Corvallis City Zoning Code
TEXT AMENDMENTS
INDEX Index updated through February 8, 2023
The Corvallis Land Development Code (LDC) was adopted on December 24, 1980. The 1980 LDC repealed many of the City's zoning and land development regulations in effect prior to that date, and consolidated remaining land development regulations into a single document. The first version of the LDC became effective February 7, 1981, as described in Ordinance No. 1980-100 (repealed by Ordinance 1993-20). Major amendments to the 1980 LDC include:
• Land Development Code Update, adopted July 19, 1993, effective July 21, 1993, as described in Ordinance No. 1993-20
• Land Development Code Update ("Phases I & III"), adopted October 16, 2006, effective December 31, 2006, as described in Ordinances No. 2006-024 & 2006-029
This LDC incorporates text amendments through February 8, 2023, based on LDT-2022-04 (Mixed Use Zones Phase 3) as described in Ordinance 2023-01. For the location of ordinances adopted subsequently thereto, see the Code Comparative Table located after Article IV.
| TEXT AMENDMENTS INDEX | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Effective Date | Amended Chapters | Type of Changes | Ordinance # |
| 12/31/2006 | All | Periodic Review (including Natural Features Project/Phase III of the LDC Update Project) |
2006-024 &
2006-029 |
| 06/18/2007 | 1.6, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.37 | Corrected setbacks for residential development adjacent to AG-OS lands | 2007-016 |
| 06/18/2007 | 2.5 | Corrected Definition of an "Active Detailed Development Plan" | 2007-017 |
| 06/18/2007 | 1.6, 2.14, 4.5, 4.11 | Provided Minimum Assured Development Areas for New Zones | 2007-018 |
| 01/14/2009 | 1.6, 2.2, 2.4, 2.5, 2.7, 2.12, 2.13, 2.14, 3.0, 3.3, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.10, 3.11, 3.14, 3.19, 3.20, 3.26, 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 4.4, 4.5, 4.10, 4.11, 4.12 | Multiple Changes | 2008-020 |
| 07/1/2009 | 1.2, 1.6, 2.2, 2.4, 2.5, 2.7, 2.12, 2.13, 2.14, 2.16, 3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.10, 3.11, 3.14, 3.19, 3.20, 3.26, 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 4.4, 4.5, 4.10, 4.11 | Multiple Changes | 2009-009 |
| 10/18/2010 | 1.6, 2.9, 4.0, 4.2, and 4.7 | Historic Preservation Provisions Update | 2010-20 |
| 12/16/2010 | 3.0 | Modify definition for Agricultural Sales | 2010-25 |
| 6/2/2011 | 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.6, 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.10, 2.11 (new chapter), 2.12, 2.13, 2.14, 2.19, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 3.14, 3.15, 3.16, 3.17, 3.19, 3.20, 3.21, 3.22, 3.23, 3.24, 3.25, 3.26, 3.27, 3.30, 3.36, 3.37, 3.38, 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8, 4.9, 4.10, 4.11, 4.13, and 4.14 (new chapter) | FEMA Update Project | 2011-01 |
| 09/16/2011 | 1.6, 3.15, 3.16, 4.1, 4.7, and 4.10 | Downtown Area Code Changes | 2011-11 |
| 12/13/2012 | 1.2, 1.4, 1.6, 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 2.10, 2.11, 2.12, 2.13, 2.14, 2.16, 2.18, 3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 3.14, 3.15, 3.16, 3.19, 3.20, 3.21, 3.22, 3.23, 3.24, 3.25, 3.26, 3.27, 3.36, 3.37, 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.7, 4.9, 4.10, 4.11, 4.12, and 4.14 | 2012 LDC CHANGES: Code changes consistent with Planning Division Work Program (Infill Task Force Recommendations, Housekeeping Items, Substantive Issues, Local Foods, Revise Parking Requirements for Some Residential Building Types) |
2012-16;
2012-17; 2012-18; 2012-19; 2012-20 |
| 5/20/2013 | 3.36 | A Text Amendment recommended by City Staff adding a new subsection "f" to LDC Section 3.36.40.01 - Sector Development Allocation, that sets parameters on the use of the transferred development allocation | 2013-07 |
| 2/28/2014 | 3.36 | OSU Street Standards | 2014-01 |
| 8/28/2014 | 2.9 | Historic Resources Commission recommendations | 2014-10 |
| 8/28/2014 | 1.2, 1.6, 2.0, 2.5, 2.14, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, and 4.1 | Neighborhood Planning Workgroup, Economic Development Commission, and Staff recommendations | 2014-11 |
| 12/11/2014 | 1.4, 1.6, 2.12, 3.8, 3.9, 4.9, 4.10 (deleted chapters 3.5 and 3.7, added chapter 3.34) | Neighborhood Planning Workgroup | 2014-18 |
| 12/11/2014 | 1.6, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.10, 2.14, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.6, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.26, 4.0, and 4.10 | Density Calculation Methodology and Staff Recommendations | 2014-19 |
| 4/27/2017 | 2.0 | Modified pre-notification requirements, removed a flow chart, and changed "citizens" to "community members" | 2017-07 |
| 6/6/2017 | 4.2 | Amendments to Sections 4.2.20 and 4.2.30, to implement "Tree for a Fee" program proposed by the Parks and Recreation Department | 2017-09 |
| 1/26/2018 | 1.1, 1.2, 1.6, 2.0 (added section 2.0.25), 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 2.10, 2.11, 2.12, 2.19, 3.9, 3.14, 3.19, 3.20, 3.22, 3.30, 4.0, 4.7 | Amendments to Article I, Article II, Article III, and Article IV, related to changing the name of Chapter 2.0 throughout the code, adding a requirement for applicant neighborhood meetings, and removal of the sunset clause regarding public notices from Section 2.0.50.04.d | 2018-01 |
| 5/17/2018 | 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 2.10, 2.11, 2.12, 2.13, 2.14, 2.16, and 2.18 | Amendments to Chapters 2.1 through 2.18 related to the removal of detailed application requirements for land use actions. | 2018-13, repealed by Ordinance 2018-19 |
| 6/25/2018 | 3.16, 3.36, and 4.9 | Accessory Dwelling Units | 2018-16 |
| 6/26/2018 | 1.1, 1.2, 2.9, 2.11, 2.12, 2.13, 2.14, 2.16, 2.18, 2.19 and 4.7 | Appeals Procedures | 2018-18 |
| 7/24/2018 | 4.0 | Street Improvement Exceptions | 2018-20 |
| 8/6/2018 | 1.2, 2.4, 2.5, 2.14, and 2.19 | Expedited Land Divisions | 2018-21 |
| 11/5/2018 | 1.2, 2.2, 2.5, and 3.33 | Residential Planned Development Overlay Removal Procedures | 2018-27 |
| 1/1/2019 | 1.6, 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 3.36, 4.0, and 4.1 | Transportation System Plan | 2018-36 |
| 2/26/2019 | 2.5 and 4.7 | Planned Development Modification Criteria | 2019-03 |
| 3/1/2019 | 3.36 | OSU Campus Master Plan Monitoring | 2019-07 |
| 3/14/2019 | 1.6 and 4.9 | Tiny House Reach Code | 2019-08 |
| 10/17/2019 | 3.36 | OSU Campus Master Plan Sectors B, C, and D | 2019-26 |
| 3/3/2020 | 1.6, 4.3, 4.9, and 4.10 | Accessory Dwelling Unit Provisions 2 | 2020-04 |
| 7/30/2020 | 3.27 | MUE Zone - Civic Uses | 2020-10 |
| 8/27/2020 | 4.1 | Corvallis-Benton County Library Parking | 2020-12 |
| 5/25/2021 | 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.6, 2.0, 2.2, 2.11, 2.12, 2.16, 2.19, and 4.7 | Dissolution of the Land Development Hearings Board | 2021-06 |
| 11/24/2021 | 1.2, 1.6, 2.4, 2.12, 2.14 (repealed), 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.6, 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 4.4 (repealed), 4.5, 4.9, 4.10, and 4.14 | Land Divisions, Property Line Adjustments, Block Perimeter Standards | 2021-22 |
| 3/17/2022 | 1.4, 1.6, 2.2, 2.5, 2.11, 2.18, 3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.6, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 3.14, 3.15, 3.16, 3.19, 3.20, 3.21, 3.22, 3.26, 3.27, 3.36, 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 4.7, 4.9, 4.10, 4.11, and 4.14 (added Chapters 3.7 and 3.18) | Mixed Use Zones Project Phase 1 | 2022-06 |
| 6/1/2022 | 1.4, 1.6, 2.1, 2.2, 2.4, 2.11, 2.12, 3.0, 3.1 (repealed), 3.2 (repealed), 3.3, 3.4, 3.6, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10 (repealed), 3.34, 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.7, 4.8, 4.9, 4.10, and 4.11 | Middle Housing Code Update Project | 2022-12 |
| 7/15/2022 | 1.2, 1.6 and 2.6 | Annexation Procedures and Standards | 2022-22 |
| 9/17/2022 | 3.22, 3.23 and 3.24 | Industrial Zones Text Amendments - Administrative Services | 2022-23 |
| 9/28/2022 | 1.6, 3.0, 3.7, 3.18, 3.20, 4.1, 4.7 and 4.9 | Mixed Use Zones Project Phase 2 | 2022-24 & 2022-26 |
| 2/8/2023 | 1.2, 1.6, 2.0, 2.2, 2.5, 2.9, 2.10 (repealed), 2.12, 2.18, 3.0, 3.4, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 3.11, 3.14 (repealed), 3.15 (repealed), 3.16 (repealed), 3.17, 3.18, 3.19 (repealed), 3.20, 3.21, 3.22, 3.27, 3.36, 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.7, 4.9, 4.10, 4.11, and 4.13 In addition, all chapters in Article III are renumbered except for 3.17, 3.27, and 3.36 | Mixed Use Zones Project Phase 3 | 2023-01 |