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Oregon land-use framework aims to preserve limited farmland, DLCD tells Senate committee
Summary
State land-use officials briefed the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Wildfire on Oregon's farmland-protection framework, the statutory limits on local and state roles, and the program's built-in flexibility including exceptions and allowable nonfarm uses.
The Department of Land Conservation and Development told the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Wildfire on May 27 that Oregon’s statewide land‑use framework is designed to preserve limited farmland and to concentrate urban development inside urban growth boundaries.
Alyssa Benini, legislative and policy analyst with the Department of Land Conservation and Development, said the program’s foundation is the Oregon Land Use Act of 1973 and the related statutory protections added afterward. “The statewide land use planning program began with the Oregon land use act of 1973, which was made up of Senate Bill 100 and Senate Bill 101,” Benini said.
The agency emphasized three core ideas: protecting resource lands through farm and…
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