Or. Admin. Code § 291-073-0030 - Desirable Criteria for Medium Security Sites
The desirable criteria for medium security sites are listed below. They are not in any order of preference. An alternate means of meeting the intent of a criterion may be considered.
(1) A proposed site which is available at
little or no cost.
(2) A proposed
site which has 200-300 acres with 300 acres being the preferred size.
(3) A proposed site which is square or nearly
so.
(4) A proposed site which is
relatively flat to minimize earthwork, foundation, construction costs, and
surface or subsurface drainage construction costs.
(5) A proposed site which has natural buffers
from surrounding land uses such as lakes, rivers, or ridges.
(6) A proposed site which is not adjacent to
a school unless the parcel is buffered.
(7) A proposed site which is not adjacent to
a developed single-family or multi-family residential area unless the parcel is
buffered.
(8) A proposed site in
which the soils shall not be unduly prone to liquefaction due to seismic
activity.
(9) A proposed site with
existing buildings that can be remodeled for utilization in new
construction.
(10) A proposed site
not subject to flooding from adjacent bodies of water, natural surface
drainage, or subsurface high-water table.
(11) A proposed site not having an
environmental, ecological, cultural, or historic feature or condition which
cannot be mitigated with remediation or health risk assessment prior to the
beginning of site development. These conditions include, but may not be limited
to, wetlands, historic or culturally significant sites, or habitat for
federally designated threatened and endangered species.
(12) A proposed site that maximizes the use
of present Department of Corrections facilities and considers such institution
management issues as warehousing, adult in custody transportation, and adult in
custody management, etc.
(13) A
proposed site which has judicial, emergency, and support services availability:
(a) Fifteen minutes or less to local or state
police, full-service fire department, and emergency medical transport or
care;
(b) Sixty minutes or less to
a National Guard unit;
(c)
Forty-five minutes or less response time from licensed full service in-patient
care hospital that accepts Oregon Health Plan payment;
(d) Forty-five minutes or less to educational
institutions to provide GED or vocational-technical programs for adults in
custody;
(e) Ninety minutes or less
to higher education opportunities for staff development;
(f) Adequate providers of support services to
adults in custody, including counseling, religious, job training, and
education; and
(g) Reasonable
access to court facilities.
(14) A proposed site that can demonstrate
eminent opportunity for adult in custody work by either the public or private
sector. Sites that have Oregon enterprise zone designations that may be of
assistance in attracting a private partner using adult in custody
labor.
(15) A proposed site which
is in close proximity to a population area from which a large number of adults
in custody originate.
(16) A
proposed site in which the facility is perceived as beneficial by local
jurisdiction and community.
(17) A
proposed site which is served by an interstate or major arterial roadway. Paved
(providing year around service, two lanes, maintained by state, city, or
county) interstate access is preferable.
(18) A proposed site with convenient access
by public transportation including commercial airport, surface transportation,
and public accommodations such as hotel or motel facilities.
(19) A proposed site with a community of
30,000 population or greater within a 60-mile radius with:
(a) Substantiation of an adequate
workforce;
(b) Demonstration of the
ability of the community to provide for or develop adequate housing and other
community services, including primary and secondary schools;
(c) Range of physical specialty services;
and
(d) Community ability to cost
effectively provide food, fuel, equipment, spare parts, and maintenance to the
facility.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 179.040, 421.614, 423.020, 423.030 & 423.075
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 179.040, 421.614, 423.020, 423.030 & 423.075
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