Oregon Revised Statutes
Or. Rev. Stat. § 197.707 (2026)
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197.707 Legislative intent. It was the intent of the Legislative Assembly in enacting ORS chapters 195, 196, 197, 197A, 215 and 227 not to prohibit, deter, delay or increase the cost of appropriate development, but to enhance economic development and opportunity for the benefit of all citizens. [1983 c.827 §16]
197.710 [1973 c.482 §3; repealed by 1977 c.665 §24]
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cases, 1989–2001 · leading case: Benjfran Dev., Inc. v. Metro. Serv. Dist., 767 P.2d 467 (Or. Ct. App. 1989).
Benjfran Dev., Inc. v. Metro. Serv. Dist., 767 P.2d 467 (Or. Ct. App. 1989). “The need for economic development statewide has been determined as a matter of policy by the state legislature by the enactment of the Economic Development Law, ORS 197.707 et seq. Under this statute (and Statewide Goal 9, which the statute was enacted to bolster), a local…”
Residents of Rosemont v. Metro, 21 P.3d 1108 (Or. Ct. App. 2001). “” In that case, the petitioners argued that, under ORS 197.707 et seq. and Goal 9, local governments were required to treat economic development as a per se need under factors 1 and 2 of Goal 14.”
Port of St. Helens v. Land Conservation & Dev. Comm'n, 996 P.2d 1014 (Or. Ct. App. 2000). “Under petitioner’s theory, local governments would be required to find a need to urbanize land to accommodate every developmental proposal, regardless of the adequacy of currently urbanized or urbanizable land to serve the economic development requirements of the locality.…”
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