Corvallis City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
ARTICLE I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sections
- CHAPTER 1.0 - INTRODUCTION
- CHAPTER 1.1 - THE CITY COUNCIL AND ITS AGENCIES AND OFFICERS
- CHAPTER 1.2 - LEGAL FRAMEWORK
- Section 1.2.10 - Rules of Construction.
- Section 1.2.20 - Severability and Constitutionality.
- Section 1.2.30 - Descriptive Headings.
- Section 1.2.40 - Calculation of Time.
- Section 1.2.50 - Savings Clause.
- Section 1.2.60 - Revival.
- Section 1.2.70 - Nondiscrimination.
- Section 1.2.80 - Text Amendments.
- Section 1.2.90 - The Official Zoning Map.
- Section 1.2.100 - Development Review Fees.
- Section 1.2.110 - Development Review Process.
- Section 1.2.120 - Rough Proportionality.
- Section 1.2.130 - Deadline for Final Action and Extension of Deadline for Review of Land Use Applications and Permits.
- CHAPTER 1.3 - ENFORCEMENT
- CHAPTER 1.4 - NONCONFORMING DEVELOPMENT
- CHAPTER 1.6 - DEFINITIONS
- Section 1.6.10 - General Meaning of Words.
- Section 1.6.20 - Common Words.
- Section 1.6.30 - Specific Words and Terms.
- Section 1.6.40 - Specific Words and Terms Particular To The 100-Year Floodplain Regulations In LDC Chapter 2.11—Floodplain Development Permit and Chapter 4.5—Floodplain Provisions.
- Section 1.6.50 - Specific Words and Terms Particular to the Historic Preservation Provisions in LDC Chapter 2.9—Historic Preservation Provisions.
ARTICLE II
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
Sections
- CHAPTER 2.0 - PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT
- Section 2.0.10 - Background.
- Section 2.0.20 - Purposes.
- Section 2.0.25 - Applicant Neighborhood Meetings.
- Section 2.0.30 - Determination of Hearing Type.
- Section 2.0.40 - Legislative Hearings.
- Section 2.0.50 - Quasi-Judicial Hearings.
- Section 2.0.60 - Procedures for Hearings Involving Remands from the State Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA).
- CHAPTER 2.1 - COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT PROCEDURES
- CHAPTER 2.2 - ZONE CHANGES
- Section 2.2.10 - Background.
- Section 2.2.20 - Purposes.
- Section 2.2.30 - Legislative Change Procedures.
- Section 2.2.40 - Quasi-Judicial Change Procedures for Zone Changes Subject to a Public Hearing.
- Section 2.2.50 - Quasi-Judicial Change Procedures for Administrative Zone Changes.
- Section 2.2.55 - Quasi-Judicial Change Procedures for Removal of a Residential Planned Development Overlay.
- Section 2.2.60 - Procedures for Reclassifying a Designated Historic Resource in a National Register of Historic Places Historic District.
- Section 2.2.70 - Map Errors.
- CHAPTER 2.3 - CONDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT
- CHAPTER 2.4 - LAND DIVISIONS, REPLATS, AND PROPERTY LINE ADJUSTMENTS
- Section 2.4.10 - Background.
- Section 2.4.20 - Purposes.
- Section 2.4.30 - Expedited Land Division and Middle Housing Land Division.
- Section 2.4.40 - Replat.
- Section 2.4.50 - Vacating Plats.
- Section 2.4.60 - Tentative Plat Review Procedures (Partition, Subdivision, Replat).
- Section 2.4.70 - Final Plat Review Procedures (Partition, Subdivision, Replat).
- Section 2.4.80 - Property Line Adjustment Procedures.
- Section 2.4.90 - General Land Division Standards.
- CHAPTER 2.5 - PLANNED DEVELOPMENT
- Section 2.5.10 - Background.
- Section 2.5.20 - Purposes.
- Section 2.5.30 - General Provisions.
- Section 2.5.40 - Conceptual Development Plan Review Procedures.
- Section 2.5.50 - Detailed Development Plan Review Procedures.
- Section 2.5.60 - Planned Development Modification.
- Section 2.5.70 - Noncompliance With The Approved Detailed Development Plan.
- Section 2.5.80 - Planned Development Nullification.
- Section 2.5.90 - Refinement Plan Procedures.
- Section 2.5.100. - Reserved..
- CHAPTER 2.6 - ANNEXATIONS
- CHAPTER 2.7 - EXTENSION OF SERVICES OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS
- CHAPTER 2.8 - VACATING OF PUBLIC LANDS AND PLATS
- CHAPTER 2.9 - HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROVISIONS[1]
- Section 2.9.10 - Background and Applicability.
- Section 2.9.20 - Purposes.
- Section 2.9.30 - Procedures.
- Section 2.9.40 - Exemptions From Historic Preservation Permits.
- Section 2.9.50 - General Review Criteria for all Historic Preservation Permits.
- Section 2.9.60 - Director-Level Review Criteria.
- Section 2.9.70 - HRC-Level Review Criteria.
- CHAPTER 2.10 - MAJOR NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER MASTER SITE PLAN REQUIREMENTS
- CHAPTER 2.11 - FLOODPLAIN DEVELOPMENT PERMIT
- CHAPTER 2.12 - DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS ADJUSTMENT[4]
- CHAPTER 2.13 - PLAN COMPATIBILITY REVIEW
- CHAPTER 2.16 - REQUEST FOR INTERPRETATION
- CHAPTER 2.18 - SOLAR ACCESS PERMITS
- CHAPTER 2.19 - APPEALS
ARTICLE III
DEVELOPMENT ZONES
Sections
- CHAPTER 3.0 - USE CLASSIFICATIONS
- CHAPTER 3.1 - LOW DENSITY (RS-6) ZONE
- Section 3.1.10 - Purpose.
- Section 3.1.20 - Establishment of the RS-6 Zone.
- Section 3.1.30 - Permitted Building Types.
- Section 3.1.40 - Permitted Use Types.
- Section 3.1.50 - RS-6 Development Standards.
- Section 3.1.60 - Multiple Residential Buildings On One Lot Or Parcel.
- Section 3.1.70 - Green Area, Vegetation, and Outdoor Space Requirements.
- Section 3.1.80 - Variations.
- CHAPTER 3.2 - MEDIUM DENSITY (RS-9) ZONE
- Section 3.2.10 - Purpose.
- Section 3.2.20 - Establishment of the RS-9 Zone.
- Section 3.2.30 - Permitted Building Types.
- Section 3.2.40 - Permitted Use Types
- Section 3.2.50 - RS-9 Development Standards
- Section 3.2.60 - Multiple Residential Buildings On One Lot Or Parcel
- Section 3.2.70 - Green Area, Vegetation, and Outdoor Space Requirements
- Section 3.2.80 - Conversion of a Structure to a Professional and Administrative Services Use Type.
- Section 3.2.90 - Variations.
- CHAPTER 3.3 - MEDIUM-HIGH DENSITY (RS-12) ZONE
- Section 3.3.10 - Purpose.
- Section 3.3.20 - Establishment of the RS-12 Zone.
- Section 3.3.30 - Permitted Building Types.
- Section 3.3.40 - Permitted Use Types.
- Section 3.3.50 - RS-12 Development Standards.
- Section 3.3.60 - Multiple Residential Buildings On One Lot Or Parcel.
- Section 3.3.70 - Green Area, Vegetation, and Outdoor Space Requirements.
- Section 3.3.80 - Conversion of a Structure to a Professional and Administrative Services Use Type.
- Section 3.3.90 - Redevelopment of Existing Offices.
- Section 3.3.100 - Variations.
- CHAPTER 3.4 - HIGH DENSITY (RS-20) ZONE
- Section 3.4.10 - Purpose.
- Section 3.4.20 - Establishment of the RS-20 Zone.
- Section 3.4.30 - Permitted Building Types.
- Section 3.4.40 - Permitted Use Types.
- Section 3.4.50 - RS-20 Development Standards.
- Section 3.4.60 - Multiple Residential Buildings On One Lot Or Parcel.
- Section 3.4.70 - Green Area, Vegetation, and Outdoor Space Requirements.
- Section 3.4.80 - Conversion of a Unit to a Professional and Administrative Services Use Types.
- Section 3.4.90 - Redevelopment of Existing Offices.
- Section 3.4.100 - Variations.
- CHAPTER 3.5 - RESIDENTIAL MIXED USE (RMU) ZONES
- CHAPTER 3.6 - MIXED USE RESIDENTIAL (MUR) ZONE
- Section 3.6.10 - Purpose.
- Section 3.6.20 - Establishment of the MUR Zone.
- Section 3.6.30 - Permitted Building Types.
- Section 3.6.40 - Permitted Uses
- Section 3.6.50 - MUR Zone Development Standards
- Section 3.6.60 - Multiple Residential Buildings On One Lot Or Parcel
- Section 3.6.70 - Green Area, Vegetation, and Outdoor Space Requirements
- Section 3.6.100 - Variations
- CHAPTER 3.10 - PROFESSIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE (P-AO) ZONE
- CHAPTER 3.11 - COMMERCIAL MIXED USE (CMU) ZONES
- Section 3.11.10 - Purpose.
- Section 3.11.20 - Establishment of the CMU Zones.
- Section 3.11.30 - Permitted Building Types.
- Section 3.11.40 - Permitted Use Types.
- Section 3.11.50 - Additional Use Type Provisions.
- Section 3.11.60 - General CMU Zones Development Standards.
- Section 3.11.70 - Additional Development Standards.
- Section 3.11.80 - Variations.
- CHAPTER 3.12 - GENERAL COMMERCIAL (GC) ZONE
- Section 3.12.10 - Purpose.
- Section 3.12.20 - Establishment of the GC Zone.
- Section 3.12.30 - Permitted Building Types.
- Section 3.12.40 - Permitted Use Types.
- Section 3.12.50 - Additional Use Type Provisions.
- Section 3.12.60 - General GC Zone Development Standards.
- Section 3.12.70 - Additional Development Standards.
- Section 3.12.80 - Variations.
- CHAPTER 3.17 - CENTRAL BUSINESS FRINGE (CBF) ZONE
- CHAPTER 3.20 - LIMITED INDUSTRIAL—OFFICE (LI-O) ZONE
- Section 3.20.10 - Purpose.
- Section 3.20.20 - General Provisions—Establishment of the LI-O Zone.
- Section 3.20.30 - Permitted Building Types.
- Section 3.20.40 - Permitted Use Types.
- Section 3.20.50 - General LI-O Development Standards.
- Section 3.20.60 - Additional LI-O Development Standards.
- Section 3.20.70 - Variations.
- CHAPTER 3.21 - LIMITED INDUSTRIAL (LI) ZONE[2]
- Section 3.21.10 - Purpose.
- Section 3.21.20 - Permitted Building Types.
- Section 3.21.30 - Permitted Use Types.
- Section 3.21.40 - Development Standards.
- Section 3.21.50 - Pedestrian Oriented Design Standards.
- Section 3.21.60 - Natural Hazards, Minimum Assured Development Area (MADA), and Natural Resources.
- Section 3.21.70 - Variations.
- CHAPTER 3.22 - GENERAL INDUSTRIAL (GI) ZONE[3]
- CHAPTER 3.23 - INTENSIVE INDUSTRIAL (II) ZONE[4]
- CHAPTER 3.24 - RESEARCH TECHNOLOGY CENTER (RTC) ZONE[5]
- CHAPTER 3.25 - MIXED USE TRANSITIONAL (MUT) ZONE
- Section 3.25.10 - Purpose.
- Section 3.25.20 - General Provisions.
- Section 3.25.30 - Permitted Uses.
- Section 3.25.40 - Development Standards For General and Intensive Industrial Uses
- Section 3.25.50 - Development Standards For Civic, Commercial, and Limited Manufacturing Use Types.
- Section 3.25.60 - Design Guidelines and Standards For Civic, Commercial, and Limited Manufacturing Use Types.
- Section 3.25.70 - Natural Hazards, Minimum Assured Development Area (MADA), and Natural Resources.
- Section 3.25.80 - Variations.
- CHAPTER 3.27 - MIXED USE EMPLOYMENT (MUE) ZONE[6]
- Section 3.27.10 - Purpose.
- Section 3.27.20 - General Provisions—Establishment of the MUE Zone.
- Section 3.27.30 - Permitted Building Types
- Section 3.27.40 - Permitted Use Types.
- Section 3.27.50 - Development Standards.
- Section 3.27.60 - Design Standards.
- Section 3.27.70 - Natural Hazards, Minimum Assured Development Area (MADA), and Natural Resources.
- Section 3.27.80 - Variations.
- CHAPTER 3.30 - AGRICULTURE-OPEN SPACE (AG-OS) ZONE[7]
- Section 3.30.10 - Purpose.
- Section 3.30.20 - Permitted Building Types.
- Section 3.30.30 - Permitted Use Types.
- Section 3.30.40 - Performance Standards.
- Section 3.30.50 - Setbacks.
- Section 3.30.60 - Special Buffering and Setbacks.
- Section 3.30.70 - Landscaping, Natural Hazards, Minimum Assured Development Area (MADA), and Natural Resources.
- Section 3.30.80 - Variations.
- CHAPTER 3.31 - CONSERVATION-OPEN SPACE (C-OS) ZONE
- CHAPTER 3.36 - OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY (OSU) ZONE[8]
- Section 3.36.10 - Purpose.
- Section 3.36.20 - Establishment of Zone.
- Section 3.36.30 - Procedures and Determination of Compliance.
- Section 3.36.40 - Definitions Specific to this Chapter.
- Section 3.36.50 - Permitted Building Types.
- Section 3.36.60 - Permitted Use Types.
- Section 3.36.70 - Parcels Within the OSU Zone not Owned By OSU.
- Section 3.36.80 - OSU Zone Development Standards.
- Section 3.36.90 - Additional Development Standards.
- Section 3.36.100 - Transportation Facilities.
- Section 3.36.110 - Variations.
- CHAPTER 3.40 - UNIVERSITY NEIGHBORHOODS OVERLAY (UNO)
- Section 3.40.10 - Purposes.
- Section 3.40.20 - Implementation.
- Section 3.40.30 - Removal.
- Section 3.40.40 - Permitted Uses.
- Section 3.40.50 - Maximum Floor Area Ratio.
- Section 3.40.60 - Garage, Carport and Off-Street Parking Access For Lots and Parcels With Improved Alley Access.
- Section 3.40.70 - Reserved.
- Section 3.40.80 - Variations.
- CHAPTER 3.41 - WILLAMETTE RIVER GREENWAY (WRG) OVERLAY
- CHAPTER 3.42 - HISTORIC PRESERVATION (HPO) OVERLAY
- CHAPTER 3.43 - NONRESIDENTIAL PLANNED DEVELOPMENT (PD) OVERLAY
- CHAPTER 3.44 - RESIDENTIAL PLANNED DEVELOPMENT (PD) OVERLAY
- CHAPTER 3.45 - CLIMATE-FRIENDLY AREAS (CFA) OVERLAY
ARTICLE IV
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
Sections
- CHAPTER 4.0 - IMPROVEMENTS REQUIRED WITH DEVELOPMENT
- Section 4.0.10 - Purposes.
- Section 4.0.20 - Timing of Improvements.
- Section 4.0.30 - Public and Private Pedestrian Requirements.
- Section 4.0.40 - Bicycle Requirements.
- Section 4.0.50 - Transit Requirements.
- Section 4.0.60 - Public and Private Street Requirements.
- Section 4.0.70 - Public Utility Requirements (Or Installations).
- Section 4.0.80 - Public Improvement Procedures.
- Section 4.0.90 - Franchise Utility Installations.
- Section 4.0.100 - Land For Public Purposes.
- Section 4.0.110 - Mail Delivery Facilities.
- Section 4.0.120 - [Repealed].
- Section 4.0.130 - Storm Water Management and Discharge Control.
- Section 4.0.140 - Rough Proportionality.
- Section 4.0.150 - Transportation Uses and Activities Exempt From Land Use Approval.
- CHAPTER 4.1 - PARKING, LOADING, AND ACCESS REQUIREMENTS[1]
- CHAPTER 4.2 - LANDSCAPING, BUFFERING, SCREENING, AND LIGHTING
- CHAPTER 4.3 - ACCESSORY DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
- CHAPTER 4.5 - FLOODPLAIN PROVISIONS
- Section 4.5.10 - Purposes—Floodplain Provisions.
- Section 4.5.20 - Applicability.
- Section 4.5.30 - Disclaimer of Liability.
- Section 4.5.40 - Findings of Fact, Definitions, and Related Standards.
- Section 4.5.50 - Procedures.
- Section 4.5.60 - Administration and Interpretation.
- Section 4.5.70 - Incentives for Relocating Buildings, Structures, Parking Lots, and Other Impervious Surfaces Outside the 100-Yr. Floodplain.
- Section 4.5.80 - Standards in the Regulatory Floodway.
- Section 4.5.90 - Standards in High Protection Floodway Fringe Areas.
- Section 4.5.100 - Standards in Partial Protection Floodway Fringe Areas.
- Section 4.5.110 - Construction Standards Within the 100-yr. Floodplain.
- Section 4.5.120 - Subdivisions, Partitions, and Property Line Adjustments.
- Section 4.5.130 - Map Refinements.
- Section 4.5.140 - Map Corrections.
- CHAPTER 4.6 - SOLAR ACCESS[3]
- CHAPTER 4.7 - SIGN REGULATIONS[4]
- Section 4.7.10 - Purposes.
- Section 4.7.20 - Definitions.
- Section 4.7.30 - Prohibited signs
- Section 4.7.40 - Exemptions
- Section 4.7.50 - Sign permit procedure
- Section 4.7.60 - General sign standards
- Section 4.7.70 - Sign standards by zone
- Section 4.7.80 - Standards for special sign types
- Section 4.7.90 - Zoning overlay sign provisions
- Section 4.7.100 - Nonconforming signs
- Section 4.7.110 - Variance to standards
- Section 4.7.120 - Administrative
- CHAPTER 4.8 - MANUFACTURED DWELLING FACILITY STANDARDS
- Section 4.8.10 - Purposes.
- Section 4.8.20 - Area Requirements.
- Section 4.8.30 - Permitted Structures.
- Section 4.8.40 - Setback and Separation For The Facility Perimeter.
- Section 4.8.50 - Facility Perimeter Treatment.
- Section 4.8.60 - Setback and Separation For Structures Within The Facility.
- Section 4.8.70 - Site Development Standards.
- Section 4.8.80 - Landscape Plan.
- Section 4.8.90 - Landscaping, Natural Hazards, Minimum Assured Development Area (MADA), and Natural Resources.
- CHAPTER 4.9 - ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS
- Section 4.9.10 - Purposes.
- Section 4.9.20 - Manufactured Dwelling Design Standards.
- Section 4.9.30 - Minor Utilities.
- Section 4.9.40 - Accessory Dwelling Units.
- Section 4.9.50 - Exceptions To Building Heights and Projections.
- Section 4.9.60 - Wireless Telecommunication Facilities.
- Section 4.9.70 - Reserved.
- Section 4.9.80 - Residential Building Type Variety Requirements.
- Section 4.9.90 - Urban Agriculture Standards.
- Section 4.9.100 - Mixed Use Building Incentives.
- Section 4.9.110 - Flagpole development standards.
- CHAPTER 4.10 - PEDESTRIAN ORIENTED DESIGN STANDARDS
- Section 4.10.10 - Purpose.
- Section 4.10.20 - Applicability.
- Section 4.10.30 - Options For Review.
- Section 4.10.40 - Application of Standards.
- Section 4.10.50 - Standards For Residential Development.
- Section 4.10.55 - Standards For Cottage Clusters.
- Section 4.10.60 - [Repealed].
- Section 4.10.70 - Standards For Commercial, Industrial, and Civic Development.
- CHAPTER 4.11 - MINIMUM ASSURED DEVELOPMENT AREA (MADA)
- CHAPTER 4.12 - SIGNIFICANT VEGETATION PROTECTION PROVISIONS
- Section 4.12.10 - Purposes.
- Section 4.12.20 - Applicability.
- Section 4.12.30 - Exemptions.
- Section 4.12.40 - Greater Restrictions.
- Section 4.12.50 - Procedures.
- Section 4.12.60 - Standards For Development On Sites Containing Significant Vegetation.
- Section 4.12.70 - Provisions Limiting Extensions of Public and Private Roadways and Utilities On Sites Containing Significant Vegetation.
- Section 4.12.80 - Additional Provisions.
- Section 4.12.90 - Standards For Significant Vegetation Management Plans.
- Section 4.12.100 - Enforcement and Mitigation Provisions.
- Section 4.12.110 - Disclaimer of Liability.
- CHAPTER 4.13 - RIPARIAN CORRIDOR AND WETLAND PROVISIONS
- Section 4.13.10 - Purposes.
- Section 4.13.20 - Applicability.
- Section 4.13.30 - Greater Restrictions.
- Section 4.13.40 - Procedures.
- Section 4.13.50 - Use Limitations and Exceptions Within Highly Protected Riparian Corridors and Riparian-Related Areas.
- Section 4.13.60 - Use Limitations and Exceptions Within Partially Protected Riparian Corridors.
- Section 4.13.70 - Drainageway Tracts, Easements, and Dedications.
- Section 4.13.80 - Standards For Properties With Wetlands.
- Section 4.13.90 - MAP Refinements.
- Section 4.13.100 - Map Corrections.
- CHAPTER 4.14 - LANDSLIDE HAZARD AND HILLSIDE DEVELOPMENT PROVISIONS
- Section 4.14.10 - Purposes—Landslide Hazard and Hillside Development Provisions.
- Section 4.14.20 - Applicability.
- Section 4.14.30 - Disclaimer of Liability.
- Section 4.14.40 - Procedures.
- Section 4.14.50 - Standards for Development in Steeply Sloped Areas.
- Section 4.14.60 - Standards For Development in Landslide Hazard Areas.
- Section 4.14.70 - Hillside Development Standards.
- Section 4.14.80 - Map Refinements.
- Section 4.14.90 - Map Corrections.