Lincoln City City Zoning Code

Offices, studios or clinics of accountants, architects, artists, attorneys, authors, writers, dentists, designers, engineers, investment counselors, landscape architects, management consultants, physicians, surgeons and psychologists;

Offices of administrative, editorial, educational, utility, executive, financial, government, philanthropic, insurance, real estate, religious, research, scientific or statistical organizations whose activities are such that few visitors, other than employees, have reason to come to the premises;

Hospitals and accessory uses such as pharmacies, and related health facilities, sanitariums, nursing homes, residential homes and assisted living facilities;

Public parks and recreation facilities;

Government buildings;

Elderly housing units developed under the standards and requirements for multi-unit dwellings in Chapter 17.20 LCMC, and subject to the provisions of Article III of Chapter 17.74 LCMC;

Mixed use development;

Essential emergency communications, early warning and associated emergency facilities;

Transportation uses, defined in Chapter 17.08 LCMC;

Mobile food units and mobile food pods, subject to the provisions of LCMC § 17.80.170;

Child care centers;

Affordable housing (see definition in Chapter 17.08 LCMC);

Emergency shelters, subject to LCMC § 17.80.220 and as defined in LCMC § 17.08.010;

Residential use of commercial lands as outlined in LCMC § 17.80.230.

Off-street parking lots when appurtenant to a permitted use in the RM zone, subject to the provisions of Chapter 17.56 LCMC;

Gardens and animals, subject to the provisions of LCMC § 17.80.080;

Other accessory uses and accessory buildings and structures customarily appurtenant to a permitted use;

Special event.

Theaters;

Utility substation;

Research and development establishments engaged in the development and assembly of electronic equipment, precision instruments or similar products, so long as the occupancy of such an establishment does not exceed one employee per 170 square feet of gross office, laboratory, processing or assembly floor area;

Public use of public utility;

Wireless communications facilities, subject to the provisions of LCMC § 17.80.180.

Front Setback. The minimum front setback shall be 20 feet.

Side, Street Side, and Rear Setback. The minimum side and rear setback shall be at least five feet. The street side setback shall be a minimum of 15 feet. The side, street side, and rear setbacks shall be increased by one-half foot for each foot by which the building height exceeds 15 feet.

For additional setback requirements, see Chapter 17.52 LCMC, Supplementary Regulations and Exceptions.