# ORS § 197a.015: 197A.015 Definitions for ORS 197.475 to 197.493 and ORS chapter 197A > Oregon · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T19_C197a_S197a.015 ## Section - **Citation:** ORS § 197a.015 - **Heading:** 197A.015 Definitions for ORS 197.475 to 197.493 and ORS chapter 197A - **Jurisdiction:** Oregon - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** OR Code / Title 19 / Chapter 197a / Section 197a.015 ## Text As used in ORS 197.475 (Policy) to 197.493 (Placement and occupancy of recreational vehicle) and ORS chapter 197A: (1) “Allocated housing need” means the housing need allocated to a city under ORS 184.453 (Statewide housing analysis) (2) as segmented by income level under ORS 184.453 (Statewide housing analysis) (4). (2) “Buildable lands” means lands in urban and urbanizable areas that are suitable, available and necessary for the development of needed housing over a 20-year planning period, including both vacant land and developed land likely to be redeveloped. (3) “City” and “city with a population of 10,000 or greater” includes, regardless of size, any city within Tillamook County and the communities of Barview/Twin Rocks/Watseco, Cloverdale, Hebo, Neahkahnie, Neskowin, Netarts, Oceanside and Pacific City/Woods. (4) “Development-ready lands” means buildable lands that are likely to support the production of housing during the period of their housing production target under ORS 184.455 (Allocation of housing production targets) (1) because the lands are: (a) Currently annexed and zoned to allow housing through clear and objective standards and procedures; (b) Readily served through adjacent public facilities or identified for the near-term provision of public facilities through an adopted capital improvement plan; and (c) Not encumbered by any applicable local, state or federal protective regulations or have appropriate entitlements to prepare the land for development. (5) “Government assisted housing” means housing that is financed in whole or part by either a federal or state housing agency or a housing authority as defined in ORS 456.005 (Definitions for ORS chapters 456 and 458) , or housing that is occupied by a tenant or tenants who benefit from rent supplements or housing vouchers provided by either a federal or state housing agency or a local housing authority. (6) “Housing capacity” means the number of needed housing units that can be developed on buildable lands within the 20-year planning period based on the land’s comprehensive plan designation and capacity for housing development and redevelopment. (7) “Housing production strategy” means a strategy adopted by a local government to promote housing production under ORS 197A.100 (Housing production strategy) . (8) “Manufactured dwelling,” “manufactured dwelling park,” “manufactured home” and “mobile home park” have the meanings given those terms in ORS 446.003 (Definitions for ORS 446.003 to 446.200 and 446.225 to 446.285) . (9) “Periodic review” means the process and procedures as set forth in ORS 197.628 (Periodic review) to 197.651 (Appeal to Court of Appeals for judicial review of final order of Land Conservation and Development Commission) . (10) “Prefabricated structure” means a prefabricated structure, as defined in ORS 455.010 (Definitions for ORS chapter 455) , that is relocatable, more than eight and one-half feet wide and designed for use as a single-family dwelling. [Formerly 197.286] Source: Section 197A.015 — Definitions for ORS 197.475 to 197.493 and ORS chapter 197A , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors197A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025). ## Nearby sections - [ORS § 197a.015 197A.015 Definitions for ORS 197.475 to 197.493 and ORS chapter 197A](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T19_C197a_S197a.015.md) - [ORS § 197a.018 197A.018 Definition of “needed housing.”](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T19_C197a_S197a.018.md) - [ORS § 197a.020 197A.020 Limitations on requiring contribution for government assisted housing](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T19_C197a_S197a.020.md) - [ORS § 197a.025 197A.025 Policy](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T19_C197a_S197a.025.md) - [ORS § 197a.030 197A.030 Department support to local governments to incentivize needed housing](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T19_C197a_S197a.030.md) - [ORS § 197a.100 197A.100 Housing production strategy](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T19_C197a_S197a.100.md) - [ORS § 197a.103 197A.103 Review of housing production strategy](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T19_C197a_S197a.103.md) - [ORS § 197a.110 197A.110 City report on housing permitting and production](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T19_C197a_S197a.110.md) - [ORS § 197a.115 197A.115 City report on implementation of housing production strategy](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T19_C197a_S197a.115.md) - [ORS § 197a.130 197A.130 Identification of cities with unmet housing needs](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T19_C197a_S197a.130.md) - [ORS § 197a.200 197A.200 Local government planning for needed housing](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T19_C197a_S197a.200.md) - [ORS § 197a.205 197A.205 Housing and Community Services Department review of certain local housing measures](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T19_C197a_S197a.205.md) - [ORS § 197a.210 197A.210 Development-ready lands](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T19_C197a_S197a.210.md) - [ORS § 197a.215 197A.215 Application to remove property from within urban growth boundary](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T19_C197a_S197a.215.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T19_C197a_S197a.015. 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