Planning litigation takes much longer than it used to. Oregon's planning program denies any opportunity for people to live in the country. That is 11 percent of all residential building permits issued in Oregon that year. Many more new homes were approved in other rural zones that same year. Oregon's statewide planning program has hindered small business.
Small businesses flourish in Oregon.
The program's requirements for large-lot zoning of farmland encourage big corporations and discourage small farms. Only 5 percent of Oregon farms are owned by corporations. The number of farms in Oregon increased in the 1980s, and the average size of those farms decreased. No other state has followed Oregon's lead in getting the state involved in land-use planning. Approximately ten states have adopted strong laws for planning, and the number is increasing.