Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals case law, organized by topic and searchable.
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1. - Administrative Law
1.1 - Interpretation of Law
1.1.1 - Generally
1.1.2 - Rules of Construction
1.1.3 - Effect of Local Government Interpretation
1.1.4 - Procedural Requirements
1.2 - Denials
1.2.1 - Generally
1.2.2 - Requirements for
1.2.3 - Burden to Challenge
1.2.4 - Evidence to Support
1.3 - Findings Generally
1.3.1 - What Constitutes
1.3.2 - Necessary Elements
1.3.3 - Form of
1.4 - Adequacy of Findings
1.4.1 - Generally
1.4.2 - Applicable Standards
1.4.3 - Facts Relied on
1.4.4 - Explanation of Rationale
1.4.5 - Related Findings
1.4.6 - Issues Addressed
1.4.7 - Scope
1.4.8 - Logic and Consistency
1.5 - Requirements for Findings
1.5.1 - Generally
1.5.2 - Statutes
1.5.3 - Statewide Goals
1.5.4 - Administrative Rules
1.5.5 - Local Standards
1.6 - Substantial Evidence
1.6.1 - Generally
1.6.2 - Definition of
1.6.3 - Official Notice
1.6.4 - Expert Testimony
1.6.5 - Conflicting Evidence
1.7 - Evidence Which Clearly Supports
1.8 - Burden of Proof
1.6 - Substantial Evidence
2. - Constitutional Law
2.1 - Oregon Constitution
2.1.1 - Procedural Issues
2.1.2 - Nonprocedural Issues
2.2 - U.S. Constitution
2.2.1 - Procedural Issues
2.2.2 - Nonprocedural Issues
2.3 - Nonspecific Constitutional Claims
3. - EFU Statute/Ordinances
3.1 - Generally
3.2 - Farm Uses
3.2.1 - Generally
3.2.2 - Farm Dwellings
3.2.3 - Other Uses
3.3 - Nonfarm Uses
3.3.1 - Generally
3.3.2 - Mineral Operation
3.3.3 - Dwellings
3.3.4 - Compatibility Standard
3.3.5 - Noninterference Standard
3.3.6 - Stability Standard
3.3.7 - Unsuitability Standard
3.3.8 - No Significant Change/Increase Std
3.3.9 - Other Uses
3.4 - Land Divisions
3.4.1 - Generally
3.4.2 - Minimum Lot Sizes
3.5 - Statutory Policy
3.6 - Lot of Record Dwellings
4. - Statewide Planning Goals/LCDC Rules
4.1 - Applicability
4.2 - Compliance with
4.3 - Definitions
4.4 - Acknowledgment
5. - Citizen Involvement
6. - Land Use Planning
6.1 - Generally
6.2 - Coordination
6.3 - Exceptions/ Exception Rule
6.3.1 - Generally
6.3.2 - Developed
6.3.3 - Committed
6.3.4 - Reasons
6.3.5 - When Required
6.3.6 - Changes to
6.4 - Alternative Courses of Action
6.5 - Adequate Factual Base
7. - Agricultural Lands/Goal 3 Rule
7.1 - Generally
7.2 - Agricultural Land Definition
7.2.1 - Generally
7.2.2 - Soil Classes
7.2.3 - Other Suitable Land
7.2.4 - Other Necessary Land
7.3 - Minimum Lot Size Standard
7.3.1 - Commercial Agricultural Enterprise
7.3.2 - Operation and Effect of
7.4 - Land Divisions
7.5 - Multiple Resource Lands
7.6 - Exceptions to
7.7 - Farm Uses
7.7.1 - Generally
7.7.2 - Farm Dwellings
7.8 - Nonfarm Uses
8. - Forest Lands/Goal 4 Rule
8.1 - Generally
8.2 - Forest Land Definition
8.3 - Forest Uses
8.4 - Nonforest Uses
8.5 - Land Divisions
8.5.1 - Generally
8.5.2 - Minimum Lot Sizes
8.6 - Multiple Resource Lands
8.7 - Exceptions to
8.8 - Forest Dwellings
8.9 - Lots of Record
8.10 - Forest Practices Act
9. - Open Spaces and Natural Resources/Goal 5 Rule
9.1 - Generally
9.2 - Resource Inventory
9.3 - Conflicting Use Identification
9.4 - ESEE Consequence Determination
9.5 - Resource Protection Programs
10. - Air, Water and Land Resource Quality
11. - Natural Disasters and Hazards
12. - Recreational Needs
13. - Economy of the State/Goal 9 Rule
14. - Housing/Goal 10 Rule
15. - Pupblic Facilities and Services/Goal 11 Rule
16. - Transportation/Goal 12 Rule
17. - Energy Conservation
18. - Urbanization/Goal 14 Rule
18.1 - Generally
18.2 - Establishment of UGB
18.3 - Amendment of UGB
18.4 - Conversion Factors
18.5 - Urban Uses on Rural Land
18.6 - Annexations/Incorporation
18.6.1 - Goal Standards
18.6.2 - LCDC Rule
18.7 - Exceptions to
18.8 - Urban Reserves
19. - Willamette River Greenway
20. - Estuarine Resources
21. - Coastal Shorelines
22. - Beaches and Dunes
23. - Ocean Resources
24. - Standing
24.1 - Before Local Government
24.2 - Before LUBA
24.2.1 - Generally
24.2.2 - Requirement to Establish
24.2.3 - Appearance
24.2.4 - Right to Notice
24.2.5 - Adverse Effect
24.2.6 - Aggrievement
24.2.7 - Quasi-judicial Decision
24.2.8 - Legislative Decision
24.2.9 - Limitations on
24.2.10 - State Agencies
24.3 - Representational
25. - Local Government Procedures
25.1 - Generally
25.2 - Authority to Act
25.3 - Compliance with Statutes
25.3.1 - Generally
25.3.2 - Applicable Criteria
25.3.3 - Notice of Hearing
25.3.4 - Hearings
25.3.5 - Time Limit for Final Action
25.3.6 - Findings
25.3.7 - Notice of Decision
25.3.8 - Appeals
25.3.9 - Raise It/Waive It (ORS 197.763)
25.3.10 - Limited Land Use Decisions
25.4 - Compliance with Local Ordinances/Regs
25.4.1 - Generally
25.4.2 - Application Requirements
25.4.3 - Notice Requirements
25.4.4 - Requirements for Standards/Criteria
25.4.5 - Deviations From
25.4.6 - Changes in Law
25.4.7 - Appeal Rights
25.5 - Delegation of Authority
25.6 - Hearings
25.6.1 - Generally
25.6.2 - Limitations on Presentation
25.6.3 - Evidence
25.6.4 - Site Visits
25.6.5 - Impartial Tribunal
25.6.6 - When Required
25.7 - Legislative/Quasi-judicial Distinction
25.8 - Discretionary/Ministerial Distinction
25.9 - Formalities of Decisions
25.10 - Necessity for Objections to
25.11 - Action After Remand
25.12 - Other
26. - LUBA Jurisdiction
26.1 - Generally
26.2 - Land Use Decision: Statutory Test
26.2.1 - Generally
26.2.2 - Final Decision
26.2.3 - Local Government/Special District Decision
26.2.4 - Goal, Plan or Land Use Regulation
26.2.5 - State Agency Decision
26.2.6 - Ministerial Exception
26.2.7 - Urban Division Exception
26.2.8 - Limited Land Use Decision
26.2.9 - Transportation Facility Exception
26.2.10 - Compatibility Statement Exception
26.2.11 - Zoning Classification Decisions
26.3 - Land Use Decision: Significant Impacts Test
26.4 - Land Use Decision: Exclusions
26.5 - Exhaustion of Remedies
26.6 - Mootness
26.7 - Effect of LCDC Proceedings
26.8 - Effect of Circuit Court Proceedings
26.9 - Statute of Ultimate Repose
26.10 - Effect of Ballot Measure 37 (ORS 197.352)
26.11 - Effect of Ballot Measure 49
27. - LUBA Procedures/Rules
27.1 - Generally
27.2 - Perfecting an Appeal
27.2.1 - Generally
27.2.2 - Notice of Intent to Appeal
27.2.3 - Payment of Fee and Deposit for Costs
27.3 - Record
27.3.1 - Generally
27.3.2 - Content/Form
27.3.3 - Objections to
27.3.4 - Settling the Record
27.4 - Petition for Review
27.4.1 - Generally
27.4.2 - Cross-Petition
27.5 - Briefs
27.5.1 - Generally
27.5.2 - Respondent's
27.5.3 - State Agency
27.5.4 - Amicus
27.5.5 - Reply
27.6 - Evidentiary Hearings
27.6.1 - Generally
27.6.2 - Grounds for
27.6.3 - Motion for
27.6.4 - Procedures
27.6.5 - Depositions
27.7 - Parties
27.7.1 - Petitioner
27.7.2 - Respondent
27.7.3 - Intervenor/ Participant
27.7.4 - Amicus
27.7.5 - Representation
27.8 - Consolidation
27.9 - Stays
27.9.1 - Generally
27.9.2 - Colorable Claim of Error
27.9.3 - Irreparable Injury
27.9.4 - Procedures
27.9.5 - Order
27.10 - Time Limits
27.10.1 - Notice of Intent to Appeal
27.10.2 - Record Objections
27.10.3 - Petition for Review
27.10.4 - Final Opinion
27.10.5 - Other Documents
27.10.6 - Extensions
27.10.7 - Failure to Comply
27.11 - Service
27.11.1 - Notice of Intent to Appeal
27.11.2 - Intervention/ Participation
27.11.3 - Record and Objections
27.11.4 - Other Documents
27.11.5 - Failure to Comply
27.12 - Costs
27.12.1 - Prevailing Party
27.12.2 - Amount
27.12.3 - Petition for Review Not Filed
27.12.4 - Generally
27.13 - Attorney Fees
27.14 - Official Notice
27.15 - Transfers to Circuit Court
27.16 - Withdrawal of Decision
27.17 - Mediation
28. - LUBA Scope of Review
28.1 - Generally
28.2 - Denials
28.3 - Goal Exceptions
28.4 - Post-acknowledgment Amendments
28.5 - Legislative Decisions
28.6 - Waiver of Issues
28.6.1 - Failure to Raise in Prior LUBA Appeal
28.6.2 - Failure to Raise in Local Proceedings
28.6.3 - Issues Conclusively Resolved in Prior Appeal
28.6.4 - Failure to Raise in Local Appeal
28.7 - After Remand by Court
28.8 - Grounds for Reversal/Remand
28.8.1 - Generally
28.8.2 - Lack of Jurisdiction
28.8.3 - Unconstitutionality
28.8.4 - Procedural Errors
28.8.5 - Noncompliance with Applicable Law
28.8.6 - Inadequate Findings
28.8.7 - Unsupported by Substantial Evidence
28.8.8 - Harmless Error
28.8.9 - Other
28.9 - State Agency Decisions
28.10 - Limited Land Use Decisions
28.11 - Effect of Ballot Measure 37 Waiver (ORS 197.352)
28.12 - Effect of Ballot Measure 49 (ORS 195.300 to 195.336)
29. - Comprehensive Plans
29.1 - Adoption
29.1.1 - Generally
29.1.2 - Procedure
29.1.3 - Standards
29.2 - Amendment
29.2.1 - Generally
29.2.2 - Text Amendment: Procedure
29.2.3 - Text Amendment: Standards
29.2.4 - Map Amendment: Procedure
29.2.5 - Map Amendment: Standards
29.3 - Applicability
29.3.1 - Generally
29.3.2 - As Decision Criteria
29.3.3 - Effect of Acknowledgment
29.3.4 - Subarea Plans
29.4 - Interpretation
30. - Zoning Ordinances
30.1 - Adoption
30.1.1 - Generally
30.1.2 - Procedure
30.1.3 - Standards
30.2 - Amendment
30.2.1 - Generally
30.2.2 - Text Amendment: Procedure
30.2.3 - Text Amendment: Standards
30.2.4 - Map Amendment: Procedure
30.2.5 - Map Amendment: Standards
30.3 - Applicability
30.4 - Interpretation
31. - Permits
31.1 - Approval Standards
31.1.1 - Generally
31.1.2 - Application Requirements
31.1.3 - Standards/Criteria
31.1.4 - Use of Conditions
31.1.5 - Statutory Requirement for
31.2 - Types
31.2.1 - Building
31.2.2 - Conditional Use
31.2.3 - Design Review
31.2.4 - Other
31.3 - Particular Uses
31.3.1 - Airports
31.3.2 - Farm Dwellings
31.3.3 - Forest Dwellings
31.3.4 - Mineral and Aggregate
31.3.5 - Nonresource Dwellings
31.3.6 - Power Generators
31.3.7 - Shopping Centers
31.3.8 - Transmission Towers/Lines
31.3.9 - Waste Disposal Facilities
31.3.10 - Home Occupations
31.3.11 - Erosion Control Structures
31.3.12 - Destination Resorts
31.3.13 - Golf Courses
31.3.14 - Churches
31.3.15 - Schools
31.3.16 - Manufactured Homes
31.3.17 - Firearms Training Facilities
31.3.18 - Wineries
31.3.19 - Farm Stands
31.3.20 - Needed Housing
32. - Planned Unit Developments
32.1 - Procedures
32.2 - Standards
33. - Land Divisions
33.1 - Subdivisions
33.2 - Partitions
33.3 - Lot Line Adjustments
33.4 - Generally
34. - Variances
35. - Moratoria
36. - Nonconforming Uses
36.1 - Generally
36.2 - Definition
36.3 - Determination of Existence
36.4 - Abandonment/Interruption
36.5 - Alteration/Change
36.6 - Expansion
36.7 - Restoration/Replacement
36.8 - Regulation
37. - Vested Rights
38. - State Agencies
38.1 - Generally
38.2 - Permits
38.3 - Local Gov't Compatibility Determinations
39. - Boundary Changes
39.1 - Generally
39.2 - Incorporation/Formation
39.3 - Annexation
40. - Wetlands
41. - Urban Renewal Plans
42. - Wrecking Certificates
43. - Special Districts
44. - Marginal Lands
45. - Conditions of Approval
45.1 - Generally
45.2 - Authority to Impose
45.3 - Exactions
45.4 - Consents to Annexation
45.5 - Waivers of Remonstrance
46. - Outdoor Mass Gatherings
47. - Ballot Measure 37 (ORS 197.352)
47.1 - Generally
47.2 - Local Waivers
47.3 - State Waivers
48. - Ballot Measure 49
48.1 - Generally
49. - Marijuana Laws
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