Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. City of Oregon City

Petitioners, City of Oregon City and Hilltop Properties, LLC, seek review of a Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) opinion remanding a decision by the Oregon City Commission (commission) denying an application by respondent, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (Wal-Mart), to construct a retail facility within the city limits. LUBA’s recitation of the basic facts are not disputed; we therefore include those facts below:

“The subject property is a 12.87-acre parcel zoned General Commercial in the City of Oregon City. [Wal-Mart] seeks to develop a 147,048-square foot commercial retail development, a Wal-Mart…