(1) A county may allow the following uses to be established on land designated as marginal land under ORS 197.247 (1991 Edition):
- (a) Intensive farm or forest operations, including but not limited to “farm use” as defined in ORS 215.203.
- (b) Part-time farms.
- (c) Woodlots.
- (d) One single-unit dwelling on a lot or parcel created under ORS 215.327 (1) or (2).
- (e) One single-unit dwelling on a lot or parcel of any size if the lot or parcel was created before July 1, 1983, subject to subsection (2) of this section.
- (f) The nonresidential uses authorized in exclusive farm use zones under ORS 215.213 (1) and (2).
- (g) One manufactured dwelling or recreational vehicle in conjunction with an existing dwelling as a temporary use for the term of a hardship suffered by the existing resident or a relative of the resident.
- (2) If a lot or parcel described in subsection (1)(e) of this section is located within the Willamette River Greenway, a floodplain or a geological hazard area, approval of a single-unit dwelling shall be subject to local ordinances relating to the Willamette River Greenway, floodplains or geological hazard areas, whichever is applicable.
[1983 c.826 §3; 1989 c.648 §62; 1993 c.792 §24; 1997 c.249 §60; 1999 c.640 §3; 2025 c.38 §35]