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 shall submit the adopted strategy or amended strategy to the Department of Land Conservation and Development.

2. (2) The submission under subsection (1) of this section must include copies of:

   1. (a) The signed decision adopting the housing production strategy or amended strategy;
   2. (b) The text of the housing production strategy clearly indicating any amendments to the most recent strategy submitted under this section; and
   3. (c) A brief narrative summary of the housing production strategy.
3. (3) On the same day the city submits notice of the housing production strategy or amended strategy, the city shall provide a notice to persons that participated in the proceedings that led to the adoption of the strategy and requested notice in writing.
4. (4) Within 10 days of receipt of the submission under subsection (1) of this section, the department shall provide notice to persons described under ORS 197.615 (3).

5. (5) The notices given under subsections (3) and (4) of this section must state:

   1. (a) How and where materials described in subsection (2) of this section may be freely obtained;
   2. (b) That comments on the strategy may be submitted to the department within 45 days after the department has received the submission; and
   3. (c) That there is no further right of appeal.

6. (6) Based upon criteria adopted by the Land Conservation and Development Commission, the department shall, within 120 days after receiving the submission under subsection (1) of this section:

   1. (a) Approve the housing production strategy;
   2. (b) Approve the housing production strategy, subject to further review and actions; or
   3. (c) Remand the housing production strategy for further modification as identified by the department.
7. (7) A determination by the department under subsection (6) of this section is not a land use decision and is final and not subject to appeal.
8. (8) The Land Conservation and Development Commission may adopt rules describing circumstances in which a city’s amendment to a comprehensive plan or adoption of a land use regulation is not subject to review, including under ORS 197.610 to 197.625, for compliance with a statewide land use planning goal related to transportation or economic development if the amendment or adoption is included within a housing production strategy that has been approved under subsection (6) of this section. In establishing circumstances under this subsection, the commission shall provide equal weight to housing, economic and transportation statewide land use planning goals as required under ORS 197.340.

[Formerly 197.291]