Oregon Measure 56, Notices to Landowners about Land Use Law Changes Measure (1998)
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| Type Legislatively referred state statute |
Origin |
Oregon Measure 56 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred state statute in Oregon on November 3, 1998. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported requiring cities and counties to provide individual written notice to landowners when proposing a new or amended zoning ordinance that could limit or prohibit the uses of the landowner’s property. |
A "no" vote opposed requiring cities and counties to provide individual written notice to landowners when proposing a new or amended zoning ordinance that could limit or prohibit the uses of the landowner’s property. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure 56 |
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874,547 | 80.43% | ||
| No | 212,737 | 19.57% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 56 was as follows:
| “ | EXPANDS NOTICE TO LANDOWNERS REGARDING CHANGES TO LAND USE LAWS RESULT OF “YES" VOTE: “Yes” vote requires governments to mail notice to landowners regarding changes to land uste laws. RESULT OF “NO” VOTE: “No” vote retains current notice requirements, which do not require mailed notice to landowners. SUMMARY: Requires counties and cities to mail notices to landowners regarding changes to state, local, or metropolitan service district land use laws and regulations that limit or prohibit uses currently allowed on the landowners' property. Requires state government to reimburse counties and cities for costs of mailing notice resulting from changes to state statutes or administrative rules. Requires metropolitan service districts to reimburse counties and cities for costs of mailing notice resulting from changes in district land use regulations. Prescribes form of each notice. ESTIMATE OF FINANCIAL IMPACT: State government expenditures are estimated to be $2,040,000 annually in notice costs. Local government expenditures, including those of the Metropolitan Service District, are estimated to be $1,547,000 a year. This estimate is based on 7,000 land use actions per year, of which 3,900 would require some notice under this measure. Actual expenditures may vary based on such variables as the total number of land use actions, the number of actions included in each notice and the costs per notice. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
A simple majority vote is required during one legislative session for the Oregon State Legislature to place a state statute on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 31 votes in the Oregon House of Representatives and 16 votes in the Oregon State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Statutes do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
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Footnotes
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