The State of Oregon decided to set goals at the state level that each municipality is responsible for meeting. Thus there is no home-rule in Oregon, as cities are subject to the guidelines and restrictions set by the State. Oregon established 19 land use planning goals in 1973 to which local levels of government must conform. Some modifications of the ways in which these goals are to be implemented have been made in the intervening 27 years, but the goals themselves have remained the same. Those goals are:

Goal 1: Citizen Involvement
To develop a citizen involvement program that insures the opportunity for citizens to be involved in all phases of the planning process.
Goal 2: Land Use Planning
To establish a land use process policy and framework as a basis for all decision and actions related to use of land and to assure an adequate factual base for such decisions and actions.
Goal 3: Agricultural Lands
Goal 4: Forest Lands
Goal 5: Open Spaces, Scenic and Historic Areas, and Natural Resources
Goal 6: Air, Water and Land Resources Quality
Goal 7: Areas Subject to Natural Disasters and Hazards
Goal 8: Recreational Needs
Goal 9: Economic Development
To provide adequate opportunities throughout the state for a variety of economic activities vital to the health, welfare, and prosperity of Oregon's citizens.
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A. Planning
1. A principal determinant in planning for major industrial and commercial developments should be the comparative advantage of the region within which the developments would be located. Comparative advantage industries are those economic activities which represent the most efficient use of resources, relative to other geographic areas.
Goal 10: Housing
Goal 11: Public Facilities and Services
To plan and develop a timely, orderly and efficient arrangement of public facilities and services to serve as a framework for urban and rural development.
Goal 12: Transportation
To provide for a safe, convenient and economic transportation system.
Goal 13: Energy Conservation
Goal 14: Urbanization
To provide for an orderly and efficient transition from rural to urban land use.
Goal 15: Willamette River Greenway
Goal 16: Estuarine Resources
Goal 17: Coastal Shorelands
Goal 18: Beaches and Dunes
Goal 19: Ocean Resources

All cities are required to have mutually supporting Comprehensive Plan and Transportation System Plan, which are reviewed and approved by the Land Conservation and Development Commission. Municipalities undergo a Periodic Review of their plans every four to ten years (http://www.lcd.state.or.us/pubspdfs/sb543.pdf).
In 1979 the Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) was created to simplify the appeal process for land use decisions. LUBA has exclusive jurisdiction to review any land use decisions taken by governmental agencies.
Regional planning, as it concerns cooperation between neighboring municipalities is predominately a Portland-area concern. Most other cities are physically separated enough as to be more autonomous. Even in the case of Eugene/Springfield, the limited number of municipalities involved makes reaching a consensus a reasonably manageable task. In Portland, the process is more difficult and has required more integration between the city and its suburbs. An elected regional government called Metro, which encompasses 24 cities and parts of three counties, oversees the Portland metropolitan area. Metro is responsible for transportation and land use planning. Its primary responsibility is the creation of a regional framework, on top of which the local jurisdictions create their own plans. The 2040 Framework establishes the transit corridors and regional centers, and provides general guidelines and minimum standards on issues such as density and affordable housing. The regional centers are the locations throughout the region where major commercial uses are appropriate; the framework is intended to create both an economic balance throughout the metropolitan area, and to reduce transportation problems by efficiently locating major retail and industry.
There are frequent disputes that arise, often centered on issues like how much affordable housing a city must accept, the alignment of public transit, or whether a city's downtown is designated one of the major regional retail centers. These disputes are an inevitable part of any planning process, however, and within the regional framework they are discussed up front in a comprehensive manner that encompasses all the issues instead of resorting to political fights over each development as it is proposed.