History of Parks Master Plan

This site provides information about current planning efforts and links to prior plans, specifically the Parks Master Plan completed in 2016. Douglas County Local Parks Master Plan Final Document

Upcoming Public Meetings regarding the Douglas County Local Parks Master Plan (Additional public meetings will be added to this list as scheduled.) The Committee for Citizen Involvement (CCI) Date:  Thursday, November 3, 2016 Time:  3:00PM Place: Room 103, Justice Building, Douglas County Courthouse Douglas County Planning Commission Date:  Thursday, October 27, 2016 Time:  7:00PM Place: Room 216, Douglas County Courthouse The South County Planning Advisory Committee (PAC) Date:  Monday, October 24, 2016 Time:  7:00PM Place: Canyonville-South Umpqua Fire Station Roseburg/Douglas Planning Advisory Committee (PAC) Date:  Tuesday, September 13, 2016 Time:  5:30PM Place: Room 216, Douglas County Courthouse North County Planning Advisory Committee (PAC) Date:  Tuesday, August 30, 2016 Time:  7:00PM Place: Sutherlin Community Center Callahan Planning Advisory Committee Date:  Monday, August 15, 2016 Time:  7:00PM Place: Melrose Elementary School Gymnasium Committee for Citizen Involvement (CCI) Date:  Thursday, August 4, 2016 Time:  3:00PM Place:  Room 310, Douglas County Courthouse North Umpqua Planning Advisory Committee (PAC) Date:  Tuesday, July 26, 2016 Time:  6:30PM Place: Glide Fire Station Coastal Planning Advisory Committee (PAC) Date:  Thursday, July 28, 2016 Time:  5:00PM Place: Douglas County Courthouse – Reedsport Annex

12/14/16 – Douglas County Board of Commissioners Public Hearing The Douglas County Local Parks Master Plan final document provided in the link below will be presented to the Board of Commissioners during a public hearing scheduled for Wednesday, 12/14/16 at the Douglas County Courthouse. The final document incorporates the narrative submitted to the Planning Commission in the 11/09/16 memorandum presented to them at their 11/17/16 public hearing. In addition, a full map of Douglas County identifying the locations of all 69 park properties maintained by the Parks Department was also submitted as recommended by the Planning Commission. Douglas County Local Parks Master Plan Final Document
11/17/16 – Douglas County Planning Commission Public Hearing The 11/09/16 Planning Commission Memorandum provided in the link below summarizes comments made at each of the six PAC meetings and the Planning Commission hearing held 10/27/16. The memorandum identifies concerns and then further indicates how those concerns are specifically addressed within sections of the Parks Master Plan draft. Changes identified within this memorandum will be incorporated into the Parks Master Plan draft after a recommendation is made by the Planning Commission. 11/09/16 Planning Commission Memorandum
10/20/16 –Local Parks Master Plan Draft The 10/20/16 Local Parks Master Plan Draft provided in the link below incorporates minor changes recommended by the public and the Planning Advisory Committees (PAC) as the plan was presented to each of the 6 PAC’s over the last several months. This latest version of the draft plan will be presented to the Douglas County Planning Commission at their workshop and public hearing to be held Thursday, October 27, 2016. 10/20/16 Local Parks Master Plan Draft
08/19/16 – Parks Advisory Board Meeting The Local Parks Master Plan draft was presented to the Parks Advisory Board (PAB) June 17, 2016. At that meeting the PAB made a motion to recommend approval of the 06.17.16 draft of the Douglas County Local Parks Master Plan to the Planning Commission and the Board of Commissioners. As part of the motion the PAB asked that a comprehensive list of each park be added, including the zone, property ID No., Assessor’s Map No. & Tax Lot, acreage and that a site specific aerial and zoning map is included within the plan. In order to comply with the motion made by the PAB, Appendix A was developed and is located at the end of the document. Appendix A contains a list of all 69 designated park properties managed by the Douglas County Parks Department. The list of parks is broken into the three categories of Active, Passive and Unclassified identified with the plan. The list includes the name of the park, the zoning of the park, its location within a UGB, UUA or city limit, the total acreage of the property, the property identification number, and the Assessors Map and Tax Lot number identified for the property. At the end of each list is an aerial map showing the boundary of the park, as well as a zoning map. 08/19/16 Local Parks Master Plan Draft Appendix A
06/17/16 – Parks Advisory Board Meeting Local Parks Master Plan Draft The draft provided in this link incorporates minor changes made by the Parks Advisory Board regarding past iterations of the Parks Master Plan. This document will be presented to the PAB June 17, 2016 at their regularly scheduled Parks Advisory Board meeting in order to seek a recommendation to the Douglas County Planning Commission and Douglas County Board of Commissioners that they approve and adopt the document.
06/13/16 – Posted Online PAB Comments Comments submitted by the Parks Advisory Board over the course of the Local Parks Master Plan development process. Public Comments Comments submitted by the public involving the June 6, 2016 draft.
06/06/16 – Posted Online Local Parks Master Plan Draft The draft provided in this link incorporates many of the comments provided by the public regarding past draft iterations of the Parks Master Plan. This document will be presented to the PAB June 17, 2016 at their regularly scheduled Parks Advisory Board meeting in order to seek a recommendation to the Douglas County Planning Commission and Douglas County Board of Commissioners that they approve and adopt the document.
05/31/16 – Parks Advisory Board Meeting Public comments received in regards to first draft master plan. These comments will be reviewed and incorporated into the next draft to be posted June 6th, 2016.
04/29/16 – Parks Advisory Board Meeting Stuart Cowie indicated that the Planning Department had finished a draft of the Local Parks Master Plan for the public to review. He gave a brief summary of the Plan indicating that it consisted of four different sections including an: 1. Overview 2. Policy Reference 3. Park Classification 4. Park Mini Plans A link to the Local Park Master Plan for your review is available below. Local Parks Master Plan Stuart then gave an outline of the remainder of the Local Parks Master Plan schedule listed below: May 2nd – Post draft Parks Master Plan on Parks Department website for public review. May 16th – Town Hall Meeting to discuss draft Parks Master Plan with public. May 22nd – End of written comment period from public regarding the draft Park Master Plan. May 27th – May Parks Advisory Board Meeting. (Agenda Item: Draft Parks Master Plan Presentation) June 3rd – Input to Stuart from Parks Advisory Board regarding draft of Parks Master Plan. June 17th – June Parks Advisory Board Meeting. (Agenda Item: Seek Parks Advisory Board endorsement of the Parks Master Plan) Official adoption process to occur in the fall of 2016 August – Planning Advisory Committee (PAC) & Committee for Citizen Involvement (CCI) Meetings September – Planning Commission Workshop October – Planning Commission Public Hearing November – Board of Commissioners Public Hearing & Adoption The Town Hall meeting scheduled for Monday, May 16th will be held at 7:00 PM at the following address: OSU Extension Service of Douglas County Church Annex Building 1134 SE Douglas Ave. Roseburg, Oregon 97470 Written comments from the public regarding the draft Parks Master Plan are encouraged and can be sent to Stuart Cowie via his e-mail address at or at the following physical address: Douglas County Planning Department ATTN: Stuart Cowie 1036 SE Douglas Ave. Roseburg, OR 97470 Please submit written comments no later than May 22, 2016.
01/29/16 – Parks Advisory Board Meeting Stuart Cowie reiterated why the County has chosen to go through the process of completing a Parks Master Plan. He indicated the Planning Department is using ORS 195.120 and OAR 660-0034-0040 as the rules and guideline for developing the plan. He gave an overview of The Town Hall meeting held on 01/05/16, The public comments provided at the meeting regarding Active classified parks The written public comments submitted to the County after the Town Hall meeting was held. Cowie indicated his objective was to get feedback from the PAB regarding their feelings about parks identified within the Active category. The PAB discussed 5 of the 16 Active park properties. Parks Master Plan Summary (02-16)
01/05/16 – Town Hall Meeting Stuart Cowie & Gary Groth discussed future planning for “Active Parks”.  The public was given the opportunity to suggest amenities and development possibilities they would like to see at these parks.  Parks Active Park Presentation Town Hall Meeting Town Hall Meeting - Flip Charts
12/18/15 – Parks Advisory Board Meeting Stuart Cowie advised the PAB of why the County has chosen to go through the process of completing a Local Parks Master Plan. He indicated the primary purpose of the plan was to provide grant funding to the Parks Department in order to provide additional amenities to parks identified within the Active category. Cowie indicated that the concerns expressed by the public in past meetings regarding the possible sale or timber harvesting of specific park properties were valid. In an effort to address those concerns changes to the definition of both the Passive and Surplus categories were made. In addition, the name of the Surplus category was changed and will now be referred to as the Unclassified category. Issues involving the sale or timber harvesting of specific park properties will no longer be a part of the process in developing this plan. Questions involving these issues will be addressed at a later time through a maintenance and or operational plan. Of the 16 parks identified within the Active category, the Planning Department has identified 7, in which they have plans for specific future amenities. The Parks Department would like to share those plans and ideas with the public, as well as gather ideas from citizens about the types of amenities they would like to see at parks identified within the Active category. The Parks Department will host a Town Hall meeting, Jan. 5, 2016 from 7pm – 9pm at the Church Annex in order to facilitate this discussion. Cowie will compile the information gathered at the Town Hall meeting and present it to the PAB on January 29, 2016. The PAB made a motion to approve the changes to the plan as presented to them and to move forward with the Town Hall meeting. Parks Master Plan & Parks Classification Presentation
11/20/15 – Parks Advisory Board Meeting Discussed surplus property details and possible options
11/17/15 – Audubon Society Public Meeting Stuart Cowie and Gary Groth presented the goals and policies based on the current comprehensive plan that will be used to complete the Parks Master Plan.   Stuart explained the definitions of each park classification. Parks Classification Presentation Surplus Park Profiles
11/6/15 – Parks Advisory Board Property Tour Stuart Cowie, Gary Groth, Susan Morgan, and the Parks Advisory Board took a field trip to visit the majority of surplus properties. Surplus Categorized Park Properties
10/16/15 – Parks Advisory Board Meeting Stuart Cowie reiterated the park classifications (active, passive, surplus).   Cowie ask the PAB to review, approved and/or comment the current property list of classifications.  The PAB has agreed to review the list and visit any properties they would like to further evaluate.  At the next meeting the surplus property list will be discussed and categorized into three sub-categories (possible future park, sale of property, timber management). Active Classification List Passive Classification List Surplus Classification List
09/25/15 – Parks Advisory Board Meeting Stuart Cowie defined the definition for each park classifications (Active, Passive, Surplus), and distributed a current “Draft” list of each park with a classification.  In addition, Stuart elaborated on how the classifications / goals for each park were determined using the current Park Policy Manual.   The next step will be to have the PAB review the classification list and agree or discuss other classification possibilities.