The purpose of the historic residential overlay is to implement the City of Aurora Design Guidelines for Historic District Properties and preserve the development patterns occurring in the historic Aurora Colony.

(Ord. 415 § 7.72.010, 2002)

In the historic residential overlay, only the following uses and their accessory uses are permitted outright. Variances from listed permitted uses are prohibited.

A.

Registered child care facility or certified group child care home defined by ORS 657A;

B.

Home occupation (Type I) subject to Chapter 16.46;

C.

Residential care home;

D.

Single-family detached residential dwelling;

E.

Public support facilities;

F.

Accessory dwelling units in the rear or side yard subject to Chapter 16.54;

G.

Accessory structures in the rear or side yard, subject to Chapter 16.13.

(Ord. 496, § 2(Exh. A), 2022; Ord. 488, § 2(Exh. A), 2019; Ord. 415 § 7.72.020, 2002)

The following uses and their accessory uses may be permitted in the historic residential overlay when authorized by the Planning Commission in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 16.60, other relevant sections of this title and any conditions imposed by the Planning Commission:

A.

Place of worship, provided that all building setbacks shall be a minimum of thirty (30) feet from any property line. Where a place of worship is in a residential district, the housing permitted outright or permitted conditionally in the district is allowed in addition to a place of worship and in accordance with the development standards of the base zone.

B.

Home occupation (Type II) subject to Chapter 16.46;

C.

Minor impact utilities;

D.

Schools limited to pre-kindergarten through eighth grade, provided that all building setbacks shall be a minimum of thirty (30) feet from any property line;

E.

Museum;

F.

Bed and breakfast establishments.

(Ord. 488, § 2(Exh. A), 2019; Ord. 415 § 7.72.030, 2002)

A.

The minimum lot area shall be ten thousand (10,000) square feet with municipal sewer service. Minimum lot area without municipal sewer shall be as determined by the county sanitarian.

B.

The minimum lot width shall not be less than fifty (50) feet.

C.

The minimum setback requirements are as follows:

1.

The front setback shall be a minimum of fifteen (15) feet except the front setback may be reduced to a minimum of ten (10) feet when the garage is located in the rear yard or the garage is located in the side yard of a corner lot.

2.

The side setbacks shall be a minimum of five (5) feet. Any street side setback shall be a minimum of ten (10) feet.

3.

The rear setback shall be a minimum of ten (10) feet, except the minimum rear setback for an accessory building, other than an accessory dwelling unit, shall be five (5) feet.

4.

The setback for the garage door approach (the point where the vehicle accesses the garage) shall be a minimum of twenty (20) feet from any public street right-of-way.

D.

No building in the historic residential overlay shall exceed two and one-half stories or thirty-five (35) feet in height.

E.

Maximum height for an accessory structure shall be eighteen (18) feet or seventy-five (75) percent of the height of the primary structure, whichever is greater. Maximum square footage for an accessory structure shall be seven hundred (700) square feet, except the maximum square footage for an accessory structure on a lot or parcel greater than twenty thousand (20,000) square feet shall be one thousand (1,000) square feet.

F.

One principal building per lot.

G.

Impervious surfaces shall not cover more than fifty (50) percent of the lot or parcel.

H.

Parking requirements shall be in accordance with Chapter 16.42.

I.

Landscaping requirements shall be in accordance with Chapter 16.38.

J.

All properties, uses and structures in the historic residential overlay are subject to the requirements of Title 17, Historic Preservation, and any applicable section of this title.

(Ord. 488, § 2(Exh. A), 2019; Ord. 415 § 7.72.040, 2002)