Oregon Statutes - Chapter 271 - Use and Disposition of Public Lands Generally; Easements

• 271.005   Definitions for ORS 271.005 to 271.540.
  As used in ORS 271.005 to 271.540: (1) “Governing body” means the board or body in which the general legislative power of a political subdivision...
• 271.010   [Amended by 1965 c.25 §1; 1971 c.287 §1; repealed by 1981 c.153 §79]
• 271.020   [Amended by 1953 c.283 §3; 1977 c.275 §1; repealed by 1981 c.153 §79]
• 271.030   [Amended by 1953 c.283 §3; repealed by 1981 c.153 §79]
• 271.040   [Repealed by 1981 c.153 §79]
• 271.050   [Repealed by 1981 c.153 §79]
• 271.060   [Repealed by 1981 c.153 §79]
• 271.070   [Repealed by 1981 c.153 §79]
• 271.080   Vacation in incorporated cities; petition; consent of property owners.
  (1) Whenever any person interested in any real property in an incorporated city in this state desires to vacate all or part of any street,...
• 271.090   Filing of petition; notice.
  The petition shall be presented to the city recorder or other recording officer of the city. If found by the recorder to be sufficient, the...
• 271.100   Action by city governing body.
  The city governing body may deny the petition after notice to the petitioners of such proposed action, but if there appears to be no reason...
• 271.110   Notice of hearing.
  (1) The city recorder or other recording officer of the city shall give notice of the petition and hearing by publishing a notice in the...
• 271.120   Hearing; determination.
  At the time fixed by the governing body for hearing the petition and any objections filed thereto or at any postponement or continuance of such...
• 271.130   Vacation on city governing body’s own motion; appeal.
  (1) The city governing body may initiate vacation proceedings authorized by ORS 271.080 and make such vacation without a petition or consent of property owners....
• 271.140   Title to vacated areas.
  The title to the street or other public area vacated shall attach to the lands bordering on such area in equal portions; except that where...
• 271.150   Vacation records to be filed; costs.
  A certified copy of the ordinance vacating any street or plat area and any map, plat or other record in regard thereto which may be...
• 271.160   Vacations for purposes of rededication.
  No street shall be vacated upon the petition of any person when it is proposed to replat or rededicate all or part of any street...
• 271.170   Nature and operation of statutes.
  The provisions of ORS 271.080 to 271.160 are alternative to the provisions of the charter of any incorporated city and nothing contained in those statutes...
• 271.180   Vacations in municipalities included in port districts; petition; power of common council; vacating street along railroad easement.
  To the end that adequate facilities for terminal trackage, structures and the instrumentalities of commerce and transportation may be provided in cities and towns located...
• 271.190   Consent of owners of adjoining property; other required approval.
  No vacation of all or part of a street, alley, common or public place shall take place under ORS 271.180 unless the consent of the...
• 271.200   Petition; notice.
  (1) Before any street, alley, common or public place or any part thereof is vacated, or other right granted by any city governing body under...
• 271.210   Hearing; grant of petition.
  Hearing upon the petition shall be had by the city governing body at its next regular meeting following the expiration of 30 days from the...
• 271.220   Filing of objections; waiver.
  All objections to the petition shall be filed with the clerk or auditor of the city or town within 30 days from the filing of...
• 271.230   Records of vacations; fees.
  (1) If any town or plat of any city or town is vacated by a county court or municipal authority of any city or town,...
• 271.300   Application and administration of ORS 271.300 to 271.360; rules.
  (1) The power granted by ORS 271.300 to 271.360 is vested in each political subdivision of the State of Oregon. The power is self-operating, without...
• 271.310   Transfer or lease of real property owned or controlled by political subdivision; procedure in case of qualified title.
  (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, whenever any political subdivision possesses or controls real property not needed for public use, or...
• 271.320   Exchange of trust fund assets.
  If any property owned by a political subdivision is held as an asset of any special trust fund securing the payment of bonds, it may...
• 271.330   Relinquishing title of property not needed for public use.
  (1) Any political subdivision is granted express power to relinquish the title to any of its property not needed for public use to any governmental...
• 271.335   Relinquishing reversionary interest held by political subdivision.
  Any political subdivision, by resolution adopted by the governing body of the political subdivision, may waive and relinquish any reversionary interest held by the political...
• 271.340   Property valuation in exchange to be equal.
  When property is exchanged under the authority of ORS 271.310 to 271.330, the value of the real property accepted by the political subdivision in exchange...
• 271.350   Determining valuation of property in exchanges.
  The value of the respective properties proposed to be exchanged shall be determined by the governing body of the political subdivision. The governing body shall...
• 271.360   Lease requirements.
  Every lease entered into pursuant to ORS 271.310 shall be authorized by ordinance or order of the body executing the same and shall provide terms...
• 271.370   [Amended by 1981 c.787 §33; 1983 c.660 §1; repealed by 1985 c.443 §1]
• 271.375   Public grazing lands; sale; lease or exchange.
  The counties of the state are authorized to sell, convey, lease or exchange any or all county-owned lands chiefly suitable for grazing, to or with...
• 271.380   Indemnifying political subdivision for loss or damage resulting from occupancy of its property.
  Any political subdivision occupying a street or public property of another political subdivision by any structure above, on or under the surface, may provide a...
• 271.390   Lease or purchase of real estate by public body or council of governments; financing agreement.
  (1) As used in this section: (a) “Council of governments” means a council of governments or other similar entity created prior to the enactment of...
• 271.400   Conveyances by political subdivision to state.
  Notwithstanding any other law, the governing body of a political subdivision may convey, by a proper deed of conveyance executed by the proper governing body,...
• 271.405   Transfer of property by city or town to county for public institutions and works.
  Whenever any property or rights therein required by any county in carrying out public purposes is owned by an incorporated city or town within such...
• 271.410   Use of municipal property for rodeos, games, racing and exhibitions.
  Any municipal corporation having the right to possession of real property within or without its corporate limits may rent, lease or otherwise give possession of...
• 271.420   City bonds as payment for land sold by city.
  By ordinance duly passed by its governing body, any incorporated city or town may authorize the acceptance of its general obligation bonds or interest coupons,...
• 271.430   Lease of space above or below street or highway; effect on prior dedication or grant for public purpose.
  Any political subdivision holding the easement or fee title to a street or highway may lease the space above or below that street or highway...
• 271.440   Agreements for location of transmission lines on property of political subdivision.
  Any political subdivision, owning or controlling any real property or rights therein, may enter into agreements with the United States or any agency thereof, relative...
• 271.445   Installation of fiber-optic lines on public land and in public right of way.
  (1) It is the intent of the Legislative Assembly that the state inform city and county governments of applications for the installation of fiber-optic lines...
• 271.510   Definition of “industrial facility” for ORS 271.510 to 271.540.
  As used in ORS 271.510 to 271.540, “industrial facility” means any land, any building or other improvement, and all real and personal properties, including, but...
• 271.520   Declaration of legislative purpose.
  It is hereby declared that there is a need for the continued development of industrial, commercial, manufacturing, research and development and warehouse facilities to insure...
• 271.530   Powers of counties and cities to acquire and dispose of industrial facilities.
  In addition to any other powers which they may now have, and notwithstanding any law to the contrary, each county and city shall have the...
• 271.540   County or city operation of industrial facility; exception.
  A county or city shall not operate an industrial facility as a business enterprise or in any manner except as a lessor. [1965 c.553 §4]...
• 271.600   Use of term “squaw”; exceptions.
  (1) As used in this section: (a) “Indian tribe” has the meaning given that term in ORS 97.740. (b) “Public body” has the meaning given...
• 271.610   [1953 c.158 §§1,2; repealed by 1981 c.787 §58]
• 271.710   [1967 c.318 §1; repealed by 1983 c.642 §11]
• 271.715   Definitions for ORS 271.715 to 271.795.
  As used in ORS 271.715 to 271.795, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) “Conservation easement” means a nonpossessory interest of a holder in real property...
• 271.720   [1967 c.318 §2; 1975 c.511 §1; 1981 c.787 §40; repealed by 1983 c.642 §11]
• 271.725   Acquisition and creation of conservation or highway scenic preservation easement.
  (1) The state, any county, metropolitan service district, soil and water conservation district, city or park and recreation district or a county service district established...
• 271.729   Report on effect of conservation or highway scenic preservation easement on property value; fee.
  (1) An owner of real property considering whether to convey a conservation easement or a highway scenic preservation easement to a holder may apply to...
• 271.730   [1967 c.318 §3; 1981 c.787 §41; repealed by 1983 c.642 §11]
• 271.735   Hearing; notice.
  (1) Before the acquisition of a conservation easement or highway scenic preservation easement, the state agency, county, metropolitan service district, soil and water conservation district,...
• 271.740   [1967 c.318 §4; 1981 c.787 §42; repealed by 1983 c.642 §11]
• 271.745   Validity of conservation or highway scenic preservation easement.
  A conservation easement or highway scenic preservation easement is valid even though: (1) It is not appurtenant to an interest in real property; (2) It...
• 271.750   [1967 c.318 §5; 1975 c.511 §2; 1981 c.787 §43; repealed by 1983 c.642 §11]
• 271.755   Action affecting conservation or highway scenic preservation easement; standing to bring action.
  (1) An action affecting a conservation easement or highway scenic preservation easement may be brought by: (a) An owner of an interest in real property...
• 271.765   Applicability.
  (1) ORS 271.715 to 271.795 apply to any interest created after October 15, 1983, that complies with ORS 271.715 to 271.795, whether designated as a...
• 271.775   Rules governing conservation and highway scenic preservation easements.
  The board or officer administering a state agency or the governing body of any county, metropolitan service district, soil and water conservation district, city or...
• 271.785   Taxation of property subject to highway scenic preservation easement.
  For the purpose of taxation, real property that is subject to a highway scenic preservation easement shall be assessed on the basis of the real...
• 271.795   Construction of Act.
  ORS 271.715 to 271.795 shall be applied and construed to effectuate the general purpose to make uniform the laws with respect to the subject of...

Last modified: August 7, 2008