# ORS § 545.029: 545.029 Hearing of petition by county court > Oregon · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T45_C545_S545.029 ## Section - **Citation:** ORS § 545.029 - **Heading:** 545.029 Hearing of petition by county court - **Jurisdiction:** Oregon - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** OR Code / Title 45 / Chapter 545 / Section 545.029 ## Text (1) When the petition for formation of an irrigation district is filed, the county court shall hold the hearing required under ORS 545.025 (Purposes of irrigation district) (6). The county court may adjourn the hearing from time to time, but the hearing shall not be extended over a period exceeding four weeks. At the end of the hearing, the county court may make such changes in the proposed boundaries as the court may find proper, and shall establish and define the boundaries, subject to the following: (a) An irrigation district may not include land that is located within a city or platted subdivision and that is chiefly available for residence purposes. The restriction imposed by this paragraph is expressly limited to residence property, and all lands, whether wholly or partially within any city or platted subdivision, used or suitable for agricultural or horticultural purposes and not platted in tracts of less than one acre, may be included in a district. However, if an irrigation district is formed as a successor district to another water supply entity and if that entity provides water for irrigation to land within any city or platted subdivision, the restriction imposed by this paragraph does not apply to such land that is served by the water supply entity at the time of formation of the irrigation district. (b) The county court shall not modify the boundaries so as to exclude any territory within the boundaries of the district proposed by the petitioners that is susceptible to irrigation by the same system of works applicable to other lands in the proposed district. (c) In the discretion of the county court, an owner of land that is susceptible to irrigation from the same system of works may, upon written application of the owner, have the land included in the district. (2) At the end of the hearing, the county court shall make and enter an order determining whether the requisite number of owners of the land within the proposed district have petitioned for its formation, and whether the notice required under ORS 545.025 (Purposes of irrigation district) (6) has been duly published. (3) If the county court finds that the petition is signed by all of the owners of all of the lands that are included within the proposed district and that will be subject to the charges and assessments of the proposed district and if the only modifications of district boundaries are at the request of owners of land seeking inclusion under subsection (1)(c) of this section, the county court shall enter an order creating the district and the election otherwise required by ORS 545.037 (Notice of election for determining organization of district) shall not be held. If the petition for formation also names persons desired as members of the first board of directors of the district and those persons have agreed in writing to serve as directors, the order shall declare those persons to be the directors of the district. [Formerly 545.006] Source: Section 545.029 — Hearing of petition by county court; authority as to boundaries of district; lands included; order; formation of district without election , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors545.­html (accessed May 26, 2025). ## Nearby sections - [ORS § 545.001 545.001 Short title](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T45_C545_S545.001.md) - [ORS § 545.002 545.002 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T45_C545_S545.002.md) - [ORS § 545.007 545.007 Voting rights](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T45_C545_S545.007.md) - [ORS § 545.025 545.025 Purposes of irrigation district](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T45_C545_S545.025.md) - [ORS § 545.029 545.029 Hearing of petition by county court](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T45_C545_S545.029.md) - [ORS § 545.033 545.033 Naming and division of districts](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T45_C545_S545.033.md) - [ORS § 545.037 545.037 Notice of election for determining organization of district](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T45_C545_S545.037.md) - [ORS § 545.041 545.041 Conduct of election](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T45_C545_S545.041.md) - [ORS § 545.043 545.043 Qualifications of directors](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T45_C545_S545.043.md) - [ORS § 545.051 545.051 Change of boundaries authorized](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T45_C545_S545.051.md) - [ORS § 545.057 545.057 Petition for inclusion of lands within district](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T45_C545_S545.057.md) - [ORS § 545.059 545.059 Notice of petition](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T45_C545_S545.059.md) - [ORS § 545.061 545.061 Hearing on petition](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T45_C545_S545.061.md) - [ORS § 545.067 545.067 Liability of petitioners for obligations of district](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T45_C545_S545.067.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T45_C545_S545.029. 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