Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 123 - OREGON BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
Division 650 - ENTERPRISE ZONE CREATION AND AMENDMENT
Section 123-650-1100 - Extended Rural Distances
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 3, March 1, 2024
For purposes of ORS 285C.050(19), 285C.090(4) and 285C.120:
(1) This rule has no bearing on total enterprise zone area as limited in OAR 123-650-1000(3) and applies only to rural enterprise zones that are or will be at least partially outside a county, for which the most recent decennial U.S. Census count of the county's total population divided by its area exceeds 100 persons per square mile. Such a county is defined for purposes of this rule as a "densely populated county," of which there are seven: Benton, Clackamas, Marion, Multnomah, Polk, Washington and Yamhill counties.
(2) The maximum distance allowed in OAR 123-650-1000(1)(a) increases from 15 to:
(3) The maximum distance allowed in OAR 123-650-1000(1)(b) increases from 5 to 15 lineal miles if none of the separate area is in a densely populated county.
(4) In accordance with ORS 285C.120(2), the Director may waive a limitation in section (2) or (3) of this rule to allow even greater distance as part of an applicable enterprise zone designation, re-designation or boundary change:
(5) For a waiver in section (4) of this rule, the following three points need to be satisfied:
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 285A.075, 285C.060(1) & 285C.120(2)(b)
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 285C.050, 285C.090 & 285C.120