{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-197a.425","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 197A.425","heading":"Accessory dwelling units.","body":"(1)(a) A city with a population greater than 2,500 or a county with a population greater than 15,000 shall allow in areas within the urban growth boundary that are zoned for detached single-unit dwellings the development of at least one accessory dwelling unit for each detached single-unit dwelling, subject to reasonable local regulations relating to siting and design.\n      (b) As used in this subsection:\n      (A) “Accessory dwelling unit” means an interior, attached or detached residential structure that is used in connection with or that is accessory to a single-unit dwelling.\n      (B) “Reasonable local regulations relating to siting and design” does not include owner-occupancy requirements of either the primary or accessory structure or requirements to construct additional off-street parking.\n      (2) Subsection (1) of this section does not prohibit local governments from regulating vacation occupancies, as defined in ORS 90.100, to require owner-occupancy or off-street parking.","path":["05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use","19. Miscellaneous Matters Related to Government and Public Affairs","Chapter 197A — Land Use Planning: Housing and Urbanization"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors197A.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:12Z","sha256":"6fa94be9665210284d2e0ed2cdb648a58aa466a868fcbef3a9d08ee56925c414","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-197a.421","next":"us-or/ors-197a.430"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}