West Side Sanitary District v. Land Conservation & Development Commission

This is the third of four related cases decided this date presenting questions concerning the compulsory annexation of a territory to remove a danger to public health. The instant case arises from a petition to the Land Conservation and Development Commission (LCDC), requesting that LCDC review the certification of the Environmental Quality Commission (EQC), issued pursuant to ORS 222.898, which approves the plan submitted by the City of Klamath Falls (City) to remove or alleviate conditions causing a danger to public health in an area adjacent to the City.1 The EQC certification was required…