Will Measure 37 eliminate Oregons land use planning system?
No. In fact, Measure 37 completes implementation of Oregons land use planning system. In 1973, when statewide land use planning was first imposed on Oregonians through the passage of Senate Bill 100, it was intended that property owners would be entitled to protection from the loss of property values as a result of land use planning. Unfortunately, once the proponents of centralized planning got what they wanted the ability to adopt regulations to control private land they had no incentive to make sure your property value was protected, so efforts in subsequent legislatures to protect property owners failed. Ballot Measure 37 simply completes implementation of land use planning in Oregon by proving property owners with protection from the loss of property value as a result of having their property rights stolen from them.
