Or. Admin. Code § 350-082-0340

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 12, December 1, 2024

Section 350-082-0340 - Uses Allowed on Lands Designated Commercial

(1) Uses Allowed Outright. The uses listed in 350-082-0210(1) are allowed without review on lands designated Commercial.

(2) Expedited Uses. The uses listed in 350-082-0220(1) may be allowed subject to compliance with the expedited development review guidelines in 350-082-0220(2) on lands designated Commercial.

(3) Review Uses with Additional Approval Criteria

(a) The following uses may be allowed on lands designated Commercial, subject to compliance with 350-082-0600 through 350-082-0720 and "Approval Criteria for Specified Review Uses," in subsection (b) below.

(A) Overnight accommodations subject to compliance with 350-082-0430.

(B) Bed and Breakfast Inns, subject to compliance with 350-082-0440.

(C) Restaurants.

(D) Gift shops.

(E) Home occupations in an existing residence or accessory structure, subject to compliance with 350-082-0420.

(F) One single-family dwelling per legally created and existing parcel.

(G) Accessory structures for an existing or approved dwelling that are not otherwise allowed outright, eligible for the expedited development review process, or allowed as accessory buildings larger than 200 square feet in area or ten feet in height.

(H) Accessory building(s) larger than 200 square feet in area or taller than ten feet in height for a dwelling on any legal parcel, subject to the following standards:

(i) The combined footprints of all accessory buildings on a single parcel shall not exceed 1,500 square feet in area. This combined size limit refers to all accessory buildings on a parcel, including buildings allowed without review, existing buildings and proposed buildings.

(ii) The height of any individual accessory building shall not exceed 24 feet.

(I) Utility facilities, roads, and railroads.

(J) Resource enhancement projects for the purpose of enhancing scenic, cultural, recreation or natural resources, subject to compliance with 350-082-0460. These projects may include new structures (e.g., fish ladders, sediment barriers) or activities (e.g., closing and revegetating unused roads, recontouring abandoned quarries).

(K) Lot line adjustments that would result in the potential to create additional parcels through subsequent land divisions, subject to compliance with 350-082-0570(1).

(L) Additions to existing buildings greater than 200 square feet in area or greater than the height of the existing building.

(M) Docks and boathouses, subject to compliance with 350-082-0410.

(N) Removal or demolition of structures that are 50 or more years old, including wells, septic tanks and fuel tanks.

(O) Commercial events, subject to compliance with 350-082-0480.

(P) Special uses in historic buildings, subject to compliance with 350-082-0530.

(b) Approval Criteria for Specified Review Uses on Lands Designated Commercial

(A) The proposal is limited to 5,000 square feet of floor area per building or use.

(B) The proposed use would be compatible with the surrounding area. Review for compatibility shall include impacts associated with the visual character of the area; traffic generation; and noise, dust and odors.

Or. Admin. Code § 350-082-0340

CRGC 1-2022, adopt filed 03/02/2022, effective 5/1/2022

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 196.150, RCW 43.97.015, 16 USC § 544e(c)

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 196.150, RCW 43.97.015, 16 USC § 544e(c)