2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Chapter 221 - Organization and Government of Cities
Section 221.010 - Definitions for ORS 221.020 to 221.100.


(1) "County court" means a county court or board of county commissioners.
(2) "City," except in the term "incorporated city" in ORS 221.020, means a city incorporated under ORS 221.020 to 221.100 or proposed to be incorporated.
(3) "Population" means a city’s population as shown by the latest annual estimate made pursuant to ORS 190.520.
(4) "Urbanized area" means territory within three miles of a city. [Amended by 1965 c.579 §1; 1973 c.432 §1; 1983 c.83 §16]

Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections

Chapter 221 - Organization and Government of Cities

Section 221.005 - Legislative findings; policy.

Section 221.010 - Definitions for ORS 221.020 to 221.100.

Section 221.031 - Petition to incorporate; filing; form; contents; approval by boundary commission.

Section 221.032 - Annexation during pendency of incorporation.

Section 221.034 - Incorporation of rural unincorporated community and contiguous lands.

Section 221.035 - Economic feasibility statement; contents.

Section 221.040 - Hearing on petition to incorporate; order fixing date of election on approved petition.

Section 221.050 - Incorporation election; election of first city council; proclamation of results.

Section 221.061 - Election expenses.

Section 221.090 - Terms of office of first city council.

Section 221.106 - Prohibitions related to signing of incorporation petition; violation.

Section 221.120 - City council; terms; vacancies; powers; meetings.

Section 221.130 - Mayor; term; functions.

Section 221.142 - Qualifications for municipal judges; extensions.

Section 221.145 - Basing compensation of city officers upon fines prohibited.

Section 221.160 - Special elections to fill council vacancies; appointment of council members when all positions vacant.

Section 221.180 - Procedure for nomination of candidates for city offices.

Section 221.230 - Election dates; emergency elections.

Section 221.240 - Disclosure to city auditor of legally protected material.

Section 221.275 - Definitions for ORS 221.275 to 221.290.

Section 221.277 - Violation of city parking ordinance; affirmative defense.

Section 221.285 - Notice of delinquent parking violation to rental or leasing company; effect when notice not given; effect of prompt payment of amount specified in citation; procedure to substitute renter or lessee as defendant.

Section 221.287 - Recovery of fine from renter or lessee of vehicle.

Section 221.295 - Ordinances regulating placement or height of radio antennas.

Section 221.310 - Effective date of ordinances, resolutions and franchises; emergency measures.

Section 221.315 - Enforcement of charter provisions and ordinances; disposition of fines.

Section 221.333 - Parking ordinance violation; mode of charging defendant; notice as complaint; requirement to pay fine or bail for access to court prohibited.

Section 221.339 - Jurisdiction of municipal court; prosecutions by city attorney.

Section 221.342 - Method by which municipal court becomes court of record.

Section 221.343 - Method by which municipal court ceases to operate as court of record.

Section 221.344 - Registration of municipal court; effect of registration.

Section 221.346 - Enforcement of judgments of municipal court.

Section 221.351 - Liens based on municipal court judgment; recording judgment or lien; recording fee.

Section 221.352 - Municipal court docket.

Section 221.354 - Trial by jury in criminal cases.

Section 221.357 - Provision of judicial services to city by circuit court.

Section 221.358 - Audio recording or reporting of municipal court proceedings.

Section 221.359 - Appeals from conviction in municipal court.

Section 221.390 - Trial, procedure and sentence in circuit court on appeal from municipal court.

Section 221.410 - Power of city to control local affairs; limitation of floating indebtedness.

Section 221.415 - Municipal rights of way; use by electric utilities; power of city to regulate and impose charges.

Section 221.420 - Municipal regulation of public utilities.

Section 221.470 - Removal of structures after expiration of grant or franchise.

Section 221.475 - Territory annexed to city; limitation on electric service by municipal utility.

Section 221.495 - Local regulation of vehicles for hire.

Section 221.510 - Municipal regulation of telecommunications carriers.

Section 221.515 - Privilege tax on telecommunications carriers; maximum rate; deduction of additional fees.

Section 221.621 - Disincorporation procedure; petition; election.

Section 221.655 - Privilege tax on distribution utilities; maximum rate; allocation of tax among customers.

Section 221.720 - Situs of cities; jurisdiction of cities coextensive with boundaries.

Section 221.725 - Sale of real property by city; publication of notice; public hearing.

Section 221.727 - Alternative procedure for sale of city-owned real property; public notice and hearing.

Section 221.729 - Sale of city-owned real property to develop affordable housing; proposal process; covenant required.

Section 221.735 - Continuation of collection service after incorporation; authority of city.

Section 221.760 - Prerequisites for cities in counties of over 100,000 population to receive revenues from cigarette, gas and liquor taxes.

Section 221.770 - Revenue sharing to cities; conditions for distribution; apportionment formula.

Section 221.785 - Effect of challenge of validity of incorporation.

Section 221.862 - "Historic ghost town" defined.

Section 221.867 - Filling vacancies in city council of historic ghost town to form quorum.

Section 221.869 - Preference for appointment to city council of historic ghost town.

Section 221.872 - State shared revenues not available to historic ghost town.

Section 221.901 - Cities organized under 1893 Act; officers; "city" defined for ORS 221.901 to 221.928.

Section 221.902 - City officers; elective; appointive; terms.

Section 221.904 - Vacancies.

Section 221.913 - Claims against cities; how presented and paid.

Section 221.914 - Prosecution for violation of ordinance; place of imprisonment; city liable for expenses.

Section 221.916 - Powers of common council.