Lee v. City of Portland

Petitioners appeal a decision of the Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA), affirming the Portland City Council’s (city) order granting a conditional use permit to build a fire station. In their eight assignments of error, petitioners raise four basic issues: (1) whether the relevant city ordinances provide sufficient standards to satisfy the requirements of ORS 227.173(1), (2) whether the city’s findings satisfy the requirements of ORS 227.173(2), (3) whether the city made sufficient findings to show compliance with statewide planning goals, and (4) whether the city complied with its own…