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§ 155.142 ZONING IN NEWLY ANNEXED AREAS.
   (A)    Upon annexation, land shall be zoned according to the adopted Concept Plan for the land that identifies the general location of land uses and an overall average density.
   (B)   If areas are annexed that are within any 100-year flood plain as defined in the North Plains or Washington County Comprehensive Plans, the areas shall also be assigned the Flood Plain Overlay.
(Prior Code, §16.10.010)(Ord. 477, passed 2-22-2022)
§ 155.143 USE TABLE.
    Below is a table summarizing permitted uses in residential, commercial and industrial zoning districts. Refer to this table in conjunction to the corresponding chapters of this chapter.
R-7.5
R-5
R-2.5
NC
C-1
C-2
M-1
M-2
IPU
R-7.5
R-5
R-2.5
NC
C-1
C-2
M-1
M-2
IPU
COMMERCIAL, OFFICE AND RETAIL
 
Accessory structures/uses to commercial, office and retail1
-
-
-
See §§ 155.255 through 155.261
P
P
-
-
Alcoholic beverage establishment
-
-
-
P
P
C
C
Amusement enterprise, indoor
-
-
-
P
P
C
C
Amusement enterprise, outdoor
-
-
-
C
C
C
C
Animal care facility
-
-
-
C
P
-
-
Art studio/gallery
-
-
-
P
P
-
-
Bus depot/terminal
-
-
-
-
C
P
P
Catering establishment
-
-
-
P
P
-
-
Child care, certified center2
C
C
C
C
C
-
-
C
Child care, certified family home2
P
P
P
P
P
-
-
Child care, registered home2
P
P
P
P
P
-
-
Clinic, medical and dental
-
-
-
P
P
C
C
Conference/convention center
-
-
-
C
P
C
C
Drive-in/thru window
-
-
-
-
P
C
C
Dry cleaners and laundry
-
-
-
P
P
C
C
Farm/logging/lumber supply/equipment sales and service
-
-
-
C
C
P
P
Fraternal lodge, fraternity or sorority
C
C
C
C
C
-
-
Fuel sales and automobile service station3
-
-
-
-
P8
C
C
Funeral homes, mortuaries and taxidermist
-
-
-
C
P
C
C
C
Franchise disposal service vehicle storage and repair, established as of September 2011
-
-
-
-
P
-
-
Garden/greenhouse, commercial
-
-
-
-
P
P
P
Hotels and motels
-
-
-
P
P
C
C
Medical or retail marijuana facility or business
C
Psilocybin service center4
C
Office, business
-
-
-
P
P
P
P
Parking as a primary use
-
-
-
P
P
C
C
Radio/TV station/studios
-
-
-
C
C
C
C
Recycling drop-off center
-
-
-
-
P
-
-
Restaurant, including fast food
-
-
-
P
P
C
C
Retail sales and service
-
-
-
P
P
P
P
Retail sales and service-single tenant over 30,000 square feet
-
-
-
-
C
C
C
Retail sales, manufactured homes
-
-
-
-
-
C
C
RV/travel trailer park
C
Storage, self service
-
-
-
-
C
P
P
Vehicle wash
-
-
-
-
C
C
C
INDUSTRIAL AND MANUFACTURING
 
Accessory structures/uses to industrial and manufacturing1
-
-
-
See §§ 155.255 through 155.261
-
-
P
P
Auction yard, excluding livestock
-
-
-
-
-
-
P
Auction yard, livestock
-
-
-
-
-
-
C
Bulk storage tanks/cold storage facility
-
-
-
-
-
C
P
Industrial, heavy
-
-
-
-
-
-
P13
Industrial, light
-
-
-
-
C
P
P
Marijuana wholesale production or processing facility or business
C
Psilocybin manufacturing, processing or laboratory testing4
C
Scientific testing/research laboratory
-
-
-
-
C
P
P
Storage, outdoor5
-
-
-
-
-
C
C
Storage, self service/RV, boats, vehicles
-
-
-
-
C
P
P
Truck stop/freight/trucking terminal and truck repair
-
-
-
-
-
P
P
Utility facility
C
C
C
C
C
P
P
P
Vehicular sales, rental, repair and service, including autos, trucks, RVs and trailers
-
-
-
-
P
P
P
Warehousing
-
-
-
-
-
P
P
Waste/recycling services or facilities
-
-
-
-
-
P
P
Wholesale/services
-
-
-
C
C
P
P
Wireless telecommunication facilities
-
-
-
C
C
C
C
C
Wireless telecommunication tower
-
-
-
-
-
C
P
C
PUBLIC, CIVIC AND INSTITUTIONAL
 
Cemetery or mausoleum, when associated with another use such as a church or funeral home
C
Civic/governmental use
C
C
C
See §§ 155.255 through 155.261
P
P
C
C
P
Educational facility
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
P
Hospital/sanitarium
-
-
-
-
C
-
-
Parks, open space and trails
P
Places of worship
C
C
C
C
C
-
-
P
RESIDENTIAL
 
Accessory dwellings1
P
P
P
See §§ 155.255 through 155.261
-
-
-
-
Accessory structures/uses related to residential uses1
P
P
P
-
-
-
-
-
Cottage cluster9
-
-
P
Duplex dwelling
-
P
P
-
-
-
-
Extended care facility/convalescent/nursing home
C
C
C
C
C
-
-
Home occupations6
P
P
P
P
P
-
-
Live/work townhome7
-
-
-
P
-
-
-
Manufactured home8
P
P
-
-
-
-
-
Manufactured home park8
-
C
C
-
-
-
-
Mixed-use development7
-
-
-
P/C
-
-
-
Multi-family dwelling9
-
-
P
P14
-
_
-
Planned unit development 10
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
Residential facility
-
-
P6
-
-
-
-
Residential home
P
P
P
-
-
-
-
Short-term rental (STR)
C
P
P
-
-
-
-
Single-family attached dwelling/townhouse11
-
P
P
P14
-
-
-
Single-family detached dwelling12
P
P
-
-
-
-
-
Triplex dwelling
-
-
P
-
-
-
-
NOTES TO TABLE:
P = Permitted; subject to design review, if applicable
- = Not permitted
C = Conditional use, subject to design review and requires a conditional use permit
1 = Subject to §§ 155.500 through 155.502 of this chapter
2 = Permitted if child care home is part of a single-family residential use
3 = Subject to §§ 155.445 through 155.452 of this chapter
4 = Subject to the provisions of § 155.075
5 = Subject to § 155.451 of this chapter
6 = Subject to §§ 155.430 through 155.432 of this chapter
7 = Permitted in C-1 with no residential on ground floor street-facing building elevation; condition in C-1 with residential on ground floor street-facing building elevation
8 = Subject to §§ 155.515 through 155.518 of this chapter; Permitted on lots in R-2.5 only if received a building permit prior to February 28, 2022, otherwise prohibited
9 = Subject to § 155.056 of this chapter
10= Subject to §§ 155.610 through 155.614 of this chapter
11= Subject to §§ 155.485 through 155.487 of this chapter
12= Permitted in R-2.5 only if received a building permit prior to February 28, 2022, otherwise prohibited
13= Permitted in M-2 except new heavy industrial uses not in existence as of May 15, 2023 are not permitted on Commercial Street within 450 feet of NW Main Street.
14= Permitted in C-1 only on a site that does not have frontage on Commercial Street, otherwise prohibited.
 
(Prior Code, Ch. 16.15) (Ord. 477, passed 2-22-2022; Ord. 485, passed 11-21-2022; Ord. 486, passed 11- 21-2022; Ord. 487, passed 11-21-2022; Ord. 488, passed 5-15-2023)
R-7.5 ZONING DISTRICT
§ 155.155 PURPOSE.
    The purpose of the R-7.5 District is to provide for the development of residential uses and to implement housing policies of the Comprehensive Plan.
(Prior Code, §16.020.000) (Ord. 427, passed 5-16-2016; Ord. 451, passed 6-4-2018; Ord. 477, passed 2-22-2022)
§ 155.156 PERMITTED USES.
   Permitted uses subject to the requirements of §§ 155.045 through 155.057 of this chapter, if applicable. Refer to Zoning Code Use Table in § 155.143 of this chapter:
   (A)   Single family detached dwellings;
   (B)   Accessory dwellings and accessory structures, subject to §§ 155.500 through 155.502 of this chapter;
   (C)   Home occupations, administrative, subject to §§ 155.430 through 155.432 of this chapter;
   (D)   Certified family child care home;
   (E)   Residential home;
   (F)   Short-term rentals subject to § 155.056(F);
   (G)   Manufactured homes on individual lots, subject to §§ 155.515 through 155.518 of this chapter; and
   (H)   Planned Unit Development, subject to §§ 155.610 through 155.614 of this chapter.
(Prior Code, § 16.020.005) (Ord. 427, passed 5-16-2016; Ord. 451, passed 6-4-2018; Ord. 477, passed 2- 22-2022; Ord. 487, passed 11-21-2022)
§ 155.157 CONDITIONAL USES.
   (A)   Subject to the requirements of §§ 155.045 through 155.057 of this chapter, if applicable, and §§ 155.160 of this chapter. Refer to § 155.143 of this chapter.
   (B)   The following uses and their accessory structures may be permitted in the R-7.5 District when authorized by the Planning Commission pursuant to this section:
      (1)   Civic /governmental use;
      (2)   Educational facility;
      (3)   Extended care facility / convalescent / nursing home;
      (4)   Home occupations, exceeding administrative as defined and subject to §§ 155.430 through 155.432, Home Occupations;
      (5)   Fraternal lodge;
      (6)   Places of worship; and
      (7)   Utility facilities.
(Prior Code, §16.020.010) (Ord. 427, passed 5-16-2016; Ord. 451, passed 6-4-2018; Ord. 477, passed 2-22-2022)
§ 155.158 DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS.
   The following dimensional standards shall be the minimum requirements for all development in the R-7.5 District, except for modifications permitted under §§ 155.530 through 155.533 and 155.610 through 155.614 of this chapter.
   (A)   Density. The density of new developments within the R-7.5 zoning district shall be between 4.3 and 5.8 dwelling units per net acre, with a target density of 5.5 dwelling units per net acre.
   (B)   Lot/parcel size. All uses: 7,500 square feet minimum lot size (lots in a subdivision may average a minimum lot size of 7,500 square feet).
   (C)   Lot/parcel depth and width.
      (1)   The minimum average lot width shall be 60 feet.
      (2)   The minimum average lot depth shall be 80 feet.
   (D)   Minimum setback requirements. Principle structures, accessory dwellings, and accessory structures with a floor area greater than 200 square feet shall maintain the following minimum yard setbacks.
      (1)   Front yard.
         (a)   Principle structure: 15 feet.
         (b)   Garage: 20 feet.
         (c)   A porch, garage, carport, accessory dwelling or accessory structure shall not exceed the front building elevation of the principle structure by more than six feet.
      (2)   Rear yard.
         (a)   Street-access lots: ten feet.
         (b)   Alley-access lots: two feet.
         (c)   Accessory structures and accessory dwellings: five feet.
      (3)   Side yard.
         (a)   Interior: five feet.
         (b)   Adjacent to street: ten feet, plus additional necessary to comply with the standards of § 155.656 of this chapter.
         (c)   Accessory structures and accessory dwellings: ten-foot side yard (adjacent to street) setback, except as provided for in §§ 155.500 through 155.502 of this chapter.
   (E)   Height of buildings. Buildings shall not exceed a height, measured from grade, of 35 feet. Accessory dwellings and accessory structures shall not exceed 25 feet.
   (F)   Lot/parcel coverage. The maximum impervious surface coverage shall not exceed 65% of the total area of any lot.
   (G)   Flag lots. Flag lots are subject to the standards set forth in §§ 155.545 through 155.552 of this chapter.
(Prior Code, §16.020.015) (Ord. 427, passed 5-16-2016; Ord. 451, passed 6-4-2018; Ord. 477, passed 2-22-2022)
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