West Side Sanitary District v. Land Conservation & Development Commission

This is the first of four related cases decided this date presenting questions concerning the compulsory annexation of a territory to remove a danger to public health. The instant case arises from a petition to the Land Conservation and Development Commission (LCDC), requesting that LCDC review the order of the Health Division issued pursuant to ORS 222.880, finding that a danger to public health exists in a territory adjacent to the city of Klamath Falls (City).1 The Health Division findings were required as part of statutory proceedings toward compulsory annexation to remove a danger to…