Waker Associates, Inc. v. Clackamas County

Clackamas County seeks review of LUBA’s remand of the county hearings officer’s denial of respondent’s application for a conditional use to operate a golf course in an exclusive farm use zone. There were three bases for LUBA’s remand. We agree with LUBA’s analysis of two of them, and the county’s assignments challenging those bases do not require discussion. We also agree with LUBA’s disposition of the third issue, but for reasons that differ from LUBA’s.

Golf courses are allowable conditional uses in the EFU zone under the county’s plan and its zoning ordinance. See also ORS 215.213(2)(f);…