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Dec 30, 2011

McMinnville Habitat project has neighbors on edge

Plans for a Habitat for Humanity development in McMinnville include some of the most energy-efficient building techniques the nonprofit has used to date. But the strong sustainability angle isn’t enough to win over a group of local residents opposed to the project.

Dec 14, 2011

Oregon land-use board says ‘no’ to paintball in Canby

Lila Gottman is fed up, and I don't blame her. For years, Lila and Curtis Gottman have fought with Clackamas County over a series of changing rules that govern a paintball park they run on their property near Canby, about halfway between Portland and Salem.

Oct 27, 2011

Land use board sides mostly with Metro on CRC decision

The state Land Use Board of Appeals released its decision on Wednesday on several appeals to a Columbia River Crossing land-use approval Metro gave last month. With one exception, the board sided with Metro on its handling of the land use final order.

Sep 30, 2011

Columbia River Crossing approval appealed by business, neighborhood groups

Oregon’s Land Use Board of Appeals heard from four groups that oppose the Columbia River Crossing project at a hearing Thursday.

Jun 27, 2011

River Plan takes another hit; industry group wants buildable lands inventory

Last week the Oregon Court of Appeals sided with the Working Waterfront Coalition, an industry group that represents water dependent businesses in the Portland Harbor, on its claim that the city needs a new buildable lands inventory. The ruling comes after the state Land Use Board of Appeals halted the city’s proposed River Plan in January, further diminishing the city’s chances of new environ[...]

Feb 24, 2011

Eugene land-use fight will go before LUBA

Advocacy group Connecting Eugene is opposing the Oregon Research Institute development along the Willamette River because it believes the land should be used for a project that benefits University of Oregon students and the community.

Feb 14, 2011

River Plan appealed again, but not by city

The three parties that initially appealed the city of Portland's River Plan to the state Land Use Board of Appeals have decided to appeal LUBA's findings to the Oregon Court of Appeals.

Feb 11, 2011

City doesn’t appeal LUBA River Plan decision

The city of Portland has decided not to appeal a recent decision by the state Land Use Board of Appeals over the board's recent remand of the city's new environmental zoning on the Willamette River.

Feb 7, 2011

City undetermined about River Plan process

The city of Portland will use all of the remaining 48 hours it has to determine its course of action after its update of environmental zoning along the Willamette River was remanded back to the city last month.

Feb 1, 2011

Portland River Plan immediately appealed

The North Reach portion of Portland's River Plan for the Willamette River, approved by City Council in April 2010, was appealed by two businesses and an industry group, and the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals has remanded it to the city for more work.

Jan 4, 2011

Portland withdraws sewage plant appeal

The city of Portland has withdrawn an appeal made to the state Land Use Board of Appeals last October regarding the Fanno Creek pump station.

Nov 11, 2010

Looming Portland waterfront land-use decisions

The next few months should prove crucial to the owners of waterfront property in Portland as the city and state will take action on several important topics. The first is the […]



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