226 sections in this chapter.
ORS 223.001 Definitions. As used in ORS 223.112 to 223.132, 223.205 to 223.295, 223.297 to 223.316, 223.317 to 223.327, 223.387 to 223.399, 223.405 to 223.485, 223.505 to 223.595, 223.605 to 223.650, 223.705 to 223.755, 223.765, 223.770, 223.775 and 223.805 to 223.845, unless the context requires otherwise
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(1) “Actual cost” has the meaning given the term under ORS 310.140. (2) “Capital construction project” means a project for “capital construction,” as defined under ORS 310.140. (3)(a) “Estimated assessment” means, with respect to each property to be assessed in connection with a …
ORS 223.005 Appropriation and condemnation for public use within and without city limits. Any incorporated city may
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(1) Appropriate any private real property, water, watercourse and riparian rights to any public or municipal use or for the general benefit and use of the people of the city, including but not limited to appropriation for an aviation field, park, city hall, city buildings, jail, …
ORS 223.010 Right of city to enter upon, survey, examine and select property to be appropriated or condemned. For the purposes of ORS 223.005, a city may enter upon, survey and examine property in the manner provided by ORS 35.220 and may select any such property or rights for the purpose of constructing any ditch, drain, dam, dike, canal, flume, sewer, reservoir, septic tank, filter bed, sewer form or purifying plant or laying or constructing and maintaining any pipe, sewer, drain, aqueduct, dam, dike, canal, flume, reservoir, septic tank, filter bed, sewer form or purifying plant or other plant, building or electric lines or system for municipal uses, including but not limited to, aviation fields, parks, city hall, city buildings, jails, docks, piers, slips, shore and terminal structures. [Amended by 1971 c.134 §2; 2003 c.477 §4]
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ORS 223.015 Manner of appropriation or condemnation; compensation. After selection of such rights and property under ORS 223.010 in such manner as the council provides, the city seeking to make the appropriation may proceed in the manner prescribed by the statutes for the appropriation of land for corporate purposes, and not otherwise, unless otherwise provided by law, to have such property appropriated and the compensation therefor determined and paid. However, the compensation for such condemnation by a city shall be paid by a deposit in the court of an order drawn upon the city treasurer for the amount of compensation
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 223.020 Scope of appropriation. Appropriation of property under ORS 223.005 may extend beyond the corporate limits of the city to or along and including any lake, spring, stream or power site
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 223.025 [Repealed by 1963 c.297 §1]
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ORS 223.030 [Repealed by 1963 c.297 §1]
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ORS 223.035 [Repealed by 1963 c.297 §1]
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ORS 223.040 [Repealed by 1963 c.297 §1]
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MUNICIPAL CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS
ORS 223.105 Proceedings to condemn property for city improvements when owner and city disagree on price. (1) The provisions of this section apply to every city, whether organized under general law or otherwise
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(2) Whenever the council of any incorporated city deems it necessary to take or damage private property for the purpose of establishing, laying out, extending or widening streets, or other public highways and places within any city, or for rights of way for drains, sewers or aque…
ORS 223.110 [Repealed by 1971 c.741 §38]
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ECONOMIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS
ORS 223.112 Definitions for ORS 223.112 to 223.132. As used in ORS 223.112 to 223.132, unless the context requires otherwise
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(1) “Council” means the city council or other controlling body of a city. (2) “Economic improvement” means: (a) The planning or management of development or improvement activities. (b) Landscaping or other maintenance of public areas. (c) Promotion of commercial activity or publi…
ORS 223.114 Economic improvement; assessment ordinance. (1) A council may enact an ordinance establishing a procedure to be followed by the city in making assessments for the cost of an economic improvement upon the lots which are specially benefited by all or part of the improvement
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(2) In any ordinance adopted under subsection (1) of this section, a city shall not be authorized to: (a) Levy assessments in an economic improvement district in any year that exceed one percent of the real market value of all the real property located within the district. (b) In…
ORS 223.115 [Repealed by 1971 c.741 §38]
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ORS 223.117 Requirements of assessment ordinance. (1) An ordinance adopted under ORS 223.114, shall provide for enactment of an assessment ordinance that
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(a) Describes the economic improvement project to be undertaken or constructed. (b) Contains a preliminary estimate of the probable cost of the economic improvement and the proposed formula for apportioning cost to specially benefited property. (c) Describes the boundaries of the…
ORS 223.118 Remonstrance against assessment; exclusion of property. (1) In addition to the requirements listed in ORS 223.117 (2), an assessment ordinance adopted under ORS 223.114 and 223.117 may, at the discretion of the council, provide that
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(a) When the council receives written objections at the public hearing only from owners of property upon which less than 33 percent of the total amount of assessments is levied, the economic improvement project may be undertaken or constructed, but that assessments shall not be l…
ORS 223.119 Advisory committee; functions. An ordinance adopted under ORS 223.114, may require creation, for each economic improvement district, of an advisory committee to allocate expenditure of moneys for economic improvement activities within the scope of ORS 223.112 to 223.132. If an advisory committee is created, the council shall strongly consider appointment of owners of property within the economic improvement district to the advisory committee. An existing association of property owners or tenants may enter into an agreement with the city to provide the proposed economic improvement. [1985 c.576 §4; 1989 c.1018 §5]
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ORS 223.120 [Repealed by 1971 c.741 §38]
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ORS 223.122 Effect of local improvement districts or urban renewal districts. The existence of local improvement districts or urban renewal districts in a city does not affect the creation of economic improvement districts under ORS 223.112 to 223.132. [1985 c.576 §5]
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ORS 223.124 Extension of assessment period. When the council considers it necessary to levy assessments upon property in an economic improvement district for longer than the period of time specified in the assessment ordinance that created the district, the council shall enact an ordinance that provides for continued assessments for a specified number of years and grants to property owners in the district the notice and right of remonstrance described in ORS 223.117 (2)(b) to (e). [1985 c.576 §6]
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ORS 223.125 [Repealed by 1971 c.741 §38]
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ORS 223.127 Application of certain assessment statutes to economic improvement districts. (1) ORS 223.387 and 223.391 to 223.395 apply to economic improvement districts created by a city in accordance with ORS 223.112 to 223.132
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(2) The rights and duties accorded local governments and the owners of property for financing assessments under ORS 223.205 and 223.210 to 223.295 apply to assessments levied upon property in an economic improvement district for financing all or part of the cost of an economic im…
ORS 223.129 Expenditure of assessment revenues; liability for unauthorized expenditures. (1) A city council shall not expend any moneys derived from assessments levied under ORS 223.112 to 223.132 for any purpose different from the purpose described in the ordinance adopted under ORS 223.114
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(2) Any public official who expends any moneys derived from assessments levied under ORS 223.112 to 223.132 for any purpose different from the purpose described in an ordinance adopted under ORS 223.114 shall be civilly liable for the return of the moneys by suit of the district …
ORS 223.130 [Repealed by 1971 c.741 §38]
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ORS 223.132 Formation of economic improvement districts as additional power of cities. The authority granted to cities by ORS 223.112 to 223.132, is in addition to any other authority a city may have under state law, its charter or its ordinances to create or finance economic improvement districts. [1989 c.1018 §2]
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ORS 223.135 [Repealed by 1971 c.741 §38]
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ORS 223.140 [Repealed by 1971 c.741 §38]
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ORS 223.141 Definitions for ORS 223.141 to 223.161. As used in ORS 223.141 to 223.161, unless the context requires otherwise
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(1) “Business license fee” means any fee paid by a person to a city for any form of license that is required by the city in order to conduct business in that city. (2) “Conducting business” means to engage in any business, trade, occupation or profession in pursuit of gain includ…
ORS 223.144 Economic improvement district; business license fee ordinance. (1) A council, on its own motion or after receiving a petition for the formation of an economic improvement district signed by 33 percent or more of persons conducting business within the proposed district, may enact an ordinance establishing a procedure to be followed by the city in imposing a business license fee to raise revenue for the cost of an economic improvement. The business license fee authorized under this subsection may be in the form of a surcharge on an existing business license fee imposed by the city on any business, trade, occupation or profession carried on or practiced in the economic improvement district
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(2) In any ordinance adopted under subsection (1) of this section, a city shall not be authorized to: (a) Include within an economic improvement district any area of the city that is not zoned for commercial or industrial use. (b) Impose a business license fee to raise revenue fo…
ORS 223.145 [Repealed by 1971 c.741 §38]
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ORS 223.147 Requirements of business license fee ordinance. (1) An ordinance adopted under ORS 223.144, shall provide for enactment of a business license fee ordinance that
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(a) Describes the economic improvement project to be undertaken or constructed. (b) Contains a preliminary estimate of the probable cost of the economic improvement. (c) Describes the boundaries of the district in which property will be assessed. (d) Specifies the number of years…
ORS 223.150 [Repealed by 1971 c.741 §38]
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ORS 223.151 Advisory committee; functions. An ordinance adopted under ORS 223.144, may require creation, for each economic improvement district, of an advisory committee to develop a plan and to allocate expenditure of moneys for economic improvement activities within the scope of ORS 223.141 to 223.161. If an advisory committee is created, the council shall appoint persons conducting business within the economic improvement district to the advisory committee. An existing association of persons conducting business within an economic improvement district may enter into an agreement with the city to provide the economic improvement. [1991 c.698 §4]
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ORS 223.154 Extension of business licensing period. When the council considers it necessary to impose business license fees upon persons conducting business in an economic improvement district for longer than the period of time specified in the ordinance that created the district, the council shall enact an ordinance that provides for continued business license fees for a specified number of years and grants to persons conducting business in the district the notice and right of remonstrance described in ORS 223.147 (2)(b) to (d). [1991 c.698 §5]
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ORS 223.155 [Repealed by 1971 c.741 §38]
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ORS 223.157 Expenditure of business license fees; liability for unauthorized expenditures. (1) A city council shall not expend any moneys derived from business license fees levied under ORS 223.141 to 223.161 for any purpose different from the purpose described in the ordinance adopted under ORS 223.144
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(2) Any public official who expends any moneys derived from business license fees levied under ORS 223.141 to 223.161 for any purpose different from the purpose described in an ordinance adopted under ORS 223.144 shall be civilly liable for the return of the moneys by suit of the…
ORS 223.160 [Repealed by 1971 c.741 §38]
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ORS 223.161 Effect of local improvement districts or urban renewal districts. (1) The existence of local improvement districts or urban renewal districts in a city does not affect the creation of economic improvement districts under ORS 223.141 to 223.161
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(2) The authority granted to cities by ORS 223.141 to 223.161 is in addition to any other authority a city may have under state law, its charter or its ordinances to create or finance economic improvement districts. [1991 c.698 §7]
ORS 223.165 [Repealed by 1971 c.741 §38]
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ORS 223.170 [Repealed by 1971 c.741 §38]
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ORS 223.175 [Repealed by 1971 c.741 §38]
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FINANCING LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS (BANCROFT BONDING ACT)
ORS 223.205 Scope and application; validation of bond issues by cities of 100,000 or more. (1) ORS 223.205 and 223.210 to 223.295 may be cited as the Bancroft Bonding Act
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(2) The provisions of the Bancroft Bonding Act are not mandatory. Any governmental body having charter provisions, or ordinance provisions authorized by charter, for bonding improvement assessments and selling bonds may follow those provisions or the provisions of the Bancroft Bo…
ORS 223.207 Purpose of ORS 223.208. The Legislative Assembly hereby declares that the purpose of ORS 223.208 and this section is to provide purchasers of homes or multifamily dwellings with Bancroft financing of system development charges as an alternative to absorbing those charges into the long-term permanent financing of their homes. [1977 c.722 §2]
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ORS 223.208 System development and connection charges of local government subject to Bancroft Bonding Act. (1) Subject to subsection (2) of this section, the rights and duties accorded local governments and the owners of property for financing and assessments under ORS 223.205 to 223.775 shall apply to the following
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(a) A system development charge designed to finance the purchase or development of a public park or recreational facility or the construction, extension or enlargement of a street, community water supply, storm sewer or sewerage or disposal system as defined in ORS 199.464 impose…
ORS 223.210 Right of property owners to apply for installment payment of assessment. (1) If the governing body of a local government has proceeded to cause any local improvement to be constructed or made within the corporate limits of the local government, and has determined the final assessment for the local improvement against the property benefited thereby or liable therefor, according to applicable law, the local government shall cause notice of the final assessment to be published. The notice shall identify the local improvement for which the assessment is to be made, each lot to be assessed and the final assessment for each lot. In addition, the notice shall state that the owner of any property to be assessed shall have the right to make application to the local government for payment of the final assessment in installments as provided in this section. A copy of the notice shall be mailed or personally delivered to the owner of each lot to be assessed
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(2) The owner of any property to be so assessed, at any time within 10 days after notice of final assessment is first published, may file with the recorder a written application to pay: (a) The whole of the final assessment in installments; or (b) If part of the final assessment …
ORS 223.212 Right of educational, religious, fraternal or charitable organizations and public corporations to bond the assessment. Any educational, religious, fraternal or charitable organization or public corporation owning property assessed for its proportionate share of the cost of constructing a local improvement shall have the same right to bond the final assessment therefor and having bonded the final assessment shall be subject to the same duties and liabilities as a natural person bonding an assessment. However, the limitations on the amount of an assessment that may be bonded do not apply to an educational, religious, fraternal or charitable organization or public corporation. The organization or public corporation shall be permitted to bond to the full extent of the assessment. [1957 c.95 §2; 1991 c.902 §10]
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ORS 223.215 Contents of application to pay in installments; computation of installments. (1)(a) The installment application shall state that the applicant does thereby waive all irregularities or defects, jurisdictional or otherwise, in the proceedings to cause the local improvement for which the final assessment is levied and in the apportionment of the actual cost of the local improvement
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(b) The application shall provide that the applicant agrees to pay the final assessment over a period of not less than 10 years nor more than 30 years and according to such terms as the governing body of the local government may provide. The governing body may provide that the ow…
ORS 223.220 [Amended by 1957 c.103 §4; 1957 c.397 §2; 1975 c.642 §2; repealed by 1991 c.902 §121]
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ORS 223.225 Record of application to be kept. The recorder of the local government shall
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(1) Keep all applications filed under ORS 223.210 in convenient form for examination. The applications received for each local improvement shall be separate. (2) Enter in a book kept for that purpose, under separate heads for each local improvement, the date of filing of each app…
ORS 223.230 Lien docket; interest; priority; public access. (1) After expiration of the time for filing application under ORS 223.210, the local government shall enter in a docket kept for that purpose, under separate heads for each local improvement, by name or number, a description of each lot or parcel of land or other property against which the final assessment is made, or which bears or is chargeable for a portion of the actual cost of the local improvement, with the name of the owner and the amount of the unpaid final assessment. The entries shall be made as of the date of initial determination and levy of the final assessment
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(2) The docket shall stand thereafter as a lien docket as for ad valorem property taxes assessed and levied in favor of the local government against each lot or parcel of land or other property, until paid, for the following: (a) For the amounts of the unpaid final assessments th…