Oregon legislation · 2026 Legislative Measures
Oregon HB4035: Relating to land use; and declaring an emergency.
Status: Chaptered, April 6, 2026
Digest: This Act amends temp UGB program and lets LCDC award grants. (Flesch Readability Score: 80.3). Expands eligibility for cities and Metro to amend their urban growth boundaries under a temporary program. Provides an alternative pathway within the temporary program by which the City of Woodburn may amend its urban growth boundary. Authorizes the Land Conservation and Development Commission to issue grants to implement the commission's duties. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
What the bill says
To amend its conceptual plan and resubmit it as a petition to Metro under this section. (c) If Metro determines that a petition does comply, notwithstanding any other provision of ORS chapter 197A, Metro shall adopt amendments to its urban growth boundary to include the site in the petition, unless the amendment would result in more than 300 total net [residential] buildable acres added under this subsection. (3) If the net [residential] buildable acres included in petitions that Metro determines are in compliance on or before July 1, 2025, total less than 300 net [residential] buildable acres.
From the enrolled text, March 4, 2026:
to amend its conceptual plan and resubmit it as a petition to Metro under this section. (c) If Metro determines that a petition does comply, notwithstanding any other provision of ORS chapter 197A, Metro shall adopt amendments to its urban growth boundary to include the site in the petition, unless the amendment would result in more than 300 total net [residential] buildable acres added under this subsection. (3) If the net [residential] buildable acres included in petitions that Metro determines are in compliance on or before July 1, 2025, total less than 300 net [residential] buildable acres, Metro shall adopt amendments to its urban growth boundary under subsection (2)(c) of this or (b) Within 120 days after a petition is deemed compliant after July 1, 2025, in the order in which the petitions are received. (4) If the net [residential] buildable acres included in petitions that Metro determines are in compliance on or before July 1, 2025, total 300 or more net [residential] buildable acres, on or before January 1, 2027, Metro shall adopt amendments to its urban growth boundary under subsection (2)(c) of this section to include the sites in those petitions that Metro determines will: Enrolled House Bill 4035 (HB 4035-B) Page 2 (a) Best comply with the provisions of section 55, chapter 110, Oregon Laws 2024 [of …