Section 184.451 - Oregon Housing Needs Analysis(1) There is established within the Oregon Department of Administrative Services the Oregon Housing Needs Analysis. The purposes of the Oregon Housing Needs Analysis are to further the:(a) Production of housing to meet the need of Oregonians at all levels of affordability; and(b) Production of housing in a way that creates more housing choice by affirmatively furthering fair housing, as defined in ORS 197A.100.(2) The Oregon Housing Needs Analysis consists of three components as follows:(a) The annual statewide housing analysis under ORS 184.453 (1);(b) The allocated housing need under ORS 184.453 (2); and(c) The housing production targets under ORS 184.455.(3) Actions taken by the department under ORS 184.451 to 184.455 are not subject to ORS 197.180 and are not land use decisions.(4) The Department of Land Conservation and Development and the Housing and Community Services Department:(a) Shall assist the Oregon Department of Administrative Services with its duties under ORS 184.451 to 184.455.(b) May study and recommend methodological changes to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to improve the Oregon Housing Needs Analysis' functions and suitability for its purposes under subsection (1) of this section. The departments shall solicit written and oral public testimony to inform their recommendations.(5) As used in ORS 184.451 to 184.455, "city" or "city with a population of 10,000 or greater" includes cities, as defined in ORS 197A.015, and urban unincorporated communities in Metro, as defined in ORS 197.015. 2023 c. 13, § 1; 2023 c. 283, § 4a; 2023 c. 326, § 1