Oregon Statutes 222.905 – Proposal or petition for annexation
(1) If a local board of health believes that a danger to public health exists within a territory within its jurisdiction that is otherwise eligible for annexation in accordance with ORS § 222.111, the board shall proceed in the same manner as a city is authorized to proceed under ORS § 222.860.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 222.905
- City: includes any incorporated village or town. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
(2)(a) Forty percent of the residents of territory otherwise eligible for annexation in accordance with ORS § 222.111 who believe a danger to public health exists within the territory may petition the local board of health to initiate proceedings to annex the territory as provided in subsection (1) of this section.
(b) The local board of health shall investigate the matters alleged in the petition within 90 days after receiving the petition and shall either initiate proceedings to annex the territory or certify to the petitioners that the investigation disclosed insufficient evidence to initiate proceedings.
(3)(a)(A) At any time before the annexation of territory initiated under subsection (2) of this section is final, the petition shall be withdrawn if a number of petitioners described in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph provides the local board of health with a copy of an alternative plan that meets the requirements of ORS § 222.885 (1)(c).
(B) The required number of petitioners under this paragraph is any number that, if subtracted from the number of petitioners who signed the petition under subsection (2) of this section, would reduce the total number of petitioners below 40 percent of the residents of the territory.
(b) If a petition is withdrawn under paragraph (a) of this subsection before the Director of the Oregon Health Authority finds that a danger to public health exists in the territory under ORS § 222.880, the Oregon Health Authority and the local board of health shall terminate all proceedings under ORS § 222.840 to 222.915 with respect to the territory that was the subject of the petition.
(c) If a petition is withdrawn under paragraph (a) of this subsection after the director finds that a danger to public health exists in the territory under ORS § 222.880, the alternative plan provided under paragraph (a) of this subsection shall be evaluated by the authority or the Environmental Quality Commission pursuant to the standards described in ORS § 222.890. [1967 c.624 § 11; 1973 c.637 § 12; 1975 c.639 § 15; 1981 c.888 § 9; 2015 c.281 § 3]
[1967 c.624 § 5; 1973 c.637 § 13; repealed by 1975 c.639 § 16 (222.911 enacted in lieu of 222.910)]