Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 197.010 (2026)

Policy

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      197.010 Policy. The Legislative Assembly declares that:

      (1) In order to ensure the highest possible level of livability in Oregon, it is necessary to provide for properly prepared and coordinated comprehensive plans for cities and counties, regional areas and the state as a whole. These comprehensive plans:

      (a) Must be adopted by the appropriate governing body at the local and state levels;

      (b) Are expressions of public policy in the form of policy statements, generalized maps and standards and guidelines;

      (c) Shall be the basis for more specific rules and land use regulations which implement the policies expressed through the comprehensive plans;

      (d) Shall be prepared to assure that all public actions are consistent and coordinated with the policies expressed through the comprehensive plans; and

      (e) Shall be regularly reviewed and, if necessary, amended to keep them consistent with the changing needs and desires of the public they are designed to serve.

      (2)(a) The overarching principles guiding the land use program in the State of Oregon are to:

      (A) Provide a healthy environment;

      (B) Sustain a prosperous economy;

      (C) Ensure a desirable quality of life; and

      (D) Equitably allocate the benefits and burdens of land use planning.

      (b) Additionally, the land use program should, but is not required to, help communities achieve sustainable development patterns and manage the effects of climate change.

      (c) The overarching principles in paragraph (a) of this subsection and the purposes in paragraph (b) of this subsection provide guidance to:

      (A) The Legislative Assembly when enacting a law regulating land use.

      (B) A public body, as defined in ORS 174.109, when the public body:

      (i) Adopts or interprets goals, comprehensive plans and land use regulations implementing the plans, or administrative rules implementing a provision of ORS chapter 195, 196, 197, 197A, 215 or 227; or

      (ii) Interprets a law governing land use.

      (d) Use of the overarching principles in paragraph (a) of this subsection and the purposes in paragraph (b) of this subsection is not a legal requirement for the Legislative Assembly or other public body and is not judicially enforceable.

      (3) The equitable balance between state and local government interests can best be achieved by resolution of conflicts using alternative dispute resolution techniques such as mediation, collaborative planning and arbitration. Such dispute resolution techniques are particularly suitable for conflicts arising over periodic review, comprehensive plan and land use regulations, amendments, enforcement issues and local interpretation of state land use policy. [1973 c.80 §2; 1981 c.748 §21a; 1993 c.792 §48; 2009 c.873 §1]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 18 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1981–2024 · leading case: Friends of Oregon v. LCDC (Curry Co.), 724 P.2d 268 (Or. 1986).
Friends of Oregon v. LCDC (Curry Co.), 724 P.2d 268 (Or. 1986). · cites it 2× “We allowed review of petitioner 1000 Friends of Oregon's (1000 Friends) challenge to LCDC's acknowledgment of the comprehensive land use plan for Curry County (the county) to address that question and to clarify principles of the planning system which the legislature intended…”
Maryland-Nat'l Capital Park & Plan. Comm'n v. Greater Baden-Aquasco Citizens Ass'n, 985 A.2d 1160 (Md. 2009). “”); Or. Rev.Stat. § 197.010(l)(c) (2007) (declaring the legislature’s intent that comprehensive plans shall be implemented through “more specific rules and land use regulations.”
Ochoco Constr., Inc. v. Dep't of Land Conservation & Dev., 667 P.2d 499 (Or. 1983). · cites it 2× “ORS 197.010. 9 The Department of Land Conservation and Development, consisting of a seven-member Commission and a Director, is established by ORS 197.”
Lane Cnty. v. Land Conservation & Dev. Comm'n, 942 P.2d 278 (Or. 1997). “In their comprehensive plans, counties are required to address each of the applicable statewide land use planning goals and to give them equal weight.”
1000 Friends of Oregon v. Wasco Cnty. Court, 703 P.2d 207 (Or. 1985). “” ORS 197.010 makes this policy statement: “The Legislative Assembly declares that, in order to assure the highest possible level of liveability in Oregon, it is necessary to provide for properly prepared and coordinated comprehensive plans for cities and counties, regional…”
1000 Friends of Oregon v. Land Conservation & Dev. Comm'n, 642 P.2d 1158 (Or. 1982). “” ORS 197.010: “The Legislative Assembly declares that, in order to assure the highest possible level of liveability in Oregon, it is necessary to provide for properly prepared and coordinated comprehensive plans for cities and counties, regional areas and the state as a whole.”
Coopman v. City of Eugene, 534 P.3d 1105 (Or. Ct. App. 2023). “” ORS 197.010(1)(d); see also ORS 197.175(2)(b), (d) (requiring each city and county to “[e]nact land use reg- ulations to implement their comprehensive plans,” and, “[i]f [the city or county’s] comprehensive plan and land use regu- lations have been acknowledged by [LCDC], make…”
Jones v. Douglas Cnty., 270 P.3d 264 (Or. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 3× “As the history demonstrates, 247 Or App at 65-66, the legislature enacted the repose period in HB 3166 to effectuate a more equitable balance between the rights of individuals who were entitled to notice of certain land use decisions but had not received such notice and the…”
Colwell v. Washington Cnty., 718 P.2d 747 (Or. Ct. App. 1986). “the governing body first conducts one or more public hearings on the plan and unless 10 days’ advance public notice of each of the hearings is published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county or, in case the plan as it is to be heard concerns only part of the…”
City of Rajneeshpuram v. Land Conservation & Dev. Comm'n, 708 P.2d 1152 (Or. Ct. App. 1985). “, ORS 197.010(1), 197.010(5), 197.015(5), 197.”
1000 Friends v. Land Conservation & Dev. Comm'n, 724 P.2d 268 (Or. 1986). · cites it 2× “We allowed review of petitioner 1000 Friends of Oregon’s (1000 Friends) challenge to LCDC’s acknowledgment of the comprehensive land use plan for Curry County (the county) to address that question and to clarify principles of the planning system which the legislature intended…”
Tri-Cnty. Metro. Transp. Dist. v. City of Beaverton, 888 P.2d 74 (Or. Ct. App. 1995). · cites it 2× “The city points out that Section 1(3) of SB 573 states the legislature ‘reaffirms its commitment to the provisions of ORS 197.010 and to the partnership between the local government and the state in carrying out [its] provisions.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 197.010(1) — 3 cases
Lane Cnty. v. Land Conservation & Dev. Comm'n, 942 P.2d 278 (Or. 1997). “In their comprehensive plans, counties are required to address each of the applicable statewide land use planning goals and to give them equal weight.”
Colwell v. Washington Cnty., 718 P.2d 747 (Or. Ct. App. 1986). “the governing body first conducts one or more public hearings on the plan and unless 10 days’ advance public notice of each of the hearings is published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county or, in case the plan as it is to be heard concerns only part of the…”
City of Rajneeshpuram v. Land Conservation & Dev. Comm'n, 708 P.2d 1152 (Or. Ct. App. 1985). “, ORS 197.010(1), 197.010(5), 197.015(5), 197.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 197.010(1)(d) — 2 cases
Coopman v. City of Eugene, 534 P.3d 1105 (Or. Ct. App. 2023). “” ORS 197.010(1)(d); see also ORS 197.175(2)(b), (d) (requiring each city and county to “[e]nact land use reg- ulations to implement their comprehensive plans,” and, “[i]f [the city or county’s] comprehensive plan and land use regu- lations have been acknowledged by [LCDC], make…”
Coopman v. City of Eugene (Or. Ct. App. 2023).
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 197.010(2)(a)(D) — 1 case
Jones v. Douglas Cnty., 270 P.3d 264 (Or. Ct. App. 2011). “As the history demonstrates, 247 Or App at 65-66, the legislature enacted the repose period in HB 3166 to effectuate a more equitable balance between the rights of individuals who were entitled to notice of certain land use decisions but had not received such notice and the…”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 197.010(2)(c)(A) — 1 case
Jones v. Douglas Cnty., 270 P.3d 264 (Or. Ct. App. 2011). “As the history demonstrates, 247 Or App at 65-66, the legislature enacted the repose period in HB 3166 to effectuate a more equitable balance between the rights of individuals who were entitled to notice of certain land use decisions but had not received such notice and the…”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 197.010(3) — 1 case
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 197.010(5) — 1 case
Kite Ranches, Inc. v. Shipsey, 632 P.2d 1355 (Or. Ct. App. 1981).
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 197.010(l)(b) — 1 case
Regency Centers, L.P. v. Washington Cnty., 335 P.3d 856 (Or. Ct. App. 2014).
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 197.010(l)(c) — 1 case
Maryland-Nat'l Capital Park & Plan. Comm'n v. Greater Baden-Aquasco Citizens Ass'n, 985 A.2d 1160 (Md. 2009). “”); Or. Rev.Stat. § 197.010(l)(c) (2007) (declaring the legislature’s intent that comprehensive plans shall be implemented through “more specific rules and land use regulations.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 197.010(l)(d) — 1 case
Tri-Cnty. Metro. Transp. Dist. v. City of Beaverton, 888 P.2d 74 (Or. Ct. App. 1995). “The city points out that Section 1(3) of SB 573 states the legislature ‘reaffirms its commitment to the provisions of ORS 197.010 and to the partnership between the local government and the state in carrying out [its] provisions.”
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