Section 836.608 – Airport operation as matter of state concern; local planning documents to recognize airport location; limitations on use; expansion of facility.
(1) The continued operation and vitality of airports registered, licensed or otherwise recognized by the Department of Transportation on December 31, 1994, is a matter of state concern. (2) A local government shall recognize in its planning documents the location of private-use airports and privately owned public-use airports not listed under ORS 836.610 (3) if […]
Section 836.610 – Local government land use plans and regulations to accommodate airport zones and uses; funding; rules.
(1) Local governments shall amend their comprehensive plan and land use regulations consistent with the rules for airports adopted by the Land Conservation and Development Commission under ORS 836.616 and 836.619. Airports subject to the rules shall include: (a) Publicly owned airports registered, licensed or otherwise recognized by the Department of Transportation on or before […]
Section 836.612 – Approval or expansion of land use activities subject to prior court decisions.
Nothing in ORS 836.608 or 836.616 is intended to allow the approval or expansion of a land use activity inside the boundaries of an airport if the activity has been limited or prohibited by the decision of a court of competent jurisdiction rendered prior to August 13, 1997. [1997 c.859 §6] Note: See note under […]
Section 836.616 – Rules for airport uses and activities.
(1) Following consultation with the Oregon Department of Aviation, the Land Conservation and Development Commission shall adopt rules for uses and activities allowed within the boundaries of airports identified in ORS 836.610 (1) and airports described in ORS 836.608 (2). (2) Within airport boundaries established pursuant to commission rules, local government land use regulations shall […]
Section 836.619 – State compatibility and safety standards for land uses near airports; rules.
Following consultation with the Oregon Department of Aviation, the Land Conservation and Development Commission shall adopt rules establishing compatibility and safety standards for uses of land near airports identified in ORS 836.610 (1). [1997 c.859 §8 (enacted in lieu of 836.620)]
Section 836.623 – Local compatibility and safety requirements more stringent than state requirements; criteria; water impoundments; report to federal agency; application to certain activities.
(1) A local government may adopt land use compatibility and safety requirements that are more stringent than the minimum required by Land Conservation and Development Commission rules for issues other than water impoundments where such regulations are within its authority. Local government action regarding new water impoundments shall comply with subsection (2) of this section. […]
Section 836.625 – Application to airport uses of land use limitations in farm use zones; effect on tax assessment.
(1) The limitations on uses made of land in exclusive farm use zones described in ORS 215.213 and 215.283 do not apply to the provisions of ORS 836.600 to 836.630 regarding airport uses. (2) The provisions of this section do not affect the eligibility of a zone for special assessment under ORS 308A.050 to 308A.128. […]
Section 836.630 – Siting of new airports to comply with land use laws; limitation on rules.
(1) Nothing in ORS 836.600 to 836.625 shall be interpreted to allow the siting of a new airport except as provided in ORS chapters 197 and 215 and in conformance with all applicable land use regulations and ordinances. (2) The Oregon Department of Aviation shall propose and the Land Conservation and Development Commission shall adopt […]
Section 836.640 – Definitions for ORS 836.640 and 836.642.
As used in this section and ORS 836.642: (1) “Airport boundary” includes the combined public and private properties that are permitted to have direct access to the airport runway by aircraft. (2) “Customary and usual aviation-related activity” includes activities described in ORS 836.616 (2) and includes activities that a local government may authorize pursuant to […]
Section 836.642 – Program for through the fence operations; rules.
(1) The Oregon Department of Aviation shall establish a pilot program at up to six rural airports to encourage development of through the fence operations designed to promote economic development by creating family wage jobs, by increasing local tax bases and by increasing financial support for rural airports. To the extent practicable, the airport sponsor […]