Wicks-Snodgrass v. City of Reedsport

Respondents Wicks-Snodgrass and Lewis 1 appealed to LUBA from petitioner City of Reedsport’s decision allowing an application for a residential subdivision, together with certain related applications. The city’s decision became final on November 6, 1995, but notice of it was not mailed to the parties pursuant to ORS 227.173(3) 2 until the next day. ORS 197.830(8) requires, as a prerequisite to LUBA’s jurisdiction, that a notice of intent to appeal to LUBA from a local land use decision “be filed not later than 21 days after the date the decision sought to be reviewed becomes final.”…