The Legislative Assembly finds that: (1) Wetlands provide a natural means of flood and storm damage protection through the absorption and storage of water during high runoff periods, thereby reducing flood crests and preventing loss of life and property; (2) Wetlands provide essential breeding, spawning, rearing, feeding, nesting and wintering habitats for a major portion […]
[Formerly 541.605; renumbered 196.800 in 1989]
In addition to the policy described in ORS 196.805, it is the policy of the State of Oregon to: (1) Promote the protection, conservation and best use of wetland resources, their functions and values through the integration and close coordination of statewide planning goals, local comprehensive plans and state and federal regulatory programs. (2) Use […]
(1) The Department of State Lands shall compile and maintain a comprehensive Statewide Wetlands Inventory. (2) In compiling the Statewide Wetlands Inventory, the department shall develop, by rule, a system for uniform wetland identification, delineation and comprehensive mapping. Initial inventories shall be based upon the National Wetlands Inventory prepared by the United States Department of […]
[Formerly 541.610; renumbered 196.805 in 1989]
The Department of State Lands shall respond to the notice received from local governments pursuant to ORS 215.418 (1) and 227.350 (1) within 30 days of receipt of the notice. The response shall state whether a permit is or in the future will be required or whether a permit has been issued by the department […]
(1) Any city or county may develop and submit to the Department of State Lands a wetland conservation plan for review pursuant to the provisions of ORS 196.678 to 196.684. (2) A wetland conservation plan shall include the following elements: (a) A description and maps of the area to be covered by the plan; (b) […]
[Formerly 541.615; renumbered 196.810 in 1989]
(1) In accordance with rules adopted pursuant to this chapter, the Department of State Lands shall: (a) Review any proposed wetland conservation plan or proposed amendment to an approved wetland conservation plan against the standards in this section; (b) Prepare a proposed order that approves, approves with conditions or denies the proposed wetland conservation plan […]
(1) Except where otherwise provided by the order approving the plan, individual permit applications shall be required for removal or fill, or both, in areas subject to an approved wetland conservation plan. If individual permit applications are to be reviewed under the authority of the Director of the Department of State Lands, then application fees […]
(1) Local governments shall provide notice to the Department of State Lands of any proposed amendments to the land use plan and ordinances affecting lands subject to a wetland conservation plan approved under this section. (2) Amendments to plan policies, maps and implementing ordinances by the local government within an approved wetland conservation plan shall […]
[Formerly 541.620; renumbered 196.815 in 1989]
(1) For the purposes of this section, an acknowledged estuary management plan includes the comprehensive plan and land use regulations adopted by cities and counties to satisfy the requirement of statewide planning goals related to estuarine resources including shoreland portions of estuarine sites designated for development as those plans and regulations existed on January 1, […]
(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of ORS 196.600 to 196.921, state or local governments shall not prohibit or restrict the alteration or fill of wetland areas up to one acre in size that have been artificially created from upland for the purpose of controlling, storing or maintaining storm water. (2) An area that was developed as […]
(1) The Department of State Lands shall develop a public information program to educate permit applicants and the general public about: (a) Wetland functions and values. (b) The status and trends of Oregon’s wetlands. (c) The Statewide Wetlands Inventory. (d) Wetland regulation. (2) Upon request, the department shall, within the limits of staffing ability, provide […]
[Formerly 541.622; renumbered 196.820 in 1989]
(1) The Department of State Lands shall adopt rules to carry out the provisions of ORS 196.668 to 196.692, 196.800, 196.810, 196.818, 196.825, 196.830, 196.850 to 196.860, 196.885, 196.921, 197.015, 197.279, 215.213, 215.283, 215.284, 215.418 and 227.350. (2) Rules adopted pursuant to subsection (1) of this section shall include rules governing the application for and […]
[Formerly 541.625; renumbered 196.825 in 1989]
[Formerly 541.626; renumbered 196.830 in 1989]
[Formerly 541.627; renumbered 196.835 in 1989]
