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Maria is a broker in Salem, Oregon, showing a 40-acre parcel to a developer client. The property is located entirely outside the city's Urban Growth Boundary. The developer wants to build a 200-unit residential subdivision on the parcel. What should Maria advise her client?

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B) The property outside the UGB is restricted to farm, forest, or rural uses, and urban residential development would not be permitted under Oregon's statewide land use planning rules

Under Oregon's statewide land use planning system (ORS Chapter 197, Goal 14), land outside an Urban Growth Boundary is designated for farm, forest, or rural uses and is not available for urban residential development. A 200-unit subdivision is an urban use that requires the land to be inside a UGB. The developer would need to first petition for a UGB expansion, a lengthy and uncertain process subject to DLCD and local government review.

Answer Options
A
The developer may proceed with the subdivision as long as the local county approves a conditional use permit
B
The property outside the UGB is restricted to farm, forest, or rural uses, and urban residential development would not be permitted under Oregon's statewide land use planning rules
C
The developer can petition OREA to rezone the property for residential use within six months
D
Oregon law allows residential development outside a UGB if the project includes at least 20% affordable housing units

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