by Ralph Bloemers | Jun 11, 2013 | Features, Land Use News, Native Fish News, News
White Salmon River Saved from Residential Sprawl! Less than a year after the Condit Dam was removed from the White Salmon River, Crag secured another big victory for citizens and fish that rely on this Wild & Scenic River. Crag Law Center has been representing...
by Courtney Johnson | Apr 10, 2013 | Features, Land Use News, News
On Monday Crag filed appeals on behalf of Rogue Advocates challenging Jackson County’s March 25th approval of Mountain View Paving’s application for non-conforming use and floodplain development permits. Mountain View Paving has been operating an industrial facility...
by Ralph Bloemers | Aug 15, 2012 | Blog, Land Use News
Oregon winegrowers know the importance of preserving prime agricultural land. Oregon’s land use laws are the reason the wine industry exists today. Without the establishment of Exclusive Farm Use zoning and Oregon’s comprehensive land use system, the hillsides the...
by Ralph Bloemers | Mar 6, 2012 | Blog, Features, Land Use News, Native Fish News, News
The Crag Law Center represents the Friends of the White Salmon River, the Friends of the Columbia Gorge and Citizens for Common Sense on the White Salmon in a challenge to a proposal floated by Klickitat County to rezone over 1,000 acres of land in the White Salmon...
by Courtney Johnson | Oct 21, 2011 | Blog, Features, Land Use News, News
Oregon’s epic battle over land use and property rights in Measure 37 and Measure 49 closed a chapter this week. Yesterday, the Oregon Supreme Court issued its decision in Friends of Yamhill County v. Board of Commissioners of Yamhill County, finding that...
by Courtney Johnson | Jun 29, 2011 | Land Use News, News
Today, the Court of Appeals reversed and remanded two more Measure 49 Vested Rights decisions out of Clatsop County. In both cases, landowners sought the right to complete and continue development of residential subdivisions pursuant to waivers obtained under Measure...
