Bill Text: OR SB550 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the minimum size of units of land.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2011-06-30 - In committee upon adjournment. [SB550 Detail]
Download: Oregon-2011-SB550-Introduced.html
76th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2011 Regular Session
NOTE: Matter within { + braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within { - braces and minus
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LC 1087
Senate Bill 550
Sponsored by Senator GEORGE (Presession filed.)
SUMMARY
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.
Directs counties to establish minimum lot or parcel size for
land zoned for exclusive farm use, for land zoned for forest use
and for land zoned for mixed farm and forest use. Prohibits Land
Conservation and Development Commission from establishing minimum
lot or parcel size for land zoned for farm use, for forest use or
for mixed farm and forest use.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to the minimum size of units of land; creating new
provisions; amending ORS 92.176, 92.178, 197.065, 197.650,
215.213, 215.262, 215.263 and 215.283; and repealing ORS
215.780.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. { + Section 2 of this 2011 Act is added to and made
a part of ORS chapter 215. + }
SECTION 2. { + (1) A county shall establish a minimum lot or
parcel size:
(a) For land zoned for exclusive farm use;
(b) For land zoned for forest use; and
(c) For land zoned for mixed farm and forest use.
(2) The Land Conservation and Development Commission may not
establish a minimum lot or parcel size for land zoned for
exclusive farm use, for land zoned for forest use or for land
zoned for mixed farm and forest use. + }
SECTION 3. ORS 92.176 is amended to read:
92.176. (1) A county or city may approve an application to
validate a unit of land that was created by a sale that did not
comply with the applicable criteria for creation of a unit of
land if the unit of land:
(a) Is not a lawfully established unit of land; and
(b) Could have complied with the applicable criteria for the
creation of a lawfully established unit of land in effect when
the unit of land was sold.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1)(b) of this section, a county
or city may approve an application to validate a unit of land
under this section if the county or city approved a permit, as
defined in ORS 215.402 or 227.160, respectively, for the
construction or placement of a dwelling or other building on the
unit of land after the sale. If the permit was approved for a
dwelling, the county or city must determine that the dwelling
qualifies for replacement under the criteria set forth in ORS
215.755 (1)(a) to (e).
(3) A county or city may approve an application for a permit,
as defined in ORS 215.402 or 227.160, respectively, or a permit
under the applicable state or local building code for the
continued use of a dwelling or other building on a unit of land
that was not lawfully established if:
(a) The dwelling or other building was lawfully established
prior to January 1, 2007; and
(b) The permit does not change or intensify the use of the
dwelling or other building.
(4) An application to validate a unit of land under this
section is an application for a permit, as defined in ORS 215.402
or 227.160. An application to a county under this section is not
subject to { - the minimum lot or parcel sizes established by
ORS 215.780 - } { + section 2 of this 2011 Act + }.
(5) A unit of land becomes a lawfully established parcel when
the county or city validates the unit of land under this section
if the owner of the unit of land causes a partition plat to be
recorded within 90 days after the date the county or city
validates the unit of land.
(6) A county or city may not approve an application to validate
a unit of land under this section if the unit of land was
unlawfully created on or after January 1, 2007.
(7) Development or improvement of a parcel created under
subsection (5) of this section must comply with the applicable
laws in effect when a complete application for the development or
improvement is submitted as described in ORS 215.427 (3)(a) or
227.178 (3)(a).
SECTION 4. ORS 92.178 is amended to read:
92.178. (1) The governing body of a county may approve an
application requesting formation of one parcel if the county
issued a land use decision approving the parcel prior to January
1, 1994, and:
(a) A plat implementing the previous land use decision was not
recorded; or
(b) A condition of approval of the previously approved land use
decision requiring consolidation of adjacent lots or parcels was
not complied with by a previous owner of the land.
(2) An application under this section is not subject to
{ - ORS 215.780 - } { + section 2 of this 2011 Act + }.
(3) Approval of an application under this section does not
affect the legal status of land that is not the subject of the
application.
(4) As used in this section:
(a) 'Lot' has the meaning given the term in ORS 92.010.
(b) 'Parcel' has the meaning given the term in ORS 92.010.
SECTION 5. ORS 197.065 is amended to read:
197.065. (1) Prior to each legislative session, the Land
Conservation and Development Commission shall submit to the
appropriate legislative committee a written report analyzing
applications approved and denied for:
(a) New and replacement dwellings under:
(A) ORS 215.213 (1)(d) and (f), (2)(a) and (b), (3) and (4),
215.283 (1)(d) and (e), 215.284 and 215.705; and
(B) Any land zoned for forest use under any statewide planning
goal that relates to forestland;
(b) Divisions of land under:
(A) ORS 215.263 (2), (4) and (5); and
(B) Any land zoned for forest use under any statewide planning
goal that relates to forestland;
(c) Dwellings and land divisions approved for marginal lands
under:
(A) ORS 215.317 or 215.327; and
(B) Any land zoned for forest use under any statewide planning
goal that relates to forestland; and
(d) Such other matters pertaining to protection of agricultural
or forest land as the commission deems appropriate.
(2) The governing body of each county shall provide the
Department of Land Conservation and Development with a report of
its actions involving those dwellings, land divisions and land
designations upon which the commission must report to the
appropriate legislative committee under subsection (1) of this
section. The department shall establish, after consultation with
county governing bodies, an annual reporting period and may
establish a schedule for receiving county reports at intervals
within the reporting period. The report shall be on a standard
form with a standardized explanation adopted by the commission
and shall be eligible for grants by the commission. The report
shall include the findings for each action except actions
involving:
(a) Dwellings authorized by ORS 215.213 (1)(d) or 215.283
(1)(d); or
(b) Land divisions authorized by ORS 215.263 (2) creating
parcels as large as or larger than a minimum size established by
{ - the commission under ORS 215.780 - } { + a county
pursuant to section 2 of this 2011 Act + }.
(3) The governing body of each county shall, upon request by
the department, provide the department with other information
necessary to carry out subsection (1) of this section.
SECTION 6. ORS 197.650 is amended to read:
197.650. (1) A Land Conservation and Development Commission
order may be appealed to the Court of Appeals in the manner
provided in ORS 183.482 by the following persons:
(a) Persons who submitted comments or objections pursuant to
ORS 197.251 (2) or proceedings under ORS 197.633, 197.636 or
197.644 and are appealing a commission order issued under ORS
197.251 or 197.633, 197.636 or 197.644;
(b) Persons who submitted comments or objections pursuant to
procedures adopted by the commission for certification of state
agency coordination programs and are appealing a certification
issued under ORS 197.180 (7);
(c) Persons who petitioned the commission for an order under
ORS 197.324 and whose petition was dismissed;
(d) Persons who submitted comments or objections pursuant to
ORS 197.659 and 215.788 to 215.794 or proceedings under ORS
197.659 and 215.788 to 215.794 and are appealing a commission
order issued under ORS 197.659 and 215.788 to 215.794; { +
or + }
(e) Persons who submitted comments or objections pursuant to
ORS 197.652 to 197.658 and 197.659 or proceedings under ORS
197.652 to 197.658 and 197.659 and are appealing a commission
order issued under ORS 197.652 to 197.658 and 197.659 { - ;
or - }
{ - (f) Persons who submitted oral or written testimony in a
proceeding before the commission pursuant to ORS 215.780 - } .
(2) Notwithstanding ORS 183.482 (2) relating to contents of the
petition, the petition shall state the nature of the order
petitioner desires reviewed and whether the petitioner submitted
comments or objections as provided in ORS 197.251 (2) or pursuant
to ORS 197.633, 197.636, 197.644 or 197.659.
(3) Notwithstanding ORS 183.482 (2) relating to service of the
petition, copies of the petition shall be served by registered or
certified mail upon the Department of Land Conservation and
Development, the local government and all persons who filed
comments or objections.
SECTION 7. ORS 215.213 is amended to read:
215.213. (1) In counties that have adopted marginal lands
provisions under ORS 197.247 (1991 Edition), the following uses
may be established in any area zoned for exclusive farm use:
(a) Churches and cemeteries in conjunction with churches.
(b) The propagation or harvesting of a forest product.
(c) Utility facilities necessary for public service, including
wetland waste treatment systems but not including commercial
facilities for the purpose of generating electrical power for
public use by sale or transmission towers over 200 feet in
height. A utility facility necessary for public service may be
established as provided in ORS 215.275.
(d) A dwelling on real property used for farm use if the
dwelling is occupied by a relative of the farm operator or the
farm operator's spouse, which means a child, parent, stepparent,
grandchild, grandparent, stepgrandparent, sibling, stepsibling,
niece, nephew or first cousin of either, if the farm operator
does or will require the assistance of the relative in the
management of the farm use and the dwelling is located on the
same lot or parcel as the dwelling of the farm operator.
Notwithstanding ORS 92.010 to 92.192 or the minimum lot or parcel
size requirements
{ - under ORS 215.780 - } { + established by a county
pursuant to section 2 of this 2011 Act + }, if the owner of a
dwelling described in this paragraph obtains construction
financing or other financing secured by the dwelling and the
secured party forecloses on the dwelling, the secured party may
also foreclose on the homesite, as defined in ORS 308A.250, and
the foreclosure shall operate as a partition of the homesite to
create a new parcel.
(e) Nonresidential buildings customarily provided in
conjunction with farm use.
(f) Primary or accessory dwellings customarily provided in
conjunction with farm use. For a primary dwelling, the dwelling
must be on a lot or parcel that is managed as part of a farm
operation and is not smaller than the minimum lot size in a farm
zone with a minimum lot size { - acknowledged under ORS
197.251 - } { + determined under section 2 of this 2011
Act + }.
(g) Operations for the exploration for and production of
geothermal resources as defined by ORS 522.005 and oil and gas as
defined by ORS 520.005, including the placement and operation of
compressors, separators and other customary production equipment
for an individual well adjacent to the wellhead. Any activities
or construction relating to such operations shall not be a basis
for an exception under ORS 197.732 (2)(a) or (b).
(h) Operations for the exploration for minerals as defined by
ORS 517.750. Any activities or construction relating to such
operations shall not be a basis for an exception under ORS
197.732 (2)(a) or (b).
(i) One manufactured dwelling or recreational vehicle, or the
temporary residential use of an existing building, in conjunction
with an existing dwelling as a temporary use for the term of a
hardship suffered by the existing resident or a relative of the
resident. Within three months of the end of the hardship, the
manufactured dwelling or recreational vehicle shall be removed or
demolished or, in the case of an existing building, the building
shall be removed, demolished or returned to an allowed
nonresidential use. The governing body or its designee shall
provide for periodic review of the hardship claimed under this
paragraph. A temporary residence approved under this paragraph is
not eligible for replacement under paragraph (q) of this
subsection.
(j) Climbing and passing lanes within the right of way existing
as of July 1, 1987.
(k) Reconstruction or modification of public roads and
highways, including the placement of utility facilities overhead
and in the subsurface of public roads and highways along the
public right of way, but not including the addition of travel
lanes, where no removal or displacement of buildings would occur,
or no new land parcels result.
(L) Temporary public road and highway detours that will be
abandoned and restored to original condition or use at such time
as no longer needed.
(m) Minor betterment of existing public road and highway
related facilities, such as maintenance yards, weigh stations and
rest areas, within right of way existing as of July 1, 1987, and
contiguous public-owned property utilized to support the
operation and maintenance of public roads and highways.
(n) A replacement dwelling to be used in conjunction with farm
use if the existing dwelling has been listed in a county
inventory as historic property as defined in ORS 358.480.
(o) Creation, restoration or enhancement of wetlands.
(p) A winery, as described in ORS 215.452.
(q) Alteration, restoration or replacement of a lawfully
established dwelling that:
(A) Has intact exterior walls and roof structure;
(B) Has indoor plumbing consisting of a kitchen sink, toilet
and bathing facilities connected to a sanitary waste disposal
system;
(C) Has interior wiring for interior lights;
(D) Has a heating system; and
(E) In the case of replacement:
(i) Is removed, demolished or converted to an allowable
nonresidential use within three months of the completion of the
replacement dwelling. A replacement dwelling may be sited on any
part of the same lot or parcel. A dwelling established under this
paragraph shall comply with all applicable siting standards.
However, the standards shall not be applied in a manner that
prohibits the siting of the dwelling. If the dwelling to be
replaced is located on a portion of the lot or parcel not zoned
for exclusive farm use, the applicant, as a condition of
approval, shall execute and record in the deed records for the
county where the property is located a deed restriction
prohibiting the siting of a dwelling on that portion of the lot
or parcel. The restriction imposed shall be irrevocable unless a
statement of release is placed in the deed records for the
county. The release shall be signed by the county or its designee
and state that the provisions of this paragraph regarding
replacement dwellings have changed to allow the siting of another
dwelling. The county planning director or the director's designee
shall maintain a record of the lots and parcels that do not
qualify for the siting of a new dwelling under the provisions of
this paragraph, including a copy of the deed restrictions and
release statements filed under this paragraph; and
(ii) For which the applicant has requested a deferred
replacement permit, is removed or demolished within three months
after the deferred replacement permit is issued. A deferred
replacement permit allows construction of the replacement
dwelling at any time. If, however, the established dwelling is
not removed or demolished within three months after the deferred
replacement permit is issued, the permit becomes void. The
replacement dwelling must comply with applicable building codes,
plumbing codes, sanitation codes and other requirements relating
to health and safety or to siting at the time of construction. A
deferred replacement permit may not be transferred, by sale or
otherwise, except by the applicant to the spouse or a child of
the applicant.
(r) Farm stands if:
(A) The structures are designed and used for the sale of farm
crops or livestock grown on the farm operation, or grown on the
farm operation and other farm operations in the local
agricultural area, including the sale of retail incidental items
and fee-based activity to promote the sale of farm crops or
livestock sold at the farm stand if the annual sale of incidental
items and fees from promotional activity do not make up more than
25 percent of the total annual sales of the farm stand; and
(B) The farm stand does not include structures designed for
occupancy as a residence or for activity other than the sale of
farm crops or livestock and does not include structures for
banquets, public gatherings or public entertainment.
(s) An armed forces reserve center, if the center is within
one-half mile of a community college. For purposes of this
paragraph, 'armed forces reserve center' includes an armory or
National Guard support facility.
(t) A site for the takeoff and landing of model aircraft,
including such buildings or facilities as may reasonably be
necessary. Buildings or facilities shall not be more than 500
square feet in floor area or placed on a permanent foundation
unless the building or facility preexisted the use approved under
this paragraph. The site shall not include an aggregate surface
or hard surface area unless the surface preexisted the use
approved under this paragraph. An owner of property used for the
purpose authorized in this paragraph may charge a person
operating the use on the property rent for the property. An
operator may charge users of the property a fee that does not
exceed the operator's cost to maintain the property, buildings
and facilities. As used in this paragraph, 'model aircraft' means
a small-scale version of an airplane, glider, helicopter,
dirigible or balloon that is used or intended to be used for
flight and is controlled by radio, lines or design by a person on
the ground.
(u) A facility for the processing of farm crops, or the
production of biofuel as defined in ORS 315.141, that is located
on a farm operation that provides at least one-quarter of the
farm crops processed at the facility. The building established
for the processing facility shall not exceed 10,000 square feet
of floor area exclusive of the floor area designated for
preparation, storage or other farm use or devote more than 10,000
square feet to the processing activities within another building
supporting farm uses. A processing facility shall comply with all
applicable siting standards but the standards shall not be
applied in a manner that prohibits the siting of the processing
facility.
(v) Fire service facilities providing rural fire protection
services.
(w) Irrigation canals, delivery lines and those structures and
accessory operational facilities associated with a district as
defined in ORS 540.505.
(x) Utility facility service lines. Utility facility service
lines are utility lines and accessory facilities or structures
that end at the point where the utility service is received by
the customer and that are located on one or more of the
following:
(A) A public right of way;
(B) Land immediately adjacent to a public right of way,
provided the written consent of all adjacent property owners has
been obtained; or
(C) The property to be served by the utility.
(y) Subject to the issuance of a license, permit or other
approval by the Department of Environmental Quality under ORS
454.695, 459.205, 468B.050, 468B.053 or 468B.055, or in
compliance with rules adopted under ORS 468B.095, and as provided
in ORS 215.246 to 215.251, the land application of reclaimed
water, agricultural or industrial process water or biosolids for
agricultural, horticultural or silvicultural production, or for
irrigation in connection with a use allowed in an exclusive farm
use zone under this chapter.
(2) In counties that have adopted marginal lands provisions
under ORS 197.247 (1991 Edition), the following uses may be
established in any area zoned for exclusive farm use subject to
ORS 215.296:
(a) A primary dwelling in conjunction with farm use or the
propagation or harvesting of a forest product on a lot or parcel
that is managed as part of a farm operation or woodlot if the
farm operation or woodlot:
(A) Consists of 20 or more acres; and
(B) Is not smaller than the average farm or woodlot in the
county producing at least $2,500 in annual gross income from the
crops, livestock or forest products to be raised on the farm
operation or woodlot.
(b) A primary dwelling in conjunction with farm use or the
propagation or harvesting of a forest product on a lot or parcel
that is managed as part of a farm operation or woodlot smaller
than required under paragraph (a) of this subsection, if the lot
or parcel:
(A) Has produced at least $20,000 in annual gross farm income
in two consecutive calendar years out of the three calendar years
before the year in which the application for the dwelling was
made or is planted in perennials capable of producing upon
harvest an average of at least $20,000 in annual gross farm
income; or
(B) Is a woodlot capable of producing an average over the
growth cycle of $20,000 in gross annual income.
(c) Commercial activities that are in conjunction with farm
use, including the processing of farm crops into biofuel not
permitted under ORS 215.203 (2)(b)(L) or subsection (1)(u) of
this section.
(d) Operations conducted for:
(A) Mining and processing of geothermal resources as defined by
ORS 522.005 and oil and gas as defined by ORS 520.005, not
otherwise permitted under subsection (1)(g) of this section;
(B) Mining, crushing or stockpiling of aggregate and other
mineral and other subsurface resources subject to ORS 215.298;
(C) Processing, as defined by ORS 517.750, of aggregate into
asphalt or portland cement; and
(D) Processing of other mineral resources and other subsurface
resources.
(e) Community centers owned by a governmental agency or a
nonprofit community organization and operated primarily by and
for residents of the local rural community, hunting and fishing
preserves, public and private parks, playgrounds and campgrounds.
Subject to the approval of the county governing body or its
designee, a private campground may provide yurts for overnight
camping. No more than one-third or a maximum of 10 campsites,
whichever is smaller, may include a yurt. The yurt shall be
located on the ground or on a wood floor with no permanent
foundation. Upon request of a county governing body, the Land
Conservation and Development Commission may provide by rule for
an increase in the number of yurts allowed on all or a portion of
the campgrounds in a county if the commission determines that the
increase will comply with the standards described in ORS 215.296
(1). A public park or campground may be established as provided
under ORS 195.120. As used in this paragraph, 'yurt' means a
round, domed shelter of cloth or canvas on a collapsible frame
with no plumbing, sewage disposal hookup or internal cooking
appliance.
(f) Golf courses on land determined not to be high-value
farmland as defined in ORS 195.300.
(g) Commercial utility facilities for the purpose of generating
power for public use by sale.
(h) Personal-use airports for airplanes and helicopter pads,
including associated hangar, maintenance and service facilities.
A personal-use airport as used in this section means an airstrip
restricted, except for aircraft emergencies, to use by the owner,
and, on an infrequent and occasional basis, by invited guests,
and by commercial aviation activities in connection with
agricultural operations. No aircraft may be based on a
personal-use airport other than those owned or controlled by the
owner of the airstrip. Exceptions to the activities permitted
under this definition may be granted through waiver action by the
Oregon Department of Aviation in specific instances. A
personal-use airport lawfully existing as of September 13, 1975,
shall continue to be permitted subject to any applicable rules of
the Oregon Department of Aviation.
(i) A facility for the primary processing of forest products,
provided that such facility is found to not seriously interfere
with accepted farming practices and is compatible with farm uses
described in ORS 215.203 (2). Such a facility may be approved for
a one-year period which is renewable. These facilities are
intended to be only portable or temporary in nature. The primary
processing of a forest product, as used in this section, means
the use of a portable chipper or stud mill or other similar
methods of initial treatment of a forest product in order to
enable its shipment to market. Forest products, as used in this
section, means timber grown upon a parcel of land or contiguous
land where the primary processing facility is located.
(j) A site for the disposal of solid waste approved by the
governing body of a city or county or both and for which a permit
has been granted under ORS 459.245 by the Department of
Environmental Quality together with equipment, facilities or
buildings necessary for its operation.
(k) Dog kennels.
(L) Residential homes as defined in ORS 197.660, in existing
dwellings.
(m) The propagation, cultivation, maintenance and harvesting of
aquatic species that are not under the jurisdiction of the State
Fish and Wildlife Commission or insect species. Insect species
shall not include any species under quarantine by the State
Department of Agriculture or the United States Department of
Agriculture. The county shall provide notice of all applications
under this paragraph to the State Department of Agriculture.
Notice shall be provided in accordance with the county's land use
regulations but shall be mailed at least 20 calendar days prior
to any administrative decision or initial public hearing on the
application.
(n) Home occupations as provided in ORS 215.448.
(o) Transmission towers over 200 feet in height.
(p) Construction of additional passing and travel lanes
requiring the acquisition of right of way but not resulting in
the creation of new land parcels.
(q) Reconstruction or modification of public roads and highways
involving the removal or displacement of buildings but not
resulting in the creation of new land parcels.
(r) Improvement of public road and highway related facilities
such as maintenance yards, weigh stations and rest areas, where
additional property or right of way is required but not resulting
in the creation of new land parcels.
(s) A destination resort that is approved consistent with the
requirements of any statewide planning goal relating to the
siting of a destination resort.
(t) Room and board arrangements for a maximum of five unrelated
persons in existing residences.
(u) A living history museum related to resource based
activities owned and operated by a governmental agency or a local
historical society, together with limited commercial activities
and facilities that are directly related to the use and enjoyment
of the museum and located within authentic buildings of the
depicted historic period or the museum administration building,
if areas other than an exclusive farm use zone cannot accommodate
the museum and related activities or if the museum administration
buildings and parking lot are located within one quarter mile of
the metropolitan urban growth boundary. As used in this
paragraph:
(A) 'Living history museum' means a facility designed to depict
and interpret everyday life and culture of some specific historic
period using authentic buildings, tools, equipment and people to
simulate past activities and events; and
(B) 'Local historical society' means the local historical
society, recognized as such by the county governing body and
organized under ORS chapter 65.
(v) Operations for the extraction and bottling of water.
(w) An aerial fireworks display business that has been in
continuous operation at its current location within an exclusive
farm use zone since December 31, 1986, and possesses a
wholesaler's permit to sell or provide fireworks.
(x) A landscape contracting business, as defined in ORS
671.520, or a business providing landscape architecture services,
as described in ORS 671.318, if the business is pursued in
conjunction with the growing and marketing of nursery stock on
the land that constitutes farm use.
(y) Public or private schools for kindergarten through grade
12, including all buildings essential to the operation of a
school, primarily for residents of the rural area in which the
school is located.
(3) In counties that have adopted marginal lands provisions
under ORS 197.247 (1991 Edition), a single-family residential
dwelling not provided in conjunction with farm use may be
established on a lot or parcel with soils predominantly in
capability classes IV through VIII as determined by the
Agricultural Capability Classification System in use by the
United States Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service
on October 15, 1983. A proposed dwelling is subject to approval
of the governing body or its designee in any area zoned for
exclusive farm use upon written findings showing all of the
following:
(a) The dwelling or activities associated with the dwelling
will not force a significant change in or significantly increase
the cost of accepted farming practices on nearby lands devoted to
farm use.
(b) The dwelling is situated upon generally unsuitable land for
the production of farm crops and livestock, considering the
terrain, adverse soil or land conditions, drainage and flooding,
location and size of the tract. A lot or parcel shall not be
considered unsuitable solely because of its size or location if
it can reasonably be put to farm use in conjunction with other
land.
(c) Complies with such other conditions as the governing body
or its designee considers necessary.
(4) In counties that have adopted marginal lands provisions
under ORS 197.247 (1991 Edition), one single-family dwelling, not
provided in conjunction with farm use, may be established in any
area zoned for exclusive farm use on a lot or parcel described in
subsection (7) of this section that is not larger than three
acres upon written findings showing:
(a) The dwelling or activities associated with the dwelling
will not force a significant change in or significantly increase
the cost of accepted farming practices on nearby lands devoted to
farm use;
(b) If the lot or parcel is located within the Willamette River
Greenway, a floodplain or a geological hazard area, the dwelling
complies with conditions imposed by local ordinances relating
specifically to the Willamette River Greenway, floodplains or
geological hazard areas, whichever is applicable; and
(c) The dwelling complies with other conditions considered
necessary by the governing body or its designee.
(5) Upon receipt of an application for a permit under
subsection (4) of this section, the governing body shall notify:
(a) Owners of land that is within 250 feet of the lot or parcel
on which the dwelling will be established; and
(b) Persons who have requested notice of such applications and
who have paid a reasonable fee imposed by the county to cover the
cost of such notice.
(6) The notice required in subsection (5) of this section shall
specify that persons have 15 days following the date of postmark
of the notice to file a written objection on the grounds only
that the dwelling or activities associated with it would force a
significant change in or significantly increase the cost of
accepted farming practices on nearby lands devoted to farm use.
If no objection is received, the governing body or its designee
shall approve or disapprove the application. If an objection is
received, the governing body shall set the matter for hearing in
the manner prescribed in ORS 215.402 to 215.438. The governing
body may charge the reasonable costs of the notice required by
subsection (5)(a) of this section to the applicant for the permit
requested under subsection (4) of this section.
(7) Subsection (4) of this section applies to a lot or parcel
lawfully created between January 1, 1948, and July 1, 1983. For
the purposes of this section:
(a) Only one lot or parcel exists if:
(A) A lot or parcel described in this section is contiguous to
one or more lots or parcels described in this section; and
(B) On July 1, 1983, greater than possessory interests are held
in those contiguous lots, parcels or lots and parcels by the same
person, spouses or a single partnership or business entity,
separately or in tenancy in common.
(b) 'Contiguous' means lots, parcels or lots and parcels that
have a common boundary, including but not limited to, lots,
parcels or lots and parcels separated only by a public road.
(8) A person who sells or otherwise transfers real property in
an exclusive farm use zone may retain a life estate in a dwelling
on that property and in a tract of land under and around the
dwelling.
(9) No final approval of a nonfarm use under this section shall
be given unless any additional taxes imposed upon the change in
use have been paid.
(10) Roads, highways and other transportation facilities and
improvements not allowed under subsections (1) and (2) of this
section may be established, subject to the approval of the
governing body or its designee, in areas zoned for exclusive farm
use subject to:
(a) Adoption of an exception to the goal related to
agricultural lands and to any other applicable goal with which
the facility or improvement does not comply; or
(b) ORS 215.296 for those uses identified by rule of the Land
Conservation and Development Commission as provided in section 3,
chapter 529, Oregon Laws 1993.
SECTION 8. ORS 215.262 is amended to read:
215.262. { - (1) - } The Legislative Assembly declares that
the creation of small parcels for nonfarm dwellings in exclusive
farm use zones introduces potential conflicts into commercial
agricultural areas and allows a limited number of nonfarm
dwellings in exclusive farm use zones. To protect the state's
land base for commercial agriculture from being divided into
multiple parcels for nonfarm dwellings while continuing to allow
a limited number of nonfarm dwellings on less productive
agricultural land not suitable for farm use, it is necessary to:
{ - (a) - } { + (1) + } Limit the incremental division of
lots or parcels larger than the minimum size established
{ - under ORS 215.780 - } { + by a county pursuant to section
2 of this 2011 Act + }into smaller lots or parcels for the
purpose of creating new nonfarm dwellings; and
{ - (b) - } { + (2) + } Allow a limited number of lots or
parcels equal to or less than the minimum size established
{ - under ORS 215.780 - } { + by a county pursuant to section
2 of this 2011 Act + }to be partitioned into not more than two
parcels unsuitable for farm use and eligible for siting nonfarm
dwellings under ORS 215.284.
{ - (2) The amendments to ORS 215.263 by section 3, chapter
704, Oregon Laws 2001, address the partition of land within an
exclusive farm use zone to create parcels smaller than the
minimum size established under ORS 215.780 for the purpose of
siting dwellings not provided in conjunction with farm use in
eastern Oregon, as defined in ORS 321.805, and in western Oregon,
as defined in ORS 321.257. - }
SECTION 9. ORS 215.263 is amended to read:
215.263. (1) Any proposed division of land included within an
exclusive farm use zone resulting in the creation of one or more
parcels of land shall be reviewed and approved or disapproved by
the governing body or its designee of the county in which the
land is situated. The governing body of a county by ordinance
shall require such prior review and approval for such divisions
of land within exclusive farm use zones established within the
county.
(2) The governing body of a county or its designee may approve
a proposed division of land to create parcels for farm use as
defined in ORS 215.203 if it finds:
(a) That the proposed division of land is appropriate for the
continuation of the existing commercial agricultural enterprise
within the area; or
(b) The parcels created by the proposed division are not
smaller than the minimum size established { - under ORS
215.780 - } { + by the county pursuant to section 2 of this
2011 Act + }.
(3) The governing body of a county or its designee may approve
a proposed division of land in an exclusive farm use zone for
nonfarm uses, except dwellings, set out in ORS 215.213 (2) or
215.283 (2) if it finds that the parcel for the nonfarm use is
not larger than the minimum size necessary for the use. The
governing body may establish other criteria as it considers
necessary.
(4) In western Oregon, as defined in ORS 321.257, but not in
the Willamette Valley, as defined in ORS 215.010, the governing
body of a county or its designee:
(a) May approve a division of land in an exclusive farm use
zone to create up to two new parcels smaller than the minimum
size established { - under ORS 215.780 - } { + by the county
pursuant to section 2 of this 2011 Act + }, each to contain a
dwelling not provided in conjunction with farm use if:
(A) The nonfarm dwellings have been approved under ORS 215.213
(3) or 215.284 (2) or (3);
(B) The parcels for the nonfarm dwellings are divided from a
lot or parcel that was lawfully created prior to July 1, 2001;
(C) The parcels for the nonfarm dwellings are divided from a
lot or parcel that complies with the minimum size established
{ - under ORS 215.780 - } { + by the county pursuant to
section 2 of this 2011 Act + };
(D) The remainder of the original lot or parcel that does not
contain the nonfarm dwellings complies with the minimum size
established { - under ORS 215.780 - } { + by the county
pursuant to section 2 of this 2011 Act + }; and
(E) The parcels for the nonfarm dwellings are generally
unsuitable for the production of farm crops and livestock or
merchantable tree species considering the terrain, adverse soil
or land conditions, drainage or flooding, vegetation, location
and size of the tract. A parcel may not be considered unsuitable
based solely on size or location if the parcel can reasonably be
put to farm or forest use in conjunction with other land.
(b) May approve a division of land in an exclusive farm use
zone to divide a lot or parcel into two parcels, each to contain
one dwelling not provided in conjunction with farm use if:
(A) The nonfarm dwellings have been approved under ORS 215.284
(2) or (3);
(B) The parcels for the nonfarm dwellings are divided from a
lot or parcel that was lawfully created prior to July 1, 2001;
(C) The parcels for the nonfarm dwellings are divided from a
lot or parcel that is equal to or smaller than the minimum size
established { - under ORS 215.780 - } { + by the county
pursuant to section 2 of this 2011 Act + } but equal to or larger
than 40 acres;
(D) The parcels for the nonfarm dwellings are:
(i) Not capable of producing more than at least 50 cubic feet
per acre per year of wood fiber; and
(ii) Composed of at least 90 percent Class VI through VIII
soils;
(E) The parcels for the nonfarm dwellings do not have
established water rights for irrigation; and
(F) The parcels for the nonfarm dwellings are generally
unsuitable for the production of farm crops and livestock or
merchantable tree species considering the terrain, adverse soil
or land conditions, drainage or flooding, vegetation, location
and size of the tract. A parcel may not be considered unsuitable
based solely on size or location if the parcel can reasonably be
put to farm or forest use in conjunction with other land.
(5) In eastern Oregon, as defined in ORS 321.805, the governing
body of a county or its designee:
(a) May approve a division of land in an exclusive farm use
zone to create up to two new parcels smaller than the minimum
size established { - under ORS 215.780 - } { + by the county
pursuant to section 2 of this 2011 Act + }, each to contain a
dwelling not provided in conjunction with farm use if:
(A) The nonfarm dwellings have been approved under ORS 215.284
(7);
(B) The parcels for the nonfarm dwellings are divided from a
lot or parcel that was lawfully created prior to July 1, 2001;
(C) The parcels for the nonfarm dwellings are divided from a
lot or parcel that complies with the minimum size established
{ - under ORS 215.780 - } { + by the county pursuant to
section 2 of this 2011 Act + };
(D) The remainder of the original lot or parcel that does not
contain the nonfarm dwellings complies with the minimum size
established { - under ORS 215.780 - } { + by the county
pursuant to section 2 of this 2011 Act + }; and
(E) The parcels for the nonfarm dwellings are generally
unsuitable for the production of farm crops and livestock or
merchantable tree species considering the terrain, adverse soil
or land conditions, drainage or flooding, vegetation, location
and size of the tract. A parcel may not be considered unsuitable
based solely on size or location if the parcel can reasonably be
put to farm or forest use in conjunction with other land.
(b) May approve a division of land in an exclusive farm use
zone to divide a lot or parcel into two parcels, each to contain
one dwelling not provided in conjunction with farm use if:
(A) The nonfarm dwellings have been approved under ORS 215.284
(7);
(B) The parcels for the nonfarm dwellings are divided from a
lot or parcel that was lawfully created prior to July 1, 2001;
(C) The parcels for the nonfarm dwellings are divided from a
lot or parcel that is equal to or smaller than the minimum size
established { - under ORS 215.780 - } { + by the county
pursuant to section 2 of this 2011 Act + } but equal to or larger
than 40 acres;
(D) The parcels for the nonfarm dwellings are:
(i) Not capable of producing more than at least 20 cubic feet
per acre per year of wood fiber; and
(ii) Either composed of at least 90 percent Class VII and VIII
soils, or composed of at least 90 percent Class VI through VIII
soils and are not capable of producing adequate herbaceous forage
for grazing livestock. The Land Conservation and Development
Commission, in cooperation with the State Department of
Agriculture and other interested persons, may establish by rule
objective criteria for identifying units of land that are not
capable of producing adequate herbaceous forage for grazing
livestock. In developing the criteria, the commission shall use
the latest information from the United States Natural Resources
Conservation Service and consider costs required to utilize
grazing lands that differ in acreage and productivity level;
(E) The parcels for the nonfarm dwellings do not have
established water rights for irrigation; and
(F) The parcels for the nonfarm dwellings are generally
unsuitable for the production of farm crops and livestock or
merchantable tree species considering the terrain, adverse soil
or land conditions, drainage or flooding, vegetation, location
and size of the tract. A parcel may not be considered unsuitable
based solely on size or location if the parcel can reasonably be
put to farm or forest use in conjunction with other land.
(6) This section does not apply to the creation or sale of
cemetery lots, if a cemetery is within the boundaries designated
for a farm use zone at the time the zone is established.
(7) This section does not apply to divisions of land resulting
from lien foreclosures or divisions of land resulting from
foreclosure of recorded contracts for the sale of real property.
(8) The governing body of a county may not approve any proposed
division of a lot or parcel described in ORS 215.213 (1)(d) or
(i), 215.283 (1)(d) or (2)(L) or 215.284 (1), or a proposed
division that separates a processing facility from the farm
operation specified in ORS 215.213 (1)(u) or 215.283 (1)(r).
(9) The governing body of a county may approve a proposed
division of land in an exclusive farm use zone to create a parcel
with an existing dwelling to be used:
(a) As a residential home as described in ORS 197.660 (2) only
if the dwelling has been approved under ORS 215.213 (3) or
215.284 (1), (2), (3), (4) or (7); and
(b) For historic property that meets the requirements of ORS
215.213 (1)(n) and 215.283 (1)(L).
(10)(a) Notwithstanding { - ORS 215.780 - } { + a minimum
lot or parcel size established by a county pursuant to section 2
of this 2011 Act + }, the governing body of { - a - }
{ + the + } county or its designee may approve a proposed
division of land provided:
(A) The land division is for the purpose of allowing a provider
of public parks or open space, or a not-for-profit land
conservation organization, to purchase at least one of the
resulting parcels; and
(B) A parcel created by the land division that contains a
dwelling is large enough to support continued residential use of
the parcel.
(b) A parcel created pursuant to this subsection that does not
contain a dwelling:
(A) Is not eligible for siting a dwelling, except as may be
authorized under ORS 195.120;
(B) May not be considered in approving or denying an
application for siting any other dwelling;
(C) May not be considered in approving a redesignation or
rezoning of forestlands except for a redesignation or rezoning to
allow a public park, open space or other natural resource use;
and
(D) May not be smaller than 25 acres unless the purpose of the
land division is:
(i) To facilitate the creation of a wildlife or pedestrian
corridor or the implementation of a wildlife habitat protection
plan; or
(ii) To allow a transaction in which at least one party is a
public park or open space provider, or a not-for-profit land
conservation organization, that has cumulative ownership of at
least 2,000 acres of open space or park property.
(11) The governing body of a county or its designee may approve
a division of land smaller than the minimum lot or parcel size
{ - described in ORS 215.780 (1) and (2) - } { + established
by the county pursuant to section 2 of this 2011 Act + }in an
exclusive farm use zone provided:
(a) The division is for the purpose of establishing a church,
including cemeteries in conjunction with the church;
(b) The church has been approved under ORS 215.213 (1) or
215.283 (1);
(c) The newly created lot or parcel is not larger than five
acres; and
(d) The remaining lot or parcel, not including the church,
meets the minimum lot or parcel size { - described in ORS
215.780 (1) and (2) - } { + established by the county pursuant
to section 2 of this 2011 Act + }either by itself or after
{ - it - } { + the lot or parcel + } is consolidated with
another lot or parcel.
(12) The governing body of a county may not approve a division
of land for nonfarm use under subsection (3), (4), (5), (9), (10)
or (11) of this section unless any additional tax imposed for the
change in use has been paid.
(13) Parcels used or to be used for training or stabling
facilities may not be considered appropriate to maintain the
existing commercial agricultural enterprise in an area where
other types of agriculture occur.
SECTION 10. ORS 215.283 is amended to read:
215.283. (1) The following uses may be established in any area
zoned for exclusive farm use:
(a) Churches and cemeteries in conjunction with churches.
(b) The propagation or harvesting of a forest product.
(c) Utility facilities necessary for public service, including
wetland waste treatment systems but not including commercial
facilities for the purpose of generating electrical power for
public use by sale or transmission towers over 200 feet in
height. A utility facility necessary for public service may be
established as provided in ORS 215.275.
(d) A dwelling on real property used for farm use if the
dwelling is occupied by a relative of the farm operator or the
farm operator's spouse, which means a child, parent, stepparent,
grandchild, grandparent, stepgrandparent, sibling, stepsibling,
niece, nephew or first cousin of either, if the farm operator
does or will require the assistance of the relative in the
management of the farm use and the dwelling is located on the
same lot or parcel as the dwelling of the farm operator.
Notwithstanding ORS 92.010 to 92.192 or the minimum lot or parcel
size requirements
{ - under ORS 215.780 - } { + established by a county
pursuant to section 2 of this 2011 Act + }, if the owner of a
dwelling described in this paragraph obtains construction
financing or other financing secured by the dwelling and the
secured party forecloses on the dwelling, the secured party may
also foreclose on the homesite, as defined in ORS 308A.250, and
the foreclosure shall operate as a partition of the homesite to
create a new parcel.
(e) Primary or accessory dwellings and other buildings
customarily provided in conjunction with farm use.
(f) Operations for the exploration for and production of
geothermal resources as defined by ORS 522.005 and oil and gas as
defined by ORS 520.005, including the placement and operation of
compressors, separators and other customary production equipment
for an individual well adjacent to the wellhead. Any activities
or construction relating to such operations shall not be a basis
for an exception under ORS 197.732 (2)(a) or (b).
(g) Operations for the exploration for minerals as defined by
ORS 517.750. Any activities or construction relating to such
operations shall not be a basis for an exception under ORS
197.732 (2)(a) or (b).
(h) Climbing and passing lanes within the right of way existing
as of July 1, 1987.
(i) Reconstruction or modification of public roads and
highways, including the placement of utility facilities overhead
and in the subsurface of public roads and highways along the
public right of way, but not including the addition of travel
lanes, where no removal or displacement of buildings would occur,
or no new land parcels result.
(j) Temporary public road and highway detours that will be
abandoned and restored to original condition or use at such time
as no longer needed.
(k) Minor betterment of existing public road and highway
related facilities such as maintenance yards, weigh stations and
rest areas, within right of way existing as of July 1, 1987, and
contiguous public-owned property utilized to support the
operation and maintenance of public roads and highways.
(L) A replacement dwelling to be used in conjunction with farm
use if the existing dwelling has been listed in a county
inventory as historic property as defined in ORS 358.480.
(m) Creation, restoration or enhancement of wetlands.
(n) A winery, as described in ORS 215.452.
(o) Farm stands if:
(A) The structures are designed and used for the sale of farm
crops or livestock grown on the farm operation, or grown on the
farm operation and other farm operations in the local
agricultural area, including the sale of retail incidental items
and fee-based activity to promote the sale of farm crops or
livestock sold at the farm stand if the annual sale of incidental
items and fees from promotional activity do not make up more than
25 percent of the total annual sales of the farm stand; and
(B) The farm stand does not include structures designed for
occupancy as a residence or for activity other than the sale of
farm crops or livestock and does not include structures for
banquets, public gatherings or public entertainment.
(p) Alteration, restoration or replacement of a lawfully
established dwelling that:
(A) Has intact exterior walls and roof structure;
(B) Has indoor plumbing consisting of a kitchen sink, toilet
and bathing facilities connected to a sanitary waste disposal
system;
(C) Has interior wiring for interior lights;
(D) Has a heating system; and
(E) In the case of replacement:
(i) Is removed, demolished or converted to an allowable
nonresidential use within three months of the completion of the
replacement dwelling. A replacement dwelling may be sited on any
part of the same lot or parcel. A dwelling established under this
paragraph shall comply with all applicable siting standards.
However, the standards shall not be applied in a manner that
prohibits the siting of the dwelling. If the dwelling to be
replaced is located on a portion of the lot or parcel not zoned
for exclusive farm use, the applicant, as a condition of
approval, shall execute and record in the deed records for the
county where the property is located a deed restriction
prohibiting the siting of a dwelling on that portion of the lot
or parcel. The restriction imposed shall be irrevocable unless a
statement of release is placed in the deed records for the
county. The release shall be signed by the county or its designee
and state that the provisions of this paragraph regarding
replacement dwellings have changed to allow the siting of another
dwelling. The county planning director or the director's designee
shall maintain a record of the lots and parcels that do not
qualify for the siting of a new dwelling under the provisions of
this paragraph, including a copy of the deed restrictions and
release statements filed under this paragraph; and
(ii) For which the applicant has requested a deferred
replacement permit, is removed or demolished within three months
after the deferred replacement permit is issued. A deferred
replacement permit allows construction of the replacement
dwelling at any time. If, however, the established dwelling is
not removed or demolished within three months after the deferred
replacement permit is issued, the permit becomes void. The
replacement dwelling must comply with applicable building codes,
plumbing codes, sanitation codes and other requirements relating
to health and safety or to siting at the time of construction. A
deferred replacement permit may not be transferred, by sale or
otherwise, except by the applicant to the spouse or a child of
the applicant.
(q) A site for the takeoff and landing of model aircraft,
including such buildings or facilities as may reasonably be
necessary. Buildings or facilities shall not be more than 500
square feet in floor area or placed on a permanent foundation
unless the building or facility preexisted the use approved under
this paragraph. The site shall not include an aggregate surface
or hard surface area unless the surface preexisted the use
approved under this paragraph. An owner of property used for the
purpose authorized in this paragraph may charge a person
operating the use on the property rent for the property. An
operator may charge users of the property a fee that does not
exceed the operator's cost to maintain the property, buildings
and facilities. As used in this paragraph, 'model aircraft' means
a small-scale version of an airplane, glider, helicopter,
dirigible or balloon that is used or intended to be used for
flight and is controlled by radio, lines or design by a person on
the ground.
(r) A facility for the processing of farm crops, or the
production of biofuel as defined in ORS 315.141, that is located
on a farm operation that provides at least one-quarter of the
farm crops processed at the facility. The building established
for the processing facility shall not exceed 10,000 square feet
of floor area exclusive of the floor area designated for
preparation, storage or other farm use or devote more than 10,000
square feet to the processing activities within another building
supporting farm uses. A processing facility shall comply with all
applicable siting standards but the standards shall not be
applied in a manner that prohibits the siting of the processing
facility.
(s) Fire service facilities providing rural fire protection
services.
(t) Irrigation canals, delivery lines and those structures and
accessory operational facilities associated with a district as
defined in ORS 540.505.
(u) Utility facility service lines. Utility facility service
lines are utility lines and accessory facilities or structures
that end at the point where the utility service is received by
the customer and that are located on one or more of the
following:
(A) A public right of way;
(B) Land immediately adjacent to a public right of way,
provided the written consent of all adjacent property owners has
been obtained; or
(C) The property to be served by the utility.
(v) Subject to the issuance of a license, permit or other
approval by the Department of Environmental Quality under ORS
454.695, 459.205, 468B.050, 468B.053 or 468B.055, or in
compliance with rules adopted under ORS 468B.095, and as provided
in ORS 215.246 to 215.251, the land application of reclaimed
water, agricultural or industrial process water or biosolids for
agricultural, horticultural or silvicultural production, or for
irrigation in connection with a use allowed in an exclusive farm
use zone under this chapter.
(w) A county law enforcement facility that lawfully existed on
August 20, 2002, and is used to provide rural law enforcement
services primarily in rural areas, including parole and
post-prison supervision, but not including a correctional
facility as defined under ORS 162.135.
(2) The following nonfarm uses may be established, subject to
the approval of the governing body or its designee in any area
zoned for exclusive farm use subject to ORS 215.296:
(a) Commercial activities that are in conjunction with farm
use, including the processing of farm crops into biofuel not
permitted under ORS 215.203 (2)(b)(L) or subsection (1)(r) of
this section.
(b) Operations conducted for:
(A) Mining and processing of geothermal resources as defined by
ORS 522.005 and oil and gas as defined by ORS 520.005 not
otherwise permitted under subsection (1)(f) of this section;
(B) Mining, crushing or stockpiling of aggregate and other
mineral and other subsurface resources subject to ORS 215.298;
(C) Processing, as defined by ORS 517.750, of aggregate into
asphalt or portland cement; and
(D) Processing of other mineral resources and other subsurface
resources.
(c) Private parks, playgrounds, hunting and fishing preserves
and campgrounds. Subject to the approval of the county governing
body or its designee, a private campground may provide yurts for
overnight camping. No more than one-third or a maximum of 10
campsites, whichever is smaller, may include a yurt. The yurt
shall be located on the ground or on a wood floor with no
permanent foundation. Upon request of a county governing body,
the Land Conservation and Development Commission may provide by
rule for an increase in the number of yurts allowed on all or a
portion of the campgrounds in a county if the commission
determines that the increase will comply with the standards
described in ORS 215.296 (1). As used in this paragraph, 'yurt'
means a round, domed shelter of cloth or canvas on a collapsible
frame with no plumbing, sewage disposal hookup or internal
cooking appliance.
(d) Parks and playgrounds. A public park may be established
consistent with the provisions of ORS 195.120.
(e) Community centers owned by a governmental agency or a
nonprofit community organization and operated primarily by and
for residents of the local rural community. A community center
authorized under this paragraph may provide services to veterans,
including but not limited to emergency and transitional shelter,
preparation and service of meals, vocational and educational
counseling and referral to local, state or federal agencies
providing medical, mental health, disability income replacement
and substance abuse services, only in a facility that is in
existence on January 1, 2006. The services may not include direct
delivery of medical, mental health, disability income replacement
or substance abuse services.
(f) Golf courses on land determined not to be high-value
farmland, as defined in ORS 195.300.
(g) Commercial utility facilities for the purpose of generating
power for public use by sale.
(h) Personal-use airports for airplanes and helicopter pads,
including associated hangar, maintenance and service facilities.
A personal-use airport, as used in this section, means an
airstrip restricted, except for aircraft emergencies, to use by
the owner, and, on an infrequent and occasional basis, by invited
guests, and by commercial aviation activities in connection with
agricultural operations. No aircraft may be based on a
personal-use airport other than those owned or controlled by the
owner of the airstrip. Exceptions to the activities permitted
under this definition may be granted through waiver action by the
Oregon Department of Aviation in specific instances. A
personal-use airport lawfully existing as of September 13, 1975,
shall continue to be permitted subject to any applicable rules of
the Oregon Department of Aviation.
(i) Home occupations as provided in ORS 215.448.
(j) A facility for the primary processing of forest products,
provided that such facility is found to not seriously interfere
with accepted farming practices and is compatible with farm uses
described in ORS 215.203 (2). Such a facility may be approved for
a one-year period which is renewable. These facilities are
intended to be only portable or temporary in nature. The primary
processing of a forest product, as used in this section, means
the use of a portable chipper or stud mill or other similar
methods of initial treatment of a forest product in order to
enable its shipment to market. Forest products, as used in this
section, means timber grown upon a parcel of land or contiguous
land where the primary processing facility is located.
(k) A site for the disposal of solid waste approved by the
governing body of a city or county or both and for which a permit
has been granted under ORS 459.245 by the Department of
Environmental Quality together with equipment, facilities or
buildings necessary for its operation.
(L) One manufactured dwelling or recreational vehicle, or the
temporary residential use of an existing building, in conjunction
with an existing dwelling as a temporary use for the term of a
hardship suffered by the existing resident or a relative of the
resident. Within three months of the end of the hardship, the
manufactured dwelling or recreational vehicle shall be removed or
demolished or, in the case of an existing building, the building
shall be removed, demolished or returned to an allowed
nonresidential use. The governing body or its designee shall
provide for periodic review of the hardship claimed under this
paragraph. A temporary residence approved under this paragraph is
not eligible for replacement under subsection (1)(p) of this
section.
(m) Transmission towers over 200 feet in height.
(n) Dog kennels.
(o) Residential homes as defined in ORS 197.660, in existing
dwellings.
(p) The propagation, cultivation, maintenance and harvesting of
aquatic species that are not under the jurisdiction of the State
Fish and Wildlife Commission or insect species. Insect species
shall not include any species under quarantine by the State
Department of Agriculture or the United States Department of
Agriculture. The county shall provide notice of all applications
under this paragraph to the State Department of Agriculture.
Notice shall be provided in accordance with the county's land use
regulations but shall be mailed at least 20 calendar days prior
to any administrative decision or initial public hearing on the
application.
(q) Construction of additional passing and travel lanes
requiring the acquisition of right of way but not resulting in
the creation of new land parcels.
(r) Reconstruction or modification of public roads and highways
involving the removal or displacement of buildings but not
resulting in the creation of new land parcels.
(s) Improvement of public road and highway related facilities,
such as maintenance yards, weigh stations and rest areas, where
additional property or right of way is required but not resulting
in the creation of new land parcels.
(t) A destination resort that is approved consistent with the
requirements of any statewide planning goal relating to the
siting of a destination resort.
(u) Room and board arrangements for a maximum of five unrelated
persons in existing residences.
(v) Operations for the extraction and bottling of water.
(w) Expansion of existing county fairgrounds and activities
directly relating to county fairgrounds governed by county fair
boards established pursuant to ORS 565.210.
(x) A living history museum related to resource based
activities owned and operated by a governmental agency or a local
historical society, together with limited commercial activities
and facilities that are directly related to the use and enjoyment
of the museum and located within authentic buildings of the
depicted historic period or the museum administration building,
if areas other than an exclusive farm use zone cannot accommodate
the museum and related activities or if the museum administration
buildings and parking lot are located within one quarter mile of
an urban growth boundary. As used in this paragraph:
(A) 'Living history museum' means a facility designed to depict
and interpret everyday life and culture of some specific historic
period using authentic buildings, tools, equipment and people to
simulate past activities and events; and
(B) 'Local historical society' means the local historical
society recognized by the county governing body and organized
under ORS chapter 65.
(y) An aerial fireworks display business that has been in
continuous operation at its current location within an exclusive
farm use zone since December 31, 1986, and possesses a
wholesaler's permit to sell or provide fireworks.
(z) A landscape contracting business, as defined in ORS
671.520, or a business providing landscape architecture services,
as described in ORS 671.318, if the business is pursued in
conjunction with the growing and marketing of nursery stock on
the land that constitutes farm use.
(aa) Public or private schools for kindergarten through grade
12, including all buildings essential to the operation of a
school, primarily for residents of the rural area in which the
school is located.
(3) Roads, highways and other transportation facilities and
improvements not allowed under subsections (1) and (2) of this
section may be established, subject to the approval of the
governing body or its designee, in areas zoned for exclusive farm
use subject to:
(a) Adoption of an exception to the goal related to
agricultural lands and to any other applicable goal with which
the facility or improvement does not comply; or
(b) ORS 215.296 for those uses identified by rule of the Land
Conservation and Development Commission as provided in section 3,
chapter 529, Oregon Laws 1993.
SECTION 11. { + ORS 215.780 is repealed. + }
SECTION 12. { + (1) Each county shall establish minimum lot or
parcel sizes under section 2 of this 2011 Act by ordinance that
takes effect July 1, 2012.
(2) The amendments to ORS 92.176, 92.178, 197.065, 197.650,
215.213, 215.262, 215.263 and 215.283 by sections 3 to 10 of this
2011 Act and the repeal of ORS 215.780 by section 11 of this 2011
Act become operative July 1, 2012. + }
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