All real property in the city is subject to the zoning regulations of this section, §§ 153.022 and 153.023. Certain types of land uses are also subject to the special use regulations in §§ 153.035 through 153.046. In addition, some properties are subject to both the general zoning regulations of this section, §§ 153.022 and 153.023 and the overlay zone regulations of this chapter. Property owners, realtors, project proponents and others are advised to verify the regulations that apply to a particular property before beginning a new project, purchasing real estate or marketing a property for sale.
(A) Residential (R) Districts. The R Districts are intended to meet the housing needs of the community, including, but not limited to, the need for single-family dwellings, manufactured dwellings, manufactured dwelling parks, two-family (duplex) dwellings, multi-family dwellings and attached single-family (townhome) dwellings. The R Districts also allow some nonresidential uses customarily found in residential areas, including, but not limited to, home businesses, parks, schools, family daycare, residential care, accessory dwelling units and places of worship. Lands designated for residential are zoned either R-1 (Residential), R-2 (Manufactured Homes) or R-3 (Manufactured Home Park).
(B) Commercial-Residential (CR) District. The CR District is intended to provide areas suitable for a wide variety of commercial uses and allow limited residential uses.
(C) Light Industrial (LI) District. The Light Industrial (LI) District is intended to provide areas suitable for light industrial uses, including uses that combine industrial and limited commercial uses.
(D) Heavy Industrial (HI) District. The Heavy Industrial (HI) District is intended to provide a suitable area for a wide range of light industrial and heavy industrial uses. Development standards, including conditional use permit procedures for some uses, are intended to maintain compatibility between HI District uses and adjacent districts.
(E) Open Space (OS) District. The Open Space (OS) District is intended to provide a suitable area for a wide range of parks and open space uses, including, but not limited to, the County Fairgrounds, city parks, crop cultivation, recreational areas, conservation activities and limited use livestock grazing and accessory uses. The OS District also allows other uses, such as recreational vehicle parks, with approval of a conditional use permit.
(F) Public Facilities (PF) District. The Public Facilities (PF) District is intended to provide a suitable area for a wide range of public uses, including, but not limited to, the County Fairgrounds, city parks and schools and their accessory uses.
(G) Water (W) District. The Water (W) District is intended to provide for conservation activities within identified estuarine areas of the city, consistent with the city’s comprehensive plan and the Coquille River estuary management plan. Minor navigational improvements are also allowed, subject to a conditional use permit.
(Ord. 1267, passed 1-3-2012)