1000 Friends v. Land Conservation & Development Commission

Petitioner appeals from the order of the Land Conservation and Development Commission (LCDC) acknowledging the Benton County comprehensive plan and land use regulations. Petitioner’s first contention is that the “farmstead” provision in the county’s ordinance pertaining to exclusive farm use (EFU) zones violates ORS 215.283 and, therefore, violates Goal 3 and that LCDC erred by concluding that the provision complies with the goal.

The farmstead provision allows retiring or retired farmers to partition a parcel that contains the family dwelling from the remainder of the farm property and to use…