Fosses v. Portland Metropolitan Area Local Government Boundary Commission

This is a petition for judicial review of a decision of the Portland Metropolitan Area Local Government Boundary Commission (Boundary Commission) which denied a proposed annexation to the City of West Linn. The petition, which was initiated pursuant to ORS 222.170 (the so-called "Triple Majority” rule), proposed the annexation of 88 acres and single ownership located west of the present city boundaries. Petitioner proposed to develop the property in two stages for low density residential use. The City of West Linn approved the annexation, but the Boundary Commission denied it. We reverse.

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