Or. Admin. Code § 350-060-0220

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 12, December 1, 2024

Section 350-060-0220 - Reversal or Remand of Land Use Decisions

(1) The Commission shall reverse or remand a land use decision for further proceedings when:

(a) The governing body exceeded its jurisdiction;

(b) The decision is unconstitutional;

(c) The decision violates a provision of applicable law and is prohibited as a matter of law; or

(d) The decision was clearly erroneous or arbitrary and capricious.

(e) The findings are insufficient to support the decision;

(f) The decision is not supported by substantial evidence in the whole record;

(g) The decision is flawed by procedural errors that prejudice the substantial rights of the appellant(s);

(h) The decision improperly construes the applicable law; or

(i) A remand is required pursuant to 350-060-0090(3)(d).

(2) The Chair of the Commission may grant a stipulated motion for a voluntary remand of a land use decision, or may order a remand upon motion by the governing body upon finding that all of the following criteria are met. When the Chair orders a remand pursuant to this section, it shall remand back to the last local decision maker that issued the appealed decision.

(a) The governing body shall either rescind the land use decision that is the subject of the appeal or provide that any new or modified land use decision shall supercede the remanded decision;

(b) The governing body shall not be required to issue a subsequent land use decision, but if it does, then it shall agree to address all of the issues raised in the appeal in that subsequent land use decision.

(c) The governing body shall follow all applicable notice and review procedures in modifying the remanded decision or issuing a new land use decision.

(d) An oral decision of the Commission has not been rendered in the matter.

Or. Admin. Code § 350-060-0220

CRGC 2-1994, f. 5-4-94, cert. ef. 5-16-94; CRGC 1-2003, f. 6-23-03, cert. ef. 8-1-03

Stat. Auth.: ORS 196.150

Stats. Implemented: ORS 196.150; RCW 43.97.015; 16 U.S.C. § 544 c(b); 16 U.S.C. § 544 m(a)(2)