Craven v. Jackson County

We are asked to decide whether Respondent Samad’s proposed winery and related retail activity are lawful conditional uses in an exclusive farm use (EFU) zone under ORS 215.283(2)(a). 1 The question is whether the proposed uses are “commercial activities that are in conjunction with farm use.”

Samad proposes to build a winery and retail tasting room in conjunction with a vineyard being planted on his land. Petitioner Craven, an adjacent land owner, wants the land to remain exclusively in agricultural use. Over Craven’s objections, Respondent Jackson County (County) granted Samad a conditional…