In addition to allowing residential homes within an urban growth boundary under ORS 197A.385: (1) Residential homes are a permitted use in: (a) Any residential zone, including a residential zone which allows a single-unit dwelling; and (b) Any commercial zone which allows a single-unit dwelling. (2) A city or county may not impose any zoning requirement on the establishment and maintenance of a residential home in a zone described in subsection (1) of this section that is more restrictive than a zoning requirement imposed on a single-unit dwelling in the same zone. (3) A city or county may: (a) Allow a residential home in an existing dwelling in any area zoned for farm use, including an exclusive farm use zone established under ORS 215.203; (b) Impose zoning requirements on the establishment of a residential home in areas described in paragraph (a) of this subsection, provided that these requirements are no more restrictive than those imposed on other nonfarm single-unit dwellings in the same zone; and (c) Allow a division of land for a residential home in an exclusive farm use zone only as described in ORS 215.263 (9).
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