As used in ORS § 227.160 to 227.186:

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(1) ‘Hearings officer’ means a planning and zoning hearings officer appointed or designated by a city council under ORS § 227.165.

(2) ‘Permit’ means discretionary approval of a proposed development of land, under ORS § 227.215 or city legislation or regulation. ‘Permit’ does not include:

(a) A limited land use decision as defined in ORS § 197.015;

(b) A decision which determines the appropriate zoning classification for a particular use by applying criteria or performance standards defining the uses permitted within the zone, and the determination applies only to land within an urban growth boundary;

(c) A decision which determines final engineering design, construction, operation, maintenance, repair or preservation of a transportation facility which is otherwise authorized by and consistent with the comprehensive plan and land use regulations; or

(d) An expedited land division, as described in ORS § 197.360. [1973 c.739 § 6; 1975 c.767 § 5; 1991 c.817 § 8a; 1995 c.595 § 13; 2015 c.260 § 5]