ORS 195.141 Designation of Rural Reserves and Urban Reserves Pursuant to Intergovernmental Agreement; Rules

• Library: Oregon Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through legislation effective January 1, 2024
• Year: 2023
• Citation: ORS 195.141

(1) A county and a [metropolitan service district established under ORS chapter 268] city or a county and Metro may enter into an intergovernmental agreement pursuant to ORS 190.003 to 190.130, 195.025 or 197.652 to 197.658 to designate rural reserves pursuant to this section [and] at the same time as designating urban reserves pursuant to ORS 195.145(1)[(b)].

(2) Land designated as a rural reserve:

(a) Must be outside an urban growth boundary.

(b) May not be designated as an urban reserve during the urban reserve planning period described in ORS 195.145(4).

(c) May not be included within an urban growth boundary during the period of time described in paragraph (b) of this subsection.

(3) When designating a rural reserve under this section to provide long-term protection to the agricultural industry, [a county and a metropolitan service district shall base the designation] the designation must be based on consideration of factors including, but not limited to, whether land proposed for designation as a rural reserve:

(a) Is situated in an area that is otherwise potentially subject to urbanization during the period described in subsection (2)(b) of this section, as indicated by proximity to the urban growth boundary and to properties with fair market values that significantly exceed agricultural values;

(b) Is capable of sustaining long-term agricultural operations;

(c) Has suitable soils and available water where needed to sustain long-term agricultural operations; and

(d) Is suitable to sustain long-term agricultural operations, taking into account: