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Instructor: Robert Parker (rgp@darkwing.uoregon.edu)
Office: 107 Hendricks
Phone: 346-3801
Office Hours: TBA
Class Meeting: 12:00 am - 1:20 pm, Tuesday and Thursday
Room: 254 Lawrence

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I. Course Overview

In 1973, Oregon passed the Oregon Land Use Act (ORS 197) which established one of the most progressive statewide planning systems in the United States. The Oregon system established many land use conventions such as urban growth boundaries, resource land conservation policies, and interagency coordination that many other states have attempted to emulate. The system has been in place for more than 25 years now, and has undergone a significant evolution during that time.

The Oregon system included the establishment of the Land Conservation and Development Commission, the statewide commission charged with establishing policy and ensuring local regulatory compliance. The Department of Land Conservation and Development was established to serve as staff to the Commission. The Act also required the development of statewide planning goals. At this time, Oregon has 19 statewide planning goals that address a variety of planning issues and provide guidance to local communities on how to plan for those issues.

This class is designed to introduce you to (1) the Oregon state and local planning processes, (2) various statutes and administrative rules that govern land use and land use planning in Oregon, and (3) basic growth management principles and techniques. You will learn these various tools and techniques through class discussions, several assignments, and a project that will result in a research report. This class will address the following topics:

• What is land use planning?
• Current and long range planning
• Land use planning in urban areas
• Basic structure of the municipal planning process
• Review of development applications and permits
• Rural land use planning
• Resource land policies
• Coastal planning
• Planning for natural hazards
• Planning for development of infrastructure
• Transportation planning
• Housing
• Economic development

The class will be a combination of lectures, discussions, and presentations by practicing planners. Lectures will lead into focused discussions of concepts and readings. To supplement the lectures, I’ve lined up a series of guest speakers from various public, private, and non-profit organizations.

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