In 2009, the Oregon Legislature authorized local governments to develop and adopt TDR programs when it passed Senate Bill 763. At the same time, the Legislature adopted House Bill 2228, which created the Oregon TDR Pilot Program. This program allows the Oregon Land Conservation and Development Commission (LCDC) to select three TDR pilot projects to test different ways to use this new planning tool. Together, these bills provide new options and opportunities for local governments and landowners to protect farm and forest land as well as other natural and cultural resource values. The selection process must require local governments to nominate potential projects by submitting a concept plan for each proposed pilot project, including proposed amendments to the comprehensive plan and land use regulations necessary to implement the pilot project. The proposed rules may provide other requirements and criteria under which LCDC will select up to three qualifying pilot projects.
The proposed regulations may be accessed at: http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/rules/0310_Bulletin/0310_ch660_bulletin.html
For more information on the Oregon TDR program, see: http://www.oregon.gov/LCD/tdr_pilot_program.shtml
