197.015
Definitions for ORS chapters 195, 196, 197 and 197A. As used in ORS chapters 195, 196,
197 and 197A, unless the context requires otherwise:
(1) “Acknowledgment”
means a commission order that certifies that a comprehensive plan and land use
regulations, land use regulation or plan or regulation amendment complies with
the goals or certifies that Metro land use planning goals and objectives, Metro
regional framework plan, amendments to Metro planning goals and objectives or
amendments to the Metro regional framework plan comply with the goals.
(2) “Board” means
the Land Use Board of Appeals.
(3) “Carport”
means a stationary structure consisting of a roof with its supports and not
more than one wall, or storage cabinet substituting for a wall, and used for
sheltering a motor vehicle.
(4) “Commission”
means the Land Conservation and Development Commission.
(5) “Comprehensive
plan” means a generalized, coordinated land use map and policy statement of the
governing body of a local government that interrelates all functional and
natural systems and activities relating to the use of lands, including but not
limited to sewer and water systems, transportation systems, educational
facilities, recreational facilities, and natural resources and air and water
quality management programs. “Comprehensive” means all-inclusive, both in terms
of the geographic area covered and functional and natural activities and
systems occurring in the area covered by the plan. “General nature” means a
summary of policies and proposals in broad categories and does not necessarily
indicate specific locations of any area, activity or use. A plan is “coordinated”
when the needs of all levels of governments, semipublic and private agencies
and the citizens of Oregon have been considered and accommodated as much as
possible. “Land” includes water, both surface and subsurface, and the air.
(6) “Department”
means the Department of Land Conservation and Development.
(7) “Director”
means the Director of the Department of Land Conservation and Development.
(8) “Goals” means
the mandatory statewide land use planning standards adopted by the commission
pursuant to ORS chapters 195, 196, 197 and 197A.
(9) “Guidelines”
means suggested approaches designed to aid cities and counties in preparation,
adoption and implementation of comprehensive plans in compliance with goals and
to aid state agencies and special districts in the preparation, adoption and
implementation of plans, programs and regulations in compliance with goals.
Guidelines are advisory and do not limit state agencies, cities, counties and
special districts to a single approach.
(10) “Land use
decision”:
(a) Includes:
(A) A final
decision or determination made by a local government or special district that
concerns the adoption, amendment or application of:
(i) The goals;
(ii) A
comprehensive plan provision;
(iii) A land use
regulation; or
(iv) A new land
use regulation;
(B) A final
decision or determination of a state agency other than the commission with
respect to which the agency is required to apply the goals;
(C) A decision of
a county planning commission made under ORS 433.763; or
(D) An expedited
land division under ORS 197A.140;
(b) Does not
include a decision of a local government:
(A) That is made
under land use standards that do not require interpretation or the exercise of
policy or legal judgment;
(B) That approves
or denies a building permit issued under clear and objective land use
standards;
(C) That is a
limited land use decision;
(D) That
determines final engineering design, construction, operation, maintenance,
repair or preservation of a transportation facility that is otherwise
authorized by and consistent with the comprehensive plan and land use
regulations;
(E) That
approves, pursuant to ORS 480.450 (7), the siting, installation, maintenance or
removal of a liquefied petroleum gas container or receptacle regulated
exclusively by the State Fire Marshal under ORS 480.410 to 480.460;
(F) That approves
or denies approval of a final subdivision or partition plat or that determines
whether a final subdivision or partition plat substantially conforms to the
tentative subdivision or partition plan; or
(G) That a
proposed state agency action subject to ORS 197.180 (1) is compatible with the
acknowledged comprehensive plan and land use regulations implementing the plan,
if:
(i) The local
government has already made a land use decision authorizing a use or activity
that encompasses the proposed state agency action;
(ii) The use or
activity that would be authorized, funded or undertaken by the proposed state
agency action is allowed without review under the acknowledged comprehensive
plan and land use regulations implementing the plan; or
(iii) The use or
activity that would be authorized, funded or undertaken by the proposed state
agency action requires a future land use review under the acknowledged
comprehensive plan and land use regulations implementing the plan;
(c) Does not
include a decision by a school district to close a school;
(d) Does not
include, except as provided in ORS 215.213 (13)(c) or 215.283 (6)(c),
authorization of an outdoor mass gathering as defined in ORS 433.735, or other
gathering of fewer than 3,000 persons that is not anticipated to continue for
more than 120 hours in any three-month period; and
(e) Does not
include:
(A) A writ of
mandamus issued by a circuit court in accordance with ORS 215.429 or 227.179;
(B) Any local
decision or action taken on an application subject to ORS 215.427 or 227.178
after a petition for a writ of mandamus has been filed under ORS 215.429 or
227.179; or
(C) A state
agency action subject to ORS 197.180 (1), if:
(i) The local
government with land use jurisdiction over a use or activity that would be
authorized, funded or undertaken by the state agency as a result of the state
agency action has already made a land use decision approving the use or
activity; or
(ii) A use or
activity that would be authorized, funded or undertaken by the state agency as
a result of the state agency action is allowed without review under the
acknowledged comprehensive plan and land use regulations implementing the plan.
(11) “Land use
regulation” means any local government zoning ordinance, land division
ordinance adopted under ORS 92.044 or 92.046 or similar general ordinance
establishing standards for implementing a comprehensive plan.
(12)(a) “Limited
land use decision” means a final decision or determination made by a local
government pertaining to a site within an urban growth boundary that concerns:
(A) The approval
or denial of a tentative subdivision or partition plan, as described in ORS
92.040 (1).
(B) The approval
or denial of an application based on discretionary standards designed to
regulate the physical characteristics of a use permitted outright, including
but not limited to site review and design review.
(C) The approval
or denial of an application for a replat.
(D) The approval
or denial of an application for a property line adjustment.
(E) The approval
or denial of an application for an extension, alteration or expansion of a
nonconforming use.
(b) “Limited land
use decision” does not mean a final decision made by a local government
pertaining to a site within an urban growth boundary that concerns approval or
denial of a final subdivision or partition plat or that determines whether a
final subdivision or partition plat substantially conforms to the tentative
subdivision or partition plan.
(13) “Local
government” means any city, county or Metro or an association of local
governments performing land use planning functions under ORS 195.025.
(14) “Metro”
means a metropolitan service district organized under ORS chapter 268.
(15) “Metro
planning goals and objectives” means the land use goals and objectives that
Metro may adopt under ORS 268.380 (1)(a). The goals and objectives do not
constitute a comprehensive plan.
(16) “Metro
regional framework plan” means the regional framework plan required by the 1992
Metro Charter or its separate components. Neither the regional framework plan
nor its individual components constitute a comprehensive plan.
(17) “New land
use regulation” means a land use regulation other than an amendment to an
acknowledged land use regulation adopted by a local government that already has
a comprehensive plan and land regulations acknowledged under ORS 197.251.
(18) “Person”
means any individual, partnership, corporation, association, governmental
subdivision or agency or public or private organization of any kind. The Land
Conservation and Development Commission or its designee is considered a person
for purposes of appeal under ORS chapters 195, 197 and 197A.
(19) “Special
district” means any unit of local government, other than a city, county, Metro
or an association of local governments performing land use planning functions
under ORS 195.025, authorized and regulated by statute and includes but is not
limited to water control districts, domestic water associations and water
cooperatives, irrigation districts, port districts, regional air quality
control authorities, fire districts, school districts, hospital districts, mass
transit districts and sanitary districts.
(20) “Urban
growth boundary” means an acknowledged urban growth boundary contained in a
city or county comprehensive plan or adopted by Metro under ORS 268.390 (3).
(21) “Urban
unincorporated community” means an area designated in a county’s acknowledged
comprehensive plan as an urban unincorporated community after December 5, 1994.
(22) “Voluntary
association of local governments” means a regional planning agency in this
state officially designated by the Governor pursuant to the federal Office of
Management and Budget Circular A-95 as a regional clearinghouse.
(23) “Wetlands”
means those areas that are inundated or saturated by surface or ground water at
a frequency and duration that are sufficient to support, and that under normal
circumstances do support, a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life
in saturated soil conditions. [1973 c.80 §3; 1977 c.664 §2; 1979 c.772 §7; 1981
c.748 §1; 1983 c.827 §1; 1989 c.761 §1; 1989 c.837 §23; 1991 c.817 §1; 1993
c.438 §1; 1993 c.550 §4; 1995 c.595 §22; 1995 c.812 §1; 1997 c.833 §20; 1999
c.533 §11; 1999 c.866 §1; 2001 c.955 §§2,3; 2005 c.22 §137; 2005 c.88 §3; 2005
c.239 §2; 2005 c.829 §8; 2007 c.354 §§4,5; 2007 c.459 §§1,2; 2009 c.606 §2;
2009 c.790 §1; 2011 c.567 §7; 2013 c.575 §11; 2023 c.13 §76; 2024 c.110 §44;
2025 c.476 §27]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
265
cases (
34 in the last 5 years), 1975–2026 · leading case:
Doughton v. Douglas Cnty., 728 P.2d 887 (Or. Ct. App. 1986).
Doughton v. Douglas Cnty., 728 P.2d 887 (Or. Ct. App. 1986).
· cites it 16× “We hold that ORS 197.015 (10) (b) does not apply to the county’s decision and does not divest LUBA of jurisdiction over petitioner’s appeal.”
Landsem Farms, LP v. Marion Cnty., 78 P.3d 103 (Or. Ct. App. 2003).
· cites it 21× “Petitioner contends, among other arguments, that ORS 197.015(10)(d), which exempts certain gatherings from land use regulation, applies to its conditional use application.”
Murphy Citizens Advisory Comm. v. Josephine Cnty., 934 P.2d 415 (Or. 1997).
· cites it 18× “In this land use case, we are called on to decide the scope and meaning of a 1995 amendment to ORS 197.015, the definition section of Oregon’s land use laws.”
McPhillips Farm, Inc. v. Yamhill Cnty., 300 P.3d 299 (Or. Ct. App. 2013).
· cites it 30× “” We therefore conclude that the review proceeding was properly dismissed by LUBA under ORS 197.015 (lOXbXHXi). Affirmed. Respondent Riverbend Landfill Company, Inc.”
1000 Friends of Oregon v. Wasco Cnty. Court, 703 P.2d 207 (Or. 1985).
· cites it 6× “Is incorporation of a new city a “land use decision” under ORS 197.015(10)? We hold that it is. Therefore, the Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) had jurisdiction to review the county court’s approval of the incorporation petition.”
Thomas v. Wasco Cnty., 392 P.3d 741 (Or. Ct. App. 2017).
· cites it 17× “As support for their construction, respondents invoke statutory context, including, specifically, ORS 197.015 (10) (d) and ORS 433.763(l)(c)(A).”
Marks v. LCDC, 536 P.3d 995 (Or. Ct. App. 2023).
· cites it 8× “The IGAs are not stat- utory land use decisions [under ORS 197.015], but they are significant impacts test land use decisions.”
Jones v. Douglas Cnty., 270 P.3d 278 (Or. Ct. App. 2011).
· cites it 13× “That rule implements Statewide Planning Goal 3, concerning agricultural land, as well as ORS 197.015. In its entirety, OAR 660-033-0140 provides: “(1) Except as provided for in section (5) of this rule, a discretionary decision, except for a land division, made *87 after the…”
Younger v. City of Portland, 752 P.2d 262 (Or. 1988).
· cites it 4× “" ORS 197.015(10)(a)(A)(ii), (iii). [3] The quotation is from a discussion of the city's findings regarding traffic effects.”
Hammer v. Clackamas Cnty., 79 P.3d 394 (Or. Ct. App. 2003).
· cites it 10× “9 LUBA discussed ORS 197.015 in Bauer v. City of Portland, 38 Or LUBA 715, 719 (2000), and concluded that its “authority to review limited land use decisions includes review of subdivision approvals, whether at the preliminary or the final plat stage.”
Cape v. City of Beaverton, 68 P.3d 261 (Or. Ct. App. 2003).
· cites it 13× “See ORS 197.015(1); ORS 197.251. 2 “Exhibit B” lists county and city “Land Use Designation Equivalents/ 3 LUBA added that it did not know why a city could not bifurcate the annexation process by addressing the statewide planning goal or comprehensive plan requirements in one…”
Akiyama v. Tillamook Cnty., 333 Or. App. 315 (Or. Ct. App. 2024).
· cites it 7× “Petitioners argue that Ordinance 84-2 is a “land use regulation,” within the meaning of ORS 197.015(1), presenting three different theories as to why: (1) the ordinance amended a prior land use regulation; (2) the ordinance regulates nonconforming land uses; and (3) the…”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 197.015(1) — 11 cases
Akiyama v. Tillamook Cnty., 333 Or. App. 315 (Or. Ct. App. 2024).
“Petitioners argue that Ordinance 84-2 is a “land use regulation,” within the meaning of ORS 197.015(1), presenting three different theories as to why: (1) the ordinance amended a prior land use regulation; (2) the ordinance regulates nonconforming land uses; and (3) the…”
Cape v. City of Beaverton, 68 P.3d 261 (Or. Ct. App. 2003).
“See ORS 197.015(1); ORS 197.251. 2 “Exhibit B” lists county and city “Land Use Designation Equivalents/ 3 LUBA added that it did not know why a city could not bifurcate the annexation process by addressing the statewide planning goal or comprehensive plan requirements in one…”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 197.015(10) — 84 cases
Marks v. LCDC, 536 P.3d 995 (Or. Ct. App. 2023).
“The IGAs are not stat- utory land use decisions [under ORS 197.015], but they are significant impacts test land use decisions.”
1000 Friends of Oregon v. Wasco Cnty. Court, 703 P.2d 207 (Or. 1985).
“Is incorporation of a new city a “land use decision” under ORS 197.015(10)? We hold that it is. Therefore, the Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) had jurisdiction to review the county court’s approval of the incorporation petition.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 197.015(10)(6)(A) — 1 case
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 197.015(10)(a) — 21 cases
1000 Friends of Oregon v. Wasco Cnty. Court, 703 P.2d 207 (Or. 1985).
“Is incorporation of a new city a “land use decision” under ORS 197.015(10)? We hold that it is. Therefore, the Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) had jurisdiction to review the county court’s approval of the incorporation petition.”
Thomas v. Wasco Cnty., 392 P.3d 741 (Or. Ct. App. 2017).
“As support for their construction, respondents invoke statutory context, including, specifically, ORS 197.015 (10) (d) and ORS 433.763(l)(c)(A).”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 197.015(10)(a)(A) — 28 cases
Cape v. City of Beaverton, 68 P.3d 261 (Or. Ct. App. 2003).
“See ORS 197.015(1); ORS 197.251. 2 “Exhibit B” lists county and city “Land Use Designation Equivalents/ 3 LUBA added that it did not know why a city could not bifurcate the annexation process by addressing the statewide planning goal or comprehensive plan requirements in one…”
Akiyama v. Tillamook Cnty., 333 Or. App. 315 (Or. Ct. App. 2024).
“Petitioners argue that Ordinance 84-2 is a “land use regulation,” within the meaning of ORS 197.015(1), presenting three different theories as to why: (1) the ordinance amended a prior land use regulation; (2) the ordinance regulates nonconforming land uses; and (3) the…”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 197.015(10)(a)(A)(i) — 4 cases
Cape v. City of Beaverton, 68 P.3d 261 (Or. Ct. App. 2003).
“See ORS 197.015(1); ORS 197.251. 2 “Exhibit B” lists county and city “Land Use Designation Equivalents/ 3 LUBA added that it did not know why a city could not bifurcate the annexation process by addressing the statewide planning goal or comprehensive plan requirements in one…”
Hammer v. Clackamas Cnty., 79 P.3d 394 (Or. Ct. App. 2003).
“9 LUBA discussed ORS 197.015 in Bauer v. City of Portland, 38 Or LUBA 715, 719 (2000), and concluded that its “authority to review limited land use decisions includes review of subdivision approvals, whether at the preliminary or the final plat stage.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 197.015(10)(a)(A)(ii) — 7 cases
Younger v. City of Portland, 752 P.2d 262 (Or. 1988).
“" ORS 197.015(10)(a)(A)(ii), (iii). [3] The quotation is from a discussion of the city's findings regarding traffic effects.”
Cape v. City of Beaverton, 68 P.3d 261 (Or. Ct. App. 2003).
“See ORS 197.015(1); ORS 197.251. 2 “Exhibit B” lists county and city “Land Use Designation Equivalents/ 3 LUBA added that it did not know why a city could not bifurcate the annexation process by addressing the statewide planning goal or comprehensive plan requirements in one…”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 197.015(10)(a)(A)(iii) — 9 cases
Hammer v. Clackamas Cnty., 79 P.3d 394 (Or. Ct. App. 2003).
“9 LUBA discussed ORS 197.015 in Bauer v. City of Portland, 38 Or LUBA 715, 719 (2000), and concluded that its “authority to review limited land use decisions includes review of subdivision approvals, whether at the preliminary or the final plat stage.”
Jones v. Douglas Cnty., 270 P.3d 278 (Or. Ct. App. 2011).
“That rule implements Statewide Planning Goal 3, concerning agricultural land, as well as ORS 197.015. In its entirety, OAR 660-033-0140 provides: “(1) Except as provided for in section (5) of this rule, a discretionary decision, except for a land division, made *87 after the…”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 197.015(10)(a)(B) — 2 cases
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 197.015(10)(a)(a) — 1 case
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 197.015(10)(a)(iii) — 1 case
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 197.015(10)(b) — 32 cases
Doughton v. Douglas Cnty., 728 P.2d 887 (Or. Ct. App. 1986).
“We hold that ORS 197.015 (10) (b) does not apply to the county’s decision and does not divest LUBA of jurisdiction over petitioner’s appeal.”
Jones v. Douglas Cnty., 270 P.3d 278 (Or. Ct. App. 2011).
“That rule implements Statewide Planning Goal 3, concerning agricultural land, as well as ORS 197.015. In its entirety, OAR 660-033-0140 provides: “(1) Except as provided for in section (5) of this rule, a discretionary decision, except for a land division, made *87 after the…”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 197.015(10)(b)(A) — 16 cases
Thomas v. Wasco Cnty., 392 P.3d 741 (Or. Ct. App. 2017).
“As support for their construction, respondents invoke statutory context, including, specifically, ORS 197.015 (10) (d) and ORS 433.763(l)(c)(A).”
Jones v. Douglas Cnty., 270 P.3d 278 (Or. Ct. App. 2011).
“That rule implements Statewide Planning Goal 3, concerning agricultural land, as well as ORS 197.015. In its entirety, OAR 660-033-0140 provides: “(1) Except as provided for in section (5) of this rule, a discretionary decision, except for a land division, made *87 after the…”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 197.015(10)(b)(B) — 14 cases
Thomas v. Wasco Cnty., 392 P.3d 741 (Or. Ct. App. 2017).
“As support for their construction, respondents invoke statutory context, including, specifically, ORS 197.015 (10) (d) and ORS 433.763(l)(c)(A).”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 197.015(10)(b)(C) — 1 case
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 197.015(10)(b)(D) — 3 cases
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 197.015(10)(b)(H) — 4 cases
McPhillips Farm, Inc. v. Yamhill Cnty., 300 P.3d 299 (Or. Ct. App. 2013).
“” We therefore conclude that the review proceeding was properly dismissed by LUBA under ORS 197.015 (lOXbXHXi). Affirmed. Respondent Riverbend Landfill Company, Inc.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 197.015(10)(b)(H)(i) — 3 cases
McPhillips Farm, Inc. v. Yamhill Cnty., 300 P.3d 299 (Or. Ct. App. 2013).
“” We therefore conclude that the review proceeding was properly dismissed by LUBA under ORS 197.015 (lOXbXHXi). Affirmed. Respondent Riverbend Landfill Company, Inc.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 197.015(10)(b)(H)(ii) — 2 cases
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 197.015(10)(b)(H)(iii) — 2 cases
McPhillips Farm, Inc. v. Yamhill Cnty., 300 P.3d 299 (Or. Ct. App. 2013).
“” We therefore conclude that the review proceeding was properly dismissed by LUBA under ORS 197.015 (lOXbXHXi). Affirmed. Respondent Riverbend Landfill Company, Inc.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 197.015(10)(d) — 6 cases
Landsem Farms, LP v. Marion Cnty., 78 P.3d 103 (Or. Ct. App. 2003).
“Petitioner contends, among other arguments, that ORS 197.015(10)(d), which exempts certain gatherings from land use regulation, applies to its conditional use application.”
Thomas v. Wasco Cnty., 392 P.3d 741 (Or. Ct. App. 2017).
“As support for their construction, respondents invoke statutory context, including, specifically, ORS 197.015 (10) (d) and ORS 433.763(l)(c)(A).”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 197.015(10)(d)(A) — 1 case
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 197.015(10)(d)(B) — 4 cases
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 197.015(10)(e) — 1 case
McPhillips Farm, Inc. v. Yamhill Cnty., 300 P.3d 299 (Or. Ct. App. 2013).
“” We therefore conclude that the review proceeding was properly dismissed by LUBA under ORS 197.015 (lOXbXHXi). Affirmed. Respondent Riverbend Landfill Company, Inc.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 197.015(10)(e)(B) — 2 cases
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 197.015(10)(e)(C) — 1 case
McPhillips Farm, Inc. v. Yamhill Cnty., 300 P.3d 299 (Or. Ct. App. 2013).
“” We therefore conclude that the review proceeding was properly dismissed by LUBA under ORS 197.015 (lOXbXHXi). Affirmed. Respondent Riverbend Landfill Company, Inc.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 197.015(10Kb) — 1 case
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 197.015(11) — 22 cases
Akiyama v. Tillamook Cnty., 333 Or. App. 315 (Or. Ct. App. 2024).
“Petitioners argue that Ordinance 84-2 is a “land use regulation,” within the meaning of ORS 197.015(1), presenting three different theories as to why: (1) the ordinance amended a prior land use regulation; (2) the ordinance regulates nonconforming land uses; and (3) the…”
Doughton v. Douglas Cnty., 728 P.2d 887 (Or. Ct. App. 1986).
“We hold that ORS 197.015 (10) (b) does not apply to the county’s decision and does not divest LUBA of jurisdiction over petitioner’s appeal.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 197.015(11)(a)(A) — 1 case
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 197.015(12) — 17 cases
Hammer v. Clackamas Cnty., 79 P.3d 394 (Or. Ct. App. 2003).
“9 LUBA discussed ORS 197.015 in Bauer v. City of Portland, 38 Or LUBA 715, 719 (2000), and concluded that its “authority to review limited land use decisions includes review of subdivision approvals, whether at the preliminary or the final plat stage.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 197.015(12)(a) — 1 case
Hammer v. Clackamas Cnty., 79 P.3d 394 (Or. Ct. App. 2003).
“9 LUBA discussed ORS 197.015 in Bauer v. City of Portland, 38 Or LUBA 715, 719 (2000), and concluded that its “authority to review limited land use decisions includes review of subdivision approvals, whether at the preliminary or the final plat stage.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 197.015(12)(a)(A) — 2 cases
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 197.015(12)(a)(B) — 1 case
McPhillips Farm, Inc. v. Yamhill Cnty., 300 P.3d 299 (Or. Ct. App. 2013).
“” We therefore conclude that the review proceeding was properly dismissed by LUBA under ORS 197.015 (lOXbXHXi). Affirmed. Respondent Riverbend Landfill Company, Inc.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 197.015(12)(b) — 1 case
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 197.015(13) — 2 cases
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 197.015(14) — 5 cases
Marks v. LCDC, 536 P.3d 995 (Or. Ct. App. 2023).
“The IGAs are not stat- utory land use decisions [under ORS 197.015], but they are significant impacts test land use decisions.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 197.015(15) — 1 case
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 197.015(16) — 2 cases
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 197.015(18) — 4 cases
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 197.015(4) — 7 cases
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 197.015(5) — 23 cases
Younger v. City of Portland, 752 P.2d 262 (Or. 1988).
“" ORS 197.015(10)(a)(A)(ii), (iii). [3] The quotation is from a discussion of the city's findings regarding traffic effects.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 197.015(6) — 1 case
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 197.015(7) — 1 case
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 197.015(8) — 10 cases
1000 Friends of Oregon v. Wasco Cnty. Court, 703 P.2d 207 (Or. 1985).
“Is incorporation of a new city a “land use decision” under ORS 197.015(10)? We hold that it is. Therefore, the Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) had jurisdiction to review the county court’s approval of the incorporation petition.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 197.015(9) — 6 cases
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 197.015(b) — 1 case
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 197.015(l)(a)(B) — 1 case
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