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Welcome to the Harney County Planning Department!  Most all of the land use applications, building permits and other documents we use are listed here for download, printing or reviewing right online. 

Brandon McMullen, Planning Director
450 N. Buena Vista #11
Burns, OR 97720
Phone: 541-573-6655
FAX: 541-573-2762
Email: planning@co.harney.or.us

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Darwin Johnson, Planning Assistant
Phone: 541-573-8174
planningassistant@co.harney.or.us

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Current Events:

CURRENT EVENTS: The public is invited to participate in revising the Harney County Comprehensive Plan. Below are both the existing Harney County Comprehensive Plan and the Proposed Revised Harney County Comprehensive Plan. The public is encouraged to participate in this process and should forward all comments to the Planning department at planning@co.harney.or.us, or 450 N Buena Vista, #11, Burns, OR 97720. Please note that these documents are very much subject to change during this process, and so the public should check back to the website or call/stop by the Planning Department to view any changes that happen between public meetings/hearings.

• Existing Harney County Comprehensive Plan
• Final Draft of Proposed Harney County Comprehensive Plan June 8, 2009
  • County Court Staff Report for July 8, 2009 hearing.
  • County Court index of changes.
• The evidentiary hearing for the proposed technical updates before the Harney County Court was set for July 8th in the County Court Room, but it has been canceled and will be rescheduled. Please send any questions or comments to the Harney County Planning Department at: Harney County Planning Department, 450 N. Buena Vista RM11, Burns, OR 97720.
• There are some electronic formatting inaccuracies in the draft document at this time (Table of Contents/Footer) that are not fully functional.

Current Land Use Applications:

• Current Land Use Applications in the Review Process in 2009
• West Ridge Wind Application, Comments, Responses, Etc.
• East Ridge Wind Application, Comments, Responses, Etc.

Land Use Application Flow Chart:

The process involved with making land use applications under Oregon Land Use Laws and the subsequent County Comprehensive Plan can be difficult to understand so the Planning Department has developed the convenient Land Use Application Flow Chart replicated below.  Follow the link to access a full size version.