Chapter 197
Comprehensive Land Use Planning

Sections

Legislative findings

Compact urban development

Implementation and enforcement are of statewide concern

Definitions for ORS chapters 195, 196, 197 and 197A

Land use decision considerations

Policy regarding ORS 215.433 and 227.184

Land Conservation and Development Commission

Duties of commission

Powers of commission

Notice to local governments and property owners of changes to commission rules or certain statutes

Interstate agreements and compacts

Biennial report

Biennial report analyzing uses of certain land

Public inspection of assessments prepared by commission

Department of Land Conservation and Development

Duties and authority of director

Land Conservation and Development Account

Policy-neutral review and audit of statewide land use program

State Citizen Involvement Advisory Committee

Local Officials Advisory Committee

Findings regarding coordination between state agencies and local governments

Cities’ and counties’ planning responsibilities

State agency planning responsibilities

Local government to notify Department of Aviation of applications received for certain water impoundments

Removal from buildable lands inventory of land subject to open space tax assessment

Limited land use decision

Refinement plan

Public hearings

Commission action

Commission amendment of initial goals

Compliance with goals required

Compliance acknowledgment

Participation in local proceedings required for submitting comments and objections

Bar to contesting acknowledgment, appealing or seeking amendment

Acknowledgment deadline for newly incorporated cities

State compensation for costs of defending compliance actions

Copies of comprehensive plan and land use regulations

Review of Metro regional framework plan

Oregon Forest Practices Act

Approved wetland conservation plans comply with goals

Commission to assure protection of ground water resources

Procedures prior to request of an enforcement order

Power of commission to order compliance with goals and plans

Proceedings prior to order of compliance with goals

Procedures to consider order to comply with goals

Order for compliance with goals

Weight given to goals in planning practice

Burden of persuasion or proof in appeal to board or commission

Measure 37 timelines

“Expedited land division” defined

Failure of local government to timely act on application

Appeal of local government to referee

Application fees

Activities on federal land

Application for permit

Designation of areas of critical state concern

Use and activities regulated

Enforcement powers

Metolius Area of Critical State Concern

Navigational channel improvements

Expansion of speedway destination site

Definitions for ORS 197.431 to 197.434

Development of major motor speedway

Traffic impacts of speedway destination

Definitions for ORS 197.435 to 197.467

Legislative findings

Destination resort criteria

Siting without taking goal exception

Siting of destination resorts

Compatibility with adjacent land uses

Use of land excluded from destination resort

Comprehensive plan implementing measures

Conservation easement to protect resource site

Definitions for ORS 197.468 to 197.472

Community Green Infrastructure Fund

Advisory committee

Siting of manufactured homes and prefabricated structures within urban growth boundaries

Planning for parks

Prohibition on restrictions of manufactured dwelling or prefabricated structure

Replacement of park destroyed by natural disaster

Restriction on establishment of park

Definitions for ORS 197.492 and 197.493

Placement and occupancy of recreational vehicle

Definitions for ORS 197.505 to 197.540

Legislative findings

Manner of declaring moratorium

Local government to approve subdivision, partition or construction

Local government to adopt moratorium or public facilities strategy following pattern or practice of delaying or stopping issuance of permits

Correction program

Review by Land Use Board of Appeals

Submission of proposed comprehensive plan or land use regulation changes to Department of Land Conservation and Development

Comprehensive plan or land use regulation changes to conform plan or regulations to new requirement in statute, goal or rule

Submission of adopted comprehensive plan or land use regulation changes to Department of Land Conservation and Development

Appeal of certain comprehensive plan or land use regulation decision-making

Amendments to acknowledged comprehensive plan or land use regulation after remand from Land Use Board of Appeals

Acknowledgment of comprehensive plan or land use regulation changes

Submission of land use decisions that expand urban growth boundary or designate urban or rural reserves

Meaning of “compliance with the goals” for certain purposes

Periodic review

Schedule for periodic review

Commission to amend regulations to facilitate periodic review

Two phases of periodic review

Procedures and actions for failure to meet periodic review deadlines

Department of Land Conservation and Development may request review by Oregon Business Development Department of local inventory and analysis of industrial and commercial land

State assistance teams

Modification of work program

Implementation of new requirement in goal, rule or statute

Fees for notice

Appeal to Court of Appeals

Appeal to Court of Appeals for judicial review of final order of Land Conservation and Development Commission

Regional problem-solving process

Regional problem-solving goals, actions and agreements

Commission approval of comprehensive plans not in compliance with goals

Modifying local work plan

Commission approval of certain changes in comprehensive plans or land use regulations

Legislative findings

Locations of residential homes

Location of residential facility

Zoning requirements and prohibitions for residential homes and residential facilities

Legislative findings

Location of farmworker housing

Legislative intent

Commission duties

Industrial development on industrial lands outside urban growth boundaries

Cooperation of county and city concerning industrial development

Industrial and employment uses in listed counties

Technical assistance by state agencies

Industrial use of abandoned or diminished mill sites

Definitions for ORS 197.722 to 197.728

Designation of regionally significant industrial areas

Review of application for land use permit within regionally significant industrial area

Jurisdiction on appeal

Goal exceptions

Exceptions to certain statewide planning goal criteria

Commission implementation of ORS 197.340 and 197.732

Transitional housing accommodations

Conversion of hotel or motel to emergency shelter or affordable housing

Lands available for urban development

Land identified for urban services

Farm use assessment in area identified for urban services

Development of residential platted lot

Local government or special district adoption of public facilities strategy

Firearms training facilities

Historic property

Emergency shelters developed under temporary authorization

Local approval of emergency shelters

Inventory of local government surplus real property

Notice to railroad company upon certain applications for land use decision, limited land use decision or expedited land use decision

Applicant for certain land use decisions may accept and appeal condition imposed on application

Local quasi-judicial land use hearings

Rules regulating transportation improvements by city or county

Policy on review of land use decisions

Land Use Board of Appeals

Office location

Duty to conduct review proceedings

Jurisdiction of board

Board review of limited land use decision

Board to affirm certain local government interpretations

Review procedures

Appellate review of clear and objective approval standards, conditions and procedures for needed housing

Board Publications Account

Scope of review

Exceptions to deadline for final decision

Attorney fees for applicant developing affordable housing

Stay of decision being reviewed

Judicial review of board order

Deadline for final court order

Stay of proceedings to allow mediation

Up to date

Current through early 2026

Chap. 197’s source at oregon.gov

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Original Source: Chapter 197 — Comprehensive Land Use Planning, https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors197.html (last accessed Apr. 12, 2025).