Oregon Administrative Code

660-016-0010 Develop Program to Achieve the Goal Based on the determination of the economic, social, environmental and energy consequences, a jurisdiction must “develop a program to achieve the Goal.” Assuming there is adequate information on the location, quality, and quantity o…

660-016-0015 Post-Acknowledgment Period (1) All data, findings, and decisions made by a local government prior to acknowledgment may be reviewed by that local government in its periodic update process. This includes decisions made as a result of OAR 660-016-0000(5)(a), 660-016-00…

660-016-0020 Landowner Involvement (1) The development of inventory data, identification of conflicting uses and adoption of implementing measures must, under Statewide Planning Goals 1 and 2, provide opportunities for citizen involvement and agency coordination. In addition, the…

660-016-0030 Mineral and Aggregate Resources (1) When planning for and regulating the development of aggregate resources, local governments shall address ORS 517.750 to 517.900 and OAR chapter 632, divisions 1 and 30. (2) Local governments shall coordinate with the State Departme…

660-017-0000 Purpose (1) This rule carries out requirements of the Estuarine Resources Goal (State-Wide Planning Goal 16). To assure diversity among the estuaries of the state, the Estuarine Resources Goal requires in part that LCDC, with the cooperation and participation of loca…

660-017-0005 Definitions As used in this rule, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Alteration” means any man-caused change in the environment, including physical, topographic, hydraulic, biological, or other similar environmental changes, or changes which affect water qua…

660-017-0010 Classification System There are four different types of estuaries. These are defined as: (1) “Natural estuaries”: Estuaries lacking maintained jetties or channels, and which are usually little developed for residential, commercial, or industrial uses. They may have a…

660-017-0015 Major Estuary Classification Twenty-one of the 22 major Oregon estuaries are classed in the following manner: (1) Natural Estuaries include Sand Lake, Salmon River, Elk River (Curry County), Sixes River, and Pistol River. (2) Conservation Estuaries include Necanicum …

660-017-0020 Minor Estuary Classification Minor estuaries, including tidal streams which have estuarine features, are not classified at this time. Minor estuaries shall be identified and classed as either natural estuaries or conservation estuaries during the development of local…

660-017-0025 Level of Development or Alteration No development or alteration shall be more intensive than that specified in the Estuarine Resources Goal as permissible uses for comparable management units: (1)(a) Natural estuaries shall be managed to preserve the natural resource…

660-017-0030 Revisions and Changes (1) The Commission shall review the overall Oregon Estuary Classification at the request of any coastal jurisdiction after the inventories and initial planning efforts are completed for all estuaries. Initial planning efforts include the identif…

660-018-0005 Purpose This division is intended to implement provisions of ORS 197.610 through 197.625. The overall purpose of this division is to carry out the state policies outlined in ORS 197.010. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 197.040 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 197.610 -…

660-018-0010 Definitions and Computation of Time (1) For the purpose of this division, the definitions in ORS 197.015 apply. In addition, the following definitions apply: (a) “A change” to an acknowledged comprehensive plan or land use regulation means an amendment to the plan or…

660-018-0020 Notice of a Proposed Change to a Comprehensive Plan or Land Use Regulation (1) Before a local government adopts a change to an acknowledged comprehensive plan or a land use regulation, unless circumstances described in OAR 660-018-0022 apply, the local government sha…

660-018-0021 Joint Submittal of Notices and Changes (1) Where two or more local governments are required by plan provisions, coordination agreements, statutes or goals to agree on and mutually adopt a change to a comprehensive plan or land use regulation, the local governments sh…

660-018-0022 Exemptions to Notice Requirements Under OAR 660-018-0020 (1) When a local government determines that no goals, commission rules, or land use statutes apply to a particular proposed change, the notice of a proposed change under OAR 660-018-0020 is not required. (2) If…

660-018-0025 Requests for Department Notice of Proposed Changes (1) Within 15 days of receipt of a notice of a proposed change to an acknowledged comprehensive plan or a land use regulation described under OAR 660-018-0020, the department shall provide notice of the proposed chan…

660-018-0035 Department Participation (1) When the department determines that a proposed change to an acknowledged comprehensive plan or a land use regulation may not be in compliance with land use statutes or the statewide land use planning goals, including administrative rules …

660-018-0040 Submittal of Adopted Change (1) When a local government adopts a proposed change to an acknowledged comprehensive plan or a land use regulation it shall submit the decision to the department, with the appropriate notice forms provided by the department, within 20 day…

660-018-0045 Alterations to a Proposed Change (1) If, after initially submitting the notice and accompanying materials under OAR 660-018-0020, a proposed change to an acknowledged comprehensive plan or land use regulation is altered to such an extent that the materials submitted …

660-018-0050 Notice to Other Parties of Adopted Changes (1) Notice of an adopted change to a comprehensive plan or land use regulation to persons other than the department is governed by ORS 197.615(4) and (5), which require that on the same day the local government submits the d…

660-018-0055 Notice by the Department of Local Adoption (1) Within five working days of the receipt of a local government notice of adoption of a change to a comprehensive plan or a land use regulation described under OAR 660-018-0040, the department shall provide notice of the d…

660-018-0060 Who May Appeal Eligibility to appeal a local government decision to adopt a change to a comprehensive plan or land use regulation is governed by ORS 197.620, 197.830, and Oregon Laws 2011, chapter 280, section 6. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 197.040 Statutes/Other …

660-018-0085 Acknowledgement of a Change to a Plan or Land Use Regulation (1) Pursuant to ORS 197.625, an adopted change to a comprehensive plan or a land use regulation is deemed to be acknowledged when the local government has complied with the requirements of ORS 197.610 and 1…

660-018-0150 Time Limits Regarding Certified Industrial Sites (1) Upon application for a change to a comprehensive plan or land use regulation necessary to expedite and facilitate industrial or traded sector development on any of the certified industrial sites identified and prio…

660-020-0060 Willamette River Greenway Plan Segments The Land Conservation and Development Commission hereby adopts by reference orders approving the Oregon Department of Transportation Willamette River Greenway Plan Segments for the following: Cities of: Salem; Milwaukie; Gladst…

660-020-0065 Amending Willamette Greenway Plan The following procedure is established for amending segments of the Willamette River Greenway Plan: (1) A request for a Willamette Greenway Plan modification from the plan that had previously been approved by LCDC shall be submitted …

660-021-0000 Purpose This division interprets and implements ORS 197A.230 through 197A.250 and statewide planning goals pertaining to Urbanization. Rules in this division authorize planning for urban reserve areas (URAs) outside urban growth boundaries to be reserved for eventual…

660-021-0010 Definitions For purposes of this division, the definitions contained in ORS 197.015 and the statewide planning goals (OAR chapter 660, division 15) apply. In addition, the following definitions apply: (1) “Urban Reserve” or “Urban Reserve Area” (URA) means lands outs…

660-021-0020 Authority to Establish Urban Reserve (1) Cities and counties cooperatively, and the Metropolitan Service District for the Portland Metropolitan area urban growth boundary, may designate urban reserves under the requirements of this division, in coordination with spec…

660-021-0030 Determination of Urban Reserve Areas (1) A city considering adopting or amending an urban reserve area (URA) shall include an amount of land estimated to be at least a 20-year supply and no more than a 30-year supply of developable land beyond the 20-year time frame …

660-021-0040 Urban Reserve Area Planning and Zoning (1) Until included in the urban growth boundary, lands in urban reserves shall continue to be planned and zoned for rural uses in accordance with the requirements of this rule and the applicable statutes and goals, but in a mann…

660-021-0050 Urban Reserve Agreements Urban reserve planning shall include the adoption and maintenance of urban reserve agreements among cities, counties and special districts serving or projected to serve the designated urban reserves. These agreements shall be adopted by each …

660-021-0060 Urban Growth Boundary Expansion All lands within URAs established pursuant to this division shall be included within an urban growth boundary before inclusion of other lands, except where an identified need for a particular type of land cannot be met by lands within …

660-021-0070 Adoption and Review of Urban Reserve (1) Designation and amendment of urban reserves shall follow the applicable procedures of ORS 197.610 through 197.650. (2) Disputes between jurisdictions regarding urban reserve boundaries, planning and regulation, or urban reserv…

660-021-0080 Applicability The provisions of this division, and amendments to rules in this division, are effective upon filing with the Secretary of State. Except that a local government may adopt urban reserves which conform to the applicable rules of this division in place pri…

660-022-0000 Purpose (1) The purpose of this division is to establish a statewide policy for the planning and zoning of unincorporated communities that recognizes the importance of communities in rural Oregon. It is intended to expedite the planning process for counties by reduci…

660-022-0010 Definitions For purposes of this division, the definitions contained in ORS 197.015 and the statewide planning goals (OAR chapter 660, division 15) apply. In addition, the following definitions apply: (1) “Commercial Use” means the use of land primarily for the retai…

660-022-0020 Designation of Community Areas (1) Except as provided in OAR 660-022-0070, county comprehensive plans shall designate and identify unincorporated communities in accordance with the definitions in OAR 660-022-0010. Counties may amend these designations as circumstance…

660-022-0030 Planning and Zoning of Unincorporated Communities (1) For rural communities, resort communities and urban unincorporated communities, counties shall adopt individual plan and zone designations reflecting the projected use for each property (e.g., residential, commerc…

660-022-0040 Urban Unincorporated Communities (1) Counties with qualifying communities shall adopt plans and land use regulations for urban unincorporated communities (UUC’s). All statewide planning goals applicable to cities shall also apply to UUC’s, except for those goals prov…

660-022-0050 Community Public Facility Plans (1) In coordination with special districts, counties shall adopt public facility plans meeting the requirements of OAR 660, division 11, and include them in the comprehensive plan for unincorporated communities over 2,500 in population…

660-022-0060 Coordination and Citizen Involvement (1) Counties shall ensure that residents of unincorporated communities have adequate opportunities to participate in all phases of the planning process. Counties shall provide such opportunities in accordance with their acknowledg…

660-022-0070 Applicability For each unincorporated community in the county, by January 1, 1998, or a date specified in a periodic review work program, all counties shall: (1) Plan for unincorporated communities under the requirements of this division; or (2) Demonstrate that all …

660-023-0000 Purpose and Intent This division establishes procedures and criteria for inventorying and evaluating Goal 5 resources and for developing land use programs to conserve and protect significant Goal 5 resources. This division explains how local governments apply Goal 5 …

660-023-0010 Definitions As used in this division, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Conflicting use” is a land use, or other activity reasonably and customarily subject to land use regulations, that could adversely affect a significant Goal 5 resource (except as provid…

660-023-0020 Standard and Specific Rules and Safe Harbors (1) The standard Goal 5 process, OAR 660-023-0030 through 660-023-0050, consists of procedures and requirements to guide local planning for all Goal 5 resource categories. This division also provides specific rules for eac…

660-023-0030 Inventory Process (1) Inventories provide the information necessary to locate and evaluate resources and develop programs to protect such resources. The purpose of the inventory process is to compile or update a list of significant Goal 5 resources in a jurisdiction.…

660-023-0040 ESEE Decision Process (1) Local governments shall develop a program to achieve Goal 5 for all significant resource sites based on an analysis of the economic, social, environmental, and energy (ESEE) consequences that could result from a decision to allow, limit, or …

660-023-0050 Programs to Achieve Goal 5 (1) For each resource site, local governments shall adopt comprehensive plan provisions and land use regulations to implement the decisions made pursuant to OAR 660-023-0040(5). The plan shall describe the degree of protection intended for …