1000 Friends says in a statement that the ordinances allowcities to waive zoning and land-use regulations that might giverise to compensation claims under Measure 7. As a result, theordinances could theoretically be used to "to authorize everythingfrom cell phone towers in residential zones to development oncoastal sand dunes." The lawsuits by 1000 Friends contend that thecities don't have the authority to override or waive state land uselaws.

Measure 7 is a constitutional amendment that would require stateand local governments to compensate property owners for losses inthe value of their property resulting from land use or otherregulation. On Dec. 6, Marion County Judge Paul Lipscomb issued aninjunction stopping the measure from being implemented, saying hethinks there is reason to believe the measure violates the state'sconstitution by dealing with more than one issue. A trial date ofFeb. 1 has been set to decide on a permanent injunction.