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Oregon SB 1537 — Climate-Friendly & Equitable Communities Rules (CFEC/CEP) (OR)

Tracked preemption from the Oregon overlay bundle.

Overview

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Effective
2024-04-04
Sunset
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Authority
state
Scope
state:OR
Other Oregon preemptions
Oregon HB 3414 — Land Use Adjustments for HousingOregon SB 8 — Affordable Housing on Religious & Nonprofit LandOregon HB 2003 / HB 2010 — Housing Production Strategy RequirementsOregon HB 2001 — Middle Housing (Duplex Tier, Cities ≥10,000)Oregon HB 2001 — Middle Housing (Fourplex Tier, Cities ≥25,000 or Portland Metro)Oregon ADU By-Right in Residential ZonesOregon Statewide Planning Goal 10 — HousingOregon Urban Growth Boundary Framework

Trigger predicate

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

AND
  • city.population ≥ 5000
  • city.inside_portland_metro == True

Preempted fields

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

FieldOpValueNote
base_districts[category=res_mf].max_height_ftfloor_at50Minimum 50 ft height allowed in designated Climate-Friendly Areas
base_districts[category=mu].max_height_ftfloor_at50
base_districts[*].parking_ratiowaive—No off-street parking mandates within Climate-Friendly Areas
base_districts[*].max_densityfloor_at15Minimum 15 dwelling units per net acre in CFAs

Citation

Authority source
Oregon SB 1537 (2024); OAR 660-012 (Transportation Planning Rule) + OAR 660-008
§ CFEC rules in OAR chapter 660 division 12 + division 8
https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Measures/Overview/SB1537

Research notes

Climate-Friendly and Equitable Communities rules adopted by LCDC (2022) and reinforced by SB 1537 (2024). Metro-area cities ≥5,000 must designate Climate-Friendly Areas along major transit corridors with minimum density, height, and mixed-use requirements. Parking mandates prohibited in CFAs. SB 1537 also added housing production accountability and streamlined UGB expansion for housing. Non-Metro cities ≥25,000 have parallel (less intense) requirements under OAR 660-012.