Oregon land-use notices start with the city or county, not DLCD’s homepage

The Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development, DLCD, watches how cities and counties plan. Its homepage points to the Land Conservation and Development Commission, statewide planning goals, rulemakings, housing planning, coastal management, and notices of local plan amendments. That is the state layer. The hearing that can change a lot line, a zone, or a subdivision is usually posted by the city or the county.

Use DLCD when you need the statewide rule, a comment period on a state rulemaking, or a notice that a city or county is amending its comprehensive plan. Use the city or county planning desk when you need this week’s land-use hearing. Portland posts land-use notices on portland.gov. Washington County posts hearings-officer cases on its Civic Web portal. Clackamas County planning covers unincorporated land and, as of September 1, 2026, takes new land-use permits online or in person by appointment.

DLCD’s site also lists regional representatives who work with local governments. A regional rep is not a substitute for the local notice. If a neighbor says “the state approved it,” ask which document. A statewide goal and a local permit are different pieces of paper.

Notice Nearby can explain a posted hearing in plain language. We do not decide the case, and we do not invent a hearing date that the local agenda does not show.