Section 268.354 – Boundary change procedures; standards.
(1) In addition to the requirements established by ORS chapters 198, 221 and 222 for a boundary change, a metropolitan service district, in consultation with the Metro Policy Advisory Committee, may establish requirements for a boundary change that is subject to the jurisdiction of the district pursuant to ORS 268.347. (2) For a boundary change […]
Section 268.357 – Authority to sell certain information; marketing agreements; confidentiality.
Subject to the provisions of a district charter, a district may impose and collect reasonable fees based on market prices or competitive bids for geographic data that have commercial value and are an entire formula, pattern, compilation, program, device, method, technique, process, database or system developed with a significant expenditure of public funds. A district […]
Section 268.360 – Authority to exercise police power; ordinances; effective dates; enforcement.
Subject to the provisions of a district charter: (1) For purposes of its authorized functions a district may exercise police power and in so doing adopt the ordinances that a majority of the members of its council considers necessary for the proper functioning of the district. All legislative acts shall be by ordinance. (2) Unless […]
Section 268.370 – Authority to take over transit system of mass transit district; effect of transfer order.
Subject to the provisions of a district charter, when a metropolitan service district organized under this chapter functions in a mass transit district organized under ORS 267.010 to 267.394, the governing body of the metropolitan district may at any time order transfer of the transit system of the transit district to the metropolitan district, whereupon: […]
Section 268.380 – Land-use planning goals and activities; coordination; review of local plans.
(1) A district may: (a) Adopt land-use planning goals and objectives for the district consistent with goals adopted under ORS chapters 195, 196 and 197; (b) Review the comprehensive plans in effect on January 1, 1979, or subsequently adopted by the cities and counties within the district and recommend that cities and counties, as the […]
Section 268.385 – District as regional planning coordinator.
(1) For the purposes of ORS 195.025, the district formed under this chapter shall exercise within the district the review, advisory and coordinative functions assigned under ORS 195.025 (1) to each county and city that is within the district. (2) ORS 195.025 (3) and (4) shall not apply to a district formed under this chapter. […]
Section 268.390 – Planning for activities and areas with metropolitan impact; review of comprehensive plans; urban growth boundary; regional framework plans.
(1) A district may define and apply a planning procedure that identifies and designates areas and activities having significant impact upon the orderly and responsible development of the metropolitan area, including, but not limited to, impact on: (a) Air quality; (b) Water quality; and (c) Transportation. (2) A district may prepare and adopt functional plans […]
Section 268.393 – Land use planning ordinance; notice to local governments and landowners.
(1) As used in this section, “owner” means the owner of the title to real property or the contract purchaser of real property, of record as shown on the last available complete tax assessment roll. (2) At least 45 days prior to the final public hearing on a proposed new or amended land use planning […]
Section 268.500 – Levy, collection, enforcement of ad valorem taxes; limitation; classification of property.
(1) A district may levy annually an ad valorem tax on all taxable property within its boundaries not to exceed in any one year one-half percent (0.005) of the real market value of all taxable property within the boundaries of such district, computed in accordance with ORS 308.207. The district may also annually assess, levy […]
Section 268.503 – Vehicle registration fees.
Subject to ORS 801.040, 801.042, 801.237 and 803.445, for the purpose of providing any service that the district, as defined in ORS 801.237, has power to provide, the district may impose registration fees on vehicles under ORS 803.445. [1989 c.864 §13; 2009 c.865 §40c]