Oregon HB 3414 — Land Use Adjustments for Housing (OR)

Tracked preemption from the Oregon overlay bundle.

Overview

Effective
2023-07-31
Sunset
Authority
state
Scope
state:OR
Primary-source summary
HB 3414 — Transit-Oriented Housing (2023)

Trigger predicate

When this evaluates true for a parcel, the law's preempted fields take precedence over base zoning.

AND
  • city.population 10000
  • project.includes_housing == True

Preempted fields

2 fields on the base district schema are rewritten when the trigger fires.

FieldOpValueNote
review_typewaive_discretionaryMinisterial approval of housing-adjustment applications up to 10% deviation from development standards
housing_adjustment_path_requiredoverrideTrue

Citation

Authority source
Oregon HB 3414 (2023); ORS 197.524
§ ORS 197.524 — Housing development adjustments
https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/HB3414

Research notes

Requires cities ≥10,000 to provide an administrative (ministerial) adjustment process for housing projects seeking up to 10% deviation from clear and objective development standards (setbacks, FAR, height, etc.). Intended to reduce discretionary review friction for housing. Supplements HB 2001 middle housing allowances.