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Stakeholders press for clearer, simpler rules to spur urban reserve use
Summary
Stakeholders urged rule changes and incentives to increase use of urban reserves, arguing current draft rules risk prioritizing farm/forest protection over housing production and that cost and administrative burdens deter cities from adopting reserves.
The Senate Interim Committee on Housing and Development held an informational hearing Sept. 29 on proposed urban reserve rule changes intended to implement legislative direction in House Bill 11 29 and portions of the Oregon Housing Needs Analysis.
Karen Chapman (Department of Land Conservation and Development) described proposed clarifications to the urban‑reserve rules that align division 21 and division 24 language, add prioritization within category 1 parcel types, and incorporate infrastructure cost into a prioritization scheme. She said urban reserves provide a 50‑year planning horizon and…
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