(1) "Affected city" means a city, city-county or cities, named in a petition, for which a boundary change is proposed or a city, city-county or cities, named in a final order, for which a boundary change is ordered.
(2) "Affected district" means a district or districts, named in a petition, for which a boundary change is proposed or a district or districts, named in a final order, for which a boundary change is ordered.
(3) "Affected territory" means territory described in a petition.
(4) "Boundary change" means a major or minor boundary change.
(5) "Boundary commission" or "commission" means a local government boundary commission formed under ORS 199.410 to 199.534.
(6) "City council" means the governing body of a city.
(7) "County board" means the county court or board of county commissioners of a county located within the jurisdiction of a boundary commission or proposed boundary commission.
(8) "District" means one of the districts named in ORS 199.420.
(9) "District board" means the governing body of a district.
(10) "Filing agency" means the county board, district board, city council or other public officer or agency designated by the principal Act to receive or take the first action on a petition for a boundary change.
(11) "Major boundary change" means formation, merger, consolidation or dissolution of a city or district.
(12) "Minor boundary change" means an annexation, withdrawal or transfer of territory to or from a city or district or a transfer of territory from a city-county to a city.
(13) "Owner" means the owner of the title to real property or the contract purchaser of real property, of record as shown on the last available complete assessment roll.
(14) "Petition" includes resolution, order, articles of incorporation and any other form of initiatory action for a boundary change.
(15) "Principal Act" means, with reference to a city, ORS chapters 221, except ORS 221.230, and 222 and, with reference to a district, the statutes, other than ORS 199.410 to 199.534, which describe the powers of an affected district including but not limited to the statutes under which a district is proposed or is operating.
(16) "Proceeding" means a proceeding to consider a boundary change.
(17) "Transfer of territory" means the process of simultaneous withdrawal and annexation of territory from one district to another district organized under the same principal Act other than ORS 198.705 to 198.955, or the simultaneous withdrawal and annexation of territory from one city or city-county to another city.
(18) "Withdrawal" includes the detachment, disconnection or exclusion of territory from an existing city or district. [1969 c.494 §2; 1971 c.462 §1; 1973 c.664 §1; 1975 c.361 §1; 1989 c.92 §9; 1997 c.494 §18]
Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use
Chapter 199 - Local Government Boundary Commissions; City-County Consolidation
Section 199.415 - Definitions for ORS 199.410 to 199.534.
Section 199.420 - "District" defined for ORS 199.410 to 199.534.
Section 199.430 - Procedure for creating commissions by local resolution or petition.
Section 199.432 - Status of commission as state agency; application of certain laws.
Section 199.435 - Organization of commission created under ORS 199.430.
Section 199.440 - Membership; appointment; qualifications; term; vacancy.
Section 199.445 - Quorum; voting requirements for certain matters.
Section 199.450 - Advisory committee; membership; function; term.
Section 199.455 - Expenses of members; employees; cooperation of local governments.
Section 199.457 - Finances; tax levy by county; donations; service charges; assessments.
Section 199.460 - Jurisdiction of boundary commission over boundary changes.
Section 199.463 - Notice; hearing.
Section 199.480 - Filing of major boundary change order; effect of filing.
Section 199.490 - Procedure for minor boundary changes or transfers of territory.
Section 199.500 - Commission to notify counties of certain annexations with delayed effective date.
Section 199.505 - Effective date of minor boundary changes; objections; election.
Section 199.507 - Effective date of transfer of territory; objections; election.
Section 199.510 - Financial effects of transfer or withdrawal; exceptions.
Section 199.526 - Time limit for obtaining signatures on petition for incorporation of city.
Section 199.705 - Definitions for ORS 199.705 to 199.795.
Section 199.720 - Initiation of consolidation proceedings by resolution or petition.
Section 199.730 - Functions of charter commission; rules.
Section 199.735 - Election on consolidation; on merger.
Section 199.740 - Effect of election.
Section 199.742 - Charter requirements if consolidation is rejected in unincorporated area.
Section 199.743 - Financial affairs of city-county if charter becomes effective during fiscal year.
Section 199.745 - First governing body of city-county.
Section 199.750 - Status of city-county.
Section 199.753 - City-county service district.
Section 199.755 - Receipt of state funds by city-county.
Section 199.770 - Status of employees after consolidation.
Section 199.775 - Effect of city-county incorporation.
Section 199.785 - Election on county formation or boundary change; election procedure; ballot title.