Oregon Administrative Code

660-012-0011 Applicable Rules (1) OAR 660-012-0000, OAR 660-012-0005, OAR 660-012-0010, OAR 660-12-0011, OAR 660-12-0050, OAR 660-012-0060, OAR 660-012-0065, and OAR 660-012-0070 apply statewide, where this division is applicable. (2) OAR 660-012-0012 and OAR 660-012-0100 through…

660-012-0012 Effective Dates and Transition (1) The rules in this division adopted on July 21, 2022, and amendments to rules in this division adopted on that date, are effective August 17, 2022, except as provided in this rule. (2) A city or county subject to the requirements as …

660-012-0015 Preparation and Coordination of Transportation System Plans (1) ODOT shall prepare, adopt, and amend a state TSP in accordance with ORS 184.618, its program for state agency coordination certified under ORS 197.180, and OAR 660-012-0030, 660-012-0035, 660-012-0050, 6…

660-012-0020 Elements of Transportation System Plans (1)A TSP shall establish a coordinated network of transportation facilities adequate to serve state, regional and local transportation needs. (2) The TSP shall include the following elements: (a) A determination of transportati…

660-012-0025 Complying with the Goals in Preparing Transportation System Plans; Refinement Plans (1) Except as provided in section (3) of this rule, adoption of a TSP shall constitute the land use decision regarding the need for transportation facilities, services and major impro…

660-012-0030 Determination of Transportation Needs (1) The TSP shall identify transportation needs relevant to the planning area and the scale of the transportation network being planned including: (a) State, regional, and local transportation needs; (b) Needs of the transportati…

660-012-0035 Evaluation and Selection of Transportation System Alternatives (1) The TSP shall be based upon evaluation of potential impacts of system alternatives that can reasonably be expected to meet the identified transportation needs in a safe manner and at a reasonable cost…

660-012-0040 Transportation Financing Program (1) For areas within an urban growth boundary containing a population greater than 2,500 persons, the TSP shall include a transportation financing program. (2) A transportation financing program shall include the items listed in (a)–(…

660-012-0045 Implementation of the Transportation System Plan (1) Each local government shall amend its land use regulations to implement the TSP. (a) The following transportation facilities, services and improvements need not be subject to land use regulations except as necessar…

660-012-0050 Transportation Project Development (1) For projects identified by ODOT pursuant to OAR chapter 731, division 15, project development shall occur in the manner set forth in that division. (2) Regional TSPs shall provide for coordinated project development among affect…

660-012-0055 Timing of Adoption and Update of Transportation System Plans; Exemptions (1) MPOs shall complete regional TSPs for their planning areas by May 8, 1996. For those areas within a MPO, cities and counties shall adopt local TSPs and implementing measures within one year …

660-012-0060 Plan and Land Use Regulation Amendments (1) If an amendment to a functional plan, an acknowledged comprehensive plan, or a land use regulation (including a zoning map) would significantly affect an existing or planned transportation facility, then the local governmen…

660-012-0065 Transportation Improvements on Rural Lands (1) This rule identifies transportation facilities, services and improvements which may be permitted on rural lands consistent with Goals 3, 4, 11, and 14 without a goal exception. (2) For the purposes of this rule, the foll…

660-012-0070 Exceptions for Transportation Improvements on Rural Land (1) Transportation facilities and improvements which do not meet the requirements of OAR 660-012-0065 require an exception to be sited on rural lands. (a) A local government approving a proposed exception shall…

660-012-0100 Transportation System Plans in Metropolitan Areas (1) Cities and counties shall develop and adopt a transportation system plan. Cities and counties shall develop a transportation system plan and amendments to that plan consistent with the provisions of OAR 660-012-01…

660-012-0105 Transportation System Plan Updates (1) Any amendment to a transportation system plan must be either a major update as provided in section (2), or a minor update, which is any update that is not a major update. (2) A major update to a transportation system plan is any…

660-012-0110 Transportation System Planning Area (1) The planning area for transportation system plans is the area within the acknowledged urban growth boundary. The unincorporated area within urban growth boundaries is the urbanizable area. (2) Cities and counties are responsibl…

660-012-0115 Funding Projections (1) Cities and counties must include funding projections in the transportation system plan. Funding projections must include the list of funding sources and amount of funding available, as provided in this rule. (2) The required list of funding so…

660-012-0120 Transportation System Planning Engagement (1) Cities and counties shall develop transportation system plans using methods of public engagement and decision making consistent with the statewide planning goals and the local acknowledged comprehensive plan. (2) Public e…

660-012-0125 Underserved Populations (1) Cities and counties shall prioritize community-led engagement and decision-making, with specific attention to the underserved populations listed in section (2) of this rule. (2) Underserved populations deserve prioritized attention regardi…

660-012-0130 Decision-Making with Underserved Populations (1) Cities and counties shall, as a part of an involvement program required as provided in OAR 660-015-0000(1), center the voices of underserved populations in processes at all levels of decision-making under this division…

660-012-0135 Equity Analysis (1) Cities and counties shall determine whether the land use and transportation plans required in this division improve outcomes for underserved populations by using an equity analysis. An equity analysis is intended to determine benefits and burdens …

660-012-0140 Transportation System Planning in the Portland Metropolitan Area (1) This rule applies to cities and counties in the Portland Metropolitan Area, and Metro. In the Portland Metropolitan Area, cities and counties shall develop and adopt local transportation system plan…

660-012-0145 Transportation Options Planning (1) The transportation system options element of a transportation system plan shall include: (a) The existing programs, services, and projects identified in section (2); (b) The future transportation demand management needs identified …

660-012-0150 Transportation System Inventories (1) This rule applies to transportation inventories as provided in OAR 660-012-0505, OAR 660-012-0605, OAR 660-012-0705, and OAR 660-012-0805. (2) Cities and counties shall coordinate with other publicly owned transportation facility…

660-012-0155 Prioritization Framework (1) Cities, counties, Metro, and state agencies shall use the framework in this rule for decision making regarding prioritization of transportation facilities and services. Cities, counties, Metro, and state agencies shall consider the follow…

660-012-0160 Reducing Vehicle Miles Traveled (1) The following jurisdictions are exempt from the requirements of this rule: (a) Cities under 5,000 population; (b) Counties under 5,000 population within urban growth boundaries but outside of incorporated cities; and (c) Counties u…

660-012-0170 Unconstrained Project List (1) Cities and counties shall create a combined project list by combining: (a) The pedestrian project list developed as provided in OAR 660-012-0520; (b) The bicycle project list developed as provided in OAR 660-012-0620; (c) The public tra…

660-012-0180 Financially-Constrained Project List (1) Cities and counties shall include a financially-constrained project list in a transportation system plan. Cities and counties shall use the prioritized unconstrained project list developed as provided in OAR 660-012-0170 and t…

660-012-0190 Transportation System Refinement Plans (1) A city or county may, when adopting a major update to the transportation system plan as provided in OAR 660-012-0105, defer decisions regarding function, general location, and mode of a refinement plan if findings are adopte…

660-012-0200 Temporary Projects (1) Notwithstanding any other part of this division, an operator of a transportation facility may undertake a temporary project to change streets, roads, or highways consistent with this rule, without specific inclusion in a project list in a trans…

660-012-0210 Transportation Modeling and Analysis (1) This rule does not become effective until December 31, 2027. (2) A city or county relying on transportation models or mathematical analysis of the transportation system to make a land use decision shall do so consistently with…

660-012-0215 Transportation Performance Standards (1) This rule applies to transportation performance standards that cities and counties use to review comprehensive plan and land use regulation amendments as provided in OAR 660-012-0060. If a city or county requires applicants to…

660-012-0300 Coordinated Land Use and Transportation System Planning (1) Cities and counties shall coordinate land use and transportation plans. (2) Cities and counties shall, if applicable, adopt and implement climate-friendly areas as provided in OAR 660-012-0310. (3) Cities an…

660-012-0310 Climate-Friendly Areas (1) This rule, OAR 660-012-0315, and OAR 660-012-0320 apply to cities and counties that: (a) Are within a metropolitan area other than the Portland Metropolitan Area; (b) Are inside incorporated cities or areas within an urban growth boundary a…

660-012-0315 Designation of Climate-Friendly Areas (1) The designation of climate-friendly areas refers to the process of studying potential climate-friendly areas and adopting land use requirements and climate-friendly elements into comprehensive plans, as provided in this rule.…

660-012-0320 Land Use Requirements in Climate-Friendly Areas (1) Cities and counties subject to the provisions of OAR 660-012-0310 shall incorporate the requirements in sections (2) through (7) of this rule into policies and development regulations that apply in all climate-frien…

660-012-0325 Transportation Review in Climate-Friendly Areas and Centers (1) Cities or counties shall use the provisions of this rule to review amendments to comprehensive plans or land use regulations in lieu of the provisions of OAR 660-012-0060 when the amendment is: (a) To ad…

660-012-0330 Land Use Requirements (1) Cities and counties shall implement plans and land use regulations to support compact, pedestrian-friendly, mixed-use land use development patterns in urban areas. Land use development patterns must support access by people using pedestrian,…

660-012-0340 Land Use Assumptions (1) Future land use assumptions developed under this rule are for the purposes of transportation planning. These land use assumptions are distinct from those used to plan for residential land needs as provided in ORS 197.296. (2) A city, county, …

660-012-0350 Urban Growth Boundary Expansions (1) A city and county must meet the following requirements prior to undertaking an urban growth boundary expansion as provided in OAR 660-024-0020(1) or OAR 660-038-0020(13). (a) The city must have an acknowledged transportation syste…

660-012-0360 Key Destinations (1) Cities and counties shall use best available data to identify key destinations for purposes of coordinated land use and transportation planning. Key destinations are destinations described in this rule, as well as other destinations determined lo…

660-012-0400 Parking Management (1) OAR 660-012-0400 through OAR 660-012-0450 apply to: (a) Cities within metropolitan areas; and (b) Portions of counties in a metropolitan area within an urban growth boundary, where the population of the unincorporated area within the urban grow…

660-012-0405 Parking Regulation Improvements (1) Cities and counties shall adopt land use regulations as provided in this section: (a) Designated employee parking areas in new developments with more than 50 parking spaces shall provide preferential parking for carpools and vanpoo…

660-012-0410 Electric Vehicle Charging (1) This rule applies to cities within a metropolitan area. (2) Cities shall ensure new development supports electric vehicle charging pursuant to amendments to the state building code adopted pursuant to ORS 455.417. (3) As authorized in OR…

660-012-0415 Parking Maximums and Evaluation in More Populous Communities (1) Cities with populations over 100,000, counties with populations over 100,000 outside city limits but within the urban growth boundary, and cities with populations over 25,000 within the Portland Metropo…

660-012-0420 Exemption for Communities without Parking Mandates (1) Cities and counties that adopt land use regulations that do not include parking mandates are exempt from OAR 660-012-0425 through OAR 660-012-0450. (2) Cities and counties that retain land use regulations with pa…

660-012-0425 Reducing the Burden of Parking Mandates (1) This rule applies to cities and counties that: (a) Are within a metropolitan area; and (b) Have not adopted land use regulations without parking mandates as provided in OAR 660-012-0420. (2) Cities and counties shall adopt …

660-012-0430 Reduction of Parking Mandates for Development Types (1) This rule applies to cities and counties that: (a) Are within a metropolitan area; and (b) Have not adopted land use regulations without parking mandates as provided in OAR 660-012-0420. (2) Cities and counties …

660-012-0435 Parking Reform in Climate-Friendly Areas (1) This rule applies to cities and counties that: (a) Are within a metropolitan area; and (b) Have not adopted land use regulations without parking mandates as provided in OAR 660-012-0420. (2) Cities and counties shall adopt…