Source: https://www.oregonlaws.org/ors/2007/92.010
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ORS 92.010 - Definitions for ORS 92.010 to 92.190 - 2007 Oregon Revised Statutes
2007 ORS Vol. 3 Chapter 92 Section 92.010
2007 ORS 92.010¹
Definitions for ORS 92.010 to 92.190
As used in ORS 92.010 (Definitions for ORS 92.010 to 92.190) to 92.190 (Effect of replat), unless the context requires otherwise:
(1) "Declarant" means the person who files a declaration under ORS 92.075 (Declaration required to subdivide or partition property).
(2) "Declaration" means the instrument described in ORS 92.075 (Declaration required to subdivide or partition property) by which the subdivision or partition plat was created.
(3)(a) "Lawfully established unit of land" means:
(A) A lot or parcel created pursuant to ORS 92.010 (Definitions for ORS 92.010 to 92.190) to 92.190 (Effect of replat); or
(b) "Lawfully established unit of land" does not mean a unit of land created solely to establish a separate tax account.
(4) "Lot" means a single unit of land that is created by a subdivision of land.
(5) "Negotiate" means any activity preliminary to the execution of a binding agreement for the sale of land in a subdivision or partition, including but not limited to advertising, solicitation and promotion of the sale of such land.
(6) "Parcel" means a single unit of land that is created by a partition of land.
(7) "Partition" means either an act of partitioning land or an area or tract of land partitioned.
(8) "Partition land" means to divide land to create not more than three parcels of land within a calendar year, but does not include:
(d) A sale or grant by a person to a public agency or public body for state highway, county road, city street or other right of way purposes provided that such road or right of way complies with the applicable comprehensive plan and ORS 215.213 (Uses permitted in exclusive farm use zones in counties that adopted marginal lands system prior to 1993) (2)(p) to (r) and 215.283 (Uses permitted in exclusive farm use zones in nonmarginal lands counties) (2)(q) to (s). However, any property divided by the sale or grant of property for state highway, county road, city street or other right of way purposes shall continue to be considered a single unit of land until such time as the property is further subdivided or partitioned; or
(9) "Partition plat" includes a final map and other writing containing all the descriptions, locations, specifications, provisions and information concerning a partition.
(10) "Plat" includes a final subdivision plat, replat or partition plat.
(11) "Property line" means the division line between two units of land.
(12) "Property line adjustment" means the relocation or elimination of a common property line between abutting properties.
(13) "Replat" means the act of platting the lots, parcels and easements in a recorded subdivision or partition plat to achieve a reconfiguration of the existing subdivision or partition plat or to increase or decrease the number of lots in the subdivision.
(14) "Road" or "street" means a public or private way that is created to provide ingress or egress for persons to one or more lots, parcels, areas or tracts of land, excluding a private way that is created to provide ingress or egress to such land in conjunction with the use of such land for forestry, mining or agricultural purposes.
(15) "Sale" or "sell" includes every disposition or transfer of land or an interest or estate therein.
(16) "Subdivide land" means to divide land to create four or more lots within a calendar year.
(17) "Subdivision" means either an act of subdividing land or an area or a tract of land subdivided.
(18) "Subdivision plat" includes a final map and other writing containing all the descriptions, locations, specifications, dedications, provisions and information concerning a subdivision.
(19) "Utility easement" means an easement noted on a subdivision plat or partition plat for the purpose of installing or maintaining public or private utility infrastructure for the provision of water, power, heat or telecommunications to the public. [Amended by 1955 c.756 §1; 1973 c.696 §3; 1977 c.809 §4; 1979 c.46 §1; 1985 c.369 §5; 1985 c.717 §1; 1989 c.772 §1; 1991 c.763 §1; 1993 c.702 §1; 1993 c.704 §4; 1995 c.382 §3; 1997 c.268 §1; 2001 c.544 §3; 2005 c.399 §1; 2007 c.652 §1; 2007 c.866 §4]
Defini­tion of "subdivide land" contained in former version of this sec­tion referred to approval of plans, plats, and land parti­tions by cities and counties and had no applica­tion to pros­e­cu­­tion under Subdivision Control Law. State v. Baker, 48 Or App 999, 618 P2d 997 (1980)
Transfer of title to roadway prop­erty prior to 1991 amend­ment of this sec­tion results in parti­tion of tract bisected by roadway prop­erty. Lovinger v. Lane County, 206 Or App 557, 138 P3d 51 (2006), Sup Ct review denied
Obtaining local planning authority approval before ordering division of land, (1978) Vol 38, p 1814; impair­ment of mortgagee's remedy of foreclosure where local planning authorities under local parti­tion ordinance deny permission to foreclose mortgage, (1978) Vol 38, p 2148
"Develop­ment" defined