Devin Oil Co. v. Morrow County

Petitioner Devin Oil Co. seeks review of the Land Use Board of Appeals’ (LUBA) dismissal of its appeal for lack of standing. Petitioner appealed a decision by Morrow County to grant a 12-month extension of time (the extension decision) to respondent Love’s Travel Stops and Country Stores (Love’s) to begin implementation of a site plan review approval for its proposed development. ORS 197.830(3) allows an appeal to LUBA of this type of land use decision by “a person adversely affected by the decision.” LUBA concluded that petitioner was not “adversely affected” by the extension approval and,…