TEN -The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, June 8, 1978
ov. Straub faces flack from state land use proponents
Voter approval
of the LUPCAC Amendment
would most simply mean the
people want land use planning
controlled by elected legisla
torsindividuals placed in
office by a majority of
concerned citizens from all
parts of the state.
body, in existence since pas
sage of Senate Bill 100 in 1973.
This joint committee of both
houses of the Legislature is
empowered now to conduct
hearings on issues raised by
the initiative proposal and
draft bills for legislative,
consideration some six
months hence. At the latest,
that committee should start
readying such legislaton as
soon as the votes are counted
in November.
LCDC Chairman John Mos
ser expresses fear the agency
will not be able to expend
already appropriated funds to
assist cities and counties in
completing comprehensive
plans if the amendment is
approved. An opinion by
Attorney Gen. James Redden'
refutes that contention and
other contentions that hint
land use planning would go
down the proverbial drain if
voters support the initiative.
Land use planning really got
off the ground in Oregon a
decade ago with passage of
Senate Bill 10 during the 1969
legislative session. That mea
sure called for statewide
zoning, more or less an
inventory function to be con
ducted by local governments.
The Legislature in 1973
enacted Senate Bill 100, esta
blishing LCDC and present
land use law. That Oregonians
generally favor land use
planning is apparent by the
fact a referral of SB 10 failed
and so did an initiative to
repeal SB 100.
In the light of such strong
and continuing public support,
it is difficult to understand the
fear now being expressed by
those who oppose giving
voters a chance to ask their
elected legislators to clarify
and simplify the existing
process.
Proponents of a plan to let
voters make changes in Ore
gon's land use law are having
a hard time convincing Gov.
Bob Straub they don't want to
halt land use planning alto
gether. SALEM
SCENE
By Jack
Zimmerman
The plan now in the form
of an initiative petition seeks
mainly to restore control of
land use planning to the State
Legislature and the people
they represent.
Known as the LUPCAC
Initiative, because its drafters
call themselves the Land Use
Planning Constitutional
Amendment Committee, it
needs signatures of 61,646
registered voters by July 7 in
order to appear on the
November ballot. Major sup
porters are the Oregon State
Home Builders Association,
Oregon Association of Real
tors and Associated Oregon
Industries.
Gov. Straub has been parti
cularly critical of AOI's sup
porting role and appealed in
vain for its Board of Directors
to withdraw backing by that
statewide association of pri
vate employers. Although the
AOI Board refused to change
its mind, the Governor's
cudgel has been taken up by
editorial writers for major
metropolitan newspapers. All
either urge supporters to back
off or warn the public of dire
consequences if the initia
tive does indeed achieve ballot
status.
In essence, the initiative
proposes a constitutional
amendment that would re
quire the Legislature to adopt
statewide land use planning
goals and cities and counties
to adopt comprehensive plans
under established procedures.
It would prohibit the Legis
lature from delegating the
goal-setting responsibility as
it has to a seven-member
appointed Land Conservation
and Development Commis
sion. It would not abolish LCDC
but permit it to function as an
advisory, arbitrator and ad
ministrative agency with
authority to provide funds and
technical assistance to cities
and counties, make planning
recommendations to the Le
gislature and arbitrate land
use conflicts between cities
and counties. LCDC would
continue to perform all of its
present functions with the
single exception of establish
ing policy by setting goals.
It would require the Legisla
ture to establish a procedure
for giving notice by mail to
property owners whose pro
perty is rezoned and make
property owners eligible for
compensation if the Legisla
ture imposes restrictions on
geographic areas not applying
throughout the state. ,
Oddly enough, these points
aren't the biggest source of
contention. The effective date
is. Because if it does appear on
the ballot and if the voters do
approve it, the constitutional
amendment becomes effec
tive March 8, 1979 two
months after the next regular
session of the Legislature
convenes.
Opponents claim the Legis
lature cannot act on the issue
in 60 days. They fear the issue
will drag on interminably and
the current system will col
lapse before lawmakers make
a decision.
In actuality, the Legislature
must make several decisions
if the LUPCAC Amendment is
approved by voters. Some are
more weighty than others. But
in the meantime, the state's
planning and zoning ordi
nances are controlled by cities
and counties. They will re
main unaffected and continue
to conduct business as usual.
Another consideration,
unique to present land use law
and unaffected by the amend
ment, is the presence of the
Legislature's own Standing
Committee on Land Use
Planning. It is a statutory
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