1000 Friends of Oregon v. Land Conservation & Development Commission

Petitioner 1000 Friends of Oregon and intervenor Oregon Environmental Council (OEC) seek review of LCDC’s acknowledgment of Tillamook County’s comprehensive plan and land use regulations. The principal issue is whether the county violated Goal 5 by electing to “rely” on the administration of the Forest Practices Act (FPA), ORS 527.610 et seq, rather than developing an independent program in its plan for resolving conflicts between identified Goal 5 resources and forest operations subject to the FPA. The resolution of that issue turns on whether or to what extent the FPA prohibits counties…