Bill Text: OR SB681 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to zoning of property.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2011-06-30 - In committee upon adjournment. [SB681 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2011-SB681-Introduced.html

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     76th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2011 Regular Session

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LC 2987

                         Senate Bill 681

Sponsored by Senator ATKINSON

                             SUMMARY

The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.

  Authorizes person that obtains written assertion of zoning
status of property before purchasing property to rely on asserted
zoning status in land use application submitted after purchasing
property.
  Requires city or county to honor prior written assertion of
zoning status when reviewing land use application from applicant
to whom prior written assertion of zoning status was made.

                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to zoning of property.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + (1) A person that obtains a specific written
assertion of the zoning status of property from a city or county
with land use jurisdiction over the property before purchasing
the property may rely on the prior written assertion in seeking
approval of a subsequent land use application for the property
that is submitted to the city or county by the person after
purchase of the property.
  (2) For the purpose of reviewing the land use application of a
person to whom the city or county made the prior written
assertion, the city or county reviewing the application shall
deem the property to have the zoning status previously asserted
in writing to the applicant even if the asserted zoning status is
not correct.
  (3) This section does not apply to a circumstance in which the
zoning status of the property is modified in a manner that is
inconsistent with the written assertion of the city or county by
changes made to a comprehensive plan or land use regulations
after the city or county provided the written assertion. + }
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