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Senate Bill 10 – 1969

SB 10 was the historical antecedant to the Oregon Land Use Program. SB 10 required all cities and counties to prepare comprehensive land use plans. It also directed the governor to prescribe and administer comprehensive plans and zoning ordinances for land not included in city or county plans. SB 10 required plans to address nine issues:

1. Air and water resources
2. Open space, and natural scenic resources
3. Recreation
4. Farmland conservation
5. Floods, landslides, and other natural disasters
6. Transportation
7. Public facilities
8. The economy, and
9. Physical limitations of the land

SB 10 did not contain provisions to ensure local plans achieved their goals.

SB 100 – The Oregon Land Use Act of 1973

Was enacted as SB100, the Oregon Land Use Act of 1973. It is now codified as ORS Chapter 197.

What did SB100 do?

• Established the Land Conservation and Development Commission (LCDC), with seven members appointed by the governor

• Created the Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD) to provide staff functions for LCDC

• Directed the Land Conservation and Development Commission to establish statewide planning goals

• Required all cities and counties to prepare and adopt comprehensive plans consistent with statewide goals

• Required state agency plans and actions to conform to LCDC goals and to city and county comprehensive plans

• Required all cities and counties to enact zoning, subdivision, and other regulatory ordinances to implement their comprehensive plans

• Directed LCDC to review all local comprehensive plans and implementing ordinances for conformance with statewide goals

• Required widespread citizen involvement in the planning process at local and statewide levels

• Allowed for appeals from local decisions alleged to violate state goals

Oregon’s Statewide Planning Goals:

1. Citizen Involvement
2. Land Use Planning
3. Agricultural Lands
4. Forest Lands
5. Open Spaces, Scenic and Historic Areas, and Natural Resources
6. Air, Water, and Land Resources Quality
7. Areas Subject to Natural Disasters and Hazards
8. Recreational Needs
9. Economy
10. Housing
11. Public Facilities and Service
12. Transportation
13. Energy
14. Urbanization
15. Willamette River Greenway
16. Estuarine Resources
17. Coastal Shorelands
18. Beaches and Dunes
19. Ocean Resources

Intent of the Goals:

• To protect natural resources upon which Oregon’s economy depends
• To concentrate urban development within areas inside or adjacent to cities in order to achieve efficient land use and economy in the provision of infrastructure

Who are the players?

Local Governments

    City and County Governing Bodies
    Planning Commissions
    Hearings Officers and Special Panels
    Citizen Involvement Committees
    Others

State Agencies

    LCDC/DLCD
    Land Use Board of Appeals
    State Legislative Committees
    Other State Agencies

Other Organizations

    1000 Friends
    Realtor/Homebuilder Associations
    OCZMA
    Many others

The Comprehensive Plan in Oregon

• Develop factual base - includes inventories of communities’ physical and human resources, analysis of past trends, and projections of future trends usually for a 20-year period
  
• Develop functional elements - this is the main body of the plan where the goals are addressed. Plans are generally (although not always) organized by goals (e.g., land-use, natural resources, transportation, economic development, housing, etc.).
  
• Develop local goals - these determine the relative emphasis a community will place on economic growth, energy conservation, urbanization, alternative transportation modes, and many other matters of local concern.
  
• Develop Plan Map and Policies - local goals are addressed in the physical development pattern and in a set of written plan policies. Specific policies are further reflected in development criteria and standards contained in the communities implementing ordinances.
  
• Citizen Participation and Intergovernmental Coordination - are required under the Oregon system. Each plan must make specific provisions for citizen involvement and intergovernmental coordination in the planning process.
  
• Formal Adoption and Acknowledgment - the plan must be adopted by the appropriate decision-making bodies. The plan is then forwarded to DLCD for review and acknowledgment for consistency with Statewide Planning Goals.

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