Chapter 231
AN ACT
SB 310
Relating to sale of county land; amending ORS 275.225.
Be It Enacted by the People of
the State of
SECTION 1. ORS 275.225 is amended to read:
275.225. (1)
Notwithstanding ORS 275.110 to 275.220, the governing body of a county may
authorize the sale of county land by private sale as provided in this section
if each parcel of county land to be sold is:
(a) Assessed at less
than $5,000 on the most recent assessment roll prepared for the county; and
(b) Unsuited for the
construction or placement of a dwelling under [current] applicable zoning ordinances and building codes [of the county].
(2) The governing body
of the county may publish a notice of the private sale of county land described
in subsection (1) of this section in a newspaper of general circulation in the
county. The notice must contain a description of the land and must indicate the
assessed value of the land.
(3) Not earlier than 15
days after publication of the notice, an officer or employee of the county
authorized by the governing body of the county to sell the land may sell all or
a part of the land, at private sale without further notice, at a price the
governing body of the county considers reasonable.
(4) A sale under this
section must be made in the manner provided by ORS 275.190 (1).
Approved by the Governor May 30, 2007
Filed in the office of Secretary of State May 31, 2007
Effective date January 1, 2008
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