{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-227.160","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 227.160","heading":"Definitions for ORS 227.160 to 227.186.","body":"As used in ORS 227.160 to 227.186:\n      (1) “Hearings officer” means a planning and zoning hearings officer appointed or designated by a city council under ORS 227.165.\n      (2) “Permit” means discretionary approval of a proposed development of land, under ORS 227.215 or city legislation or regulation. “Permit” does not include:\n      (a) A limited land use decision as defined in ORS 197.015;\n      (b) A decision which determines the appropriate zoning classification for a particular use by applying criteria or performance standards defining the uses permitted within the zone, and the determination applies only to land within an urban growth boundary;\n      (c) A decision which determines final engineering design, construction, operation, maintenance, repair or preservation of a transportation facility which is otherwise authorized by and consistent with the comprehensive plan and land use regulations; or\n      (d) An expedited land division, as described in ORS 197A.140.","path":["06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections","21. Cities","Chapter 227 — City Planning and Zoning"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors227.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:12Z","sha256":"c6b277bf5cdc0219ded4e5a97e7f3a24699f2b022aaa4dcecfd910d37a343cb2","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-227.150","next":"us-or/ors-227.165"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}