Legal Opinion

1000 Friends of Oregon v. Clackamas County

Court of Appeals of Oregon

Decided July 19, 2004No. 2003-129; A123907PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSchuman, J.

Molalla Christian Church requested the Clackamas County planning department to provide an interpretation of a Clackamas County ordinance that prohibited the construction of churches on land zoned for exclusive farm use and located within three miles of the urban growth boundary. In particular, the church asked whether the ordinance, if applied to a proposed new church, would violate the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA). The Board of County Commissioners, reversing the planning department and a hearing officer, issued an interpretation concluding that the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Cummings Construction Co. v. School District No. 9Oregon Supreme Court · 1965
  2. Utsey v. Coos CountyCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 2001
  3. US West Communications, Inc. v. City of EugeneOregon Supreme Court · 2003
  4. Just v. City of LebanonCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 2004
  5. Coast Range Conifers, LLC v. State Ex Rel. Oregon State Board of ForestryCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 2004

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Flying J, Inc. v. Marion CountyCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 2005
  2. Friends of Eugene v. City of EugeneCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 2004
  3. CAMPERS COVE RESORT, LLC v. Jackson CountyCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 2011
  4. CAMPERS COVE RESORT, LLC v. Jackson CountyCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 2011

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