Housing sites everywhere but no way to build

Oregon has a housing shortage, which has been known for decades. There is no single cause, but certainly a lack of buildable land is one of them. Only about 2% of Oregon’s land mass is developed, so one would think that finding land to build on should not be a problem.

But most of that land is not available for commercial use. More than half is in federal ownership, and the bulk of private land is zoned for exclusive farm or forest use.

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