Bill > SB521

This bill modifies Oregon's urban land use regulations to expand opportunities for urban reserve designation and development. It requires cities outside of Metro with populations over 10,000 in counties with populations over 20,000 to cooperatively designate lands outside urban growth boundaries as urban reserves. The bill introduces new provisions that allow local governments to approve land use applications in urban reserves for significant development projects, such as residential subdivisions with 10 or more lots, multifamily dwellings with 10 or more units, or commercial/industrial developments creating 10 or more high-paying jobs. Additionally, cities are now permitted to amend their urban growth boundaries to include these developed lands, even if they were not originally designated as urban reserves. The legislation aims to provide more flexibility in urban planning by streamlining the process for expanding urban areas and creating opportunities for development in urban reserve lands. The bill also makes several technical amendments to existing statutes related to urban and rural reserve designations, judicial review processes, and metropolitan district planning procedures, ensuring consistency with the new development provisions.

Housing and Urban Affairs

https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB521