Medford Assembly of God v. City of Medford

LINDE, J.,

In Forman v. Clatsop County, decided this day, we affirmed a decision of the Court of Appeals that the Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) has exclusive jurisdiction to review the determination of a local government whether a landowner has a right to pursue a use of land not in conformity with the local government’s land use regulation. 63 Or App 617, 665 P2d 365 (1983), affirmed 297 Or 129, 681 P2d 786 (1984). Following its Forman decision, the Court of Appeals reversed and remanded to LUBA the present proceeding, which LUBA had dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. Consistent with our…