Title 21, Cities

If a city splits into two or more cities, or two or more cities consolidate or merge, the cities affected by the split, consolidation or merger, including cities created by the split, consolidation or merger, must enter into a written agreement that addresses any unfunded Public …

(1) This section applies if a consolidation or merger proposes to consolidate or merge two or more cities and at least one of the cities has not previously imposed ad valorem property taxes. (2) The question of the consolidation or merger that is submitted to the electors of the …

(1) When a proposal containing the terms of annexation is approved in the manner provided by the charter of the annexing city or by ORS 222.111 to 222.180 or 222.840 to 222.915, the boundaries of any city may be extended by the annexation of territory that is not within a city an…

A contract between a city and a landowner containing the landowner’s consent to eventual annexation of the landowner’s property in return for extraterritorial services: (1) Must be recorded; and (2) When recorded, is binding on successors in interest in that property. [1991 c.637…

A city and an airport may enter into an agreement pursuant to which the city provides sewer and water services to the airport without requiring the annexation, or consent to eventual annexation, to the city of the territory on which the airport is situated. [2015 c.787 §1] Note: …

(1) Except when expressly required to do so by the city charter, the legislative body of a city is not required to submit a proposal for annexation of territory to the electors of the city for their approval or rejection. (2) When the legislative body of the city elects to dispen…

The legislative body of a city need not call or hold an election in the city or in any contiguous territory proposed to be annexed or hold the hearing otherwise required under ORS 222.120 when all of the owners of land in that territory and not less than 50 percent of the elector…

(1) This section applies to a city whose laws require a petition proposing annexation of territory to be submitted to the electors of the city. (2) Notwithstanding a contrary provision of the city charter or a city ordinance, upon receipt of a petition proposing annexation of ter…

(1) The statement summarizing the measure and its major effect in the ballot title for a proposal for annexation shall contain a general description of the boundaries of each territory proposed to be annexed. The description shall use streets and other generally recognized featur…

The city legislative body shall determine the results of the election from the official figures returned by the county clerk. If the city legislative body finds that the majority of all votes cast in the territory favors annexation and the city legislative body has dispensed with…

This section applies when the city legislative body has not dispensed with submitting the question of annexation to the electors of the city. If the city legislative body finds that a majority of the votes cast in the territory and a majority of the votes cast in the city favor a…

(1) The legislative body of the city need not call or hold an election in any contiguous territory proposed to be annexed if more than half of the owners of land in the territory, who also own more than half of the land in the contiguous territory and of real property therein rep…

(1) For the purpose of authorizing an annexation under ORS 222.170 or under a proceeding initiated as provided by ORS 199.490 (2), only statements of consent to annexation which are filed within any one-year period shall be effective, unless a separate written agreement waiving t…

If a city solicits statements of consent under ORS 222.170 from electors and owners of land in order to facilitate annexation of unincorporated territory to the city, the city shall, upon request, provide to those electors and owners information on that city’s ad valorem tax levi…

When a city legislative body proclaims an annexation under ORS 222.125, 222.150, 222.160 or 222.170, the recorder of the city or any other city officer or agency designated by the city legislative body to perform the duties of the recorder under this section shall transmit to the…

The amendments to ORS 222.210, 222.230, 222.240 and 222.270 made by chapter 702, Oregon Laws 1985, do not apply in territory subject to the jurisdiction of a local government boundary commission. [1985 c.702 §27] Note: 222.179 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but …

(1) The annexation shall be complete from the date of filing with the Secretary of State of the annexation records as provided in ORS 222.177 and 222.900. Thereafter the annexed territory shall be and remain a part of the city to which it is annexed. The date of such filing shall…

(1) If the effective date of an annexation is more than one year after the date of a proclamation of annexation, the city, through its recorder or other city officer or agency performing the duties of recorder under this section, shall send notice to the county clerk of each coun…

(1) An incorporated city may be created from adjoining or nonadjoining incorporated cities, from an incorporated city and adjoining or nonadjoining unincorporated territory, or from both, after proceedings had as required by ORS 222.210 to 222.310. The legislature expressly decla…

Proceedings to create an incorporated city under ORS 222.210 to 222.310 may be initiated by petition signed by not less than 10 percent of the electors of each incorporated city to be included within the proposed city. If it is proposed to include one or more unincorporated areas…

When a petition to create a city under ORS 222.210 to 222.310 is filed with the clerk or recorder of a city under ORS 222.230, an economic feasibility statement concerning the proposed city described in the petition shall also be filed with the clerk or recorder. The economic fea…

(1) Before circulating a petition to create a city from adjoining or nonadjoining cities or unincorporated territory, the petitioners shall file with the county clerk of the county in which the proposed city lies or, should it lie in more than one county, to the county clerk of t…

If the governing bodies find that the petition is in proper form, contains the required signatures and proposes an incorporation that complies with goals adopted under ORS chapters 195, 196, 197 and 197A, the governing body of each of the cities to be included in the proposed cit…

(1) After the charter commission has prepared and adopted a charter, the secretary of the charter commission shall file copies of the charter, certified as correct by the secretary or two or more members of the commission, with the governing bodies of each of the incorporated cit…

After the date and other election details have been determined, the governing body of each of the cities shall enact an ordinance calling an election as required by this section and ORS 222.250 for the purposes specified. A copy of the ordinance shall be filed with the county cle…

(1) Except as provided in this section, ORS chapters 246 to 260 govern the conduct of an election called under ORS 222.250 or 222.275. (2) The chief elections officer for the purpose of conducting any election called under ORS 222.250 or 222.275 shall be the county clerk of the c…

(1) The chief elections officer shall canvass separately the votes cast in each city and in each unincorporated area on the question of consolidation and adoption of a city charter and permanent rate limit for operating taxes. The chief elections officer shall deliver a certified…

(1) Electors of a city or area proposed to be included in a consolidated city may request a second election on the question of consolidation by filing a petition requesting the election as provided in this section, if: (a) The majority of votes cast in the first election in the c…

(1) Not later than the 30th day after an election held under ORS 222.250, or after an election held under ORS 222.275, if such an election is held, the chief elections officer shall call a special election in the consolidated city for the purpose of electing the officers required…

At whatever time the charter of the consolidated city specifies the officers elected at the election referred to in ORS 222.280 shall be entitled to enter upon the duties of their respective offices, upon qualifying therefor in accordance with the charter, and shall hold their re…

Upon the effective date of the consolidation, the consolidated city shall succeed to all the assets and become charged with all the liabilities and obligations of all cities included in the consolidated city, except as the charter of the consolidated city provides to the contrary…

(1) The ordinances in force in the previously incorporated cities at the time of the creation of the newly formed incorporated city by virtue of ORS 222.210, so far as the ordinances are not inconsistent with the charter adopted for the newly formed municipal corporation, shall c…

ORS 222.210 to 222.310 shall be construed liberally, and substantial compliance with the provisions of those sections shall be sufficient. [Amended by 1983 c.350 §45]

(1) Except as expressly prohibited by the city charter, when the legislative body of a city determines that the public interest will be furthered by a withdrawal or detachment of territory from the city, the legislative body of the city, on its own motion, may order the withdrawa…

Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter or ORS chapter 199 which provides a different effective date, when territory is withdrawn by a city from a domestic water supply district organized under ORS chapter 264, a water control district organized under ORS chapter 553 or a s…

(1) Whenever the entire area of a rural fire protection district, a water district, including a domestic water supply corporation, a park and recreation district, a highway lighting district, a county service district, a special road district, a road assessment district or a sani…

(1) Whenever a part less than the entire area of a district named in ORS 222.510 becomes incorporated as or annexed to a city in accordance with law and the city, after the incorporation or annexation, will provide for the service to the part of the district that the district pro…

(1) If as authorized by ORS 222.520 the governing body of the city elects to cause the withdrawal from a district named in ORS 222.510 of that part of such district theretofore incorporated in or annexed to the city, it shall hold a public hearing on the question of such withdraw…

The liabilities and indebtedness for which a part of a district named in ORS 222.510 remains liable, upon withdrawal by annexation or incorporation as provided in ORS 222.120 or 222.520, shall not include: (1) Current operating expenses of the district beyond the fiscal year in w…

(1) Within 90 days from the date of such withdrawal of part of a rural fire protection district, a highway lighting district, a special road district or a park and recreation district, the governing bodies of the city and the district shall agree upon an equitable division and di…

(1) When a part of a water district, including a domestic water supply corporation, is withdrawn, the district shall, by action of its governing body, turn over to the city, of which the withdrawn area becomes a part, its water mains, service installations, structures, facilities…

When the greater portion of a water district including a domestic water supply corporation or a water control district is thus withdrawn, measured by the comparative assessed valuations of the portion withdrawn and the portion remaining in the district, the remainder of the distr…

(1) When a part of a sanitary district is thus withdrawn, the district shall, by action of its governing body, turn over to the city of which the withdrawn area becomes a part, its sewer lines, pumping stations, disposal and any other properties within the area withdrawn from the…

ORS 222.560 shall not prevent the formation of metropolitan sanitary districts which may include cities under authority of other laws.

The agreements referred to in ORS 222.530 (5), 222.540 (4) and 222.560 (4) may be entered into between the city and a district prior to and contingent upon the withdrawal of the annexed or incorporated area from the district under the provisions of ORS 222.524, or they may be mad…

The provisions of ORS 222.510 to 222.570 and 242.050 are applicable to areas annexed to or incorporated as cities prior to March 18, 1949. The procedure provided in those sections may be followed in all cases in which such incorporation or annexation was effective prior to March …