Lane County v. Land Conservation & Development Commission

*637LANDAU, J.

Petitioner Lane County challenges the validity of a number of Land Conservation and Development Commission (LCDC) administrative rules concerning the extent to which certain uses may be restricted in land classified as “high value farmland.” Lane County argues that the rules are invalid, because they prohibit uses that are expressly allowed by statute. LCDC and intervenor 1000 Friends of Oregon (1000 Friends) argue that the rules permissibly establish conditions for using high value farmland, consistent with the agency’s broad authority to protect agricultural land. We conclude that…