Oregon Statutes 376.157 – Continuation of preexisting sewer service
(1) A way of necessity that provides a continuation of preexisting sewer service to land that has access to a public road:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 376.157
- 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.
- 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
(a) Terminates six months after a local government, as defined in ORS § 174.116, having jurisdiction over the affected land issues a notice to affected property owners declaring the completion of a public sewer line that provides direct access to the land.
(b) May not be approved in circumstances where the abandonment of an existing private sewer line connection is necessitated by permitted development or redevelopment.
(2) Compensation paid by the owner of the benefited land to the owner of the land burdened by the way of necessity must reflect the temporary duration of ways of necessity approved under ORS § 376.175. [2009 c.318 § 4]