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Senate Bill 100, enacted in 1973, established a statewide land use planning program to address concerns that rapid and uncoordinated development was threatening Oregon's livability. It required cities and counties to adopt and maintain comprehensive plans, focusing urban development within UGBs and limiting rural development outside UGBs to preserve Oregon's farm and forest land. During the 1993 Legislative Session, the legislature adopted HB 3661, which revised and weakened the requirements for development on rural lands. Two of the bills vetoed by Governor Kitzhaber following the 1999 Legislative Session would have further expanded the uses allowed in rural areas and one of the bills vetoed by the Governor following the 2001 Legislative Session would have required LCDC to review its rules on developments in rural residential areas near cities. The City will continue to oppose proposals for intensification of use outside in rural areas near city urban growth boundaries. Bills also have been introduced over the past decade to restructure the LCDC. Proposed changes included the shift from an appointed to an elected commission and the establishment of several regional commissions to replace the existing single commission. The number of commissioners was increased from seven to eight by the 1993 Legislature, but the Commission structure was not changed. Recommendation: 1. Oppose legislation that would weaken the statewide land use planning program or the role or structure of the Land Conservation and Development Commission. 7. PREEMPTIVE ZONING AND SUPERSITING During the past several legislative sessions, legislation has been introduced that would preempt local zoning regulations and substitute statewide zoning regulation, or that would establish State supersiting authority. While it is the responsibility of the Legislature to identify land use issues of statewide concern, local governments should have the flexibility to implement State land use policy within the context of their acknowledged comprehensive plans. State agency plans and decisions should be consistent with local acknowledged comprehensive plans and local planning processes. Recommendation: 1. Oppose legislation that establishes statutory preemptive zoning or State supersiting authority. City of Eugene Legislative Policies, 2005 Session 32