1000 Friends of Oregon v. Land Conservation & Development Commission

Petitioner seeks review of LCDC’s continuance order in its compliance review of Linn County’s comprehensive plan and land use regulations. ORS 197.251. In its first assignment, petitioner argues that LCDC erred by approving the county’s “developed and committed” exceptions to Goals 3 or 4 for 20 areas, most of which are vacant and are contained within surrounding exception areas. Petitioner contends that the information the county submitted to LCDC in support of the challenged exceptions does not satisfy the requirements of ORS 197.732, Goal 2 and OAR 660-04-025 to 660-04-028, because it…