Oregon SB 8 — Affordable Housing on Religious & Nonprofit Land (OR)
Tracked preemption from the Oregon overlay bundle.
Overview
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Effective
2021-09-25
Sunset
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Authority
state
Scope
state:OR
Other Oregon preemptions
Oregon SB 1537 — Climate-Friendly & Equitable Communities Rules (CFEC/CEP)Oregon HB 3414 — Land Use Adjustments for HousingOregon 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
parcel.owned_by_religious_or_nonprofit==Trueproject.affordable_pct≥50
Preempted fields
3 fields on the base district schema are rewritten when the trigger fires.
| Field | Op | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
base_districts[*].allowed_uses | add | affordable_multifamily | Affordable housing allowed on religious/nonprofit-owned land regardless of base zoning |
review_type | waive_discretionary | — | |
base_districts[*].max_density | floor_at | applicable_residential_zone_density | Density must match highest-density residential zone allowed in city |
Citation
Authority source
Oregon SB 8 (2021); ORS 197.727–197.728
§ ORS 197.727–197.728
Research notes
Allows religious organizations and public-benefit nonprofit corporations to develop affordable housing on property they own, regardless of underlying zoning. Project must be ≥50% affordable to households earning ≤80% AMI. Cities cannot apply standards more restrictive than those for similar residential development in the highest-density residential zone. Bypasses single-family-only zoning restrictions on qualifying parcels.