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OR SB1085
Bill
Status
6/27/2025
Primary Sponsor
Richard Anderson
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AI Summary
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Reduces minimum lot sizes for Oregon resource lands by 75%: exclusive farm use land drops from 80 to 20 acres, designated rangeland from 160 to 40 acres, and forestland from 80 to 20 acres
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Allows subdivision of farm, forest, or mixed farm/forest land without water rights into lots of at least 5 acres if the property had no appurtenant water rights as of January 1, 2025, creates at least four lots, and each lot will have a dwelling sharing infrastructure and amenities with other lots
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Removes the requirement that partitions in exclusive farm use zones must occur along urban growth boundaries when creating farm use parcels
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Prohibits the Land Conservation and Development Commission from adopting or implementing rules to identify or designate small-scale farmland or secondary land
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Declares an emergency, making the act effective immediately upon passage
Legislative Description
Relating to minimum lot sizes for resource lands; declaring an emergency.
Last Action
In committee upon adjournment.
6/27/2025