Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 215.740 (2026)

Large tract forestland dwelling; criteria; rules

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215.740 Large tract forestland dwelling; criteria; rules. (1) If a dwelling is not allowed under ORS 215.720 (1), a dwelling may be allowed on land zoned for forest use under a goal protecting forestland if it complies with other provisions of law and is sited on a tract:

(a) In eastern Oregon of at least 240 contiguous acres except as provided in subsection (3) of this section; or

(b) In western Oregon of at least 160 contiguous acres except as provided in subsection (3) of this section.

(2) For purposes of subsection (1) of this section, a tract shall not be considered to consist of less than 240 acres or 160 acres because it is crossed by a public road or a waterway.

(3)(a) An owner of tracts that are not contiguous but are in the same county or adjacent counties and zoned for forest use may add together the acreage of two or more tracts to total 320 acres or more in eastern Oregon or 200 acres or more in western Oregon to qualify for a dwelling under subsection (1) of this section.

(b) If an owner totals 320 or 200 acres, as appropriate, under paragraph (a) of this subsection, the owner shall submit proof of nonrevocable deed restrictions recorded in the deed records for the tracts in the 320 or 200 acres, as appropriate. The deed restrictions shall preclude all future rights to construct a dwelling on the tracts or to use the tracts to total acreage for future siting of dwellings for present and any future owners unless the tract is no longer subject to protection under goals for agricultural lands or forestlands.

(c) The Land Conservation and Development Commission shall adopt rules that prescribe the language of the deed restriction, the procedures for recording, the procedures under which counties shall keep records of lots or parcels used to create the total, the mechanisms for providing notice to subsequent purchasers of the limitations under paragraph (b) of this subsection and other rules to implement this section. [1993 c.792 §4(2),(3),(5)]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1998–2017 · leading case: Friends of Yamhill Cnty. v. Yamhill Cnty., 211 P.3d 297 (Or. Ct. App. 2009).

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Friends of Yamhill Cnty. v. Yamhill Cnty., 211 P.3d 297 (Or. Ct. App. 2009). “705; large-tract dwellings, ORS 215.740; alternative, or “template,” dwellings, ORS 215.”

Bowerman v. Lane Cnty., 403 P.3d 512 (Or. Ct. App. 2017). “th public notice procedures if the property line adjustment is for: “(a) The adjustment of a common property line involving only F-l zoned properties which are less than 200 acres and the applicant submits a title report for each F-l property that demonstrates the properties are…”

Miller v. Multnomah Cnty., 956 P.2d 209 (Or. Ct. App. 1998). “It provides: “No dwelling other than those described in this section and ORS 215.740 and 215.750 may be sited on land zoned for forest use under a land use planning goal protecting forestland.”

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