Nov 28, 2012 | Real Property & Land Use
Real Estate Development By Real Estate and Land Use Practice Group Saalfeld Griggs PC In the mid-1970’s, Oregon legislators made the significant and lasting policy decision to protect Oregon’s agricultural and forest resources by limiting urban sprawl. The enactment...
Nov 28, 2012 | Real Property & Land Use
Real Estate and Land Use Legislative Update By Alan M. Sorem Saalfeld Griggs PC In 2007, the Oregon Legislature was marked by a change from a Republican majority to a Democratic majority. This shift of power was especially evident in the arena of real estate and land...
Nov 28, 2012 | Real Property & Land Use
Protect Your Property From Exactions: Act on the Local Level By Alan M. Sorem Saalfeld Griggs PC The Oregon Supreme Court has recently reduced protections from unlawful state and local exactions previously granted to Oregonians by the United States Supreme Court...
Nov 28, 2012 | Real Property & Land Use
Plan Ahead, New Land Use Rules Will Affect Development By Mark D. Shipman Saalfeld Griggs PC Two recent changes have imposed new challenges on our ability to divide and develop land. The first change was implemented by the Land Conservation and Development Commission...
Nov 28, 2012 | Real Property & Land Use
Oregon Legislature Revives Property Line Adjustments By Real Estate and Land Use Practice Group SAALFELD GRIGGS PC House Bill 3629 (“HB 3629”), which became law on March 3, 2008, revives the property line adjustment, a common land use tool which had been left for dead...
Nov 28, 2012 | Real Property & Land Use
Navigating Local Land Use Procedures By Real Estate and Land Use Practice Group SAALFELD GRIGGS PC Generally, newly proposed development on property, even if “permitted” within the applicable zone, requires the property owner or developer to apply to the city or...
