Bill > SB1085

This bill reduces the minimum lot sizes for farm, forest, and rangeland in Oregon, effectively quartering the required acreage for these resource lands. Specifically, the bill changes the minimum lot sizes from 80 to 20 acres for farmland, from 160 to 40 acres for rangeland, and from 80 to 20 acres for forestland. Additionally, the bill introduces a new provision allowing land zoned for exclusive farm use, forest use, or mixed farm and forest use to be subdivided into lots of at least five acres if the property has no water rights as of January 1, 2025, is subdivided into at least four lots, and each resulting lot will have a dwelling unit that shares infrastructure and amenities with the other lots. The bill also modifies the Land Conservation and Development Commission's rule-making authority by changing "shall" to "may" regarding the identification or designation of small-scale farmland or secondary land. An emergency clause is included, making the bill effective immediately upon passage, with the intent of preserving public peace, health, and safety by providing more flexibility for land use and development in rural resource zones.

Housing and Urban Affairs

https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB1085