Section 197A.409 – Protection of pilot program site from conversion.
(1) The city selected to participate in the pilot program by the Land Conservation and Development Commission under ORS 197A.405 shall protect the pilot program site from conversion to other uses before, during and after the implementation of the master plan for economic development, except as provided otherwise in rules adopted by the commission under […]
Section 197A.411 – High-value farmland excluded.
(1) A city may not use ORS 197A.405 to 197A.409 to bring high-value farmland, as determined by the commission, within its urban growth boundary. (2) ORS 197A.405 to 197A.409 do not constitute a statutory contract. A pilot program site selected under ORS 197A.405 and a master plan for economic development implemented on a selected pilot […]
Section 197A.413 – City Economic Development Pilot Program Fund.
(1) The City Economic Development Pilot Program Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the City Economic Development Pilot Program Fund shall be credited to the fund. All moneys credited to the City Economic Development Pilot Program Fund are continuously appropriated to the Land Conservation […]
Section 197A.500 – Definitions for ORS 197A.500 to 197A.521.
As used in ORS 197A.500 to 197A.521, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Affected local governments” means the cities and the counties within which the project improvements will be located. (2) “Criteria” means the land use criteria established by the Land Conservation and Development Commission as provided in ORS 197A.505. (3) “Development approval” means approval […]
Section 197A.502 – Legislative findings; equivalency of project procedures and requirements to certain land use procedures; construe liberally.
(1) The Legislative Assembly finds that there is a compelling state interest in obtaining maximum federal funding for the Southwest Corridor MAX Light Rail Project in order to: (a) Enhance the statewide transportation network; (b) Ensure the viability of the transportation system planned for the Portland metropolitan area; (c) Complete construction of the project in […]
Section 197A.503 – Preemptive effect of ORS 197A.500 to 197A.521.
Notwithstanding ORS chapters 183, 192, 195, 197, 215 and 227 or any other provision of law, the procedures and requirements provided for in ORS 197A.500 to 197A.521 expressly preempt any vote requirements imposed by the charter of a local government and are the only land use procedures and requirements to which land use decisions and […]
Section 197A.505 – Establishment of criteria for decisions in land use final order.
(1) The Land Conservation and Development Commission shall establish criteria, according to the procedure described in this section, to be used by the Metro Council to make decisions in a land use final order on the project improvements for the project, including their locations. (2) The commission shall hold a public hearing on the criteria […]
Section 197A.507 – Procedure for review of established criteria.
(1) Notwithstanding ORS 183.400, 183.482, 183.484, 197.825 or any other law or regulation, exclusive jurisdiction to review a Land Conservation and Development Commission order establishing criteria under ORS 197A.505 is conferred on the Supreme Court. (2) Proceedings for review of an order by the commission shall be initiated when any person who is adversely affected […]
Section 197A.509 – Development of land use final order; steering committee; application to council for land use final order; council procedures; public hearing; notice; staff report.
(1)(a) On or before the date the Land Conservation and Development Commission adopts the order establishing the criteria under ORS 197A.505, Metro shall establish a steering committee, the initial membership of which shall include a representative from each of the following: (A) Metro; (B) TriMet; (C) The Department of Transportation; and (D) Each affected local […]
Section 197A.511 – Land use final order; notice.
(1)(a) Following a public hearing as provided in ORS 197A.509, the Metro Council shall either: (A) Adopt a land use final order establishing the project improvements and locations applied for by TriMet; or (B) Continue the public hearing and refer the proposed project improvements and locations back to TriMet for further review. (b) If the […]