Bill Text: OR HB2753 | 2011 | Regular Session | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Relating to guest ranches.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2011-06-21 - Chapter 451, (2011 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2012. [HB2753 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2011-HB2753-Enrolled.html

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     76th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2011 Regular Session

                            Enrolled

                         House Bill 2753

Sponsored by Representative CLEM (Presession filed.)

                     CHAPTER ................

                             AN ACT

Relating to guest ranches; amending sections 2 and 6, chapter 84,
  Oregon Laws 2010.

Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:

  SECTION 1. Section 2, chapter 84, Oregon Laws 2010, is amended
to read:
   { +  Sec. 2. + } (1) As used in this section and section 3
 { - of this 2010 Act - }  { + , chapter 84, Oregon Laws
2010 + }:
  (a) 'Guest lodging unit' means a guest room in a lodge,
bunkhouse, cottage or cabin used only for transient overnight
lodging and not for a permanent residence.
  (b) 'Guest ranch' means a facility for guest lodging units,
passive recreational activities described in subsection (6) of
this section and food services described in subsection (7) of
this section that are incidental and accessory to an existing and
continuing livestock operation that qualifies as a farm use.
  (c) 'Livestock' means cattle, sheep, horses and bison.
  (2) Subject to the provisions of ORS 215.296 (1) and (2) and
other approval or siting standards of a county, a guest ranch may
be established in an area of eastern Oregon, as defined in ORS
321.805, that is zoned for exclusive farm use { +  unless the
proposed site of the guest ranch is within the boundaries of or
surrounded by:
  (a) A federally designated wilderness area or a wilderness
study area;
  (b) A federally designated wildlife refuge;
  (c) A federally designated area of critical environmental
concern; or
  (d) An area established by an Act of Congress for the
protection of scenic or ecological resources + }.
  (3) The guest ranch must be located on a lawfully established
unit of land that:
  (a) Is at least 160 acres;
  (b) Contains the dwelling of the individual conducting the
livestock operation; and
  (c) Is not high-value farmland, as defined in ORS 215.710.
  (4) Except as provided in subsection (5) of this section, the
guest lodging units of the guest ranch cumulatively must:
  (a) Include not fewer than four nor more than 10 overnight
guest lodging units; and

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  (b) Not exceed a total of 12,000 square feet in floor area, not
counting the floor area of a lodge that is dedicated to kitchen
area, rest rooms, storage or other shared or common indoor space.
  (5) For every increment of 160 acres that the lawfully
established unit of land on which the guest ranch is located
exceeds the minimum 160-acre requirement described in subsection
(3) of this section, up to five additional overnight guest
lodging units not exceeding a total of 6,000 square feet of floor
area may be included in the guest ranch for a total of not more
than 25 guest lodging units and 30,000 square feet of floor area.
  (6) A guest ranch may provide passive recreational activities
that can be provided in conjunction with the livestock
operation's natural setting including, but not limited to,
hunting, fishing, hiking, biking, horseback riding, camping and
swimming. A guest ranch may not provide intensively developed
recreational facilities, including golf courses as identified in
ORS 215.283.
  (7) A guest ranch may provide food services only for guests of
the guest ranch, individuals accompanying the guests and
individuals attending a special event at the guest ranch. The
cost of meals, if any, may be included in the fee to visit or
stay at the guest ranch. A guest ranch may not sell individual
meals to an individual who is not a guest of the guest ranch, an
individual accompanying a guest or an individual attending a
special event at the guest ranch.
  SECTION 2. Section 6, chapter 84, Oregon Laws 2010, is amended
to read:
   { +  Sec. 6. + } Sections 2, 3, 4 and 5   { - of this 2010
Act - }  { + , chapter 84, Oregon Laws 2010, + } are repealed on
January 2,   { - 2012 - }  { +  2018 + }.
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Passed by House April 25, 2011

Repassed by House June 8, 2011

    .............................................................
                         Ramona Kenady Line, Chief Clerk of House

    .............................................................
                                    Bruce Hanna, Speaker of House

    .............................................................
                                   Arnie Roblan, Speaker of House

Passed by Senate June 6, 2011

    .............................................................
                              Peter Courtney, President of Senate

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Received by Governor:

......M.,............., 2011

Approved:

......M.,............., 2011

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                                         John Kitzhaber, Governor

Filed in Office of Secretary of State:

......M.,............., 2011

    .............................................................
                                   Kate Brown, Secretary of State

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