This is a statement that is required by law to include in specific state agency rulemaking. Below is the official statute relation to the Housing Cost Impact Statement (HCIS), the official OHCS-issued Housing Cost Impact Statement Form, and additional information relating to the Housing Cost Impact Statement.
A housing cost impact statement is an estimate of the effect of a proposed rule or ordinance on the cost of development of a 6,000 square foot parcel and the construction of a 1,200 square foot detached single family dwelling on that parcel. (ORS) 183.534.
A Housing Cost Impact Statement is required for the following state agencies in their rulemaking:
- The Oregon Housing Stability Council;
- A building codes division of the Department of Consumer and Business Services (or any board associated with the department with regard to rules adopted under ORS 455.610 to 455.630)
- The Land Conservation and Development Commission
- The Environmental Quality Commission
- The Construction Contractors Board
- The Occupational Safety and Health Division of the Department of Consumer and Business Services
- The State Department of Energy.