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State Land Use Enacted Legislation
| Bill # | State | Year | Party | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
HB 2889 |
OR | 2023 | D | Affordable housing incentives and financing, Deadlines, Fair distribution of housing |
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Summary
- Section 3 clarifies housing production targets for municipalities are inclusive of housing produced by for-profit, nonprofit and public builders, and are segmented by specified income level.
- Section 8 defines “development-ready lands” for the purposes of statewide land use planning for housing and urbanization laws as buildable lands likely to support production of housing due to being appropriately annexed and zoned; readily served by adjacent public facilities or identified for provision of such facilities in the near-term; or not encumbered by applicable local, state or federal regulations.
- Section 10 allows Department of Land Conservation and Development to refer a city to housing acceleration program based on city’s progress, proportionate to its population size and relative to its region, toward housing production targets, including for families earning less than 80 percent of median family income.
- Section 17 directs the Land Conservation and Development Commission to give equal weight to statewide housing, economic, and transportation land use planning goals when evaluating whether a city’s amendment to its comprehensive plan is subject to commission review.
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Bill Title
Relating to housing development.
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