Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 222 § 222.905 — Proposal or petition for annexation

Proposal or petition for annexation. (1) If a local board of health believes that a danger to public health exists within a territory within its jurisdiction that is otherwise eligible for annexation in accordance with ORS 222.111, the board shall proceed in the same manner as a city is authorized to proceed under ORS 222.860. (2)(a) Forty percent of the residents of territory otherwise eligible for annexation in accordance with ORS 222.111 who believe a danger to public health exists within the territory may petition the local board of health to initiate proceedings to annex the territory as provided in subsection (1) of this section. (b) The local board of health shall investigate the matters alleged in the petition within 90 days after receiving the petition and shall either initiate proceedings to annex the territory or certify to the petitioners that the investigation disclosed insufficient evidence to initiate proceedings. (3)(a)(A) At any time before the annexation of territory initiated under subsection (2) of this section is final, the petition shall be withdrawn if a number of petitioners described in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph provides the local board of health with a copy of an alternative plan that meets the requirements of ORS