Oregon Law
Law as of Jan 1, 2024
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197A.015Definitions for ORS 197.475 to 197.493 and ORS chapter 197A 197A.018Definition of “needed housing.” 197A.020Limitations on requiring contribution for government assisted housing 197A.025Policy; rulemaking principles 197A.030Department support to local governments to incentivize needed housing 197A.100Housing production strategy 197A.103Review of housing production strategy; rules 197A.110City report on housing permitting and production 197A.115City report on implementation of housing production strategy 197A.130Identification of cities with unmet housing needs; effect 197A.200Local government planning for needed housing 197A.205Housing and Community Services Department review of certain local housing measures 197A.210Development-ready lands 197A.215Application to remove property from within urban growth boundary; conditions 197A.230Definitions for ORS 197A.230 to 197A.250 197A.232Findings regarding long-range planning 197A.235Designation of rural and urban reserves pursuant to intergovernmental agreement; rules 197A.242Coordinated and concurrent process for designation of urban and rural reserves 197A.245Urban reserves; rules 197A.250Designation of certain Washington County lands 197A.270Determination of housing capacity and accommodation of needed housing by cities with population of 25,000 or greater 197A.280Determination of housing capacity and accommodation of needed housing by cities with population of less than 25,000 197A.285Priority of land to be included within urban growth boundaries; rules 197A.300Definition of “serviceable.” 197A.302Purposes; rules 197A.305Alternative amendment process; rules 197A.310Cities with population of less than 10,000; rules 197A.312Cities with population of 10,000 or greater; rules 197A.315Expansion study areas; notice; urban service agreements 197A.320[2013 c.575 §7; 2023 c.13 §24; renumbered 197A.285 in 2023] 197A.325Review of final decision of city; rules 197A.335Determination of housing capacity and accommodation of needed housing by Metro cities 197A.348Definition of “needed housing.” 197A.350Determination of housing capacity and accommodation of needed housing by Metro 197A.355Priority of land to be included within Metro urban growth boundary 197A.358Metro urban growth boundary designation 197A.362Timing of Metro accommodation of needed housing; lands for public schools 197A.365Metro housing coordination strategy 197A.370Metro report of performance measures 197A.372Metro evaluation of accommodation of needed housing; corrective action; enforcement 197A.395Limits on local government prohibitions 197A.400Clear and objective approval criteria required; alternative approval process 197A.405[2017 c.709 §1; 2018 c.15 §10; repealed by 2023 c.13 §96] 197A.407[2017 c.709 §2; 2018 c.15 §11; repealed by 2023 c.13 §96] 197A.409[2017 c.709 §3; repealed by 2023 c.13 §96] 197A.411[2017 c.709 §4; repealed by 2023 c.13 §96] 197A.413[2017 c.709 §6; repealed by 2023 c.13 §96] 197A.420Duplexes; middle housing 197A.425Accessory dwelling units 197A.430Single room occupancies 197A.445Affordable housing allowed outright; commercial conversion to residential use; affordable housing density bonus 197A.460Residential use of commercial lands for affordable housing 197A.465Local requirements to develop affordable housing 197A.470Final action on affordable housing application; affordable housing developed by religious corporation 197A.500Definitions for ORS 197A.500 to 197A.521 197A.502Legislative findings; equivalency of project procedures and requirements to certain land use procedures; construe liberally 197A.503Preemptive effect of ORS 197A.500 to 197A.521 197A.505Establishment of criteria for decisions in land use final order 197A.507Procedure for review of established criteria 197A.509Development of land use final order; steering committee; application to council for land use final order; council procedures; public hearing; notice; staff report 197A.511Land use final order; notice 197A.513Plan amendments; approvals; petition for writ of mandamus 197A.515Land Use Board of Appeals review of land use final order 197A.517Supreme Court review of Land Use Board of Appeals opinion on land use final order 197A.519Amendments to land use final order 197A.521Failure to meet timeline

Chapter 197A — Land Use Planning: Housing and Urbanization GENERAL PROVISIONS 197A.278 Lane County accommodation of needed housing

ORS 197A.430 Single room occupancies

(1)

As used in this section, “single room occupancy” means a residential development with no fewer than four attached units that are independently rented and lockable and provide living and sleeping space for the exclusive use of an occupant, but require that the occupant share sanitary or food preparation facilities with other units in the occupancy.

(2)

Within an urban growth boundary, each local government shall allow the development of a single room occupancy:

(a)

With up to six units on each lot or parcel zoned to allow for the development of a detached single-family dwelling; and

(b)

With the number of units consistent with the density standards of a lot or parcel zoned to allow for the development of residential dwellings with five or more units.

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