72nd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2003 Regular Session
 
HA to HB 2849
 
LC 2043/HB 2849-2
 
                       HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO
                         HOUSE BILL 2849
 
            By COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND LAND USE
 
                              May 5
 
  Delete lines 5 through 21 of the printed bill and insert:
  '  { +  SECTION 2. + }  { + (1) As used in this section:
  ' (a) 'Eastern Oregon' has the meaning given that term in ORS
321.405.
  ' (b) 'Western Oregon' has the meaning given that term in ORS
321.257.
  ' (2) The governing body of a county or its designee shall
establish one or more rural zones on those lands that:
  ' (a) Are located in western Oregon and that are not composed
predominantly of soils in capability class I, II, III or IV as
identified by the Natural Resources Conservation Service;
  ' (b) Are located in eastern Oregon and that are not composed
predominantly of soils in capability class I, II, III, IV, V or
VI as identified by the Natural Resources Conservation Service;
  ' (c) Are not suitable for farm use, as defined in ORS 215.203,
taking into consideration soil fertility, suitability for
grazing, climatic conditions, existing and anticipated
availability of water for irrigation, existing land use patterns,
technological and energy input requirements and accepted farming
practices;
  ' (d) Are not necessary to allow farm operations or practices
on adjacent or nearby land;
  ' (e) Are not acknowledged on or before January 1, 2003, by the
Land Conservation and Development Commission as forestlands under
a land use planning goal protecting forestland;
  ' (f) Are not suitable for commercial forest uses and that are
not necessary to allow forest operations or practices on adjacent
or nearby land;
  ' (g) Are not forested lands that maintain soil, air, water and
fish and wildlife resources; or
  ' (h) Are not lands for which the county has adopted an
exception under ORS 197.732 to land use planning goals relating
to the protection of farm lands or forestlands.
  ' (3) The governing body of a county or its designee shall
establish the allowable uses of land and the conditions or
standards for land divisions in rural zones established pursuant
to subsection (2) of this section, consistent with the
acknowledged comprehensive plan of the county, except as provided
in subsection (4) of this section.
  ' (4) The governing body of a county or its designee may plan
for development of land in rural zones established pursuant to
subsection (2) of this section without adopting an exception
under ORS 197.732 to the land use planning goals relating to the
following:
  ' (a) Public facilities and services; and
  ' (b) Rural to urban land use transition. + } ' .
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