Neighbors for Livability v. City of Beaverton

Petitioners seek review of a Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) final opinion and order affirming a City of Beaverton zoning map amendment for an approximately 10-acre parcel. The city applied its Community Service (CS) zone to the property in place of the previous Urban Standard Density Residential (R-5) zone. The CS zone is one of six commercial zones used by the city. Petitioners claim that LUBA’s affirmance of the city’s rezoning decision was unlawful in substance and should be reversed. We affirm.

The basic facts are not in dispute. We take them from LUBA’s opinion on review and from the…