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Application Of The Statewide Planning Goals To Newly Incorporated Cities, Annexation, And Urban Development On Rural Lands


Published: 2015

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DEPARTMENT OF LAND CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT









 

DIVISION 14
APPLICATION OF THE STATEWIDE PLANNING GOALS TO

NEWLY INCORPORATED CITIES, ANNEXATION, AND

URBAN DEVELOPMENT ON RURAL LANDS

660-014-0000
Purpose
ORS 197.175 requires cities and counties to exercise their planning and zoning responsibilities in compliance with the Statewide Planning Goals. This includes, but is not limited to, new or amended plans as a result of a city or special district boundary change including the incorporation or annexation of unincorporated territory. The purpose of this rule is to clarify the requirements of Goal 14 and to provide guidance to cities, counties and local government boundary commissions regarding urban development on rural lands, planning and zoning of newly incorporated cities, and the application of statewide goals during annexation proceedings.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 197.040

Stats. Implemented: ORS 197.251, 197.757

Hist.: LCDC 5-1983(Temp), f. & ef. 7-20-83; LCDC 11-1983, f. & ef. 12-30-83; LCDD 4-2004, f. & cert. ef. 5-17-04; LCDD 5-2006, f. 7-13-06, cert. ef. 7-14-06
660-014-0010
Application of the Statewide Planning Goals to Newly Incorporated Cities
(1) Incorporation of a new city within an acknowledged urban growth boundary does not require an exception to Goals 3, 4, 11, or 14. Incorporation of a new city within an acknowledged urban growth boundary must be consistent with relevant provisions of acknowledged city and county plans and land use regulations for the area to be incorporated.
(2) The following are land use decisions which must comply with applicable Statewide Planning Goals or the acknowledged comprehensive plan:
(a) A county order that authorizes an incorporation election pursuant to ORS 221.040;
(b) A resolution adopted by a city approving an incorporation within three miles of its city limits pursuant to ORS 221.031(4);
(c) An order adopted by a local government boundary commission authorizing incorporation of a new city pursuant to ORS 199.461. Incorporation decisions under this section include consolidations that include unincorporated lands.
(3) A city or county decision listed in subsection (2)(a) and (b) of this rule may also require a plan amendment. If the area proposed for incorporation is subject to an acknowledged comprehensive plan, the amendments shall be reviewed through the post acknowledgment plan amendment review process specified in ORS 197.610 to 197.650 and 197.757. If the area proposed for incorporation is not subject to an acknowledged plan, a plan amendment is subject to review upon appeal as a "land use decision" as defined in ORS 197.015(10).
(4) A newly incorporated city must adopt a comprehensive plan and implementing ordinances for all land in its planning area. Cities incorporated after January 1, 1982, shall have their comprehensive plans and land use regulations acknowledged no later than four years after the date of incorporation or as extended in accordance with a compliance schedule adopted by the commission. Comprehensive plans prepared and adopted by newly incorporated cities shall be reviewed through the plan acknowledgment review process set forth in ORS 197.251 and OAR chapter 660, division 3.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 197.040

Stats. Implemented: ORS 197.251, 197.757

Hist.: LCDC 5-1983(Temp), f. & ef. 7-20-83; LCDC 11-1983, f. & ef. 12-30-83; LCDD 4-2004, f. & cert. ef. 5-17-04; LCDD 5-2006, f. 7-13-06, cert. ef. 7-14-06
660-014-0030
Rural Lands Irrevocably Committed to Urban Levels of Development
(1) A conclusion, supported by reasons and facts, that rural land is irrevocably committed to urban levels of development can satisfy the Goal 2 exceptions standard (e.g., that it is not appropriate to apply Goals 14's requirement prohibiting the establishment of urban uses on rural lands). If a conclusion that land is irrevocably committed to urban levels of development is supported, the four factors in Goal 2 and OAR 660-004-0020(2) need not be addressed.
(2) A decision that land has been built upon at urban densities or irrevocably committed to an urban level of development depends on the situation at the specific site. The exact nature and extent of the areas found to be irrevocably committed to urban levels of development shall be clearly set forth in the justification for the exception. The area proposed as land that is built upon at urban densities or irrevocably committed to an urban level of development must be shown on a map or otherwise described and keyed to the appropriate findings of fact.
(3) A decision that land is committed to urban levels of development shall be based on findings of fact, supported by substantial evidence in the record of the local proceeding, that address the following:
(a) Size and extent of commercial and industrial uses;
(b) Location, number and density of residential dwellings;
(c) Location of urban levels of facilities and services; including at least public water and sewer facilities; and
(d) Parcel sizes and ownership patterns.
(4) A conclusion that rural land is irrevocably committed to urban development shall be based on all of the factors listed in section (3) of this rule. The conclusion shall be supported by a statement of reasons explaining why the facts found support the conclusion that the land in question is committed to urban uses and urban level development rather than a rural level of development.
(5) More detailed findings and reasons must be provided to demonstrate that land is committed to urban development than would be required if the land is currently built upon at urban densities.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 197

Stats. Implemented: ORS 197.040

Hist.: LCDC 5-1983(Temp), f. & ef. 7-20-83; LCDC 11-1983, f. & ef. 12-30-83 ; LCDD 4-2004, f. & cert. ef. 5-17-04
660-014-0040
Establishment of New Urban Development on Undeveloped Rural Lands
(1) As used in this rule, "undeveloped rural land" includes all land outside of acknowledged urban growth boundaries except for rural areas committed to urban development. This definition includes all resource and nonresource lands outside of urban growth boundaries. It also includes those lands subject to built and committed exceptions to Goals 3 or 4 but not developed at urban density or committed to urban level development.
(2) A county can justify an exception to Goal 14 to allow establishment of new urban development on undeveloped rural land. Reasons that can justify why the policies in Goals 3, 4, 11 and 14 should not apply can include but are not limited to findings that an urban population and urban levels of facilities and services are necessary to support an economic activity that is dependent upon an adjacent or nearby natural resource.
(3) To approve an exception under section (2) of this rule, a county must also show:
(a) That Goal 2, Part II (c)(1) and (c)(2) are met by showing that the proposed urban development cannot be reasonably accommodated in or through expansion of existing urban growth boundaries or by intensification of development in existing rural communities;
(b) That Goal 2, Part II (c)(3) is met by showing that the long-term environmental, economic, social and energy consequences resulting from urban development at the proposed site with measures designed to reduce adverse impacts are not significantly more adverse than would typically result from the same proposal being located on other undeveloped rural lands, considering:
(A) Whether the amount of land included within the boundaries of the proposed urban development is appropriate, and
(B) Whether urban development is limited by the air, water, energy and land resources at or available to the proposed site, and whether urban development at the proposed site will adversely affect the air, water, energy and land resources of the surrounding area.
(c) That Goal 2, Part II (c)(4) is met by showing that the proposed urban uses are compatible with adjacent uses or will be so rendered through measures designed to reduce adverse impacts considering:
(A) Whether urban development at the proposed site detracts from the ability of existing cities and service districts to provide services; and
(B) Whether the potential for continued resource management of land at present levels surrounding and nearby the site proposed for urban development is assured.
(d) That an appropriate level of public facilities and services are likely to be provided in a timely and efficient manner; and
(e) That establishment of an urban growth boundary for a newly incorporated city or establishment of new urban development on undeveloped rural land is coordinated with comprehensive plans of affected jurisdictions and consistent with plans that control the area proposed for new urban development.
(4) Counties are not required to justify an exception to Goal 14 in order to authorize industrial development, and accessory uses subordinate to the industrial development, in buildings of any size and type, in exception areas that were planned and zoned for industrial use on January 1, 2004, subject to the territorial limits and other requirements of ORS 197.713 and 197.714.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 197

Stats. Implemented: ORS 197.040

Hist.: LCDC 5-1983(Temp), f. & ef. 7-20-83; LCDC 11-1983, f. & ef. 12-30-83; LCDD 4-2004, f. & cert. ef. 5-17-04; LCDD 8-2005, f. & cert. ef. 12-13-05
660-014-0060
Annexations of Lands Subject to an Acknowledged Comprehensive Plan
A city annexation made in compliance with a comprehensive plan acknowledged pursuant to ORS 197.251(1) or 197.625 shall be considered by the commission to have been made in accordance with the goals unless the acknowledged comprehensive plan and implementing ordinances do not control the annexation.
Stat. Auth.: ORS Ch. 196 & 197

Stats. Implemented: ORS Ch. 195, 196, 197

Hist.: LCD 3-1978, f. & ef. 2-15-78; LCDC 3-1990, f. & cert. ef. 6-6-90; Renumbered from 660-001-0310, LCDD 4-2004, f. & cert. ef. 5-17-04
660-014-0070
Annexations of Lands not subject to an Acknowledged Comprehensive Plan
(1) All appropriate goals must be applied during annexation by the city. If the annexation is subject to the jurisdiction of a local government boundary commission, the boundary commission may utilize the findings of the city. The boundary commission, however, remains responsible for ensuring that the annexation is in conformance with the statewide goals.
(2) For the annexation of lands not subject to an acknowledged plan, the requirements of Goal 14 (Urbanization) shall be considered satisfied only if the city or local government boundary commission, after notice to the county and an opportunity for it to comment, finds that adequate public facilities and services can be reasonably made available; and:
(a) The lands are physically developed for urban uses or are within an area physically developed for urban uses; or
(b) The lands are clearly and demonstrably needed for an urban use prior to acknowledgment of the appropriate plan and circumstances exist which make it clear that the lands in question will be within an urban growth boundary when the boundary is adopted in accordance with the goals.
(3) Lands for which the findings in section (2) of this rule cannot be made shall not be annexed until acknowledgment of an urban growth boundary by the commission as part of the appropriate comprehensive plan.
Stat. Auth.: ORS Ch. 196 & 197

Stats. Implemented: ORS Ch. 195, 196, 197

Hist.: LCD 3-1978, f. & ef. 2-15-78; LCDC 3-1990, f. & cert. ef. 6-6-90 Renumbered from 660-001-0315, LCDD 4-2004, f. & cert. ef. 5-17-04

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