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OR SB877

Relating to golf courses on exclusive farm use lands in Coos County.


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Introduced
01/21/2025
In Committee
01/21/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

2025 Legislative Measures

Bill Summary

The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: This Act allows Coos County two years to approve a golf course under new criteria. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.5). Adds additional criteria under which Coos County may approve a golf course on lands zoned for exclusive farm use. Sunsets on January 1, 2028.

AI Summary

This bill allows Coos County to approve golf courses on certain exclusive farm use lands with new, specific criteria. The bill creates provisions that enable golf course development on agricultural land that meets particular conditions, such as not being high-value farmland, being west of U.S. Highway 101, or being part of a tract where specific perennial crops were grown on December 6, 2007. The legislation provides a two-year window for Coos County to approve such golf courses, with the new rules set to become operative on January 1, 2028. The bill modifies existing Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) related to land use, specifically focusing on golf course development in agricultural zones. By creating these new criteria, the bill provides more flexibility for golf course development in Coos County while attempting to balance agricultural land preservation and economic development interests. The provisions are technically complex but essentially create a narrow pathway for golf course construction on certain types of farmland that might otherwise be restricted from such development.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Sponsors (2)

Last Action

Referred to Energy and Environment. (on 01/21/2025)

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