OAR 660-030-0090: Relationship Between OAR chapter 660, divisions 30 and 31

(1) The purpose of OAR chapter 660, division 31 (entitled “State Permit Compliance and Compatibility”) pursuant to ORS 197.180(7), is to specify state agency responsibilities for goal compliance and comprehensive plan compatibility for agency land use programs which involve the issuance of state permits. For certain permits, OAR chapter 660, division 31 also establishes a process for a state agency to rely on a local government’s determination of goal compliance and comprehensive plan compatibility obligation under ORS 197.180. (2) A state agency in its agency coordination program, pursuant to OAR 660-030-0060(3)(d) shall provide the following: (a) A list of the agency’s Class A and B permits affecting land use, including those permits listed in OAR 660-031-0012; (b) A description as required by OAR 660-031-0026 of the process the agency will use to assure that permit approvals are in compliance with the goals and compatible with acknowledged comprehensive plans; and (c) Definitions, as appropriate, of the terms “substantial modifications” of “intensification” as required by OAR 660-031-0040 involving renewal permits.