Section 197.NEW - [Newly enacted section not yet numbered] Applicability of limited land use decision to housing development(1) The Housing Accountability and Production Office may approve a hardship exemption or time extension to ORS 197.195 (6), during which time ORS 197.195 (6) does not apply to decisions by a local government.(2) The office may grant an exemption or time extension only if the local government demonstrates that a substantial hardship would result from the increased costs or staff capacity needed to implement procedures as required under ORS 197.195 (6).(3) The office shall review exemption or time extension requests under the deadlines provided in section 39 (3) of this 2024 Act.Added by 2024 Ch. 110,§ 46, eff. 6/6/2024, op. 1/1/2025.