Title 21, Cities
7 chapters · 509 sections in this title.
ORS 227.300 Use of eminent domain power to establish setback lines
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The council or other governing body of any incorporated city, under an exercise of the power of eminent domain, may establish or alter building setback lines on private property adjacent to any alley, street, avenue, boulevard, highway, or other public way in such city in cases w…
ORS 227.320 City program for demolition of residences or residential buildings
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(1) Subject to the provisions of this section, a city of this state may establish by ordinance or otherwise a program for the demolition of residences or residential buildings. A program established under this subsection: (a) Must require a person performing a demolition to acqui…
ORS 227.350 Notice of proposed wetlands development; exception; approval by city
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(1) After the Department of State Lands has provided the city with a copy of the applicable portions of the Statewide Wetlands Inventory, the city shall provide notice to the department, the applicant and the owner of record, within five working days of the acceptance of any comp…
ORS 227.400 Truck routes; procedures for establishment or revision; notice; hearing
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(1) A city council shall not establish a new truck route or revise an existing truck route within the city unless the council first provides public notice of the proposed truck route and holds a public hearing concerning its proposed action. (2) The city council shall provide not…
ORS 227.450 Recycling containers; recommendations for new construction
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(1) Multiunit housing with more than 10 individual residential units should include adequate space and access for collection of containers for solid waste and recyclable materials. (2) Each commercial building and each industrial and institutional building should include adequate…
ORS 227.455 Clustered mailboxes in city streets and rights-of-way
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Each city in this state shall adopt standards and specifications for clustered mailboxes within the boundaries of city streets and rights-of-way that conform to the standards and specifications for such mailboxes contained in the State of Oregon Structural Specialty Code. [2011 c…
ORS 227.500 Use of real property for religious activity; city regulation of real property used for religious activity
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(1) If a church, synagogue, temple, mosque, chapel, meeting house or other nonresidential place of worship is allowed on real property under state law and rules and local zoning ordinances and regulations, a city shall allow the reasonable use of the real property for activities …
ORS 227.505 Solar energy systems on residential and commercial structures
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(1) The installation and use on a residential structure of a solar photovoltaic energy system or a solar thermal energy system is an outright permitted use in any zone in which residential structures are an allowed use. (2) The installation and use on a commercial structure of a …
ORS 227.600 Land use approval preapplication review
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(1) As used in this section: (a) Compost has the meaning given that term in ORS 459.005. (b) Disposal site has the meaning given that term in ORS 459.005. (c) Local government has the meaning given that term in ORS 174.116. (2) Before an applicant may submit an application …