ORS 215.010: Definitions.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
As used in this chapter: (1) The terms defined in ORS 92.010 shall have the meanings given therein, except that “parcel”: (a) Includes a unit of land created: (A) By partitioning land as defined in ORS 92.010; (B) In compliance with all applicable planning, zoning and partitioning ordinances and regulations; or (C) By deed or land sales contract, if there were no applicable planning, zoning or partitioning ordinances or regulations. (b) Does not include a unit of land created solely to establish a separate tax account. (2) “Tract” means one or more contiguous lots or parcels under the same ownership. (3) The terms defined in ORS chapters 197 and 197A shall have the meanings given therein. (4) “Farm use” has the meaning given that term in ORS 215.203. (5) “Recreational structure” means a campground structure with or without plumbing, heating or cooking facilities intended to be used by any particular occupant on a limited-time basis for recreational, seasonal, emergency or transitional housing purposes and may include yurts, cabins, fabric structures or similar structures as further defined, by rule, by the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services. (6) “Recreational vehicle” has the meaning given that term in ORS 174.101. (7) “The Willamette Valley” is Clackamas, Linn, Marion, Multnomah, Polk, Washington and Yamhill Counties and the portion of Benton and Lane Counties lying east of the summit of the Coast Range. [Amended by 1955 c.756 §25; 1963 c.619 §1 (1); 1985 c.717 §4; 1993 c.792 §8; 1999 c.327 §1; 2019 c.585 §19a; 2022 c.54 §15]
This rule cites
- ORS 92.010 — resolved
- ORS 215.203 — resolved
- ORS 174.101 — resolved
Cited by
- ORS 94.536: Definitions for ORS 94.536 and 94.538.
- ORS 197.713: Industrial development on industrial lands outside urban growth boundaries; exceptions.
- ORS 215.170: Authority of cities in unincorporated area.
- ORS 215.190: Violation of ordinances or regulations.
- ORS 215.233: Validity of ordinances and development patterns adopted before September 2, 1963.
- ORS 215.263: Land divisions in exclusive farm use zones; criteria for approval; rules.
- ORS 215.402: Definitions for ORS 215.402 to 215.438 and 215.700 to 215.780.
- ORS 215.417: Time to act under certain approved permits; extension.
- ORS 215.454: Lawful continuation of certain winery-related uses or structures.
- ORS 215.785: Exception to minimum lot or parcel sizes.
- ORS 223.505: Definitions for ORS 223.505 to 223.595.
- ORS 403.137: Operation of multiline telephone system.
- ORS 458.463: Designation of lands nominated by local government.
- ORS 652.197: Joint and several liability for unpaid wages owed to unrepresented employees performing labor under a construction contract.
- OAR 150-308-1030: Assessment of Farmlands Within Exclusive Farm Use (EFU) Zones
- OAR 603-080-0020: Definitions
- OAR 635-430-0010: Definitions of Wildlife Habitat Conservation and Management Program
- OAR 660-006-0005: Definitions
- OAR 660-011-0060: Sewer Service to Rural Lands
- OAR 660-033-0020: Definitions
- OAR 660-033-0130: Minimum Standards Applicable to the Schedule of Permitted and Conditional Uses
- OAR 660-033-0140: Permit Expiration Dates
- OAR 660-041-0510: Definitions
Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors215.html