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Section 195.305 - Compensation for restriction of use of real property due to land use regulation.

OR Rev Stat § 195.305 (2019) (N/A)
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(2) Just compensation under ORS 195.310 to 195.314 shall be based on the reduction in the fair market value of the property resulting from the land use regulation.

(3) Subsection (1) of this section shall not apply to land use regulations that were enacted prior to the claimant’s acquisition date or to land use regulations:

(a) That restrict or prohibit activities commonly and historically recognized as public nuisances under common law;

(b) That restrict or prohibit activities for the protection of public health and safety;

(c) To the extent the land use regulations are required to comply with federal law;

(d) That restrict or prohibit the use of a property for the purpose of selling pornography or performing nude dancing;

(e) That plan and rezone land to an industrial zoning classification for inclusion within an urban growth boundary; or

(f) That plan and rezone land within an urban growth boundary to an industrial zoning classification.

(4)(a) Subsection (3)(a) of this section shall be construed narrowly in favor of granting just compensation under this section. Nothing in subsection (3) of this section is intended to affect or alter rights provided by the Oregon or United States Constitution.

(b) Subsection (3)(b) of this section does not apply to any farming or forest practice regulation that is enacted after January 1, 2007, unless the primary purpose of the regulation is the protection of human health and safety.

(c) Subsection (3)(c) of this section does not apply to any farming or forest practice regulation that is enacted after January 1, 2007, unless the public entity enacting the regulation has no discretion under federal law to decline to enact the regulation.

(5) A public entity may adopt or apply procedures for the processing of claims under ORS 195.310 to 195.336.

(6) The public entity that enacted the land use regulation that gives rise to a claim under subsection (1) of this section shall provide just compensation as required under ORS 195.310 to 195.336.

(7) A decision by a public entity that an owner qualifies for just compensation under ORS 195.305 to 195.336 and sections 5 to 11, chapter 424, Oregon Laws 2007, sections 2 to 9 and 17, chapter 855, Oregon Laws 2009, and sections 2 to 7, chapter 8, Oregon Laws 2010, and a decision by a public entity on the nature and extent of that compensation are not land use decisions.

(8) The remedies created by ORS 195.305 to 195.336 and sections 5 to 11, chapter 424, Oregon Laws 2007, sections 2 to 9 and 17, chapter 855, Oregon Laws 2009, and sections 2 to 7, chapter 8, Oregon Laws 2010, are in addition to any other remedy under the Oregon or United States Constitution, and are not intended to modify or replace any constitutional remedy.

(9) If any portion or portions of this section are declared invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining portions of this section shall remain in full force and effect. [Formerly 197.352; 2013 c.279 §1]

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Section 195.305 - Compensation for restriction of use of real property due to land use regulation.