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OR SB1085

Bill

Status

Failed

6/27/2025

Primary Sponsor

Richard Anderson

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Origin

Senate

2025 Legislative Measures

AI Summary

  • 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

  • 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

  • Removes the requirement that partitions in exclusive farm use zones must occur along urban growth boundaries when creating farm use parcels

  • Prohibits the Land Conservation and Development Commission from adopting or implementing rules to identify or designate small-scale farmland or secondary land

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Housing and Development2/25/2025

Full Bill Text

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