Lincoln City City Zoning Code

Public and Institutional Uses.

Nonresidential Ground Floor with Residential Above.

Residential use is authorized when located above the above listed nonresidential uses. Nonresidential use must always be located on the ground floor. Short-term rentals are not an allowed use in this zone.

Manufacturing.

Commercial Attraction.

General Commercial.

The maximum building height shall be negotiable in the development agreement, up to 45 feet, which is the maximum permitted by the Lincoln City Charter. Maximum building height applies only to space used for human habitation. "Height" means the vertical distance from the average of the finished ground level at the center of all walls of the building to the highest point of the roof, exclusive of chimneys.

The minimum lot size is negotiable.

Front Setback. The required front setback shall be negotiable.

Side, Rear, Street Side, and Interior Setbacks. The required side, rear, street side and interior setbacks shall be negotiable.

Landscaping shall generally comply with Chapter 17.55 LCMC, except that landscaping requirements may be varied when agreed to in the development agreement.

All development in the RCC contributes to maintenance of open space, through financial assessment provisions in the statutory development agreement, with said open space to be maintained as identified in the statutory development agreement. The development agreement will specify the open space property for which the development shares maintenance responsibility.

The maximum lot coverage, including all impervious surfaces, shall not exceed 90 percent unless so negotiated in the statutory development agreement.

There is no minimum or maximum floor to area ratio, provided the maximum lot coverage does not exceed 90 percent unless so negotiated in the statutory development agreement.

Outdoor storage of goods and materials as an independent use not in conjunction with another use is prohibited.

There is no maximum residential density.

Outdoor displays of goods and materials for retail establishments are permitted on private property in front of the retail establishments, provided such displays do not block safe ingress and egress from all entrances and exits including those specifically for emergency use. Such displays shall not block safe pedestrian or vehicular circulation areas, block required parking areas, emergency accessways or interfere with landscape areas such that those areas will be prone to damage, or otherwise create a hazard. In addition, outdoor display of goods and materials shall be properly and safely stored inside during nonbusiness hours. Moreover, outdoor displays shall not encroach in public rights-of-way, including but not limited to streets, alleys or sidewalks, without express written permission of the city council as reflected in an executed temporary license, release and hold harmless agreement. License agreements shall require safe, sturdy and secure outdoor displays and may be subject to an annual fee determined by resolution of the city council.

Environmental Protections. There shall be no modification of environmental protection regulations in the city code, except that in a statutory development agreement the minimum amount of relief necessary may be granted when it is necessary to access the property or is necessary to avoid a taking of all reasonable economic use of the property.

No development shall occur in the RCC zone unless all city services (sewer and water and transportation) are available to serve such development as the impacts of the development occur.