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2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 197A - Land Use Planning: Housing and Urbanization › Section 197A.325 - Review of final decision of city; rules.

(1) Notwithstanding ORS 197.626, when a city evaluates or amends the urban growth boundary of the city pursuant to ORS 197A.310 or 197A.312, the Land Use Board of Appeals has jurisdiction for review of a final decision of the city.
(2) The board shall review the final decision of the city under ORS 197A.285 to 197A.325 as provided in ORS 197.805 to 197.855, except that:
(a) In circumstances in which the Land Conservation and Development Commission has specified by rule a number or a range of numbers that the city may use:
(A) The city is not required to adopt findings to support the use of the number or a number within the range of numbers; and
(B) The board’s review of the number may determine only that the city has used a number that is allowed by the rule.
(b) The board shall affirm an interpretation by a local government of its comprehensive plan or land use regulations unless that interpretation is clearly erroneous.
(3) Notwithstanding ORS 197.628 and 197.629, when a city evaluates or amends the urban growth boundary of the city pursuant to ORS 197A.310 or 197A.312, the city is not required to commence or complete periodic review. The commission shall, by rule, specify alternate means to ensure that the comprehensive plan and land use regulations of the city comply with the statewide land use planning goals and are updated over time to reflect changing conditions and needs. [2013 c.575 §8]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 197A - Land Use Planning: Housing and Urbanization › Section 197A.335 - Determination of housing capacity and accommodation of needed housing by Metro cities.

(1) At least once every six years, by a date scheduled by the Land Conservation and Development Commission, a city that is within Metro and has a population of 10,000 or greater shall:
(a) Inventory the supply of buildable lands within the city and determine the housing capacity of the buildable lands; and
(b) Conduct an analysis of the city’s existing and projected needed housing under statewide planning goals and rules related to housing by type, mix, affordability and density range to determine the number of units and amount of land needed for each needed housing type under ORS 197A.018 for the next 20 years.
(2) The housing capacity determination and the needed housing analysis conducted under this section must be adopted as part of the city’s comprehensive plan no later than one year after completion of the needed housing analysis.
(3) If the housing capacity and needed housing analysis conducted under this section demonstrates a housing need, the city shall amend its comprehensive plan or land use regulations or take actions to update or implement its housing production strategy to include new measures that demonstrably increase the likelihood that development of needed housing will occur for the type, mix, affordability and densities sufficient to accommodate needed housing for the next 20 years. [Formerly 197.297]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 197A - Land Use Planning: Housing and Urbanization › Section 197A.348 - Definition of "needed housing."

(1) As used in ORS 197A.350 and this section, "needed housing" means all housing on land zoned for residential use or mixed residential and commercial use that is determined to meet the need shown for housing within an urban growth boundary at price ranges and rent levels that are affordable to households within the county with a variety of incomes, including but not limited to households with low incomes, very low incomes and extremely low incomes, as those terms are defined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development under 42 U.S.C. 1437a. "Needed housing" includes the following housing types:
(a) Attached and detached single-family housing, middle housing types as described in ORS 197A.420 and multiple family housing for both owner and renter occupancy;
(b) Government assisted housing;
(c) Mobile home or manufactured dwelling parks as provided in ORS 197.475 to 197.493;
(d) Manufactured homes on individual lots planned and zoned for single-family residential use that are in addition to lots within designated manufactured dwelling subdivisions;
(e) Agriculture workforce housing; and
(f) Single room occupancies as defined in ORS 197A.430.
(2) For the purpose of estimating housing needs, as described in ORS 197A.350 (3)(b), Metro shall adopt findings and perform an analysis that estimates each of the following factors:
(a) Projected needed housing units over the next 20 years;
(b) Current housing underproduction;
(c) Housing units needed for people experiencing homelessness; and
(d) Housing units projected to be converted into vacation homes or second homes during the next 20 years.
(3) Metro shall make the estimate described in subsection (2) of this section using a shorter time period than since the last review under ORS 197A.350 (2)(a)(B) if Metro finds that the shorter time period will provide more accurate and reliable data related to housing need. The shorter time period may not be less than three years.
(4) Metro shall use data from a wider geographic area or use a time period longer than the time period described in subsection (2) of this section if the analysis of a wider geographic area or the use of a longer time period will provide more accurate, complete and reliable data relating to trends affecting housing need than an analysis performed pursuant to subsection (2) of this section. Metro must clearly describe the geographic area, time frame and source of data used in an estimate performed under this subsection.
(5) Subsection (1)(a) and (d) of this section does not apply to a city with a population of less than 2,500.
(6) Metro may take an exception under ORS 197.732 to the definition of "needed housing" in subsection (1) of this section in the same manner that an exception may be taken under the goals. [Formerly 197.303]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 197A - Land Use Planning: Housing and Urbanization › Section 197A.355 - Priority of land to be included within Metro urban growth boundary.

(1) In addition to any requirements established by rule addressing urbanization, land may not be included within an urban growth boundary of Metro except under the following priorities:
(a) First priority is land that is designated urban reserve land under ORS 197A.245, rule or Metro action plan.
(b) If land under paragraph (a) of this subsection is inadequate to accommodate the amount of land needed, second priority is land adjacent to an urban growth boundary that is identified in an acknowledged comprehensive plan as an exception area or nonresource land. Second priority may include resource land that is completely surrounded by exception areas unless such resource land is high-value farmland as described in ORS 215.710.
(c) If land under paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection is inadequate to accommodate the amount of land needed, third priority is land designated as marginal land pursuant to ORS 197.247 (1991 Edition).
(d) If land under paragraphs (a) to (c) of this subsection is inadequate to accommodate the amount of land needed, fourth priority is land designated in an acknowledged comprehensive plan for agriculture or forestry, or both.
(2) Under this section, higher priority must be given to land of lower capability as measured by the capability classification system or by cubic foot site class, whichever is appropriate for the current use.
(3) Land of lower priority under this section may be included in an urban growth boundary if land of higher priority is found to be inadequate to accommodate the amount of land estimated in subsection (1) of this section for one or more of the following reasons:
(a) Specific types of identified land needs cannot be reasonably accommodated on higher priority lands;
(b) Future urban services could not reasonably be provided to the higher priority lands due to topographical or other physical constraints; or
(c) Maximum efficiency of land uses within a proposed urban growth boundary requires inclusion of lower priority lands in order to include or to provide services to higher priority lands. [Formerly 197.298]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 197A - Land Use Planning: Housing and Urbanization › Section 197A.358 - Metro urban growth boundary designation.

For the purpose of land use planning in Oregon, the Legislative Assembly designates the urban growth boundary designated in Metro Ordinance No. 11-1264B, adopted October 20, 2011, as the acknowledged urban growth boundary of Metro, subject to the conditions of approval in the ordinance, except that:
(1) The real property in Area 7C on Metro’s map denominated as the "Urban and Rural Reserves in Washington County, Attachment A to Staff Report for Resolution No. 11-4245 (03/17/11 DRAFT)," is included within the acknowledged urban growth boundary.
(2) The real property in Area 7D on Metro’s map denominated as the "Urban and Rural Reserves in Washington County, Attachment A to Staff Report for Resolution No. 11-4245 (03/17/11 DRAFT)," is included within the acknowledged urban growth boundary.
(3) The real property in Area 7E on Metro’s map denominated as the "Urban and Rural Reserves in Washington County, Attachment A to Staff Report for Resolution No. 11-4245 (03/17/11 DRAFT)," is included within the acknowledged urban growth boundary. [2014 c.92 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 197A - Land Use Planning: Housing and Urbanization › Section 197A.365 - Metro housing coordination strategy.

(1) Metro shall develop and adopt a housing coordination strategy under this section no later than one year after the deadline for completing a housing capacity determination under ORS 197A.350.
(2) Regional governments other than Metro, including counties or intergovernmental entities described under ORS 190.003 to 190.130, may adopt a housing coordination strategy as provided in this section.
(3) A housing coordination strategy must include a list of actions, including the adoption of measures and policies or coordinating actions among local governments and other entities within a region, that the regional entity shall undertake to promote:
(a) The development of needed housing;
(b) The development and maintenance of housing that is of diverse housing types, high-quality, physically accessible and affordable;
(c) Housing with access to economic opportunities, services and amenities; and
(d) Actions that affirmatively further fair housing as defined in ORS 197A.100.
(4) Actions constituting a housing coordination strategy may include:
(a) The identification or coordination of resources that support the production of needed housing, including funding, staff capacity or technical support at the regional or state level;
(b) The identification of local or regional impediments to developing needed housing, including financial, regulatory or capacity-related constraints;
(c) Regional strategies that coordinate production of needed housing between local governments within a region and that are developed in consultation with impacted local governments;
(d) The identification of specific actions that cities in the region may consider as part of a housing production strategy under ORS 197A.100; and
(e) Any other actions identified by rule of the Land Conservation and Development Commission that may promote the quantity or quality of developed housing in the region.
(5) A housing coordination strategy does not include changes to the amount of buildable lands under ORS 197A.350.
(6) In creating a housing coordination strategy, a regional government shall review and consider:
(a) Socioeconomic and demographic characteristics of households living in existing needed housing;
(b) Market conditions affecting the provision of needed housing;
(c) Measures already implemented by the regional entity to promote the development of needed housing;
(d) Existing and expected barriers to the planning or development of needed housing; and
(e) For each action the regional entity includes in its housing coordination strategy:
(A) The schedule for its adoption, if applicable;
(B) The schedule for its implementation, if applicable;
(C) Its expected magnitude of impact on the development of needed housing; and
(D) The time frame over which it is expected to impact needed housing.
(7) The adoption of a housing coordination strategy is not a land use decision and is not subject to appeal or review except as provided in ORS 197A.103. [2023 c.13 §30; 2023 c.326 §16]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 197A - Land Use Planning: Housing and Urbanization › Section 197A.370 - Metro report of performance measures.

(1) A metropolitan service district organized under ORS chapter 268 shall compile and report to the Department of Land Conservation and Development on performance measures as described in this section at least once every two years. The information shall be reported in a manner prescribed by the department.
(2) Performance measures subject to subsection (1) of this section shall be adopted by a metropolitan service district and shall include but are not limited to measures that analyze the following:
(a) The rate of conversion of vacant land to improved land;
(b) The density and price ranges of residential development, including both single family and multifamily residential units;
(c) The level of job creation within individual cities and the urban areas of a county inside the metropolitan service district;
(d) The number of residential units added to small sites assumed to be developed in the metropolitan service district’s inventory of available lands but which can be further developed, and the conversion of existing spaces into more compact units with or without the demolition of existing buildings;
(e) The amount of environmentally sensitive land that is protected and the amount of environmentally sensitive land that is developed;
(f) The sales price of vacant land;
(g) Residential vacancy rates;
(h) Public access to open spaces; and
(i) Transportation measures including mobility, accessibility and air quality indicators. [Formerly 197.301]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 197A - Land Use Planning: Housing and Urbanization › Section 197A.372 - Metro evaluation of accommodation of needed housing; corrective action; enforcement.

(1) After gathering and compiling information on the performance measures as described in ORS 197A.370 but prior to submitting the information to the Department of Land Conservation and Development, Metro shall determine if actions taken under ORS 197A.350 (6) have established the buildable land supply and housing densities necessary to accommodate estimated housing needs determined under ORS 197A.350 (3). If Metro determines that the actions undertaken will not accommodate estimated need, Metro shall develop a corrective action plan, including a schedule for implementation. Metro shall submit the plan to the department along with the report on performance measures required under ORS 197A.370. Corrective action under this section may include amendment of the urban growth boundary, regional framework plan, functional plan or land use regulations as described in ORS 197A.350 (6)(b).
(2) Within two years of submitting a corrective action plan to the department, Metro shall demonstrate by reference to the performance measures described in ORS 197A.370 that implementation of the plan has resulted in the buildable land supply and housing density within the urban growth boundary necessary to accommodate the estimated housing needs for each housing type as determined under ORS 197A.350 (3).
(3) The failure of Metro to demonstrate the buildable land supply and housing density necessary to accommodate housing needs as required under this section and ORS 197A.350 may be the basis for initiation of enforcement action pursuant to ORS 197.319 to 197.335. [Formerly 197.302]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 197A - Land Use Planning: Housing and Urbanization › Section 197A.395 - Limits on local government prohibitions.

(1) A local government may not prohibit from all residential zones attached or detached single-family housing, multifamily housing for both owner and renter occupancy, manufactured homes or prefabricated structures. A city or county may not prohibit government assisted housing or impose additional approval standards on government assisted housing that are not applied to similar but unassisted housing.
(2)(a) A single-family dwelling for a farmworker and the farmworker’s immediate family is a permitted use in any residential or commercial zone that allows single-family dwellings as a permitted use.
(b) A city or county may not impose a zoning requirement on the establishment and maintenance of a single-family dwelling for a farmworker and the farmworker’s immediate family in a residential or commercial zone described in paragraph (a) of this subsection that is more restrictive than a zoning requirement imposed on other single-family dwellings in the same zone.
(3)(a) Multifamily housing for farmworkers and farmworkers’ immediate families is a permitted use in any residential or commercial zone that allows multifamily housing generally as a permitted use.
(b) A city or county may not impose a zoning requirement on the establishment and maintenance of multifamily housing for farmworkers and farmworkers’ immediate families in a residential or commercial zone described in paragraph (a) of this subsection that is more restrictive than a zoning requirement imposed on other multifamily housing in the same zone.
(4) A city or county may not prohibit a property owner or developer from maintaining a real estate sales office in a subdivision or planned community containing more than 50 lots or dwelling units for the sale of lots or dwelling units that remain available for sale to the public. [Formerly subsections (1) to (4) of 197.312]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 197A - Land Use Planning: Housing and Urbanization › Section 197A.425 - Accessory dwelling units.

(1)(a) A city with a population greater than 2,500 or a county with a population greater than 15,000 shall allow in areas within the urban growth boundary that are zoned for detached single-family dwellings the development of at least one accessory dwelling unit for each detached single-family dwelling, subject to reasonable local regulations relating to siting and design.
(b) As used in this subsection:
(A) "Accessory dwelling unit" means an interior, attached or detached residential structure that is used in connection with or that is accessory to a single-family dwelling.
(B) "Reasonable local regulations relating to siting and design" does not include owner-occupancy requirements of either the primary or accessory structure or requirements to construct additional off-street parking.
(2) Subsection (1) of this section does not prohibit local governments from regulating vacation occupancies, as defined in ORS 90.100, to require owner-occupancy or off-street parking. [Formerly subsections (5) and (6) of 197.312]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 197A - Land Use Planning: Housing and Urbanization › Section 197A.430 - Single room occupancies.

(1) As used in this section, "single room occupancy" means a residential development with no fewer than four attached units that are independently rented and lockable and provide living and sleeping space for the exclusive use of an occupant, but require that the occupant share sanitary or food preparation facilities with other units in the occupancy.
(2) Within an urban growth boundary, each local government shall allow the development of a single room occupancy:
(a) With up to six units on each lot or parcel zoned to allow for the development of a detached single-family dwelling; and
(b) With the number of units consistent with the density standards of a lot or parcel zoned to allow for the development of residential dwellings with five or more units. [2023 c.223 §17]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 197A - Land Use Planning: Housing and Urbanization › Section 197A.460 - Residential use of commercial lands for affordable housing.

(1) Notwithstanding an acknowledged comprehensive plan or land use regulations, within an urban growth boundary a local government shall allow, on lands zoned to allow only commercial uses and not industrial uses, the siting and development of:
(a) Residential structures subject to an affordable housing covenant as provided in ORS 456.270 to 456.295 making each unit affordable to a household with income less than or equal to 60 percent of the area median income as defined in ORS 456.270; or
(b) Mixed use structures with ground floor commercial units and residential units subject to an affordable housing covenant as provided in ORS 456.270 to 456.295 making the properties affordable to moderate income households, as defined in ORS 456.270.
(2) The local government may only apply those approval standards, conditions and procedures under ORS 197A.200 and 197A.400, that would be applicable to the residential zone of the local government that is most comparable in density to the allowed commercial uses.
(3) Development under this section does not:
(a) Trigger any requirement that a local government consider or update an analysis as required by a statewide planning goal relating to economic development.
(b) Apply on lands where the local government determines that:
(A) The development on the property cannot be adequately served by water, sewer, storm water drainage or streets, or will not be adequately served at the time that development on the lot is complete;
(B) The property contains a slope of 25 percent or greater;
(C) The property is within a 100-year floodplain; or
(D) The development of the property is constrained by land use regulations based on statewide land use planning goals relating to:
(i) Natural disasters and hazards; or
(ii) Natural resources, including air, water, land or natural areas, but not including open spaces.
(c) Apply on lands that are vacant or that were added to the urban growth boundary within the last 15 years. [2023 c.223 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 197A - Land Use Planning: Housing and Urbanization › Section 197A.502 - Legislative findings; equivalency of project procedures and requirements to certain land use procedures; construe liberally.

(1) The Legislative Assembly finds that there is a compelling state interest in obtaining maximum federal funding for the Southwest Corridor MAX Light Rail Project in order to:
(a) Enhance the statewide transportation network;
(b) Ensure the viability of the transportation system planned for the Portland metropolitan area;
(c) Complete construction of the project in a timely and cost-effective manner;
(d) Implement a significant portion of the Legislative Assembly’s air quality and energy efficiency strategies for the area; and
(e) Ensure that affected local governments will be able to implement significant parts of their comprehensive plans.
(2) The Legislative Assembly further finds that, to maximize the ability of this state and the Portland metropolitan area to obtain the highest available level of federal funding for the Southwest Corridor MAX Light Rail Project, it is necessary to establish:
(a) A process to be used to establish criteria, make decisions and adopt a land use final order related to the light rail route and other project improvements to be included in the Southwest Corridor MAX Light Rail Project, including their locations;
(b) An expedited process for appellate review of a land use final order; and
(c) An exclusive process for appellate review.
(3) The Legislative Assembly further finds that residents of neighborhoods within TriMet affected by land use decisions, limited land use decisions or land divisions resulting from the siting, construction or operation of any light rail route or other project improvements, either as individuals or through their neighborhood associations, shall have the opportunity to participate in those decisions and divisions.
(4) The Legislative Assembly deems the procedures and requirements provided for in ORS 197A.500 to 197A.521, under the unique circumstances of the Southwest Corridor MAX Light Rail Project, to be equivalent in spirit and substance to the land use procedures that otherwise would be applicable.
(5) ORS 197A.500 to 197A.521 shall be liberally construed to address the findings enumerated in subsection (1) of this section. [2017 c.714 §2]
Note:
See note under 197A.500.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 197A - Land Use Planning: Housing and Urbanization › Section 197A.503 - Preemptive effect of ORS 197A.500 to 197A.521.

Notwithstanding ORS chapters 183, 192, 195, 197, 197A, 215 and 227 or any other provision of law, the procedures and requirements provided for in ORS 197A.500 to 197A.521 expressly preempt any vote requirements imposed by the charter of a local government and are the only land use procedures and requirements to which land use decisions and land use approvals of any kind related to the construction or operation of the project shall be subject. [2017 c.714 §3]
Note:
See note under 197A.500.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 197A - Land Use Planning: Housing and Urbanization › Section 197A.511 - Land use final order; notice.

(1)(a) Following a public hearing as provided in ORS 197A.509, the Metro Council shall either:
(A) Adopt a land use final order establishing the project improvements and locations applied for by TriMet; or
(B) Continue the public hearing and refer the proposed project improvements and locations back to TriMet for further review.
(b) If the council refers the proposed locations back to TriMet for further review, TriMet shall consider amendments to its proposed project improvements and locations and forward the amended application to the council for hearing and adoption as described in this subsection.
(2)(a) The council shall adopt a land use final order establishing the project improvements, including their locations, as provided in this section and ORS 197A.509.
(b) The council shall include with the land use final order a statement of findings demonstrating how the decisions on the project improvements, including their locations, comply with the criteria.
(c) Following adoption of a land use final order, the council as soon as reasonably practicable shall:
(A) Publish notice of the adoption in a newspaper of general circulation within Metro’s jurisdictional area;
(B) Provide notice of the adoption to each affected local government; and
(C) Provide notice of the adoption to persons who:
(i) Provided oral or written testimony at the hearing; and
(ii) Provided at the hearing a written request for notice and a mailing address to which written notice shall be sent. Persons whose names appear on petitions submitted into the public hearing record are not considered by that action to have provided oral or written testimony at the hearing.
(3) The notice of adoption required under subsection (2) of this section shall:
(a) Include the date of adoption of the land use final order;
(b) Identify the place at and time during which a copy of the land use final order may be obtained; and
(c) State that appeals from decisions in the land use final order must be filed within 14 days following adoption of the land use final order.
(4) Upon adoption of the initial land use final order, TriMet shall staff the steering committee until the completion of the Southwest Corridor MAX Light Rail Project.
(5) A land use final order issued under this section and ORS 197A.509 is effective upon adoption.
(6) An amended land use final order or a new land use final order adopted in accordance with the process provided for in this section is required for:
(a) Any siting of a project improvement outside the locations established in the land use final order; or
(b) Any new project improvement. [2017 c.714 §7]
Note:
See note under 197A.500.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 197A - Land Use Planning: Housing and Urbanization › Section 197A.519 - Amendments to land use final order.

(1) Following execution of a Full Funding Grant Agreement, the Metro Council shall amend the land use final order to be consistent with the terms and conditions of the Full Funding Grant Agreement.
(2) The council shall remove, modify or defer one or more project improvements or measures if:
(a) The federal government requires the removal, modification or deferral of portions of the approved project, or the removal, modification or deferral of measures is expressly provided for in a Final Statement as a condition of executing a Full Funding Grant Agreement; or
(b) Subsequent to execution of a Full Funding Grant Agreement, the steering committee determines that additional removals, modifications or deferrals are appropriate due to insufficient funds in the budget for the project.
(3) The following amendments to a land use final order are not subject to review by any court or agency:
(a) Amendments resulting from adoption of a Final Statement;
(b) Amendments required to ensure consistency with an executed Full Funding Grant Agreement; and
(c) Amendments to remove, modify or defer a portion of the project as provided for in subsection (2) of this section. [2017 c.714 §11]
Note:
See note under 197A.500.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 197A - Land Use Planning: Housing and Urbanization › Section 197A.521 - Failure to meet timeline.

An action taken by the Land Conservation and Development Commission, the Metro Council, the Land Use Board of Appeals or the Supreme Court under ORS 197A.500 to 197A.521 is not invalid due to a failure to meet a timeline established under ORS 197A.500 to 197A.521. [2017 c.714 §12]
Note:
See note under 197A.500.
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2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 198 - Special Districts Generally › Section 198.010 - "District" defined for chapter.

As used in this chapter, except as otherwise specifically provided, "district" means any one of the following:
(1) A people’s utility district organized under ORS chapter 261.
(2) A domestic water supply district organized under ORS chapter 264.
(3) A cemetery maintenance district organized under ORS chapter 265.
(4) A park and recreation district organized under ORS chapter 266.
(5) A mass transit district organized under ORS 267.010 to 267.394.
(6) A metropolitan service district organized under ORS chapter 268.
(7) A special road district organized under ORS 371.305 to 371.360.
(8) A road assessment district organized under ORS 371.405 to 371.535.
(9) A highway lighting district organized under ORS chapter 372.
(10) A health district organized under ORS 440.305 to 440.410.
(11) A sanitary district organized under ORS 450.005 to 450.245.
(12) A sanitary authority, water authority or joint water and sanitary authority organized under ORS 450.600 to 450.989.
(13) A vector control district organized under ORS 452.020 to 452.170.
(14) A rural fire protection district organized under ORS chapter 478.
(15) An irrigation district organized under ORS chapter 545.
(16) A drainage district organized under ORS chapter 547.
(17) A water improvement district organized under ORS chapter 552.
(18) A water control district organized under ORS chapter 553.
(19) A weather modification district organized under ORS 558.200 to 558.440.
(20) A port organized under ORS 777.005 to 777.725 and 777.915 to 777.953.
(21) A geothermal heating district organized under ORS chapter 523.
(22) A transportation district organized under ORS 267.510 to 267.650.
(23) A library district organized under ORS 357.216 to 357.286.
(24) A 9-1-1 communications district organized under ORS 403.300 to 403.380.
(25) A heritage district organized under ORS 358.442 to 358.474.
(26) A radio and data district organized under ORS 403.500 to 403.542.
(27) A sand control district organized under ORS 555.500 to 555.535.
(28) The urban flood safety and water quality district created under ORS 550.150 to 550.410. [1971 c.23 §2; 1975 c.782 §48; 1977 c.756 §1; 1981 c.226 §18; 1987 c.671 §10; 1987 c.863 §10; 1989 c.793 §19; 1993 c.577 §15; 2007 c.562 §19; 2009 c.584 §20; 2015 c.560 §7; 2019 c.621 §28]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 198 - Special Districts Generally › Section 198.115 - Barring district employees from membership on governing board.

(1) As used in this section, "district" has the meaning given that term in ORS 198.010 (1) to (5), (7) to (24) and (27).
(2) A district, by an ordinance or resolution that takes effect at least one year prior to the date of the regular district election, may provide that any individual who is an employee of the district is not eligible to serve as a member of the governing board of the district by which the individual is employed. [1999 c.336 §2; 2007 c.179 §1; 2015 c.560 §8]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 198 - Special Districts Generally › Section 198.180 - "District" defined for ORS 198.190.

As used in ORS 198.190, unless the context requires otherwise, "district" has the meaning given that term by ORS 198.010 (2) to (5), (7) to (23) and (25). In addition, "district" means any one of the following:
(1) A county service district organized under ORS chapter 451.
(2) A diking district organized under ORS chapter 551.
(3) A corporation for irrigation, drainage, water supply or flood control organized under ORS chapter 554.
(4) A soil and water conservation district organized under ORS 568.210 to 568.808 and 568.900 to 568.933.
(5) The Port of Portland created by ORS 778.010. [1971 c.403 §1; 1975 c.782 §48a; 1977 c.756 §2; 1981 c.226 §19; 1983 c.740 §53; 2007 c.562 §20]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 198 - Special Districts Generally › Section 198.190 - Compensation and expenses of governing body members.

A member of the governing body of a district may receive an amount not to exceed $50 for each day or portion thereof as compensation for services performed as a member of the governing body. Such compensation shall not be deemed lucrative. The governing body may provide for reimbursement of a member for actual and reasonable traveling and other expenses necessarily incurred by a member in performing official duties. [1971 c.403 §2; 1983 c.327 §2; 1983 c.740 §53a; 1989 c.517 §1; 1995 c.79 §74]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 198 - Special Districts Generally › Section 198.210 - "District" defined for ORS 198.220.

As used in ORS 198.220, in addition to the meaning given the term by ORS 198.010 (1) to (5), (7) to (24) and (27), "district" means any one of the following:
(1) A corporation for irrigation, drainage, water supply or flood control organized under ORS chapter 554.
(2) A soil and water conservation district organized under ORS 568.210 to 568.808 and 568.900 to 568.933.
(3) A weed control district organized under ORS 569.350 to 569.445.
(4) A port district organized under ORS chapter 778. [1969 c.345 §1; 1971 c.23 §4; 1983 c.327 §3; 2007 c.179 §2; 2015 c.560 §9]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 198 - Special Districts Generally › Section 198.220 - Bond or letter of credit for member of district governing body.

The governing body of a district shall require bond or an irrevocable letter of credit of any member of the governing body or any officer or employee of the district who is charged with possession and control of district funds and properties. The letter of credit shall be issued by an insured institution, as defined in ORS 706.008. The amount of the bond or letter of credit shall be fixed by the governing body of the district. The premium for the bond or the fee for the letter of credit shall be paid from district funds. [1969 c.345 §2; 1991 c.331 §45; 1997 c.631 §425]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 198 - Special Districts Generally › Section 198.310 - "District" defined for ORS 198.320.

As used in ORS 198.320, in addition to the meaning given the term by ORS 198.010 (1) to (5), (7) to (24) and (26) to (28), "district" means a soil and water conservation district organized under ORS 568.210 to 568.808 and 568.900 to 568.933. [1969 c.669 §1; 1971 c.23 §5; 1983 c.740 §54; 2007 c.179 §3; 2009 c.584 §21; 2015 c.560 §10; 2019 c.621 §29]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 198 - Special Districts Generally › Section 198.320 - Filling of vacancies on governing bodies of certain districts.

(1) Except as otherwise provided by law, a vacancy in an elected office in the membership of the governing body of a district shall be filled by appointment by a majority of the remaining members of the governing body. If a majority of the membership of the governing body is vacant or if a majority cannot agree, the vacancies shall be filled promptly by the county court of the county in which the administrative office of the district is located.
(2) This subsection applies to districts defined in ORS 255.012 which have a regular district election on a date specified in ORS 255.335. The period of service of a person appointed under subsection (1) of this section shall expire June 30 next following the next regular district election at which a successor is elected. The successor shall be elected to serve the remainder, if any, of the term for which the appointment was made. If the term for which the appointment was made expires June 30 after the election of the successor, the successor shall be elected to a full term. In either case the successor shall take office July 1 next following the election.
(3) This subsection applies to districts not included in subsection (2) of this section. The period of service of a person appointed under subsection (1) of this section shall expire on the day before the first Monday in January of the year next following the election at which a successor is elected. The successor shall be elected to serve the remainder, if any, of the term for which the appointment was made. If the term for which the appointment was made expires on the day before the first Monday in January after the election of a successor, the successor shall be elected to a full term. In either case, the successor shall take office on the first Monday in January of the year next following the election. [1969 c.669 §2; 1981 c.173 §1; 1983 c.350 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 198 - Special Districts Generally › Section 198.335 - Definitions for ORS 198.335 to 198.365.

As used in ORS 198.335 to 198.365, unless the context requires otherwise:
(1) "County board" means the board of county commissioners or the county court.
(2) "Special district":
(a) Has the meaning given the term "district" in ORS 198.010 (1) to (5), (7) to (24) and (27); and
(b) Also means:
(A) A diking district organized under ORS chapter 551.
(B) A corporation for irrigation, drainage, water supply or flood control organized under ORS chapter 554.
(C) A soil and water conservation district organized under ORS 568.210 to 568.808 and 568.900 to 568.933.
(D) A weed control district organized under ORS 569.350 to 569.445.
(E) A port district organized under ORS chapter 778. [1971 c.267 §5; 2005 c.22 §148; 2007 c.179 §4; 2015 c.560 §11]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 198 - Special Districts Generally › Section 198.340 - Designation of registered office and agent.

(1) A special district shall designate a registered office and a registered agent. The registered agent shall be an agent of the district upon whom any process, notice or demand required or permitted by law to be served upon the district may be served. A registered agent shall be an individual resident of this state whose address is identical with the registered office of the district. The registered office may be, but need not be, the same as the place of business of the special district.
(2) The district may change its registered office or change its registered agent, or both, upon filing in the office of the Secretary of State and county clerk of each county in which located a statement setting forth:
(a) The name of the district.
(b) If the address of its registered office is changed, the address to which the registered office is to be changed.
(c) If its registered agent is changed, the name of its successor registered agent.
(d) That the address of its registered office and the address of the business office of its registered agent, as changed, will be identical.
(e) That such change was authorized by resolution duly adopted by the district board.
(3) The statement shall be subscribed and sworn to by the secretary, financial officer or chairperson of the district board. [1971 c.267 §7]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 198 - Special Districts Generally › Section 198.345 - Effect of failure to file certain reports.

(1) If a special district for three consecutive years fails to file a report as required by ORS 294.458 or 297.405 to 297.555 the Secretary of State or the Department of Revenue, as the case may be, shall notify the county board of the county where the district, or the greater portion of the assessed valuation of taxable property in the district, is located.
(2) Within 30 days after receiving the notice provided by subsection (1) of this section, the county board shall initiate proceedings to dissolve the special district as provided by ORS 198.345 to 198.365.
(3) The county board may appoint three individuals, residents of the district, to assist in locating the assets, debts and records of the district. [1971 c.267 §§8,9; 1977 c.774 §14; 1979 c.286 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 198 - Special Districts Generally › Section 198.350 - Financial statement.

Within 60 days after receiving the notice provided by ORS 198.345 (1), the county board shall prepare a financial statement for the district and file it with the clerk. The financial statement shall include:
(1) The date of formation of the district.
(2) The date of the last election of officers, if any, and the names of the persons last serving as members of the governing board.
(3) The amount of each outstanding bond, coupon and other indebtedness of the district, with a general description of the indebtedness and the name of the holder and owner of each, if known.
(4) A description of each parcel of real property and interest in real property owned by the district and, if the property was acquired for delinquent taxes or assessments, the amount of the taxes and assessments on each parcel of property.
(5) Uncollected charges, taxes and assessments levied by the district and the amount upon each lot or tract of land.
(6) A description of all personal property and of all other assets of the district.
(7) The estimated cost of dissolution. [1971 c.267 §10]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 198 - Special Districts Generally › Section 198.355 - Hearing on dissolution; notice.

(1) Upon the filing of the financial statement, the county board of a county not within the jurisdiction of a local government boundary commission shall enter an order calling a hearing on the question of dissolving the district. The hearing shall be called not less than 21 nor more than 30 days after the filing of the statement.
(2) Notice of the hearing shall be given by publication once each week for not less than three weeks in a newspaper of general circulation within the district. The notice shall state the time and place of the hearing and that all interested persons may appear and be heard. The notice shall also state that all persons having claims against the district shall present them at the time of the hearing.
(3) In a county within the jurisdiction of a local government boundary commission, the county board, within 10 days after the filing of the financial statement, shall file with the boundary commission a resolution requesting dissolution of the district. In a county within the jurisdiction of a boundary commission, subsections (1) and (2) of this section and ORS 198.360 do not apply, and the final order adopted by the commission shall terminate the proceeding for all purposes except those mentioned in ORS 198.365. [1971 c.267 §11; 1983 c.336 §19]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use › Chapter 198 - Special Districts Generally › Section 198.360 - Continuation or termination of district; proceedings for county service district.

(1) After the hearing, if the county board finds that the district is in fact operating as an active district, or that there is need for the district, the board shall continue the hearing until the reports required under ORS 294.458 and 297.405 to 297.555 are properly filed. When the county board finds that the reports have been filed, it may:
(a) Enter an order terminating all further proceedings under ORS 198.345 to 198.365; or
(b) If the functions of the district could be performed by a county service district, continue the hearing and initiate proceedings to incorporate or annex the area within the district in a county service district organized under ORS 451.410 to 451.610.
(2) If the county board proceeds as provided by subsection (1)(b) of this section and the district is terminated as provided by ORS 451.577, the county board shall thereafter enter an order terminating all further proceedings under ORS 198.345 to 198.365. [1971 c.267 §12; 1977 c.774 §15; 1979 c.286 §2; 2007 c.71 §69]