Marion, Oregon — 2025 Year in Review
Land use and zoning activity from city and county planning meetings in Marion during 2025.
Marion County indexed 1,172 projects with at least one decision in 2025, leading to 1,497 approved and 6 denied actions. Approval was effectively unanimous at 99.6% — typical for a county where most agenda items are administrative or staff-recommended. Keizer led with 637 projects (54% of the county), followed by Salem at 181.
“Projects with decisions” counts unique projects. “Approved” and “Denied” count individual actions (one project can have multiple actions across meetings).
1,172
Projects with decisions
1,497
Approved actions
6
Denied actions
99.6%
Approval rate (of actions)
By city
| City | Projects | Approved actions | Denied actions | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aumsville | 10 | 14 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Aurora | 6 | 7 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Detroit | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Donald | 41 | 46 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Gervais | 4 | 4 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Keizer | 637 | 823 | 4 | 99.5% |
| Salem | 181 | 279 | 1 | 99.6% |
| Stayton | 64 | 78 | 1 | 98.7% |
| Sublimity | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Turner | 4 | 4 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Woodburn | 22 | 23 | 0 | 100.0% |
Data from public meeting documents processed by Boardwalk. Coverage varies by jurisdiction. Not all cities are included.