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Or. Rev. Stat. § 222.905 (2026)

Proposal or petition for annexation

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      222.905 Proposal or petition for annexation. (1) If a local board of health believes that a danger to public health exists within a territory within its jurisdiction that is otherwise eligible for annexation in accordance with ORS 222.111, the board shall proceed in the same manner as a city is authorized to proceed under ORS 222.860.

      (2)(a) Forty percent of the residents of territory otherwise eligible for annexation in accordance with ORS 222.111 who believe a danger to public health exists within the territory may petition the local board of health to initiate proceedings to annex the territory as provided in subsection (1) of this section.

      (b) The local board of health shall investigate the matters alleged in the petition within 90 days after receiving the petition and shall either initiate proceedings to annex the territory or certify to the petitioners that the investigation disclosed insufficient evidence to initiate proceedings.

      (3)(a)(A) At any time before the annexation of territory initiated under subsection (2) of this section is final, the petition shall be withdrawn if a number of petitioners described in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph provides the local board of health with a copy of an alternative plan that meets the requirements of ORS 222.885 (1)(c).

      (B) The required number of petitioners under this paragraph is any number that, if subtracted from the number of petitioners who signed the petition under subsection (2) of this section, would reduce the total number of petitioners below 40 percent of the residents of the territory.

      (b) If a petition is withdrawn under paragraph (a) of this subsection before the Director of the Oregon Health Authority finds that a danger to public health exists in the territory under ORS 222.880, the Oregon Health Authority and the local board of health shall terminate all proceedings under ORS 222.840 to 222.915 with respect to the territory that was the subject of the petition.

      (c) If a petition is withdrawn under paragraph (a) of this subsection after the director finds that a danger to public health exists in the territory under ORS 222.880, the alternative plan provided under paragraph (a) of this subsection shall be evaluated by the authority or the Environmental Quality Commission pursuant to the standards described in ORS 222.890. [1967 c.624 §11; 1973 c.637 §12; 1975 c.639 §15; 1981 c.888 §9; 2015 c.281 §3]

 

      222.910 [1967 c.624 §5; 1973 c.637 §13; repealed by 1975 c.639 §16 (222.911 enacted in lieu of 222.910)]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1980–1980 · leading case: Pieper v. Health Div., 606 P.2d 1145 (Or. 1980).
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Pieper v. Health Div., 606 P.2d 1145 (Or. 1980). · cites it 4× “860), but that it was initiated by a petition of 21 persons residing in the area in question to the Benton County Board of Health, after which it adopted a resolution requesting the State Health Division to "ascertain whether conditions dangerous to public health exist in said…”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 222.905(1) — 1 case
Pieper v. Health Div., 606 P.2d 1145 (Or. 1980). “860), but that it was initiated by a petition of 21 persons residing in the area in question to the Benton County Board of Health, after which it adopted a resolution requesting the State Health Division to "ascertain whether conditions dangerous to public health exist in said…”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 222.905(2) — 1 case
Pieper v. Health Div., 606 P.2d 1145 (Or. 1980). “860), but that it was initiated by a petition of 21 persons residing in the area in question to the Benton County Board of Health, after which it adopted a resolution requesting the State Health Division to "ascertain whether conditions dangerous to public health exist in said…”
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