Legal Opinion
Sommer v. Douglas County
Court of Appeals of Oregon
Decided October 24, 1984No. 83-ACK-12 CA A27743PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNewman, J.
Petitioners appeal from a Land Conservation and Development Commission (LCDC) order acknowledging that the Douglas County Comprehensive Plan and land use regulations are in compliance with the statewide land use planning goals. ORS 197.251. We reverse and remand.
Petitioners assign five errors, three of which relate to LCDC’s approval of the county’s exception of two areas, the Briggs and High Mesa Estates sites, from the application of Goals 3 and 4. The basis for the exceptions was that those areas are “irrevocably committed” to nonagricultural and nonforest uses. Irrevocable commitment to…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Baker v. City of MilwaukieOregon Supreme Court · 1975
- Marion County v. Federation for Sound PlanningCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1983
- 1000 Friends of Oregon v. Land Conservation & Development CommissionCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1984
- Hillcrest Vineyard v. BD. OF COM'RS OF DOUGLASCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1980
3Cited by5 opinions
- Denison v. Douglas CountyCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1990
- 1000 Friends v. Land Conservation & Development CommissionCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1986
- Department of Land Conservation & Development v. Curry CountyCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1997
- Lord v. Land Conservation & Development CommissionCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1985
- Prentice v. Land Conservation & Development CommissionCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1984