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OR Rev Stat § 215.740 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 215 - County Planning; Zoning; Housing Codes|Section 215.740 - Large tract forestland dwelling; criteria; rules.

(1) If a dwelling is not allowed under ORS 215.720 (1), a dwelling may be allowed on land zoned for forest use under a goal protecting forestland if it complies with other provisions of law and is sited on a tract: (a) In eastern Oregon of at least 240 contiguous acres except as provided in subsection (3) of this section; or (b) In western Oregon of at least 160 contiguous acres except as provided in subsection (3) of this section. (2) For purposes of subsection (1) of this section, a tract shall not be considered to consist of less than 240 acres or 160 acres because it is crossed by a public road or a waterway. (3)(a) An owner of tracts that are not contiguous but are in the same county or adjacent counties and zoned for forest use may add together the acreage of two or more tracts to total 320 acres or more in eastern Oregon or 200 acres or more in western Oregon to qualify for a dwelling under subsection (1) of this section. (b) If an owner totals 320 or 200 acres, as appropriate, under paragraph (a) of this subsection, the owner shall submit proof of nonrevocable deed restrictions recorded in the deed records for the tracts in the 320 or 200 acres, as appropriate. The deed restrictions shall preclude all future rights to construct a dwelling on the tracts or to use the tracts to total acreage for future siting of dwellings for present and any future owners unless the tract is no longer subject to protection under goals for agricultural lands or forestlands. (c) The Land Conservation and Development Commission shall adopt rules that prescribe the language of the deed restriction, the procedures for recording, the procedures under which counties shall keep records of lots or parcels used to create the total, the mechanisms for providing notice to subsequent purchasers of the limitations under paragraph (b) of this subsection and other rules to implement this section. [1993 c.792 §4(2),(3),(5)]
OR Rev Stat § 215.755 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 215 - County Planning; Zoning; Housing Codes|Section 215.755 - Other forestland dwellings; criteria.

Subject to the approval of the governing body or its designee, the following dwellings may be established in any area zoned for forest use under a land use planning goal protecting forestland, provided that the requirements of the acknowledged comprehensive plan, land use regulations and other applicable provisions of law are met: (1) Alteration, restoration or replacement of a lawfully established dwelling that: (a) Has intact exterior walls and roof structure; (b) Has indoor plumbing consisting of a kitchen sink, toilet and bathing facilities connected to a sanitary waste disposal system; (c) Has interior wiring for interior lights; (d) Has a heating system; and (e) In the case of replacement, is removed, demolished or converted to an allowable nonresidential use within three months of completion of the replacement dwelling. (2) One manufactured dwelling or recreational vehicle, or the temporary use of an existing building, in conjunction with an existing dwelling as a temporary use for the term of a hardship suffered by the existing resident or a relative of the resident. Within three months of the end of the hardship, the manufactured dwelling or recreational vehicle shall be removed or demolished or, in the case of an existing building, the building shall be removed, demolished or returned to an allowed nonresidential use. The governing body or its designee shall provide for periodic review of the hardship claimed under this subsection. A temporary dwelling established under this section shall not qualify for replacement under the provisions of subsection (1) of this section. (3) Caretaker residences for public parks and public fish hatcheries. [1997 c.318 §6; 1999 c.640 §4] Note: 215.755 was added to and made a part of ORS chapter 215 by legislative action but was not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
OR Rev Stat § 215.757 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 215 - County Planning; Zoning; Housing Codes|Section 215.757 - Accessory dwellings supporting family forestry; conditions.

(1) As used in this section, "owner or a relative" means the owner of the lot or parcel, or a relative of the owner or the owner’s spouse, including a child, parent, stepparent, grandchild, grandparent, stepgrandparent, sibling, stepsibling, niece, nephew or first cousin of either. (2) A county may approve a new single-family dwelling unit on a lot or parcel zoned for forest use provided: (a) The new single-family dwelling unit will be on a lot or parcel no smaller than the minimum size allowed under ORS 215.780; (b) The new single-family dwelling unit will be on a lot or parcel that contains exactly one existing single-family dwelling unit that was lawfully: (A) In existence before November 4, 1993; or (B) Approved under ORS 215.130 (6), 215.705, 215.720, 215.740, 215.750 or 215.755; (c) The shortest distance between the new single-family dwelling unit and the existing single-family dwelling unit is no greater than 200 feet; (d) The lot or parcel is within a rural fire protection district organized under ORS chapter 478; (e) The new single-family dwelling unit complies with the Oregon residential specialty code relating to wildfire hazard mitigation; (f) As a condition of approval of the new single-family dwelling unit, in addition to the requirements of ORS 215.293, the property owner agrees to acknowledge and record in the deed records for the county in which the lot or parcel is located, one or more instruments containing irrevocable deed restrictions that: (A) Prohibit the owner and the owner’s successors from partitioning the property to separate the new single-family dwelling unit from the lot or parcel containing the existing single-family dwelling unit; and (B) Require that the owner and the owner’s successors manage the lot or parcel as a working forest under a written forest management plan, as defined in ORS 526.455, that is attached to the instrument; (g) The existing single-family dwelling unit is occupied by the owner or a relative; (h) The new single-family dwelling unit will be occupied by the owner or a relative; and (i) The owner or a relative occupies the new single-family dwelling unit to allow the relative to assist in the harvesting, processing or replanting of forest products or in the management, operation, planning, acquisition or supervision of forest lots or parcels of the owner. (3) If a new single-family dwelling unit is constructed under this section, a county may not allow the new or existing dwelling unit to be used for vacation occupancy as defined in ORS 90.100. [2019 c.271 §2] Note: 215.757 was added to and made a part of ORS chapter 215 by legislative action but was not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
OR Rev Stat § 215.760 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 215 - County Planning; Zoning; Housing Codes|Section 215.760 - Agricultural buildings on land zoned for forest use or mixed farm and forest use.

(1) An agricultural building, as defined in ORS 455.315, customarily provided in conjunction with farm use or forest use is an authorized use on land zoned for forest use or for mixed farm and forest use. (2) A person may not convert an agricultural building authorized by this section to another use. [2013 c.73 §2]
OR Rev Stat § 215.783 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 215 - County Planning; Zoning; Housing Codes|Section 215.783 - Land division to preserve open space or park; qualification for special assessment.

(1) The governing body of a county or its designee may approve a proposed division by partition of land in a forest zone or a mixed farm and forest zone to create one new parcel if the proposed division of land is for the purpose of allowing a provider of public parks or open space, or a not-for-profit land conservation organization, to purchase one of the resulting parcels as provided in this section. (2) A parcel created by the land division that is not sold to a provider of public parks or open space or to a not-for-profit land conservation organization must comply with the following: (a) If the parcel contains a dwelling or another use allowed under ORS chapter 215, the parcel must be large enough to support continued residential use or other allowed use of the parcel; or (b) If the parcel does not contain a dwelling, the parcel is eligible for siting a dwelling as may be authorized under ORS 195.120 or as may be authorized under ORS 215.705 to 215.750, based on the size and configuration of the parcel. (3) Before approving a proposed division of land under this section, the governing body of a county or its designee shall require as a condition of approval that the provider of public parks or open space, or the not-for-profit land conservation organization, present for recording in the deed records for the county in which the parcel retained by the provider or organization is located an irrevocable deed restriction prohibiting the provider or organization and their successors in interest from: (a) Establishing a dwelling on the parcel or developing the parcel for any use not authorized in a forest zone or mixed farm and forest zone except park or conservation uses; and (b) Pursuing a cause of action or claim of relief alleging an injury from farming or forest practices for which a claim or action is not allowed under ORS 30.936 or 30.937. (4) If a proposed division of land under this section results in the disqualification of a parcel for a special assessment described in ORS 308A.718 or the withdrawal of a parcel from designation as riparian habitat under ORS 308A.365, the owner must pay additional taxes as provided under ORS 308A.371 or 308A.700 to 308A.733 before the county may approve the division. [2007 c.143 §2; 2015 c.104 §7]
OR Rev Stat § 215.785 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 215 - County Planning; Zoning; Housing Codes|Section 215.785 - Exception to minimum lot or parcel sizes.

(1) As used in this section, notwithstanding ORS 215.010, "parcel" has the meaning given that term in ORS 92.010. (2) Notwithstanding the minimum lot or parcel size established under ORS 215.780 (1), when a portion of a lawfully established unit of land has been included within an urban growth boundary and redesignated for urban uses under the applicable acknowledged comprehensive plan and the portion of the lawfully established unit of land that remains outside the urban growth boundary and zoned for forest uses or mixed farm and forest uses is smaller than the minimum size established under ORS 215.780 (1), the governing body of a county, or its designee, may approve a proposed division by partition of the land, including the land that remains in a forest zone or a mixed farm and forest zone. (3) The parcel created in the forest zone or mixed farm and forest zone must be partitioned along the urban growth boundary and: (a) If the parcel contains a dwelling, the parcel must be large enough to support continued residential use. (b) If the parcel does not contain a dwelling, the parcel: (A) Is not eligible for siting a dwelling, except as may be authorized under ORS 195.120; (B) May not be considered in approving or denying an application for siting any other dwelling; and (C) May not be considered in approving a redesignation or rezoning of forestlands under the acknowledged comprehensive plan and land use regulations, except for a redesignation or rezoning to allow a public park, open space or other natural resource use. (4) In approving a land division under this section, the governing body of the county or its designee shall require as a condition of approval that the owner of a parcel not containing a dwelling sign and record in the deed records for the county in which the parcel is located an irrevocable deed restriction prohibiting the owner and the owner’s successors in interest from pursuing a cause of action or claim of relief alleging an injury from farming or forest practices for which a claim or action is not allowed under ORS 30.936 or 30.937. [2015 c.104 §3]
OR Rev Stat § 215.788 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 215 - County Planning; Zoning; Housing Codes|Section 215.788 - Legislative review of lands zoned for farm and forest use; criteria.

(1) For the purposes of correcting mapping errors made in the acknowledgment process and updating the designation of farmlands and forestlands for land use planning, a county may conduct a legislative review of lands in the county to determine whether the lands planned and zoned for farm use, forest use or mixed farm and forest use are consistent with the definitions of "agricultural lands" or "forest lands" in goals relating to agricultural lands or forestlands. (2) A county may undertake the reacknowledgment process authorized by this section only if the Department of Land Conservation and Development approves a work plan, from the county, describing the expected scope of reacknowledgment. The department may condition approval of a work plan for reacknowledgment under this section to reflect the resources needed to complete the review required by ORS 197.659 and 215.794. The work plan of the county and the approval of the department are not final orders for purposes of review. (3) A county that undertakes the reacknowledgment process authorized by this section shall provide an opportunity for all lands planned for farm use, forest use or mixed farm and forest use and all lands subject to an exception under ORS 197.732 to a goal relating to agricultural lands or forestlands to be included in the review. (4) A county must plan and zone land reviewed under this section: (a) For farm use if the land meets the definition of "agricultural land" in a goal relating to agricultural lands; (b) For forest use if the land meets the definition of "forest land" used for comprehensive plan amendments in the goal relating to forestlands; (c) For mixed farm and forest use if the land meets both definitions; (d) For nonresource use, consistent with ORS 215.794, if the land does not meet either definition; or (e) For a use other than farm use or forest use as provided in a goal relating to land use planning process and policy framework and subject to an exception to the appropriate goals under ORS 197.732 (2). (5) A county may consider the current land use pattern on adjacent and nearby lands in determining whether land meets the appropriate definition. [2009 c.873 §5] Note: 215.788 to 215.794 were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 215 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
OR Rev Stat § 215.791 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 215 - County Planning; Zoning; Housing Codes|Section 215.791 - Review of nonresource lands for ecological significance; inventory and protection of ecologically significant nonresource lands; criteria.

(1) If a county amends its comprehensive plan or a land use regulation mapping zoning designations under ORS 215.788 to 215.794, the county shall review lands that are planned or rezoned as nonresource lands to determine whether the lands contain ecologically significant natural areas or resources. The county shall consider appropriate goals and the "Oregon Conservation Strategy" prepared in September of 2006 by the State Department of Fish and Wildlife. (2) The county shall maintain an inventory in the comprehensive plan of nonresource lands that contain ecologically significant natural areas or resources and establish a program to protect the areas or resources from the adverse effects of new uses allowed by the planning or zoning changes. The county may use nonregulatory programs to protect the resources including, but not limited to, programs for the transfer of severable development interests to other lands that do not contain ecologically significant resources. (3) If a county amends its comprehensive plan or a land use regulation mapping zoning designations under ORS 215.788 to 215.794, the county shall review lands that are planned or rezoned as nonresource lands to determine that the uses allowed by the planning or zoning changes are consistent with the carrying capacity of the lands. The county shall ensure that: (a) The amount, type, location and pattern of development on lands redesignated as nonresource lands: (A) Will be rural in character and will not significantly interfere with orderly and efficient development of urban areas in the vicinity; (B) Will not significantly conflict with existing or reasonably foreseeable farm or forest uses or with accepted farm or forest practices; and (C) Will not lead to significant adverse effects including, but not limited to, adverse effects on: (i) Water quality or the availability or cost of water supply; (ii) Energy use; (iii) State or local transportation facilities; (iv) Fish or wildlife habitat or other ecologically significant lands; (v) The risk of wildland fire or the cost of fire suppression; (vi) The cost of public facilities or services; or (vii) The fiscal health of a local government. (b) Additional residential development on nonresource lands is, to the extent practicable, located and clustered to: (A) Minimize the effects on farm and forest uses; (B) Avoid lands subject to natural hazards; and (C) Reduce the costs of public facilities and services. [2009 c.873 §6] Note: See note under 215.788.
OR Rev Stat § 215.794 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 215 - County Planning; Zoning; Housing Codes|Section 215.794 - Review of county rezoning designations; rules.

(1) A county shall submit decisions on planning and rezoning designations under ORS 215.788 to 215.794 to the Department of Land Conservation and Development for review pursuant to the procedures set forth in this section and ORS 197.659. (2) The department shall coordinate with: (a) The State Department of Agriculture in reviewing decisions on planning and rezoning designations for lands planned for farm use or mixed farm and forest use. (b) The State Forestry Department in reviewing decisions on planning and rezoning designations for lands planned for forest use or mixed farm and forest use. (3) The Land Conservation and Development Commission has exclusive jurisdiction for review of a county’s decision made under ORS 215.788 to 215.794. (4) A person who participated in the proceedings leading to the county’s decisions under ORS 215.788 to 215.794 may not raise an issue on review before the commission that was not raised in the local proceedings. (5) The commission may adopt rules implementing ORS 215.788 to 215.794. [2009 c.873 §7] Note: See note under 215.788.
OR Rev Stat § 215.799 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 215 - County Planning; Zoning; Housing Codes|Section 215.799 - Location of dwellings on wildlife habitat land.

(1) New and existing dwellings may be allowed on a lot or parcel subject to wildlife habitat special assessment under ORS 308A.403 to 308A.430 as follows: (a) Lawfully existing dwellings, pursuant to ORS 215.130 (5) to (11), may remain. (b) For a lot or parcel without an existing dwelling, dwellings may be allowed if each dwelling for which the landowner seeks approval complies with all applicable requirements under the county’s acknowledged zoning ordinance. (2) The fact that a lot or parcel is subject to wildlife habitat special assessment may not make it easier or more difficult for a landowner to obtain approval for a dwelling on the lot or parcel. [2003 c.539 §14; 2005 c.94 §1] Note: 215.799 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 215 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
OR Rev Stat § 221.005 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 221 - Organization and Government of Cities|Section 221.005 - Legislative findings; policy.

The Legislative Assembly finds that the provisions of ORS 199.476, 221.031, 221.040, 221.061, 221.106, 221.735 and this section are necessary to provide for the orderly incorporation of territory adjoining existing cities. However, the Legislative Assembly does not intend that the incorporation of such territory affect the authority of special districts to enter into agreements with cities newly incorporated under ORS 199.476, 221.031, 221.040, 221.061, 221.106, 221.735 and this section for the performance of functions, services and activities by the district within the boundaries of the city. [1981 c.890 §1] Note: 221.005 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 221 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
OR Rev Stat § 221.010 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 221 - Organization and Government of Cities|Section 221.010 - Definitions for ORS 221.020 to 221.100.

As used in ORS 221.020 to 221.100, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) "County court" means a county court or board of county commissioners. (2) "City," except in the term "incorporated city" in ORS 221.020, means a city incorporated under ORS 221.020 to 221.100 or proposed to be incorporated. (3) "Population" means a city’s population as shown by the latest annual estimate made pursuant to ORS 190.520. (4) "Urbanized area" means territory within three miles of a city. [Amended by 1965 c.579 §1; 1973 c.432 §1; 1983 c.83 §16]
OR Rev Stat § 221.020 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 221 - Organization and Government of Cities|Section 221.020 - Authority to incorporate.

The people of an area, no part of which lies in an incorporated city and in which 150 persons reside, may incorporate a city by approving at an election called and held according to ORS 221.031 to 221.061 a proposition provided by those sections for incorporating the city.
OR Rev Stat § 221.032 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 221 - Organization and Government of Cities|Section 221.032 - Annexation during pendency of incorporation.

After a person files a petition for incorporation under ORS 221.031, a city or district may not commence annexation proceedings for any part of the area that is included in the boundaries of the area proposed to be incorporated until after a county court removes that part of the area from within the boundaries of the proposed city or the later of the following: (1) The county court rejects the petition; or (2) The voters do not approve the question of incorporation at an election called by the county court. [2007 c.669 §2]