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La Orden de cumplimiento solo afecta a quienes estén considerando la posibilidad de nuevos desarrollos en propiedades con áreas actualmente declaradas en los mapas como Hábitat de vida silvestre. No está directamente relacionada con el proceso de mapeo actualizado.

En la primavera de 2023, la Comisión de Conservación y Desarrollo de Tierras (Land Conservation and Development Commission, LCDC) del estado emitió una orden de cumplimiento que nos obligaba a modificar nuestra reglamentación sobre recursos naturales. La orden incluye una suspensión temporal de algunos desarrollos.

The Enforcement Order only affects those considering new development on properties with areas currently mapped as Wildlife Habitat. It is not directly connected with the updated mapping process.

In spring 2023, the state Land Conservation and Development Commission (LCDC) issued an enforcement order directing us to amend our natural resource regulations. The order includes a stay on certain development.

We identified Significant Natural Resources (SNRs) in unincorporated Washington County through a Goal 5 inventory process as part of the comprehensive planning done in the early 1980s.

The inventory for the urban areas is a compilation of Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) and Portland Audubon Society habitat maps and aerial photos used to identify tree canopy. Using the habitat maps, we and our environmental consultants did limited field work to refine the areas where significant habitat or other Goal 5 resources may have been present. We used the aerials to identify the contiguous tree canopy patches of 5 acres or more inside the Urban Growth Boundary (UGB).

We then shared the habitat maps at community planning meetings for study and input for the urban areas. We prepared a Goal 5 Economic, Social, Environmental, Energy (ESEE) Analysis of the impacts of conflicting uses on the resources for the natural resources that were deemed significant. Results of this Goal 5 inventory process for the urban area can be found in the Community Plan SNR maps.

For the rural area, the Washington County Board of Commissioners adopted the ODFW maps from the Habitat Protection Plan developed for the County, showing water-related resources and Big Game Habitat more generally. See Rural/Natural Resource Plan maps

To focus on urgent needs within the community, before they lead to a crisis and potentially violent outcomes, several other innovative programs have been put into practice over the years:

• Mental Health Response Teams
• Hawthorn Walk-in Center
• Mobile Crisis Team

The County also continues to move forward with plans to open the new Center for Addictions Triage and Treatment in late 2024 or early 2025. As state and federal resources become available, we will invest in creating more capacity for mental health treatment. We will also continue to provide support for the Family Justice Center of Washington County and CARES NW to help focus on some of the known contributors to mental illness such as domestic abuse, family violence and childhood trauma.