Shelter Resources, Inc. v. City of Cannon Beach

Petitioners Shelter Resources, Inc., (SRI) and Oregonians in Action (OIA)1 seek review of LUBA’s decision affirming the City of Cannon Beach’s denial of SRI’s application for approval of a tentative subdivision plat for a low-income housing project. We affirm.

The city based its denial of the application on its interpretation of five comprehensive plan housing policies, which it concluded contained applicable approval criteria. LUBA first rejected petitioners’ contention that the city’s interpretation of the policies was reviewable under ORS 197.829(4) for consistency with ORS 197.307 and Goal…