Land Use & Zoning
An Oregon county designates land adjacent to a major river as an 'Exclusive Farm Use' zone. A landowner wants to build a vacation rental cabin. The county denies the application. The landowner's best legal option is to:
ASue the county for inverse condemnation
BApply for a conditional use permit if vacation rentals are a conditional use, or appeal to LUBA✓ Correct
CApply directly to LCDC for a goal exception
DBuild the cabin and petition for a non-conforming use status
Explanation
If vacation rentals are a conditional use in the EFU zone, the landowner should apply for a conditional use permit. If denied, they can appeal to LUBA.
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Zoning
Local government regulations that control land use by dividing areas into zones specifying permitted uses, building sizes, and densities.
Adjustable-Rate Mortgage (ARM)A mortgage with an interest rate that changes periodically based on a financial index, usually after an initial fixed-rate period.
VarianceOfficial permission to use land in a way that does not conform to the applicable zoning ordinance, granted by a zoning board when strict enforcement would cause undue hardship.
Adverse PossessionA doctrine by which a person can gain legal title to another's land by openly, continuously, and adversely occupying it for a statutory period.
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