Oregon Administrative Code

660-001-0400 Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communications (1) The words and phrases used in this rule have the same meaning as given to them in ORS 36.110 and 36.234. (2) Nothing in this rule affects any confidentiality created by other law. Nothing in this rul…

660-001-0410 Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Workplace Interpersonal Dispute Mediation Communications (1) This rule applies to workplace interpersonal disputes, which are disputes involving the interpersonal relationships between this agency’s employees, officials, or empl…

660-002-0005 Purpose This rule delegates to the Director of the Department of Land Conservation and Development (Director) certain duties and responsibilities in addition to those conferred upon the Director by ORS Chapter 197 and other administrative rules adopted by the Land Co…

660-002-0010 Authority to Director In addition to the other duties and responsibilities conferred on the Director by ORS Chapter 197, the Director shall exercise and hereinafter be vested with authority to: (1) Assent to a modification of a planning extension or a compliance sche…

660-002-0015 Notice of Director’s Actions (1) The Director shall establish procedures which shall be reasonably calculated to provide notice to interested member of the public and other units of government of the Director's actions taken pursuant to OAR 660-002-0010. (2) The Dire…

660-002-0020 Commission Review of Director’s Action Under Rule 660-002-0005 (1) Any action of the Director pursuant to the authority vested in the Director pursuant to OAR 660-002-0010 shall be reviewed by the Commission upon petition filed by any “party” as defined in ORS 183.31…

660-003-0005 Definitions For purposes of this rule, the definitions contained in ORS 197.015 apply. In addition, the following definitions apply: (1) "Acknowledgment of Compliance" is an order of the commission issued pursuant to ORS 197.251(1) that certifies that a comprehensive…

660-003-0010 Acknowledgment Procedures (1) When a local government has adopted a comprehensive plan and land use regulations, as provided by ORS 197.175 and 197.250, prepared corrections pursuant to a commission's continuance order, or prepares a new acknowledgment request subseq…

660-003-0015 Notice The department shall, in writing, provide notice of the procedures and time limits for making comments or objections and of the locations where the acknowledgment request documents can be inspected by the general public and specifically to the following (excep…

660-003-0020 Comments and Objections (1) After notice of receipt of the acknowledgment request has been mailed there shall be a 45 day period to submit written comments or objections together with any additional evidence to the department. However, after notice of receipt of the …

660-003-0025 Acknowledgment Review (1) When an acknowledgment request, corrections submitted pursuant to a commission's continuance order or a new acknowledgement request subsequent to a commission's denial order has been received by the director, the department shall conduct an …

660-003-0032 Expedited Review Upon Reconsideration or Consideration of a Subsequent Request for Acknowledgment (1) When the commission reconsiders an acknowledgment request pursuant to a continuance order, the commission may expedite the acknowledgment procedure by waiving, reduc…

660-003-0033 Expedited Notice Procedure for Acknowledgment (1) When during an acknowledgment review, a city or county changes its plan or land use regulations after the comment period provided for in either OAR 660-003-0020(1) or 660-003-0032(1), the director may determine that a…

660-003-0050 Review Upon Remand or Reversal from Oregon Court of Appeals or Oregon Supreme Court (1) The commission shall reconsider an acknowledgment request as a result of a remand or reversal from the Oregon Court of Appeals or Oregon Supreme Court within 90 days of the date t…

660-004-0000 Purpose (1) The purpose of this division is to interpret the requirements of Goal 2 and ORS 197.732 regarding exceptions. This division explains the three types of exceptions set forth in Goal 2 “Land Use Planning, Part II, Exceptions.” Rules in other divisions of OA…

660-004-0005 Definitions For the purpose of this division, the definitions in ORS 197.015 and the Statewide Planning Goals shall apply. In addition, the following definitions shall apply: (1) An "Exception" is a comprehensive plan provision, including an amendment to an acknowled…

660-004-0010 Application of the Goal 2 Exception Process to Certain Goals (1) The exceptions process is not applicable to Statewide Goal 1 "Citizen Involvement" and Goal 2 "Land Use Planning." The exceptions process is generally applicable to all or part of those statewide goals …

660-004-0015 Inclusion as Part of the Plan (1) A local government approving a proposed exception shall adopt, as part of its comprehensive plan, findings of fact and a statement of reasons that demonstrate that the standards for an exception have been met. The reasons and facts s…

660-004-0018 Planning and Zoning for Exception Areas (1) Purpose. This rule explains the requirements for adoption of plan and zone designations for exceptions. Exceptions to one goal or a portion of one goal do not relieve a jurisdiction from remaining goal requirements and do n…

660-004-0020 Goal 2, Part II(c), Exception Requirements (1) If a jurisdiction determines there are reasons consistent with OAR 660-004-0022 to use resource lands for uses not allowed by the applicable Goal or to allow public facilities or services not allowed by the applicable Go…

660-004-0022 Reasons Necessary to Justify an Exception Under Goal 2, Part II(c) An exception under Goal 2, Part II(c) may be taken for any use not allowed by the applicable goal(s) or for a use authorized by a statewide planning goal that cannot comply with the approval standards…

660-004-0023 Reasons Necessary to Justify an Exception for a Substantially Developed Subdivision to Receive Transferred Development Credits Under Goal 2, Part II(c) Notwithstanding OAR 660-004-0022(2), an exception under Goal 2, Part II(c) may be taken to Goal 3 or Goal 4, or bot…

660-004-0025 Exception Requirements for Land Physically Developed to Other Uses (1) A local government may adopt an exception to a goal when the land subject to the exception is physically developed to the extent that it is no longer available for uses allowed by the applicable g…

660-004-0028 Exception Requirements for Land Irrevocably Committed to Other Uses (1) A local government may adopt an exception to a goal when the land subject to the exception is irrevocably committed to uses not allowed by the applicable goal because existing adjacent uses and o…

660-004-0030 Notice and Adoption of an Exception (1) Goal 2 requires that each notice of a public hearing on a proposed exception shall specifically note that a goal exception is proposed and shall summarize the issues in an understandable manner. (2) A planning exception takes e…

660-004-0035 Appeal of an Exception (l) Prior to acknowledgment, an exception, or the failure to take a required exception, may be appealed to the Board pursuant to ORS 197.830, or to the Commission as an objection to the local government's request for acknowledgment, pursuant to…

660-004-0040 Application of Goal 14 to Rural Residential Areas (1) The purpose of this rule is to specify how Goal 14 “Urbanization” applies to rural lands in acknowledged exception areas planned for residential uses. (2) For purposes of this rule, the definitions in ORS 197.015,…

660-004-0050 Wildfire Recovery Efforts on Industrial and Commercial Lands (1) The purpose of this rule is to specify how counties may approve uses on rural lands in acknowledged exception areas planned for industrial or commercial to assist with wildfire recovery efforts. (2) For…

660-006-0000 Purpose (1) The purpose of this division is to conserve forest lands as defined by Goal 4 and to define standards for compliance with implementing statutes at ORS 215.700 through 215.799. (2) To accomplish the purpose of conserving forest lands, the governing body sh…

660-006-0003 Applicability (1) This division applies to all forest lands as defined by Goal 4. (2) Governing bodies shall amend their comprehensive plan and land use regulations to comply with requirements of OAR 660-006-0035(2) and 660-006-0040 by September 6, 1994. Statutory/Ot…

660-006-0004 Notice of Decision in Forest Zones Governing bodies shall provide the following types of notice: (1) Notice of all applications for dwellings and land divisions in forest and agriculture/forest zones shall be provided to the Department of Land Conservation and Develo…

660-006-0005 Definitions For the purpose of this division, the following definitions apply: (1) Definitions contained in ORS 197.015 and the Statewide Planning Goals. (2) “Commercial Tree Species” means trees recognized for commercial production under rules adopted by the State B…

660-006-0010 Identifying Forest Land (1) Governing bodies shall identify “forest lands” as defined by Goal 4 in the comprehensive plan. Lands inventoried as Goal 3 agricultural lands, lands for which an exception to Goal 4 is justified pursuant to ORS 197.732 and taken, and lands…

660-006-0015 Plan Designation Outside an Urban Growth Boundary (1) Lands inventoried as forest lands must be designated in the comprehensive plan and implemented with a zone that conserves forest lands consistent with OAR chapter 660, division 6, unless an exception to Goal 4 is …

660-006-0020 Plan Designation Within an Urban Growth Boundary Goal 4 does not apply within urban growth boundaries and therefore, the designation of forest lands is not required. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 197.040 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 197.040, 197.230, 197.245 & Ch…

660-006-0025 Uses Authorized in Forest Zones (1) Goal 4 requires that forest land be conserved. Forest lands are conserved by adopting and applying comprehensive plan provisions and zoning regulations consistent with the goals and this rule. In addition to forest practices and op…

660-006-0026 New Land Division Requirements in Forest Zones (1) Governing bodies shall legislatively amend their land division standards to incorporate one or more of the following parcel sizes. Under these provisions, a governing body may not determine minimum parcel sizes for f…

660-006-0027 Dwellings in Forest Zones The following standards apply to dwellings described at OAR 660-006-0025(1)(d): (1) A lot of record dwelling authorized under ORS 215.705 may be allowed if: (a) The lot or parcel on which the dwelling will be sited was lawfully created and w…

660-006-0029 Siting Standards for Dwellings and Structures in Forest Zones The following siting criteria or their equivalent shall apply to all new dwellings and structures in forest and agriculture/forest zones. These criteria are designed to make such uses compatible with fores…

660-006-0031 Youth Camps (1) A youth camp may be established in compliance with the provisions of this rule. The purpose of this rule is to provide for the establishment of a youth camp that is generally self-contained and located on a parcel suitable to limit potential impacts o…

660-006-0035 Fire-Siting Standards for Dwellings and Structures The following fire-siting standards or their equivalent shall apply to all new dwelling or structures in a forest or agriculture/forest zone: (1) The dwelling shall be located upon a parcel within a fire protection d…

660-006-0040 Fire Safety Design Standards for Roads The governing body shall establish road design standards, except for private roads and bridges accessing only commercial forest uses, which ensure that public roads, bridges, private roads and driveways are constructed so as to …

660-006-0050 Uses Authorized in Agriculture/Forest Zones (1) Governing bodies may establish agriculture/forest zones in accordance with both Goals 3 and 4, and OAR chapter 660, divisions 6 and 33. (2) Uses authorized in Exclusive Farm Use Zones in ORS chapter 215, and in OAR 660-…

660-006-0055 New Land Division Requirements in Agriculture/Forest Zones (1) A governing body shall apply the standards of OAR 660-006-0026 and 660-033-0100 to determine the proper minimum lot or parcel size for a mixed agriculture/forest zone. These standards are designed: To mak…

660-006-0057 Rezoning Land to an Agriculture/Forest Zone Any rezoning or plan map amendment of lands from an acknowledged zone or plan designation to an agriculture/forest zone requires a demonstration that each area being rezoned or replanned contains such a mixture of agricultu…

660-006-0060 Regulation of Forest Operations The Forest Practices Act (ORS 527.620 to 527.992) as implemented through Oregon Board of Forestry rules regulates forest operations on forest lands. The relationship between the Forest Practices Act and land use planning is described i…

660-008-0000 Purpose The purpose of this division is to ensure opportunity for and promotion of the provision of adequate numbers of needed housing units and the efficient use of land within urban growth boundaries across all communities in the state. The division ensures signifi…

660-008-0001 Applicability of Division in Specified Circumstances The rules in this division adopted on December 5, 2024, are effective on January 1, 2025 and the rules in this division adopted on December 6, 2025, are effective January 1, 2026, except that a local government may…

660-008-0005 Definitions For the purpose of this division, the definitions in ORS 184.453, 184.455, 197.015, 197.660, 197A.015, 197A.018, 197A.210, 197A.230, 197A.300, 197A.348, and 197A.420 shall apply, unless the context requires otherwise. In addition, the following definition…

660-008-0015 Clear and Objective Approval Standards Required (1) Except as provided in section (2), a local government may adopt and apply only clear and objective standards, conditions and procedures regulating the development of needed housing on buildable land. The standards, …