Oregon Senate Bill 522 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: Failed on June 27 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-06-27 - In committee upon adjournment.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

This Act allows counties to allow bonus homes if the homes on farm or forest lands are concentrated. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.3). Authorizes counties to allow contiguous clustered nonresource dwellings on a clustered development tract in lieu of approval of individual nonresource dwellings on lands zoned for forest or farm use. Allows bonus dwellings when dwellings are sited on low value soil or with shared water or sewage systems. Establishes requirements for siting and approving dwellings and subdividing or partitioning clustered development tracts.

Relating to clustered resource dwellings.

Sen. David Smith [R]

Rep. Virgle Osborne [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-06-27	Senate	In committee upon adjournment.
2025-01-17	Senate	Referred to Housing and Development.
2025-01-13	Senate	Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB522
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB522/Introduced
Supplement	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureAnalysisDocument/84719