Oregon — 2025 Year in Review
Land use and zoning activity from city and county planning meetings in Oregon during 2025.
Read the Complete Oregon Planning Commission Guide for context on how planning decisions work in Oregon.
“Projects with decisions” counts unique projects. “Approved” and “Denied” count individual actions (one project can have multiple actions across meetings).
14,665
Projects with decisions
18,363
Approved actions
141
Denied actions
99.2%
Approval rate (of actions)
By county
| County | Projects | Approved actions | Denied actions | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker | 32 | 36 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Benton | 477 | 610 | 6 | 99.0% |
| Clackamas | 1,556 | 1,996 | 25 | 98.8% |
| Clatsop | 329 | 410 | 8 | 98.1% |
| Columbia | 273 | 356 | 1 | 99.7% |
| Coos | 367 | 458 | 3 | 99.3% |
| Crook | 60 | 81 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Curry | 132 | 139 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Deschutes | 603 | 743 | 5 | 99.3% |
| Douglas | 239 | 259 | 5 | 98.1% |
| Gilliam | 161 | 200 | 2 | 99.0% |
| Grant | 119 | 126 | 1 | 99.2% |
| Harney | 85 | 84 | 1 | 98.8% |
| Hood River | 266 | 353 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Jackson | 482 | 570 | 4 | 99.3% |
| Jefferson | 142 | 189 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Josephine | 254 | 327 | 6 | 98.2% |
| Klamath | 269 | 305 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Lake | 18 | 20 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Lane | 652 | 884 | 5 | 99.4% |
| Lincoln | 714 | 859 | 1 | 99.9% |
| Linn | 532 | 620 | 4 | 99.4% |
| Malheur | 26 | 28 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Marion | 1,172 | 1,497 | 6 | 99.6% |
| Morrow | 135 | 150 | 5 | 96.8% |
| Multnomah | 2,689 | 3,704 | 26 | 99.3% |
| Polk | 111 | 122 | 4 | 96.8% |
| Sherman | 9 | 11 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Tillamook | 394 | 503 | 8 | 98.4% |
| Umatilla | 616 | 722 | 5 | 99.3% |
| Union | 82 | 91 | 1 | 98.9% |
| Wallowa | 65 | 68 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Wasco | 216 | 233 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Washington | 1,178 | 1,406 | 11 | 99.2% |
| Wheeler | 1 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Yamhill | 582 | 671 | 1 | 99.9% |
Data from public meeting documents processed by Boardwalk. Coverage varies by jurisdiction. Not all cities and counties are included.