1. (1) No later than 20 days after a city’s adoption or amendment of a housing production strategy under ORS 197A.100, a city must submit the adopted or amended housing production strategy to the department.
2. (2) On the same day the city submits notice of the adopted or amended housing production strategy to the department, the city must provide a notice to persons who participated in the proceedings that led to the adoption or amendment of the housing production strategy and requested notice in writing.
3. (3) Within ten days of receipt of the submission under section (1), the department must provide notice to persons as provided in ORS 197.615(3).

4. (4) Notices given under sections (2) and (3) must state:

   1. (a) How and where materials described under section (5) may be freely obtained;
   2. (b) That comments on the housing production strategy may be submitted to the department within 45 days after the department has received the submission under section (1); and
   3. (c) That there is no further right of appeal of the department’s decision under section (7).

5. (5) The submission under section (1) must include copies of:

   1. (a) The signed decision adopting or amending the housing production strategy;
   2. (b) The text of the housing production strategy as provided in OAR 660-008-0200, and any amendments to the most recent housing production strategy submitted under section (1); and
   3. (c) A brief narrative summary of the housing production strategy.

6. (6) The department shall review the sufficiency of the housing production strategy based upon the following:

   1. (a) Requirements provided in OAR 660-008-0075 to 660-008-0210, and
   2. (b) Other attributes that the commission considers relevant.

7. (7) The department shall, within 120 days after receiving the submission under section (1):

   1. (a) Approve the housing production strategy;
   2. (b) Approve the housing production strategy, subject to further review and actions recommended by the department based on its review under section (6); or
   3. (c) Remand the housing production strategy for further modification as identified by the department.
8. (8) A department determination under section (7) is not a land use decision and is final and not subject to appeal.
9. (9) The department will maintain an annual summary of proposed actions included in housing production strategies submitted under section (1) and midpoint reports submitted under OAR 660-008-0230.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 197.040

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 197.012 & ORS 197A.015 - 197A.470

History

LCDD 15-2024, adopt filed 12/20/2024, effective 01/01/2025