Department of Energy
Energy Facility Siting Council - Chapter 345
Division 22
GENERAL STANDARDS FOR SITING FACILITIES
345-022-0100
Recreation
(1) To issue a site certificate, the Council must find that the design, construction and operation of a facility, taking into account mitigation, are not likely to result in a significant adverse impact to important recreational opportunities.
(2) The Council must consider the following factors in judging the importance of a recreational opportunity:
(a) Any special designation or management of the location;
(b) The degree of demand;
(c) Outstanding or unusual qualities;
(d) Availability or rareness;
(e) Irreplaceability or irretrievability of the opportunity.
(3) The Council may issue a site certificate for a special criteria facility under OAR 345-015-0310 without making the findings described in section (1). In issuing such a site certificate, the Council may impose conditions of approval to minimize the potential significant adverse impacts from the design, construction, and operation of the facility on important recreational opportunities.
(4) The Council must apply the version of this rule adopted under Administrative Order EFSC 1-2002, filed and effective April 3, 2002, to the review of any Application for Site Certificate or Request for Amendment that was determined to be complete under OAR 345-015-0190 or 345-027-0363 before the effective date of this rule. Nothing in this section waives the obligations of the certificate holder and Council to abide by local ordinances, state law, and other rules of the Council for the construction and operation of energy facilities in effect on the date the site certificate or amended site certificate is executed.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 469.470 & 469.501
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 469.501
History:
EFSC 5-2022, amend filed 12/19/2022, effective 12/19/2022
EFSC 1-2002, f. & cert. ef. 4-3-02
EFSC 2-1999, f. & cert. ef. 4-14-99
EFSC 5-1994, f. & cert. ef. 11-30-94
EFCS 2-1994, f. & cert. ef. 5-6-94
EFCS 1-1994, f. & cert. ef. 1-28-94
EFCS 5-1993(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 8-16-93
EFSC 1-1993, f. & cert. ef. 1-15-93