Bill > HB2647

This bill creates a specific process for the City of Monmouth to amend its urban growth boundary (UGB), which is a legally defined border that controls urban expansion and development. The bill allows Monmouth to add up to 75 net residential acres to its urban growth boundary and remove up to 90 acres, subject to several detailed requirements. For lands to be removed, they must have more than a quarter of their acreage in flood hazard or wetland areas, cannot have been previously annexed, must be designated for residential use, and cannot currently have city sewer service. Lands to be added must be contiguous to the city's existing boundary, have less than 25 percent flood hazard or wetland area, be able to connect to water and sewer services, and be owned by landowners who consent to both boundary addition and future city annexation. Notably, land can be removed from the urban growth boundary without landowner consent, and the bill provides specific review processes through the county and the Department of Land Conservation and Development. The bill includes a sunset provision, meaning these specific UGB amendment provisions will expire on January 2, 2033, ensuring the process is temporary and subject to future legislative review.

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Housing and Urban Affairs

https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB2647