Central Point City Zoning Code

The B.C.G. district is intended to provide for environmental preservation and limited development within the portion of the Bear Creek Greenway that lies within the city limits and urban growth boundary of Central Point. This district is intended to protect the public health and safety, preserve the natural environment of the Bear Creek corridor, encourage the implementation of the greenway plan, provide for limited recreational uses, and ensure the continued preservation of fish and wildlife habitat within the riparian environment of the creek.

The following uses are permitted in the B.C.G. district:

The following uses are permitted in the B.C.G. district when authorized in accordance with Chapter 17.76:

All buildings and structures shall be designed to be as inconspicuous as possible and any such structure proposed to exceed fifteen feet in height shall be subject to planning commission review and approval.

All areas within the greenway are in public ownership or proposed for public acquisition. No minimum lot requirements are necessary for the types of development that might occur within this district, except that special setback requirements may apply as specified in Section 17.60.090.

The area designated on the comprehensive plan map and zoning map of the city as Bear Creek Greenway shall be preserved to the maximum extent practicable in its natural condition. No person, firm, or corporation, whether public or private, shall cause or permit any excavation, fill, stream diversion, removal of vegetation, or other alteration of the natural environment of the greenway, nor encroach upon any part thereof with buildings, footings, retaining walls, bridges, piers, abutments, dams, diversion weirs, riprap, or any other physical feature without first securing the express written consent of the Central Point planning commission. Application for such consent shall be made in writing and any conditions of approval shall be based on the purposes of this section.

All signs shall be designed for maximum visual and aesthetic compatibility with the greenway environment and are subject to planning commission review and approval, and the requirements of Chapter 15.24 and Section 17.60.110.

Physical improvements that are obviously manmade and would impair the free movement of people or wildlife within the greenway are discouraged, but may be permitted when required to solve a specific problem or serve a special purpose, and when designed to be visually and aesthetically compatible with the greenway environment. Any fence, wall, hedge, or screen planting is subject to review and approval by the planning commission.

Off-street parking shall be required as a part of any recreational or other facility that could reasonably be expected to generate automobile trips or require automobile access. The number of parking spaces will be determined by the planning commission on a case-by-case basis and on the basis of statistical or other evidence of parking needs as provided by city staff or the applicant.