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Five counties have had their own code read — the rest answer from state law:

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Plan a parcel

Start from what you want to do, and see where in Oregon it generally appears available. Outside a city that means which counties and which kind of rural district; inside a city it means which cities, by what state law requires of them at their size. Then, for rural land, refine a specific parcel — its size, what is already on it, what serves it, and what you are hoping to build — into ranked options, confidence, and the questions to take to the county.

Have a listing link or an address instead? The home page looks up the district from it and brings you here with it filled in.

  1. 1 What you want to do
  2. 2 Where the land is
  3. 3 The property
  4. 4 Where you are looking
  5. 5 Where it fits

What do you want to do with the land?

Pick everything that applies. The routes Oregon law offers each serve some of these and not others, and a couple contradict each other.

Goals
Hoping to put something specific on it?

Optional. Carried to the planner so the answer there names the thing rather than answering for all five kinds.

Pick at least one thing.

Refine a specific rural parcel

Know the county and rural district already? Describe the parcel — its size, what is on it, what serves it — and get ranked options, confidence, and the questions to take to the county. A lot inside a city has no parcel form: its questions are the city’s, and its answer is on the city’s own page.

Describe the situation

Nothing here identifies a specific property. Enter the county and district code from the listing or the county map.

Where are you with this property?
What already serves the parcel?

Lenders would generally treat this as raw land — around 35–50% down.

What matters to you?
What are you hoping to put here?

Optional. Names the thing in the answer, rather than answering for all five. “Tiny home” and “prefab” are not legal categories — the result explains which of these each resolves to.

Which of these are true?
Two things a listing will not tell you

Both are requirements in some districts, and neither can be read off a listing. Leaving either as not sure is the accurate answer if it has not been checked — the options below will say so and name who can settle it, rather than assuming an answer.

Is the parcel served by a fire protection district?

A rural fire district covering the parcel for structure fires. Required for a rural accessory dwelling, and it heavily affects what insurance is available. The listing, county GIS or the district itself will confirm.

Is the parcel outside an urban reserve?

Urban reserves are areas set aside for possible future city expansion. Some rural pathways are specifically excluded inside them. County or regional planning maps show this.

Select a county and a district first — those are the two the answer rests on.