OAR 660-025-0080
Notice and Citizen Involvement
(1)
The local government must use its acknowledged citizen involvement program, or amend the program if necessary consistent with section (2) of this rule, to provide adequate participation opportunities for citizens and other interested persons in all phases of the local periodic review. Each local government must publish a notice in a newspaper of general circulation within the community informing citizens about the initiation of the local periodic review. The local government must also provide written notice of the initiation of the local periodic review to persons who request, in writing, such notice.(2)
Each local government must review its citizen involvement program at the beginning of its periodic review and, if necessary, amend the program to ensure it will provide adequate opportunities for citizen involvement in all phases of the periodic review process. Citizen involvement opportunities must, at a minimum, include:(a)
Interested persons must have the opportunity to review materials in advance and to comment in writing in advance of or at one or more hearings on the periodic review evaluation. Citizens and other interested persons must have the opportunity to present comments orally at one or more hearings on the periodic review evaluation. Citizens and other interested persons must have the opportunity to propose periodic review work tasks prior to or at one or more hearings. The local government must provide a response to comments at or following the hearing on the evaluation.(b)
Interested persons must have the opportunity to review materials in advance and to comment in writing in advance of or at one or more hearings on a periodic review work task. Citizens and other interested persons must have the opportunity to present comments orally at one or more hearings on a periodic review work task. The local government must respond to comments at or following the hearing on a work task.(3)
A local government proposing to change an acknowledged comprehensive plan or a land use regulation under a work task must provide notice of the proposed change to the department 35 days in advance of the first evidentiary hearing, as provided in ORS 197.610 (Submission of proposed comprehensive plan or land use regulation changes to Department of Land Conservation and Development) and OAR 660-018-0020 (Notice of a Proposed Change to a Comprehensive Plan or Land Use Regulation).
Source:
Rule 660-025-0080 — Notice and Citizen Involvement, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=660-025-0080.