Legal Opinion
Hill v. MARION COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Court of Appeals of Oregon
Decided February 20, 1973PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLangtry, J.
This is a land use case. Plaintiffs have appealed from á circuit court order sustaining action of the Marion County Board of Commissioners and the Marion County Planning Commission which allowed a variance under the Marion County Uniform Zone Code pertaining to a particular piece of property in an RA (residential agricultural) zone.
The fundamental question is whether a variance could be validly granted in such a zone to allow a home-school for about 30 mentally retarded, educable children.
Sally Gearhart sought to establish such a home-school in a rural setting where animals could be kept and…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Taxpayers' Ass'n of South East Oceanside v. Board of Zoning Appeals of the HempsteadNew York Court of Appeals · 1950
- Archdiocese of Portland v. County of WashingtonOregon Supreme Court · 1969
- Erickson v. City of PortlandCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1972
- Bissell v. Board of County CommissionersCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1973
3Cited by7 opinions
- Bienz v. City of DaytonCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1977
- Anderson v. PedenOregon Supreme Court · 1978
- Inn, Home for Boys v. CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF PORTLANDCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1974
- Lovell v. Planning Commission of City of IndependenceCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1978
- Anderson v. PedenOregon Supreme Court · 1978
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