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Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 222 § 222.050 — was added to and made a

Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 222 ·
Oregon Code § 222.050 · Enacted · Last updated March 01, 2026
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was added to and made a part of ORS chapter 222 by legislative action but was not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation. ANNEXATION OF CONTIGUOUS TERRITORY (Temporary provisions relating to annexation of certain industrial lands) Note: Sections 3 and 10, chapter 737, Oregon Laws 1987, provide: Sec. 3. (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when property: (a) Is property on which no electors reside; (b) Is zoned for industrial uses; (c) Has sewer and water lines paid for and installed by the property owner; and (d) Has an assessed valuation, including improvements, of more than $7 million that property can only be annexed by or to a city after the city receives a petition requesting annexation from the owner of the property. (2) Property described in subsection (1) of this section shall not be included with other territory as part of an annexation, or annexed under ORS 222.750, unless the owner of the property consents to the annexation in the form of a petition for annexation. (3) This section applies to property that, on September 27, 1987, was within the jurisdiction of a local government boundary commission. [1987 c.737 §3; 1997 c.516 §14] Sec. 10. Section 3, chapter 737, Oregon Laws 1987, is repealed on June 30, 2035. [1987 c.737 §10; 1989 c.226 §1; 1997 c.226 §1; 2005 c.844 §8] Note: Sections 7, 8 and 11, chapter 539, Oregon Laws 2005, provide: Sec. 7. Section 8 of this 2005 Act is added to and made a part of ORS 222.111 to 222.180. [2005 c.539 §7] Sec. 8. (1) A lot, parcel or tract may not be included in territory proposed to be annexed unless the owner of the lot, parcel or tract gives written consent to the annexation, if the lot, parcel or tract: (a) Is zoned for industrial use or designated for industrial use zoning in an acknowledged comprehensive plan; (b) Is land on which no electors reside, unless one or more electors living on-site are employed or engaged to provide security services for the industrial user of the land; (c) Has an assessed value of more than $2 million, including improvements; and (d) Is in unincorporated Jackson County within the urban unincorporated community of White City, west of Oregon Route 62. (2) After annexation of a lot, parcel or tract described in subsection (1) of this section, the development rights that apply to the lot, parcel or tract under the industrial zoning classification applicable to the lot, parcel or tract when it is annexed are retained and run with the lot, parcel or tract. (3) As used in this section, “urban unincorporated community” means an unincorporated community that: (a) Includes at least 150 permanent residential dwelling units; (b) Contains a mixture of land uses, including three or more public, commercial or industrial land uses; (c) Includes areas served by a community sewer system; and (d) Includes areas served by a community water system. [2005 c.539 §8; 2016 c.121 §4] Sec. 11. Sections 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10, chapter 539, Oregon Laws 2005, are repealed June 30, 2026. [2005 c.539 §11; 2016 c.121 §6] Note: Sections 5, 6, 7, 9 (2) and 11, chapter 844, Oregon Laws 2005, provide: Sec. 5. (1) Notwithstanding any provision of ORS 195.205 to 195.225, 199.410 to 199.534, 222.111 to 222.180, 222.750 and
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