Union Oil Co. v. Board of County Commissioners

Petitioner seeks review, of LUBA’s affirmance of Clackamas County’s refusal to issue a building permit for the construction of a service station. Petitioner argues that the county and LUBA erred by concluding that it did not enjoy a vested right to build the station. We affirm.

Petitioner purchased the property it intended to use as the station site in 1973. Later that year it applied for, and the county issued, a building permit for the station. Before petitioner began construction, the United States government imposed restrictions on the allocation of motor vehicle fuel. As a result,…