(a) "Guest lodging unit" means a guest room in a lodge, bunkhouse, cottage or cabin used only for transient overnight lodging and not for a permanent residence.
(b) "Guest ranch" means a facility for guest lodging units, passive recreational activities described in subsection (6) of this section and food services described in subsection (7) of this section that are incidental and accessory to an existing and continuing livestock operation that qualifies as a farm use.
(c) "Livestock" means cattle, sheep, horses and bison.
(2) Subject to the provisions of ORS 215.296 (1) and (2) and other approval or siting standards of a county, a guest ranch under ORS 215.283 (2)(cc) may be established in an area of eastern Oregon, as defined in ORS 321.805, that is zoned for exclusive farm use unless the proposed site of the guest ranch is within the boundaries of or surrounded by:
(a) A federally designated wilderness area or a wilderness study area;
(b) A federally designated wildlife refuge;
(c) A federally designated area of critical environmental concern; or
(d) An area established by an Act of Congress for the protection of scenic or ecological resources.
(3) The guest ranch must be located on a lawfully established unit of land that:
(a) Is at least 160 acres;
(b) Contains the dwelling of the individual conducting the livestock operation; and
(c) Is not high-value farmland, as described in ORS 215.710.
(4) Except as provided in subsection (5) of this section, the guest lodging units of the guest ranch cumulatively must:
(a) Include not fewer than four nor more than 10 overnight guest lodging units; and
(b) Not exceed a total of 12,000 square feet in floor area, not counting the floor area of a lodge that is dedicated to kitchen area, rest rooms, storage or other shared or common indoor space.
(5) For every increment of 160 acres that the lawfully established unit of land on which the guest ranch is located exceeds the minimum 160-acre requirement described in subsection (3) of this section, up to five additional overnight guest lodging units not exceeding a total of 6,000 square feet of floor area may be included in the guest ranch for a total of not more than 25 guest lodging units and 30,000 square feet of floor area.
(6) A guest ranch may provide passive recreational activities that can be provided in conjunction with the livestock operation’s natural setting including, but not limited to, hunting, fishing, hiking, biking, horseback riding, camping and swimming. A guest ranch may not provide intensively developed recreational facilities, including golf courses as identified in ORS 215.283.
(7) A guest ranch may provide food services only for guests of the guest ranch, individuals accompanying the guests and individuals attending a special event at the guest ranch. The cost of meals, if any, may be included in the fee to visit or stay at the guest ranch. A guest ranch may not sell individual meals to an individual who is not a guest of the guest ranch, an individual accompanying a guest or an individual attending a special event at the guest ranch.
(8) A guest ranch that is authorized by a county under this section on or after January 1, 2020, shall annually report to the county. Counties shall make available to the public, upon request, reports collected from guest ranches under this subsection. The report must contain:
(a) The size of the guest ranch’s livestock operation;
(b) The income that the guest ranch obtained from:
(A) Livestock operations; and
(B) Guest ranch activities; and
(c) Other information the county may require to ensure ongoing compliance with this section or any condition of approval required by the county. [2018 c.15 §2; 2019 c.270 §2]
Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections
Chapter 215 - County Planning; Zoning; Housing Codes
Section 215.010 - Definitions.
Section 215.020 - Authority to establish county planning commissions.
Section 215.030 - Membership of planning commission.
Section 215.042 - Planning director.
Section 215.044 - Solar access ordinances; purpose; standards.
Section 215.050 - Comprehensive planning, zoning and subdivision ordinances; copies available.
Section 215.130 - Application of ordinances and comprehensive plan; alteration of nonconforming use.
Section 215.135 - Expansion of nonconforming school in exclusive farm use zone.
Section 215.185 - Remedies for unlawful structures or land use.
Section 215.203 - Zoning ordinances establishing exclusive farm use zones; definitions.
Section 215.211 - Agricultural land; detailed soils assessment; fee.
Section 215.212 - Soils Assessment Fund; purposes.
Section 215.215 - Reestablishment of nonfarm use.
Section 215.223 - Procedure for adopting zoning ordinances; notice.
Section 215.236 - Nonfarm dwelling in exclusive farm use zone; qualification for special assessment.
Section 215.239 - Siting of agri-tourism event or activity.
Section 215.243 - Agricultural land use policy.
Section 215.247 - Transport of biosolids to tract of land for application.
Section 215.249 - Division of land for application of biosolids.
Section 215.251 - Relationship to other farm uses.
Section 215.253 - Restrictive local ordinances affecting farm use zones prohibited; exception.
Section 215.255 - Farm product processing facility; conditions.
Section 215.262 - Legislative findings related to nonfarm dwellings.
Section 215.263 - Land divisions in exclusive farm use zones; criteria for approval; rules.
Section 215.265 - Land divisions; limiting certain causes of action.
Section 215.276 - Required consultation for transmission lines to be located on high-value farmland.
Section 215.278 - Accessory dwellings for farmworkers; rules.
Section 215.279 - Farm income standard for dwelling in conjunction with farm use.
Section 215.282 - Dwellings in conjunction with commercial dairy farm; rules.
Section 215.283 - Uses permitted in exclusive farm use zones in nonmarginal lands counties; rules.
Section 215.294 - Railroad facilities handling materials regulated under ORS chapter 459 or 466.
Section 215.297 - Verifying continuity for approval of certain uses in exclusive farm use zones.
Section 215.298 - Mining in exclusive farm use zone; land use permit.
Section 215.299 - Policy on mining resource lands.
Section 215.301 - Blending materials for cement prohibited near vineyards; exception.
Section 215.304 - Rule adoption; limitations.
Section 215.306 - Conducting filming activities in exclusive farm use zones.
Section 215.312 - Public safety training facility.
Section 215.316 - Termination of adoption of marginal lands.
Section 215.317 - Permitted uses on marginal land.
Section 215.327 - Divisions of marginal land.
Section 215.401 - Preapplication process for land use approval of disposal site for composting.
Section 215.402 - Definitions for ORS 215.402 to 215.438 and 215.700 to 215.780.
Section 215.412 - Adoption of hearing procedure and rules.
Section 215.417 - Time to act under certain approved permits; extension.
Section 215.418 - Approval of development on wetlands; notice.
Section 215.425 - Review of decision relating to aggregate resources.
Section 215.427 - Final action on permit or zone change application; refund of application fees.
Section 215.431 - Plan amendments; hearings by planning commission or hearings officer; exceptions.
Section 215.435 - Deadline for final action by county on remand of land use decision; exception.
Section 215.439 - Solar energy systems in residential or commercial zones.
Section 215.445 - Use of private property for mobile medical clinic.
Section 215.446 - Renewable energy facility; application; standards; notices.
Section 215.447 - Photovoltaic solar power generation facilities on high-value farmland.
Section 215.448 - Home occupations; parking; where allowed; conditions.
Section 215.449 - Farm brewery; conditions; permissible uses; reporting.
Section 215.451 - Cider business; conditions; permissible uses; reporting.
Section 215.452 - Winery; conditions; permissible uses.
Section 215.453 - Large winery; conditions; permissible uses.
Section 215.454 - Lawful continuation of certain winery-related uses or structures.
Section 215.456 - Siting winery as commercial activity in exclusive farm use zone.
Section 215.457 - Youth camps allowed in forest zones and mixed farm and forest zones.
Section 215.459 - Private campground in forest zones and mixed farm and forest zones; yurts; rules.
Section 215.461 - Guest ranch; conditions; permissible uses; reporting.
Section 215.462 - Limitations on guest ranch.
Section 215.495 - Accessory dwelling units in rural residential zones.
Section 215.513 - Forwarding of notice to property purchaser.
Section 215.606 - Standards for clustered mailboxes in county roads and rights-of-way.
Section 215.615 - Application and contents of housing ordinances.
Section 215.700 - Resource land dwelling policy.
Section 215.705 - Dwellings in farm or forest zone; criteria; transferability of application.
Section 215.710 - High-value farmland description for ORS 215.705.
Section 215.720 - Criteria for forestland dwelling under ORS 215.705.
Section 215.730 - Additional criteria for forestland dwelling under ORS 215.705.
Section 215.740 - Large tract forestland dwelling; criteria; rules.
Section 215.750 - Alternative forestland dwelling; criteria.
Section 215.755 - Other forestland dwellings; criteria.
Section 215.757 - Accessory dwellings supporting family forestry; conditions.
Section 215.760 - Agricultural buildings on land zoned for forest use or mixed farm and forest use.
Section 215.780 - Minimum lot or parcel sizes; land division to establish a dwelling; recordation.
Section 215.785 - Exception to minimum lot or parcel sizes.
Section 215.788 - Legislative review of lands zoned for farm and forest use; criteria.
Section 215.794 - Review of county rezoning designations; rules.
Section 215.799 - Location of dwellings on wildlife habitat land.