Community Development Code
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CDC Amendment History
ARTICLE I INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL PROVISIONS
101 Title and Structure of Code
101-1 Title
101-2 Structure of Code
102 Purpose
103 Scope
104 Consistency with Plan and Laws
105 Severability
106 Definitions
107 Planning Participants
107-1 Board of Commissioners
107-2 Planning Commission
107-3 Director
107-4 Hearings Officer
107-5 Land Use Ordinance Advisory Commission
107-6 Committee for Citizen Involvement (CCI)
107-7 Citizen Participation Organization (CPO)
107-8 Neighborhood Organization
110 Transition to Development Code
110-1 Intent and Purpose
110-2 Pending Applications
110-3 Transition
ARTICLE II PROCEDURES
200 Introduction
201 Development Permit
201-1 Permit Required
201-2 Exclusions from Permit Requirement
201-3 Issuance and Effective Date
201-4 Expiration
201-5 Extension
201-6 When a Development has Commenced
201-7 Revocation of Development Permit
201-8 Transferability of Development Permit
202 Procedure Types and Determination of Proper Procedure
202-1 Type I
202-2 Type II
202-3 Type III
202-4 Type IV
202-5 Determination of Proper Procedure Type
203 Processing Type I, II, and III Development Actions
203-1 Initiation and Withdrawal of Action
203-2 Pre-Application Conference
203-3 Neighborhood Meeting
203-4 Application
203-5 Application Submittal and Acceptance
203-6 Staff Report
204 Notice of Type I, II or III Development Actions
204-1 General Provisions
204-2 Type I Actions
204-3 Type II Actions
204-4 Type III Actions
204-5 Notice of Hearing and Notice of Decision on Appeal
205 Public Hearings
205-1 Notice
205-2 Rules of Procedure
205-3 Parties
205-4 Record
205-5 Procedural Rights
205-6 Presentations
205-7 Continuance
205-8 Evidence
206 Burden of Proof
207 Decision
207-1 Decision Types
207-2 Announcement of Decision
207-3 Basis for Decision
207-4 Findings and Conclusions
207-5 Conditions of Approval
207-7 Continuances by Planning Commission
208 Reconsideration of Director, Hearings Officer or Planning Commission Decisions
208-1 Reconsideration as Extraordinary Remedy
208-2 Motion for Reconsideration
208-3 Motion for Reconsideration Does Not Stop Appeal Period from Running
208-4 Motion for Reconsideration as Nonpublic Hearing Item
208-5 Process for Reconsideration
208-6 Reconsideration and Appeals
208-7 Limited Reconsiderations
209 Appeals
209-1 Decision
209-2 Appeal Authority
209-3 Petition for Review
209-4 Transcript Requirements for Appeals of Quasi-Judicial Plan Amendment Decisions
209-5 Nature of Hearing
209-6 Decision of the Board
210 Reconsideration of Board Decision
211 Date of Final Decision
212 Remand from Appellate Bodies
213 Vested Rights
214 Implementation of Measure 37
215 Enforcement
216 Validation of an Unlawfully Created Unit of Land
ARTICLE III LAND USE DISTRICTS
300 INTRODUCTION
300-1 Intent and Purpose
300-2 Residential Density Calculations
300-3 Density Transfers
300-4 Development at Less than Maximum Density
302 R-5 District (Residential 5 units per acre)
303 R-6 District (Residential 6 units per acre)
304 R-9 District (Residential 9 units per acre)
305 R-15 District (Residential 15 units per acre)
306 R-24 District (Residential 24 units per acre)
307 R-25+ District (Residential 25+ units per acre)
308 Future Development 20 Acre District (FD-20)
309 FD-10 District (Future Development 10 Acre District)
311 Neighborhood Commercial District (NC)
312 Office Commercial District (OC)
313 Community Business District (CBD)
314 General Commercial District (GC)
320 Industrial District (IND)
330 Institutional District (INS)
340 EFU District (Exclusive Farm Use)
342 EFC District (Exclusive Forest and Conservation)
344 AF-20 District (Agriculture and Forestry)
346 AF-10 District (Agriculture and Forest)
348 AF-5 District (Agriculture and Forest)
350 RR-5 District (Rural Residential Five Acre Minimum)
352 R-COM District (Rural Commercial)
354 R-IND District (Rural Industrial)
356 MAE District (Land Extensive Industrial)
373 Historic and Cultural Resource Overlay District
375 Transit Oriented Districts
375 Table A
375 Table B
375 Table C
377 Special Industrial Overlay District
379 Mineral and Aggregate Overlay District
380 Convenient Access to Transit Overlay District
381 Interim Light Rail Station Area Overlay District
383 State and Regional Park Overlay District
385 Private Use Airport Overlay District
386 Private Use Airport Safety Overlay District
387 Public Use Airport Overlay District
388 Public Use Airport Safety and Compatibility Overlay District
390 North Bethany Plan Subarea Overlay District
390-8 R-6 North Bethany District
390-9 R-9 North Bethany District
390-10 R-15 North Bethany District
390-11 R-24 North Bethany District
390-12 R-25+ North Bethany District
390-13 North Bethany Neighborhood Corner Commercial District
390-14 North Bethany Neighborhood Commercial Mixed Use
ARTICLE IV DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
401 Introduction
402 Intent and Purpose
403 Applicability
403-1 Compliance Permit
403-2 Master Plan - Minimum Requirements for all Development
403-3 Additional Standards Inside the UGB
403-4 Additional Standards Outside the UGB
404 Master Planning
404-1 Type I Site Analysis of a New Use or Expansion of an Existing Use
404-2 Modification of Standards Through Site Analysis
404-3 Type II Site Analysis Inside the UGB
404-4 Planned Development
405 Open Space
406 Building Siting and Architectural Design
407 Landscape Design
408 Neighborhood Circulation
409 Private Streets
410 Grading and Drainage
411 Screening and Buffering
413 Parking and Loading
414 Signs
415 Lighting
416 Utilities
417 Irrigation
418 Setbacks
419 Height
420 Lot Area (R-15, R-24, and R-25+ Districts)
421 Flood Plain and Drainage Hazard Area Development
422 Significant Natural Resources
423 Environmental Performance Standards
424 Creation of Parcels in the EFU, EFC and AF-2O Districts
425 Designation of Marginal Lands
426 Erosion Control
427 Solar Access Standards
427 Tables
428 Forest Structure Siting and Fire Safety Standards
429 Bicycle Parking
430 SPECIAL USE STANDARDS
430-1 Accessory Uses and Structures
430-3 Adult Book Stores
430-7 Airport
430-8 Alteration, Restoration or Replacement of a Lawfully Established Dwelling in
the EFU, EFC, AF-20, AF-10, AF-5 and RR-5 Districts
430-9 Ambulance Service
430-11 Amusement Park
430-13 Attached Dwelling Unit
430-15 Auto Wrecking Yard
430-19 Boarding House (Including Bed and Breakfast Facilities for More than
5 Persons)
430-21 Boarding (Stabling) or Training of Horses for Profit
430-23 Bus Shelter
430-25 Campground
430-27 Cemetery
430-29 Church (Religious Institution)
430-31 College
430-33 Commercial Activities in Conjunction with Farm Use
430-34 Contractory's Establishment
430-35 Convenience Grocery
430-37 Detached Dwelling Unit
430-37.1 Urban
430-37.2 Rural
430-41 Drive-in or Drive-up Establishment
430-43 Drive-in Theater
430-44 Emergency Response/Safety Training Center
430-45 Flag Lot
430-47 Forest Products - Temporary Portable Facility for Primary Processing
430-49 Fuel Dealership
430-50 Golf Course Outside a UGB
430-51 Golf Course Inside a UGB
430-53 Group Care
430-53.1 Convalescent (Nursing) Home
430-53.2 Day Care Facility
430-53.3 Detention Facilities
430-53.4 Home for the Aged (Retirement Home)
430-53.5 Resident Care Facility
430-53.6 Family Day-Care Provider in the AF-10, AF-5 and RR-5 Districts
430-55 Guest House
430-57 Heavy Industrial Uses (Rural)
430-59 Heliport
430-63 Home Occupation
430-63.1 Type I
430-63.2 Type II
430-65 Hospital
430-67 Housing for Seasonal Farm and Forest Labor
430-69 Hunting and Fishing Preserve
430-71 Industrial Business Park
430-72 Infill
430-73 Kennel
430-74 Living History Museum in the EFU and AF-20 Districts
430-75 Manufactured Dwelling (General Standards)
430-76 Manufactured Homes in the R-5, R-6, R-9, R-15, R-24, R-25+, and FD-10 Districts
430-77 Manufactured Dwelling Park
430-79 Manufactured Dwelling Subdivision
430-81 Neighborhood Commercial (in Conjunction with Housing for the Elderly)
430-83 Neighborhood Commercial (in R-25 Residential District)
430-85 Non Farm Detached Dwelling Unit
430-88 Outdoor Performing Arts Center
430-89 Park and Ride Facility
430-91 Parking (Not in Conjunction with an Allowed Use) in the NC, CBD, and GC Districts
430-97 Parks (Public and Private)
430-99 Private Club
430-100 Private Hunting and Fishing Operations in the EFC District
430-101 Professional Office (Residential District)
430-103 Public Building
430-105 Public Utility
430-107 Race Track
430-109 Receiving and Transmitting Antennas andCommunication Towers
430-109 430-109 Figure 1 through 4
430-109 430-109 Table A
430-113 Recycle Drop Box
430-115 Recycling Center
430-117 Single Family Accessory Dwelling Unit
430-119 Sawmill, Lumber Manufacturing
430-121 School, Including Nursery (Public and Private)
430-123 Service Station, Car Wash
430-125 Shooting Club
430-127 Solid Waste Disposal Site
430-129 Solid Waste Transfer Station
430-131 Special Recreation Use
430-132 Stockpiles for Aggregate, Sand and Gravel
430-133 Storage Area of Recreation Vehicles
430-135 Temporary Use
430-135.1 Type I
430-135.2 Type II
430-137 Transit Center
430-141 Utility Facility for the Generation of Power
430-145 Winery
430-147 Zero Lot Line Development
431 Transit Oriented Design Principles, Standards and Guidelines
- 431 - 12.1 Transit Oriented Design Principles, Illustrations
435 Variances and Hardship Relief
440 Nonconforming Uses
ARTICLE V PUBLIC FACILITIES AND SERVICES
501 Public Facility and Service Requirements
501-1 Intent and Purpose
501-2 Application of the Public Facility and Service Standards Inside a UGB
501-3 Application of the Public Facility and Service Standards for Multiple Actions
501-4 Deferral of Public Facility and Service Standards
501-5 Exemptions from Public Facility and Service Standards of Section 501-2
501-6 Exceptions for Critical and Essential Services
501-7 Levels of Public Facilities and Services
501-8 Standards for Development
501-8.1 Critical Services
501-8.2 Essential Services
501-8.3 Desirable Services
501-8.4 Dedication of Right-of-Way
501-8.5 Access to County and Public Roads
501-8.6 Methods to Assure Facilities & Services
501-8.8 Definitions
501-9 Limited Application of the Public Facility and Service Standards Outside the UGB
501-10 Traffic Impact Fee Not an Assurance
501-11 Arterial and Major Collector Adequacy
502 Sidewalk Standards
ARTICLE VI LAND DIVISIONS AND PROPERTY LINE ADJUSTMENTS
601 Introduction
601-1 Intent and Purpose
601-2 Applicability
602 General Provisions
602-1 Filing and Recording
602-2 Expiration
602-3 Subsequent Land Divisions and Lot Line Adjustments
602-4 Recordation Prior to Sale
602-5 Minor Revisions to Preliminary Approved Land Divisions
602-6 Revisions to Land Divisions with Final Approval
602-7 Relocation of Accesses for a Final Approved Partition for Nonfarm Parcels
602-8 Standards for Phased Developments
602-9 Waiver or Deferral of Requirement
602-10 Special Assessments
602-11 Survey and Monumentation Requirements
603 Subdivision Committee
605 Land Divisions and Lot Line Adjustments Inside a UGB
605-1 Property Line Adjustment
605-2 Urban Land Divisions (Partitions and Subdivisions)
605-3 Development Standards for Urban Land Divisions
610 Land Divisions and Lot Line Adjustments Outside a UGB
610-1 Property Line Adjustment
610-2 Rural Land Divisions (Partitions and Subdivisions)
610-3 General Development Review Standards
ARTICLE VII PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES
701 Intent and Purpose
701-2 Applicability
701-3 Transition to Article VII
701-4 Definitions
701-5 Review Procedures
702 Exempt Projects
703 Category A Projects
704 Category B Projects
705 Category C Projects
707 Alternative Analysis Review
708 Submittal Requirements
709 Alterations to Floodplain and Drainage Areas
710 Alterations to Significant Natural Resources
711 Historical and Cultural Resources
712 Pedestrian, Bicycle and Transit Facilities
713 Farm and Forest Impacts
714 Additional Standards for Category A, B and C Projects
