Oregon Statutes 197.620 – Appeal of certain comprehensive plan or land use regulation decision-making
(1) A decision to not adopt a legislative amendment or a new land use regulation is not appealable unless the amendment is necessary to address the requirements of a new or amended goal, rule or statute.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 197.620
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- local government: means all cities, counties and local service districts located in this state, and all administrative subdivisions of those cities, counties and local service districts. See Oregon Statutes 174.116
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
(2) Notwithstanding the requirements of ORS § 197.830 (2) that a person have appeared before the local government orally or in writing to seek review of a land use decision, the Director of the Department of Land Conservation and Development or any other person may appeal the decision to the Land Use Board of Appeals if:
(a) The local government failed to submit all of the materials described in ORS § 197.610 (3) or, if applicable, ORS § 197.610 (6), and the failure to submit the materials prejudiced substantial rights of the Department of Land Conservation and Development or the person;
(b) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, the local government submitted the materials described in ORS § 197.610 (3) or, if applicable, ORS § 197.610 (6), after the deadline specified in ORS § 197.610 (1) or (6) or rules of the Land Conservation and Development Commission, whichever is applicable; or
(c) The decision differs from the proposed changes submitted under ORS § 197.610 to such an extent that the materials submitted under ORS § 197.610 do not reasonably describe the decision.
(3) Subsection (2)(b) of this section does not authorize an appeal if the local government cures an untimely submission of materials as provided in this subsection. A local government may cure the untimely submission of materials by either:
(a) Postponing the date for the final evidentiary hearing by the greater of 10 days or the number of days by which the submission was late; or
(b) Holding the evidentiary record open for an additional period of time equal to 10 days or the number of days by which the submission was late, whichever is greater. Additionally, the local government shall provide notice of the postponement or record extension to the Department of Land Conservation and Development. [1981 c.748 § 5a; 1983 c.827 § 8; 1989 c.761 § 21; 1991 c.612 § 13a; 2011 c.280 § 3]