ORS 308A.724 Application for change of special assessment following disqualification; time for meeting farm use income requirements; application due dates; limitation on special assessments for disqualified wildlife habitat and conservation easement land

In order for additional taxes imposed under ORS 308A.703 to be deferred under ORS 308A.706 (1)(d) (relating to change in special assessment), the owner must file an application or claim for classification under another special assessment law.

If the disqualification is effective prior to July 1 in any year, the owner shall file the required claim or application on or before August 1 of that year.

If the disqualification is effective on or after July 1 in any year, the county taxing authorities shall continue the classification on the current assessment and tax rolls, and the owner shall file the required claim or application in the next calendar year in accordance with the laws governing the particular special assessment program.

If an owner of land disqualified under one of the special assessment laws listed in ORS 308A.706 (1)(d) seeks to qualify for farm use special assessment of nonexclusive farm use zone farmland under ORS 308A.068, the owner shall have five years, beginning with the first year in which application is made under this section, to qualify for the two-year farm use requirement of ORS 308A.068 and the income requirement under ORS 308A.071.

Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, an owner may make application under this section at any time within 30 days of the date notice of disqualification is sent by the assessor under ORS 308A.718.

Notwithstanding subsections (1) to (3) of this section:

An owner of land disqualified from wildlife habitat special assessment under ORS 308A.430 that was previously subject to ORS 215.236 (5), except for conservation easement special assessment, may not apply for another special assessment under this section without first satisfying the requirements of ORS 215.236 (5); and

An owner of land disqualified from conservation easement special assessment under ORS 308A.465, except for wildlife habitat special assessment, may not apply for another special assessment under this section without first satisfying the requirements of ORS 215.236 (5).