PPPM
410/510

Land Use Planning in Oregon:
Class Project

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Background

Throughout this course, we have explored various elements of Oregon’s Statewide Planning program. While we touched on most of the key aspects of the program, the program is far more subtle and complex that can be taught in a 10-week class. The final class project is intended to allow students to conduct directed research on a component of the Oregon Land Use Planning system or a growth management topic.

The Project

The term project is to write a 10-20 page paper (double-spaced) about a specific land use planning topic. Topics can address:

·         A specific element of land use policy in Oregon

·         Land use decisions made in a specific community and how land policy was applied to the decision

·         How Oregon approaches specific planning or growth management issues compared to other states

·         A specific growth management tool or topic.

Your paper should address the substantive statutory and administrative rule requirements as well as a review of literature addressing your topic. I recommend reviewing journals, books, newspapers to start. You might also find useful sources in the Law Library. Moreover, local websites can provide a host of useful information. Finally, you can supplement your research with interviews, but they are not required.

Potential topics

Following is a list of potential topics. You are not constrained to selecting one of these topics; they are provided for examples.

  • Any of the statewide planning goals

  • The Metropolitan Housing Rule

  • The Manufactured Housing Rule

  • HB 2709 (ORS 197.296)

  • The Transportation Planning Rule

  • Urban growth boundaries

  • Exceptions areas

  • Rural communities

  • Statewide agency and community coordination

  •  Integration of the land use program with other statewide policy

  • The periodic review process

  • Coordinated population projections

  • Specific local planning decisions

  • Causes of sprawl

  • Costs of growth

This list is by no means comprehensive. I expect you to have selected a topic by Tuesday, February 14. If you have any questions about your topic, please drop by to discuss it with me.

Your project is due Tuesday, March 19 by 5:00 pm.

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