HB 3154
Removes certain lands from definitions of buildable lands for purposes of urbanization.
Jurisdiction
Oregon
Session
2025 Regular Session
Committee
Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water
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Bill overview
This bill modifies how Oregon cities and Metro define ‘buildable lands’ for urbanization purposes. It removes certain lands, such as floodways, wetlands, and areas with development prohibitions, from the definition of buildable lands. Local governments must consider factors like existing regulations, long-term contracts, and the presence of structures when determining housing capacity, and they must use data reflecting recent development trends. If needed housing exceeds capacity, local governments can amend urban growth boundaries or implement other measures to increase housing production.
Key provisions
- Removes floodways, wetlands, and development-prohibited lands from the definition of ‘buildable lands’.
- Requires local governments to consider existing regulations, contracts, and structures when determining housing capacity.
- Mandates the use of recent data (at least three years) for housing capacity assessments.
- Allows local governments to amend urban growth boundaries to accommodate housing needs if capacity is insufficient.
- Permits local governments to implement other measures to increase housing production beyond boundary expansion.
- Metro must periodically review and update its regional framework plan to ensure sufficient buildable lands.
- Metro must consider factors like short-term rentals and second homes when assessing housing needs.
- Metro must compare actual and anticipated density and mix of housing types over a 20-year period.
Who is affected
- Local governments
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