City of Pendleton v. Kerns

Petitioners, City of Pendleton (City) and Fredrick S. and Mary Anne Hill, seek judicial review of a decision by the Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) that reversed and remanded the City’s decision to annex a parcel of land belonging to petitioners Hill to the city. We affirm.

Pendleton City Ordinance No. 3192, adopted on October 20, 1981, annexed approximately 12.36 acres of land owned by petitioners Hill (the Hill property) to the city. The Pendleton City Council adopted as its own the Pendleton Planning Commission’s findings of fact and conclusions of law, which had recommended annexation.

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