OR SB521

Cities outside Metro with populations over 10,000 in counties with populations over 20,000 are now required to cooperatively designate urban reserves with their counties, changing this from optional to mandatory

Local governments may approve land use applications on urban reserve lands for residential subdivisions of 10+ lots, multifamily developments of 10+ units, or commercial/industrial uses creating 10+ jobs paying above area median income

Cities may amend urban growth boundaries to include developed or subdivided urban reserve lands without complying with standard statewide planning goals or ORS 197.626 requirements

Urban reserves must be planned to accommodate 40-50 years of population and employment growth, or 20-30 years beyond the local government's 20-year buildable lands inventory period

When Metro includes urban reserve land within an urban growth boundary, it is not required to consider soil capability classification or cubic foot site class typically required for boundary expansions