2010 Development Code1

May 12, 2012

Updated Sept 23, 2012 (Chapters 1.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.14, 3.3, 4.1, 5.2)

Updated November 11, 2013

(Created Chapter 2.16)

Updated December 15, 2013 (Chapters 4.2, 4.3, 4.5)

Updated May 10, 2014 (Chapter 2.4)

Updated May 24, 2014 (Chapter 2.4)

Updated August 8, 2014

Updated September 12, 2014

Updated June 15, 2015

Updated November 30, 2015 (Chapter 2.2)

Updated April 10, 2016 (Chapters 1.3, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 3.2)

Updated November 14, 2016 (Chapters 4.2, 4.6)

Updated July 27, 2018 (Chapters 1.3, 2.3, 2.4, 2.6, 2.10, 2.14, 3.2, 4.1, 4.5, 4.6, 4.9)

Updated December 28, 2018 (Chapters 1.3, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.9, 2.13, 2.14, 2.15, 4.1)

Updated August 23, 2019 (Chapters 1.3, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.9, 2.14, 2.15, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.5, 5.1)

Updated May 8, 2020 (Chapters 1.3, 2.10, 2.15, 3.5, 4.2)

Updated January 8, 2021 (Chapter 2.15)

Updated September 10, 2021 (Chapter 3.2)

Updated June 24, 2022 (Chapters 2.3, 2.6, 2.15)

Updated January 13, 2023 (Chapters 1.3, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.15, 3.6)

Updated May 12, 2023 (Chapters 1.3, 2.7, 2.15, 3.2, 3.4, 5.2, 5.3)

Updated October 13, 2023 (Chapters 1.2, 1.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.7, 2.11, 2.14, 2.15, 3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.4, 4.1, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.9, 5.2)

Updated February 9, 2024 (Chapter 2.15)

Updated September 27, 2024 (Chapter 2.12)

Updated October 25, 2024 (Chapter 2.15)

Updated March 14, 2025 (Chapter 3.2)

Updated June 13, 2025 (Chapters 1.3, 2.7)

Updated June 27, 2025 (Chapters 1.3, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.12, 2.13, 2.14, 2.16, 3.0, 3.2, 3.7, 4.2, 4.3, 4.5)

Community Development Department

Acknowledgments

The 2010 Development Code was prepared through the collective effort of the following people:

City of Sisters

Eric Porter, Community Development Director

Pauline Hardie, AICP, Senior Planner

Laura Lehman, Associate Planner

Carol Jenkins, Planning Technician

City Council

Lon Kellstrom, Mayor

Bill Merrill, Council President

Sharlene Weed

Pat Thompson

Jerry Bogart

 

Planning Commission

David Gentry, Chairman

Alan Holzman, Vice Chairman

Dominic DeBari

Chuck Humphreys

Michael Preedin

Ed Protas

Daryl Tewalt

 

Development Code Update Advisory Committee

Sandy Affonso

Piper Lucas

Paul Bennett

John Rahm

Brad Boyd

Steve Rodgers

Mary Dorman, Angelo Planning Group

Michele Sims

Jeff England

Jonathan Skidmore, AICP

Chuck Humphreys

Thomas Tucker

Lon Kellstrom

 

Technical Advisory Committee

Sandy Affonso

Jerry Bogart, Councilor

Brad Boyd

Chuck Humphreys, Planning Commissioner

Andrew Gorayeb

Wendy Holzman

Bill Merrill, Council President

Jonathan Skidmore, AICP

Sisters Camp Sherman Fire Protection District

Dave Wheeler, Fire Marshal

Former Staff

Bill Adams, AICP, Former Planning Director

Brian Rankin, Former Planning Director

The 2012 Development Code Update was prepared through the collective effort of the following people:

City of Sisters

Pauline Hardie, AICP, Community Development Director

Eric Porter, Principal Planner

Carol Jenkins, Planning Technician

City Council

Lon Kellstrom, Mayor

David Asson, Council President

Sharlene Weed

Pat Thompson

Wendy Holzman

 

Planning Commission

Alan Holzman, Chairman

Daryl Tewalt, Vice Chairman

David Gentry

Steve Auerbach

Darren Layne

Doug Roberts

Sandy Affonso

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapters:

1.1    – How to Use the Development Code

1.2    – General Administration

1.3    – Definitions

1.4    – Enforcement

2    – Land Use Districts

2.1    – Land Use District Administration

2.2    – Residential District (R)

2.3    – Multi-Family Residential District (MFR)

2.4    – Downtown Commercial (DC) District

2.5    – Highway Commercial District (HC)

2.6    – Light Industrial District (LI)

2.7    – Public Facility and Institutional District (PFI)

2.8    – Open Space District (OS)

2.9    – Urban Area Reserve District (UAR)

2.10    – Special Flood Hazard Area Overlay District

2.11    – Airport Overlay District (AO)

2.12    – Sun Ranch Tourist Commercial District (TC)

2.13    – Sun Ranch Residential (SRR) District

2.14    – North Sisters Business Park (NSBP) District

2.15    – Special Provisions

2.16    – Airport District (A)

3    – Design Standards

3.0    – Design Standards Administration

3.1    – Access and Circulation

3.2    – Landscaping and Screening

3.3    – Vehicle and Bicycle Parking

3.4    – Signs

3.5    – Public Improvement Standards

3.6    – Additional Standards for Middle Housing

3.7    – Defensible Space Standards

4    – Applications and Review Procedures

4.0    – Administration of Land Use and Development Permits

4.1    – Types of Applications and Review Procedures

4.2    – Site Plan Review

4.3    – Land Divisions and Lot Line Adjustments

4.4    – Conditional Use Permits

4.5    – Master Planned Developments

4.6    – Cottage Developments

4.7    – Land Use District Map and Text Amendments

4.8    – Code Interpretations

4.9    – Declaratory Ruling

5    – Exceptions to Code Standards

5.0    – Introduction

5.1    – Variances

5.2    – Non-Conforming Uses and Structures

5.3    – Subsequently Allowed Uses

6    – Map Amendments

6.0    – Purpose and Intent

6.1    – Zone Map Amendments

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Prior legislation: Ords. 324, 334, 336, 341, 342, 347, 348, 356, 366, 369, 373, 376, 378, 384, 385, 389, 396, 397, 402, 407, 408, 410, 414, 420, 424, 427, 431, 440, 442, 450, 452,453, 455, 456, 458, 462, 468 and 471.