ORS 197A.365
Metro housing coordination strategy
(1)
Metro shall develop and adopt a housing coordination strategy under this section no later than one year after the deadline for completing a housing capacity determination under ORS 197A.350 (Determination of housing capacity and accommodation of needed housing by Metro).(2)
Regional governments other than Metro, including counties or intergovernmental entities described under ORS 190.003 (Definition for ORS 190.003 to 190.130) to 190.130 (Effect of ORS 190.125), may adopt a housing coordination strategy as provided in this section.(3)
A housing coordination strategy must include a list of actions, including the adoption of measures and policies or coordinating actions among local governments and other entities within a region, that the regional entity shall undertake to promote:(a)
The development of needed housing;(b)
The development and maintenance of housing that is of diverse housing types, high-quality, physically accessible and affordable;(c)
Housing with access to economic opportunities, services and amenities; and(d)
Actions that affirmatively further fair housing as defined in ORS 197A.100 (Housing production strategy).(4)
Actions constituting a housing coordination strategy may include:(a)
The identification or coordination of resources that support the production of needed housing, including funding, staff capacity or technical support at the regional or state level;(b)
The identification of local or regional impediments to developing needed housing, including financial, regulatory or capacity-related constraints;(c)
Regional strategies that coordinate production of needed housing between local governments within a region and that are developed in consultation with impacted local governments;(d)
The identification of specific actions that cities in the region may consider as part of a housing production strategy under ORS 197A.100 (Housing production strategy); and(e)
Any other actions identified by rule of the Land Conservation and Development Commission that may promote the quantity or quality of developed housing in the region.(5)
A housing coordination strategy does not include changes to the amount of buildable lands under ORS 197A.350 (Determination of housing capacity and accommodation of needed housing by Metro).(6)
In creating a housing coordination strategy, a regional government shall review and consider:(a)
Socioeconomic and demographic characteristics of households living in existing needed housing;(b)
Market conditions affecting the provision of needed housing;(c)
Measures already implemented by the regional entity to promote the development of needed housing;(d)
Existing and expected barriers to the planning or development of needed housing; and(e)
For each action the regional entity includes in its housing coordination strategy:(A)
The schedule for its adoption, if applicable;(B)
The schedule for its implementation, if applicable;(C)
Its expected magnitude of impact on the development of needed housing; and(D)
The time frame over which it is expected to impact needed housing.(7)
The adoption of a housing coordination strategy is not a land use decision and is not subject to appeal or review except as provided in ORS 197A.103 (Review of housing production strategy). [2023 c.13 §30; 2023 c.326 §16]
Source:
Section 197A.365 — Metro housing coordination strategy, https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors197A.html (accessed May 26, 2025).