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Or. Rev. Stat. § 226.320 (2026)

Authority to acquire land for certain purposes

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      226.320 Authority to acquire land for certain purposes. Whenever the municipal authorities determine by ordinance to do so, the city may purchase, acquire, take, use, enter upon and appropriate land and property within or without its corporate limits for the purpose of:

      (1) Public squares, parks, memorial monuments or buildings, pioneer memorials, pioneer museums, memorials and monuments to United States war veterans, sites or buildings for meeting places for such war veterans, auto campgrounds, playgrounds or comfort stations.

      (2) Enlarging any public square, park, auto campground, playground or comfort station.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1984–1984 · leading case: Roberts v. Thies, 689 P.2d 356 (Or. Ct. App. 1984).
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Roberts v. Thies, 689 P.2d 356 (Or. Ct. App. 1984). “” ORS 226.320 provides: “Whenever the municipal authorities determine by ordinance to do so, the city may purchase, acquire, take, use, enter upon and appropriate land and property within or without its corporate limits for the purpose of: “(1) Public squares, parks, memorial…”
Goose Hollow Foothills League v. City of Portland, 676 P.2d 897 (Or. Ct. App. 1984). · cites it 5× “4 ORS 226.320 authorizes cities to acquire land for park and similar uses.”
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