OAR 660-027-0010: Definitions

The definitions contained in ORS chapters 195 and 197 and the Statewide Planning Goals (OAR chapter 660, division 15) apply to this division, unless the context requires otherwise. In addition, the following definitions apply: (1) “Foundation Agricultural Lands” means those lands mapped as Foundation Agricultural Lands in the January 2007 Oregon Department of Agriculture report to Metro entitled “Identification and Assessment of the Long-Term Commercial Viability of Metro Region Agricultural Lands.” (2) “Important Agricultural Lands” means those lands mapped as Important Agricultural Lands in the January 2007 Oregon Department of Agriculture report to Metro entitled “Identification and Assessment of the Long-Term Commercial Viability of Metro Region Agricultural Lands.” (3) “Intergovernmental agreement” means an agreement between Metro and a county pursuant to applicable requirements for such agreements in ORS 190.003 to 190.130, 195.025 or 197.652 to 197.658, and in accordance with the requirements in this division regarding the designation of urban and rural reserves and the performance of related land use planning and other activities pursuant to such designation. (4) “Livable communities” means communities with development patterns, public services and infrastructure that make them safe, healthy, affordable, sustainable and attractive places to live and work. (5) “Metro” means a metropolitan service district organized under ORS chapter 268. (6) “Important natural landscape features” means landscape features that limit urban development or help define appropriate natural boundaries of urbanization, and that thereby provide for the long-term protection and enhancement of the region's natural resources, public health and safety, and unique sense of place. These features include, but are not limited to, plant, fish and wildlife habitat; corridors important for ecological, scenic and recreational connectivity; steep slopes, floodplains and other natural hazard lands; areas critical to the region's air and water quality; historic and cultural areas; and other landscape features that define and distinguish the region. (7) “Public facilities and services” means sanitary sewer, water, transportation, storm water management facilities and public parks. (8) “Regional framework plan” means the plan adopted by Metro pursuant to ORS 197.015(17). (9) “Rural reserve” means lands outside the Metro UGB, and outside any other UGB in a county with which Metro has an agreement pursuant to this division, reserved to provide long-term protection for agriculture, forestry or important natural landscape features. (10) “UGB” means an acknowledged urban growth boundary established under Goal 14 and as defined in ORS 195.060(2). (11) “Urban reserve” means lands outside an urban growth boundary designated to provide for future expansion of the UGB over a long-term period and to facilitate planning for the cost-effective provision of public facilities and services when the lands are included within the urban growth boundary. (12) “Walkable” describes a community in which land uses are mixed, built compactly, and designed to provide residents, employees and others safe and convenient pedestrian access to schools, offices, businesses, parks and recreation facilities, libraries and other places that provide goods and services used on a regular basis.