses performed
in accordance with a conservation plan approved by a local conservation
district.
(C) Harvesting of wild
crops.
(D) Educational or
scientific research, after consultation with the Washington Department of
Wildlife or Fisheries.
(E)
Commercial fishing and trapping.
(F) Low-intensity recreation, subject to the
guidelines for Recreation Intensity Classes (350-082-0700(2)), after
consultation with the Washington Department of Wildlife.
(G) All those uses allowed in section (3)
above.
(h) The following
uses may be allowed on lands designated GMA Open Space on those portions of
state park ownerships not suitable for major recreation facilities subject to
compliance with 350-082-0600 through 350-082-0720:
(A) Fish and wildlife management uses
conducted by federal, state, or tribal resource agencies.
(B) Soil, water, or vegetation uses performed
in accordance with a conservation plan approved by a local conservation
district.
(C) Harvesting of wild
crops.
(D) Educational or
scientific research.
(E) All those
uses allowed in section (3) above.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 196.150, RCW 43.97.015, 16 USC § 544e(c)
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 196.150, RCW 43.97.015, 16 USC § 544e(c)
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