Or. Admin. Code § 661-010-0075

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

Section 661-010-0075 - Miscellaneous Provisions

(1) Attorney Fees and Forfeiture of Filing Fees:

(a) Time for Filing: The prevailing party may file a motion for attorney fees, or both, no later than 14 days after the final order is issued. The prevailing party shall serve a copy of any such cost bill or motion for attorney fees on all parties.

(b) Forfeit of Filing Fee: If a record has been filed and a petition for review is not filed within the time required by these rules, and the governing body files a motion pursuant to this section requesting forfeiture of the filing fee, then the filing fee required by OAR 661-010-0015(4) shall be forfeited to the governing body. In addition, if the governing body files a motion pursuant to this section, the Board shall award the governing body up to $200, payable from petitioner(s) to the governing body, as cost of preparation of the record. See OAR 661-010-0030(1).

(c) Attorney Fees:

(A) Attorney fees shall be awarded by the Board to the prevailing party as specified in ORS 197.830(15)(b) and (c); a motion for attorney fees shall include a signed and detailed statement of the amount of attorney fees sought.

(B) Attorney fees shall be awarded to the applicant, against the governing body, if the Board reverses a land use decision or limited land use decision and orders a local government to approve a development application pursuant to ORS 197.835(10).

(C) Attorney fees shall be awarded to the applicant, against the person who requested a stay pursuant to ORS 197.845, if the Board affirms a quasi-judicial land use decision or limited land use decision for which such a stay was granted. The amount of the award shall be limited to reasonable attorney's fees incurred due to the stay request, and together with any actual damages awarded, shall not exceed the amount of the undertaking required under 197.845(2).

(d) Responses and Objections: Any response to a motion for attorney fees, together with any objections to the detailed statement of the amount of attorney fees sought, shall be filed with the Board within 14 days after the date of service of the motion.

(e) If a motion for attorney fees is filed, and the Board's decision is appealed to the Court of Appeals, the Board shall act on the motion for attorney fees after an appellate judgment is issued and any further Board proceedings necessitated by that judgment are concluded.

(2) Filing and Service:

(a) Filing:

(A) Documents may not be filed by facsimile or electronic mail. Documents filed with the Board may include signatures that are:

(i) An original ink signature;

(ii) A facsimile signature; or

(iii) An electronic signature that includes the typed name of the filer and an indication that the typed name is intended to substitute for the filer's signature. If the filer is an attorney, the attorney's bar number and an indication of the party whom the attorney represents must appear as part of or in addition to the signature block. Where an electronic signature is relied upon, the filing shall be accompanied by a certificate of compliance attesting to the authenticity of the signature. See Exhibit 11. If multiple parties are joining in the filing, each party must attest to compliance and the filing shall be accompanied by written confirmation of support for the filing. The "/s/" form of signature is not an electronic signature for purposes of this rule.

(B) Except as provided in OAR 661-010-0015(1)(b) with regard to the notice of intent to appeal, filing a document with the Board is accomplished by:

(i) Mailing by first class or priority mail with the United States Postal Service on or before the due date. If the date of mailing is relied upon as the date of filing, the date of the postmark is the date of filing.

(ii) Depositing with or dispatching for delivery by a commercial delivery service on or before the due date. Proof of such deposit or dispatch date includes a receipt from the commercial delivery service showing the date the filing is deposited with the commercial delivery service or a receipt from the commercial delivery service's online tracking service showing the date the filing is dispatched for delivery by the commercial delivery service.

(C) Documents filed with the Board shall contain a statement certified by the person who made the filing of the date and manner of document delivery. See Exhibit 5.

(b) Service:

(A) Any document filed with the Board must also be served on all parties contemporaneously. Service on two or more petitioners unrepresented by an attorney is accomplished by serving the lead petitioner designated under OAR 661-010-0015(3)(f)(A). Service on two or more intervenors unrepresented by an attorney is accomplished by serving the lead intervenor designated under OAR 661-010-0050(2).

(B) Service may be in person, by first-class or priority mail, or by commercial delivery service. Mail service is complete on deposit in the mail. Commercial delivery service is complete on deposit with or dispatch for delivery by the commercial delivery service.

(C) Service copies of documents shall include a certificate showing the date and manner of filing with the Board. See Exhibit 5.

(D) Documents filed with the Board shall contain either an acknowledgement of service by the person served or proof of service by a statement certified by the person who made service of the date and manner of service, and the names and addresses of the persons served. See Exhibit 6.

(c) Recycled Paper. Parties filing anything with the Board, including but not limited to notices of intent to appeal, records, motions, and briefs, are encouraged to use recycled paper if recycled paper is readily available at a reasonable price in the party's community. Further, parties are encouraged to use paper containing the highest available content of post-consumer waste, as defined in ORS 279.545, that is recyclable in the office paper recycling program in the party's community.

(3) Number of Copies Required: No copies of filings are required unless these rules or an order by the Board provide otherwise. See OAR 661-010-0015(1)(a).

(4) Copying Fee: The following fees shall be charged for certified copies or scans of Board nonexempt public records as defined in ORS 192.410, 192.501, 192.502, and 192.505:

(a) 25 cents per page for copies or scans of any Board transcript or document of public record.

(b) $10 for a copy of a cassette tape, compact disc or similar media disc in the record.

(c) The Board shall also charge the actual cost of copying and mailing oversized exhibits, plans or maps.

(5) Conferences: On its own motion or at the request of any party, the Board may conduct one or more conferences. Conferences may be by telephone. The Board shall provide reasonable notice advising all parties of the time, place and purpose of any conference.

(6) Computation of Time: Time deadlines in these rules shall be computed by excluding the first day and including the last day. If the last day is Saturday, Sunday or other state or federal legal holiday, the act must be performed on the next working day.

(7) Address and Hours of the Board: Until October 31, 2024, the Board's address is 775 Summer Street NE, Suite 330, Salem Oregon, 97301-1283. Effective November 1, 2024, the Board's address is 201 High Street, SE, Suite 600, Salem Oregon, 97301-3398. Effective November 1, 2024, pleadings filed by commercial delivery service will only be accepted at 201 High Street SE, Suite 600, Salem, Oregon, 97301-3398. Until December 31, 2024, the Board will accept as correctly addressed pleadings filed by first class or certified mail that are addressed to either location. The telephone number is (503) 373-1265. The Board's office shall be open from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., and 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.

(8) Citations to Board Decisions: Citations to Board decisions shall be in the following form:

(a) For a Final Opinion and Order and an Orders included in LUBA Reporter volumes 1 through 81: John Doe v. XYZ County, 5 Or LUBA 654 (1981).

(b) For an Order not included in LUBA Reporter volumes 1 through 81: John Doe v. XYZ County, LUBA No 80-123 (Feb 15, 1981) (slip order at 4).

(c) For a Final Opinion and Order issued after December 31, 2020: John Doe v. XYZ County, LUBA No 2020-987 (Jan 1, 2021) (slip op at 7).

(9) Motion to Transfer to Circuit Court:

(a) Any party may request, pursuant to ORS 34.102, that an appeal be transferred to the circuit court of the county in which the appealed decision was made, in the event the Board determines the appealed decision is not reviewable as a land use decision or limited land use decision as defined in 197.015(10) or (12).

(b) A request for a transfer pursuant to ORS 34.102 shall be initiated by filing a motion to transfer to circuit court not later than 14 days after the date a respondent's brief or motion that challenges the Board's jurisdiction is filed. If the Board raises a jurisdictional issue on its own motion, a motion to transfer to circuit court shall be filed not later than 14 days after the date the moving party learns the Board has raised a jurisdictional issue.

(c) If the Board determines the appealed decision is not reviewable as a land use decision or limited land use decision as defined in ORS 197.015(10) or (12), the Board shall dismiss the appeal unless a motion to transfer to circuit court is filed as provided in subsection (9)(b) of this rule, in which case the Board shall transfer the appeal to the circuit court of the county in which the appealed decision was made.

(10) Transfer from Circuit Court: When any appeal of a land use or limited land use decision is transferred to LUBA from circuit court, the petition for writ of review filed in the circuit court shall be treated as the notice of intent to appeal, and the case shall proceed as provided in LUBA's rules, subject to the following:

(a) No additional filing fee shall be required;

(b) The petitioner(s) in the transferred circuit court proceeding shall file with the Board a Notice of Transfer that contains the information required by OAR 661-010-0015(3), and shall serve the Notice of Transfer upon all persons required to be named in the Notice of Intent to Appeal pursuant to OAR 661-010-0015(2) and (3). The Notice of Transfer shall be filed within the time set by the Board. The date of the Notice of Transfer is served shall begin the running of the 21-day period within which a motion to intervene in the appeal may be filed.

(c) After an appeal is transferred to LUBA and the Notice of Transfer is received by the Board, the Board, by letter, will establish a deadline for the respondent to transmit the record.

(11) Transfer from the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development: Where the Director of the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development transfers a matter to LUBA pursuant to ORS 197.825(2)(c)(A), the case shall proceed as provided in LUBA's rules, subject to the following:

(a) The date of the notice from the Director making the transfer shall begin the running of a 21-day period within which one or more parties in the proceedings before the department may file a notice of intent to appeal with LUBA. A notice filed thereafter shall not be deemed timely filed, and the appeal shall be dismissed.

(b) Except as provided in this section, the notice of intent to appeal shall conform to the requirements of OAR 661-010-0015, including payment of the filing fee. The notice of intent to appeal shall identify the local government as the respondent, rather than the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development or the Land Conservation and Development Commission.

(c) On receipt of a notice of intent to appeal, the Board shall, by letter, establish a deadline for the respondent to file the portion of the local record necessary to review the transferred matter. In all other respects, an appeal of a transferred matter shall proceed according to LUBA's rules.

(12) All briefs and motions filed with the Board shall comply with the rules in OAR 661-010-0030(2) with respect to type size, spacing, paper size and printing, numbering and margins.

Or. Admin. Code § 661-010-0075

LUBA 1-1979(Temp), f. & ef. 11-1-79; LUBA 2-1980, f. & ef. 4-29-80; LUBA 2-1981(Temp), f. & ef. 8-20-81; Reverted to LUBA 2-1980, f. & ef. 4-29-80; LUBA 1-1982(Temp), f. & ef. 5-19-82; Reverted to 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 1-1989, f. & cert. ef. 11-30-89; 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 2-1998(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 6-15-98 thru 12-12-98; LUBA 3-1998, f. 12-1-98, cert. ef. 12-13-98; LUBA 1-2001, f. 10-15-01, cert. ef. 1-1-02; LUBA 1-2010, f. 6-30-10, cert. ef. 7-1-10; LUBA 1-2013(Temp), f. 4-30-13, cert. ef. 5-1-13 thru 10-28-13; LUBA 2-2013(Temp), f. 10-28-13, cert. ef. 10-29-13 thru 4-27-14; LUBA 3-2013; f. 12-12-13, cert. ef. 1-1-14; LUBA 1-2016, f. 12-22-16, cert. ef. 1/1/2017; LUBA 1-2018, amend filed 12/28/2018, effective 1/1/2019; LUBA 1-2019, amend filed 12/24/2019, effective 1/1/2020; LUBA 1-2020, temporary amend filed 08/31/2020, effective 09/14/2020 through 03/12/2021; LUBA 1-2021, amend filed 06/29/2021, effective 7/1/2021; LUBA 1-2022, temporary amend filed 01/25/2022, effective 2/1/2022 through 7/30/2022; LUBA 2-2022, temporary amend filed 01/26/2022, effective 2/1/2022 through 7/30/2022; LUBA 3-2022, amend filed 07/20/2022, effective 8/1/2022; LUBA 2-2024, amend filed 10/25/2024, effective 11/1/2024

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Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 197.820(4)(a) & ORS 197.820(4)(b)

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 34.102, ORS 197.830(9), ORS 197.830(13)(a) & (15), ORS 197.835(10) & ORS 197.845(3)