About LUBA

Mission Statement

LUBA's mission is to provide a specialized appellate review body that will (1) provide an accessible forum for resolving land use disputes quickly and efficiently and (2) make its decisions available as a decision-making resource to state and local legislators, land use professionals, city and county land use decision makers, property owners, and residents of Oregon.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

LUBA is committed to providing equal access to its program and services and fair and equal employment opportunities. LUBA personnel will treat all people with dignity and respect and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, national origin, age, marital status, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, political or religious affiliation, veteran status, or physical or mental disability.

LUBA's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Plan can be found here.

LUBA Stragic Plan 2024-2029

2023-29 Strategic Plan

Performance Measures

LUBA developed performance measures 1, 3, and 4 in 1994 to track key statutory directives to (1) resolve land use appeals quickly, (2) resolve all issues in an appeal if possible, and (3) resolve land use appeals correctly. In 2001, LUBA added performance measure 2 to track a statutory requirement enacted that year that LUBA resolve record objections within 60 days of receipt. In 2007, LUBA added performance measure 5 to track customer service satisfaction.

LUBA's reporting year is based on the fiscal year. Annual performance measure reports track performance from July 1 to June 30.

2023-24 Annual Performance Progress Report

Budget

2023-25 Legislatively Approved Budget
2025-27 Agency Requested Budget

Appeal Data - 2020-2023 (ORS 197.830(19))

ORS 197.830(19) requires LUBA to track information regarding appeals and report the information on its website.

2023 Reports
2022 Reports
2021 Reports
Summary of Attorney Fee Awards

Older Appeal Data

Board Members (Current)

The Board consists of three members who are each appointed by the Governor to serve four-year terms. The appointments are confirmed by the Oregon State Senate. The Board Members must be members of the Oregon State Bar.

H. M. Zamudio, Board Chair
Term: 09/19/2022 - 09/18/2026
B.S., University of Oregon (2006); J.D., Vermont Law School (2011); member of the Oregon State Bar since 2012. Prior to joining LUBA, Mx. Zamudio was a judicial law clerk at the Oregon Court of Appeals and was in private practice with a firm in Medford.

Michelle Gates Rudd, Board Member
Term:  03/01/2023 - 02/28/2027
B.S., Stanford University (1985); J.D., University of California, Berkeley (1994); Master of City and Regional Planning, University of California, Berkeley (1994); member of the Oregon State Bar since 2000. Prior to joining LUBA, Ms. Rudd was in private practice with a firm in Portland.