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Deschutes County Unincorporated
City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 18

12 ESTABLISHMENT OF ZONES

18.12.010 Establishment Of Zones

For the purpose of DCC Title 18, the following primary zones, combining zones, subzones and unincorporated community zone districts are hereby established:

  1. Primary Zones.
    Primary Zones
    Abbreviations
    Airport Development Exclusive Farm Use Zones Flood Plain Forest Use Forest Use Multiple Use Agriculture Open Space and Conservation Rural Commercial Rural Industrial Rural Residential Surface Mining AD EFU FP F1 F2 MUA10 OS&C RC RI RR10 SM
  2. Combining Zones.
    Combining Zones
    Abbreviations
    Airport Safety Destination Resort Landscape Management Limited Use Sensitive Bird & Mammal Habitat Surface Mining Impact Area Wildlife Area AH DR LM LU SBMH SMIA WA
  3. Exclusive Farm Use Subzones.
    Exclusive Farm Use Subzones
    Abbreviations
    Alfalfa Horse Ridge East La Pine Lower Bridge Sisters/Cloverdale Terrebonne Tumalo/Redmond/Bend EFUAL EFUHR EFULA EFULB EFUSC EFUTE EFUTRB
  4. Unincorporated Community Zones.
    1. La Pine Urban Unincorporated Community.
      La Pine Planning Area
      Abbreviations
      Commercial District Community Facility District Community Facility Limited District Flood Plain District Industrial District Business Park District Residential District Sewer Treatment District LPC LPCF LPCFL LPFP LPI LPBP LPR LPST
      Neighborhood Planning Area
      Abbreviations
      Neighborhood Community Facility Neighborhood Community Facility Limited Neighborhood Commercial Neighborhood Park Neighborhood Open Space Neighborhood Residential Center Neighborhood Residential General LPNCF LPNCFL LPNC LPNPK LPNO LPNRC LPNRG
      Wickiup Planning Area
      Abbreviation
      Wickiup Commercial/Residential
      LPWCR
    2. Sunriver Urban Unincorporated Community.
      Sunriver Districts
      Abbreviations
      Airport District Business Park District Commercial District Community General District Community Limited District Community Neighborhood District Community Recreation District Flood Plain Combining District Forest District Multiple Family Residential District Resort District Resort Equestrian District Resort Golf Course District Resort Marina District Resort Nature Center District Single Family Residential District Utility District

      SUA SUBP SUC SUCG SUCL SUCN SUCR SUFP SUF SURM SUR SURE SURG SURA SURN SURS SUU

    3. Terrebonne Rural Community.
      Terrebonne Districts
      Abbreviations
      Commercial District Commercial-Rural District Residential District Residential-5 acre minimum District TeC TeCR TeR TeR5
    4. Tumalo Rural Community.
      Tumalo Districts
      Abbreviations
      Commercial District Flood Plain District Residential District Residential-5 acre minimum District Research & Development District

      TuC TuFP TuR

      TuR5 TuRE

    5. Rural Service Center.

      Commercial/Mixed Use Districts

      Abbreviations

      Brothers, Hampton, Millican, Whistlestop, Wildhunt Alfalfa Alfalfa Residential Brothers Open Space

      RSC-C/M(B,H,M,W,W) RSC-C/M(A) RSC-R(A)
      RSC-OS

    6. Black Butte Ranch Resort Community.

      Black Butte Ranch District
      Abbreviations
      Resort District Surface Mining District/Limited Use Utility District/Limited Use BBRR BBRSM BBRU
    7. Inn of the 7th Mountain/Widgi Creek Resort Community
      Inn of the 7th Mountain/Widgi Creek District
      Abbreviations
      Resort District Widgi Creek Residential District SMWCR WCR
HISTORY
Amended by Ord. 92-025 §5 on 4/15/1991
Amended by Ord. 96-003 §4 on 3/27/1996
Amended by Ord. 98-063 §2 on 9/30/1998
Amended by Ord. 2001-044 §2 on 10/10/2001
Amended by Ord. 2001-048 §4 on 12/10/2001
Amended by Ord. 2002-001 §1 on 6/5/2002
Amended by Ord. 2002-019 §1 on 8/7/2002
Amended by Ord. 2005-016 §1 on 4/27/2005
Amended by Ord. 2006-008 §2 on 8/29/2006
Amended by Ord. 2008-017 §1 on 8/18/2008
Repealed by Ord. 2018-005 §9 on 10/10/2018
Amended by Ord. 2019-010 §1 on 5/8/2019
Amended by Ord. 2025-002 §3 on 3/28/2025

18.12.020 Location Of Zones

The boundaries for the zones listed in DCC Title 18 are indicated on the Deschutes County Zoning Map which is hereby adopted by reference. The boundaries shall be modified subject to zoning map amendments which shall be adopted by reference.

HISTORY
Adopted by Ord. PL-15 on 11/1/1979
Repealed & Reenacted by Ord. 91-020 §1 on 5/29/1991

18.12.030 Zoning Map

A zoning map amendment adopted by DCC 18.12.020, above, or by an amendment thereto shall be prepared by authority of the Planning Director or Hearings Body or Board of County Commissioners. The map or map amendment shall be dated with the effective date of the order or ordinance that adopts the map or map amendment. The Deschutes County zoning map exists in official replica form as an electronic map layer within the County geographic information system. The official copy of the electronic version of the zoning map shall contain a legal description of the area to be amended, a map reflecting the previous zoning and a map of the amendment printed onto permanent media, recorded and maintained in the office of the County Clerk. An original printed version of the adopted map or map amendment signed by the Board of County Commissioners shall be maintained in the office of the County Clerk.

HISTORY
Adopted by Ord. PL-15 on 11/1/1979
Repealed & Reenacted by Ord. 91-020 §1 on 5/29/1991
Amended by Ord. 2008-017 §1 on 8/18/2008

18.12.040 Zone Boundaries

Unless otherwise specified, zone boundaries are section lines, subdivision lines, lot lines, center lines of street or railroad rights of way, water courses, ridges or rimrocks, other readily recognizable or identifiable natural features, or the extension of such lines. In case of any dispute regarding the zoning classification of property subject to the County code, the original ordinance with map exhibit contained in the official county records will control. Whenever uncertainty exists as to the boundary of a zone as shown on the zoning map or amendment thereto, the following rules shall apply:

  1. Where a boundary line is indicated as following a street, alley, canal, or railroad right of way, it shall be construed as following the centerline of such right of way.
  2. Where a boundary line follows or approximately coincides with a section lines or division thereof, lot, parcel, or property ownership line, it shall be construed as following such line.
  3. If a zone boundary as shown on the zoning map divides a lot or parcel between two zones, the entire lot or parcel shall be deemed to be in the zone in which the greater area of the lot or parcel lies, provided that this property line adjustment involves a distance not exceeding 100 feet from the mapped zone boundary. DCC 18.12.040 does not apply to areas zoned flood plain.
HISTORY
Adopted by Ord. PL-15 §1 on 11/1/1979
Amended by Ord. 80-206 §2 on 10/13/1980
Amended by Ord. 91-005 §3 on 3/4/1991
Amended by Ord. 91-020 §1 on 5/29/1991
Amended by Ord. 2008-017 §1 on 8/18/2008
Repealed by Ord. 2018-005 §9 on 10/10/2018
Amended by Ord. 2019-010 §1 on 5/8/2019
Amended by Ord. 2020-007 §8 on 10/27/2020
Amended by Ord. 2025-002 §3 on 3/28/2025

92-025

96-003

98-063

2001-044

2001-048

2002-001

2002-019

2005-016

2006-008

2008-017

2018-005

2019-010

2025-002

PL-15

91-020

80-206

91-005

2020-007