Chapter 17.45
TAFT VILLAGE CORE (TVC) ZONE

Sections:

17.45.010    Purpose.

17.45.020    Permitted uses.

17.45.030    Reserved.

17.45.040    Reserved.

17.45.050    Site development standards.

17.45.060    Landscaping.

17.45.070    Signs.

17.45.080    Supplementary regulations and exceptions.

17.45.090    Off-street parking and loading.

17.45.100    Design standards.

17.45.110    Repealed.

17.45.120    Repealed.

    Prior legislation: Ords. 84-2, 2000-09, 2005-14, 2008-21, 2009-02, 2009-05, 2010-05, 2012-06, 2014-29, 2016-05, 2016-20, 2017-09, 2019-02, 2019-04, 2019-14, 2019-21, 2019-23, 2019-24, 2020-03 and 2020-05.

17.45.010 Purpose.

The purpose of the Taft Village core (TVC) zone is to provide for a wide variety of uses, including retail, professional office, service-oriented businesses, single-unit and multi-unit dwellings and combinations of the above in mixed use developments within a core area of the village of Taft where concentrations of a variety of uses will encourage a pedestrian-oriented pattern of development that is different from the patterns found between Lincoln City’s village nodes. (Ord. 2023-26 § 26; Ord. 2020-10 § 7)

17.45.020 Permitted uses.1

Table 17.45.020-1 identifies the land uses allowed in TVC. Uses permitted are identified with “P”; those that are allowed subject to conditional use permit approval are identified with “C”; prohibited uses are identified with “N.”

Table 17.45.020-1 – Land Uses Allowed in TVC 

Uses

Status of Use

A. Administrative and Professional Offices

 

Commercial establishments where the administrative, clerical and managerial functions of a business or industry are conducted or where members of a profession conduct their practice. Examples include: accounting, medicine, physical therapy, veterinary with no kennels, engineering, real estate.

P

B. Automotive Related Uses

 

Commercial establishments which provide parts, repair and service for motor vehicles:

 

1. Auto parts/supplies sales – No installations

P

2. Auto parts/supplies sales – With installations

N

3. Car washes

N

4. Fuel/service stations

N

5. Vehicle (car, RV and truck) sales/leasing

N

C. Boarding and Lodging Facilities1

 

Commercial establishments which provide boarding and lodging facilities:

 

1. Bed and breakfast accommodations

P

2. Repealed by Ord. 2023-26

 

3. Hotels/motels with 10 units or less

P

4. Recreational vehicle parks

N

5. Time-share units

C

6. Short-term rentals, subject to LCMC 17.80.050 and to the license requirements of Chapter 5.14 LCMC

P

D. Eating/Drinking Establishments

 

Commercial establishments which serve prepared food or beverages for consumption on or off the premises:

 

1. Night clubs/bars/lounges/micro-brew pubs

P

2. Restaurants – without drive-throughs (including cafes, coffee shops, family restaurants, etc.)

P

3. Restaurants – with drive-throughs

N

4. Restaurants – with walk-up windows (with or without seating)

P

5. Sidewalk cafes

C

6. Wine tasting

P

7. Mobile food units and mobile food pods, subject to the provisions of LCMC 17.80.170

P

E. Entertainment/Recreation Establishments

 

Commercial establishments which provide participant/spectator amusement, entertainment or sport, primarily for financial gain. Examples include: auditoriums, theaters, museums. Game arcades are limited to five games/machines when located as an auxiliary use in an otherwise permitted use.

 

1. Auditoriums, convention centers, movie theaters, museums

C

2. Miscellaneous indoor establishments (i.e., pool halls, billiard parlors, game arcades)

C

3. Miscellaneous outdoor establishments (i.e., amphitheater, swimming/aquatics facility)

C

F. Financial

 

Commercial establishments that engage in monetary transactions not directly related to the sale of a product/service. Examples include: banks, savings and loan, etc.

 

1. Financial land use, with no ATMs

P

2. Financial land use, with interior ATMs

P

3. Financial land use, with exterior ATMs

C

4. Interior ATMs, as an accessory to another permitted or conditionally permitted use

C

5. Exterior ATMs, as an accessory to another permitted or conditionally permitted use

N

G. Mixed Use Development

P

H. Personal Service

 

Commercial establishments which provide services of a personal nature. Examples include: barber/beauty/nail shops, tailor shops, dance school/karate studio, dry cleaners/laundromat, health/athletic clubs, travel agent, therapeutic massage.

P

I. Residential

 

1. Single-unit dwellings, subject to the provisions of Chapter 17.16 LCMC for the R1-5 zone

P

2. Attached single-unit dwellings, subject to the provisions of Chapter 17.16 LCMC for the R1-5 zone

P

3. Duplexes, subject to the provisions of Chapter 17.16 LCMC for the R1-5 zone

P

4. Multi-unit dwellings, subject to the provisions of Chapters 17.20 and 17.74 LCMC

P

5. Accessory dwelling units, subject to the provisions of LCMC 17.80.110

P

6. Manufactured homes and prefabricated structures

P

7. Four-flat dwellings, subject to the provisions of LCMC 17.80.150

P

8. Affordable housing, subject to LCMC 17.80.200 and as defined in LCMC 17.08.010

P

9. Single-room occupancy, with one such structure allowed per lot or parcel and a maximum of six single-occupancy room units in the structure

P

10. Residential use of commercial lands as outlined in LCMC 17.80.230

P

J. Retail Commercial

 

Commercial establishments which sell merchandise generally needed/desired by the residents, employees and visitors of/to the community. Examples include: packaged food, liquor, grocery, drugs, video rental, general merchandise, gift shops, sporting goods, building materials, garden supplies/nurseries, antiques/secondhand stores, convenience stores, but exclude mini-warehouses.

P

Retail marijuana facility, if located within 100 feet of the right-of-way of Highway 101, and subject to the provisions of LCMC 17.80.130.

P

K. Service Commercial

 

Commercial establishments which provide business, repair and miscellaneous services. Examples include: printing/publishing, laboratories, catering, interior design, miscellaneous repairs (indoor only).

P

L. Other Uses

 

1. Ambulance service

C

2. Art gallery and studio

P

3. Places of worship3

C

4. Clubs, lodges, meeting halls

C

5. Home occupations

P

6. Handicraft-type industries with on-site sales (i.e., crafts, saddles)

P

7. Parks/playgrounds/community gardens

C

8. Police/fire facilities

C

9. Public facilities/public parking lots

P

10. Public/private schools, business/trade schools, in accordance with LCMC 17.80.010

C

11. Public utility or utility substation

C

12. Essential emergency communications, early warning and associated emergency facilities

P

13. Community gardens and market gardens not larger than 12,500 square feet, subject to the provisions of LCMC 17.80.080

P

14. Animals and gardens, accessory to a permitted use and subject to the provisions of LCMC 17.80.080

P

15. Transportation uses

P

16. Docks, subject to the provisions of LCMC 17.44.040

C

17. Child care centers

P

18. Family child care homes

P

19. Residential homes

P

20. Conversions, subject to LCMC 17.80.190 and as defined in LCMC 17.08.010

P

21. Accessory uses/structures/special events customarily appurtenant to a permitted or conditional use in the zone

P

22. Emergency shelters, subject to LCMC 17.80.220 and as defined in LCMC 17.08.010

P

1    Repealed by Ord. 2023-26.

2    Repealed by Ord. 2023-26.

3    Together with accessory uses as specified in LCMC 17.80.160.

(Ord. 2023-26 § 27; Ord. 2023-24 § 15; Ord. 2022-38 § 15; Ord. 2022-25 § 40; Ord. 2020-10 § 7)

17.45.030 Reserved.

(Ord. 2020-10 § 7)

17.45.040 Reserved.

(Ord. 2020-10 § 7)

17.45.050 Site development standards.

This section establishes development standards for projects in the TVC zone.

A. Development standards for single-unit residential uses shall be in accordance with Chapter 17.16 LCMC.

B. Development standards for multi-unit residential uses and duplexes shall be in accordance with Chapter 17.20 LCMC.

C. Maximum building height is 38 feet (subject to the exceptions contained in LCMC 17.52.200).

D. Minimum setbacks are zero feet and maximum setbacks are 10 feet.

E. A minimum of 50 percent of the ground-level gross floor area of new hotels/motels and condominiums with nightly rentals shall be comprised of eating/drinking establishments, entertainment/recreation establishments, or retail commercial uses.

F. If a hotel, motel, condominium, or other lodging facility in the TVC zone is destroyed by any cause to an extent exceeding 50 percent of the appraised value as determined by the records of the county assessor for the year preceding destruction, such lodging facility may be rebuilt with the same or fewer number of rooms, Chapter 17.64 LCMC to the contrary notwithstanding.

G. A cap of 212 units in boarding and lodging facilities are permitted in the TVC zone, not including bed and breakfast accommodations and other boarding and lodging facilities with 10 units or less.

H. Outdoor Sales. All commercial uses, including repair, service and storage, shall be conducted within a completely enclosed building or be completely screened from view from off the subject site, except that the outdoor sales display of merchandise in conjunction with antique shops, flower shops, art galleries, beach equipment shops, kite shops, and similar specialty and craft businesses is permitted in the TVC zone subject to the following provisions:

1. Outdoor sales displays may be allowed upon the public sidewalk; provided, that a minimum width of 60 inches is maintained clear of any obstructions and the city grants a right-of-way incursion permit;

2. No additional signs or other advertising devices (temporary or permanent) shall be used in conjunction with outdoor sales displays except those allowed in compliance with this title;

3. The outdoor sales display of merchandise shall only occur during times when the associated establishment is also open for business; and

4. Only merchandise normally available at the associated business may be displayed outdoors.

I. Sidewalk Cafes. Sidewalk cafes on public sidewalks can enhance the pedestrian ambiance of Taft and are encouraged. The purpose of this subsection is to set out the conditions and requirements under which a sidewalk cafe may be permitted to operate on a public sidewalk within the TVC zone.

1. Conditional Use Permit Required. A conditional use permit is required for all sidewalk cafes in accordance with Chapter 17.60 LCMC.

2. ODOT Right-of-Way. The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) may require a separate permit for sidewalk cafes located adjacent to Highway 101 within the ODOT right-of-way.

3. Limitations and Requirements. A sidewalk cafe may be permitted in the TVC zone subject to the sidewalk cafe being situated adjacent to an indoor restaurant or delicatessen as specified below, and the sidewalk cafe’s operation is incidental to and a part of the operation of such adjacent indoor restaurant or delicatessen.

a. A sidewalk cafe may be located on the public sidewalk immediately adjacent to and abutting the indoor restaurant or delicatessen which operates the cafe; provided, that the area in which the sidewalk cafe is located extends no farther along the sidewalk’s length than the actual sidewalk frontage of the operating indoor restaurant or delicatessen and all other applicable provisions of this section are fulfilled.

b. An indoor restaurant or delicatessen may be permitted to operate only one sidewalk cafe and each sidewalk cafe shall be confined to a single location on the sidewalk.

c. A sidewalk cafe may be permitted only where the sidewalk or porch is wide enough to adequately accommodate both the usual pedestrian traffic in the area and the operation of the proposed cafe, consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act. There shall be a minimum 60-inch clear distance free of all obstructions, in order to allow adequate pedestrian movement.

d. All outdoor dining furniture, including tables, chairs, umbrellas, and planters, shall be movable. Umbrellas must be secured with a minimum base of not less than 60 pounds. Outdoor heaters, amplified music, or speakers shall be reviewed at the time of application for a conditional use permit.

e. No additional signing shall be allowed on or above public sidewalk at any outdoor cafe except for the name of the establishment on an awning or umbrella valance.

f. A sidewalk cafe may serve only food and beverages prepared or stocked for sale at the adjoining indoor restaurant or delicatessen.

g. The service of beer or wine, or both, must be solely for on-premises consumption by customers and must be expressly authorized as part of a conditional use permit approval.

h. The area in which the sidewalk cafe is authorized is identified in a manner, as approved by the director, which will clearly separate and delineate it from the areas of the sidewalk that will remain open to pedestrian traffic.

i. Outdoor preparation of food and busing facilities are prohibited at sidewalk cafes. All exterior surfaces within the cafe shall be easily cleaned and shall be kept clean at all times by the permittee.

j. Trash and refuse storage for the sidewalk cafe shall not be permitted within the outdoor dining area or on adjacent sidewalk areas and the permittee shall remove all trash and litter as they accumulate. The permittee shall be responsible for maintaining the outdoor dining area, including the sidewalk surface and furniture and adjacent areas, in a clean and safe condition.

k. Hours of operation shall be no greater than those of the indoor restaurant or delicatessen.

l. The city shall have the right to prohibit the operation of a sidewalk cafe at any time because of anticipated or actual problems or conflicts in the use of the sidewalk area. Such problems and conflicts may arise from, but are not limited to, scheduled festivals and similar events, parades, repairs to the street or sidewalk, or emergencies occurring in the area. To the extent possible, the permittee will be given prior written notice of any time period during which the city will prohibit the operation of the sidewalk cafe.

m. No off-street parking is required for a sidewalk cafe. (Ord. 2022-25 § 41; Ord. 2020-10 § 7)

17.45.060 Landscaping.

Landscaping shall be provided in accordance with Chapter 17.55 LCMC. (Ord. 2020-10 § 7)

17.45.070 Signs.

Signs shall be allowed subject to the provisions of Chapters 9.34 and 17.72 LCMC. (Ord. 2020-14 § 3; Ord. 2020-10 § 7)

17.45.080 Supplementary regulations and exceptions.

Supplementary regulations and exceptions shall be adhered to in accordance with Chapter 17.52 LCMC. (Ord. 2020-10 § 7)

17.45.090 Off-street parking and loading.

Off-street parking and loading shall be provided in accordance with Chapter 17.56 LCMC. (Ord. 2020-13 § 21; Ord. 2020-10 § 7)

17.45.100 Design standards.

Design standards shall be adhered to in accordance with Chapter 17.74 LCMC. (Ord. 2020-10 § 7)

17.45.110 Restrictions.

Repealed by Ord. 2023-04. (Ord. 2020-10 § 7)

17.45.120 Conflicts.

Repealed by Ord. 2023-04. (Ord. 2020-10 § 7)

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Code reviser’s note: Ord. 2020-05 added “Mobile food units...” to the previously existing table in LCMC 17.45.040. This use was inadvertently not included in Ord. 2020-10, but it has been added to this table per the intent of the city.