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State appeals court blocks ordinance to alter land use in Eugene for hospitals.

Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
Publication Date: 30-DEC-04 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: State appeals court blocks ordinance to alter land use in Eugene for hospitals.(Courts)

Article Excerpt
Byline: Joe Harwood The Register-Guard

The Oregon Court of Appeals on Wednesday struck down a controversial year-old Eugene ordinance that allowed hospitals to locate nearly anywhere in the city, including on all lands zoned for homes or industrial uses.

The ordinance, enacted by the City Council in late 2003, sought to make it easier for hospitals and other medical facilities to obtain land use approval. The council adopted language to permit hospitals in 12 of Eugene's 13 residential, commercial and industrial zones.

The ordinance was part of Eugene's anxious bid to have a major hospital somewhere in the city.

The council's enactment of the ordinance followed the...

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