Oregon State University Land Use

Regulation

Oregon State University’s (OSU) facilities and land are state-owned property, some of which is located inside the City of Corvallis or is within the Corvallis Urban Growth Boundary. Development on the main campus is subject to the OSU Zone and other applicable Land Development Code regulations. Key chapters of the code include:

• Chapter 3.36 - OSU Zone - Oregon State University (OSU) is generally regulated by Chapter 3.36 - OSU Zone of the City’s Land Development Code (LDC) as well as State Building and Fire Codes.
• Chapter 2.9 - Historic Preservation - Portions of the OSU campus are included on the National Register of Historic Places, an honor granted to only a handful of campuses nationwide. Chapter 2.9 - Historic Preservation of the LDC is also applied to OSU properties with historic protections.
• OSU Land Use Monitoring Reports - OSU provides land use monitoring data to the City Council on an annual basis pursuant to Section 3.36.90 of the LDC. The reports include information regarding development and open space, parking utilization, traffic operations, and efforts to support alternate transportation. Current and past monitoring reports are available here.

Policy

As the largest single entity in the City of Corvallis, OSU figures prominently in many City policy documents and OSU policy documents can have impacts that extend to the broader community.

Key City policy documents include, but are not limited to:

• Imagine Corvallis 2040 Vision (2016)
• Comprehensive Plan 
• Climate Action Plan (2016)
• Historic Preservation Plan (2017)
• Transportation System Plan (2018)

Key OSU policy documents include, but are not limited to:

• OSU Corvallis Campus Vision (2021)
• OSU Climate Plan (2009)
• OSU Historic Preservation Plan (2010)
• Campus Sign Plan (2016)
• OSU Athletics Master Plan (2018)
• OSU Transportation Plan (2018)
• OSU Strategic Plan (2019)
• OSU Capital Improvement Projects
• Campus Master Plan (2004)

Current Initiatives

• City-initiatives
  • Strategic Operational Plan item P-13B: LDC Changes for the OSU Campus Area
    • February 18, 2020 - City Council Work Session - Staff Presentation
• OSU initiatives
  • OSU Transportation Demand Management Study
  • OSU Zone Update