Citizens' Guides to Land Use Planning

If you are a private citizen concerned about land use and growth management in your community, publications from 1000 Friends can help you make a difference.

Land use battles can be complex and confusing. Drawing on two decades of experience and legal expertise, we've created two Citizens' Guides to help spare you many hours of confusion, frustration, and wasted time and money. These publications describe how land use decision—making works in Oregon — and how you can participate effectively — while avoiding frustrating pitfalls.

A Citizens' Guide to Local Land Use Decisions will tell you how to:

• Find out what's going on in a particular land use situation;
• Contact your local planning department and know what to ask for;
• Determine what standards govern a specific land use decision;
• Prepare and present effective testimony.

A Citizens' Guide to LUBA Appeals will help you:

• Decide whether to appeal a local land use decision to the Land Use Board of Appeals;
• Estimate how much it will cost;
• Conduct legal and factual research;
• Successfully represent yourself in an appeal, or make cost-effective use of an attorney's time, using the detailed, step-by-step instructions.

Please send me: (print this page & send, with check or money order, to 1000 Friends)

___ A Citizens' Guide to Local Land Use Decisions* (FREE)

___ A Citizens' Guide to LUBA Appeals* (FREE)

*NOTE: Both of these Citizens' Guides are currently only available in draft form while they are being updated.

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