And the laws further require that special districts and state agencies carry out their programs in accordance with acknowledged local plans. Coordination of Planning Oregon's planning laws also place strong emphasis on coordination of planning. The programs of special districts and state agencies must be coordinated with local plans. A Partnership Oregon's statewide planning program is a partnership between state and local governments. The state requires that cities and counties plan, and it sets the standards for such planning.
Local governments do the planning and administer most of the land-use regulations.
The resulting mosaic of state-approved local comprehensive plans covers the entire state. The State of Oregon does not write comprehensive plans. It does not zone land, and it does not administer permits for local planning actions, such as variances and conditional uses. The commission's seven members are unsalaried volunteers, appointed by the governor and confirmed by the state senate. The department's main office is in Salem.