Dead Indian Memorial Road Neighbors v. Jackson County

Petitioner on review, Jackson County (county), seeks review of a final opinion and order of the Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) remanding the county’s decision in this case. Jackson County raises issues concerning LUBA’s denial of its motion to dismiss the appeal to LUBA brought by the Dead Indian Memorial Road Neighbors organization (DIMRN) and a number of individual neighbors. Specifically, the county argues that LUBA lacked jurisdiction both because respondent neighbors’ appeal to LUBA was untimely1 and because they failed to exhaust their administrative remedies.2 We affirm the board’s…