Deanna,
I believe the initiative in question is I-933, not 333. Apparently there is some question, as well, whether it actually allows the option of a variance instead of payment. Either way, it seems to be very poorly written and would go a long way toward undermining any kind of meaningful land use policies. One need only "follow the money" to see who the real beneficiaries of this effort would be. The major funder is a big-time developer from Illinois. More than 80% of the suits filed under Oregon's similar initiative have been brought, not by farmers and small property owners, but by (you guessed it) developers.