Haviland v. Land Conservation & Development Commission

Petitioners appeal from an order of the Land Conservation and Development Commission (LCDC or Commission) in which that agency concluded that the City of Medford and Jackson County had not violated statewide planning goals in establishing the urban growth boundaries of Medford which excluded petitioners’ property.

In Spring, 1978, the city and county amended their comprehensive plans, which have not yet been acknowledged by LCDC, by passing ordinances each establishing an urban growth boundary around the city of Medford. The boundaries were drawn in order to comply with LCDC Statewide Planning…