Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 215.010 (2026)

Definitions

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      215.010 Definitions. As used in this chapter:

      (1) The terms defined in ORS 92.010 shall have the meanings given therein, except that “parcel”:

      (a) Includes a unit of land created:

      (A) By partitioning land as defined in ORS 92.010;

      (B) In compliance with all applicable planning, zoning and partitioning ordinances and regulations; or

      (C) By deed or land sales contract, if there were no applicable planning, zoning or partitioning ordinances or regulations.

      (b) Does not include a unit of land created solely to establish a separate tax account.

      (2) “Tract” means one or more contiguous lots or parcels under the same ownership.

      (3) The terms defined in ORS chapters 197 and 197A shall have the meanings given therein.

      (4) “Farm use” has the meaning given that term in ORS 215.203.

      (5) “Recreational structure” means a campground structure with or without plumbing, heating or cooking facilities intended to be used by any particular occupant on a limited-time basis for recreational, seasonal, emergency or transitional housing purposes and may include yurts, cabins, fabric structures or similar structures as further defined, by rule, by the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services.

      (6) “Recreational vehicle” has the meaning given that term in ORS 174.101.

      (7) “The Willamette Valley” is Clackamas, Linn, Marion, Multnomah, Polk, Washington and Yamhill Counties and the portion of Benton and Lane Counties lying east of the summit of the Coast Range. [Amended by 1955 c.756 §25; 1963 c.619 §1 (1); 1985 c.717 §4; 1993 c.792 §8; 1999 c.327 §1; 2019 c.585 §19a; 2022 c.54 §15]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 55 cases (8 in the last 5 years), 1960–2025 · leading case: Friends of Yamhill Cnty. v. Yamhill Cnty., 211 P.3d 297 (Or. Ct. App. 2009).
Friends of Yamhill Cnty. v. Yamhill Cnty., 211 P.3d 297 (Or. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 17× “” According to petitioner, all that the statute requires is that a certain number of parcels—whether or not lawfully created—existed as of January 1, 1993. Petitioner advances no argument concerning LUBA’s construction of the term “lots” as it is used in ORS 215.”
Allison v. Washington Cnty., 548 P.2d 188 (Or. Ct. App. 1976). · cites it 4× “130, which provides: "(1) Any ordinance adopted under ORS 215.010 to 215.190 * * * shall be a local law within the meaning of, and subject to, ORS 254.”
1000 Friends of Oregon v. Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners, 575 P.2d 651 (Or. Ct. App. 1978). · cites it 6× “203 which provides: "(1) Zoning ordinances may be adopted under ORS 215.010 to 215.190 and 215.402 to 215.”
Cyrus v. Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners of Deschutes, 202 P.3d 274 (Or. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 2× “190 provides: "No person shall locate, construct, maintain, repair, alter, or use a building or other structure or use or transfer land in violation of an ordinance or regulation authorized by ORS 215.010 to 215.190 and 215.402 to 215.”
Clackamas Cnty. v. Dunham, 579 P.2d 223 (Or. 1978). · cites it 6× “766 § 16) provided: "The location, erection, construction, maintenance, repair, alteration, or use of a building or other structure, or the subdivision, other partitioning, or use of land, in violation of an ordinance or regulation authorized by ORS 215.010 to 215.190 and…”
Brentmar v. Jackson Cnty., 900 P.2d 1030 (Or. 1995). · cites it 2× “213 (1963) provided: “The following nonfarm uses may be established in any area zoned under ORS 215.010 to 215.190 for farm use: “(1) Public or private schools.”
Windlinx Ranch Trust v. Deschutes Cnty. (A179142), 323 Or. App. 290 (Or. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 8× “If the 1990 Partition created a fourth ‘parcel,’ the action would have qualified not as a partition but, rather, as 6 ORS 215.010 has been amended since the Kerrs filed their application; how- ever, because those amendments do not affect our analysis, we refer to the cur- rent…”
Tatum v. Clackamas Cnty., 529 P.2d 393 (Or. Ct. App. 1974). · cites it 7× “130(1), which provides: "Any ordinance adopted under ORS 215.010 to 215.190 and 215.402 to 215.”
Rutherford v. Armstrong, 572 P.2d 1331 (Or. Ct. App. 1977). · cites it 2× “213(3) which provides: "(3) Single-family residential dwellings, not provided in conjunction with farm use, may be established, subject to the approval of the governing body of the county, in any area zoned under ORS 215.010 to 215.190 and 215.402 to 215.”
State ex rel. Schrodt v. Jackson Cnty., 324 P.3d 615 (Or. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “402(4) defines “permit” for purposes of ORS 215.429(1).”
Hunnicutt v. Myers, 127 P.3d 1182 (Or. 2006). · cites it 2× “(5) "Homestead tract" means a tract as defined in ORS 215.010 owned by a property owner, as that tract existed on January 1, 2005.”
Fasano v. Bd. of Cnty. Com'rs of Washington Cty., 507 P.2d 23 (Or. 1973). “(1) The plan and all legislation and regulations authorized by ORS 215.010 to 215.233 shall be designed to promote the public health, safety and general welfare and shall be based on the following considerations, among others: The various characteristics of the various areas in…”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 215.010(1) — 4 cases
Friends of Yamhill Cnty. v. Yamhill Cnty., 211 P.3d 297 (Or. Ct. App. 2009). “” According to petitioner, all that the statute requires is that a certain number of parcels—whether or not lawfully created—existed as of January 1, 1993. Petitioner advances no argument concerning LUBA’s construction of the term “lots” as it is used in ORS 215.”
Windlinx Ranch Trust v. Deschutes Cnty. (A179142), 323 Or. App. 290 (Or. Ct. App. 2022). “If the 1990 Partition created a fourth ‘parcel,’ the action would have qualified not as a partition but, rather, as 6 ORS 215.010 has been amended since the Kerrs filed their application; how- ever, because those amendments do not affect our analysis, we refer to the cur- rent…”
Lovinger v. Lane Cnty., 138 P.3d 51 (Or. Ct. App. 2006).
Windlinx Ranch Trust v. Deschutes Cnty., 341 Or. App. 619 (Or. Ct. App. 2025).
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 215.010(1)(a) — 4 cases
Windlinx Ranch Trust v. Deschutes Cnty. (A179142), 323 Or. App. 290 (Or. Ct. App. 2022). “If the 1990 Partition created a fourth ‘parcel,’ the action would have qualified not as a partition but, rather, as 6 ORS 215.010 has been amended since the Kerrs filed their application; how- ever, because those amendments do not affect our analysis, we refer to the cur- rent…”
Cent. Oregon LandWatch v. Deschutes Cnty., 514 P.3d 1201 (Or. Ct. App. 2022).
Windlinx Ranch Trust v. Deschutes Cnty., 341 Or. App. 619 (Or. Ct. App. 2025).
Windlinx Ranch Trust v. Deschutes Cnty., 341 Or. App. 619 (Or. Ct. App. 2025).
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 215.010(1)(a)(A) — 1 case
Windlinx Ranch Trust v. Deschutes Cnty. (A179142), 323 Or. App. 290 (Or. Ct. App. 2022). “If the 1990 Partition created a fourth ‘parcel,’ the action would have qualified not as a partition but, rather, as 6 ORS 215.010 has been amended since the Kerrs filed their application; how- ever, because those amendments do not affect our analysis, we refer to the cur- rent…”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 215.010(2) — 4 cases
Craven v. Jackson Cnty., 898 P.2d 809 (Or. Ct. App. 1995).
Lovinger v. Lane Cnty., 138 P.3d 51 (Or. Ct. App. 2006).
Dep't of Land Conservation & Dev. v. Yamhill Cnty., 949 P.2d 1245 (Or. Ct. App. 1997).
Bruggere v. Clackamas Cnty., 7 P.3d 634 (Or. Ct. App. 2000).
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 215.010(l)(a) — 1 case
Friends of Yamhill Cnty. v. Yamhill Cnty., 211 P.3d 297 (Or. Ct. App. 2009). “” According to petitioner, all that the statute requires is that a certain number of parcels—whether or not lawfully created—existed as of January 1, 1993. Petitioner advances no argument concerning LUBA’s construction of the term “lots” as it is used in ORS 215.”
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