Oregon Statutes 197A.365 – Metro housing coordination strategy
(1) Metro shall develop and adopt a housing coordination strategy under this section no later than one year after the deadline for completing a housing capacity determination under ORS § 197A.350.
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(2) Regional governments other than Metro, including counties or intergovernmental entities described under ORS § 190.003 to 190.130, may adopt a housing coordination strategy as provided in this section.
(3) A housing coordination strategy must include a list of actions, including the adoption of measures and policies or coordinating actions among local governments and other entities within a region, that the regional entity shall undertake to promote:
(a) The development of needed housing;
(b) The development and maintenance of housing that is of diverse housing types, high-quality, physically accessible and affordable;
(c) Housing with access to economic opportunities, services and amenities; and
(d) Actions that affirmatively further fair housing as defined in ORS § 197A.100.
(4) Actions constituting a housing coordination strategy may include:
(a) The identification or coordination of resources that support the production of needed housing, including funding, staff capacity or technical support at the regional or state level;
(b) The identification of local or regional impediments to developing needed housing, including financial, regulatory or capacity-related constraints;
(c) Regional strategies that coordinate production of needed housing between local governments within a region and that are developed in consultation with impacted local governments;
(d) The identification of specific actions that cities in the region may consider as part of a housing production strategy under ORS § 197A.100; and
(e) Any other actions identified by rule of the Land Conservation and Development Commission that may promote the quantity or quality of developed housing in the region.
(5) A housing coordination strategy does not include changes to the amount of buildable lands under ORS § 197A.350.
(6) In creating a housing coordination strategy, a regional government shall review and consider:
(a) Socioeconomic and demographic characteristics of households living in existing needed housing;
(b) Market conditions affecting the provision of needed housing;
(c) Measures already implemented by the regional entity to promote the development of needed housing;
(d) Existing and expected barriers to the planning or development of needed housing; and
(e) For each action the regional entity includes in its housing coordination strategy:
(A) The schedule for its adoption, if applicable;
(B) The schedule for its implementation, if applicable;
(C) Its expected magnitude of impact on the development of needed housing; and
(D) The time frame over which it is expected to impact needed housing.
(7) The adoption of a housing coordination strategy is not a land use decision and is not subject to appeal or review except as provided in ORS § 197A.103. [2023 c.13 § 30; 2023 c.326 § 16]