Oregon Code § 268.354·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Boundary change procedures; standards.
(1) In addition to the requirements established by ORS chapters 198, 221 and
222 for a boundary change, a metropolitan service district, in consultation
with the Metro Policy Advisory Committee, may establish requirements for a
boundary change that is subject to the jurisdiction of the district pursuant to
ORS 268.347.
(2) For a
boundary change that is subject to the jurisdiction of the district pursuant to
ORS 268.347, the district shall:
(a) Establish a
uniform hearing and notification process.
(b) Establish an
expedited process for uncontested boundary changes.
(c) Establish
clear and objective criteria for a boundary change.
(d) Ensure that a
boundary change is in compliance with the Metro regional framework plan, as
defined in ORS 197.015, and cooperative agreements and urban service agreements
adopted pursuant to ORS chapter 195.
(3) The role of a
metropolitan service district in the boundary determination process shall be
ministerial only.
(4) Except as
provided in this section and ORS 268.347 and 268.351, for a boundary change
subject to the jurisdiction of the metropolitan service district:
(a) Proceedings
for annexation of territory to a city and for all other changes in city
boundaries shall be conducted as provided in ORS chapter 222.
(b) Proceedings
for annexation of territory to a district, and for all other changes to the
boundaries of a district, shall be conducted as provided in ORS chapter 198.
Notwithstanding ORS 268.020, as used in this paragraph, district has the
meaning given that term in ORS 268.351.
(c) Proceedings
for annexation of territory to the metropolitan service district, including
annexation of territory not within the urban growth boundary of the district,
and for all other changes to the boundaries of the district shall be conducted
as provided in ORS chapter 198.
(d)
Notwithstanding contrary provisions regarding the party responsible for
conducting hearings under ORS chapter 198, the metropolitan service district is
the governing body responsible for conducting proceedings for a minor boundary
change to the district. Except for a change to the district boundary by
adoption of an urban growth boundary under ORS 268.390 or annexation under ORS
268.356, proceedings for a minor boundary change to the boundaries of a
district shall be conducted as provided in ORS chapter 198. [1997 c.516 §10;
1999 c.282 §1; 2005 c.22 §195; 2007 c.173 §3; 2009 c.216 §2; 2011 c.26 §2; 2025
c.322 §4]