(2) A decision of the planning commission or hearings officer on a plan amendment may be appealed to the county governing body.
(3) This section shall apply notwithstanding the provisions of ORS 215.050, 215.060 and 215.110.
(4) A decision of a planning commission, hearings officer or county governing body under this section shall comply with the post-acknowledgment procedures set forth in ORS 197.610 to 197.625.
(5) This section does not apply to:
(a) Any plan amendment for which an exception is required under ORS 197.732; or
(b) Except as provided under subsection (6) of this section, any lands designated under a statewide planning goal addressing agricultural lands or forestlands.
(6)(a) If a county is acting on the remand of a decision from the Land Use Board of Appeals, the county governing body may authorize the planning commission or hearings officer to conduct hearings and make a decision under subsection (1) of this section for lands designated under a statewide planning goal addressing agricultural lands or forestlands.
(b) The county governing body shall review a planning commission or hearings officer decision made under this subsection and shall:
(A) Schedule a public hearing and issue a final decision on the application;
(B) Leave the planning commission or hearings officer decision as the final county decision; or
(C) Adopt the planning commission or hearings officer decision by consent order as the decision of the governing body. [1987 c.729 §20; 2018 c.117 §1]