342 sections in this chapter.
ORS 94.431 [Formerly 91.646; 1987 c.459 §36; renumbered 100.745 in 1989]
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ORS 94.435 [Repealed by 1971 c.478 §1]
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ORS 94.437 [Formerly 91.649; renumbered 100.750 in 1989]
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ORS 94.440 [Repealed by 1971 c.478 §1]
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ORS 94.445 [Repealed by 1971 c.478 §1]
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ORS 94.448 [Formerly 91.652; renumbered 100.770 in 1989]
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ORS 94.454 [Formerly 91.656; renumbered 100.775 in 1989]
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ORS 94.460 [Formerly 91.658; renumbered 100.780 in 1989]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 94.465 [Formerly 91.661; 1989 c.595 §33; renumbered 100.785 in 1989]
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ORS 94.470 [Formerly 91.664; 1983 c.696 §7b; 1989 c.706 §7; renumbered 100.900 in 1989]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 94.475 [Formerly 91.667; renumbered 100.905 in 1989]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 94.480 [Formerly 91.671; renumbered 100.910 in 1989]
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DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS
ORS 94.504 Development agreements; contents; duration; effect on affordable housing covenants. (1) A city or county may enter into a development agreement as provided in ORS 94.504 to 94.528 with any person having a legal or equitable interest in real property for the development of that property
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(2) A development agreement shall specify: (a) The duration of the agreement; (b) The permitted uses of the property; (c) The density or intensity of use; (d) The maximum height and size of proposed structures; (e) Provisions for reservation or dedication of land for public purpo…
ORS 94.505 [Repealed by 1971 c.478 §1]
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ORS 94.508 Approval by governing body; findings; adoption. (1) A development agreement shall not be approved by the governing body of a city or county unless the governing body finds that the agreement is consistent with local regulations then in place for the city or county
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(2) The governing body of a city or county shall approve a development agreement or amend a development agreement by adoption of an ordinance declaring approval or setting forth the amendments to the agreement. Notwithstanding ORS 197.015 (10)(b), the approval or amendment of a d…
ORS 94.510 [Repealed by 1971 c.478 §1]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 94.513 Procedures on consideration and approval. (1) A city or county may, by ordinance, establish procedures and requirements for the consideration of development agreements upon application by, or on behalf of, the owner of property on which development is sought or another person having a legal or equitable interest in that property
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(2) Approval of a development agreement requires compliance with local regulations and the approval of the city or county governing body after notice and hearing. The notice of the hearing shall, in addition to any other requirements, state the time and place of the public hearin…
ORS 94.515 [Repealed by 1971 c.478 §1]
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ORS 94.518 Application of local government law and policies to agreement. Unless otherwise provided by the development agreement, the comprehensive plan, zoning ordinances and other rules and policies of the jurisdiction governing permitted uses of land, density and design applicable to the development of the property subject to a development agreement shall be the comprehensive plan and those ordinances, rules and policies of the jurisdiction in effect at the time of approval of the development agreement. [1993 c.780 §4]
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Note: See note under 94.504.
ORS 94.520 [Repealed by 1971 c.478 §1]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 94.522 Amendment or cancellation of agreement; enforceability. (1) A development agreement may be amended or canceled by mutual consent of the parties to the agreement or their successors in interest. The governing body of a city or county shall amend or cancel a development agreement by adoption of an ordinance declaring cancellation of the agreement or setting forth the amendments to the agreement
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(2) Until a development agreement is canceled under this section, the terms of the development agreement are enforceable by any party to the agreement. [1993 c.780 §5] Note: See note under 94.504.
ORS 94.525 [Repealed by 1971 c.478 §1]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 94.528 Recording. Not later than 10 days after the execution of a development agreement under ORS 94.504 to 94.528, the governing body of the city or county shall cause the development agreement to be presented for recording in the office of the county clerk of the county in which the property subject to the agreement is situated. In addition to other provisions required by ORS 94.504 to 94.528, the development agreement shall contain a legal description of the property subject to the agreement. [1993 c.780 §6]
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Note: See note under 94.504.
ORS 94.530 [Repealed by 1971 c.478 §1]
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TRANSFERABLE DEVELOPMENT CREDITS
ORS 94.531 Severable development interest in real property; transferable development credit. (1) The governing body of a city or county is authorized to recognize a severable development interest in real property. The governing body of the city or county may establish a system for the purchase and sale of development interests. The interest transferred shall be known as a transferable development credit. A transferable development credit shall include the ability to establish in a location in the city or county a specified amount of residential or nonresidential development that is different from development types or exceeds development limitations provided in the applicable land use regulations for the location. All development authorized or approved using transferable development credits shall comply with the land use planning goals adopted under ORS 197.225 and the acknowledged comprehensive plan
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(2) The ability to develop land from which credits are transferred shall be reduced by the amount of the development credits transferred, and development on the land to which credits are transferred may be increased in accordance with a transfer system formally adopted by the gov…
ORS 94.534 Policy on transferable development credit systems. (1) The Legislative Assembly finds that
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(a) Working farms and forests make vital contributions to Oregon by: (A) Providing jobs, timber, agricultural products, tax base and other social and economic benefits; (B) Helping to maintain soil, air and water resources; (C) Reducing levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere;…
ORS 94.536 Definitions for ORS 94.536 and 94.538. As used in this section and ORS 94.538
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(1) “Conservation easement” has the meaning given that term in ORS 271.715. (2) “Governmental unit” means a city, county, metropolitan service district or state agency as defined in ORS 171.133. (3) “Holder” has the meaning given that term in ORS 271.715. (4) “Lot” has the meanin…
ORS 94.538 Transferable development credit systems. (1) One or more governmental units may establish a transferable development credit system, including a process for allowing transfer of development interests from a sending area within the jurisdiction of one governmental unit to a receiving area within the jurisdiction of another governmental unit
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(2) If the transferable development credit system allows transfer of development interests between the jurisdictions of different governmental units, the process must be described in an intergovernmental agreement under ORS 190.003 to 190.130 entered into by the governmental unit…
ORS 94.540 [Repealed by 1971 c.478 §1]
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PLANNED COMMUNITIES (General Provisions)
ORS 94.550 Definitions for ORS 94.550 to 94.783. As used in ORS 94.550 to 94.783
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(1) “Assessment” means any charge imposed or levied by a homeowners association on or against an owner or lot pursuant to the provisions of the declaration or the bylaws of the planned community or provisions of ORS 94.550 to 94.783. (2) “Blanket encumbrance” means a trust deed o…
ORS 94.560 Legislative findings. The Legislative Assembly finds that
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(1) In the State of Oregon there are hundreds of homeowners associations to which the Oregon Condominium Law (ORS chapter 100) does not apply. (2) These homeowners associations have established a pattern of ownership in which ownership of a single unit makes the owner automatical…
ORS 94.565 Planned community to be created under ORS 94.550 to 94.783; exception; conveyance of lot or unit prohibited until declaration recorded. (1) Except as provided in ORS 94.570, a person may not create a planned community in this state except as provided in ORS 94.550 to 94.783
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(2) A person may not convey any lot or unit in a planned community until the planned community is created by the recording of the declaration for the planned community with the county recording officer of each county in which the planned community is located. [1981 c.782 §5; 1999…
ORS 94.570 Applicability of ORS 94.550 to 94.783. (1) ORS 94.550 to 94.783 apply to a planned community created before January 1, 2002, under ORS 94.550 to 94.783 and to a Class I planned community created on or after January 1, 2002
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(2) ORS 94.550 to 94.783, except for ORS 94.595 and 94.604, apply to a Class II planned community created on or after January 1, 2002. (3) Notwithstanding any other provision of ORS 94.550 to 94.783, ORS 94.550 to 94.783 apply to a Class III planned community or a planned communi…
ORS 94.572 Applicability of certain provisions of ORS 94.550 to 94.783 to Class I or Class II planned communities. (1) A Class I or Class II planned community created before January 1, 2002, that was not created under ORS 94.550 to 94.783 is subject to this section and ORS 94.550, 94.573, 94.574, 94.576, 94.577, 94.590, 94.595 (5) to (9), 94.625, 94.626, 94.630 (1), (3) and (4), 94.639, 94.640, 94.641, 94.642, 94.644, 94.645, 94.647, 94.650, 94.652, 94.655, 94.657, 94.658, 94.660, 94.661, 94.662, 94.665, 94.670, 94.675, 94.676, 94.680, 94.690, 94.695, 94.704, 94.709, 94.712, 94.716, 94.719, 94.723, 94.728, 94.733, 94.762, 94.770, 94.775, 94.777, 94.779 and 94.780 to the extent that those statutes are consistent with any governing documents of the planned community
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(2) If the governing documents of a planned community described in subsection (1) of this section do not provide for the formation of a homeowners association, the requirements of this section are not effective until the formation of an association in accordance with ORS 94.574. …
ORS 94.573 Class I or Class II planned community option to amend governing documents to conform to statute. (1)(a)(A) The owners in a Class I or Class II planned community created before January 1, 2002, that was not created under ORS 94.550 to 94.783 may amend any provision of the planned community’s governing documents to conform with this section and ORS 94.550, 94.572, 94.574, 94.576, 94.590, 94.595 (5) to (9), 94.625, 94.626, 94.630 (1), (3) and (4), 94.639, 94.640, 94.641, 94.642, 94.644, 94.645, 94.647, 94.650, 94.652, 94.655, 94.657, 94.658, 94.660, 94.661, 94.662, 94.665, 94.670, 94.675, 94.676, 94.680, 94.690, 94.695, 94.704, 94.709, 94.712, 94.716, 94.719, 94.723, 94.728, 94.733, 94.762, 94.770, 94.775, 94.777, 94.779 and 94.780
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(B) An amendment to any provision of a planned community’s governing documents made pursuant to this paragraph must be executed in accordance with the procedures for the adoption of amendments prescribed by, and subject to any limitations specified in, the planned community’s gov…
ORS 94.574 Procedure for formation of homeowners association by Class I or Class II planned community. (1)(a) If the governing documents of a Class I or Class II planned community created before January 1, 2002, that was not created under ORS 94.550 to 94.783 do not provide for the formation of a homeowners association, at least 10 percent of the owners in the planned community or any governing entity of the planned community may initiate the formation of an association as provided in this section
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(b) The owners or the governing entity initiating the association formation shall: (A) Call an organizational meeting for the purpose of voting whether to form an association described in ORS 94.625; and (B) Provide notice of the organization meeting to the owners in the planned …
ORS 94.575 Applicability of subdivision law. ORS 92.010 to 92.192 apply to a planned community established under ORS 94.550 to 94.783. [1981 c.782 §4; 2021 c.97 §9]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 94.576 Class I or Class II planned community option to be subject to provisions of ORS 94.550 to 94.783. (1)(a) The owners in a Class I or Class II planned community that is subject to the statutory provisions listed in ORS 94.572 (1) may elect to be subject to any other provisions of ORS 94.550 to 94.783 upon compliance with the applicable procedures prescribed in ORS 94.572, 94.573 or 94.574
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(b) If the owners in a Class I or Class II planned community elect to be subject to additional provisions of ORS 94.550 to 94.783, the board of directors of the association shall cause a notice of planned community to be prepared, executed and recorded in accordance with subsecti…
ORS 94.577 Recording amended governing documents; marketability of title unaffected by noncompliance. (1) An amended governing document must include a reference to the recording index numbers and the date of recording of prior governing documents
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(2) The county clerk may charge a fee for recording a governing document or an amendment to a governing document under ORS 94.572, 94.573, 94.574 or 94.576 according to the provisions of ORS 205.320 (1)(d). (3) Title to a unit, lot or common property in a Class I or Class II plan…
ORS 94.580 Declaration; recordation; contents. (1) A declarant shall record, in accordance with ORS 94.565, the declaration for a planned community in the office of the recording officer of each county in which the planned community is located
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(2) The declaration shall include: (a) The name and classification of the planned community; (b) The name of the association and the type of entity formed in accordance with ORS 94.625; (c) A statement that the planned community is subject to ORS 94.550 to 94.783; (d) A statement…
ORS 94.585 Authority to amend declaration and initial bylaws to comply with federal or state laws. A declarant may amend the declaration or initial bylaws in order to comply with requirements of the Federal Housing Administration, the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Rural Development or the Farm Service Agency of the United States Department of Agriculture, the Federal National Mortgage Association, the Government National Mortgage Association, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, any department, bureau, board, commission or agency of the United States or the State of Oregon or any corporation wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by the United States or the State of Oregon that insures, guarantees or provides financing for a planned community or lots in a planned community. However, if the need to amend the declaration or the initial bylaws occurs after the turnover to the homeowners association has occurred, the amendment must be approved by the association in accordance with the approval provisions of the declaration or bylaws. [1981 c.782 §19; 1991 c.67 §18; 1999 c.677 §6; 2007 c.71 §26]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 94.590 Amendment of declaration by owners. (1)(a) The declaration may be amended only with the approval of owners representing at least 75 percent of the total votes in the planned community or any larger percentage specified in the declaration
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(b) An amendment under this section may not: (A) Limit or diminish any right of a declarant reserved under ORS 94.580 (3) or (4) or any other special declarant right without the consent of the declarant. A declarant may waive the declarant’s right of consent. (B) Change the bound…
ORS 94.595 Reserve account for maintaining, repairing and replacing common property; reserve study; maintenance plan. (1) The declarant, on behalf of a homeowners association, shall
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(a) Conduct an initial reserve study as described in subsection (3) of this section; (b) Prepare an initial maintenance plan as described in subsection (4) of this section; and (c) Establish a reserve account as provided in subsection (2) of this section. (2)(a) A homeowners asso…
ORS 94.600 Declarant control of association. (1) Subject to ORS 94.604 to 94.621, a declaration may reserve special declarant rights including, without limitation, the right to a period of declarant control that may be of limited or unlimited duration. A formal or written proxy or power of attorney is not required from an owner to vest the declarant with such authority
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(2) A declarant may voluntarily relinquish any rights reserved in the declaration under subsection (1) of this section. (3) Upon the expiration of any period of declarant control reserved in the declaration under subsection (1) of this section, the rights automatically shall pass…
ORS 94.604 Transitional advisory committee. (1) As provided in this section, the declarant or the owners of a planned community that contains at least 20 lots in either the initial development or with the annexation of additional property shall form a transitional advisory committee to provide for the transition from administrative responsibility by the declarant of the planned community under ORS 94.600 to administrative responsibility by the association. The declarant shall call a meeting of owners for the purpose of selecting a transitional advisory committee not later than the 60th day after the date the declarant conveys 50 percent or more of the lots then existing in the planned community to owners other than a successor declarant
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(2) The transitional advisory committee shall consist of three or more members. The owners, other than the declarant, shall select two or more members. The declarant may select no more than one member. The committee shall have reasonable access to all information and documents wh…
ORS 94.605 [Amended by 1965 c.619 §31; repealed by 1971 c.478 §1]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 94.609 Notice of meeting to turn over administrative responsibility. (1) At the time specified in the declaration, but not later than 90 days after expiration of any period of declarant control reserved under ORS 94.600, or 90 days after conveying 10 lots in the planned community if there is not a period of declarant control, the declarant shall call a meeting for the purpose of turning over administrative responsibility for the planned community to the homeowners association
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(2) The declarant shall give notice of the meeting to each owner as provided in the bylaws. (3) If the declarant does not call a meeting under this section within the required time, the transitional advisory committee formed under ORS 94.604 or any owner may call a meeting and gi…
ORS 94.610 [Amended by 1965 c.619 §32; repealed by 1971 c.478 §1]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 94.615 [Repealed by 1971 c.478 §1]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 94.616 Turnover meeting; transfer of administration; receivership. (1) At the meeting called under ORS 94.609, the declarant shall turn over to the homeowners association the responsibility for the administration of the planned community, and the association shall accept the administrative responsibility from the declarant
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(2) If a quorum of the owners is present, the owners shall elect not fewer than the number of directors sufficient to constitute a quorum of the board of directors in accordance with the declaration or bylaws of the association. (3) At the meeting called under ORS 94.609, the dec…