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Or. Rev. Stat. § 215.417 (2026)

Time to act under certain approved permits; extension

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      215.417 Time to act under certain approved permits; extension. (1) If a permit is approved under ORS 215.416 for a proposed residential development on agricultural or forest land outside of an urban growth boundary under ORS 215.010 to 215.293 or 215.317 to 215.438 or under county legislation or regulation, the permit is valid for four years.

      (2) An extension of a permit described in subsection (1) of this section is valid for two years. A county may approve no more than five additional one-year extensions of a permit if:

      (a) The applicant makes a written request for the additional extension prior to the expiration of an extension;

      (b) The applicable residential development statute has not been amended following the approval of the permit, except the amendments to ORS 215.750 by section 1, chapter 433, Oregon Laws 2019; and

      (c) An applicable rule or land use regulation has not been amended following the issuance of the permit, unless allowed by the county, which may require that the applicant comply with the amended rule or land use regulation.

      (3) An extension of a permit under subsection (2) of this section is not a land use decision as defined in ORS 197.015.

      (4) As used in this section, “residential development” means dwellings provided for under ORS 215.213 (1)(q), (3) and (4), 215.283 (1)(p), 215.284, 215.317, 215.705 (1) to (3), 215.720, 215.740, 215.750 and 215.755 (1) and (3). [2001 c.532 §2; 2009 c.850 §10; 2013 c.462 §§6,9; 2019 c.432 §§3,3a,4,4a]

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Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2011–2025 · leading case: Jones v. Douglas Cnty., 270 P.3d 278 (Or. Ct. App. 2011).
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Jones v. Douglas Cnty., 270 P.3d 278 (Or. Ct. App. 2011). “5 As LUBA explained, “[i]n 2001, the legislature adopted a statute, ORS 215.417, providing that extensions of approvals for residential development in resource zones, including lot-of-record dwellings, shall be valid for two years, instead of the one year extension that would…”
Gould v. Deschutes Cnty., 337 Or. App. 644 (Or. Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 2× “First, ORS 215.417 specifies that permit extensions are not land use decisions.”
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Gould v. Deschutes Cnty., 337 Or. App. 644 (Or. Ct. App. 2025). “First, ORS 215.417 specifies that permit extensions are not land use decisions.”
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