Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 224.020 (2026)

Authority of city to construct sewer system

✓ current as of May 2026

Find cases: SyfertCases citing this section ORSoregonlegislature.gov JustiaChapter on Justia CornellLII Search CasesGoogle Scholar

224.020 Authority of city to construct sewer system. Whenever the council of any city deems it necessary or expedient to construct a sewer partially within and partially without the city, or to construct a sewer outlet, or do any other work, acts or things without the city for proper disposal of sewerage and drainage, the city, through its council, may acquire by purchase, condemnation or otherwise, any property rights of way, easement and other rights without the city as may be needed or deemed essential for the construction of the sewer, sewer outlet, or other works. It may also provide for and do all things which may be necessary or deemed essential for proper construction of such sewer, sewer outlet, and for other works, acts and things which may be deemed necessary or essential for the proper disposal of sewerage and drainage from the city and adjacent territory.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1976–1998 · leading case: City of Eugene v. Nalven, 955 P.2d 263 (Or. Ct. App. 1998).

Sort: Relevance Newest Treatment

City of Eugene v. Nalven, 955 P.2d 263 (Or. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 56× “The City nevertheless contended that it derives its authority to compel extraterritorial connections from ORS 224.020, which provides authority to do "all things * * * which may be deemed necessary or essential for the proper disposal of sewerage and drainage from the city and…”

Bell v. City of Corvallis, 551 P.2d 125 (Or. Ct. App. 1976). · cites it 3× “purpose of the contract is to "delay the right” of the plaintiff and others to use the referral process in relation to the annexation; (2) the effect of the same is "to delay and make ineffectual the right of the plaintiff * * * to meaningfully engage in and use the referral…”

Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.