ORS 285C.115
Change of zone boundaries

  • positive determination by department required

(1)

The sponsor of an enterprise zone may change the boundary of the enterprise zone by resolution of the governing body of the sponsor.

(2)

The amended enterprise zone shall:

(a)

Add land zoned for use by eligible business firms that has or will have infrastructure facilities, road access, on-site water, on-site sewage disposal and necessary utility services;

(b)

Continue to include any authorized business firms within the enterprise zone;

(c)

Add residential areas or nonresidential areas that are adjacent to residential areas only if the level of economic hardship in the areas to be added is at least as severe as the conditions that existed at the time the original enterprise zone was designated or that currently exist in the original enterprise zone;

(d)

Retain at least 50 percent of the lands in the original enterprise zone; and

(e)

Meet the applicable total area and greatest distance requirements set forth in ORS 285C.090 (Requirements for area to be designated zone).

(3)

If the enterprise zone is a reservation enterprise zone or a reservation partnership zone and the land to be added to the zone is not described in ORS 285C.306 (Reservation enterprise zones and reservation partnership zones), the boundary change, and the resulting boundary of the zone, must fully satisfy the provisions of this section.

(4)

A boundary change under subsection (1) of this section may:

(a)

Remove only the land that is residential or not zoned or available for use by eligible business firms; or

(b)

Change the name of the enterprise zone.

(5)

The boundary of an urban enterprise zone may not be modified to include land located outside a regional or metropolitan urban growth boundary.

(6)

An area that is under the jurisdiction of a city, county or port that is not a sponsor of the enterprise zone may be added to the enterprise zone under this section only if the governing body of the nonsponsoring city, county or port adopts a resolution requesting the change and requesting that the city, county or port become a cosponsor, or a resolution consenting to the change, as provided under ORS 285C.065 (Designation of enterprise zone) (1).

(7)

The resolution of the governing body of a city, county or port to become a cosponsor under subsection (6) of this section may include a restriction described in ORS 285C.070 (Election to permit hotels, motels or destination resorts as eligible business firms) (4). A restriction made under this paragraph may be made without regard to the time limitation described in ORS 285C.070 (Election to permit hotels, motels or destination resorts as eligible business firms) (4)(c) and becomes final on the effective date of the boundary change.

(8)

A boundary change under this section is not final until a positive determination has been made by the Oregon Business Development Department under ORS 285C.117 (Documentation for zone boundary change to be submitted to department).

(9)

A change in the boundary of an enterprise zone under this section does not change the termination date of the enterprise zone under ORS 285C.245 (Termination) (2). [Formerly 285B.680; 2005 c.94 §6; 2005 c.704 §11; 2010 c.76 §20; 2015 c.648 §16]

Source: Section 285C.115 — Change of zone boundaries; positive determination by department required, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors285C.­html.

285C.045
Short title
285C.050
Definitions for ORS 285C.050 to 285C.250
285C.055
Legislative purpose
285C.060
Duties of Oregon Business Development Department
285C.065
Designation of enterprise zone
285C.066
Department may adopt certain rules
285C.067
Consultation with local taxing districts
285C.068
Port cosponsorship of zones
285C.070
Election to permit hotels, motels or destination resorts as eligible business firms
285C.074
Documentation for zone designation or redesignation to be submitted to department
285C.078
Notification to department of intent to make designation of enterprise zone or zone or city for electronic commerce
285C.085
Federal enterprise zones
285C.090
Requirements for area to be designated zone
285C.095
Designation for electronic commerce
285C.100
Alternative designation of city for electronic commerce
285C.102
Documentation for designation of zone or city for electronic commerce to be submitted to department
285C.105
Duties of zone sponsor
285C.110
Availability of public property
285C.115
Change of zone boundaries
285C.117
Documentation for zone boundary change to be submitted to department
285C.120
Zone boundary change restrictions when county ceases to be sparsely populated
285C.125
Duties of Department of Revenue
285C.130
Duties of county assessor
285C.135
Requirements for eligibility
285C.140
Application for authorization
285C.145
Leasing existing property to authorized firm
285C.150
Conditions required by sponsor for authorization
285C.155
Minimum employment and other requirements for authorization
285C.160
Agreement between firm and sponsor for additional period of exemption
285C.165
Extension of period of authorization
285C.170
Construction-in-process exemption
285C.175
Enterprise zone exemption
285C.180
Qualified property generally
285C.185
Minimum cost of qualified property
285C.190
Requirements for qualifying reconditioned, refurbished, retrofitted or upgraded property
285C.200
Qualifications of business firm
285C.203
Suspension of employment requirements
285C.205
Effect of productivity increases on qualification of certain firms
285C.210
Substantial curtailment of business operations
285C.215
First-source hiring agreements
285C.220
Exemption claims
285C.225
Sponsor’s addendum
285C.230
Assessor to grant or deny exemption
285C.235
Authority of county assessor
285C.240
Disqualification
285C.245
Termination
285C.250
Redesignation or designation of new zone following zone termination
285C.255
Sunset of enterprise zone program
285C.300
Definitions for ORS 285C.300 to 285C.320
285C.303
Legislative findings
285C.306
Reservation enterprise zones and reservation partnership zones
285C.320
Status of reservation enterprise zone and reservation partnership zone
285C.350
Definitions for ORS 285C.350 to 285C.370
285C.353
Designation of rural renewable energy development zones
285C.356
Application for authorization
285C.359
Qualified property
285C.362
Exemption
285C.365
Application of enterprise zone laws
285C.370
Rules
285C.400
Definitions for ORS 285C.400 to 285C.420
285C.403
Certification of business firm
285C.406
Claiming property tax exemption or income tax credit
285C.409
Property tax exemption
285C.412
Conditions for continued exemption
285C.415
Notice to county assessor
285C.420
Disqualification
285C.495
Short title
285C.500
Definitions for ORS 285C.500 to 285C.506
285C.503
Preliminary certification of facility
285C.506
Annual certification of facility
285C.540
Definitions for ORS 285C.540 to 285C.559
285C.543
Rules
285C.545
Annual limit to cost of facility in granting tax credits
285C.547
Application for preliminary certification
285C.549
Transferability of facility tax credit
285C.551
Submission of plans, specifications and contract terms
285C.553
Final certification
285C.555
Rules
285C.557
Certification required for tax credits
285C.559
Revocation of certificate
285C.600
Definitions for ORS 285C.600 to 285C.635
285C.603
Legislative purpose
285C.606
Determination of projects for tax exemption
285C.609
Request by county
285C.612
Eligible project application fees
285C.615
Annual participant reports
285C.620
Confidentiality of project information
285C.623
Strategic investment zones
285C.626
Business firm application for project within strategic investment zone
285C.635
Determination of personal income tax revenue
285C.650
Certification as qualified equity investment
285C.653
Tax credit utilization limit per tax year
285C.656
Suspension or revocation of certificate
285C.659
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