{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-197.665","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 197.665","heading":"Locations of residential homes.","body":"In addition to allowing residential homes within an urban growth boundary under ORS 197A.385:\n      (1) Residential homes are a permitted use in:\n      (a) Any residential zone, including a residential zone which allows a single-unit dwelling; and\n      (b) Any commercial zone which allows a single-unit dwelling.\n      (2) A city or county may not impose any zoning requirement on the establishment and maintenance of a residential home in a zone described in subsection (1) of this section that is more restrictive than a zoning requirement imposed on a single-unit dwelling in the same zone.\n      (3) A city or county may:\n      (a) Allow a residential home in an existing dwelling in any area zoned for farm use, including an exclusive farm use zone established under ORS 215.203;\n      (b) Impose zoning requirements on the establishment of a residential home in areas described in paragraph (a) of this subsection, provided that these requirements are no more restrictive than those imposed on other nonfarm single-unit dwellings in the same zone; and\n      (c) Allow a division of land for a residential home in an exclusive farm use zone only as described in ORS 215.263 (9).","path":["05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use","19. Miscellaneous Matters Related to Government and Public Affairs","Chapter 197 — Comprehensive Land Use Planning"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors197.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:12Z","sha256":"b5857b1da8dee45d45f39988b8cab98f120127814bfc438fbb80530c9a4c29c4","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-197.663","next":"us-or/ors-197.667"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}