OR HB2178

Restricts standing to appeal land use decisions to the Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) to persons who reside or maintain a business within 25 miles of the local government or special district boundary

Requires appellants to have physically appeared in person at a hearing before the decision-making body, replacing the previous allowance for oral or written participation

Applies the 25-mile residency/business requirement to appeals of decisions made without hearings, limited land use decisions, and legislative amendments to comprehensive plans

Preserves the Director of the Department of Land Conservation and Development's ability to appeal decisions regardless of the geographic restriction

Amends ORS 197.612, 197.620, and 197.830 governing LUBA appeal procedures and standing requirements