Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 223.010 (2026)

Right of city to enter upon, survey, examine and select property to be appropriated or condemned

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223.010 Right of city to enter upon, survey, examine and select property to be appropriated or condemned. For the purposes of ORS 223.005, a city may enter upon, survey and examine property in the manner provided by ORS 35.220 and may select any such property or rights for the purpose of constructing any ditch, drain, dam, dike, canal, flume, sewer, reservoir, septic tank, filter bed, sewer form or purifying plant or laying or constructing and maintaining any pipe, sewer, drain, aqueduct, dam, dike, canal, flume, reservoir, septic tank, filter bed, sewer form or purifying plant or other plant, building or electric lines or system for municipal uses, including but not limited to, aviation fields, parks, city hall, city buildings, jails, docks, piers, slips, shore and terminal structures. [Amended by 1971 c.134 §2; 2003 c.477 §4]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1989–1989 · leading case: City of Lake Oswego v. Babson, 776 P.2d 870 (Or. Ct. App. 1989).

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City of Lake Oswego v. Babson, 776 P.2d 870 (Or. Ct. App. 1989). “ORS 223.010 specifically authorizes a city to enter upon, survey, examine and select any property for the purpose of constructing or maintaining a *411 drainage system.”

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