ORS 221.040
Hearing on petition to incorporate

  • order fixing date of election on approved petition

(1)

When a petition for incorporation described in ORS 221.031 (Petition to incorporate) is signed by 20 percent or, in a county with a population over 300,000, by 10 percent, of the electors registered in the area proposed to be incorporated, the petition shall be filed with the county court of the county in which the proposed petition was filed under ORS 221.031 (Petition to incorporate). A petition shall not be accepted for filing unless all the signatures on the petition were obtained within the six-month period immediately following the date on which the petitions were filed under ORS 221.031 (Petition to incorporate). Upon the filing of the petition, the county court shall fix the time and place for the hearing of such petition and shall give notice thereof by publication once each week for two successive weeks in a newspaper published in the county where the petition is filed and of general circulation within the boundaries, and by posting the notice for the same period of time in three public places in the area proposed to be incorporated. The notice shall state the time and place of the hearing, describe the boundaries set forth in the petition and state the purpose of the petition. If any portion of the proposed incorporation of a city lies within another county or counties, then the notice shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in each of the counties and in the same time and manner.

(2)

At the time and place fixed for the hearing, or at any time and place at which the hearing may be continued or postponed, any person interested may appear and present oral or written objections to the granting of the petition, the forming of the proposed incorporated city or the estimated rate of taxation set forth in the petition. The court may alter the boundaries as set forth in the petition to include all territory which may be benefited by being included within the boundaries of the proposed incorporated city, but shall not modify boundaries so as to exclude any land which would be benefited by the formation of the proposed city. No land shall be included in the proposed city which will not, in the judgment of the court, be benefited. If the court determines that any land has been improperly omitted from the proposed city and the owner has not appeared at the hearing, it shall continue the hearing and shall order notice given to the nonappearing owner requiring the owner to appear before it and show cause, if any the owner has, why the owner’s land should not be included in the proposed city. The notice shall be given by publication and posting in the same manner as the original notice for hearing and for the same period. For the purposes of this subsection, “owner” means the legal owner of record except that if there is a vendee under a duly recorded contract, the vendee shall be deemed to be the owner.

(3)

Upon the final hearing of the petition, the court, if it approves the petition as originally presented or in an altered form, shall provide by order for the holding of an election relating to the incorporation of the proposed city. The order calling the election shall fix the date of the election on the date of the next primary election or general election that is not sooner than the 90th day after the date of the order. The order shall contain:

(a)

A description of the exterior boundaries of the proposed city as determined by the court. The description shall be a metes and bounds or legal description prepared by the county surveyor or county assessor. The description prepared under this paragraph shall accurately describe the exterior boundaries of the proposed city as indicated on the map filed under ORS 221.031 (Petition to incorporate) (3) unless those boundaries were altered by the county court, in which case the description shall accurately describe the boundaries as altered;

(b)

A provision requiring the county official in charge of elections to include on the ballot for the election a description of the boundaries of the proposed city using streets and other generally recognized features and a statement of the proposed permanent rate limit for operating taxes included in the petition for incorporation of the proposed city as required by ORS 221.031 (Petition to incorporate), which statement shall comply with the requirements of ORS 250.035 (Form of ballot titles for state and local measures); and

(c)

The date on which the election will be held in the proposed city. [Amended by 1953 c.593 §3; 1979 c.316 §9; 1981 c.890 §7; 1983 c.83 §18; 1983 c.350 §17; 1989 c.92 §30; 1995 c.712 §90; 1997 c.541 §353; 1999 c.21 §3; 2007 c.669 §5]

Source: Section 221.040 — Hearing on petition to incorporate; order fixing date of election on approved petition, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors221.­html.

Notes of Decisions

In determining the boundaries of a city the county commissioners should exercise an independent legislative judgment under the guidelines of this section. Millersburg Dev. Corp. v. Mullen, 14 Or App 614, 514 P2d 367 (1973), Sup Ct review denied

County act of fixing date for incorporation election under this section is final decision for purposes of land use review procedure. 1000 Friends of Oregon v. Wasco County Court, 299 Or 344, 703 P2d 207 (1985)

221.005
Legislative findings
221.010
Definitions for ORS 221.020 to 221.100
221.020
Authority to incorporate
221.031
Petition to incorporate
221.032
Annexation during pendency of incorporation
221.034
Incorporation of rural unincorporated community and contiguous lands
221.035
Economic feasibility statement
221.036
Inclusion of area within urban growth boundary in incorporation of rural unincorporated community
221.040
Hearing on petition to incorporate
221.050
Incorporation election
221.061
Election expenses
221.090
Terms of office of first city council
221.100
Validation of incorporation under prior laws
221.106
Prohibitions related to signing of incorporation petition
221.110
City officers
221.120
City council
221.130
Mayor
221.140
Appointment of municipal judge and other city officers
221.142
Qualifications for municipal judges
221.145
Basing compensation of city officers upon fines prohibited
221.160
Special elections to fill council vacancies
221.180
Procedure for nomination of candidates for city offices
221.200
Law governing city elections
221.210
Referendum and initiative for municipal measures and charter amendments
221.230
Election dates
221.240
Disclosure to city auditor of legally protected material
221.275
Definitions for ORS 221.275 to 221.290
221.277
Violation of city parking ordinance
221.285
Notice of delinquent parking violation to rental or leasing company
221.287
Recovery of fine from renter or lessee of vehicle
221.290
Application of ORS 221.275 to 221.290
221.295
Ordinances regulating placement or height of radio antennas
221.310
Effective date of ordinances, resolutions and franchises
221.315
Enforcement of charter provisions and ordinances
221.330
Publication or posting of ordinances
221.333
Parking ordinance violation
221.336
Establishment of municipal court
221.339
Jurisdiction of municipal court
221.342
Method by which municipal court becomes court of record
221.343
Method by which municipal court ceases to operate as court of record
221.344
Registration of municipal court
221.346
Enforcement of judgments of municipal court
221.351
Liens based on municipal court judgment
221.352
Municipal court docket
221.353
Disqualification of municipal judge for prejudice
221.354
Trial by jury in criminal cases
221.355
Agreement between cities for judicial services
221.357
Provision of judicial services to city by circuit court
221.358
Audio recording or reporting of municipal court proceedings
221.359
Appeals from conviction in municipal court
221.360
Appeal on issue of constitutionality of charter provision or ordinance
221.370
Validity of charter or ordinance provision determined before merits
221.380
Appeal by city from invalidating order
221.390
Trial, procedure and sentence in circuit court on appeal from municipal court
221.410
Power of city to control local affairs
221.415
Municipal rights of way
221.420
Municipal regulation of public utilities
221.450
Privilege tax on public utilities operating without franchise
221.460
Duration of franchises, privileges and permits
221.470
Removal of structures after expiration of grant or franchise
221.475
Territory annexed to city
221.485
Policy on vehicles for hire
221.495
Local regulation of vehicles for hire
221.505
Policy
221.510
Municipal regulation of telecommunications carriers
221.515
Privilege tax on telecommunications carriers
221.610
Disincorporation of cities
221.621
Disincorporation procedure
221.650
Property conveyed to county
221.655
Privilege tax on distribution utilities
221.720
Situs of cities
221.725
Sale of real property by city
221.727
Alternative procedure for sale of city-owned real property
221.729
Sale of city-owned real property to develop affordable housing
221.735
Continuation of collection service after incorporation
221.750
Right of cities to public areas not extinguished by adverse possession or statute of limitations
221.760
Prerequisites for cities in counties of over 100,000 population to receive revenues from cigarette, gas and liquor taxes
221.770
Revenue sharing to cities
221.785
Effect of challenge of validity of incorporation
221.862
“Historic ghost town” defined
221.867
Filling vacancies in city council of historic ghost town to form quorum
221.869
Preference for appointment to city council of historic ghost town
221.872
State shared revenues not available to historic ghost town
221.901
Cities organized under 1893 Act
221.902
City officers
221.903
Bond and oath of officers
221.904
Vacancies
221.905
Compensation of city officers
221.906
Election procedure generally
221.907
Eligibility for office
221.908
Council meetings
221.909
Council meetings
221.910
Council to judge qualifications of members
221.911
Rules on council’s granting franchise or payment of money
221.912
Procedures applicable to ordinances
221.913
Claims against cities
221.914
Prosecution for violation of ordinance
221.915
Nuisance defined
221.916
Powers of common council
221.917
Functions and duties of mayor
221.918
Duties of recorder
221.919
Powers and duties of marshal
221.920
Duties of treasurer
221.921
Interest of officers in city contracts
221.924
Authority to make public improvements
221.925
Tax deeds
221.926
Authority to enact ordinances
221.927
Approval or veto of ordinances
221.928
Record of ordinances
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