OAR 660-025-0175: Review of UGB Amendments and Urban Reserve Area Designations

(1) A local government must submit the following land use decisions to the department for review for compliance with the applicable statewide planning goals, statutes and rules in the manner provided for review of a work task under ORS 197.633: (a) An amendment of an urban growth boundary by a metropolitan service district that adds more than 100 acres to the area within its urban growth boundary; (b) An amendment of an urban growth boundary by a city with a population of 2,500 or more within its urban growth boundary that adds more than 50 acres to the area within the urban growth boundary, except as provided by ORS 197A.325 and OAR 660-038-0020(10); (c) A designation of an area as an urban reserve under ORS 195.137 to 195.145 by a metropolitan service district or by a city with a population of 2,500 or more within its urban growth boundary; (d) An amendment of the boundary of an urban reserve by a metropolitan service district; (e) An amendment of the boundary of an urban reserve to add more than 50 acres to the urban reserve by a city with a population of 2,500 of more within its urban growth boundary; and (f) A designation or an amendment to the designation of a rural reserve under ORS 195.137 to 195.145 by a county, in coordination with a metropolitan service district, including an amendment of the boundary of a rural reserve. (2) A local government may submit a comprehensive plan amendment or land use regulation amendment to the department for review for compliance with the applicable statewide planning goals, statutes and rules in the manner provided for review of a work task under ORS 197.633 when it is a task on a work program for sequential submittal of an urban growth boundary as provided in ORS 197.626(3) and OAR 660-025-0185. (3) The standards and procedures in this rule govern the local government process and submittal, and department and commission review. (4) The local government must provide notice of the proposed amendment according to the procedures and requirements for post-acknowledgement plan amendments in ORS 197.610 and OAR 660-018-0020. (5) The local government must submit its final decision amending its comprehensive plan or urban growth boundary, or designating urban reserve areas, to the department according to all the requirements for a work task submittal in OAR 660-025-0130 and 660-025-0140. (6) Department and commission review and decision on the submittal from the local government must follow the procedures and requirements for review and decision of a work task submittal in OAR 660-025-0085, 660-025-0140 to 660-025-0160, and 660-025-0185.