Court Opinion

ID: 9541323
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-07 16:24:24.355929+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T15:02:44.434196
License: Public Domain

ROBERTS, J.,
dissenting.
I dissent from the majority opinion because I agree with the dissent written by Judge Gillette in the Court of *482Appeals which reasoned that the county tax assessor did not have standing to appeal the decision of the state historic preservation officer.
ORS 358.495(3) provides:
“(3) Any owner whose application for classification has been denied by the state historic preservation officer may appeal to the circuit court in the county where the land is located, or if located in more than one county, in that county in which the major portion is located.” (Emphasis supplied.)
The language could not be clearer that only the property owner has standing to appeal. The legislature may be surprised to learn that the special procedure it provided for property owners has now been judicially turned into an APA procedure.
I respectfully dissent.