Friends of Yamhill County v. Yamhill County

529 P.3d 1007, 325 Or. App. 282
CourtCourt of Appeals of Oregon
DecidedApril 19, 2023
DocketA180472
StatusPublished
Cited by1 cases

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Bluebook
Friends of Yamhill County v. Yamhill County, 529 P.3d 1007, 325 Or. App. 282 (Or. Ct. App. 2023).

Opinion

Argued and submitted March 8, reversed April 19, petition for review allowed September 14, 2023 (371 Or 333) See later issue Oregon Reports

FRIENDS OF YAMHILL COUNTY, Petitioner, v. YAMHILL COUNTY and Grange Hill LLC, Respondents. Land Use Board of Appeals 2022081; A180472 529 P3d 1007

Petitioner 1000 Friends of Yamhill County seeks judicial review of an order of the Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) upholding Yamhill County’s approval of a conditional use permit (CUP) for the applicant, Grange Hill LLC, to operate a bed and breakfast as a “home occupation” in a structure to be built on land zoned for exclusive farm use. Held: In reviewing LUBA’s order to determine if it is “unlawful in substance,” ORS 197.850(9)(a), the Court of Appeals concluded that the proposed building is not a “dwelling” under ORS chapter 215 or the Yamhill County Zoning Code and that it therefore cannot provide a location for a home occupation bed and breakfast. The court held for that reason, that LUBA’s affir- mance of the county’s approval of the CUP is unlawful in substance. Reversed.

Andrew Mulkey argued the cause and filed the brief for petitioner. Elaine Albrich argued the cause for respondent Grange Hill LLC. Also on the brief were Olivier F. Jamin and Davis Wright Tremaine LLP. No appearance for respondent Yamhill County. Before Tookey, Presiding Judge, and Egan, Judge, and Kamins, Judge. EGAN, J. Reversed. Cite as 325 Or App 282 (2023) 283

EGAN, J. Petitioner Friends of Yamhill County seeks judicial review of an order of the Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) upholding Yamhill County’s approval of a conditional use permit (CUP) for the applicant, Grange Hill LLC, to operate a bed and breakfast as a “home occupation” in a structure to be built on land zoned for exclusive farm use. We review LUBA’s order to determine if it is “unlawful in substance,” ORS 197.850(9)(a), and conclude that it is. We therefore reverse the order. The subject property is approximately 18.89 acres of high-value farmland zoned for exclusive farm use (EFU) and planted in approximately 13 acres of grapes. The dis- puted CUP concerns the proposed construction of a two story, 8,200 square-foot, structure on the subject property, proposed to be used as a bed and breakfast, as a “home occu- pation” in a permitted farm dwelling. Land within an EFU zone “shall be used exclusively for farm use except as otherwise provided in ORS 215.213, 215.283 or 215.284.” ORS 215.203(1). As a “permitted” use in an EFU zone, “[s]ubject to ORS 215.279,” ORS 215.283(1)(e) allows the construction of “primary or accessory dwellings and other buildings customarily provided in conjunction with farm use[.]” ORS 215.279 in turn provides that the Land Conservation and Development Commission (LCDC) may adopt a rule that establishes a farm income standard to determine whether a dwelling is “customarily provided in conjunction with farm use on a tract[.]” LCDC has adopted administrative rules implement- ing ORS 215.283, setting forth the requirements for dwell- ings on high-value farmland. OAR 660-033-0135.1 Yamhill 1 OAR 660-033-0135(4) provides, in part: “On land identified as high-value farmland, a dwelling may be consid- ered customarily provided in conjunction with farm use if: “(a) The subject tract is currently employed for the farm use, as defined in ORS 215.203, on which the farm operator earned at least $80,000 in gross annual income from the sale of farm products in each of the last two years or three of the last five years, or in an average of three of the last five years; and “(b) Except for seasonal farmworker housing approved prior to 2001, there is no other dwelling on lands designated for exclusive farm use 284 Friends of Yamhill County v. Yamhill County

County has adopted zoning ordinances that are consistent with those rules. As relevant here, Yamhill County Zoning Ordinance (YCZO) 402.03 provides, in part: “The following residential uses shall be permitted in the Exclusive Farm Use District[.] * * * “A. Principal dwelling customarily provided in con- junction with farm use on high-value farmland, subject to the following * * *: “l. The subject tract is currently employed for farm use, and produced at least $80,000 in gross annual income from the sale of farm products in each of the last two years, or three of the last five years. * * * “2. The dwelling will be occupied by a person or persons who produced the commodities which grossed the income in subsection (1) of this Section.” (Emphases added.) YCZO 202 defines a “dwelling” as: “A building containing one (1) dwelling unit designed and occupied by one family only. The term dwelling includes a manufactured dwelling but does not include a hotel, motel, travel trailer, boarding, lodging or rooming house, private hospital, rest home or nursing home or other accommoda- tions used for transient occupancy.” (Emphases added.) YCZO 202 defines a “dwelling unit” as: “One (1) room or rooms connected together, constituting an independent housekeeping establishment designed and used for occupancy by one (1) family, including dependent relatives and caretakers, and includes permanent provi- sions for living, sleeping, cooking (limited to one kitchen only) and sanitation (full bathroom).” (Emphasis added.) YCZO 202 defines a “motel” as “One (1) or more attached or detached buildings containing housekeeping or sleeping units designed and used for the

pursuant to ORS chapter 215 or for mixed farm/forest use pursuant to OAR 660-006-0057 owned by the farm or ranch operator or on the farm or ranch operation; and “(c) The dwelling will be occupied by a person or persons who produced the commodities that grossed the income in subsection (a) of this section[.]” (Emphasis added.) Cite as 325 Or App 282 (2023) 285

temporary accommodation of tourists or transients with off- street parking space for each such unit.” (Emphasis added.) As a conditional use on EFU land, ORS 215.283(2) provides that a county may approve a “home occupation.” ORS 215.448

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