1000 Friends v. Land Conservation & Development Commission

In this consolidated review, petitioner seeks reversal of LCDC’s certification under ORS 197.1801 of the Department of Forestry’s (DOF) and Department of Transportation’s (DOT) state agency coordination programs.

Petitioner’s first assignment is that LCDC erred in concluding that certain programs that DOF administers and that confer preferential ad valorem tax treatment2 on forest lands are not programs affecting land use and, therefore, are not subject to ORS 197.180(1). For the reasons we stated in Springer v. LCDC, 111 Or App 262, 826 P2d 54 (1992), we agree with LCDC.

Petitioner also argues…