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Section 197A.300 – Definitions for ORS 197A.300 to 197A.325.

As used in ORS 197A.300 to 197A.325: (1) “Buildable lands” means land in urban or urbanizable areas that are suitable for urban uses. (2) “Serviceable” means, with respect to land, that: (a) Adequate sewer, water and transportation capacity for planned urban development is available or can be either provided or made subject to committed financing; […]

Section 197A.302 – Purposes; rules.

The purpose of ORS 197A.300 to 197A.325 is to direct the Land Conservation and Development Commission to develop and adopt simplified methods for a city that is outside Metro to evaluate or amend the urban growth boundary of the city. The commission should design the methods to: (1) Become, as a result of reduced costs, […]

Section 197A.305 – Amendment of urban growth boundaries outside Metro; rules.

(1) In addition to and not in lieu of the method prescribed in ORS 197.286 to 197.314 and the statewide land use planning goals, the Land Conservation and Development Commission shall adopt by rule methods by which a city that is outside Metro may evaluate or amend the urban growth boundary of the city. (2) […]

Section 197A.310 – Cities with population of less than 10,000; rules.

(1) In addition to and not in lieu of the method prescribed in ORS 197.286 to 197.314 and the statewide land use planning goals, the Land Conservation and Development Commission shall adopt a method by which a city outside Metro that has a population of less than 10,000 may evaluate or amend its urban growth […]

Section 197A.312 – Cities with population of 10,000 or more; rules.

(1) In addition to and not in lieu of the method prescribed in ORS 197.286 to 197.314 and the statewide land use planning goals, the Land Conservation and Development Commission shall adopt a method by which a city outside Metro that has a population of 10,000 or more may evaluate or amend its urban growth […]

Section 197A.315 – Expansion study areas; notice; urban service agreements.

(1) As used in this section, “district” means: (a) A domestic water supply district organized under ORS chapter 264. (b) A parks and recreation district organized under ORS chapter 266. (c) A sanitary district organized under ORS 450.005 to 450.245. (d) A rural fire protection district organized under ORS chapter 478. (2) When a city […]

Section 197A.325 – Review of final decision of city; rules.

(1) Notwithstanding ORS 197.626, when a city evaluates or amends the urban growth boundary of the city pursuant to ORS 197A.310 or 197A.312, the Land Use Board of Appeals has jurisdiction for review of a final decision of the city. (2) The board shall review the final decision of the city under ORS 197A.300 to […]

Section 197A.405 – City economic development pilot program.

(1) The Land Conservation and Development Commission shall establish and implement an economic development pilot program. Notwithstanding any statewide land use planning goal provisions specifying requirements for amending urban growth boundaries, the commission shall adopt rules to implement the pilot program. The pilot program is intended to: (a) Promote economic development in a rural area; […]

Section 197A.407 – Inclusion of pilot program site within urban growth boundary.

(1) Notwithstanding ORS 197A.320 and without regard to whether an urban growth boundary already contains a 20-year supply of buildable lands, the Land Conservation and Development Commission by rule may establish an expedited process for amending urban growth boundaries to include the pilot program site selected under ORS 197A.405. (2) An amendment to an urban […]

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 […]