Neuberger v. City of Portland

This case involves the rezoning by the City of Portland of a 601-acre parcel of undeveloped land in the northwest part of the city from R-20 (single-family residence — 20,000 square feet) to R-10 (single-family residence — 10,000 square feet). The trial court upheld the rezoning. On appeal by opponents of the rezoning decision, the Court of Appeals held that the decision was quasi-judicial and was, therefore, properly reviewable by writ of review. 1 It also held that, although none of the rest of the opponents’ 42 assignments of error were well taken, the opponents were correct in their…