Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 197 § 197.065 — Biennial report analyzing uses of certain land; annual local government
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 197 ·
Oregon Code § 197.065·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Biennial report analyzing uses of certain land; annual local government
reports.
(1) Prior
to each odd-numbered year regular legislative session, the Land Conservation
and Development Commission shall submit to the appropriate legislative
committee a written report analyzing applications approved and denied for:
(a) New and
replacement dwellings:
(A) Under ORS
215.213 (1)(d) and (f), (2)(a) and (b), (3) and (4), 215.283 (1)(d) and (e),
215.284 and 215.705; and
(B) On land zoned
for forest use under any statewide planning goal that relates to forestland;
(b) Divisions of
land:
(A) Under ORS
215.263 (2), (4) and (5); and
(B) On land zoned
for forest use under any statewide planning goal that relates to forestland,
including a division under ORS 215.785;
(c) Dwellings and
land divisions approved for marginal lands:
(A) Under ORS
215.317 or 215.327; and
(B) On any land
zoned for forest use under any statewide planning goal that relates to
forestland; and
(d) Such other
matters pertaining to protection of agricultural or forest land as the
commission deems appropriate.
(2) The governing
body of each county shall provide the Department of Land Conservation and
Development with a report of its actions involving those dwellings, land
divisions and land designations upon which the commission must report to the
appropriate legislative committee under subsection (1) of this section. The
department shall establish, after consultation with county governing bodies, an
annual reporting period and may establish a schedule for receiving county
reports at intervals within the reporting period. The report shall be on a
standard form with a standardized explanation adopted by the commission and
shall be eligible for grants by the commission. The report shall include the
findings for each action except actions involving:
(a) Dwellings
authorized by ORS 215.213 (1)(d) or 215.283 (1)(d); or
(b) Land
divisions authorized by ORS 215.263 (2) creating parcels as large as or larger
than a minimum size established by the commission under ORS 215.780.
(3) The governing
body of each county shall, upon request by the department, provide the
department with other information necessary to carry out subsection (1) of this
section. [1983 c.826 §13; 1985 c.811 §9; 1987 c.555 §4; 1989 c.107 §1; 1993
c.792 §9; 2001 c.704 §9; 2007 c.354 §7; 2009 c.850 §3; 2011 c.545 §34; 2015
c.104 §4]
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01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 197.065
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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