Dan Gile & Associates, Inc. v. McIver

Plaintiffs are the owners of a 24-acre parcel in Wallowa County. They applied for, and the county governing body approved, a zone change for the parcel from exclusive farm use to residential. A referendum petition was subsequently filed to place the governing body’s decision before the voters of the county at the May 19, 1992, primary election. Plaintiffs then brought this action for declaratory and injunctive relief, contending that the governing body’s action is a quasi-judicial rather than a legislative decision and, as such, is not subject to the referendum process. Plaintiffs asked,…