OAR 309-036-0130
Real Property for Community Housing

(1) In accordance with ORS 426.508 (Sale of F. H. Dammasch State Hospital), the Oregon Department of Administrative Services in coordination with the City of Wilsonville and the Division shall reserve not more than ten acres from the sale of the property formerly known as the F.H. Dammasch State Hospital for transfer to the Division. The Division shall use the reserved land to develop community housing for individuals with serious mental illness. The Division shall coordinate with the City of Wilsonville to identify the specific real property reserved from the sale. Development of the land reserved for community housing shall be consistent with the Dammasch Area Transportation Efficient Land Use Plan described in ORS 426.508 (Sale of F. H. Dammasch State Hospital).
(2) When one or more specific lots of land reserved for community housing are confirmed on the proposed subdivision plat, the Division shall distribute the property through a process that may include but is not limited to an open process such as a first come–first reviewed solicitation, a demonstration program, a competitive review process, or as emergency funds when necessary to ensure development or continued operation of community housing on the site.
(3) Applications shall be reviewed and rated by a review panel established by the Director or designee. The review panel shall include at least three members of the Community Mental Health Housing Fund Advisory Committee. The review panel shall make recommendations for funding decisions to the Director who shall make the final funding decisions.
(4) The applicant selected as a result of the application process shall own the community housing site. The selected applicant shall be responsible for coordinating the development of the community housing designated for the site with oversight by the Division.
(5) In awarding the reserved land to the selected applicant, the Division shall restrict the property’s use to community housing for individuals with serious mental illness. The Division shall transfer the property title with a deed restriction or another legal restriction approved by the Oregon Department of Justice.
(6) When the property title is transferred to the selected applicant, the terms of the property transfer agreement, promissory note, and trust deed shall restrict the property’s use to community housing for individuals with serious mental illness and provide the Division with a right to reclaim the property in the event of non-performance.
(7) The Division shall develop procedures for the disbursement of funds consistent with prudent accounting practices and the Division’s financial procedures.
(8) All funds disbursed in amounts greater than $10,000 for the purpose of community housing shall be secured by a trust deed or other instrument to secure the investment and ensure continuing use of the property, improvements, and related equipment in accordance with the purposes of the award.
(9) Recipients of funding for community housing shall ensure that all eligible individuals with serious mental illness shall be considered for residency without regard to:
(a) Race;
(b) Color;
(c) Sex or sexual orientation, except as may be limited by room arrangement;
(d) Religion;
(e) Creed;
(f) National origin;
(g) Age;
(h) Familial status;
(i) Marital status;
(j) Source of income; or
(k) Disability in addition to the serious mental illness.

Source: Rule 309-036-0130 — Real Property for Community Housing, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=309-036-0130 (accessed May 26, 2025).

May 26, 2025

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