State ex rel. Icon Groupe, LLC v. Washington County

This case concerns the land-use mandamus process authorized under ORS 215.429 when a county does not take final action on an application for a development permit within 120 days after the application is deemed complete. The applicant, Icon Groupe, LLC (Icon), sought permits from Washington County to construct 17 freestanding signs pursuant to a section of the county’s code that exempted “safety signs” from otherwise applicable restrictions on the size, height, and placement of signs. The county’s planning director initially denied all 17 applications, concluding that Icon could not rely on…