Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 227.170 (2026)

Hearing procedure; rules

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227.170 Hearing procedure; rules. (1) The city council shall prescribe one or more procedures for the conduct of hearings on permits and zone changes.

(2) The city council shall prescribe one or more rules stating that all decisions made by the council on permits and zone changes will be based on factual information, including adopted comprehensive plans and land use regulations. [1973 c.739 §8; 1975 c.767 §7; 1997 c.452 §3]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1976–2004 · leading case: Neuberger v. City of Portland, 586 P.2d 351 (Or. Ct. App. 1978).

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Neuberger v. City of Portland, 586 P.2d 351 (Or. Ct. App. 1978). · cites it 8× “The petitioners next argue that the city council did not comply with ORS 227.170, which provides: "The city council shall prescribe one or more procedures for the conduct of hearings on permits and zone changes.”

Adam v. City of Scappoose, 555 P.2d 809 (Or. Ct. App. 1976). · cites it 5× “ORS 227.170. We read ORS 227.170 to mean that, before the decision-making process is set in motion, the city council must articulate the procedural rules which will govern that process.”

Barton v. City of Lebanon, 88 P.3d 323 (Or. Ct. App. 2004). “050) In support of his position, Barton points to a number of rezoning ordinances, as well as to ORS 227.170, which concern the conduct of hearings.”

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