ORS 197.012: Compact urban development.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
In areas of the state that are growing rapidly, state agencies, as defined in ORS 171.133, cities and counties should, within constraints of applicable federal law and regulations, state law and rules and local ordinances: (1) Consider directing major public infrastructure investments, including major transportation investments, to reinforce compact urban development; and (2) Consider giving priority to investments that promote infill or redevelopment of existing urban areas to encourage the density necessary to support alternative modes of transportation. [2009 c.873 §14]
Official history and status
History: Note: 197.012 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 197 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
Administrative rules citing this section
- OAR 660-008-0080: Review of Contextualized Housing Need — implements
- OAR 660-008-0100: Housing Capacity Analysis — implements
- OAR 660-008-0200: Housing Production Strategy Structure — implements
- OAR 660-008-0215: Review of Housing Production Strategies — implements
- OAR 660-008-0230: Midpoint Reporting on Housing Production Strategy Implementation — implements
- OAR 660-012-0005: Definitions — implements
- OAR 660-012-0011: Applicable Rules — implements
- OAR 660-012-0035: Evaluation and Selection of Transportation System Alternatives — implements
- OAR 660-012-0045: Implementation of the Transportation System Plan — implements
- OAR 660-012-0100: Transportation System Plans in Metropolitan Areas — implements
- OAR 660-012-0105: Transportation System Plan Updates — implements
- OAR 660-012-0110: Transportation System Planning Area — implements
- OAR 660-012-0115: Funding Projections — implements
- OAR 660-012-0120: Transportation System Planning Engagement — implements
- OAR 660-012-0125: Underserved Populations — implements
- OAR 660-012-0130: Decision-Making with Underserved Populations — implements
- OAR 660-012-0135: Equity Analysis — implements
- OAR 660-012-0140: Transportation System Planning in the Portland Metropolitan Area — implements
- OAR 660-012-0145: Transportation Options Planning — implements
- OAR 660-012-0150: Transportation System Inventories — implements
- OAR 660-012-0155: Prioritization Framework — implements
- OAR 660-012-0160: Reducing Vehicle Miles Traveled — implements
- OAR 660-012-0170: Unconstrained Project List — implements
- OAR 660-012-0180: Financially-Constrained Project List — implements
- OAR 660-012-0190: Transportation System Refinement Plans — implements
- OAR 660-012-0200: Temporary Projects — implements
- OAR 660-012-0210: Transportation Modeling and Analysis — implements
- OAR 660-012-0215: Transportation Performance Standards — implements
- OAR 660-012-0300: Coordinated Land Use and Transportation System Planning — implements
- OAR 660-012-0310: Climate-Friendly Areas — implements
- OAR 660-012-0315: Designation of Climate-Friendly Areas — implements
- OAR 660-012-0320: Land Use Requirements in Climate-Friendly Areas — implements
- OAR 660-012-0325: Transportation Review in Climate-Friendly Areas and Centers — implements
- OAR 660-012-0330: Land Use Requirements — implements
- OAR 660-012-0340: Land Use Assumptions — implements
- OAR 660-012-0350: Urban Growth Boundary Expansions — implements
- OAR 660-012-0360: Key Destinations — implements
- OAR 660-012-0400: Parking Management — implements
- OAR 660-012-0405: Parking Regulation Improvements — implements
- OAR 660-012-0410: Electric Vehicle Charging — implements
- OAR 660-012-0415: Parking Maximums and Evaluation in More Populous Communities — implements
- OAR 660-012-0420: Exemption for Communities without Parking Mandates — implements
- OAR 660-012-0425: Reducing the Burden of Parking Mandates — implements
- OAR 660-012-0430: Reduction of Parking Mandates for Development Types — implements
- OAR 660-012-0435: Parking Reform in Climate-Friendly Areas — implements
- OAR 660-012-0440: Parking Reform Near Transit Corridors — implements
- OAR 660-012-0445: Parking Management Alternative Approaches — implements
- OAR 660-012-0450: Parking Management in More Populous Communities — implements
- OAR 660-012-0500: Pedestrian System Planning — implements
- OAR 660-012-0505: Pedestrian System Inventory — implements
- OAR 660-012-0510: Pedestrian System Requirements — implements
- OAR 660-012-0520: Pedestrian System Projects — implements
- OAR 660-012-0600: Bicycle System Planning — implements
- OAR 660-012-0605: Bicycle System Inventory — implements
- OAR 660-012-0610: Bicycle System Requirements — implements
- OAR 660-012-0620: Bicycle System Projects — implements
- OAR 660-012-0630: Bicycle Parking — implements
- OAR 660-012-0700: Public Transportation System Planning — implements
- OAR 660-012-0705: Public Transportation System Inventory — implements
- OAR 660-012-0710: Public Transportation System Requirements — implements
- OAR 660-012-0720: Public Transportation System Projects — implements
- OAR 660-012-0800: Street and Highway System Planning — implements
- OAR 660-012-0805: Street and Highway System Inventory — implements
- OAR 660-012-0810: Street and Highway System Requirements — implements
- OAR 660-012-0820: Street and Highway Projects — implements
- OAR 660-012-0830: Enhanced Review of Select Roadway Projects — implements
- OAR 660-012-0900: Reporting — implements
- OAR 660-012-0905: Land Use and Transportation Performance Measures — implements
- OAR 660-012-0910: Land Use and Transportation Performance Targets — implements
- OAR 660-012-0915: Review of Reports — implements
- OAR 660-012-0920: Compliance Hearings — implements
- OAR 660-037-0010: Purpose Statement — implements
- OAR 660-037-0020: Policy — implements
- OAR 660-037-0030: Statement of Applicability — implements
- OAR 660-037-0040: Definitions — implements
- OAR 660-037-0050: Minimum Water-Dependent Shoreland Protection Acreage — implements
- OAR 660-037-0060: Designate Water-Dependent Shorelands — implements
- OAR 660-037-0070: Water-Dependent Shoreland Locational and Suitability Criteria — implements
- OAR 660-037-0080: Methods of Protection — implements
- OAR 660-037-0090: Rezoning of Qualifying Shorelands to Nonwater-Dependent Uses — implements
- OAR 660-044-0015: Applicability - Compliance Schedule — implements
- OAR 660-044-0100: Scenario Planning Work Programs — implements
- OAR 660-044-0110: Land Use and Transportation Scenario Plan Contents — implements
- OAR 660-044-0120: Commission Review of a Land Use and Transportation Scenario Plan — implements
- OAR 660-044-0130: Local Amendments to Implement Approved Land Use and Transportation Scenario Plan — implements
This rule cites
- ORS 171.133 — resolved
Cited by
No inbound citations found.
Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors197.html