Friends of Eugene v. City of Eugene

DEITS, J. pro tempore

Petitioner Coalition for Health Options in Central Eugene-Springfield (CHOICES) seeks review of a Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) decision, affirming the City of Eugene’s (the city) ordinance amending its zoning code to make “it easier to site hospitals in certain residential and industrial zones.”1 Friends of Eugene v. City of Eugene, 46 Or LUBA 721, 722 (2004). Because we conclude that the city’s ordinance is inconsistent with the Metro Plan, LUBA’s order affirming the ordinance is unlawful in substance. Accordingly, we reverse and remand. ORS 197.850(9)(a).

As LUBA…