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Section 197.286 – Definitions for ORS 197.286 to 197.314 and 197.475 to 197.490.

As used in ORS 197.286 to 197.314 and 197.475 to 197.490: (1) “Buildable lands” means lands in urban and urbanizable areas that are suitable, available and necessary for residential uses. “Buildable lands” includes both vacant land and developed land likely to be redeveloped. (2) “Manufactured dwelling park” has the meaning given that term in ORS […]

Section 197.290 – Housing production strategy.

(1) A city with a population greater than 10,000 shall develop and adopt a housing production strategy under this section no later than one year after the city’s deadline for completing a housing capacity analysis under ORS 197.296 (2)(a) or (10)(b) or 197.297. (2) A housing production strategy must include a list of specific actions, […]

Section 197.291 – Review of housing production strategy.

(1) No later than 20 days after a city’s adoption or amendment of a housing production strategy under ORS 197.290, a city shall submit the adopted strategy or amended strategy to the Department of Land Conservation and Development. (2) The submission under subsection (1) of this section must include copies of: (a) The signed decision […]

Section 197.293 – Identification of cities with unmet housing needs; effect.

(1) The Land Conservation and Development Commission, in consultation with the Housing and Community Services Department, shall adopt criteria for reviewing and identifying cities with a population greater than 10,000 that have not sufficiently: (a) Achieved production of needed housing within their jurisdiction; or (b) Implemented a housing production strategy adopted under ORS 197.290. (2) […]

Section 197.295

[1981 c.884 §4; 1983 c.795 §1; 1987 c.785 §1; 1989 c.648 §51; 1991 c.226 §16; 1991 c.612 §12; 1995 c.79 §73; 1995 c.547 §2; 2019 c.422 §29; renumbered 197.286 in 2019]

Section 197.296 – Analysis of housing capacity and needed housing by Metro, cities outside of Metro and smaller cities; accommodation of housing need.

(1)(a) The provisions of subsections (2) to (9) of this section apply to metropolitan service district regional framework plans and local government comprehensive plans for lands within the urban growth boundary of a city that is located outside of a metropolitan service district and has a population of 25,000 or more. (b) The Land Conservation […]

Section 197.297 – Analysis of housing capacity and needed housing in Metro cities.

(1) At least once every six years, by a date scheduled by the Land Conservation and Development Commission, a city that is within a metropolitan service district and has a population greater than 10,000 shall: (a) Inventory the supply of buildable lands within the city and determine the housing capacity of the buildable lands; and […]

Section 197.298 – Priority of land to be included within urban growth boundary.

(1) In addition to any requirements established by rule addressing urbanization, land may not be included within an urban growth boundary of Metro except under the following priorities: (a) First priority is land that is designated urban reserve land under ORS 195.145, rule or metropolitan service district action plan. (b) If land under paragraph (a) […]

Section 197.299 – Metro accommodation of needed housing and school lands.

(1) A metropolitan service district organized under ORS chapter 268 shall complete the inventory, determination and analysis required under ORS 197.296 (3) not later than six years after completion of the previous inventory, determination and analysis. (2)(a) The metropolitan service district shall take such action as necessary under ORS 197.296 (6)(a) to accommodate one-half of […]

Section 197.301 – Metro report of performance measures.

(1) A metropolitan service district organized under ORS chapter 268 shall compile and report to the Department of Land Conservation and Development on performance measures as described in this section at least once every two years. The information shall be reported in a manner prescribed by the department. (2) Performance measures subject to subsection (1) […]

Section 197.302 – Metro determination of buildable land supply; corrective action; enforcement.

(1) After gathering and compiling information on the performance measures as described in ORS 197.301 but prior to submitting the information to the Department of Land Conservation and Development, a metropolitan service district shall determine if actions taken under ORS 197.296 (6) have established the buildable land supply and housing densities necessary to accommodate estimated […]

Section 197.303 – “Needed housing” defined.

(1) As used in ORS 197.286 to 197.314, “needed housing” means all housing on land zoned for residential use or mixed residential and commercial use that is determined to meet the need shown for housing within an urban growth boundary at price ranges and rent levels that are affordable to households within the county with […]

Section 197.304 – Lane County accommodation of needed housing.

(1) Notwithstanding an intergovernmental agreement pursuant to ORS 190.003 to 190.130 or acknowledged comprehensive plan provisions to the contrary, a city within Lane County that has a population of 50,000 or more within its boundaries shall meet its obligation under ORS 197.286 to 197.314 separately from any other city within Lane County. The city shall, […]

Section 197.308 – Affordable housing allowed outright; density bonuses.

(1) As used in this section, “affordable housing” means residential property: (a) In which: (A) Each unit on the property is made available to own or rent to families with incomes of 80 percent or less of the area median income as determined by the Oregon Housing Stability Council based on information from the United […]

Section 197.309 – Local requirements to develop affordable housing.

(1) As used in this section: (a) “Affordable housing” means housing that is affordable to households with incomes equal to or higher than 80 percent of the median family income for the county in which the housing is built. (b) “Multifamily structure” means a structure that contains three or more housing units sharing at least […]

Section 197.312 – Limitation on city and county prohibitions.

(1) A city or county may not by charter prohibit from all residential zones attached or detached single-family housing, multifamily housing for both owner and renter occupancy or manufactured homes. A city or county may not by charter prohibit government assisted housing or impose additional approval standards on government assisted housing that are not applied […]

Section 197.313 – Interpretation of ORS 197.312.

Nothing in ORS 197.312 or in the amendments to ORS 197.286, 197.303, 197.307 by sections 1, 2 and 3, chapter 795, Oregon Laws 1983, shall be construed to require a city or county to contribute to the financing, administration or sponsorship of government assisted housing. [1983 c.795 §6]