Oregon’s land-use laws are one of a kind in the U.S.
They’re both beloved and reviled, 50 years after Senate Bill 100 was signed into law
In 1973 Oregon Gov. Tom McCall signed Senate Bills 100 and 101, creating the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development and 14 statewide planning goals and protections to farmland. It was the most ambitious and powerful statewide land-use decision any state undertook before or since…
