Central Point City Zoning Code

A maximum of one accessory unit is permitted per single-family unit;

An accessory unit shall have a maximum floor area of 800 square feet;

The applicable zoning standards in Table 2 shall be satisfied.

Topographic constraints;

Existing development patterns on abutting property which preclude the logical connection of streets or accessways;

Railroads;

Traffic safety concerns;

Functional and operational needs to create a large building; or

Protection of significant natural resources.

Except for specific accessway facilities identified in a TOD overlay master plan, the following accessway dimensional standards set forth in the City of Central Point Department of Public Works Standard Specifications and Uniform Standard Details for Public Works Construction, Section 300, Street Construction shall apply for any development located within the TOD overlay which is approved according to the provisions in § 17.65.100.

In transit station areas, one or more pedestrian-scaled amenities shall be required with every 100 square feet of the sidewalk area, including but not limited to:

Sidewalks adjacent to undeveloped parcels may be temporary.

Public street, driveway, loading area, and surface parking lot crossings shall be clearly marked with textured accent paving or painted stripes.

The different zones of a sidewalk should be articulated using special paving or concrete scoring.

Pedestrian accessways and greenways should be provided as needed to supplement pedestrian routes along public streets.

Major off-street pedestrian accessways shall incorporate all of the following design criteria:

Minor off-street trails shall be a minimum of five feet wide, have a minimum vertical clearance of eight feet, a minimum two-foot horizontal clearance from edge of pathway and be constructed of gravel or wood chips, with a compacted subgrade.

The parking lot driveway is less than 100 feet long;

The parking lot driveway serves one or two residential units; or

The parking lot driveway provides direct access to angled parking stalls.

Off-street surface parking lots shall be located to the side or rear of buildings. Parking at midblock or behind buildings is preferred.

Off-street surface parking lots shall not be located between a front facade of a building and a public street.

If a building adjoins streets or accessways on two or more sides, off-street parking shall be allowed between the building and the pedestrian route in the following order of priority:

1st. Accessways;

2nd. Streets that are nontransit streets;

3rd. Streets that are transit streets.

Parking lots and garages should not be located within 20 feet of a street corner.

All perimeter and interior landscaped areas must have protective curbs along the edges. Trees must have adequate protection from car doors and bumpers.

A portion of the standard parking space may be landscaped instead of paved. The landscaped area may be up to two feet in front of the space as measured from a line parallel to the direction of the bumper of a vehicle using the space. Landscaping must be ground cover plants. The landscaping does not apply towards any perimeter or interior parking lot landscaping requirements, but does count towards any overall site landscaping requirement.

In order to control dust and mud, all vehicle areas must be paved.

All parking areas must be striped in conformance with the city of Central Point parking dimension standards.

Thoughtful siting of parking and vehicle access should be used to minimize the impact of automobiles on the pedestrian environment, adjacent properties, and pedestrian safety.

Large parking lots should be divided into smaller areas, using, for example, landscaping or special parking patterns.

Parking should be located in lower or upper building levels or in less visible portions of site.

When parking must be located to the side of buildings, parking frontage should be limited to approximately 50% of total site frontage.

Where possible, alleys should be used to bring the vehicle access to the back of the site.

Landscaped buffers should be used to achieve sufficient screening while still preserving views to allow areas to be watched and guarded by neighbors.

Landscaping should be used to screen and buffer unsightly uses and to separate such incompatible uses as parking areas and waste storage and pickup areas.

Parking areas shall be screened with landscaping, fences, walls or a combination thereof.

Surface parking areas shall provide perimeter parking lot landscaping adjacent to a street that meets one of the following standards:

Gaps in a building's frontage on a pedestrian street that are adjacent to off-street parking areas and which exceed 65 feet in length shall be reduced to no more than 65 feet in length through use of a minimum eight-foot-high screen wall. The screen wall shall be solid, grille, mesh or lattice that obscures at least 30% of the interior view (e.g., at least 30% solid material to 70% transparency).

Parking Area Interior Landscaping.

Prohibited screening includes chainlink fencing with or without slats.

Acceptable screening includes:

A minimum average light level of one and two-tenths footcandles is required for urban spaces and sidewalks.

Metal-halide or lamps with similar color, temperature and efficiency ratings shall be used for general lighting at building exteriors, parking areas, and urban spaces. Sodium-based lamp elements are not allowed.

Maximum lighting levels should not exceed six footcandles at intersections or 1 1/2 footcandles in parking areas.

Pedestrian-scale street lighting shall be provided including all pedestrian streets along arterials, major collectors, minor collectors and local streets.

Pedestrian street lights shall be no taller than 20 feet along arterials and collectors, and 16 feet along local streets.

Accessways through surface parking lots shall be well lighted with fixtures no taller than 20 feet.

Locate and design exterior lighting of buildings, signs, walkways, parking lots, and other areas to avoid casting light on nearby properties.

Fixture height and lighting levels shall be commensurate with their intended use and function and shall assure compatibility with neighboring land uses. Baffles shall be incorporated to minimize glare and to focus lighting on its intended area.

Additional pedestrian-oriented site lighting including step lights, well lights and bollards shall be provided along all courtyard lanes, alleys and off-street bike and pedestrian pathways.

In addition to lighting streets, sidewalks, and public spaces, additional project lighting is encouraged to highlight and illuminate building entrances, landscaping, parks, and special features.

The types of signs permitted shall be limited only to those signs described in this chapter.

Decorative exterior murals are allowed and are subject to review and criteria by planning commission or a review committee appointed by city council.

Signs that use images and icons to identify store uses and products are encouraged.

Projecting signs located to address the pedestrian are encouraged.

The base materials for a freestanding sign shall be natural materials including stone, brick, or aggregate.

Building/sign proportionality as referenced in Table 17.65.050(1).

Sign illumination shall be limited to external illumination to include conventional lighting and neon, if neon is applied to the sign plane area. External illumination is understood to include "back lit" or "halo" lighting. Internally illuminated signs are prohibited except as provided under Table 17.65.050(1) for scoreboards.

Internally illuminated signs;

Roof signs;

Reader boards;

Flashing signs;

Electronic message/image signs on which copy is created through the use of a pattern of lights in a dot matrix configuration, which may be changed intermittently;

Bench signs;

Balloons or streamers.

For single-family detached and attached residences, including duplex units, townhouses and row houses: 400 square feet for each dwelling.

For multifamily residences, including multistory apartments, garden apartments, and senior housing: 600 square feet for each dwelling.

Nonresidential development: at least 10% of the development's site area.

Benches or a seating wall;

Public art such as a statue;

Water feature or decorative fountain;

Children's play structure including swing and slide;

Gazebo or picnic shelter;

Picnic tables with barbecue;

Open or covered outdoor sports court for one or more of the following: tennis, skateboard, basketball, volleyball, badminton, racquetball, handball/paddleball;

Open or covered outdoor swimming and/or wading pool or play fountain suitable for children to use; or

Outdoor athletic fields for one or more of the following: baseball, softball, Little League, soccer.

Natural ventilation;

Passive heating and cooling;

Daylighting;

Sun-shading devices for solar control;

Water conservation;

Appropriate use of building mass and materials; and

Careful integration of landscape and buildings. It is recommended that an accepted industry standard such as the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED™ program be used to identify the most effective strategies. (Information on the LEED™ program can be obtained from the U.S. Green Building Council's website, www.usgbc.org.)

The architectural characteristics of surrounding buildings, including historic buildings, should be considered, especially if a consistent pattern is already established by similar or complementary building articulation, building scale and proportions, setbacks, architectural style, roof forms, building details and fenestration patterns, or materials. In some cases, the existing context is not well defined, or may be undesirable. In such cases, a well-designed new project can establish a pattern or identity from which future development can take its cues.

Certain buildings, because of their size, purpose or location, should be given prominence and distinct architectural character, reflective of their special function or position. Examples of these special buildings include theaters, hotels, cultural centers, and civic buildings.

Attention should be paid to the following architectural elements:

Buildings shall be built to the sidewalk edge for a minimum of 75% of their site's primary street frontage along collector and arterial streets in C, EC, GC, and HMR zones unless the use is primarily residential or the activity that constitutes the request for increased setback is intended to increase pedestrian activity, i.e., pedestrian plaza or outdoor seating area.

Commercial structures and multi-dwellings should be sited and designed to provide a sensitive transition to adjacent lower density residential structures, with consideration for the scale, bulk, height, setback, and architectural character of adjacent single-family dwellings.

In multi-dwelling structures, the plan layout, orientation and window treatment of the building design should not infringe upon the privacy of other adjacent dwellings.

The orientation of building entries shall:

Building facades over 200 feet in length facing a street shall provide two or more public building entrances off the street.

All entries fronting a pedestrian accessway shall be sheltered with a minimum four-foot overhang or shelter.

An exception to any part of the requirements of this section shall be allowed upon finding that:

For nonresidential buildings, or nonresidential portions of mixed-use buildings, main building entrances fronting on pedestrian streets shall remain open during normal business hours for that building.

Nonresidential and mixed-use buildings fronting a pedestrian street shall have at least one main building entrance oriented to the pedestrian street.

The main entrance of each primary structure should face the street the site fronts on, except on corner lots, where the main entrance may face either of the streets or be oriented to the corner. For attached dwellings, duplexes, and multi-dwellings that have more than one main entrance, only one main entrance needs to meet this guideline. Entrances that face a shared landscaped courtyard are exempt.

Residential buildings fronting on a street shall have an entrance to the building opening on to the street.

The main entrances to houses and buildings should be prominent, interesting, and pedestrian-accessible. A porch should be provided to shelter the main entrance and create a transition from outdoor to indoor space.

Generally, single-dwelling porches should be at least eight feet wide and five feet deep and covered by a roof supported by columns or brackets. If the main entrance is to more than one dwelling unit, the covered area provided by the porch should be at least 12 feet wide and five feet deep.

If the front porch projects out from the building, it should have a roof pitch which matches the roof pitch of the house. If the porch roof is a deck or balcony, it may be flat.

Building elevation changes are encouraged to make a more prominent entrance. The maximum elevation for the entrance should not be more than one-half story in height, or six feet from grade, whichever is less.

The front entrance of a multi-dwelling complex should get architectural emphasis, to create both interest and ease for visual identification.

All building frontages greater than 40 feet in length shall break any flat, monolithic facade by including discernible architectural elements such as, but not limited to: bay windows, recessed entrances and windows, display windows, cornices, bases, pilasters, columns or other architectural details or articulation combined with changes in materials, so as to provide visual interest and a sense of division, in addition to creating community character and pedestrian scale. The overall design shall recognize that the simple relief provided by window cutouts or sills on an otherwise flat facade, in and of itself, does not meet the requirements of this subsection D.

Building designs that result in a street frontage with a uniform and monotonous design style, roofline or facade treatment should be avoided.

Architectural detailing, such as but not limited to, trellis, long overhangs, deep inset windows, should be incorporated to provide sun-shading from the summer sun.

To balance horizontal features on longer facades, vertical building elements shall be emphasized.

The dominant feature of any building frontage that is visible from a pedestrian street or public open space shall be the habitable area with its accompanying windows and doors. Parking lots, garages, and solid wall facades (e.g., warehouses) shall not dominate a pedestrian street frontage.

Developments shall be designed to encourage informal surveillance of streets and other public spaces by maximizing sight lines between the buildings and the street.

All buildings, of any type, constructed within any TOD overlay shall be constructed with exterior building materials and finishes that are of high quality to convey permanence and durability.

The exterior walls of all building facades along pedestrian routes, including side or return facades, shall be of suitable durable building materials including the following: stucco, stone, brick, terra cotta, tile, cedar shakes and shingles, beveled or ship-lap or other narrow-course horizontal boards or siding, vertical board-and-batten siding, articulated architectural concrete or concrete masonry units (CMU), or similar materials which are low maintenance, weather-resistant, abrasion-resistant, and easy to clean. Prohibited building materials include the following: plain concrete, plain concrete block, corrugated metal, unarticulated board siding (e.g., T1-11 siding, plain plywood, sheet pressboard), Exterior Insulated Finish Systems (EIFS), and similar quality, nondurable materials.

All visible building facades along or off a pedestrian route, including side or return facades, are to be treated as part of the main building elevation and articulated in the same manner. Continuity of use of the selected approved materials must be used on these facades.

Ground-floor openings in parking structures, except at points of access, must be covered with grilles, mesh or lattice that obscures at least 30% of the interior view (e.g., at least 30% solid material to 70% transparency).

Appropriately scaled architectural detailing, such as but not limited to moldings or cornices, is encouraged at the roofline of commercial building facades, and where such detailing is present, should be a minimum of at least eight inches wide.

Compatible building designs along a street should be provided through similar massing (building facade, height and width as well as the space between buildings) and frontage setbacks.

In areas adjacent to the transit station, sidewalks in front of buildings shall be covered to at least eight feet from building face to provide protection from sun and rain by use of elements such as: canopies, arcades, or pergolas. Supports for these features shall not impede pedestrian traffic.

Canopies, overhangs or awnings shall be provided over entrances. Awnings at the ground level of buildings are encouraged.

Awnings within the window bays (either above the main glass or the transom light) should not obscure or distract from the appearance of significant architectural features. The color of the awning shall be compatible with its attached building.

Ground floor windows shall meet the following criteria:

The facades of single-family attached and detached residences (including duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, townhouses, and row houses) shall comply with the following standards:

The facades of multifamily residences shall comply with the following standards:

Roof shapes, surface materials, colors, mechanical equipment and other penthouse functions should be integrated into the total building design. Roof terraces and gardens are encouraged.

When the commercial structure has a flat parapet roof adjacent to pitched roof residential structures, stepped parapets are encouraged so the appearance is a gradual transition of rooflines.

Flat roofs with a parapet and cornice are allowed for multifamily residences in all TOD, LMR, MMR and HMR districts, in which the minimum for sloped roofs is 5:12.

Flat roofs with a parapet and cornice are allowed for single-family attached and detached residences (including duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, townhouses, and row houses) in all TOD residential districts, except the LMR zone.

For all residences with sloped roofs, the roof slope shall be at least 5:12, and no more than 12:12. Eaves shall overhang building walls at a minimum 12 inches deep on all sides (front, back, sides) of a residential structure.

Roof shapes, surface materials, colors, mechanical equipment and other penthouse functions should be integrated into the total building design. Roof terraces and gardens are encouraged.

Lighting of a building facade shall be designed to complement the architectural design. Lighting shall not draw inordinate attention to the building.

No exterior lighting shall be permitted above the second floor of buildings for the purpose of highlighting the presence of the building if doing so would impact adjacent residential uses.

Lighting shall not draw inordinate attention to the building facade.

Porch and entry lights are encouraged on all dwellings to create a safe and inviting pedestrian environment at night.

No exterior lighting exceeding 100 watts per fixture is permitted in any residential area.

The visual impact of chimneys and equipment shall be minimized by the use of parapets, architectural screening, rooftop landscaping, or by using other aesthetically pleasing methods of screening and reducing the sound of such equipment.

Development or land division applications which involve two or more acres of land; or

Modifications to a valid master plan approval which involve one or more of the following:

Introduction. A narrative describing:

Site Analysis Map. A map and written narrative of the project area addressing site amenities and challenges on the project site and adjacent lands within 100 feet of the project site.

Transportation and Circulation Plan. A transportation impact analysis (TIA) identifying planned transportation facilities, services and networks to be provided concurrently with the development of the master plan and addressing § 17.65.060, Circulation and access standards.

Site Plan. A plan and narrative addressing § 17.65.070, Site design standards.

Recreation and Open Space Plan. A plan and narrative addressing § 17.65.080, Public parks and open space design standards.

Building Design Plan. A written narrative and illustrations addressing § 17.65.090, Building design standards.

Transit Plan. A plan identifying proposed, or future transit facilities (if any).

Environmental Plan. A plan identifying environmental conditions such as wetlands, flood hazard areas, groundwater conditions and hazardous sites on and adjacent to the project site.

Large-Format Retail Flexibility Plan. Master Plan applications proposing anchor retail buildings greater than 80,000 square feet shall include:

§§ 17.65.040, Land Use and 17.65.050, Zoning regulations;

§§ 17.65.070 through 17.65.090 relating to TOD design standards;

Chapter 17.60, General Regulations, unless superseded by §§ 17.65.040 and 17.65.050;

§ 17.65.050(F)(3), Parking Standards, and Chapter 17.64, Off-Street Parking and Loading;

Chapter 17.70, Historic Preservation Overlay Zone; and

Chapter 17.76, Conditional Use Permits, for any conditional uses proposed as part of the master plan.

§ 17.65.080, Public Parks and Open Space Design Standards, including the requirement that master plans reserve, improve, and/or establish parks and open space adequate to serve the projected population at buildout.

The provisions of Title 16, Subdivisions; and

The proposed land division complies with the approved TOD Overlay Master Plan for the property; if required; and

The TOD Overlay design standards set forth in §§ 17.65.070 through 17.65.090.

The provisions of Chapter 17.72, Site Plan and Architectural Review, shall be satisfied; and

The proposed improvements comply with the approved TOD Overlay master plan for the property, if required; and

The TOD design standards set forth in §§ 17.65.070 through 17.65.090.

The provisions of Chapter 17.76, Conditional Use Permits; and

The proposed conditional use complies with the approved TOD overlay master plan for the property, if required; and

The TOD design standards set forth in §§ 17.65.070 through 17.65.090.

An application for extension is filed and approved subject to the requirements of Chapter 17.05; or

Building permits for the development have been issued and construction diligently pursued to completion.