Title 36A, Housing; Lottery and Games; Environment

For the purpose of coordinating its activities and undertakings under this chapter with the needs and undertakings of other local organizations and groups, a housing authority exercising the powers of an urban renewal agency under ORS 457.045 shall establish an advisory board con…

If the governing body of a municipality which has an urban renewal agency under ORS 457.035 finds that there no longer exists a need for an urban renewal agency in the municipality, the governing body shall provide, by ordinance, for a termination of the agency and a transfer of …

(1) An urban renewal agency shall provide for public involvement in all stages in the development of an urban renewal plan. (2) An urban renewal plan proposed by an urban renewal agency shall include all of the following: (a) A description of each urban renewal project to be unde…

An urban renewal plan proposed by an urban renewal agency shall be accompanied by a report that contains: (1) A description of the physical, social and economic conditions in the urban renewal areas of the plan and the expected impact, including the fiscal impact, of the plan in …

(1) An urban renewal agency shall forward an urban renewal plan and the accompanying report to the planning commission of the municipality for recommendations before presenting the plan to the governing body of the municipality for approval under ORS 457.095. (2)(a) The urban ren…

(1) The governing body of a municipality, upon receipt of a proposed urban renewal plan and report from the municipality’s urban renewal agency and after public notice and hearing and consideration of public testimony and planning commission and taxing district recommendations, i…

In addition to the approval of a plan by the governing body of the municipality under ORS 457.095, when any portion of the area of a proposed urban renewal plan extends beyond the boundaries of the municipality into any other municipality and, in the case of a proposed plan by a …

Notice of adoption of an urban renewal plan required under ORS 457.095 and notice of filing of an annual financial statement required under ORS 457.460 shall be published in the newspaper, as defined in ORS 193.010, having the greatest circulation in the municipality and which is…

(1) In addition to any required public notice of hearing on a proposed urban renewal plan or substantial amendment or change to a plan, as described in ORS 457.085 (2)(i) and 457.220, the municipality shall cause notice of a hearing by the governing body on a proposed plan for a …

A copy of the ordinance approving an urban renewal plan under ORS 457.095 shall be sent by the governing body of the municipality to the urban renewal agency. A copy of the resolution approving an urban renewal plan under ORS 457.105 shall be sent by the governing body of a munic…

After October 3, 1979, any urban renewal plan purported to be adopted in conformance with applicable legal requirements shall be conclusively presumed valid for all purposes 90 days after adoption of the plan by ordinance of the governing body of the municipality. No direct or co…

Notwithstanding any other provisions of ORS chapter 455 or 456 or this chapter, where the governing body of a municipality certifies that an area is in need of redevelopment or rehabilitation as a result of a flood, fire, hurricane, earthquake, storm or other catastrophe respecti…

An urban renewal agency may plan or undertake any urban renewal project to carry out an approved urban renewal plan. In planning or undertaking an urban renewal project, the urban renewal agency has the power: (1) To carry out any work or undertaking and exercise any powers which…

An urban renewal agency, in addition to its other powers, may: (1) Make plans for carrying out a program of voluntary repair and rehabilitation of buildings and improvements. (2) Make plans for the enforcement of laws, codes and regulations relating to: (a) The use of land. (b) T…

(1) An urban renewal agency may borrow money and accept advances, loans, grants and any other form of financial assistance from the federal government, the state, county or other public body, or from any sources, public or private, for the purposes of undertaking and carrying out…

(1) Any state public body, as defined in ORS 456.305, shall have the same rights and powers to cooperate with and assist urban renewal agencies with respect to urban renewal projects that such state public body has pursuant to ORS 456.305 to 456.325 to cooperate and assist housin…

(1) Except for the provisions of subsections (2) and (4) of this section, an urban renewal agency shall carry out the urban renewal plan approved under ORS 457.095. (2) Any substantial change made in the urban renewal plan shall, before being carried out, be approved and recorded…

(1) The urban renewal agency shall, in accordance with the approved urban renewal plan, make land in an urban renewal project available for use by private enterprise or public agencies. Such land shall be made available at a value determined by the urban renewal agency to be its …

Any property which the urban renewal agency leases to private persons as defined in ORS 174.100 under an urban renewal plan shall have the same tax status as if such leased property were owned by such private individuals or corporations. [1957 c.456 §13; 1983 c.327 §11]

In addition to the other powers granted a municipality under this chapter, a municipality may exercise any of its powers otherwise provided by law to assist in the planning or the carrying out of an urban renewal plan. Without limiting the powers granted by the preceding sentence…

(1) Any urban renewal plan may contain a provision that the ad valorem taxes, if any, levied by a taxing district in which all or a portion of an urban renewal area is located, shall be divided as provided in section 1c, Article IX of the Oregon Constitution, and ORS 457.420 to 4…

(1) As soon as practicable after the approval of a plan containing a provision authorized by ORS 457.420, the county assessor of each county in which an urban renewal area is located shall prepare, in duplicate, a certified statement of the total assessed value, as shown on the c…

(1) For each existing urban renewal plan that includes a provision for a division of ad valorem taxes under ORS 457.420 to 457.470, the municipality that activated the urban renewal agency that is carrying out the plan shall adopt an ordinance choosing one of the options listed i…

(1) Prior to the establishment of a maximum amount of indebtedness for an urban renewal plan under ORS 457.190 and before an option is adopted under ORS 457.435, the urban renewal agency that is carrying out the plan shall meet with the governing bodies of the municipality that a…

During the period specified under ORS 457.450: (1) The county assessor shall determine the amount of funds to be raised each year for urban renewal within the county levied by taxing districts in accordance with Article IX, section 1c, of the Oregon Constitution, and ORS 457.420 …

(1) As used in this section, “post-2012 local option tax” means a local option tax, as defined in ORS 280.040, that is approved by taxing district electors after January 1, 2013. (2) The consolidated billing tax rate of an urban renewal plan equals the total of all taxing distric…

(1)(a) ORS 457.440 shall first apply to the assessment roll next following the tax roll referred to in ORS 457.430 if the assessor is provided notice of a plan adoption or amendment changing area boundaries by the agency prior to January 1 before the tax year to which the plan fi…

(1) If the maximum amount of funds under ORS 457.440 is not required to pay the principal and interest on indebtedness incurred for an urban renewal plan, the urban renewal agency may take formal action to limit collections under a plan for a single fiscal year, and may notify th…

(1) Not later than January 31 of each year, an urban renewal agency shall prepare a statement, on the same basis on which its financial statements are prepared, containing: (a) The amount of moneys received during the preceding fiscal year under ORS 457.420 to 457.470 and from in…

(1) As used in this section, unless the context requires otherwise: (a) “Assumed increment” means the assessed value of the increment in the prior year, increased by the average percentage increase of the increment, if any, during the three prior years. (b) “Large metropolitan pl…

For the purposes of ORS 456.550 and 458.210 to 458.240, a community development corporation is: (1) An organization that: (a) Is established under the provisions of ORS chapter 65; (b) Has qualified for tax exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; (c) H…

The Housing and Community Services Department may establish a program to build local capacity to address any or a combination of the following: (1) Housing needs of people, with low or moderate incomes, for homeownership and affordable rental housing; (2) The problem of abandoned…

In carrying out the provisions of ORS 458.215, the Housing and Community Services Department shall provide any or a combination of the following: (1) Initial planning grants to qualified nonprofit community-based organizations, including but not limited to housing authorities and…

(1) In carrying out the provisions of ORS 456.550 and 458.210 to 458.240, the Housing and Community Services Department shall give preference to a community development corporation described in ORS 458.210 (2) or that: (a) Has a defined geographic service area outside an entitlem…

The Housing and Community Services Department shall adopt rules to carry out the provisions of ORS 456.550 and 458.210 to 458.240, including rules to define “persons of low and moderate income.” [1989 c.1030 §6]

Nothing in ORS 456.550 and 458.210 to 458.240 shall limit the authority or powers of community development corporations authorized pursuant to ORS 708A.150. [1989 c.1030 §9; 1997 c.631 §475] HOUSING REVITALIZATION PROGRAM

The Legislative Assembly finds that: (1) A critical shortage exists of suitable, affordable housing for households with an income below the median income. This shortage is particularly acute with respect to rental housing. (2) During the past half decade, the supply of rental hou…

(1) The Housing and Community Services Department shall adopt rules to develop and administer a housing revitalization program for low and moderate income housing. (2) Applicants for revitalization program funds shall be: (a) A unit of local government; (b) A housing authority; (…

(1) The Housing and Community Services Department shall award loans to be used for the predevelopment costs of developing new housing. (2) Eligible predevelopment costs that may be funded by loans under this section include: (a) Professional services, including architectural, eng…

(1) As used in this section: (a) “Disaster” means a declared disaster or emergency, as defined in ORS 401.685, that resulted in the loss or damage of residential units. (b) “Residential units” includes recreational vehicles, manufactured dwellings, prefabricated structures, small…

(1) The Disaster Housing Recovery Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the Disaster Housing Recovery Fund shall be credited to the fund. (2) The fund consists of moneys appropriated, allocated, deposited or tra…

(1) As used in this section, “specified agency” means the Oregon Department of Emergency Management, the Housing and Community Services Department or the Department of Human Services. (2) If a specified agency causes temporary housing to be provided to displaced individuals in re…

(1) As used in this section: (a) “Average income” means an income that complies with income restrictions determined at the advice and consent of the Oregon Housing Stability Council, but not to exceed the greater of 100 percent of the statewide or local area median income adjuste…

(1) As used in ORS 458.356 to 458.362: (a) “Manufactured dwelling” means: (A) A manufactured dwelling, as defined in ORS 446.003; or (B) A prefabricated structure, as defined in ORS 455.010, that is relocatable, more than eight and one-half feet wide and designed for use as a sin…

(1) The Housing and Community Services Department shall establish a program to provide grants to persons for safely decommissioning and disposing of a manufactured dwelling. (2) The department may award grants under the program only to a person that is: (a)(A) An individual who o…

(1) The Director of the Housing and Community Services Department shall appoint an advisory committee on manufactured housing. The director has the discretion to determine the membership of the committee and the terms of committee members, but shall consider for membership repres…

(1) The Manufactured Home Preservation Fund is established within the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the Manufactured Home Preservation Fund shall be credited to the fund. (2) Moneys in the Manufactured Home Preservation Fund consi…

(1) The Housing and Community Services Department shall provide funds to assist very low income elderly persons to defray the cost of rental housing through programs administered by the department including, but not limited to, the Emergency Housing Account created in ORS 458.620…

(1) The Housing and Community Services Department shall implement a long-term rental assistance program that is available to individuals who are younger than 25 years of age and who are, or have recently been: (a) Homeless; (b) In a substitute care program, as defined in ORS 326.…

(1) There is established the Long-Term Rent Assistance Fund, separate and distinct from the General Fund. (2) The Long-Term Rent Assistance Fund shall consist of moneys credited to the fund from moneys appropriated or transferred to the fund by the Legislative Assembly or receive…