In 2021, the Oregon Legislature directed the Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD), in partnership with Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS), to prepare a set of recommendations to modernize how local cities and counties plan for housing in a manner that results in more affordable, fair, and equitable housing outcomes. The department published comprehensive and community-informed recommendations on how to implement the Oregon Housing Needs Analysis before the 2023 Legislative session.
The Oregon Housing Needs Analysis (OHNA) is the first substantial update to Statewide Planning Goal 10: Housing since its establishment over 50 years ago. DLCD staff are in the process of
proposing and implementing new rules. The OHNA framework establishes a coordinated statewide approach to housing planning that focuses on equitable outcomes and fair housing principles, a data-driven methodology for estimating housing need, and more state support.
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