ORS 94.570
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Applicability of ORS 94.550 to 94.783
Sets which planned communities the Oregon Planned Community Act reaches, by creation date and class. Communities created before January 1, 2002 and Class I communities created on or after that date are fully covered. Class II communities created on or after January 1, 2002 are covered except for ORS 94.595 and ORS 94.604 — that carve-out removes the reserve account, reserve study, and maintenance plan requirements from those communities. Class III and exclusively commercial or industrial communities created on or after January 1, 2002 are covered only if their declaration so provides.
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Statutory Text
Verified Aug 28, 2026 · OREGON_LAWS
ORS 94.570 Applicability of ORS 94.550 to 94.783 (1) ORS 94.550 (Definitions for ORS 94.550 to 94.783) to 94.783 (When certain administrative provisions apply) apply to a planned community created before January 1, 2002, under ORS 94.550 (Definitions for ORS 94.550 to 94.783) to 94.783 (When certain administrative provisions apply) and to a Class I planned community created on or after January 1, 2002. (2) ORS 94.550 (Definitions for ORS 94.550 to 94.783) to 94.783 (When certain administrative provisions apply) , except for ORS 94.595 (Reserve account for maintaining, repairing and replacing common property) and 94.604 (Transitional advisory committee) , apply to a Class II planned community created on or after January 1, 2002. (3) Notwithstanding any other provision of ORS 94.550 (Definitions for ORS 94.550 to 94.783) to 94.783 (When certain administrative provisions apply) , ORS 94.550 (Definitions for ORS 94.550 to 94.783) to 94.783 (When certain administrative provisions apply) apply to a Class III planned community or a planned community that is exclusively commercial or industrial and that is created on or after January 1, 2002, if the declaration of the planned community so provides. (4) Nothing in ORS 94.550 (Definitions for ORS 94.550 to 94.783) to 94.783 (When certain administrative provisions apply) prohibits the establishment of a condominium subject to ORS chapter 100 or a timeshare plan subject to ORS 94.803 (Definitions for ORS 94.803 and 94.807 to 94.945) to 94.945 (Advertising regulation) within a planned community. [1981 c.782 §6; 1983 c.530 §52; 1985 c.76 §3; 1999 c.677 §3; 2001 c.756 §7; 2003 c.569 §4] Source: Section 94.570 — Applicability of ORS 94.550 to 94.783 , (accessed May 26, 2025).
Governance
| Ref | Requirement |
|---|---|
| (1) | Every planned community created before January 1, 2002, plus any Class I community created on or after that date, is subject to the full Planned Community Act including the reserve requirements. |
| (3) | A Class III planned community, or one that is entirely commercial or industrial, created on or after January 1, 2002 falls under the Act only when its own declaration opts in. |
| (4) | Nothing in the Planned Community Act stops a condominium under ORS chapter 100 or a timeshare plan from being created within a planned community. |
Reserves
| Ref | Requirement |
|---|---|
| (2) | A Class II planned community created on or after January 1, 2002 is governed by the Planned Community Act, but ORS 94.595 and ORS 94.604 are carved out. ORS 94.595 is the reserve account, reserve study, and maintenance plan section — so these communities have no statutory reserve study obligation at all. |
Other sections in this chapter
- ORS 94.550 — Definitions for ORS 94.550 to 94.783
- ORS 94.575 — Applicability of subdivision law
- ORS 94.580 — Declaration
- ORS 94.595 — Reserve account for maintaining, repairing and replacing common property
- ORS 94.600 — Declarant control of association
- ORS 94.625 — Formation of homeowners association
- ORS 94.630 — Powers of association
- ORS 94.635 — Association bylaws
- ORS 94.640 — Association board of directors
- ORS 94.644 — Meetings of board of directors
- ORS 94.645 — Adoption of annual budget
- ORS 94.650 — Meetings of lot owners
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