State ex rel. Department of Land Conservation & Development v. Clatsop County

Petitioners Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition (OSCC) and Richard and Patricia Rowland (collectively petitioners)1 appeal from the circuit court’s judgment in a writ of review proceeding that affirmed respondent Clatsop County’s determination that respondents James and Virginia Carlson (the Carlsons) have a vested right to complete development of a residential subdivision in compliance with county and state waivers issued pursuant to Ballot Measure 37 (2004).2 We reverse and remand.

On appeal, petitioners advance three assignments of error. First, petitioners contend that the circuit court…