Chapter 50
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CODE Revised 4/13 Revised 5/13 Amended Ord. 2612-A, Effective 6/20/13 Ord. 2617, Effective 7/4/13

This is the new version of Chapter 50, created by Ord. 2579. See the old version of Chapter 50.

Reverse Index for Code Reorganization

LOC 50.01: GENERAL PROVISIONS Amended Ord. 2612-A, Effective 6/20/13

50.01.001    TITLE AND PURPOSE Amended Ord. 2612-A, Effective 6/20/13

50.01.002    APPLICATION OF CODE

50.01.003    AUTHORITY

50.01.004    ZONING DESIGNATIONS, BOUNDARIES, MAPS, AND ANNEXATION Amended Ord. 2612-A, Effective 6/20/13

50.01.005    AUTHORITY TO INTERPRET CDC, ZONING MAP AND COMPREHENSIVE PLAN

50.01.006    NONCONFORMING STRUCTURES AND USES

LOC 50.02: BASE ZONING DISTRICTS Amended Ord. 2612-A, Effective 6/20/13

50.02.001    RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS Amended Ord. 2612-A, Effective 6/20/13

50.02.002    COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL, MIXED USE ZONES Amended Ord. 2612-A, Effective 6/20/13

50.02.003    SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICTS

LOC 50.03: USE REGULATIONS AND CONDITIONS Revised 5/13 Amended Ord. 2612-A, Effective 6/20/13

50.03.001    INTRODUCTION TO THE USE TABLE

50.03.002    USE TABLE Revised 5/13 Amended Ord. 2612-A, Effective 6/20/13

50.03.003    USE-SPECIFIC STANDARDS Amended Ord. 2612-A, Effective 6/20/13

50.03.004    ACCESSORY STRUCTURES AND USES Amended Ord. 2612-A, Effective 6/20/13

50.03.005    TEMPORARY STRUCTURES AND USES

LOC 50.04: DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS Amended Ord. 2612-A, Effective 6/20/13

50.04.001    DIMENSIONAL TABLE Amended Ord. 2612-A, Effective 6/20/13

50.04.002    SPECIAL STREET SETBACKS

50.04.003    EXCEPTIONS, PROJECTIONS, AND ENCROACHMENTS

50.04.004    SOLAR ADJUSTMENTS Amended Ord. 2612-A, Effective 6/20/13

LOC 50.05: OVERLAY AND DESIGN DISTRICTS Revised 4/13 Revised 5/13 Amended Ord. 2612-A, Effective 6/20/13

50.05.001    GLENMORRIE R-15 OVERLAY DISTRICT

50.05.002    EVERGREEN R-7.5 OVERLAY DISTRICT

50.05.003    LAKE GROVE R-7.5/R-10 OVERLAY DISTRICT

50.05.004    DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT DESIGN DISTRICT Amended Ord. 2612-A, Effective 6/20/13

50.05.005    WEST LAKE GROVE DESIGN DISTRICT Amended Ord. 2612-A, Effective 6/20/13

50.05.006    OLD TOWN NEIGHBORHOOD DESIGN

50.05.007    LAKE GROVE VILLAGE CENTER OVERLAY DISTRICT Revised 5/13

50.05.008    INDUSTRIAL PARK OVERLAY DISTRICT Revised 5/13

50.05.009    GREENWAY MANAGEMENT OVERLAY DISTRICT

50.05.010    SENSITIVE LANDS OVERLAY DISTRICTS

50.05.011    FLOOD MANAGEMENT AREA Revised 4/13

LOC 50.06: DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS Amended Ord. 2612-A, Effective 6/20/13 Ord. 2617, Effective 7/4/13

50.06.001    BUILDING DESIGN Amended Ord. 2612-A, Effective 6/20/13

50.06.002    PARKING

50.06.003    CIRCULATION AND CONNECTIVITY Amended Ord. 2612-A, Effective 6/20/13

50.06.004    SITE DESIGN Amended Ord. 2612-A, Effective 6/20/13

50.06.005    PARK AND OPEN SPACE CONTRIBUTIONS Amended Ord. 2612-A, Effective 6/20/13

50.06.006    GEOLOGIC HAZARDS AND DRAINAGE

50.06.007    SOLAR ACCESS Amended Ord. 2612-A, Effective 6/20/13

50.06.008    UTILITIES

50.06.009    HISTORIC PRESERVATION Amended Ord. 2612-A, Effective 6/20/13

50.06.010    MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION

50.06.011    VISION CLEARANCE Repealed Ord. 2617, Effective 7/4/13

LOC 50.07: REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROCEDURES Amended Ord. 2612-A, Effective 6/20/13

50.07.001    SUMMARY PROCEDURES TABLE

50.07.002    LIST OF DECISION-MAKERS

50.07.003    REVIEW PROCEDURES Amended Ord. 2612-A, Effective 6/20/13

50.07.004    ADDITIONAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS Amended Ord. 2612-A, Effective 6/20/13

50.07.005    CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS Amended Ord. 2612-A, Effective 6/20/13

50.07.006    OVERALL DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND SCHEDULE Amended Ord. 2612-A, Effective 6/20/13

50.07.007    LAND DIVISIONS Amended Ord. 2612-A, Effective 6/20/13

LOC 50.08: ADJUSTMENTS, ALTERNATIVES, AND VARIANCES

50.08.001    ADJUSTMENTS

50.08.002    MINOR VARIANCE

50.08.003    HARDSHIP VARIANCES

50.08.004    REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION VARIANCE (ADA, FHA)

50.08.005    DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT EXCEPTIONS TO STANDARDS

50.08.006    LGVC ADJUSTMENTS

50.08.007    RESIDENTIAL INFILL DEVELOPMENT (RID)

50.08.008    FOOTHILLS MIXED USE EXCEPTIONS TO STANDARDS

LOC 50.09: ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES Amended Ord. 2612-A, Effective 6/20/13

50.09.001    VIOLATIONS

50.09.002    ENFORCEMENT Amended Ord. 2612-A, Effective 6/20/13

50.09.003    PENALTIES

LOC 50.10: DEFINITIONS AND RULES OF MEASUREMENT Amended Ord. 2612-A, Effective 6/20/13

50.10.001    RULES OF CONSTRUCTION

50.10.002    RULES OF MEASUREMENT

50.10.003    DEFINITIONS Amended Ord. 2612-A, Effective 6/20/13

LOC 50.11: APPENDICES

50.11.001    APPENDIX A – LAKE OSWEGO STYLE

50.11.002    APPENDIX B – INDUSTRIAL LAND USE POLICY ELEMENT

50.11.003    APPENDIX C – OLD TOWN STYLES DESCRIPTION

50.11.004    APPENDIX D – LAKE OSWEGO MASTER PLANT LIST

50.11.005    APPENDIX E – COMMERCIAL LAND USE POLICIES

50.11.006    APPENDIX F – MARYLHURST CAMPUS INSTITUTIONAL AREA

50.11.007    APPENDIX G – FOOTHILLS BUILDING AND SITE DESIGN STANDARDS

Code Reorganization Variance

Ordinance 2579, Section 26 provides for a Code Reorganization Variance and shall expire for all applications filed after April 19, 2015.

Section 26 provides as follows:

Section 26. Code Reorganization Variance. The City Manager may, upon application, grant a Code Reorganization Variance to any substantive provision of Chapter 50 if the applicant demonstrates that a use, setback, exception, adjustment, or other development right is not permitted under the newly adopted Articles of Chapter 50, but would have been permitted under the provisions of Chapters 50, 57, 58, and Article 45.15 repealed by this Ordinance, unless the use, setback, exception, adjustment, or other development right was amended or modified after the effective date of this Ordinance. The procedure for application, notice, hearing, decision, and appeal of the Code Reorganization Variance shall be the same as a Minor Variance, except that no Pre-application Conference shall be required.