Or. Admin. R. 661-010-0010

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 5, May 1, 2024

Section 661-010-0010 - Definitions

In these rules, unless the context or subject matter requires otherwise:

(1) "Applicant" means the person who requested that the governing body take an action which resulted in a land use decision or limited land use decision.

(2) "Board" means the Land Use Board of Appeals or any member thereof.

(3) "Final decision": A decision becomes final when it is reduced to writing and bears the necessary signatures of the decision maker(s), unless a local rule or ordinance specifies that the decision becomes final at a later date, in which case the decision is considered final as provided in the local rule or ordinance.

(4) "Final decision maker" means the governing body, or a person, commission or other entity authorized by the governing body, that makes the final decision.

(5) "Governing body" means a city, county or special district governing body, or a state agency.

(6) "Land use decision" has the meaning given the term in ORS 197.015.

(7) "Lead Intervenor" means the intervenor designated as the contact person for the purpose of receiving documents from the Board and other parties, when two or more intervenors join in a single motion to intervene and are unrepresented by an attorney. See OAR 661-010-0012(6)(b).

(8) "Lead Petitioner" means the petitioner designated as the contact person for the purpose of receiving documents from the Board and other parties, when two or more petitioners are unrepresented by an attorney. See OAR 661-010-0012(6)(a).

(9) "Limited land use decision" has the meaning given the term in ORS 197.015.

(10) "Notice" means the notice of intent to appeal and refers to the document that must be filed with the Board in order to begin a review proceeding.

(11) "Party" means the petitioner, the governing body, and any person who intervenes as provided in OAR 661-010-0050. "Party" does not include a state agency that files a brief under ORS 197.830(8) or an amicus participating under OAR 661-010-0052.

Or. Admin. R. 661-010-0010

LUBA 1-1979(Temp), f. & ef. 11-1-79; LUBA 2-1980, f. & ef. 4-29-80; LUBA 1-1983, f. & ef. 10-3-83; LUBA 1-1987, f. & ef. 12-30-87; LUBA 1-1992, f. & cert. ef. 1-21-92; LUBA 2-1992, f. & cert. ef. 3-19-92; LUBA 1-1994, f. & cert. ef. 6-22-94; LUBA 1-1998, f. 2-12-98, cert. ef. 3-1-98; LUBA 1-2001, f. 10-15-01, cert. ef. 1-1-02; LUBA 3-2022, amend filed 07/20/2022, effective 8/1/2022

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 197.820(4)

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 197.015(2), 197.015(10), 197.015(12) & 197.805