Coos Bay City Zoning Code
SECTION 2
Zoning
17.215 Recodified
(Recodified as Chapter 17.360 by Ord. 503)
17.265 Recodified
(Recodified as Chapter 17.316 by Ord. 503)
17.210.010 Classification of districts.
For the purposes of this title, the city is divided into zone districts designated as follows:
Comprehensive Plan Designation | Corresponding Zone District | Code Chapter |
|---|---|---|
Residential | Low Density Residential (LDR) Small Lot Residential (SLR) Medium Density Residential (MDR) | CBDC 17.220 CBDC 17.220 CBDC 17.225 |
Commercial | Commercial and Mixed-Use Districts (C and MX) Industrial-Commercial (I-C) Waterfront Heritage (WH) Hollering Place (HP) | CBDC 17.230 CBDC 17.235 CBDC 17.240 CBDC 17.250 |
Industrial | Waterfront Industrial (W-I) | CBDC 17.245 |
Quasi-Public | Urban Public (UP) Watershed (WS) | CBDC 17.255 CBDC 17.270 |
Medical Park | Medical Park District (MP) | CBDC 17.260 |
[Ord. 590 § 1 (Att. B(C)), 2026; Ord. 540 § 6 (Exh. 1), 2021; Ord. 503 § 1 (Exh. B), 2018; Ord. 473 § 3 (Exh. A), 2016].
17.210.020 Zoning map.
(1) The location and boundaries of the zone districts are shown on the map entitled, “Zoning Map of the City of Coos Bay,” dated with the effective date of the ordinance codified in this title and signed by the mayor, and hereafter referred to as the “zoning map.”
(2) The authorized copy of the city’s zoning map shall be maintained on file with the city, and is made a part of this title.
(3) Revised Maps. The city council may, from time to time, direct the director to replace the official zoning maps, or portions thereof, with a map or maps, or portions thereof, which include all lawful changes of zone to date. Zoning maps, or portions thereof, filed as replacements, shall be adopted by ordinance. Any revisions or replacements of said maps, when duly entered, signed, and filed with the city as authorized by this chapter, are part of this title. [Ord. 590 § 1 (Att. B(C)), 2026; Ord. 540 § 6 (Exh. 1), 2021; Ord. 503 § 1 (Exh. B), 2018; Ord. 473 § 3 (Exh. A), 2016].
17.210.030 District boundaries.
(1) Unless otherwise specified, district boundaries are lot lines or such lines extended to the center of an adjoining street.
(2) Any land or property not specifically identified with a zoning designation shall be considered to be zoned as the most restrictive zone classification designated on adjoining and/or abutting properties, until such time as it is determined otherwise by a rezone action.
(3) The director shall have the authority to interpret zoning classification consistent with subsections (1) and (2) of this section and shall maintain a record of any and all written interpretations. [Ord. 590 § 1 (Att. B(C)), 2026; Ord. 540 § 6 (Exh. 1), 2021; Ord. 503 § 1 (Exh. B), 2018; Ord. 473 § 3 (Exh. A), 2016].
17.220.010 Purpose.
The low density residential (LDR) and small lot residential (SLR) zone districts have been established to be consistent with the comprehensive plan and identify appropriate land uses and standards for low-density neighborhoods and neighborhoods with smaller lots. [Ord. 590 § 1 (Att. B(D)), 2026; Ord. 544 § 10 (Att. B), 2021; Ord. 540 § 6 (Exh. 1), 2021; Ord. 518 § 8 (Exh. 1), 2019; Ord. 503 § 1 (Exh. B), 2018; Ord. 473 § 3 (Exh. A), 2016].
17.220.020 Land uses and permit requirements.
Land uses and permit requirements are listed in Table 17.220.020. The table identifies those uses in the low density residential districts that are:
P = Permitted use;
C = Conditional use;
S = Permitted uses that are subject to special standards; or
X = Prohibited.
The applicable procedural requirements for proposed developments and uses are found in Chapter 17.130 CBDC.
Use | SLR | LDR and LDR Overlay Zone |
|---|---|---|
Residential Uses | ||
Dwelling, single-unit detached | P | |
Dwelling, duplex | P | |
Dwelling, manufactured homes including certified factory-built homes except recreational vehicles | P | |
Dwelling, multi-unit (subject to standards at CBDC 17.335.120) | X | S LDR overlay zone only |
Dwelling, townhouse (subject to standards at CBDC 17.335.110) | C | X |
Accessory dwelling units (subject to standards at Chapter 17.312 CBDC) | S | |
Family child care home | P | |
Group care facilities (more than five) | C | |
Foster care homes (five or fewer) | P | |
Zero lot line development (subject to standards at CBDC 17.335.110) | S | S |
Accessory Buildings and Uses | ||
Private garages and carports | P | |
Accessory use or building on a separate lot or parcel (subject to standards at Chapter 17.314 CBDC) | S | |
Greenhouses, gardens, and orchards for private, noncommercial propagation and culture of plants, fruits, and vegetables | P | |
Swimming pools and other recreational facilities for the private use of the occupants. Swimming pools other than children’s temporary wading pools shall not be located in front yards, and shall be set back at least three feet from all property lines. | P | |
Covered patio, freestanding or attached | P | |
Solar energy systems and structures solely designed to support solar energy systems | P | |
Nonresidential Uses | ||
Art galleries and museums | C | |
Vacation rental and homestays (subject to standards at Chapter 17.370 CBDC) | S | |
Bed and breakfast | P | |
Bus shelters | P | |
Religious assembly – small (less than 16 persons) | P | |
Religious assembly – large (over 16 persons) | C | |
Community recreation | C | |
Lodge, club, fraternal or civic assembly | C | X |
Home occupations | P | |
Occupied recreational vehicles except those authorized under CBMC 8.45.030 | X | |
Public utilities | C | |
Educational services | P | |
Telecommunications facilities | C | |
All manufacturing and commercial uses or services, except permitted home occupations and day/adult care facilities | X | |
Uses deemed by the director to be compatible with the LDR and SLR zone districts, adjacent land uses and state regulations. | P | |
[Ord. 590 § 1 (Att. B(D)), 2026; Ord. 551 § 1, 2022; Ord. 544 § 10 (Att. B), 2021; Ord. 540 § 6 (Exh. 1), 2021; Ord. 532 § 2 (Att. B), 2020; Ord. 518 § 8 (Exh. 1), 2019; Ord. 503 § 1 (Exh. B), 2018; Ord. 480 § 3, 2016; Ord. 473 § 3 (Exh. A), 2016. Formerly 17.220.030].
17.220.030 Development and lot standards.
(1) All developments within the SLR, LDR, and LDR Overlay zone districts shall comply with the density and dimensional requirements of Table 17.220.030, except as described in subsections (1)(a), (1)(b) and (1)(c) of this section.
(a) The maximum dwelling units per acre in Table 17.220.030 are not applicable to duplex dwellings.
(b) Accessory dwelling units are not subject to the density requirements of the zone.
(c) Density bonus for affordable housing as described in CBDC 17.335.140.
Standard | SLR | LDR Overlay Zone | LDR |
|---|---|---|---|
Minimum net dwelling units per acre | No minimum | No minimum | No minimum |
Maximum net dwelling units per acre | 12 units | 16 units | 10 units |
Minimum lot size | 2,250 s.f. | NA | 4,500 s.f. |
Maximum lot size | 7,500 s.f. | NA | 10,000 s.f. |
Minimum lot width | 40' | NA | 40' |
Lots for drainage facilities, parks, open space, wetlands and buffers, utilities | No minimum or maximum. | ||
Building height | 35' | ||
Lot coverage | 65% | ||
Landscaping | See CBDC 17.335.060. | ||
Front yard setback to enclosed or semi-enclosed living area (including porches) | 10' from property line | ||
Garage or carport setback | 20' from property line. The setback may be reduced to 10' from a street or 5' from an alley if the entrance to the garage or carport is perpendicular to the street frontage and all of the required parking can be accommodated on private property. | ||
Minimum side yard – Interior lot | 5' or 10% of lot width, whichever is less | NA | 5' or 10% of lot width, whichever is less |
Minimum rear yard | 10' | 10' | |
Minimum side yard – Street side corner lot | 7' | ||
Setbacks for accessory buildings no greater than 120 s.f. or 8' in height at its highest point above site grade | Rear or side yards – as per CBMC Title 15. Front yard – building may be no closer than 20' from the front property line nor cause visual obstruction at driveways or intersections. | ||
Parking and loading | See Chapter 17.330 CBDC. | ||
Supplementary | See Chapter 17.335 CBDC. | ||
[Ord. 590 § 1 (Att. B(D)), 2026; Ord. 540 § 6 (Exh. 1), 2021; Ord. 518 § 8 (Exh. 1), 2019].
Standard |
SLR |
LDR Overlay Zone |
LDR |
17.225.010 Purpose.
The medium density residential (MDR) zone district is intended to provide for residential development opportunities, including certified factory-built home parks, with a minimum density of 10 units per net acre and a maximum density of 25 units per net acre. The district is further intended to facilitate use of public transit, reduce the burdens of automobile related problems, and encourage efficient use of commercial services and public open space. [Ord. 590 § 1 (Att. B(E)), 2026; Ord. 540 § 6 (Exh. 1), 2021; Ord. 532 § 2 (Att. B), 2020; Ord. 503 § 1 (Exh. B), 2018; Ord. 473 § 3 (Exh. A), 2016].
17.225.020 Location.
Generally, the MDR zone district is in close proximity to collector or arterial roadways, current or proposed transit routes, near employment centers, and with good access to local public schools and parks. [Ord. 590 § 1 (Att. B(E)), 2026; Ord. 540 § 6 (Exh. 1), 2021; Ord. 532 § 2 (Att. B), 2020; Ord. 503 § 1 (Exh. B), 2018; Ord. 473 § 3 (Exh. A), 2016].
17.225.030 Land uses and permit requirements.
Land uses and permit requirements are listed in Table 17.225.030. The table identifies those uses in the medium density residential district that are:
P = Permitted use;
C = Conditional use;
S = Permitted uses that are subject to special standards; or
X = Prohibited.
The applicable procedural requirements for proposed developments and uses are found in Chapter 17.130 CBDC.
Use | MDR |
|---|---|
Residential | |
Cottage cluster housing (subject to standards at Chapter 17.365 CBDC) | S |
Dwelling, single-unit detached | P |
Dwelling, duplex | P |
Dwelling, manufactured homes including certified factory-built homes except recreational vehicles | P |
Dwelling, multi-unit (subject to standards at CBDC 17.335.120) | S |
Dwelling, townhouse (subject to standards at CBDC 17.335.110) | S |
Certified factory-built home parks consistent with the requirements of state manufactured park standards (subject to standards at Chapter 17.322 CBDC) | S |
Accessory dwelling units (subject to standards at Chapter 17.312 CBDC) | S |
Family child care home | P |
Group care and group residential care facilities | C |
Accessory buildings and uses | P |
Zero lot line development (subject to standards at CBDC 17.335.110) | S |
Single-room occupancy | P |
Nonresidential | |
Home occupation | P |
Child care center | P |
Vacation rental or homestay (subject to standards at Chapter 17.370 CBDC) | S |
Bed and breakfast | P |
Laundry facility (outward appearance must retain a residential character) | P |
Bus shelters | P |
Administrative service not associated with a home occupation permit | P |
Convenience sales and personal service | C |
Educational service | P |
Home occupation – retail sales on the premises | P |
Library service and cultural exhibit | P |
Lodge, club, fraternal, or civic assembly | C |
Public parks and recreational facilities | P |
Public safety service | P |
Religious assembly of more than 20 persons | C |
Utility and service – no outside storage of equipment | P |
Other | |
Uses deemed by the director to be similar to and/or compatible with this table and state regulations | P |
All manufacturing and commercial uses or services not listed determined by the director to be similar to or compatible with the permitted and conditionally permitted uses in the MDR zone. | P |
[Ord. 590 § 1 (Att. B(E)), 2026; Ord. 551 § 2, 2022; Ord. 540 § 6 (Exh. 1), 2021; Ord. 532 § 2 (Att. B), 2020; Ord. 503 § 1 (Exh. B), 2018; Ord. 473 § 3 (Exh. A), 2016].
17.225.040 Development and lot standards.
(1) All developments within the MDR zone district shall comply with the density and dimensional requirements of Table 17.225.040, except as described in subsections (1)(a) and (1)(b) of this section.
(a) The maximum dwelling units per acre in Table 17.225.040 are not applicable to duplex dwellings.
(b) Accessory dwelling units are not subject to the density requirements of the zone.
(c) Density bonus for affordable housing as described in CBDC 17.335.140.
Standard | Multi-Unit Dwellings | Single-Unit Dwellings | |
|---|---|---|---|
Attached | Detached | ||
Minimum net density dwelling units per acre | 10 units | 10 units | 10 units |
Maximum net dwelling units per acre | 25 units | 25 units | 25 units |
Minimum lot width | 40 feet | 20 feet | 40 feet |
Minimum lot depth | 60 feet | 60 feet | 60 feet |
Minimum lot size | 2,400 sf | 1,200 sf | 2,400 sf |
Maximum lot coverage | 85% | 65% | 65% |
Landscaping | See CBDC 17.335.060. | ||
Maximum height | 35 feet | 35 feet | 35 feet |
Setbacks (see also CBDC 17.335.130, Setbacks – Intrusions permitted) | |||
Minimum front setback | 10 feet, or 10% of lot depth, whichever is less | 10 feet, or 10% of lot depth, whichever is less | 10 feet, or 10% of lot depth, whichever is less |
Minimum garage setback from public right-of-way | 20 feet | 20 feet | 20 feet |
Minimum side setback | 0 feet for attached units, 5 feet to abutting property line | 0 feet for attached units, 5 feet to abutting property line | 5 feet or 10% of lot width, whichever is less |
Minimum street side setback | 10 feet or 20% lot width, whichever is less | 10 feet or 20% lot width, whichever is less | 10 feet or 20% lot width, whichever is less |
Minimum rear setback | 5 feet | 5 feet | 5 feet |
Parking and loading | See Chapter 17.330 CBDC. | ||
Supplementary | See Chapter 17.335 CBDC. | ||
[Ord. 590 § 1 (Att. B(E)), 2026; Ord. 540 § 6 (Exh. 1), 2021; Ord. 532 § 2 (Att. B), 2020; Ord. 503 § 1 (Exh. B), 2018; Ord. 473 § 3 (Exh. A), 2016].
17.230.010 Purpose.
(1) The commercial (C) zone district is intended to provide for the regular shopping and service needs for the community and adjacent service areas.
(2) The mixed-use (MX) zone district is intended to provide the community with a mix of mutually supporting retail, service, office and medium- or high-density residential uses. [Ord. 590 § 1 (Att. B(F)), 2026; Ord. 541 § 6 (Exh. 1), 2021; Ord. 532 § 2 (Att. B), 2020; Ord. 526 § 5 (Exh. D), 2020; Ord. 503 § 1 (Exh. B), 2018; Ord. 473 § 3 (Exh. A), 2016].
17.230.020 Land uses and permit requirements.
Land uses and permit requirements are listed in Table 17.230.020. The table identifies those uses in the commercial districts that are:
P = Permitted use;
C = Conditional use;
S = Permitted uses that are subject to special standards; or
X = Prohibited.
The applicable procedural requirements are found in Chapter 17.130 CBDC.
Use | C | MX |
|---|---|---|
Residential | ||
Residential uses above the ground floor or story and up to 30% of ground floor or story1 | P | |
A single dwelling for a caretaker or night watchman that is secondary to a primary use | P | |
Single-room occupancy | P | |
Dwelling, single-unit and duplex on undeveloped lots of 15,000 square feet or less | P | P |
Dwelling, multi-unit (subject to standards at CBDC 17.335.120) | S | S |
Family child care home | P | |
Zero lot line development (subject to standards at CBDC 17.335.110) | S | |
Retail Sales – Food | ||
Markets | P | C |
Bakery | P | |
Retail Sales – General | ||
General retailer | P | |
Single purpose/specialty retailers | P | |
Yard and garden supplies, including nurseries | P | X |
Adult businesses (not including entertainment) | C | X |
Retail Sales – Restaurants, Drinking Establishments | ||
Restaurants and drinking establishments, including outdoor dining, portable walk-up vendors (not including drive-through facilities) such as but not limited to espresso carts, and food stands, and other uses generally conducted outside in conjunction with a permitted commercial food and drink service use, unless otherwise prohibited by the CBMC or state law | P | |
Drive-through, drive-in or drive-up facilities (subject to standards at CBDC 17.335.070) | S | |
Retail Sales and Services – Automotive and Related Automotive and Equipment | ||
Sales/rentals, light equipment – Sale, retail, or wholesale, and/or rental from the premises of autos, noncommercial trucks, motorcycles, motor homes, recreational vehicles, boats, and trailers with generally less than a 10,000-pound gross cargo weight together with incidental maintenance. Typical uses include automobile dealers, car rental agencies, or recreational vehicle sales and rental agencies, and small boat sales. | C | X |
Sales/rentals, heavy equipment – Sale, retail or wholesale, and/or rental from the premises of heavy construction equipment, trucks, and aircraft, together with incidental maintenance. Typical uses include aircraft dealers, farm, logging, and heavy construction equipment dealers, or tractor trailers. | C | X |
Repairs, light equipment – Repair of automobiles and the sale, installation, and servicing of automobile equipment and parts but excluding body repairs and painting. Typical uses include muffler shops, auto or motorcycle repair garages, or auto glass shops. | P | |
Repairs, heavy equipment – Repair of trucks, construction and logging equipment, as well as the sale, installation, or servicing of automotive equipment and parts, together with body repairs, painting, and steam cleaning. Typical uses include truck transmission shops, body shops, or motor freight maintenance groups. | X | |
Manufactured home sales | P | X |
Cleaning – Washing and polishing of automobiles. Typical uses include auto laundries or car washes. | P | C |
Fleet storage – Fleet storage of vehicles used regularly in business operation but not for the long-term storage of vehicles, nor for vehicles available for sale. Typical uses include taxi fleets, mobile catering truck storage, or auto storage garages. | P | X |
Commercial off-street parking facilities | P | C |
Storage, nonoperating vehicles – Storage of nonoperating motor vehicles. Typical uses include storage of private parking tow-away or impound yards. | P | X |
Transportation Terminals | ||
Freight | C | X |
People | P | |
Retail Sales – Building Materials and Farm Equipment | ||
Lumber and other building materials stores and yards, with only incidental cutting and planing of products sold | P | X |
Heating and plumbing equipment, including incidental fabrication (operated entirely within an enclosed building) | P | C |
Hardware, home repair and supply stores | P | C |
Farm equipment and implement dealer | P | X |
Hay, grain, and feed stores | P | X |
Retail Sales – Products (Finished product retailers with primary fabrication or assembly on site and within an entirely enclosed building.) | P | |
Sales and Services – Personal | ||
Convenience sales and personal services – Establishments or places of business in existing buildings primarily engaged in the provision of frequently or recurrently needed small personal items or services. These include various general retail sales and personal services of an appropriate size and scale to meet the above criterion. Typical uses include neighborhood grocery, drug stores, bookstores, clothing and beauty shops, laundromat/dry cleaners, barbershops, art galleries and art studios. Convenience sales may be offered outdoors such as portable walk-up vendors (not including drive-through facilities) such as but not limited to flower stands and plant nurseries and other uses generally conducted outside in conjunction with a permitted personal and retail service commercial use, unless otherwise prohibited by the CBMC or state law. | P | |
Personal services, general – Establishments primarily engaged in the provision of informational, instructional, personal improvement, and similar services of a nonprofessional nature, but excludes services classified as “spectator sports and entertainment,” or “participant sports and recreation,” or “group care.” Typical uses include photography studios, driving schools, or reducing salons, laundromats, or dance instruction. | P | |
Funeral and interment services: undertaking – Undertaking services such as preparing the dead for burial and arranging and managing funerals | P | |
Marijuana retail sales subject to the requirements of CBDC 17.335.080 | P | |
Marijuana grow, processing and wholesale uses | X | X |
Services – General | ||
Business support service – Establishments primarily engaged in the provision of services of a clerical, employment, protective, or minor processing nature to firms rather than individuals and where the storage of goods other than samples is prohibited. Typical uses include secretarial services, telephone answering services, blueprint services, or printing and duplicating firms. | P | |
Professional and administrative services – Offices or private firms or organizations which are primarily used for the provision of professional, executive, management, or administrative services. Typical uses include administrative offices, legal offices, or architectural firms. | P | |
Building/property maintenance service – Establishments primarily engaged in the provision of maintenance and custodial services to firms rather than individuals. Typical uses include janitorial, landscape maintenance, or window cleaning services. | P | |
Moving and storage (mini-storage)2 | C | X |
Financial, insurance, and real estate services – Establishments primarily engaged in the provision of financial, insurance, real estate, or securities brokerage services. Typical uses include banks, insurance agencies, or real estate firms. | P | |
Event facilities | P | C |
RV storage | P | C |
Services – Tourist Habitation | ||
Tourist habitation, except vacation rental and homestay | P | |
Tourist habitation – vacation rental and homestay (subject to special standards in Chapter 17.370 CBDC) | S | S |
Tourist habitation – Campground | C | X |
Services – Medical and Health | ||
Hospitals | X | |
Medical services – Establishments primarily engaged in the provision of personal health services ranging from prevention, diagnosis, and treatment, or rehabilitation services provided by physicians, dentists, nurses, and other health personnel as well as the provision of medical testing and analysis services | P | |
Ambulance services | P | |
Sanitaria, convalescent and rest homes | P | |
Orthopedic equipment and supplies, rental, sales and services | P | |
Services – Animal Sales and Services | ||
Auction – Auctioning of livestock on a wholesale or retail basis with incidental storage of animals produced off property not exceeding a 48-hour period. Typical uses include animal auctions or livestock auction yards. | X | |
Animal sales and service: grooming – Grooming of dogs, cats, and similar small animals. Typical uses include dog bathing and clipping salons or pet grooming shops. | P | |
Animal sales and service: kennel – Boarding, raising, caring, and training services for dogs, cats, and similar small animals. Typical uses include boarding kennels or dog training centers. | C | X |
Animal sales and service: pet shop – Establishment for the retail sale of household pets and pet supplies | P | |
Animal sales and service: veterinary (small animals) – Veterinary services for small animals. Typical uses include pet clinics, dog and cat hospitals, or animal hospitals. | C | |
Veterinary (large animals) – Veterinary services for large animals. Typical uses include animal hospitals or veterinary hospitals. | C | X |
Animal waste processing – The processing of animal waste and by-products, including, but not limited to, animal manure, animal bedding waste, and similar by-products of an animal-raising agricultural operation, for use as a commercial fertilizer or soil amendment and including composting for commercial purposes | X | |
Aquaculture – Raising, feeding, planting, harvesting fish and shellfish, and associated facilities as necessary for such use, including commercial harvest of naturally occurring clam beds | X | |
Services – Amusement | ||
Community recreation – Recreational, social, or multi-purpose uses typically associated with parks, playfields, golf courses, or community recreation buildings | C | |
Theaters, indoor | P | |
Drive-in theaters, stadium and arena facilities | C | |
Participant sports and recreation: indoor – Those uses conducted within an enclosed building. Typical uses include bowling alleys, skating rinks (ice and/or roller), billiard/pool parlors, video arcades, swimming pools, physical fitness centers, or racquetball centers. | P | C |
Participant sports and recreation: outdoor – Those uses conducted in open facilities. Typical uses include driving ranges, miniature golf courses, or swimming pools. | P | C |
Zoos, circuses, carnivals, or amusement rides, excluding temporary civic events endorsed by the city council | C | X |
Services – Educational | ||
Educational services | P | C |
Child care center | P | |
Libraries | P | |
Artistic studios and schools including but not limited to dance, music and martial arts | P | |
Public parks, parkways, recreation facilities, trails and related facilities | P | C |
Public/private educational institutions | P | C |
Outdoor events related to grand openings and similar special business events | P | |
Services – Membership Organizations | ||
Business, professional and religious (not including churches) | P | |
Civic, social, fraternal, charitable, labor and political | P | |
Churches | P | |
Distribution Facilities (In conjunction with a permitted use, all activities, except vehicle storage, located entirely within an enclosed building.) | ||
Distribution facilities | C | X |
Public Services and Facilities | ||
Buildings entirely dedicated to public services, such as City Hall, police and fire substations | P | |
Sewer, water and utility transmission lines | P | C |
Wireless communications facilities | C | |
Museums, historic and cultural exhibits and the like | P | |
U.S. post offices | P | |
Public transit facilities including park and ride facilities | P | |
Bus shelters | P | |
Accessory Uses and Activities | ||
On-site hazardous waste treatment and storage facilities, subject to state siting criteria | X | |
Drive-through or drive-up facilities | C | |
Open Air Activities | ||
Open air display of plants and produce in conjunction with a permitted use | P | |
Open air storage of materials | C | |
Open air work activities such as restaurants, portable walk-up vendors (not including drive-through facilities) such as espresso carts, flower stands and food stands, plant nurseries and other uses generally conducted outside in conjunction with a permitted commercial use, unless otherwise prohibited by this title | P | |
Open air storage of company vehicles, such as cars and light duty trucks, in conjunction with a permitted use | P | C |
Other Uses | ||
Temporary uses | P | |
Solid waste handling and disposal sites | X | |
Agricultural uses | X | |
Other similar uses deemed by the director to be compatible with the C/MX zone districts and adjacent land uses. | Review type dependent upon size and intensity of use. | |
1 Within the Empire Area Blueprint study area, residential uses may occupy up to 100 percent of a building ground floor or story. Refer to Figure 17.330.010(C) for study area boundaries.
2 Refer to CBDC 17.335.170 for mini-storage restrictions.
[Ord. 595 § 1 (Att. B(B)), 2026; Ord. 590 § 1 (Att. B(F)), 2026; Ord. 582 § 2, 2025; Ord. 553 § 2, 2022; Ord. 551 § 3, 2022; Ord. 541 § 6 (Exh. 1), 2021; Ord. 532 § 2 (Att. B), 2020; Ord. 513 § 7 (Exh. 2), 2019; Ord. 511 § 6 (Exh. 2), 2019; Ord. 503 § 1 (Exh. B), 2018; Ord. 473 § 3 (Exh. A), 2016].
17.230.030 Development and lot standards.
(1) New lots and structures and additions to structures subject to this section shall comply with the density and dimensional requirements in Table 17.230.030.
(a) Accessory structures for commercial use are subject to the single-unit detached development standards.
Standard | Commercial | Mixed | Single-/Multi-unit dwelling | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Attached | Detached | |||
Dwelling Units Per Acre | ||||
Minimum | N/A | No Minimum | 12 | 12 |
Maximum | N/A | No Maximum | No Maximum | No Maximum |
Minimum lot width | 20 feet | 20 feet | 20 feet | 30 feet |
Minimum lot depth | 60 feet | 60 feet | 60 feet | 60 feet |
Minimum lot area | 5,000 square feet | 5,000 square feet | 1,200 square feet | 2,400 square feet |
Maximum lot area | N/A | N/A | N/A | 15,000 square feet |
Maximum lot coverage | 85% | 85% | 65% | 65% |
Landscaping | See CBDC 17.335.060. | |||
Maximum height (see also CBDC 17.335.015, Exceeding height limits) | 35 feet | 35 feet | 35 feet | 35 feet |
Setbacks (see also CBDC 17.335.130, Setbacks – Intrusions permitted) | ||||
Minimum front setback | 0 feet | 0 feet | 10 feet | 10 feet or 10% of the lot depth, whichever is less |
Minimum garage setback from public street | 20 feet | 20 feet | 20 feet | 20 feet |
Minimum garage setback from alley | 20 feet | 20 feet | 20 feet | 20 feet |
Minimum side setback | 0 feet or 10 feet abutting LDR zones | 0 feet or 10 feet abutting LDR zones | 0 feet attached, 5 feet to abutting properties | 5 feet or 10% of the lot depth, whichever is less |
Minimum street side setback | 0 feet | 0 feet | 10 feet | 10 feet or 20% of the lot width, whichever is less. |
Minimum rear setback | 0 feet, or 10 feet abutting LDR zones | 0 feet, or 10 feet abutting LDR zones | 5 feet | 5 feet |
Parking and loading | See Chapter 17.330 CBDC. | |||
Supplementary | See Chapter 17.335 CBDC. | |||
(b) Additional Site Planning Design Standards.
(i) New Development.
(A) Building walls facing public streets shall include two or more of the following features: windows (genuine, false, or display), artwork, varied building materials, relief panels, trim, balconies, ledges, or other similar techniques.
(B) Buildings shall have a minimum roof pitch of 4:12, unless two or more of the following architectural details are provided: cornice, cap, relief panels, bay windows, shade projections, rain protection, eaves, dormers, ledges, or overhangs.
(C) A minimum of 50 square feet of rain protection shall be provided at the primary entrance of a building. This protection may use a single or combination of techniques such as awning, eave, alcove, airlock, recessed entry or porte cochere.
(D) Finished surfaces on building elevations shall emphasize use of architectural grade natural building products. Wood, masonry, metal, glass, stucco, fiber cement, cultured stone or other stone materials may be used to satisfy this requirement. Use of plywood, vinyl, plastic composites, fiberglass or similar materials are prohibited unless it can be shown that the material looks substantially the same as a natural building product.
(E) Finished surfaces suitable for painting shall incorporate a color palette of at least two colors consisting of a base color and an accent (trim color).
(2) Special Limitations on Uses. All uses and developments in the C and MX zone district(s) are subject to the following conditions:
(a) Odor, noise, emissions, vibration, heat and glare (except for exterior lighting) shall be controlled within the confines of the building or structure.
(b) No movement of heavy equipment on and off the site shall occur, except for truck deliveries and in the case of heavy equipment sales.
(c) No outdoor testing of products or processes shall take place on the site.
(d) No highly combustible, explosive, or hazardous materials or waste shall be permitted on site. [Ord. 590 § 1 (Att. B(F)), 2026; Ord. 544 § 10 (Att. B), 2021; Ord. 541 § 6 (Exh. 1), 2021; Ord. 532 § 2 (Att. B), 2020; Ord. 511 § 6 (Exh. 2), 2019; Ord. 503 § 1 (Exh. B), 2018; Ord. 473 § 3 (Exh. A), 2016].
17.235.010 Purpose.
It is the city’s intent that, in accordance with the comprehensive plan, the industrial-commercial (I-C) zone district uses serve as an essential and vital economic base for the population of Coos Bay. This district provides suitable areas for a variety of industrial and commercial uses, including manufacturing, wholesale trade and distribution activities. This district also provides residential locations to support industrial and commercial uses.
The I-C zone district is intended to contain uses that will not generate excessive noise, pollution, vibration, smoke, dust, gas, fumes, odors, radiation and other violation characteristics. Conditional uses are those which may have some violation characteristics that may be mitigated and where such uses may be appropriately sited in Coos Bay. The I-C zone district is intended to be located in areas with relatively level topography, adequate water and sewerage facilities, and access to arterial streets and highways. [Ord. 590 § 1 (Att. B(G)), 2026; Ord. 544 § 10 (Att. B), 2021; Ord. 541 § 6 (Exh. 1), 2021; Ord. 503 § 1 (Exh. B), 2018; Ord. 473 § 3 (Exh. A), 2016].
17.235.020 Land uses and permit requirements.
Land uses and permit requirements are listed in Table 17.235.020. The table identifies those uses in the I-C zone district that are:
P = Permitted use;
C = Conditional use;
S = Permitted uses that are subject to special standards; or
X = Prohibited.
The applicable procedural requirements are found in Chapter 17.130 CBDC.
Use | I-C |
|---|---|
Residential | |
Residential uses above the ground floor or story and up to 30 percent of ground floor or story | P |
A single dwelling for a caretaker or night watchman that is secondary to a primary use | P |
Dwelling, multi-unit (subject to standards at CBDC 17.335.120) | S |
Institutionalized residential-living facilities, such as personal-care homes, nursing homes, convalescent homes, group residential homes, continuing care retirement facilities and similar uses of five or fewer persons | P |
Institutionalized residential-living facilities, such as personal-care homes, nursing homes, convalescent homes, group homes, continuing care retirement facilities and similar uses of more than five persons | C |
Homeless shelter | C |
Single-room occupancy | P |
Family child care home | P |
Retail Sales – Food and Beverages | |
Retail establishment selling food and/or beverages | P |
Bakery | P |
Retail Sales – General | |
General retailer | P |
Yard and garden supplies, including nurseries | P |
Adult entertainment | P |
Retail Sales – Restaurants, Drinking Establishments | |
Eating and drinking establishments | P |
Wineries, breweries and distilleries | P |
Retail Sales and Services – Automotive and Equipment | |
Sales/rentals, light equipment – Sale, retail, or wholesale, and/or rental from the premises of autos, noncommercial trucks, motorcycles, motor homes, recreational vehicles, boats, and trailers with generally less than a 10,000-pound gross cargo weight, together with incidental maintenance. Typical uses include automobile dealers, car rental agencies, or recreational vehicle sales and rental agencies, and small boat sales. | P |
Sales/rentals, heavy equipment – Sale, retail or wholesale, and/or rental from the premises of heavy construction equipment, trucks, and aircraft, together with incidental maintenance. Typical uses include aircraft dealers, farm, logging, and heavy construction equipment dealers, or tractor trailers. | P |
Repairs, light equipment – Repair of automobiles and the sale, installation, and servicing of automobile equipment and parts but excluding body repairs and painting. Typical uses include muffler shops, auto or motorcycle repair garages, or auto glass shops. | P |
Repairs, heavy equipment – Repair of trucks, construction and logging equipment, as well as the sale, installation, or servicing of automotive equipment and parts, together with body repairs, painting, and steam cleaning. Typical uses include truck transmission shops, body shops, or motor freight maintenance groups. | P |
Manufactured home sales | P |
Cleaning – Washing and polishing of automobiles. Typical uses include auto laundries or car washes. | P |
Fleet Storage – Fleet storage of vehicles used regularly in business operation but not for the long-term storage of vehicles, nor for vehicles available for sale. Typical uses include taxi fleets, mobile catering truck storage, or auto storage garages. | P |
Commercial off-street parking facilities | P |
Storage, nonoperating vehicles – Storage of nonoperating motor vehicles. Typical uses include storage of private parking tow-away or impound yards. | P |
Tire retreading and recapping | P |
Junkyards, wrecked motor vehicle compounds and used auto or other vehicle parts yards | C |
Welding and machine shops | P |
Transportation Terminals | |
Freight | P |
People | P |
Distribution facilities | P |
Bulk gasoline storage and fuel oil distributors | C |
Retail Sales – Building Materials and Farm Equipment | |
Lumber and other building materials stores and yards, with only incidental cutting and planing of products sold | P |
Heating and plumbing equipment, including incidental fabrication (operated entirely within an enclosed building) | P |
Hardware, home repair and supply stores (over 100,000 square feet gross floor area) | P |
Hardware, home repair and supply stores (10,000 to 100,000 square feet gross floor area) | P |
Hardware, home repair and supply stores (under 10,000 square feet gross floor area) | P |
Farm equipment and implement dealer | P |
Hay, grain, and feed stores | P |
Lumber yards, sawmills | C |
Retail Sales – Products (finished product retailers with primary fabrication or assembly on site and within an entirely enclosed building) | |
Uses of less than 10,000 square feet gross floor area | P |
Services – Personal | |
Convenience sales and personal services – Establishments or places of business primarily engaged in the provision of frequently or recurrently needed small personal items or services. These include various general retail sales and personal services of an appropriate size and scale to meet the above criterion. Typical uses include neighborhood grocery, drug stores, laundromat/dry cleaners, or barbershops. | P |
Personal services, general – Establishments primarily engaged in the provision of informational, instructional, personal improvement, and similar services of a nonprofessional nature, but excludes services classified as “spectator sports and entertainment,” or “participant sports and recreation,” or “group care.” Typical uses include photography studios, driving schools, or reducing salons, laundromats, or dance instruction. | P |
Funeral and Interment Services | |
Undertaking – Undertaking services such as preparing the dead for burial and arranging and managing funerals | P |
Cemetery – Places primarily for the burial of human remains; may include crematory and interring services. Typical uses include mausoleums, columbariums, and crematoriums. | P |
Cremating/interring – Crematory services involving the purification and reduction of the human body by fire and/or the keeping of human bodies other than in cemeteries. Typical uses include crematories, crematoriums, columbariums, and mausoleums. | P |
Services – General | |
Business support service – Establishments primarily engaged in the provision of services of a clerical, employment, protective, or minor processing nature to firms rather than individuals and where the storage of goods other than samples is prohibited. Typical uses include secretarial services, telephone answering services, blueprint services, or printing and duplicating firms. | P |
Professional and administrative services – Offices or private firms or organizations which are primarily used for the provision of professional, executive, management, or administrative services. Typical uses include administrative offices, legal offices, or architectural firms. | P |
Building/property maintenance service – Establishments primarily engaged in the provision of maintenance and custodial services to firms rather than individuals. Typical uses include janitorial, landscape maintenance, or window cleaning services. | P |
Moving and storage (mini-storage)1 | P |
Financial, insurance, and real estate services – Establishments primarily engaged in the provision of financial, insurance, real estate, or securities brokerage services. Typical uses include banks, insurance agencies, or real estate firms. | P |
Event facilities (commercial recreation facilities enclosed and unenclosed and auditoriums and civic centers) | P |
Art galleries, libraries and museums | P |
RV storage | P |
Services – Tourist Habitation | |
Tourist habitation, except vacation rental or homestay | P |
Tourist habitation – Vacation rental or homestay (subject to standards at Chapter 17.370 CBDC) | S |
Services – Medical and Health | |
Hospitals | P |
Medical services – Establishments primarily engaged in the provision of personal health services ranging from prevention, diagnosis, and treatment, or rehabilitation services provided by physicians, dentists, nurses, and other health personnel as well as the provision of medical testing and analysis services | P |
Ambulance services | P |
Sanitaria, convalescent and rest homes | P |
Orthopedic equipment and supplies, rental, sales and services | P |
Research and scientific laboratories | P |
Services – Animal Sales and Services | |
Auction – Auctioning of livestock on a wholesale or retail basis with incidental storage of animals produced off-property not exceeding a 48-hour period. Typical uses include animal auctions or livestock auction yards. | C |
Animal sales and service: grooming – Grooming of dogs, cats, and similar small animals. Typical uses include dog bathing and clipping salons or pet grooming shops. | P |
Animal sales and service: kennel – Boarding, raising, caring, and training services for dogs, cats, and similar small animals. Typical uses include boarding kennels or dog training centers. | P |
Animal sales and service: pet shop – Establishment for the retail sale of household pets and pet supplies | P |
Animal sales and service: veterinary (small animals) – Veterinary services for small animals. Typical uses include pet clinics, dog and cat hospitals, or animal hospitals. | P |
Veterinary (large animals) – Veterinary services for large animals. Typical uses include animal hospitals or veterinary hospitals. | P |
Animal waste processing – The processing of animal waste and by-products including, but not limited to, animal manure, animal bedding waste, and similar by-products of an animal-raising agricultural operation, for use as a commercial fertilizer or soil amendment and including composting for commercial purposes | X |
Aquaculture – Raising, feeding, planting, harvesting fish and shellfish, and associated facilities as necessary for such use, including commercial harvest of naturally occurring clam beds | X |
Exterminators and pest control businesses | P |
Services – Amusement | |
Community recreation – Recreational, social, or multi-purpose uses typically associated with parks, playfields, golf courses, or community recreation buildings | C |
Theaters, indoor | P |
Drive-in theaters, stadium and arena facilities | C |
Participant sports and recreation: indoor – Those uses conducted within an enclosed building. Typical uses include bowling alleys, skating rinks (ice and/or roller), billiard/pool parlors, video arcades, swimming pools, physical fitness centers, or racquetball centers. | P |
Participant sports and recreation: outdoor – Those uses conducted in open facilities. Typical uses include driving ranges, miniature golf courses, or swimming pools. | P |
Zoos, circuses, carnivals, or amusement rides, excluding temporary civic events endorsed by the city council | C |
Services – Educational | |
Educational services | P |
Child care center | P |
Libraries | P |
Public parks, parkways, recreation facilities, trails and related facilities | P |
Services – Membership Organizations | |
Clubs, lodges, fraternal institutions and other places of assembly for membership groups | P |
Civic, social, fraternal, charitable, labor and political | P |
Religious assembly | P |
Public Services and Facilities | |
Buildings entirely dedicated to public services, such as City Hall, police and fire substations | P |
Sewer, water and utility transmission lines | P |
Wireless communications facilities | C |
Museums, historic and cultural exhibits and the like | P |
U.S. post offices | P |
Public transit facilities, including park and ride facilities | P |
Bus shelters | P |
Utilities and communication facilities, such as telephone exchanges, radio and television studios, electric substations and public television stations | P |
Radio, television and cellular phone towers and antennas | P |
Transportation, communication and utility facilities, not otherwise specifically permitted | P |
Accessory Uses and Activities | |
On-site hazardous waste treatment and storage facilities, subject to state siting criteria | C |
Drive-through or drive-up facilities (subject to standards at CBDC 17.335.070) | S |
Accessory uses and structures which are incidental to one or more permitted principal uses in this zone | P |
Open Air Activities | |
Open air display of plants and produce in conjunction with a permitted use | P |
Open air storage of materials | P |
Open air work activities such as restaurants, portable walk-up vendors (not including drive-through facilities) such as espresso carts, flower stands and food stands, plant nurseries and other uses generally conducted outside in conjunction with a permitted commercial use, unless otherwise prohibited by this title | P |
Open air storage of company vehicles, such as cars and light duty trucks, in conjunction with a permitted use | P |
Storage buildings and storage yards, for nonhazardous raw materials and finished products | P |
Sand, gravel, topsoil, clay, dirt, precious metals, gems or other natural resources | P |
Manufacturing | |
Manufacturing, fabrication, assembling and packaging activities, including accessory storage, for the following products and/or materials: cloth, fiber, fur and hair; electrical and communication equipment; cosmetics, drugs and pharmaceuticals; food, beverage, dairy and tobacco products; and medical, dental, optical precision and surgical instruments and equipment | P |
Manufacturing, fabrication, assembling, processing, canning, packaging, compounding, storage and treatment activities for the following activities and/or materials: brick, concrete, cement, clay, mortar, plaster and tile; chemicals and floor coverings; extraction or removal of sand, gravel, topsoil, clay, dirt, precious metals, gems or other natural resources; and paper | P |
Marijuana-related businesses (subject to standards at CBDC 17.335.080) | P/S |
Cold storage plants, frozen food lockers and ice manufacture | P |
Asphalt plants | X |
Fertilizer manufacture | X |
Explosives manufacture and storage | X |
Acid manufacture | X |
Rubber manufacture | X |
Other Uses | |
Dry-cleaning plants | P |
Solid waste handling and disposal sites | C |
Temporary uses which may be approved by the director | P |
Warehouses, wholesale and storage establishments, mail order houses and distribution facilities | P |
Agricultural uses indoors | P |
Agricultural uses outdoors | C |
Conical burners and incinerators, including biomedical waste | X |
Land fill | X |
Paper and pulp mills | X |
Recycling plants, including any processing facilities | X |
All uses or services not listed, unless determined to be similar to a listed use | X |
Other similar uses deemed by the director to be compatible with the I-C zone district and adjacent land uses | P |
1 Refer to CBDC 17.335.170 for mini-storage restrictions.
[Ord. 595 § 1 (Att. B(C)), 2026; Ord. 590 § 1 (Att. B(G)), 2026; Ord. 544 § 10 (Att. B), 2021; Ord. 541 § 6 (Exh. 1), 2021; Ord. 532 § 2 (Att. B), 2020; Ord. 513 § 7 (Exh. 2), 2019; Ord. 511 § 6 (Exh. 2), 2019; Ord. 503 § 1 (Exh. B), 2018; Ord. 486 § 2, 2017; Ord. 473 § 3 (Exh. A), 2016].
17.235.030 Development and lot standards.
Table 17.235.030 establishes density and dimensional requirements for the I-C zone district:
Standard | I-C |
|---|---|
Dwelling Units per Acre | |
Multi-unit dwellings (mixed residential/nonresidential use) | No minimum, no maximum |
Multi-unit dwellings (residential use only) | Minimum 12, no maximum |
Minimum lot size | No requirements |
Minimum lot frontage | No requirements |
Minimum lot width | No requirements |
Setbacks (see also CBDC 17.335.130, Setbacks – Intrusions permitted) | |
Front and street side yard building setback | 10 feet side yard setback if abutting residential zone |
Side and rear yard building setback | 10 feet if abutting residential zone |
Minimum distance between principal buildings | As per CBMC Title 15 |
Maximum building coverage | As per CBMC Title 15 |
Maximum building height (see also CBDC 17.335.015, Exceeding height limits) | 35' |
Parking and loading | See Chapter 17.330 CBDC |
Landscaping | See CBDC 17.335.060 |
Supplementary | See Chapter 17.335 CBDC |
(1) Developments in the I-C zone district shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the following special standards:
(a) Building Design.
(i) Primary building entrances shall be physically oriented to the adjacent street or to a pedestrian pathway.
(ii) Design elements such as false or display windows, artwork, green wall space, or use of other varied building materials shall be incorporated into no less than 50 percent of the total surface area of a building facade that is visible from an adjacent residential zone or public right-of-way.
(b) Access.
(i) Sufficient right-of-way shall be dedicated to ensure space necessary for freight access, as determined by the street functional classification and right-of-way standards.
(ii) New development shall provide a shared access point to adjacent property, unless doing so results in an adverse traffic safety impact as evidenced by a transportation impact analysis consistent with CBMC 18.40.010.
(iii) New development located within 250 feet of an existing or proposed transit stop, as designated in a transportation or transit plan adopted by the city or Coos County Area Transit District, shall provide an easement or dedication for a passenger stop, including shelter, bench, and/or pullout, when such an improvement is identified in the adopted plan.
(iv) A hard-surfaced pedestrian circulation system no less than five feet in width shall be provided on site to connect the public entrance(s) of each structure to the adjacent street(s). See CBDC 17.335.090.
(A) Where the pedestrian circulation system crosses driveways, parking areas, and/or loading areas, the system must be clearly identifiable using elevation changes, speed bumps, varied paving materials, or other similar methods and be ADA compliant.
(2) General Limitations.
(a) The following uses and activities are prohibited:
(i) Service roads, spur tracks, and hard stands in a required setback that is adjacent to a residential zone.
(ii) Outdoor storage in floodways, on slopes greater than 15 percent, in parking stalls, in areas where traffic or pedestrian circulation would be impeded, in fire lanes, and in a required setback that is adjacent to a residential zone.
(iii) The outdoor storage of materials that attract animals, birds, or vermin.
(3) Administration.
(a) Compliance Verification. The applicant and/or owner shall furnish information sufficient to determine the degree of compliance with the standards in this section and, as a condition of land use or other permit approval, may be required to submit continuous records of operation for periodic checks to ensure maintenance of standards, and special surveys. [Ord. 590 § 1 (Att. B(G)), 2026; Ord. 544 § 10 (Att. B), 2021; Ord. 541 § 6 (Exh. 1), 2021; Ord. 532 § 2 (Att. B), 2020; Ord. 503 § 1 (Exh. B), 2018; Ord. 473 § 3 (Exh. A), 2016].
Standard |
I-C |
17.240.010 Purpose.
The waterfront heritage (WH) zone district was established on May 1, 2001, to achieve the following objectives:
(1) To diversify the local economy.
(2) To preserve the city’s historical waterfront.
(3) To provide for a mix of existing and new, water-dependent/related and non-water-dependent/related uses and improvements with emphasis on the provision of amenities and attractions which encourage public access to and enjoyment of the waterfront.
(4) To provide an opportunity to reclaim the city’s waterfront heritage and express pride in our past and present by redeveloping Front Street as a vital commercial area.
(5) To promote physical, cultural, and commercial links among Front Street, the boardwalk, and the downtown core area.
(6) To ensure that there is safe, interconnected, and multimodal transportation access to and within the WH zone district with emphasis on access to the waterfront.
(7) To accommodate pedestrian connectivity to and along the Coos Bay waterfront. [Ord. 590 § 1 (Att. B(H)), 2026; Ord. 541 § 6 (Exh. 1), 2021; Ord. 526 § 5 (Exh. D), 2020; Ord. 503 § 1 (Exh. B), 2018; Ord. 473 § 3 (Exh. A), 2016].
17.240.020 Waterfront heritage district subdistricts.
The WH zone district shall be made up of three subdistricts defined as follows:
(1) WH-1, Core Area. The area bounded by Alder Avenue to the south, U.S. 101 (North Bayshore) to the west, Date Avenue to the north and the Coos Bay waterway to the east.
(2) WH-2, Transition Area. The area bounded by Commercial Avenue to the south, U.S. 101 (North Bayshore) to the west, Fir Avenue to the north, and the Coos Bay waterway to the east, except that area defined as WH-1.
(3) WH-3, Central Dock Area. The area bounded by Fir Avenue on the south, U.S. 101 (North Bayshore) to the west, Ivy Avenue to the north and the Coos Bay waterway to the east. [Ord. 590 § 1 (Att. B(H)), 2026; Ord. 541 § 6 (Exh. 1), 2021; Ord. 503 § 1 (Exh. B), 2018; Ord. 473 § 3 (Exh. A), 2016].
17.240.030 Land uses and permit requirements.
Land uses and permit requirements are listed in Table 17.240.030. The table identifies those uses in the WH zone district that are:
P = Permitted use;
C = Conditional use;
S = Permitted uses that are subject to special standards; or
X = Prohibited use.
The applicable procedural requirements are found in Chapter 17.130 CBDC.
Use | WH |
|---|---|
Residential Uses | |
Dwelling, single/duplex/multi-unit above the ground floor or story and up to 30% of ground floor or story | P |
Dwelling, townhouse (subject to standards at CBDC 17.335.110), except in WH-1 core area | S |
Family child care home | P |
Civic Uses | |
Administrative service | P |
Community recreation | P |
Library service and cultural exhibit | P |
Lodge, club, fraternal or civic assembly – Small and large | P |
Public safety service | P |
Visitor information center | P |
Civic use, other | C |
Commercial Uses | |
Automobile and equipment – Cleaning, fleet storage, repairs, sales/rental, storage of nonoperating vehicles | X |
Building/property maintenance service | X |
Business support service | P |
Business equipment sales and service | C |
Child care center | P |
Clinic | P |
Convenience sales and personal services | P |
Retail food establishment | P |
Farmer’s market/fish market | P |
Financial, insurance and real estate services | P |
Galleries | P |
Horticulture | C |
Market place retail sales | P |
Moving and storage (mini-storage) | X |
Parking services – Prohibited east of Front Street, except in the WH-3 subdistrict | P |
Participant sports and recreation – Indoor and outdoor | P |
Personal services – General | P |
Postal service | P |
Professional and administrative services | P |
Retail sales – General (less than 10,000 sq. ft. building) | P |
Service station – Marine and EV charging | P |
Service station – Motor vehicle | X |
Spectator sports and entertainment – Indoor and outdoor | P |
Tourist habitation – Waterfront heritage bed and breakfast | P |
Tourist habitation – Waterfront inn | C |
Transportation service – Rail and marine only | P |
Watercraft sales/rentals | P |
All marijuana-related businesses | X |
Industrial uses | |
Agriculture | X |
Manufacturing – General, only in the WH-3 subdistrict | C |
Manufacturing – Limited, with on-site retail sales of finished products | P |
Other uses | |
Other similar uses deemed by the director to be compatible with the WH district and adjacent land uses | P |
[Ord. 595 § 1 (Att. B(D)), 2026; Ord. 590 § 1 (Att. B(H)), 2026; Ord. 553 § 4, 2022; Ord. 550 § 2, 2022; Ord. 541 § 6 (Exh. 1), 2021. Formerly 17.240.055].
17.240.040 Development and lot standards.
Table 17.240.040 establishes density and dimensional requirements for the WH zone district.
Standard | WH | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Dwelling units per acre | No minimum, no maximum | ||
Minimum lot size | 2,000 square feet | ||
Minimum lot width | 25 feet | ||
Maximum lot coverage | No restrictions | ||
Setbacks (see also CBDC 17.335.130, Setbacks – Intrusions permitted) | No restrictions | ||
Minimum distance between principal buildings | As per CBMC Title 15. | ||
Maximum building height (see also CBDC 17.335.015, Exceeding height limits) | WH-1 | WH-2 | WH-3 |
Three stories or 35 feet, whichever is lower | Four stories or 60 feet, whichever is lower | ||
Parking and loading | See Chapter 17.330 CBDC. | ||
Landscaping | See CBDC 17.335.060. | ||
Supplementary | See Chapter 17.335 CBDC. | ||
(1) Developments in the WH zone district shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the following standards:
(a) Building Design.
(i) Primary entrances shall be physically oriented to the adjacent street or to a pedestrian pathway.
(ii) Buildings designed for residential and commercial use shall incorporate windows, outdoor seating areas, or other similar amenities to provide occupants with a view of the water.
(b) Trip Analysis. There is an 8,000 average daily traffic (ADT) limitation for the area comprised of the WH-3 subdistrict and the portion of WH-1 and WH-2 subdistricts lying east of Front Street. This limitation shall only be removed or modified in accordance with OAR 660-012-0060.
(c) Manufacturing. All manufacturing must be conducted solely within enclosed buildings. [Ord. 590 § 1 (Att. B(H)), 2026; Ord. 541 § 6 (Exh. 1), 2021; Ord. 526 § 5 (Exh. D), 2020; Ord. 511 § 6 (Exh. 2), 2019; Ord. 503 § 1 (Exh. B), 2018; Ord. 473 § 3 (Exh. A), 2016. Formerly 17.240.070].
Standard |
WH |
17.245.010 Intent.
The waterfront industrial (W-I) zone district is included in the zoning regulations to achieve the following city objectives:
(1) To reserve the waterfront for uses which require water access for successful operation.
(2) To support the economic well-being and stability of the city’s maritime economy.
(3) To preserve lands determined to be exceptionally suited for water-dependent and water-related uses. [Ord. 590 § 1 (Att. B(I)), 2026; Ord. 503 § 1 (Exh. B), 2018; Ord. 473 § 3 (Exh. A), 2016].
17.245.020 Uses.
The uses, which are permitted, conditional, or prohibited, shall be regulated by the Coos Bay estuary management plan. [Ord. 590 § 1 (Att. B(I)), 2026; Ord. 503 § 1 (Exh. B), 2018; Ord. 473 § 3 (Exh. A), 2016].
17.245.030 Development and lot standards.
There are no restrictions on development and lot standards in the W-I zone district, except for the following:
(1) See Chapter 17.330 CBDC, Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements.
(2) See Chapter 17.335 CBDC, Supplementary Development Standards.
(3) See Chapter 17.352 CBDC, Estuarine and Coastal Shoreland Uses and Activities. [Ord. 590 § 1 (Att. B(I)), 2026; Ord. 526 § 5 (Exh. D), 2020; Ord. 503 § 1 (Exh. B), 2018; Ord. 473 § 3 (Exh. A), 2016].
17.250.010 Intent.
This area is intended to preserve the unique heritage of the Hollering Place and to increase the pedestrian connection to the water. [Ord. 582 § 4, 2025].
17.250.020 HP zoning subdistricts.
The Hollering Place (HP) district shall be made up of two subdistricts, described as follows:
(1) HP-1, Upper Bluff Area. The upper bluff area encompasses the area west of Empire Boulevard, south of Newmark Avenue for a distance of approximately 225 feet, and east of the HP-2 subdistrict at the bottom of the bluff. This area contains approximately 0.84 acre (36,779 square feet).
(2) HP-2, Lower Bench Area. The remainder of the zoning district includes the area at the bottom of the bluff east of Mill Street for a distance of approximately 260 feet south of Newmark and the area west of Mill Street, south of Newmark Avenue, east of the mean high-water line and north of Holland Avenue. This area contains approximately 2.11 acres (92,049 square feet). The area west of Mill Street and east of the mean high-water line is also designated Coos Bay estuary management plan 54-UW (urban water-dependent). [Ord. 582 § 4, 2025].
17.250.030 Land uses and permit requirements.
The uses, which are permitted, conditional, or prohibited, shall be regulated by the Coos Bay estuary management plan. [Ord. 582 § 4, 2025].
17.250.040 Prohibited uses.
(1) All marijuana related businesses. [Ord. 582 § 4, 2025].
17.250.050 Development and lot standards.
Development and lot standards in the commercial zone district shall apply to uses and developments in the HP zone district. [Ord. 582 § 4, 2025].
17.255.010 Purpose.
The urban public (UP) zone district is intended to accommodate public services and ancillary uses to accommodate residents and long-term visitors. [Ord. 590 § 1 (Att. B(J)), 2026; Ord. 541 § 6 (Exh. 1), 2021; Ord. 503 § 1 (Exh. B), 2018; Ord. 473 § 3 (Exh. A), 2016].
17.255.020 Land uses and permit requirements.
The permitted uses in the UP zone district include public facilities, public parks, playgrounds, open spaces, cemeteries, and natural resource preservation or enhancement, subject to the applicable provisions of this and other applicable provisions of this title.
Land uses and permit requirements are listed in Table 17.255.020. The table identifies those uses in the UP zone district that are:
P = Permitted use;
C = Conditional use;
S = Permitted uses that are subject to special standards; or
X = Prohibited.
The applicable procedural requirements are found in Chapter 17.130 CBDC.
Residential |
|
A single-unit dwelling in conjunction with a permitted use | P |
Single-room occupancy | S |
Family child care home | P |
Civic Use Types | |
Community facilities including but not limited to libraries and recreation facilities | P |
Parking service | P |
Government offices and related uses | P |
Bus shelter | P |
Educational services and related buildings | P |
Commercial Use Types | |
Funeral and interment services – Cemetery | P |
Dining establishments, only in conjunction with a permitted use | P |
Other Uses | |
Park model parks (subject to standards at CBDC 17.322.040) | C/S |
Child care center | P |
Other uses and development deemed by the director to be similar to and/or compatible with this table, the CBDC and state regulations | P |
Uses Expressly Prohibited | |
All nonrelated uses | X |
All marijuana related businesses | X |
[Ord. 590 § 1 (Att. B(J)), 2026; Ord. 553 § 6, 2022; Ord. 550 § 4, 2022; Ord. 541 § 6 (Exh. 1), 2021; Ord. 503 § 1 (Exh. B), 2018; Ord. 473 § 3 (Exh. A), 2016].
17.255.030 Development standards.
(1) Table 17.255.030 establishes density and dimensional requirements for the UP zone district.
Standard | |
|---|---|
Density | Maximum 12 dua per gross acre |
Minimum lot width | 20 feet |
Minimum lot depth | 60 feet |
Maximum lot coverage | 75% |
Maximum height | 35 feet, not to exceed three stories |
Minimum front setback | 10 feet |
Minimum rear setback | 10 feet 20 feet abutting residential zone |
Minimum side setback | 0 feet but 10 feet abutting residential zones |
Minimum street side setback | 10 feet |
Minimum rear setback | 0 feet, or 10 feet abutting LDR zones |
Parking and loading | See Chapter 17.330 CBDC. |
Landscaping | See CBDC 17.335.060. |
Supplementary | See Chapter 17.335 CBDC. |
(2) Additional Development Standards.
(a) Features providing visual interest such as but not limited to windows, artwork, varied building materials, relief panels, trim, balconies, ledges or other techniques shall be used to provide visual interest to all building facades.
(b) Rooflines shall be a minimum of 4:12 for pitched roofs. Lower pitched roofs or parapet rooflines shall provide additional architectural detailing including but not limited to: cornice, cap, relief panels, bay windows, shade projections, rain protection, eaves, dormers, ledges or overhangs as approved by the director.
(c) Rain protection shall be located at the primary entrance that is effectively designed to provide a minimum of 50 square feet of rain protection. This protection may use a single or combination of techniques such as awning, eave, alcove, airlock, recessed entry or porte cochere.
(d) Finished surfaces on building elevations shall emphasize use of architectural grade natural building products such as wood, masonry, metal, glass, stucco, fiber cement, cultured stone or other stone materials. Use of plywood, vinyl, plastic composites, fiberglass or similar are prohibited.
(e) A diverse use of color is encouraged to display individuality within the community. Finished surfaces suitable for painting shall incorporate a color palette of at least two colors consisting of a base color and an accent (trim color). Repetitive or predictable alternate color schemes are prohibited.
(3) Riparian Vegetation.
(a) Riparian vegetation surrounding Empire Lakes is considered significant habitat in the comprehensive plan. This habitat shall be protected by leaving the existing vegetation undisturbed to its full width, if possible, but at least to a width of 50 feet measured horizontally from the shoreline. If there is less than 50 feet of vegetation, all of it shall be protected. The shoreline shall be the line of nonaquatic vegetation.
(b) Water access, trails/paths, picnicking areas, or other recreation uses may be permitted if the activities are part of a master plan for the park, and if they constitute no more than a 20 percent cumulative reduction in the total vegetation surrounding the lake within the zoning designation.
(c) The riparian vegetation along the shoreline in the Eastside area will be protected based on Policy 23 of the Coos Bay estuary management plan. [Ord. 590 § 1 (Att. B(J)), 2026; Ord. 541 § 6 (Exh. 1), 2021; Ord. 503 § 1 (Exh. B), 2018; Ord. 473 § 3 (Exh. A), 2016].
17.260.010 Purpose.
The medical park (MP) zone district is designed to achieve the following city objectives:
(1) Encourage the centralization of Coos Bay’s medical facilities.
(2) Provide space for semipublic facilities needed to complement medical facilities.
(3) Facilitate the establishment of the medical park district as an efficient regional referral center.
(4) Facilitate the planning and programming of desirable and/or needed utilities and facilities to adequately accommodate planned service level and intensity of use.
(5) Create an aesthetically pleasing, park-like environment conducive to the promotion of mental health and general well-being.
(6) Establish and reserve appropriately located areas for desirable mixtures of medically related professional, limited complementary commercial, administrative business offices, and residential uses.
(7) Control the encroachment of medically related facilities into established or intended residential areas. [Ord. 590 § 1 (Att. B(K)), 2026; Ord. 541 § 6 (Exh. 1), 2021; Ord. 511 § 6 (Exh. 2), 2019; Ord. 503 § 1 (Exh. B), 2018; Ord. 473 § 3 (Exh. A), 2016].
17.260.020 Land uses and permit requirements.
Land uses and permit requirements are listed in Table 17.260.020. Where a specific use is not listed in the table, the director shall determine the most appropriate similar use in the table. The table identifies those uses in the MP zone district that are:
P = Permitted use;
C = Conditional use;
S = Permitted uses that are subject to special standards; or
X = Prohibited.
The applicable procedural requirements are found in Chapter 17.130 CBDC.
Use | MP |
|---|---|
Nonresidental | |
Medical services – Establishments primarily engaged in the provision of personal health services ranging from prevention, diagnosis, and treatment, or rehabilitation services provided by physicians, dentists, nurses, and other health personnel as well as the provision of medical testing and analysis services | P |
Ambulance services | C |
Sanitaria, convalescent and rest homes | C |
Child care center | P |
Other similar uses deemed by the director to be compatible with the MP district and adjacent land uses. | C |
All marijuana related businesses | X |
Residential | |
Group residential care facility | P |
Dwelling, multi-unit (subject to standards at CBDC 17.335.120) | S |
Dwelling, single-unit | P |
Family child care home | P |
Civic | |
Bus shelters | C |
Other similar uses deemed by the director to be compatible with another use in the MP district and adjacent land uses | P |
[Ord. 590 § 1 (Att. B(K)), 2026; Ord. 553 § 7, 2022; Ord. 550 §§ 5, 6, 2022; Ord. 541 § 6 (Exh. 1), 2021; Ord. 511 § 6 (Exh. 2), 2019; Ord. 503 § 1 (Exh. B), 2018; Ord. 473 § 3 (Exh. A), 2016].
17.260.030 Development and lot standards.
Development and lot standards for uses specified in Table 17.260.020 are identified in Table 17.260.030.
Standard | Nonresidential | Multi-Unit Dwellings | Single-Unit Dwellings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Attached | Detached | |||
Dwelling units per gross area | No minimum and no maximum as a part of a mixed residential/nonresidential development. Nonresidential uses must comprise a minimum of 30% of the lot coverage. | Maximum 12 dua | Maximum 10 dua | Maximum 10 dua |
Minimum lot width | NA | 40 feet | 20 feet | 40 feet |
Minimum lot depth | NA | 60 feet | 60 feet | 60 feet |
Minimum lot size | NA | 3,360 sf | 4,300 sf | 4,300 sf |
Maximum lot coverage | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% |
Maximum height | 35' and not greater than three stories | |||
Setbacks (see also CBDC 17.335.130, Setbacks – Intrusions permitted) | ||||
Minimum front setback | As required by the building code | 10 feet, or 10% of lot depth, whichever is less | 10 feet, or 10% of lot depth, whichever is less | 10 feet, or 10% of lot depth, whichever is less |
Minimum garage setback from public right-of-way | 20 feet | 20 feet | 20 feet | 20 feet |
Parking location | To the rear of the subject project | NA | NA | NA |
Minimum side setback | As required by the building code | No setback to attached units, 5 feet to abutting property line | No setback for attached units, 5 feet to abutting property line | 5 feet or 10% of lot width, whichever is less |
Minimum street side setback | 10 feet or 20% lot width, whichever is less | 10 feet or 20% lot width, whichever is less | 10 feet or 20% lot width, whichever is less | 10 feet or 20% lot width, whichever is less. |
Minimum rear setback | As required by the building code | 5 feet | 5 feet | 5 feet |
Landscaping and screening | See CBDC 17.335.060. | |||
Parking and loading | See Chapter 17.330 CBDC. | |||
Supplementary | See Chapter 17.335 CBDC. | |||
[Ord. 590 § 1 (Att. B(K)), 2026; Ord. 541 § 6 (Exh. 1), 2021; Ord. 511 § 6 (Exh. 2), 2019; Ord. 503 § 1 (Exh. B), 2018; Ord. 473 § 3 (Exh. A), 2016. Formerly 17.260.050].
17.260.040 Uses expressly prohibited.
Repealed by Ord. 511. [Ord. 503 § 1 (Exh. B), 2018; Ord. 473 § 3 (Exh. A), 2016].
17.270.010 Intent.
The watershed district is included in the zoning regulations to preserve and protect lands providing the city’s water supply. [Ord. 503 § 1 (Exh. B), 2018; Ord. 473 § 3 (Exh. A), 2016].
17.270.020 Permitted uses.
Only uses related to the operation and maintenance of the water system are allowed. Civic uses authorized by the Coos Bay/North Bend water board may also be allowed on property within the watershed district, provided the use takes place on property that does not directly drain into Upper or Lower Pony Creek Reservoir. However, the use will be subject to a Type II review. [Ord. 532 § 2 (Att. B), 2020; Ord. 503 § 1 (Exh. B), 2018; Ord. 473 § 3 (Exh. A), 2016].
17.270.030 Conditional uses.
None. [Ord. 503 § 1 (Exh. B), 2018; Ord. 473 § 3 (Exh. A), 2016].
17.270.040 Uses expressly prohibited.
All other uses. [Ord. 503 § 1 (Exh. B), 2018; Ord. 473 § 3 (Exh. A), 2016].
17.270.050 Property development requirements.
The following property development standards shall apply to all land and structures in the watershed district:
(1) Site Plan. Site plan review is required prior to the establishment or change of any structure which is accessible to the public in the watershed district.
(2) Building Height. No building shall have a height greater than three stories, not to exceed 35 feet.
(3) Riparian Vegetation.
(a) Riparian vegetation surrounding Upper and Lower Pony Creek Reservoir is considered significant habitat in the comprehensive plan. Protect riparian habitat by leaving the existing vegetation undisturbed to its full width, if possible, but at least to a width of 50 feet measured horizontally from the shoreline. If there is less than 50 feet of vegetation, all of it shall be protected. The shoreline shall be the line of nonaquatic vegetation.
(b) Water access, road, and timber management activities may be permitted if they are part of a master plan for the watershed and forest management program, and if they comply with Oregon Forest Practice Rules. [Ord. 503 § 1 (Exh. B), 2018; Ord. 473 § 3 (Exh. A), 2016].