OAR 660-044-0055: Adoption of Local Plans to Implement the Preferred Scenario

(1) Local governments shall amend comprehensive plans, land use regulations, and transportation system plans to be consistent with and implement relevant portions of the preferred land use and transportation scenario as set forth in Metro’s functional plans or amendments. “Consistent” for the purpose of this section means city and county comprehensive plans and implementing ordinances, on the whole, conforms with the purposes of the performance standards in the functional plan and any failure to meet individual performance standard requirements is technical or minor in nature. (2) Beginning one year from Metro’s adoption or amendment of the preferred scenario, local governments in the Portland metropolitan area shall, in updating or adopting an amendment to a comprehensive plan or transportation system plan, demonstrate that the proposed update or amendment is consistent with the preferred land use and transportation scenario.