Emmel v. Department of Land Conservation & Development

Claimants sought $5,505,500 from the state pursuant to ORS 197.352, commonly known as Measure 37, contending that land use regulations reduced the value of their property in Grant County by that amount. The Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD) denied their claim on the ground that two of the three claimants are not the owners of the property and that, as to the third claimant, “no state laws enacted or adopted since [that claimant] acquired the subject property restrict the use of the property.” Claimants have sought judicial review in the Circuit Court of Grant County and…