Central Oregon LandWatch v. Deschutes County

439 Argued and submitted April 10; on petition, reversed, on cross-petition, affirmed, June 14, 2023 CENTRAL OREGON LANDWATCH, Respondent Cross-Petitioner, v. DESCHUTES COUNTY, Respondent Cross-Respondent, and Michael GEMMET, Petitioner Cross-Respondent. Land Use Board of Appeals 2022087; A180668

533 P3d 67

Petitioner Gemmet seeks judicial review of an order of the Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) that remanded to Deschutes County a declaratory ruling that a use had been “initiated” on the property acquired by Gemmet’s company. Central Oregon LandWatch (COLW), on cross-petition, seeks judicial…