Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 92 § 92.044 — Adoption of standards and procedures governing approval of plats and plans;

Adoption of standards and procedures governing approval of plats and plans; delegation; fees. (1)(a) The governing body of a county or a city shall, by regulation or ordinance, adopt standards and procedures, in addition to those otherwise provided by law, governing, in the area over which the county or the city has jurisdiction under ORS 92.042, the submission and approval of tentative plans and plats of subdivisions and tentative plans and plats of partitions. (b) The standards must include, taking into consideration the location and surrounding area of the proposed subdivisions or partitions, requirements for: (A) Placement of utilities subject to subsection (7) of this section, for the width and location of streets or for minimum lot sizes and other requirements the governing body considers necessary for lessening congestion in the streets; (B) Securing safety from fire, flood, slides, pollution or other dangers; (C) Providing adequate light and air, including protection and assurance of access to incident solar radiation for potential future use; (D) Preventing overcrowding of land; (E) Facilitating adequate provision of transportation, water supply, sewerage, drainage, education, recreation or other needs; and (F) Protection and assurance of access to wind for potential electrical generation or mechanical application. (c) The procedures must provide for: (A) The form and contents of tentative plans of partitions and subdivisions submitted for approval. (B) The coordination in the review of the tentative plan of any subdivision or partition with all affected city, county, state and federal agencies and all affected special districts. (C) A method by which the city or county may approve a plan or plat that includes further division of one or more of the resulting lots or parcels via concurrently submitted applications for middle housing land divisions under ORS 92.031, all to be approved within the timelines provided under ORS 215.427 or 227.178. (2)(a) The governing body of a city or county may provide for the delegation of any of its lawful functions with respect to subdivisions and partitions to the planning commission of the city or county or to an official of the city or county appointed by the governing body for such purpose. (b) If an ordinance or regulation adopted under this section includes the delegation to a planning commission or appointed official of the power to take final action approving or disapproving a tentative plan for a subdivision or partition, such ordinance or regulation may also provide for appeal to the governing body from such approval or disapproval. (c) The governing body may establish, by ordinance or regulation, a fee to be charged for an appeal under ORS chapter 197, 197A, 215 or 227, except for an appeal under ORS 197.805 to 197.855. (3) The governing body may, by ordinance or regulation, prescribe fees sufficient to defray the costs incurred in the review and investigation of and action upon proposed subdivisions that are submitted for approval pursuant to this section. As used in this subsection, “costs” does not include costs for which fees are prescribed under ORS 92.100 and 205.350. (4) The governing body may, by ordinance or regulation, prescribe fees sufficient to defray the costs incurred in the review and investigation of and action upon proposed partitions that are submitted for approval pursuant to this section. (5) Ordinances and regulations adopted under this section must be adopted in accordance with ORS 92.048. (6) Any ordinance or regulation adopted under this section must comply with the comprehensive plan for the city or county adopting the ordinance or regulation. (7) Unless specifically requested by a public or private utility provider, the governing body of a city or county may not require a utility easement except for a utility easement abutting a street. Utility infrastructure may not be placed within one foot of a survey monument location noted on a subdivision or partition plat. The governing body of a city or county may not place additional restrictions or conditions on a utility easement granted under this chapter. (8) For the purposes of this section: (a) “Incident solar radiation” means solar energy falling upon a given surface area. (b) “Wind” means the natural movement of air at an annual average speed measured at a height of 10 meters of at least eight miles per hour. [1955 c.756 §9; 1973 c.696 §9; 1974 c.74 §2; 1979 c.671 §1; 1981 c.590 §5; 1983 c.570 §1; 1983 c.826 §9; 1983 c.827 §19e; 1987 c.649 §11; 1989 c.772 §6; 1991 c.763 §8; 1993 c.792 §46; 1997 c.489 §1; 1999 c.348 §12; 2005 c.399 §4; 2007 c.652 §2; 2025 c.476 §15]