Clackamas County v. Holmes

Plaintiff, Clackamas County, filed this suit to enjoin defendants from completing construction of a chicken processing plant on the grounds that the construction violated county zoning and building code ordinances. The trial court enjoined the defendants from any further construction, and the Court of Appeals affirmed, 11 Or App 1, 501 P2d 333 (1972). We granted review.

The defendants raise two issues on this appeal:(1) the validity of the county zoning ordinance, and(2) whether the defendants acquired a prior nonconforming use and vested right to complete construction of the processing plant.

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