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Deschutes County Unincorporated
City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 18

61 URBAN UNINCORPORATED COMMUNITY ZONE; LA PINE

18.61.010 Purpose

The purpose of the Urban Unincorporated Community (UUC) Zone – La Pine is to provide standards and review procedures for the future development of the urban unincorporated community of La Pine. The La Pine UUC includes three separate planning areas, La Pine, Wickiup Junction and Neighborhood, each with its own zoning districts, with allowed uses and distinct regulations, as further set forth in DCC 18.61.

HISTORY
Adopted by Ord. 96-003 §1 on 3/27/1996
Amended by Ord. 2000-015 §2 on 8/9/2000

18.61.020 Standards In All Districts

  1. Solar Setback. The setback from any north lot line shall meet the solar setback requirements in DCC 18.116.180, excepting lots or parcels less than 10,000 square feet in size, or under 80-feet average width, as defined by DCC 17.08.030 “lot width,” and located in the Neighborhood Planning Area of the Urban Unincorporated Community – La Pine.
  2. Ordinary High Water Mark Setback. To permit better light, air, vision, stream or pollution control, protect fish and wildlife areas, and to preserve the natural scenic amenities and vistas along the streams and lakes the following setback shall apply:
    1. All sewage disposal installations, such as septic tanks and septic drain fields, shall be set back from the ordinary high water mark along all rivers, streams, or lakes a minimum of 100 feet, measured at right angles to the ordinary high water mark. In those cases where practical difficulties preclude the location of the facilities at a distance of 100 feet and the County Onsite Wastewater Division finds that a closer location will not endanger health, the Planning Director or Hearings Body may permit the location of these facilities closer to the river, stream, or lake, but in no case closer than 25 feet.
    2. All structures, buildings, and similar permanent fixtures shall be set back from the ordinary high water mark along all streams or lakes a minimum of 100 feet measured at right angles to the ordinary high water mark.
  3. Building Code Setbacks. In addition to the setbacks set forth herein, any greater setbacks required by applicable building or structural codes adopted by the State of Oregon and/or the County under DCC 15.04 shall be met.
  4. Off-Street Parking and Loading. Off-street parking and loading shall be provided subject to the provisions of DCC 18.116, Supplementary Provisions.
  5. Outdoor Lighting. All outdoor lighting shall be installed in conformance with DCC 15.10 providing outdoor lighting control.
HISTORY
Adopted by Ord. 96-003 §1 on 3/27/1996
Amended by Ord. 2000-015 §2 on 8/9/2000
Amended by Ord. 2006-035 §1 on 12/4/2006
Amended by Ord. 2025-002 §13 on 3/28/2025

18.61.030 La Pine Planning Area

  1. La Pine Community Facility Limited District.
    1. Uses Permitted Outright.
      1. Multi-use path.
    2. Uses Permitted Subject to Site Plan Review. The following uses and their accessory uses are permitted subject to applicable provisions of DCC 18.61 and DCC 18.116, Supplementary Provisions, and DCC 18.124, Site Plan Review:
      1. School.
      2. Park or playground.
HISTORY
Adopted by Ord. 96-003 §1 on 3/27/1996
Amended by Ord. 97-017 §4 on 3/12/1997
Amended by Ord. 97-041 §1 on 5/14/1997
Amended by Ord. 97-063 §3 on 11/12/1997
Amended by Ord. 2000-015 §2 on 8/9/2000
Amended by Ord. 2001-044 §3 on 10/10/2001
Amended by Ord. 2002-033 §1 on 9/25/2002
Amended by Ord. 2003-002 §1 on 4/8/2003
Amended by Ord. 2009-025 §1 on 11/30/2009
Amended by Ord. 2010-029 §1 on 9/8/2010
Repealed by Ord. 2018-005 §10 on 10/10/2018
Amended by Ord. 2019-010 §1 on 5/8/2019
Amended by Ord. 2023-001 §9 on 5/30/2023
Amended by Ord. 2025-002 §13 on 3/28/2025

18.61.040 (REPEALED)

HISTORY
Adopted by Ord. 96-003 on 3/27/1996
Amended by Ord. 97-063 on 11/12/1997
Amended by Ord. 2000-015 on 8/9/2000
Amended by Ord. 2002-015 on 6/19/2002
Amended by Ord. 2003-008 on 2/26/2003
Amended by Ord. 2004-013 on 9/21/2004
Amended by Ord. 2023-001 on 5/30/2023
Repealed by Ord. 2025-002 §13 on 3/28/2025

18.61.050 Neighborhood Planning Area

  1. Purpose. The Neighborhood Planning Area provides standards and review procedures for development in the Neighborhood Planning Area of the La Pine UUC and is the “receiving area” for transferable development credits (TDCs). The Neighborhood Planning Area includes six zoning districts, each with its own set of allowed uses, as further set forth in DCC 18.61.050.
  2. Water and Wastewater Facilities.
    1. All uses in the Neighborhood Planning Area requiring water shall be connected to the La Pine Water District water system.
    2. All uses in the Neighborhood Planning Area that discharge wastewater shall be connected to the La Pine Special Sewer District sewage treatment facility or a Department of Environmental Quality approved community waste water treatment facility serving the La Pine Neighborhood Planning Area.
  3. Transportation.
    1. Two perimeter collector and three neighborhood collector roads will provide access from Huntington Road into the neighborhoods.
    2. The central collector and a perimeter collector will provide access from Burgess Road. The three perimeter collectors dividing the neighborhoods will be abutting open space corridors that provide buffers between the four Neighborhoods in the Neighborhood Planning Area.
    3. Driveway access will not be allowed onto the central collector and the neighborhood collectors.
    4. Rather than a continuous paved parking shoulder, parking in designated pullout areas can be provided along the collectors for access to open space, parks, and residential lots or parcels.
    5. Direct access from residential lots or parcels onto the local streets and perimeter collectors is permitted.
    6. Shallow vegetated swales alongside the roads will provide for drainage.
    7. A network of multi-use paths will be developed parallel to many of the collector roads and in the open space buffer areas along Huntington Road and the eastern perimeter collector parallel to Highway 97.
    8. The precise layout of these roads and multi-use paths will occur during the Quadrant Plan approval process as each Neighborhood and Quadrant is planned.
  4. Community Facility Limited District. Purpose. The purpose of this district is to provide locations for a school, recreation and transportation facilities.
    1. Uses permitted outright.
      1. Multi-use path.
      2. Open space.
      3. Class II road or street project subject to approval as part of a land partition, subdivision or subject to the standards and criteria established by DCC 18.116.230.
      4. Class III road and street project.
    2. Uses Permitted Subject to Site Plan Review. The following uses and their accessory uses are permitted subject to applicable provisions of DCC 18.61 and DCC 18.116, Supplementary Provisions, and DCC 18.124, Site Plan Review:
      1. Park and ride facility.
      2. School.
      3. Park or playground.
    3. Uses Permitted Subject to Conditional Use. The following uses and their accessory uses are permitted subject to applicable provisions of DCC 18.61 and DCC 18.116, Supplementary Provisions, DCC 18.124, Site Plan Review, and DCC 18.128, Conditional Use:
      1. Equestrian facility.
  5. Quadrant Plan.
    1. Plan Approval Required. Prior to issuance of a building permit, approval of a tentative plan, or initiation of development including streets or placement of utilities within a Neighborhood or Quadrant, a Quadrant Plan shall be approved according to the provisions of DCC 18.61.050.
    2. Eligibility to Submit an Application. Deschutes County will accept a Quadrant Plan application from an owner or developer who has an agreement with Deschutes County of intent to purchase land in the Quadrant. The County may also prepare a Quadrant Plan.
    3. Application Requirements. All applications shall include the following elements.
      1. Zoning Plan, drawn to scale, showing the boundaries of the proposed zones and the acres in each zone.
      2. Transportation Plan, drawn to scale, including locations of street rights-of-way for central collector, neighborhood collector, perimeter collector, and local streets, block configurations, and connections with abutting Quadrants.
      3. Non-motorized Circulation Plan showing locations of any sidewalks or multi-use paths and where they will connect to abutting Quadrants.
      4. Open Space and Park Plan, drawn to scale, defining boundaries for the open space district and Neighborhood or Regional Parks where applicable.
      5. Open Space Management Plan.
      6. Utility Plan, drawn to scale, identifying location and specifications for sewer and water facilities. The utility plan shall include a schedule of improvement initiation and completion and a written narrative that explains or describes:
        1. How the proposed water and sewer systems will be adequate to serve the type and size of development planned.
        2. How the proposed location and sizing of facilities will be consistent with existing and planned facilities.
        3. How adequate water flow volumes will be provided to meet fire flow and domestic demands.
      7. Proposed design guidelines and process for reviewing and approving buildings for conformance with the guidelines. Notwithstanding DCC 23.40.020(F)(1)(g), and this requirement, no design guidelines shall be required for Quadrant 1c.
      8. A plan showing the zone boundaries for Neighborhood General and Neighborhood Center Districts.
      9. A plan showing the proposed locations and dimensions of road rights-of-way.
      10. A written burden of proof statement with findings demonstrating conformance with the goals and policies of The Deschutes County Comprehensive Plan, DCC 23.40.020, the applicable sections of DCC 18.61, and any other applicable provisions of DCC Title 18.
      11. A proposal for deed restrictions, Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions (CCRs), and a homeowners association. Notwithstanding DCC 23.40.020(F)(1)(g) and (h), no proposal for deed restrictions, CCRs, and a homeowners association shall be required with an application for a quadrant plan for Quadrant 1c.
    4. Quadrant Plan Approval. Approval of a Quadrant Plan is a land use action and shall be reviewed under the provisions of DCC 22.20.020. Notwithstanding the order of hearings bodies listed under DCC 22.24.020(A), Quadrant Plans shall be subject to a public hearing before the Deschutes County Planning Commission. The Planning Commission shall make the decision to approve or deny an application for a Quadrant Plan. The Board of County Commissioners will act as the hearings body on an appeal of such a decision. An appeal of a quadrant plan decision shall be considered pursuant to DCC Chapter 22.32, Appeals. A Quadrant Plan may be approved subject to conditions with findings that the following criteria are met:
      1. The Quadrant Plan contains all of the elements required in DCC 18.61.050(J)(3).
      2. The Quadrant Plan conforms to the policies in the Deschutes County Comprehensive Plan, DCC 23.36.052.
      3. There is adequate sewer and water capacity to serve the development planned for the Quadrant and agreements to provide service have been signed with appropriate water and sewer districts or providers.
      4. The streets proposed in the Quadrant Transportation Plan conform to the general location and connection requirements of the La Pine Neighborhood Street Plan, Figure 15 in the Deschutes County Comprehensive Plan, DCC 23.36.052. The proposed street design conforms to the standards in DCC Title 17, Table 2 for the La Pine Neighborhood Planning Area. Final locations of road rights-of-way approved under a quadrant plan will be determined through the process for approval of a tentative plat under DCC Title 17.
      5. The multi-use paths are located within or abutting the Perimeter or Corridor Open Space as generally shown in the Non-Motorized Plan, Figure 16 in the Deschutes County Comprehensive Plan, DCC .23.36.052
      6. The open space in the Open Space and Park Plan conforms to the standards in Deschutes County Comprehensive Plan, DCC 23.36.020(D) and general location shown in the La Pine Neighborhood Parks and Open Space Plan, Figure 17 in the Comprehensive Plan. DCC 23.36.052.
      7. The Zoning Plan conforms to the following performance standards:
        1. Neighborhood Commercial District. A minimum of two and a maximum of four acres of Neighborhood Commercial District shall be established in Quadrant 3a or 3c. Alternatively, if Quadrant Plans for Quadrant 3a and 3c are approved at the same time, the maximum area of Neighborhood Commercial District may be divided between the two Quadrants. The Neighborhood Commercial zone shall be located at the intersection of Huntington Road and the neighborhood collector that bisects Neighborhood 3.
        2. Community Facility District. Quadrant 1c shall be zoned as Community Facility District.
        3. Community Facility Limited District. The portion of Quadrant 3a that is located west of Huntington Road shall be zoned Community Facility Limited. A maximum of 15 acres in the northwest section of Quadrant 4a may be zoned Community Facility Limited.
        4. Residential Center District. Each Quadrant except Quadrant 1c and 1d shall have a Residential Center District with a minimum of three acres and a maximum of six acres. The area of the Residential Center District is gross acres including public rights-of-way. The Residential Center District shall be a contiguous area located so that it is abutting both the central collector and the collector street that bisects the Neighborhood.
        5. Residential General District. The area zoned Residential General shall be the area in each Quadrant that remains after the mandatory minimum Residential Center, Neighborhood Parks and Open Space zoning is defined.
        6. Neighborhood Park District. Where a Neighborhood Park is specified on the La Pine Neighborhood Parks and Open Space Plan (Figure 17 in the Deschutes County Comprehensive Plan, DCC 23.36.052, the Quadrant Plan shall zone a minimum of two acres and a maximum of five acres as Neighborhood Park District. The Neighborhood Park District shall be located at the intersection of the central collector and the neighborhood collector that that bisects the Neighborhood.
        7. Open Space District. The Quadrant Plan shall designate the following minimum areas as Open Space District:
          1. Minimum 200 foot wide Corridor Open Space Buffer between Neighborhoods 1 and 2; 2 and 3; and 3 and 4.
          2. Minimum 200 foot wide Perimeter Open Space abutting Highway 97.
          3. Minimum 75 foot wide Perimeter Open Space abutting Huntington and Burgess Roads.
          4. Minimum 50 foot wide Perimeter Open Space on the west edge of Quadrants 4a and 4c.
        8. The proposed residential densities and lot sizes conform with the requirements of the Residential General and Residential Center Zones as further described as follows in Tables 1 and 2:
HISTORY
Amended by Ord. 2000-015 §2 on 8/9/2000
Amended by Ord. 2001-037 §2 on 9/26/2001
Amended by Ord. 2001-044 §3 on 10/10/2001
Amended by Ord. 2003-005 §1 on 3/5/2003
Amended by Ord. 2003-028 §2 on 9/24/2003
Amended by Ord. 2005-026 §1 on 5/25/2005
Amended by Ord. 2006-031 §1 on 11/20/2006
Amended by Ord. 2025-002 §13 on 3/28/2025

18.61 Table 1 La Pine Neighborhood Planning Area Density Standards


Maximum Density
Minimum Density
Lot Size Range Single-unit Dwelling
NEIGHBORHOOD 1
Residential Center
12 dwelling units/acre
8 dwelling units/acre
2,400 – 4,500
Residential General
6 dwelling units/acre
3 dwelling units/acre
4,000 – 7,000
NEIGHBORHOOD 2, 3 & 4
Residential Center
12 dwelling units/acre
6 dwelling units/acre
2,400 – 7,000
Residential General
6 dwelling units/acre
2 dwelling units/acre
7,000 – 15,000

NOTE: Density is calculated using gross acres, excluding collector street right-of-way.

HISTORY
Amended by Ord. 2025-002 §13 on 3/28/2025

18.61 Table 2 La Pine Neighborhood Planning Area Zoning Standards


RESIDENTIAL GENERAL
RESIDENTIAL CENTER
COMMUNITY FACILITY
COMMUNITY FACILITY LIMITED
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL
LOT SIZE Single-unit dwelling
NEIGHBORHOOD 1
Maximum square feet
7,0004,500N/AN/A
N/A
Minimum square feet
4,0002,400N/A
N/A
N/A
NEIGHBORHOOD 2
Maximum square feet
15,0005,000N/A
N/A
N/A
Minimum square feet
7,0003,500N/A
N/A
N/A
LOT SIZE Townhome
Minimum square feet
N/A
2,4002,400N/A
N/A
LOT SIZE Duplex Triplex
Minimum square feet
8,0008,0008,000N/A
N/A
LOT SIZE Multi-unit dwelling
Maximum square feet
no maximum
no maximum
no maximum
N/A
N/A
Minimum square feet
15,000
10,00010,000N/A
N/A
LOT SIZE Other uses
Maximum square feet
no maximum
no maximum
no maximum
no maximum
22,000
Minimum square feet
7,0004,500NoneNone7,000
LOT WIDTH
Minimum (feet)
50' for detached dwellings 24' for attached town home 35’ for detached single-family dwelling 24' for attached town home or zero lot line development 50'50'50'
RESIDENTIAL DENSITY (per gross acre) (1)
NEIGHBORHOOD 1
Maximum
8.0
12.012.0N/A
N/A
Minimum
3.08.0N/A
N/A
N/A
NEIGHBORHOODS 2, 3 & 4
Maximum
6.012.0N/A
N/A
N/A
Minimum
2.06.0


SETBACKS
Primary Building
Front
15' min.
10' min.
10' min.
10' min.
10' min.
Side
10' min.
None
5' min. or 0 lot line
5' plus 1/2 foot for each ft. building height exceeds 20'
5' plus 1/2 foot for each ft. building exceeds 20' height
Side at corner (2)
10’
5' or 0 lot line
5’
5’
5’
Rear
10’
None except abutting Residential General 5'
None except abutting Residential General 5'
5' plus 1/2 foot for each ft. building height exceeds 20'
5’
GARAGE SETBACKS
Min. from front of building
5’
5’
5’
N/A
N/A
SPECIAL SETBACKS
Percentage of the front side of the structure that shall be sited at the minimum front setback.
N/A
50% min. (2)
N/A
N/A
N/A
LOT COVERAGE
Maximum
35%
50%
60%
60%
60%
BLOCK REQUIREMENTS (3)
Maximum Perimeter
2,000’
1,600’
1,200’
N/A1,200’
Maximum block length without pedestrian connection
600’
600’
400'800'600'
BUILDING HEIGHT
Primary
30'40' except Res. General standards apply to single-unit dwellings. Townhomes 35 ft. max.
45' except Res. General standards apply to single-unit dwellings. Townhomes 35 ft. max.
45'30'
Accessory Dwelling or Building
20'25'30'30'25'
Higher with Conditional Use Permit
NOYES up to 40’
YES
YES
NO
Minimum Onsite Parking
DCC 18.116
DCC 18.116
DCC 18.116
DCC 18.116
DCC 18.116

NOTES:(1) Gross acres, excluding collector street right of way (2) Must meet clear vision requirements of DCC 18.116.020 (3) The block requirements not applicable to review and approval of quadrant plans.

HISTORY
Amended by Ord. 2000-015 §2 on 8/9/2000
Amended by Ord. 2001-037 §2 on 9/26/2001
Amended by Ord. 2001-044 §3 on 10/10/2001
Amended by Ord. 2003-005 §1 on 3/5/2003
Amended by Ord. 2003-077 §1 on 7/9/2003
Amended by Ord. 2004-006 §2 on 3/24/2004
Amended by Ord. 2004-013 §6 on 9/21/2004
Amended by Ord. 2005-026 §2 on 5/25/2005
Amended by Ord. 2025-002 §13 on 3/28/2025

96-003

2000-015

2006-035

2025-002

97-017

97-041

97-063

2001-044

2002-033

2003-002

2009-025

2010-029

2018-005

2019-010

2023-001

2002-015

2003-008

2004-013

2001-037

2003-005

2003-028

2005-026

2006-031

2003-077

2004-006