As used in ORS 195.137 to 195.145: (1) “Rural reserve” means land reserved to provide long-term protection for agriculture, forestry or important natural landscape features that limit urban development or help define appropriate natural boundaries of urbanization, including plant, fish and wildlife habitat, steep slopes and floodplains. (2) “Urban reserve” means lands outside an urban […]
The Legislative Assembly finds that: (1) Long-range planning for population and employment growth by local governments can offer greater certainty for: (a) The agricultural and forest industries, by offering long-term protection of large blocks of land with the characteristics necessary to maintain their viability; and (b) Commerce, other industries, other private landowners and providers of […]
(1) A county and a metropolitan service district established under ORS chapter 268 may enter into an intergovernmental agreement pursuant to ORS 190.003 to 190.130, 195.025 or 197.652 to 197.658 to designate rural reserves pursuant to this section and urban reserves pursuant to ORS 195.145 (1)(b). (2) Land designated as a rural reserve: (a) Must […]
(1) A county and a metropolitan service district must consider simultaneously the designation and establishment of: (a) Rural reserves pursuant to ORS 195.141; and (b) Urban reserves pursuant to ORS 195.145 (1)(b). (2) An agreement between a county and a metropolitan service district to establish rural reserves pursuant to ORS 195.141 and urban reserves pursuant […]
(1) For purposes of land use planning in Oregon, the Legislative Assembly designates the land in Washington County that was designated as rural reserve in Metro Resolution No. 11-4245, adopted on March 15, 2011, as the acknowledged rural reserve in Washington County, except that: (a) The Legislative Assembly does not designate as rural reserves the […]
(1) To ensure that the supply of land available for urbanization is maintained: (a) Local governments may cooperatively designate lands outside urban growth boundaries as urban reserves subject to ORS 197.610 to 197.625 and 197.626. (b) Alternatively, a metropolitan service district established under ORS chapter 268 and a county may enter into a written agreement […]
(1) A city or district that provides an urban service may annex territory under ORS 195.020, 195.060 to 195.085, 195.205 to 195.235, 197.005, 197.319, 197.320, 197.335 and 223.304 that: (a) Is situated within an urban growth boundary; and (b) Is contained within an annexation plan adopted pursuant to ORS 195.020, 195.060 to 195.085, 195.205 to […]
(1) The statement summarizing the measure and its major effect in the ballot title of a proposal for adoption of an annexation plan shall contain a general description of the boundaries of each territory proposed to be annexed. The description shall use streets and other generally recognized features. Notwithstanding ORS 250.035, the statement summarizing the […]
(1) The governing body of the city or district shall determine the results of the election from the official figures returned by the county clerk. If the governing body of the city finds that a majority of the votes cast in the territory and a majority of the votes cast in the city favor the […]
(1) An annexation plan adopted under ORS 195.205 shall include: (a) The timing and sequence of annexation. (b) Local standards of urban service availability required as a precondition of annexation. (c) The planned schedule for providing urban services to the annexed territory. (d) The effects on existing urban services providers. (e) The long-term benefits of […]
(1) In areas subject to the jurisdiction of a local government boundary commission, the boundary commission shall conduct an advisory review of an annexation plan for conformity with annexation plan requirements set forth in ORS 195.220, 199.462 and the rules of procedure of the Land Conservation and Development Commission. (2) If a boundary commission finds […]
The method of annexing territory to cities or districts set forth in ORS 195.205 to 195.225 is in addition to and does not affect or prohibit other methods of annexation authorized by law. [1993 c.804 §18]
