SB1051

Decide on affordable housing developments quickly. Allow ADUs.

State: Oregon

Status: Enacted ✅

Formal Title: An act relating to use of real property; creating new provisions; amending ORS 197.178, 197.303, 197.307, 197.312, 215.416, 215.427, 215.441, 227.175, 227.178 and 227.500; and declaring an emergency.

Summary: Requires cities with populations over 5,000 or counties with populations over 25,000 to review and decide on applications for certain housing developments containing affordable housing units within 100 days. Prohibits cities and counties from reducing density or height of housing developments if at least 75% of the floor area is reserved for housing, unless necessary to resolve health, safety, or habitability issues. Mandates that cities with populations over 2,500 and counties with populations over 15,000 allow the development of at least one accessory dwelling unit (ADU) for each detached single-family dwelling, subject to reasonable local regulations.

Main sponsors: Tina Kotek, Brian Boquist

Legislative text: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2017R1/Measures/Overview/SB1051