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Or. Rev. Stat. § 215.327 (2026)

Divisions of marginal land

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      215.327 Divisions of marginal land. A county may allow the following divisions of marginal land:

      (1) Divisions of land to create a parcel or lot containing 10 or more acres if the lot or parcel is not adjacent to land zoned for exclusive farm use or forest use or, if it is adjacent to such land, the land qualifies for designation as marginal land under ORS 197.247 (1991 Edition).

      (2) Divisions of land to create a lot or parcel containing 20 or more acres if the lot or parcel is adjacent to land zoned for exclusive farm use and that land does not qualify for designation as marginal land under ORS 197.247 (1991 Edition).

      (3) Divisions of land to create a parcel or lot necessary for those uses authorized by ORS 215.317 (1)(f). [1983 c.826 §4; 1993 c.792 §25]

 

      215.330 [Repealed by 1971 c.13 §1]

 

      215.337 [1983 c.826 §4a; repealed by 1993 c.792 §55]

 

      215.340 [Repealed by 1971 c.13 §1]

 

      215.350 [Amended by 1953 c.662 §7; repealed by 1971 c.13 §1]

 

      215.360 [Amended by 1953 c.662 §7; subsection (2) enacted as 1953 c.662 §1; repealed by 1971 c.13 §1]

 

      215.370 [Repealed by 1971 c.13 §1]

 

      215.380 [Amended by 1955 c.652 §4; repealed by 1971 c.13 §1]

 

      215.390 [Repealed by 1971 c.13 §1]

 

      215.395 [1953 c.662 §3; 1955 c.652 §5; repealed by 1971 c.13 §1]

 

      215.398 [1955 c.652 §2; repealed by 1971 c.13 §1]

 

      215.400 [Repealed by 1971 c.13 §1]

 

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1996–1997 · leading case: Lane Cnty. v. Land Conservation & Dev. Comm'n, 942 P.2d 278 (Or. 1997).
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Lane Cnty. v. Land Conservation & Dev. Comm'n, 942 P.2d 278 (Or. 1997). “317, ORS 215.327, and former ORS 215.337 governed designation of and uses on marginal lands.”
Lane Cnty. v. Land Conservation & Dev. Comm'n, 910 P.2d 414 (Or. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 2× “According to Lane County, the 1994 rules, which generally establish a minimum parcel size of 80 acres, are inconsistent with ORS 215.327, which permits division of marginal land into 10- or 20-acre parcels, subject to various criteria enumerated in the statute.”
Marquam Farms Corp. v. Multnomah Cnty., 936 P.2d 990 (Or. Ct. App. 1997). “317 and ORS 215.327. Further, ORS 215.316 et seq establish a general pattern in which the regulation of marginal lands and high-value farmland are treated separately and differently.”
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