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42 °F Forecast | Road Cams Monday, January 24, 2005 Today's News | Classifieds | Autos | Homes | Jobs | Tempo | Health | Community | Home Delivery SECTIONS Home Page Local News Sports Business Obituaries Life Opinion - Politics Tempo AP News Weather Classified Archives Site Map SPECIAL SECTIONS Since We Asked Outdoor Journal Menu Guide How To Guide Wellness Connection Readers' Choice Real Estate Showcase Real Estate Guide Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Wedding Guide Passport to the Rogue Valley EXTRA Newspaper in Education Personals Movie Times TV Times E The People Volunteer Opportunities Moving to Southern Oregon? MARKETPLACE Find a Car Find a Home Find a Job Classifieds Place an ad eSouthernOregon Automotive Communities Entertainment Publications Recreation Calendar CUSTOMER SERVICE Frequent Questions Advertising Information Home Delivery Employment Contact Us Media Kit Network Affiliate Oregon Road Conditions & Cams Email Story to a Friend December 13, 2004 Central Point adds Measure 37 guidelines By BUFFY POLLOCK for the Mail Tribune CENTRAL POINT — Following a public hearing Thursday, City Council members passed a resolution establishing guidelines for handling land-use claims made under Measure 37. The new rule imposes a $250 fee per application for claims filed under the measure. Additional hourly rates, to be determined by city staff, would be permitted for claims needing extensive research. Measure 37, passed by voters on Nov. 2, requires government agencies to either compensate property owners for zoning restrictions that have been proven to devalue their land or waive those restrictions. While Jackson County received some two dozen applications in the week after the measure went into effect Dec. 2, Central Point received none. Community Development Director Tom Humphrey told council members Thursday that he anticipated few claims because of the city’s limited supply of developable land. Advertisement City Administrator Phil Messina said the staff passed the resolution on the advice of the League of Oregon Cities in order to take a uniform approach at collecting information, processing claims and determining the power of the City Council in such cases. Messina said the city had a right to be compensated for additional staff time. "Whatever it takes, we’ll process it, but they have to understand it will be paid for by the person making the claim and not by the general fund, which would basically be billing everyone else in the community for someone else’s land-use action. There will be a cost involved. It’s not free." State and local governments must render a decision on land-use claims within 180 days of the original filing date. Messina said the city wanted to be prepared. "We’re not anticipating a slew of these claims, not like the county will get, but we want to be prepared," Messina said. Mail Tribune Home Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life Opinion - Politics | AP News | Archives | Site Map E Southern Oregon | Classified Copyright © 1997-2005 Mail Tribune. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions Website Feedback ADVERTISERS A D V E R T I S E R S SPECIAL SECTIONS Auto Finder Job Finder Home Finder Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Tempo Readers' Choice Real Estate Showcase Since We Asked Outdoor Journal Moving to Southern Oregon? Volunteer Opportunities Student Loan Consolidation Conference Calls - $50/Month Home Security Systems Trunks, Footlocker, Trunk, Footlockers