OAR 660-023-0020
Standard and Specific Rules and Safe Harbors
(1)
The standard Goal 5 process, OAR 660-023-0030 (Inventory Process) through 660-023-0050 (Programs to Achieve Goal 5), consists of procedures and requirements to guide local planning for all Goal 5 resource categories. This division also provides specific rules for each of the fifteen Goal 5 resource categories (see OAR 660-023-0090 (Riparian Corridors) through 660-023-0230 (Scenic Views and Sites)). In some cases this division indicates that both the standard and the specific rules apply to Goal 5 decisions. In other cases, this division indicates that the specific rules supersede parts or all of the standard process rules (i.e., local governments must follow the specific rules rather than the standard Goal 5 process). In case of conflict, the resource-specific rules set forth in OAR 660-023-0090 (Riparian Corridors) through 660-023-0230 (Scenic Views and Sites) shall supersede the standard provisions in OAR 660-023-0030 (Inventory Process) through 660-023-0050 (Programs to Achieve Goal 5).(2)
A “safe harbor” consists of an optional course of action that satisfies certain requirements under the standard process. Local governments may follow safe harbor requirements rather than addressing certain requirements in the standard Goal 5 process. For example, a jurisdiction may choose to identify “significant” riparian corridors using the safe harbor criteria under OAR 660-023-0090 (Riparian Corridors)(5) rather than follow the general requirements for determining “significance” in the standard Goal 5 process under OAR 660-023-0030 (Inventory Process)(4). Similarly, a jurisdiction may adopt a wetlands ordinance that meets the requirements of OAR 660-023-0100 (Wetlands)(4)(b) in lieu of following the ESEE decision process in OAR 660-023-0040 (ESEE Decision Process).
Source:
Rule 660-023-0020 — Standard and Specific Rules and Safe Harbors, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=660-023-0020.