Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
The definitions in ORS
197.015, the statewide planning
goals, and the following definitions apply to this division:
(1) "Affordable housing" means:
(a) Housing units available for rent, with or
without government assistance, by households who meet applicable maximum income
limits, not to exceed 80 percent of the area median income, adjusted for family
size, as determined based on data from the United States Department of Housing
and Urban Development or its successor agency, and in a manner so that no more
than 30 percent of the household's gross income will be spent on rent and
utilities;
(b) Housing units
available for purchase, with or without government assistance, by households
who meet applicable maximum income limits, not to exceed 80 percent of the area
median income, adjusted for family size, as determined based on data from the
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development or its successor
agency, and in a manner so that no more than 30 percent of the household's
gross income will be spent on home loan or mortgage payments, amortized
interest, property taxes, insurance, and condominium or association fees, if
any; or
(c) Spaces in manufactured
dwelling parks available for rent, with or without government assistance, by
households who meet applicable maximum income limits, not to exceed 100 percent
of the area median income, adjusted for family size, as determined based on
data from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development or its
successor agency.
(2)
"Affordable housing unit" means a single housing unit, or a single space in a
manufactured dwelling park, that meets the definition of affordable housing.
(3) "High-value farmland" has the
meaning provided in ORS
195.300.
(4) "Housing unit" means a single unit
providing complete, independent living facilities for one or more persons,
including permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and
sanitation.
(5) "Market rate
housing unit" means a single housing unit, or a single space in a manufactured
dwelling park, that does not qualify as affordable housing.
(6) "Public facilities and services" means
sanitary sewers, domestic water, fire protection, parks, recreation, streets
and roads, and mass transit.
(7)
"Qualifying city" means any incorporated city except for:
(a) Any incorporated city within Clackamas,
Marion, Multnomah, Polk and Washington Counties; and
(b) Culver, Madras, Metolius, or any other
incorporated city within the portion of Jefferson County that is also within
the boundary of the North Unit Irrigation District.
(8) "Site" means one or more contiguous lots
or parcels.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
197.040, OL 2016, Ch. 52
Stats. Implemented: OL 2016, Ch.
52
