Cusma v. City of Oregon City

Petitioner is the executive officer of the Metropolitan Service District (Metro), which operates the Clackamas Transfer and Recycling Center (center), a solid waste transfer facility located in Oregon City. The city issued a conditional use permit to Metro in 1981, allowing it to operate the center and imposing a daily tonnage limitation on the amount of solid waste which could be processed there. The limitation has been reviewed periodically and, in June, 1986, the city fixed it at 700 tons a day. In June, 1987, Metro requested the city to modify the permit to provide for unlimited tonnage.…