Case Title: Kuerschner v. Myers

Citation: 

Docket Number: S48673

State: oregon

Court: Oregon Supreme Court

Date: 2001-08-30T00:00:00Z

Document:
Filed: August 30, 2001
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON
CAROLINE E. KUERSCHNER,
Petitioner,
	v.
HARDY MYERS,
Attorney General, State of Oregon,
Respondent.
(SC S48673)
	On petition to review ballot title.
	Argued and submitted August 20, 2001.
	Steven C. Berman, Portland, argued the cause and filed the
petition for petitioner.  
	Jas. Jeffrey Adams, Assistant Attorney General, Salem,
argued the cause and filed the answering memorandum for
respondent.  With him on the answering memorandum were Hardy
Myers, Attorney General, and Michael D. Reynolds, Solicitor
General.
	Before Carson, Chief Justice, and Gillette, Durham, Leeson,
Riggs, and De Muniz, Justices.
	PER CURIAM
	Ballot title certified.  This decision shall become
effective in accordance with ORAP 11.30(10).
	PER CURIUM
	This ballot title review proceeding brought under ORS
250.085(2) concerns the Attorney General's certified ballot title
for a proposed initiative measure, denominated by the Secretary
of State as Initiative Petition 57 (2002).  Petitioner is an
elector who timely submitted written comments to the Secretary of
State concerning the content of the Attorney General's draft
ballot title and who therefore is entitled to seek review in this
court.  See ORS 250.085(2) (stating that requirement).  We review
the Attorney General's certified ballot title to determine
whether it substantially complies with the requirements of ORS
250.035 (2)(a) to (d).  ORS 250.085(5). (1)
	Petitioner challenges the Attorney General's caption,
"yes" and "no" vote result statements, and summary.  We have
considered each of petitioner's arguments and conclude that none
is well taken.  Accordingly, we certify the following ballot
title to the Secretary of State:
AMENDS CONSTITUTION: OVERRIDES LAWS
LIMITING DEVELOPMENT ON FARMLAND,
FORESTLAND; REQUIRES APPROVING NEW
DWELLING 
ON EACH TAX LOT
		RESULT OF "YES" VOTE:  "Yes" vote overrides state
and local laws that limit building new dwellings on
farmland and forestland; requires approving a new
dwelling on each tax lot.
		RESULT OF "NO" VOTE:  "No" vote keeps existing
state and local laws that authorize but limit the
building or siting of new single-family dwellings on
farmland and forestland.
		SUMMARY:  Amends constitution.  Current local and
state laws authorize but limit building or siting new
dwellings on farmland or forestland.  Measure requires
approval of a new single-family residence on farmland
and forestland on any tax lot one acre or larger,
provided listed conditions are met.  Conditions include
limits on size of dwellings and related outbuildings,
and setback and waste disposal requirements.  Overrides
existing state and local limits on building or siting
new dwellings on farmland and forestland.  Creates new
definition of "parcel" based on receipt of separate tax
bill.  Measure applies to fee owners and contract
purchasers.  For tax lots under 10 acres, requires that
80 percent of land not be used for dwellings,
outbuildings; 90 percent for tax lots over 10 acres. 
Other provisions.
	Ballot title certified.  This decision shall become
effective in accordance with ORAP 11.30(10).



1. 	The 2001 Legislative Assembly amended ORS 250.085 in a
respect not relevant to this proceeding.