beyond the legal opinion
April 26, 2024 by Edward H. Trompke
REPRINTED WITH PERMISSION FROM THE OREGON DJC APRIL 26, 2024. An article published April 9 on the Daily Journal of Commerce website, “New law touted as triumph for affordable housing … but is it?,” reviewed a new law, Senate Bill 1537. The article’s…
October 26, 2023 by Ezra Hammer
Republished with permission from Up For Growth, October 26, 2023. In a decision that could have sweeping implications for senior housing projects, the City of Portland, Oregon, recently issued a decision that will significantly expand where developers can site their…
August 18, 2023 by Ezra Hammer
Washington State urban centers, like most growing communities in the United States, are facing a significant housing crisis. Recent polling shows that housing costs and homelessness are the two most important issues on Washingtonians’ minds. Governor Jay Inslee speaks regularly…
December 16, 2022
At the Oregon Land Use Law Seminar, held December 1 and 2, 2022, in Portland, Oregon, Jordan Ramis PC Attorney Keenan Ordon-Bakalian, along with Max Yoklic of NewSun Energy, reviewed significant land use cases from the Federal courts, Oregon Appeals and Supreme courts and the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals, which impacted cannabis facility licensing, beach front property in Cannon Beach, a new multistory airport hanger, a bulk fuels distribution terminal and asphalt refinery, and more!
December 2, 2022 by James D. Howsley
When the Covid-19 lockdowns occurred, state and local governments scrambled to ensure that the land use systems in Oregon and Washington did not come to a screeching halt. A quick pivot to online land use hearings ushered in a new forum to adjudicate land use applications. But with it also became significant challenges, a steep learning curve for the professionals, decisions makers and public with how to engage in a solely online world.
November 30, 2022 by Steven L. Shropshire
At the recent 2022 Oregon Water Resources Congress annual meeting in Hood River Oregon, Jordan Ramis shareholders David Bowser and Steve Shropshire presented on the topic of Oregon public contracting.
May 6, 2020
In several recent posts (linked below), I’ve been discussing environmental considerations in property development. For this post, consider a scenario where part of your proposed development is on land owned by a federal agency such as the National Park Service…
March 4, 2020
There are a host of environmental considerations – and related permitting requirements – developers should take into account when undertaking a project.
November 1, 2019
With the Washington State Supreme Court’s recent decision in Church of the Divine Earth v. Tacoma, permit applicants challenging a jurisdiction’s decision may have a new approach to arguing a damages claim under RCW 64.40.020(1). In that case, the Supreme…
October 7, 2019
The permitting process can often be a long, tedious, and sometimes unsuccessful journey. Whether it is continuing disagreement over the interpretation and application of code provisions, delay in the public process, or lengthy negotiation and discussion in the political spheres—the…
