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-83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2026 Regular Session
-A-Engrossed
-Senate Bill 1561
-Ordered by the Senate February 17
-Including Senate Amendments dated February 17
-Sponsored by Senator WEBER, Representative WRIGHT; Senators DRAZAN, FREDERICK, PATTERSON, SMITH
-DB, THATCHER, Representatives EDWARDS, HARTMAN, HELFRICH, JAVADI, LEVY B, MANNIX,
-MCDONALD, OWENS (Presession filed.)
-SUMMARY
-The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject
-to consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor’s brief statement of the essential features of the
-measure. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards.
-Digest: This Act allows an owner a separate path to restore a destroyed home. (Flesch Read-
-ability Score: 69.9).
-Requires local governments to approve restoration or replacement of dwellings rendered
-uninhabitable under an alternative process that is not a land use decision.
-A BILL FOR AN ACT
-Relating to restoration of dwellings damaged by involuntary causes; creating new provisions; and
-amending ORS 215.213, 215.283 and 215.755.
-Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
-SECTION 1.
-Section 2 of this 2026 Act is added to and made a part of ORS chapter 197.
-SECTION 2. (1) The local government shall approve an application to restore or replace
-a dwelling damaged or destroyed by a natural or involuntary event if:
-(a) The former dwelling:
-(A) Had intact exterior walls and roof structure;
-(B) Had indoor plumbing consisting of a kitchen sink, toilet and bathing facilities con-
-nected to a sanitary waste disposal system;
-(C) Had interior wiring for interior lights;
-(D) Had a heating system; and
-(E)(i) Was authorized by building permits or other regulatory approval process by the
-appropriate authority; or
-(ii) Was assessed as a residential dwelling for purposes of ad valorem taxation for the tax
-year beginning on July 1, 10 years before the date of the application, and is not subject to
-unresolved enforcement proceedings challenging the lawfulness of the dwelling; and
-(b) The proposed dwelling will:
-(A) Not exceed the floor area of the former dwelling by more than 25 percent;
-(B) Be adequately served by water, sanitation and roads;
-(C) Be located wholly or partially within the footprint of the former dwelling unless
-necessary to comply with local flood regulations or to avoid a natural hazard area, in which
-case the applicant may choose a suitable location on the same lot or parcel; and
-(D) Comply with applicable building codes that were in effect on the date the dwelling
-was damaged or destroyed.
-NOTE: Matter in boldfaced type in an amended section is new; matter [ italic and bracketed] is existing law to be omitted.
-New sections are in boldfaced type.
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-(2) A local government may not add conditions to the approval or siting of a dwelling
-under this section except as necessary to maintain participation in the National Flood In-
-surance Program under 42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.
-(3) A damaged dwelling to be replaced under this section must be removed, demolished,
-incorporated into the replacement dwelling or converted to a nonresidential use within three
-months after the replacement dwelling is certified for occupancy.
-(4) An application under this section must be filed within three years following the date
-of the natural or involuntary event.
-(5) Construction of a replacement dwelling approved under this section must commence
-no later than four years after the approval of the application under this section becomes
-final.
-(6) A local government may delegate the approval of an application under this section to:
-(a) A hearings officer, as defined in ORS 215.402 or 227.160;
-(b) A planning commission, as described in ORS 215.020; or
-(c) A planning director.
-(7) The findings of the local government or its designee in approving an application under
-this section are not land use decisions and are subject to review only under ORS 34.010 to
-34.100. The local government may require an applicant to give notice to certain nonparties
-and shall provide nonparties an opportunity to submit written comments on the application
-in a manner provided by ordinance. The findings and conclusions of the local government are
-entitled to deference if there is any evidence to support the findings.
-SECTION 3.
- ORS 215.213 is amended to read:
-215.213. (1) In counties that have adopted marginal lands provisions under ORS 197.247 (1991
-Edition), the following uses may be established in any area zoned for exclusive farm use:
-(a) Churches and cemeteries in conjunction with churches.
-(b) The propagation or harvesting of a forest product.
-(c) Utility facilities necessary for public service, not including commercial facilities for the
-purpose of generating electrical power for public use by sale or transmission towers over 200 feet
-in height, but including:
-(A) Utility facilities as provided in ORS 215.275;
-(B) Utility facilities that are associated transmission lines, as defined in ORS 215.274 and
-469.300;
-(C) Wetland waste treatment systems; or
-(D) Facilities and service lines needed to provide water or wastewater services allowed under
-ORS 215.256.
-(d) A dwelling on real property used for farm use if the dwelling is occupied by a relative of the
-farm operator or the farm operator’s spouse, which means a child, parent, stepparent, grandchild,
-grandparent, stepgrandparent, sibling, stepsibling, niece, nephew or first cousin of either, if the farm
-operator does or will require the assistance of the relative in the management of the farm use and
-the dwelling is located on the same lot or parcel as the dwelling of the farm operator.
-Notwithstanding ORS 92.010 to 92.192 or the minimum lot or parcel size requirements under ORS
-215.780, if the owner of a dwelling described in this paragraph obtains construction financing or
-other financing secured by the dwelling and the secured party forecloses on the dwelling, the se-
-cured party may also foreclose on the homesite, as defined in ORS 308A.250, and the foreclosure
-shall operate as a partition of the homesite to create a new parcel.
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-(e) Nonresidential buildings customarily provided in conjunction with farm use.
-(f) Subject to ORS 215.279, primary or accessory dwellings customarily provided in conjunction
-with farm use. For a primary dwelling, the dwelling must be on a lot or parcel that is managed as
-part of a farm operation and is not smaller than the minimum lot size in a farm zone with a minimum
-lot size acknowledged under ORS 197.251.
-(g) Operations for the exploration for and production of geothermal resources as defined by ORS
-522.005 and oil and gas as defined by ORS 520.005, including the placement and operation of
-compressors, separators and other customary production equipment for an individual well adjacent
-to the wellhead. Any activities or construction relating to such operations shall not be a basis for
-an exception under ORS 197.732 (2)(a) or (b).
-(h) Operations for the exploration for minerals as defined by ORS 517.750. Any activities or
-construction relating to such operations shall not be a basis for an exception under ORS 197.732
-(2)(a) or (b).
-(i) One manufactured dwelling or recreational vehicle, or the temporary residential use of an
-existing building, in conjunction with an existing dwelling as a temporary use for the term of a
-hardship suffered by the existing resident or a relative of the resident. Within three months of the
-end of the hardship, the manufactured dwelling or recreational vehicle shall be removed or demol-
-ished or, in the case of an existing building, the building shall be removed, demolished or returned
-to an allowed nonresidential use. The governing body or its designee shall provide for periodic re-
-view of the hardship claimed under this paragraph. A temporary residence approved under this
-paragraph is not eligible for replacement under paragraph (q) of this subsection.
-(j) Climbing and passing lanes within the right of way existing as of July 1, 1987.
-(k) Reconstruction or modification of public roads and highways, including the placement of
-utility facilities overhead and in the subsurface of public roads and highways along the public right
-of way, but not including the addition of travel lanes, where no removal or displacement of buildings
-would occur, or no new land parcels result.
-(L) Temporary public road and highway detours that will be abandoned and restored to original
-condition or use at such time as no longer needed.
-(m) Minor betterment of existing public road and highway related facilities, such as maintenance
-yards, weigh stations and rest areas, within right of way existing as of July 1, 1987, and contiguous
-public-owned property utilized to support the operation and maintenance of public roads and high-
-ways.
-(n) A replacement dwelling to be used in conjunction with farm use if the existing dwelling has
-been classified as historic property as described in ORS 358.487 (4).
-(o) Creation, restoration or enhancement of wetlands.
-(p) A winery, as described in ORS 215.452 or 215.453.
-(q) Alteration, restoration or replacement of a lawfully established dwelling, as described in ORS
-215.291 or section 2 of this 2026 Act .
-(r) Farm stands if:
-(A) The structures are designed and used for the sale of farm crops or livestock grown on the
-farm operation, or grown on the farm operation and other farm operations in the local agricultural
-area, including the sale of retail incidental items and fee-based activity to promote the sale of farm
-crops or livestock sold at the farm stand if the annual sale of incidental items and fees from pro-
-motional activity do not make up more than 25 percent of the total annual sales of the farm stand;
-and
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-(B) The farm stand does not include structures designed for occupancy as a residence or for
-activity other than the sale of farm crops or livestock and does not include structures for banquets,
-public gatherings or public entertainment.
-(s) An armed forces reserve center, if the center is within one-half mile of a community college.
-For purposes of this paragraph, “armed forces reserve center” includes an armory or National
-Guard support facility.
-(t) A site for the takeoff and landing of model aircraft, including such buildings or facilities as
-may reasonably be necessary. Buildings or facilities shall not be more than 500 square feet in floor
-area or placed on a permanent foundation unless the building or facility preexisted the use approved
-under this paragraph. The site shall not include an aggregate surface or hard surface area unless
-the surface preexisted the use approved under this paragraph. An owner of property used for the
-purpose authorized in this paragraph may charge a person operating the use on the property rent
-for the property. An operator may charge users of the property a fee that does not exceed the
-operator’s cost to maintain the property, buildings and facilities. As used in this paragraph, “model
-aircraft” means a small-scale version of an airplane, glider, helicopter, dirigible or balloon that is
-used or intended to be used for flight and is controlled by radio, lines or design by a person on the
-ground.
-(u) A facility for the processing of farm products as described in ORS 215.255.
-(v) Fire service facilities providing rural fire protection services.
-(w) Irrigation reservoirs, canals, delivery lines and those structures and accessory operational
-facilities, not including parks or other recreational structures and facilities, associated with a dis-
-trict as defined in ORS 540.505.
-(x) Utility facility service lines. Utility facility service lines are utility lines and accessory fa-
-cilities or structures that end at the point where the utility service is received by the customer and
-that are located on one or more of the following:
-(A) A public right of way;
-(B) Land immediately adjacent to a public right of way, provided the written consent of all ad-
-jacent property owners has been obtained; or
-(C) The property to be served by the utility.
-(y) Subject to the issuance of a license, permit or other approval by the Department of Envi-
-ronmental Quality under ORS 454.695, 459.205, 468B.050, 468B.053 or 468B.055, or in compliance with
-rules adopted under ORS 468B.095, and as provided in ORS 215.246 to 215.251, the land application
-of reclaimed water, agricultural or industrial process water or biosolids, or the onsite treatment of
-septage prior to the land application of biosolids, for agricultural, horticultural or silvicultural pro-
-duction, or for irrigation in connection with a use allowed in an exclusive farm use zone under this
-chapter. For the purposes of this paragraph, onsite treatment of septage prior to the land application
-of biosolids is limited to treatment using treatment facilities that are portable, temporary and
-transportable by truck trailer, as defined in ORS 801.580, during a period of time within which land
-application of biosolids is authorized under the license, permit or other approval.
-(z) Dog training classes or testing trials, which may be conducted outdoors or in farm buildings
-in existence on January 1, 2019, when:
-(A) The number of dogs participating in training does not exceed 10 dogs per training class and
-the number of training classes to be held on-site does not exceed six per day; and
-(B) The number of dogs participating in a testing trial does not exceed 60 and the number of
-testing trials to be conducted on-site is limited to four or fewer trials per calendar year.
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-(aa) A cider business, as described in ORS 215.451.
-(bb) A farm brewery, as described in ORS 215.449.
-(2) In counties that have adopted marginal lands provisions under ORS 197.247 (1991 Edition),
-the following uses may be established in any area zoned for exclusive farm use subject to ORS
-215.296:
-(a) A primary dwelling in conjunction with farm use or the propagation or harvesting of a forest
-product on a lot or parcel that is managed as part of a farm operation or woodlot if the farm op-
-eration or woodlot:
-(A) Consists of 20 or more acres; and
-(B) Is not smaller than the average farm or woodlot in the county producing at least $2,500 in
-annual gross income from the crops, livestock or forest products to be raised on the farm operation
-or woodlot.
-(b) A primary dwelling in conjunction with farm use or the propagation or harvesting of a forest
-product on a lot or parcel that is managed as part of a farm operation or woodlot smaller than re-
-quired under paragraph (a) of this subsection, if the lot or parcel:
-(A) Has produced at least $20,000 in annual gross farm income in two consecutive calendar
-years out of the three calendar years before the year in which the application for the dwelling was
-made or is planted in perennials capable of producing upon harvest an average of at least $20,000
-in annual gross farm income; or
-(B) Is a woodlot capable of producing an average over the growth cycle of $20,000 in gross an-
-nual income.
-(c) Commercial activities that are in conjunction with farm use, including the processing of farm
-crops into biofuel not permitted under ORS 215.203 (2)(b)(K) or 215.255.
-(d) Operations conducted for:
-(A) Mining and processing of geothermal resources as defined by ORS 522.005 and oil and gas
-as defined by ORS 520.005, not otherwise permitted under subsection (1)(g) of this section;
-(B) Mining, crushing or stockpiling of aggregate and other mineral and other subsurface re-
-sources subject to ORS 215.298;
-(C) Processing, as defined by ORS 517.750, of aggregate into asphalt or portland cement; and
-(D) Processing of other mineral resources and other subsurface resources.
-(e) Community centers owned by a governmental agency or a nonprofit community organization
-and operated primarily by and for residents of the local rural community, hunting and fishing pre-
-serves, public and private parks, playgrounds and campgrounds. Subject to the approval of the
-county governing body or its designee, a private campground may provide yurts for overnight
-camping. No more than one-third or a maximum of 10 campsites, whichever is smaller, may include
-a yurt. The yurt shall be located on the ground or on a wood floor with no permanent foundation.
-Upon request of a county governing body, the Land Conservation and Development Commission may
-provide by rule for an increase in the number of yurts allowed on all or a portion of the
-campgrounds in a county if the commission determines that the increase will comply with the stan-
-dards described in ORS 215.296 (1). A public park or campground may be established as provided
-under ORS 195.120. As used in this paragraph, “yurt” means a round, domed shelter of cloth or
-canvas on a collapsible frame with no plumbing, sewage disposal hookup or internal cooking appli-
-ance.
-(f) Golf courses on land determined not to be high-value farmland as defined in ORS 195.300.
-(g) Commercial utility facilities for the purpose of generating power for public use by sale. If the
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-area zoned for exclusive farm use is high-value farmland, a photovoltaic solar power generation fa-
-cility may be established as a commercial utility facility as provided in ORS 215.447. A renewable
-energy facility as defined in ORS 215.446 may be established as a commercial utility facility.
-(h) Personal-use airports for airplanes and helicopter pads, including associated hangar, main-
-tenance and service facilities. A personal-use airport as used in this section means an airstrip re-
-stricted, except for aircraft emergencies, to use by the owner, and, on an infrequent and occasional
-basis, by invited guests, and by commercial aviation activities in connection with agricultural op-
-erations. No aircraft may be based on a personal-use airport other than those owned or controlled
-by the owner of the airstrip. Exceptions to the activities permitted under this definition may be
-granted through waiver action by the Oregon Department of Aviation in specific instances. A
-personal-use airport lawfully existing as of September 13, 1975, shall continue to be permitted sub-
-ject to any applicable rules of the Oregon Department of Aviation.
-(i) A facility for the primary processing of forest products, provided that such facility is found
-to not seriously interfere with accepted farming practices and is compatible with farm uses de-
-scribed in ORS 215.203 (2). Such a facility may be approved for a one-year period which is
-renewable. These facilities are intended to be only portable or temporary in nature. The primary
-processing of a forest product, as used in this section, means the use of a portable chipper or stud
-mill or other similar methods of initial treatment of a forest product in order to enable its shipment
-to market. Forest products, as used in this section, means timber grown upon a parcel of land or
-contiguous land where the primary processing facility is located.
-(j) A site for the disposal of solid waste approved by the governing body of a city or county or
-both and for which a permit has been granted under ORS 459.245 by the Department of Environ-
-mental Quality together with equipment, facilities or buildings necessary for its operation.
-(k)(A) Commercial dog boarding kennels; or
-(B) Dog training classes or testing trials that cannot be established under subsection (1)(z) of
-this section.
-(L) Residential homes as defined in ORS 197.660, in existing dwellings.
-(m) The propagation, cultivation, maintenance and harvesting of aquatic species that are not
-under the jurisdiction of the State Fish and Wildlife Commission or insect species. Insect species
-shall not include any species under quarantine by the State Department of Agriculture or the United
-States Department of Agriculture. The county shall provide notice of all applications under this
-paragraph to the State Department of Agriculture. Notice shall be provided in accordance with the
-county’s land use regulations but shall be mailed at least 20 calendar days prior to any administra-
-tive decision or initial public hearing on the application.
-(n) Home occupations as provided in ORS 215.448.
-(o) Transmission towers over 200 feet in height.
-(p) Construction of additional passing and travel lanes requiring the acquisition of right of way
-but not resulting in the creation of new land parcels.
-(q) Reconstruction or modification of public roads and highways involving the removal or dis-
-placement of buildings but not resulting in the creation of new land parcels.
-(r) Improvement of public road and highway related facilities such as maintenance yards, weigh
-stations and rest areas, where additional property or right of way is required but not resulting in
-the creation of new land parcels.
-(s) A destination resort that is approved consistent with the requirements of any statewide
-planning goal relating to the siting of a destination resort.
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-(t) Room and board arrangements for a maximum of five unrelated persons in existing resi-
-dences.
-(u) A living history museum related to resource based activities owned and operated by a gov-
-ernmental agency or a local historical society, together with limited commercial activities and fa-
-cilities that are directly related to the use and enjoyment of the museum and located within
-authentic buildings of the depicted historic period or the museum administration building, if areas
-other than an exclusive farm use zone cannot accommodate the museum and related activities or if
-the museum administration buildings and parking lot are located within one quarter mile of the
-metropolitan urban growth boundary. As used in this paragraph:
-(A) “Living history museum” means a facility designed to depict and interpret everyday life and
-culture of some specific historic period using authentic buildings, tools, equipment and people to
-simulate past activities and events; and
-(B) “Local historical society” means the local historical society, recognized as such by the
-county governing body and organized under ORS chapter 65.
-(v) Operations for the extraction and bottling of water.
-(w) An aerial fireworks display business that has been in continuous operation at its current
-location within an exclusive farm use zone since December 31, 1986, and possesses a wholesaler’s
-permit to sell or provide fireworks.
-(x) A landscape contracting business, as defined in ORS 671.520, or a business providing land-
-scape architecture services, as described in ORS 671.318, if the business is pursued in conjunction
-with the growing and marketing of nursery stock on the land that constitutes farm use.
-(y) Public or private schools for kindergarten through grade 12, including all buildings essential
-to the operation of a school, primarily for residents of the rural area in which the school is located.
-(z) Equine and equine-affiliated therapeutic and counseling activities, provided:
-(A) The activities are conducted in existing buildings that were lawfully constructed on the
-property before January 1, 2019, or in new buildings that are accessory, incidental and subordinate
-to the farm use on the tract; and
-(B) All individuals conducting therapeutic or counseling activities are acting within the proper
-scope of any licenses required by the state.
-(aa) Child care facilities, preschool recorded programs or school-age recorded programs that are:
-(A) Authorized under ORS 329A.250 to 329A.450;
-(B) Primarily for the children of residents and workers of the rural area in which the facility
-or program is located; and
-(C) Colocated with a community center or a public or private school allowed under this sub-
-section.
-(3) In counties that have adopted marginal lands provisions under ORS 197.247 (1991 Edition),
-a single-unit residential dwelling not provided in conjunction with farm use may be established on
-a lot or parcel with soils predominantly in capability classes IV through VIII as determined by the
-Agricultural Capability Classification System in use by the United States Department of Agriculture
-Soil Conservation Service on October 15, 1983. A proposed dwelling is subject to approval of the
-governing body or its designee in any area zoned for exclusive farm use upon written findings
-showing all of the following:
-(a) The dwelling or activities associated with the dwelling will not force a significant change in
-or significantly increase the cost of accepted farming practices on nearby lands devoted to farm use.
-(b) The dwelling is situated upon generally unsuitable land for the production of farm crops and
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-livestock, considering the terrain, adverse soil or land conditions, drainage and flooding, location
-and size of the tract. A lot or parcel shall not be considered unsuitable solely because of its size
-or location if it can reasonably be put to farm use in conjunction with other land.
-(c) Complies with such other conditions as the governing body or its designee considers neces-
-sary.
-(4) In counties that have adopted marginal lands provisions under ORS 197.247 (1991 Edition),
-one single-unit dwelling, not provided in conjunction with farm use, may be established in any area
-zoned for exclusive farm use on a lot or parcel described in subsection (7) of this section that is not
-larger than three acres upon written findings showing:
-(a) The dwelling or activities associated with the dwelling will not force a significant change in
-or significantly increase the cost of accepted farming practices on nearby lands devoted to farm use;
-(b) If the lot or parcel is located within the Willamette River Greenway, a floodplain or a
-geological hazard area, the dwelling complies with conditions imposed by local ordinances relating
-specifically to the Willamette River Greenway, floodplains or geological hazard areas, whichever is
-applicable; and
-(c) The dwelling complies with other conditions considered necessary by the governing body or
-its designee.
-(5) Upon receipt of an application for a permit under subsection (4) of this section, the governing
-body shall notify:
-(a) Owners of land that is within 250 feet of the lot or parcel on which the dwelling will be es-
-tablished; and
-(b) Persons who have requested notice of such applications and who have paid a reasonable fee
-imposed by the county to cover the cost of such notice.
-(6) The notice required in subsection (5) of this section shall specify that persons have 15 days
-following the date of postmark of the notice to file a written objection on the grounds only that the
-dwelling or activities associated with it would force a significant change in or significantly increase
-the cost of accepted farming practices on nearby lands devoted to farm use. If no objection is re-
-ceived, the governing body or its designee shall approve or disapprove the application. If an ob-
-jection is received, the governing body shall set the matter for hearing in the manner prescribed in
-ORS 215.402 to 215.438. The governing body may charge the reasonable costs of the notice required
-by subsection (5)(a) of this section to the applicant for the permit requested under subsection (4) of
-this section.
-(7) Subsection (4) of this section applies to a lot or parcel lawfully created between January 1,
-1948, and July 1, 1983. For the purposes of this section:
-(a) Only one lot or parcel exists if:
-(A) A lot or parcel described in this section is contiguous to one or more lots or parcels de-
-scribed in this section; and
-(B) On July 1, 1983, greater than possessory interests are held in those contiguous lots, parcels
-or lots and parcels by the same person, spouses or a single partnership or business entity, separately
-or in tenancy in common.
-(b) “Contiguous” means lots, parcels or lots and parcels that have a common boundary, including
-but not limited to, lots, parcels or lots and parcels separated only by a public road.
-(8) A person who sells or otherwise transfers real property in an exclusive farm use zone may
-retain a life estate in a dwelling on that property and in a tract of land under and around the
-dwelling.
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-(9) No final approval of a nonfarm use under this section shall be given unless any additional
-taxes imposed upon the change in use have been paid.
-(10) Roads, highways and other transportation facilities and improvements not allowed under
-subsections (1) and (2) of this section may be established, subject to the approval of the governing
-body or its designee, in areas zoned for exclusive farm use subject to:
-(a) Adoption of an exception to the goal related to agricultural lands and to any other applicable
-goal with which the facility or improvement does not comply; or
-(b) ORS 215.296 for those uses identified by rule of the Land Conservation and Development
-Commission as provided in section 3, chapter 529, Oregon Laws 1993.
-(11) The following agri-tourism and other commercial events or activities that are related to and
-supportive of agriculture may be established in any area zoned for exclusive farm use:
-(a) A county may authorize a single agri-tourism or other commercial event or activity on a
-tract in a calendar year by an authorization that is personal to the applicant and is not transferred
-by, or transferable with, a conveyance of the tract, if the agri-tourism or other commercial event
-or activity meets any local standards that apply and:
-(A) The agri-tourism or other commercial event or activity is incidental and subordinate to ex-
-isting farm use on the tract;
-(B) The duration of the agri-tourism or other commercial event or activity does not exceed 72
-consecutive hours;
-(C) The maximum attendance at the agri-tourism or other commercial event or activity does not
-exceed 500 people;
-(D) The maximum number of motor vehicles parked at the site of the agri-tourism or other
-commercial event or activity does not exceed 250 vehicles;
-(E) The agri-tourism or other commercial event or activity complies with ORS 215.296;
-(F) The agri-tourism or other commercial event or activity occurs outdoors, in temporary
-structures, or in existing permitted structures, subject to health and fire and life safety require-
-ments; and
-(G) The agri-tourism or other commercial event or activity complies with conditions established
-for:
-(i) Planned hours of operation;
-(ii) Access, egress and parking;
-(iii) A traffic management plan that identifies the projected number of vehicles and any antic-
-ipated use of public roads; and
-(iv) Sanitation and solid waste.
-(b) In the alternative to paragraphs (a) and (c) of this subsection, a county may authorize,
-through an expedited, single-event license, a single agri-tourism or other commercial event or ac-
-tivity on a tract in a calendar year by an expedited, single-event license that is personal to the ap-
-plicant and is not transferred by, or transferable with, a conveyance of the tract. A decision
-concerning an expedited, single-event license is not a land use decision, as defined in ORS 197.015.
-To approve an expedited, single-event license, the governing body of a county or its designee must
-determine that the proposed agri-tourism or other commercial event or activity meets any local
-standards that apply, and the agri-tourism or other commercial event or activity:
-(A) Must be incidental and subordinate to existing farm use on the tract;
-(B) May not begin before 6 a.m. or end after 10 p.m.;
-(C) May not involve more than 100 attendees or 50 vehicles;
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-(D) May not include the artificial amplification of music or voices before 8 a.m. or after 8 p.m.;
-(E) May not require or involve the construction or use of a new permanent structure in con-
-nection with the agri-tourism or other commercial event or activity;
-(F) Must be located on a tract of at least 10 acres unless the owners or residents of adjoining
-properties consent, in writing, to the location; and
-(G) Must comply with applicable health and fire and life safety requirements.
-(c) In the alternative to paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection, a county may authorize up to
-six agri-tourism or other commercial events or activities on a tract in a calendar year by a limited
-use permit that is personal to the applicant and is not transferred by, or transferable with, a
-conveyance of the tract. The agri-tourism or other commercial events or activities must meet any
-local standards that apply, and the agri-tourism or other commercial events or activities:
-(A) Must be incidental and subordinate to existing farm use on the tract;
-(B) May not, individually, exceed a duration of 72 consecutive hours;
-(C) May not require that a new permanent structure be built, used or occupied in connection
-with the agri-tourism or other commercial events or activities;
-(D) Must comply with ORS 215.296;
-(E) May not, in combination with other agri-tourism or other commercial events or activities
-authorized in the area, materially alter the stability of the land use pattern in the area; and
-(F) Must comply with conditions established for:
-(i) The types of agri-tourism or other commercial events or activities that are authorized during
-each calendar year, including the number and duration of the agri-tourism or other commercial
-events and activities, the anticipated daily attendance and the hours of operation;
-(ii) The location of existing structures and the location of proposed temporary structures to be
-used in connection with the agri-tourism or other commercial events or activities;
-(iii) The location of access and egress and parking facilities to be used in connection with the
-agri-tourism or other commercial events or activities;
-(iv) Traffic management, including the projected number of vehicles and any anticipated use of
-public roads; and
-(v) Sanitation and solid waste.
-(d) In addition to paragraphs (a) to (c) of this subsection, a county may authorize agri-tourism
-or other commercial events or activities that occur more frequently or for a longer period or that
-do not otherwise comply with paragraphs (a) to (c) of this subsection if the agri-tourism or other
-commercial events or activities comply with any local standards that apply and the agri-tourism or
-other commercial events or activities:
-(A) Are incidental and subordinate to existing commercial farm use of the tract and are neces-
-sary to support the commercial farm uses or the commercial agricultural enterprises in the area;
-(B) Comply with the requirements of paragraph (c)(C), (D), (E) and (F) of this subsection;
-(C) Occur on a lot or parcel that complies with the acknowledged minimum lot or parcel size;
-and
-(D) Do not exceed 18 events or activities in a calendar year.
-(12) A holder of a permit authorized by a county under subsection (11)(d) of this section must
-request review of the permit at four-year intervals. Upon receipt of a request for review, the county
-shall:
-(a) Provide public notice and an opportunity for public comment as part of the review process;
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-(b) Limit its review to events and activities authorized by the permit, conformance with condi-
-tions of approval required by the permit and the standards established by subsection (11)(d) of this
-section.
-(13) For the purposes of subsection (11) of this section:
-(a) A county may authorize the use of temporary structures established in connection with the
-agri-tourism or other commercial events or activities authorized under subsection (11) of this sec-
-tion. However, the temporary structures must be removed at the end of the agri-tourism or other
-event or activity. The county may not approve an alteration to the land in connection with an
-agri-tourism or other commercial event or activity authorized under subsection (11) of this section,
-including, but not limited to, grading, filling or paving.
-(b) The county may issue the limited use permits authorized by subsection (11)(c) of this section
-for two calendar years. When considering an application for renewal, the county shall ensure com-
-pliance with the provisions of subsection (11)(c) of this section, any local standards that apply and
-conditions that apply to the permit or to the agri-tourism or other commercial events or activities
-authorized by the permit.
-(c) The authorizations provided by subsection (11) of this section are in addition to other au-
-thorizations that may be provided by law, except that “outdoor mass gathering” and “other gather-
-ing,” as those terms are used in ORS 197.015 (10)(d), do not include agri-tourism or other commercial
-events and activities.
-SECTION 4.
- ORS 215.283 is amended to read:
-215.283. (1) The following uses may be established in any area zoned for exclusive farm use:
-(a) Churches and cemeteries in conjunction with churches.
-(b) The propagation or harvesting of a forest product.
-(c) Utility facilities necessary for public service, not including commercial facilities for the
-purpose of generating electrical power for public use by sale or transmission towers over 200 feet
-in height, but including:
-(A) Utility facilities as provided in ORS 215.275;
-(B) Utility facilities that are associated transmission lines, as defined in ORS 215.274 and
-469.300;
-(C) Wetland waste treatment systems; or
-(D) Facilities and service lines needed to provide water or wastewater services allowed under
-ORS 215.256.
-(d) A dwelling on real property used for farm use if the dwelling is occupied by a relative of the
-farm operator or the farm operator’s spouse, which means a child, parent, stepparent, grandchild,
-grandparent, stepgrandparent, sibling, stepsibling, niece, nephew or first cousin of either, if the farm
-operator does or will require the assistance of the relative in the management of the farm use and
-the dwelling is located on the same lot or parcel as the dwelling of the farm operator.
-Notwithstanding ORS 92.010 to 92.192 or the minimum lot or parcel size requirements under ORS
-215.780, if the owner of a dwelling described in this paragraph obtains construction financing or
-other financing secured by the dwelling and the secured party forecloses on the dwelling, the se-
-cured party may also foreclose on the homesite, as defined in ORS 308A.250, and the foreclosure
-shall operate as a partition of the homesite to create a new parcel.
-(e) Subject to ORS 215.279, primary or accessory dwellings and other buildings customarily
-provided in conjunction with farm use.
-(f) Operations for the exploration for and production of geothermal resources as defined by ORS
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-522.005 and oil and gas as defined by ORS 520.005, including the placement and operation of
-compressors, separators and other customary production equipment for an individual well adjacent
-to the wellhead. Any activities or construction relating to such operations shall not be a basis for
-an exception under ORS 197.732 (2)(a) or (b).
-(g) Operations for the exploration for minerals as defined by ORS 517.750. Any activities or
-construction relating to such operations shall not be a basis for an exception under ORS 197.732
-(2)(a) or (b).
-(h) Climbing and passing lanes within the right of way existing as of July 1, 1987.
-(i) Reconstruction or modification of public roads and highways, including the placement of
-utility facilities overhead and in the subsurface of public roads and highways along the public right
-of way, but not including the addition of travel lanes, where no removal or displacement of buildings
-would occur, or no new land parcels result.
-(j) Temporary public road and highway detours that will be abandoned and restored to original
-condition or use at such time as no longer needed.
-(k) Minor betterment of existing public road and highway related facilities such as maintenance
-yards, weigh stations and rest areas, within right of way existing as of July 1, 1987, and contiguous
-public-owned property utilized to support the operation and maintenance of public roads and high-
-ways.
-(L) A replacement dwelling to be used in conjunction with farm use if the existing dwelling has
-been classified as historic property as described in ORS 358.487 (4).
-(m) Creation, restoration or enhancement of wetlands.
-(n) A winery, as described in ORS 215.452 or 215.453.
-(o) Farm stands if:
-(A) The structures are designed and used for the sale of farm crops or livestock grown on the
-farm operation, or grown on the farm operation and other farm operations in the local agricultural
-area, including the sale of retail incidental items and fee-based activity to promote the sale of farm
-crops or livestock sold at the farm stand if the annual sale of incidental items and fees from pro-
-motional activity do not make up more than 25 percent of the total annual sales of the farm stand;
-and
-(B) The farm stand does not include structures designed for occupancy as a residence or for
-activity other than the sale of farm crops or livestock and does not include structures for banquets,
-public gatherings or public entertainment.
-(p) Alteration, restoration or replacement of a lawfully established dwelling, as described in ORS
-215.291 or section 2 of this 2026 Act .
-(q) A site for the takeoff and landing of model aircraft, including such buildings or facilities as
-may reasonably be necessary. Buildings or facilities shall not be more than 500 square feet in floor
-area or placed on a permanent foundation unless the building or facility preexisted the use approved
-under this paragraph. The site shall not include an aggregate surface or hard surface area unless
-the surface preexisted the use approved under this paragraph. An owner of property used for the
-purpose authorized in this paragraph may charge a person operating the use on the property rent
-for the property. An operator may charge users of the property a fee that does not exceed the
-operator’s cost to maintain the property, buildings and facilities. As used in this paragraph, “model
-aircraft” means a small-scale version of an airplane, glider, helicopter, dirigible or balloon that is
-used or intended to be used for flight and is controlled by radio, lines or design by a person on the
-ground.
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-(r) A facility for the processing of farm products as described in ORS 215.255.
-(s) Fire service facilities providing rural fire protection services.
-(t) Irrigation reservoirs, canals, delivery lines and those structures and accessory operational
-facilities, not including parks or other recreational structures and facilities, associated with a dis-
-trict as defined in ORS 540.505.
-(u) Utility facility service lines. Utility facility service lines are utility lines and accessory fa-
-cilities or structures that end at the point where the utility service is received by the customer and
-that are located on one or more of the following:
-(A) A public right of way;
-(B) Land immediately adjacent to a public right of way, provided the written consent of all ad-
-jacent property owners has been obtained; or
-(C) The property to be served by the utility.
-(v) Subject to the issuance of a license, permit or other approval by the Department of Envi-
-ronmental Quality under ORS 454.695, 459.205, 468B.050, 468B.053 or 468B.055, or in compliance with
-rules adopted under ORS 468B.095, and as provided in ORS 215.246 to 215.251, the land application
-of reclaimed water, agricultural or industrial process water or biosolids, or the onsite treatment of
-septage prior to the land application of biosolids, for agricultural, horticultural or silvicultural pro-
-duction, or for irrigation in connection with a use allowed in an exclusive farm use zone under this
-chapter. For the purposes of this paragraph, onsite treatment of septage prior to the land application
-of biosolids is limited to treatment using treatment facilities that are portable, temporary and
-transportable by truck trailer, as defined in ORS 801.580, during a period of time within which land
-application of biosolids is authorized under the license, permit or other approval.
-(w) A county law enforcement facility that lawfully existed on August 20, 2002, and is used to
-provide rural law enforcement services primarily in rural areas, including parole and post-prison
-supervision, but not including a correctional facility as defined under ORS 162.135.
-(x) Dog training classes or testing trials, which may be conducted outdoors or in preexisting
-farm buildings, when:
-(A) The number of dogs participating in training does not exceed 10 dogs per training class and
-the number of training classes to be held on-site does not exceed six per day; and
-(B) The number of dogs participating in a testing trial does not exceed 60 and the number of
-testing trials to be conducted on-site is limited to four or fewer trials per calendar year.
-(y) A cider business, as described in ORS 215.451.
-(z) A farm brewery, as described in ORS 215.449.
-(2) The following nonfarm uses may be established, subject to the approval of the governing body
-or its designee in any area zoned for exclusive farm use subject to ORS 215.296:
-(a) Commercial activities that are in conjunction with farm use, including the processing of farm
-crops into biofuel not permitted under ORS 215.203 (2)(b)(K) or 215.255.
-(b) Operations conducted for:
-(A) Mining and processing of geothermal resources as defined by ORS 522.005 and oil and gas
-as defined by ORS 520.005 not otherwise permitted under subsection (1)(f) of this section;
-(B) Mining, crushing or stockpiling of aggregate and other mineral and other subsurface re-
-sources subject to ORS 215.298;
-(C) Processing, as defined by ORS 517.750, of aggregate into asphalt or portland cement; and
-(D) Processing of other mineral resources and other subsurface resources.
-(c) Private parks, playgrounds, hunting and fishing preserves and campgrounds. Subject to the
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-approval of the county governing body or its designee, a private campground may provide yurts for
-overnight camping. No more than one-third or a maximum of 10 campsites, whichever is smaller,
-may include a yurt. The yurt shall be located on the ground or on a wood floor with no permanent
-foundation. Upon request of a county governing body, the Land Conservation and Development
-Commission may provide by rule for an increase in the number of yurts allowed on all or a portion
-of the campgrounds in a county if the commission determines that the increase will comply with the
-standards described in ORS 215.296 (1). As used in this paragraph, “yurt” means a round, domed
-shelter of cloth or canvas on a collapsible frame with no plumbing, sewage disposal hookup or
-internal cooking appliance.
-(d) Parks and playgrounds. A public park may be established consistent with the provisions of
-ORS 195.120.
-(e) Community centers owned by a governmental agency or a nonprofit community organization
-and operated primarily by and for residents of the local rural community. A community center au-
-thorized under this paragraph may provide services to veterans, including but not limited to emer-
-gency and transitional shelter, preparation and service of meals, vocational and educational
-counseling and referral to local, state or federal agencies providing medical, mental health, disability
-income replacement and substance abuse services, only in a facility that is in existence on January
-1, 2006. The services may not include direct delivery of medical, mental health, disability income
-replacement or substance abuse services.
-(f) Golf courses on land:
-(A) Determined not to be high-value farmland, as defined in ORS 195.300 (10); or
-(B) Determined to be high-value farmland described in ORS 195.300 (10)(c) if the land:
-(i) Is not otherwise described in ORS 195.300 (10);
-(ii) Is surrounded on all sides by an approved golf course; and
-(iii) Is west of U.S. Highway 101.
-(g) Commercial utility facilities for the purpose of generating power for public use by sale. If the
-area zoned for exclusive farm use is high-value farmland, a photovoltaic solar power generation fa-
-cility may be established as a commercial utility facility as provided in ORS 215.447. A renewable
-energy facility as defined in ORS 215.446 may be established as a commercial utility facility.
-(h) Personal-use airports for airplanes and helicopter pads, including associated hangar, main-
-tenance and service facilities. A personal-use airport, as used in this section, means an airstrip re-
-stricted, except for aircraft emergencies, to use by the owner, and, on an infrequent and occasional
-basis, by invited guests, and by commercial aviation activities in connection with agricultural op-
-erations. No aircraft may be based on a personal-use airport other than those owned or controlled
-by the owner of the airstrip. Exceptions to the activities permitted under this definition may be
-granted through waiver action by the Oregon Department of Aviation in specific instances. A
-personal-use airport lawfully existing as of September 13, 1975, shall continue to be permitted sub-
-ject to any applicable rules of the Oregon Department of Aviation.
-(i) Home occupations as provided in ORS 215.448.
-(j) A facility for the primary processing of forest products, provided that such facility is found
-to not seriously interfere with accepted farming practices and is compatible with farm uses de-
-scribed in ORS 215.203 (2). Such a facility may be approved for a one-year period which is
-renewable. These facilities are intended to be only portable or temporary in nature. The primary
-processing of a forest product, as used in this section, means the use of a portable chipper or stud
-mill or other similar methods of initial treatment of a forest product in order to enable its shipment
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-to market. Forest products, as used in this section, means timber grown upon a parcel of land or
-contiguous land where the primary processing facility is located.
-(k) A site for the disposal of solid waste approved by the governing body of a city or county or
-both and for which a permit has been granted under ORS 459.245 by the Department of Environ-
-mental Quality together with equipment, facilities or buildings necessary for its operation.
-(L) One manufactured dwelling or recreational vehicle, or the temporary residential use of an
-existing building, in conjunction with an existing dwelling as a temporary use for the term of a
-hardship suffered by the existing resident or a relative of the resident. Within three months of the
-end of the hardship, the manufactured dwelling or recreational vehicle shall be removed or demol-
-ished or, in the case of an existing building, the building shall be removed, demolished or returned
-to an allowed nonresidential use. The governing body or its designee shall provide for periodic re-
-view of the hardship claimed under this paragraph. A temporary residence approved under this
-paragraph is not eligible for replacement under subsection (1)(p) of this section.
-(m) Transmission towers over 200 feet in height.
-(n)(A) Commercial dog boarding kennels; or
-(B) Dog training classes or testing trials that cannot be established under subsection (1)(x) of
-this section.
-(o) Residential homes as defined in ORS 197.660, in existing dwellings.
-(p) The propagation, cultivation, maintenance and harvesting of aquatic species that are not
-under the jurisdiction of the State Fish and Wildlife Commission or insect species. Insect species
-shall not include any species under quarantine by the State Department of Agriculture or the United
-States Department of Agriculture. The county shall provide notice of all applications under this
-paragraph to the State Department of Agriculture. Notice shall be provided in accordance with the
-county’s land use regulations but shall be mailed at least 20 calendar days prior to any administra-
-tive decision or initial public hearing on the application.
-(q) Construction of additional passing and travel lanes requiring the acquisition of right of way
-but not resulting in the creation of new land parcels.
-(r) Reconstruction or modification of public roads and highways involving the removal or dis-
-placement of buildings but not resulting in the creation of new land parcels.
-(s) Improvement of public road and highway related facilities, such as maintenance yards, weigh
-stations and rest areas, where additional property or right of way is required but not resulting in
-the creation of new land parcels.
-(t) A destination resort that is approved consistent with the requirements of any statewide
-planning goal relating to the siting of a destination resort.
-(u) Room and board arrangements for a maximum of five unrelated persons in existing resi-
-dences.
-(v) Operations for the extraction and bottling of water.
-(w) Expansion of existing county fairgrounds and activities directly relating to county
-fairgrounds governed by county fair boards established pursuant to ORS 565.210.
-(x) A living history museum related to resource based activities owned and operated by a gov-
-ernmental agency or a local historical society, together with limited commercial activities and fa-
-cilities that are directly related to the use and enjoyment of the museum and located within
-authentic buildings of the depicted historic period or the museum administration building, if areas
-other than an exclusive farm use zone cannot accommodate the museum and related activities or if
-the museum administration buildings and parking lot are located within one quarter mile of an ur-
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-ban growth boundary. As used in this paragraph:
-(A) “Living history museum” means a facility designed to depict and interpret everyday life and
-culture of some specific historic period using authentic buildings, tools, equipment and people to
-simulate past activities and events; and
-(B) “Local historical society” means the local historical society recognized by the county gov-
-erning body and organized under ORS chapter 65.
-(y) An aerial fireworks display business that has been in continuous operation at its current
-location within an exclusive farm use zone since December 31, 1986, and possesses a wholesaler’s
-permit to sell or provide fireworks.
-(z) A landscape contracting business, as defined in ORS 671.520, or a business providing land-
-scape architecture services, as described in ORS 671.318, if the business is pursued in conjunction
-with the growing and marketing of nursery stock on the land that constitutes farm use.
-(aa) Public or private schools for kindergarten through grade 12, including all buildings essential
-to the operation of a school, primarily for residents of the rural area in which the school is located.
-(bb) Equine and equine-affiliated therapeutic and counseling activities, provided:
-(A) The activities are conducted in existing buildings that were lawfully constructed on the
-property before January 1, 2019, or in new buildings that are accessory, incidental and subordinate
-to the farm use on the tract; and
-(B) All individuals conducting therapeutic or counseling activities are acting within the proper
-scope of any licenses required by the state.
-(cc) Guest ranches in eastern Oregon, as described in ORS 215.461.
-(dd) Child care facilities, preschool recorded programs or school-age recorded programs that are:
-(A) Authorized under ORS 329A.250 to 329A.450;
-(B) Primarily for the children of residents and workers of the rural area in which the facility
-or program is located; and
-(C) Colocated with a community center or a public or private school allowed under this sub-
-section.
-(3) Roads, highways and other transportation facilities and improvements not allowed under
-subsections (1) and (2) of this section may be established, subject to the approval of the governing
-body or its designee, in areas zoned for exclusive farm use subject to:
-(a) Adoption of an exception to the goal related to agricultural lands and to any other applicable
-goal with which the facility or improvement does not comply; or
-(b) ORS 215.296 for those uses identified by rule of the Land Conservation and Development
-Commission as provided in section 3, chapter 529, Oregon Laws 1993.
-(4) The following agri-tourism and other commercial events or activities that are related to and
-supportive of agriculture may be established in any area zoned for exclusive farm use:
-(a) A county may authorize a single agri-tourism or other commercial event or activity on a
-tract in a calendar year by an authorization that is personal to the applicant and is not transferred
-by, or transferable with, a conveyance of the tract, if the agri-tourism or other commercial event
-or activity meets any local standards that apply and:
-(A) The agri-tourism or other commercial event or activity is incidental and subordinate to ex-
-isting farm use on the tract;
-(B) The duration of the agri-tourism or other commercial event or activity does not exceed 72
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-(D) The maximum number of motor vehicles parked at the site of the agri-tourism or other
-commercial event or activity does not exceed 250 vehicles;
-(E) The agri-tourism or other commercial event or activity complies with ORS 215.296;
-(F) The agri-tourism or other commercial event or activity occurs outdoors, in temporary
-structures, or in existing permitted structures, subject to health and fire and life safety require-
-ments; and
-(G) The agri-tourism or other commercial event or activity complies with conditions established
-for:
-(i) Planned hours of operation;
-(ii) Access, egress and parking;
-(iii) A traffic management plan that identifies the projected number of vehicles and any antic-
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-(iv) Sanitation and solid waste.
-(b) In the alternative to paragraphs (a) and (c) of this subsection, a county may authorize,
-through an expedited, single-event license, a single agri-tourism or other commercial event or ac-
-tivity on a tract in a calendar year by an expedited, single-event license that is personal to the ap-
-plicant and is not transferred by, or transferable with, a conveyance of the tract. A decision
-concerning an expedited, single-event license is not a land use decision, as defined in ORS 197.015.
-To approve an expedited, single-event license, the governing body of a county or its designee must
-determine that the proposed agri-tourism or other commercial event or activity meets any local
-standards that apply, and the agri-tourism or other commercial event or activity:
-(A) Must be incidental and subordinate to existing farm use on the tract;
-(B) May not begin before 6 a.m. or end after 10 p.m.;
-(C) May not involve more than 100 attendees or 50 vehicles;
-(D) May not include the artificial amplification of music or voices before 8 a.m. or after 8 p.m.;
-(E) May not require or involve the construction or use of a new permanent structure in con-
-nection with the agri-tourism or other commercial event or activity;
-(F) Must be located on a tract of at least 10 acres unless the owners or residents of adjoining
-properties consent, in writing, to the location; and
-(G) Must comply with applicable health and fire and life safety requirements.
-(c) In the alternative to paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection, a county may authorize up to
-six agri-tourism or other commercial events or activities on a tract in a calendar year by a limited
-use permit that is personal to the applicant and is not transferred by, or transferable with, a
-conveyance of the tract. The agri-tourism or other commercial events or activities must meet any
-local standards that apply, and the agri-tourism or other commercial events or activities:
-(A) Must be incidental and subordinate to existing farm use on the tract;
-(B) May not, individually, exceed a duration of 72 consecutive hours;
-(C) May not require that a new permanent structure be built, used or occupied in connection
-with the agri-tourism or other commercial events or activities;
-(D) Must comply with ORS 215.296;
-(E) May not, in combination with other agri-tourism or other commercial events or activities
-authorized in the area, materially alter the stability of the land use pattern in the area; and
-(F) Must comply with conditions established for:
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-each calendar year, including the number and duration of the agri-tourism or other commercial
-events and activities, the anticipated daily attendance and the hours of operation;
-(ii) The location of existing structures and the location of proposed temporary structures to be
-used in connection with the agri-tourism or other commercial events or activities;
-(iii) The location of access and egress and parking facilities to be used in connection with the
-agri-tourism or other commercial events or activities;
-(iv) Traffic management, including the projected number of vehicles and any anticipated use of
-public roads; and
-(v) Sanitation and solid waste.
-(d) In addition to paragraphs (a) to (c) of this subsection, a county may authorize agri-tourism
-or other commercial events or activities that occur more frequently or for a longer period or that
-do not otherwise comply with paragraphs (a) to (c) of this subsection if the agri-tourism or other
-commercial events or activities comply with any local standards that apply and the agri-tourism or
-other commercial events or activities:
-(A) Are incidental and subordinate to existing commercial farm use of the tract and are neces-
-sary to support the commercial farm uses or the commercial agricultural enterprises in the area;
-(B) Comply with the requirements of paragraph (c)(C), (D), (E) and (F) of this subsection;
-(C) Occur on a lot or parcel that complies with the acknowledged minimum lot or parcel size;
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-(D) Do not exceed 18 events or activities in a calendar year.
-(5) A holder of a permit authorized by a county under subsection (4)(d) of this section must re-
-quest review of the permit at four-year intervals. Upon receipt of a request for review, the county
-shall:
-(a) Provide public notice and an opportunity for public comment as part of the review process;
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-(b) Limit its review to events and activities authorized by the permit, conformance with condi-
-tions of approval required by the permit and the standards established by subsection (4)(d) of this
-section.
-(6) For the purposes of subsection (4) of this section:
-(a) A county may authorize the use of temporary structures established in connection with the
-agri-tourism or other commercial events or activities authorized under subsection (4) of this section.
-However, the temporary structures must be removed at the end of the agri-tourism or other event
-or activity. The county may not approve an alteration to the land in connection with an agri-tourism
-or other commercial event or activity authorized under subsection (4) of this section, including, but
-not limited to, grading, filling or paving.
-(b) The county may issue the limited use permits authorized by subsection (4)(c) of this section
-for two calendar years. When considering an application for renewal, the county shall ensure com-
-pliance with the provisions of subsection (4)(c) of this section, any local standards that apply and
-conditions that apply to the permit or to the agri-tourism or other commercial events or activities
-authorized by the permit.
-(c) The authorizations provided by subsection (4) of this section are in addition to other au-
-thorizations that may be provided by law, except that “outdoor mass gathering” and “other gather-
-ing,” as those terms are used in ORS 197.015 (10)(d), do not include agri-tourism or other commercial
-events and activities.
-SECTION 5.
- ORS 215.755 is amended to read:
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-215.755. [Subject to the approval of the governing body or its designee, the following dwellings may
-be established ] In any area zoned for forest use under a land use planning goal protecting forestland,
-provided that the requirements of the acknowledged comprehensive plan, land use regulations and
-other applicable provisions of law are met , the county may approve :
-(1) The alteration, restoration or replacement of a lawfully established dwelling, as described
-in ORS 215.291 or section 2 of this 2026 Act .
-(2) The siting of one manufactured dwelling or recreational vehicle, or the temporary use of
-an existing building, in conjunction with an existing dwelling as a temporary use for the term of a
-hardship suffered by the existing resident or a relative of the resident. Within three months of the
-end of the hardship, the manufactured dwelling or recreational vehicle shall be removed or demol-
-ished or, in the case of an existing building, the building shall be removed, demolished or returned
-to an allowed nonresidential use. The governing body or its designee shall provide for periodic re-
-view of the hardship claimed under this subsection. A temporary dwelling established under this
-section [ shall] does not qualify for replacement under the provisions of subsection (1) of this section.
-(3) The establishment of caretaker residences for public parks and public fish hatcheries.
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+2/9/26 (RLM/ps)
+Requested by Senator WEBER
+PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO
+SENATE BILL 1561
+On page 1
+ of the printed bill, delete lines 25 through 27 and insert:
+“(D) Comply with applicable building codes that were in effect on the date
+the dwelling was damaged or destroyed.”.

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