Section 307.651 - Definitions for ORS 307.651 to 307.687As used in ORS 307.651 to 307.687, unless the context requires otherwise:
(1) "Governing body" means the city legislative body having jurisdiction over the property for which an exemption may be applied for under ORS 307.651 to 307.687.(2) "Manufactured home" means a structure that complies with any or all of the following placement standards, or any less restrictive standard, for the approval of manufactured homes located outside mobile home parks:(a) The structure shall be multisectional and enclose a space of not less than 1,000 square feet.(b) The structure shall be placed on an excavated and back-filled foundation and enclosed at the perimeter such that the structure is located not more than 12 inches above grade.(c) The structure shall have a pitched roof.(d) The structure shall have exterior siding and roofing which in color, material and appearance is similar to the exterior siding and roofing material commonly used on residential dwellings within the community or which is comparable to the predominant materials used on surrounding dwellings as determined by the local permit approval authority.(e) The structure shall be certified by the manufacturer to have an exterior thermal envelope meeting performance standards that reduce levels equivalent to the performance standards required of single-family dwellings constructed under the state building code as defined in ORS 455.010.(f) The structure shall have a garage or carport constructed of like materials.(3) "Qualified dwelling unit" means a dwelling unit that, at the time an application is filed pursuant to ORS 307.667, has a market value for the land and improvements of no more than 120 percent, or a lesser percentage as adopted by the governing body by resolution, of the median sales price of dwelling units located within the city.(4) "Single-unit housing" means a structure having one or more dwelling units that: (a) Is, or will be, upon purchase, rehabilitation or completion of construction, in conformance with all local plans and planning regulations, including special or district-wide plans developed and adopted pursuant to ORS chapters 195, 196, 197, 197A and 227.(b) If newly constructed, is completed within two years after application for exemption is approved under ORS 307.674.(c) Is designed for each dwelling unit within the structure to be purchased by and lived in by one person or one family.(d) Has one or more qualified dwelling units within the single-unit housing.(e) Is not a floating home, as defined in ORS 830.700, or a manufactured structure, other than a manufactured home .(5) "Structure" does not include the land or any site development made to the land, as those terms are defined in ORS 307.010.Amended by 2024 Ch. 52,§ 19, eff. 6/6/2024.Amended by 2022 Ch. 54, § 16, eff. 3/23/2022.Amended by 2021 Ch. 528, § 9, eff. 9/25/2021.Amended by 2019 Ch. 585, § 22, eff. 1/1/2020.Amended by 2017 Ch. 294, § 1, eff. 10/5/2017.Amended by 2013 Ch. 426, § 1, eff. 10/7/2013.Formerly 458.005; 2011 c. 354, § 8