Land Use

Oregon zoning, comprehensive planning, statewide land-use rules, local ordinances, overlays, and development constraints.

Permitting

Aug 17, 2026

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6 min read

The clock is not the whole permit path

Before pricing, marketing, filing, or underwriting an Oregon property path, document the actual review lane: completeness, land use, public works, source-file checks, hearing exposure, and transaction-file proof.

Jordan Cizek

Due Diligence

A zone change is not a buildability answer

Jul 27, 2026

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8 min read

A zone change is not a buildability answer

A Clackamas County rural industrial file shows why Oregon property people should separate zoning authority from water, septic, wetlands, access, design review, and lender-ready proof.

Jordan Cizek

Due Diligence

A housing bonus is only useful if the approval path still pencils

Jul 20, 2026

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6 min read

A housing bonus is only useful if the approval path still pencils

Portland is considering housing-bonus changes and design-review reform. The practical question is whether a real site survives the entitlement, review, and financing stack.

Jordan Cizek

Due Diligence

Before Oregon Homes becomes a sales pitch

Jul 13, 2026

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6 min read

Before Oregon Homes becomes a sales pitch

Oregon’s MHOR/Oregon Homes comment window is open. Here’s the client-safe source file, local questions, and claims not to make before a site is actually permit-ready.

Jordan Cizek

Due Diligence

Inside the UGB is not the same as wetland-cleared

Jul 6, 2026

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6 min read

Inside the UGB is not the same as wetland-cleared

A practical Oregon source-map checklist for checking wetlands, waters, local planning files, and DSL paths before relying on a housing-ready land claim.

Jordan Cizek

Due Diligence

Oregon housing sites have a hidden gate: infrastructure

Jun 22, 2026

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9 min read

Oregon housing sites have a hidden gate: infrastructure

A practical Oregon due-diligence workflow for checking water, sewer, stormwater, roads, funding, and timing before relying on a housing site’s potential.

Jordan Cizek

Permitting

“Septic approved” is not one Oregon status

Jun 8, 2026

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4 min read

“Septic approved” is not one Oregon status

Oregon’s 2026 onsite wastewater update is a good reminder: a listing phrase is not the same as a record, permit, evaluation, or authority answer.

Jordan Cizek

Due Diligence

Five acres doesn’t mean buildable: 5 Oregon rural-land checks

Jun 1, 2026

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7 min read

Five acres doesn’t mean buildable: 5 Oregon rural-land checks

Before assuming an Oregon rural parcel can support a home, verify legal access, zoning and lot standards, water/septic feasibility, wetlands constraints, and the county planning answer in writing.

Jordan Cizek

Land Use

The clock is not the whole permit path

A zone change is not a buildability answer

A housing bonus is only useful if the approval path still pencils

Before Oregon Homes becomes a sales pitch

Inside the UGB is not the same as wetland-cleared

Oregon housing sites have a hidden gate: infrastructure

“Septic approved” is not one Oregon status

Five acres doesn’t mean buildable: 5 Oregon rural-land checks

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