Bowerman v. Lane County

Petitioner seeks review of a final order of the Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA). The order remands to Lane County (the county) its decision ministerially approving petitioner’s application for a sequence of nine property line adjustments. LUBA remanded on two bases. First, LUBA concluded that the county erred by employing the ministerial process authorized by Lane Code (LC) 13.450(4) to approve the application. Instead, LUBA concluded, the county was required to use the planning director review process otherwise required by LC 13.450(5). Second, LUBA concluded that the county erred to the…