Kilian v. City of West Linn

Petitioner William Snell Construction Company (Snell) seeks review of LUBA’s reversal of the City of West Linn’s approval of its application for a minor partition and lot line adjustment pursuant to ORS 92.010 to ORS 92.190. Snell is the owner of one of five parcels that J.W. and J.B. Kosta unlawfully conveyed from their unpartitioned property. See ORS 92.012; ORS 92.016(1). Snell sought the partition and adjustment to separate its land from the remainder of the original Kosta property so that the Snell parcel would have “legal status” and qualify for a building permit.

Respondents Kilian, who…