Oregonians in Action v. Land Conservation & Development Commission

Petitioner seeks review of LCDC’s order certifying the State Agency Coordination Program of the Department of Fish and Wildlife (department). ORS 197.180; OAR 660, Divisions 30 and 31.1 Petitioner’s sole assignment is that LCDC erred by not requiring the department’s Land Use Planning Guide (guide) to be included in the program and subject to certification. As the department argues — and as the guide’s name suggests — it “serves as a reference manual to aid agency staff in any agency participation in land use matters before local governments and state agencies having authority to make land…