Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 197 § 197.797 — Local

Local quasi-judicial land use hearings; notice requirements; hearing procedures. The following procedures shall govern the conduct of quasi-judicial land use hearings conducted before a local governing body, planning commission, hearings body or hearings officer on application for a land use decision and shall be incorporated into the comprehensive plan and land use regulations: (1) An issue which may be the basis for an appeal to the Land Use Board of Appeals shall be raised not later than the close of the record at or following the final evidentiary hearing on the proposal before the local government. Such issues shall be raised and accompanied by statements or evidence sufficient to afford the governing body, planning commission, hearings body or hearings officer, and the parties an adequate opportunity to respond to each issue. (2)(a) Notice of the hearings governed by this section shall be provided to the applicant and to owners of record of property on the most recent property tax assessment roll where such property is located: (A) Within 100 feet of the property which is the subject of the notice where the subject property is wholly or in part within an urban growth boundary; (B) Within 250 feet of the property which is the subject of the notice where the subject property is outside an urban growth boundary and not within a farm or forest zone; or (C) Within 500 feet of the property which is the subject of the notice where the subject property is within a farm or forest zone. (b) Notice shall also be provided to any neighborhood or community organization recognized by the governing body and whose boundaries include the site. (c) At the discretion of the applicant, the local government also shall provide notice to the Department of Land Conservation and Development. (3) The notice provided by the jurisdiction shall: (a) Explain the nature of the application and the proposed use or uses which could be authorized; (b) List the applicable criteria from the ordinance and the plan that apply to the application at issue; (c) Set forth the street address or other easily understood geographical reference to the subject property; (d) State the date, time and location of the hearing; (e) State that failure of an issue to be raised in a hearing, in person or by letter, or failure to provide statements or evidence sufficient to afford the decision maker an opportunity to respond to the issue precludes appeal to the board based on that issue; (f) Be mailed at least: (A) Twenty days before the evidentiary hearing; or (B) If two or more evidentiary hearings are allowed, 10 days before the first evidentiary hearing; (g) Include the name of a local government representative to contact and the telephone number where additional information may be obtained; (h) State that a copy of the application, all documents and evidence submitted by or on behalf of the applicant and applicable criteria are available for inspection at no cost and will be provided at reasonable cost; (i) State that a copy of the staff report will be available for inspection at no cost at least seven days prior to the hearing and will be provided at reasonable cost; and (j) Include a general explanation of the requirements for submission of testimony and the procedure for conduct of hearings. (4)(a) All documents or evidence relied upon by the applicant shall be submitted to the local government and be made available to the public. (b) Any staff report used at the hearing shall be available at least seven days prior to the hearing. If additional documents or evidence are provided by any party, the local government may allow a continuance or leave the record open to allow the parties a reasonable opportunity to respond. Any continuance or extension of the record requested by an applicant shall result in a corresponding extension of the time limitations of ORS 215.427 or 227.178 and ORS 215.429 or 227.179. (5) At the commencement of a hearing under a comprehensive plan or land use regulation, a statement shall be made to those in attendance that: (a) Lists the applicable substantive criteria; (b) States that testimony, arguments and evidence must be directed toward the criteria described in paragraph (a) of this subsection or other criteria in the plan or land use regulation which the person believes to apply to the decision; and (c) States that failure to raise an issue accompanied by statements or evidence sufficient to afford the decision maker and the parties an opportunity to respond to the issue precludes appeal to the board based on that issue. (6)(a) Prior to the conclusion of the initial evidentiary hearing, any participant may request an opportunity to present additional evidence, arguments or testimony regarding the application. The local hearings authority shall grant such request by continuing the public hearing pursuant to paragraph (b) of this subsection or leaving the