Leupold & Stevens, Inc. v. City of Beaverton

The City of Beaverton (city) adopted an ordinance annexing property owned by petitioner Leupold & Stevens, Inc., without petitioner’s consent. Petitioner appealed the ordinance to the Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA). In the meantime, the legislature enacted a statute pertaining to local government authority to annex certain properties without owner consent. Petitioner argued to LUBA that the new statute retroactively eliminated the city’s authority to annex in this case. LUBA affirmed the ordinance on the merits and rejected petitioner’s argument under the new statute on the ground that it…