72nd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2003 Regular Session
 
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LC 1644
 
                         House Bill 2911
 
Sponsored by Representative GARRARD (at the request of Oregon
  Building Industry Association)
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.
 
  Establishes factors to be addressed by local government that
changes location of urban growth boundary.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to urban growth boundary amendments; creating new
  provisions; amending ORS 197.314; and repealing ORS 197.298.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + Section 2 of this 2003 Act is added to and made
a part of ORS 197.295 to 197.314. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + Action by a local government to amend an urban
growth boundary in response to a need identified under ORS
197.296 or a need identified pursuant to a land use planning goal
adopted under ORS 197.225 shall address and balance the following
factors when determining a new location for the boundary:
  (1) Urban development needs, including:
  (a) Cost efficient delivery of services and the provision of
public facilities;
  (b) Affordable housing;
  (c) Job creation;
  (d) Efficient urban form and function;
  (e) The time frame within which any potential urban growth
boundary expansion area might develop to urban levels of density
and use; and
  (f) The ability of any potential urban growth boundary
expansion area to accommodate urban levels of density and use;
and
  (2) Rural area needs, including:
  (a) The impact of any potential urban growth boundary expansion
on economically productive agricultural areas;
  (b) The compatibility of urban uses with nearby agricultural
and forestry uses; and
  (c) Job creation within the rural economy. + }
  SECTION 3. ORS 197.314 is amended to read:
  197.314. (1) Notwithstanding ORS 197.296,   { - 197.298, - }
197.299, 197.301, 197.302, 197.303, 197.307, 197.312 and 197.313,
within urban growth boundaries each city and county shall amend
its comprehensive plan and land use regulations for all land
zoned for single-family residential uses to allow for siting of
manufactured homes as defined in ORS 446.003 (26)(a)(C). A local
government may only subject the siting of a manufactured home
allowed under this section to regulation as set forth in ORS
197.307 (5).
  (2) Cities and counties shall adopt and amend comprehensive
plans and land use regulations under subsection (1) of this
section according to the provisions of ORS 197.610 to 197.650.
  (3) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to any area
designated in an acknowledged comprehensive plan or land use
regulation as a historic district or residential land immediately
adjacent to a historic landmark.
  (4) Manufactured homes on individual lots zoned for
single-family residential use in subsection (1) of this section
shall be in addition to manufactured homes on lots within
designated manufactured dwelling subdivisions.
  (5) Within any residential zone inside an urban growth boundary
where a manufactured dwelling park is otherwise allowed, a city
or county shall not adopt, by charter or ordinance, a minimum lot
size for a manufactured dwelling park that is larger than one
acre.
  (6) A city or county may adopt the following standards for the
approval of manufactured homes located in manufactured dwelling
parks that are smaller than three acres:
  (a) The manufactured home shall have a pitched roof, except
that no standard shall require a slope of greater than a nominal
three feet in height for each 12 feet in width.
  (b) The manufactured home shall have exterior siding and
roofing that, in color, material and appearance, is similar to
the exterior siding and roofing material commonly used on
residential dwellings within the community or that is comparable
to the predominant materials used on surrounding dwellings as
determined by the local permit approval authority.
  (7) This section shall not be construed as abrogating a
recorded restrictive covenant.
  SECTION 4.  { + ORS 197.298 is repealed. + }
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