This title shall be known and may be cited as the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Milwaukie, Oregon. This title and any amendments to it shall be adopted by ordinance. Amendments to this title shall be subject to the provisions of Section 19.902.

This title implements the Comprehensive Plan, which provides the policy framework within which land use and development review is conducted in the city. Amendments to the Comprehensive Plan shall be subject to the provisions of Section 19.902.

The purpose of this title is to provide for the public health, safety, and general welfare of the citizens of the City through orderly community development including, but not limited to, consideration for concentration of population; economic development; sustainability; limitation of dangerous, offensive, or unwholesome trades or industries; maintenance of adequate light and air; and regulation of traffic.

This title applies to all land, uses, and development within the corporate limits of the City of Milwaukie. It does not apply to temporary events as defined and provided for in Chapter 11.04.

The Planning Director shall have the authority and responsibility for interpreting all terms, provisions, and requirements of this title. Unless specifically defined in Section 19.201, words or phrases used in this title are intended to be interpreted with the meaning they have in common usage. Requests for interpretations may be made as described and provided for in Section 19.903.

The provisions of this title are severable. If any section, sentence, clause, or phrase of this title is adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this title.

Development may occur, a lot may be used, and a structure or part of a structure may be constructed, reconstructed, altered, occupied, or used only as this title permits. Where this title imposes greater restrictions than those imposed or required by other rules, regulations, or ordinances, the provisions of this title shall control. Where comparable provisions of this title are in conflict, the provisions that are the most restrictive shall control.

Uses or development that are regulated by Titles 14, 17, and 19 of the Milwaukie Municipal Code shall submit and obtain approval of all required land use applications prior to establishment or construction. Table 19.901 contains a complete list of the City's land use applications and the locations of the provisions that govern their submittal, review, and approval. Chapter 19.1000 contains the City's land use review procedures.

Uses or development that are regulated by Titles 14, 17, and 19 of the Milwaukie Municipal Code shall submit and obtain approval of all required development permits prior to establishment or construction.

For the purposes of this title, the following base zones and overlay zones are established in the City per Table 19.107.1:

The zones described in Subsection 19.107.1 above are displayed on a zoning map entitled "Zoning Map of Milwaukie, Oregon." The Zoning Map shall be dated with the effective date of the ordinance that adopted the Zoning Map and the effective date of the ordinance that most recently amended the map. A certified copy of the map and map amendments, shall be maintained in the offices of the City Planning Department.

Zoning Map amendments are subject to the provisions of Section 19.902. The procedures for processing a Zoning Map amendment application are located in Chapter 19.1000.

The exact location of a zone boundary shall be determined by the Planning Director where there is uncertainty, contradiction, or conflict as to the intended location of any zone boundary due to the scale, lack of detail, or illegibility of the Zoning Map. The determination shall be in accordance with the following guidelines:

If a zone boundary for a base zone in Chapter 19.300, as shown on the Zoning Map, divides a lot between 2 or more base zones, the entire lot shall be deemed to be in the base zone in which the greater area of the lot lies, provided that this adjustment involves a distance not to exceed 20 ft from the mapped base zone boundary. If an adjustment exceeds 20 ft, the regulations for the base zones shall apply to the lot as depicted on the Zoning Map.

Land annexed to the City shall be assigned a land use and zoning designation that is consistent with the land use designations established by the Comprehensive Plan and the zones established by this title at the time of annexation. Annexations shall be adopted by ordinance pursuant to Chapter 19.1100.

The zones applied to the public rights-of-way within the City boundaries as shown on the Zoning Map do not directly regulate the improvements or structures that are allowed in these rights-of-way. Improvements and structures in public rights-of-way are regulated by other rules, regulations, and ordinances maintained by the City and other road authorities, such as Chapter 19.700, Public Works Standards, and the Transportation System Plan.

For the purposes of this title, the following special areas are established in the City per Table 19.108.1:

The special areas described in Subsection 19.108.1 are not displayed on the City's Zon-ing Map. They are shown on specific administrative maps.

Natural resources are displayed on the Natural Resource (NR) Administrative Map, which is adopted by reference. Provisions for administering the NR Administrative Map are established in Subsection 19.402.15.

Land annexed to the City shall be assigned a special area designation consistent with the special area designations established by this title at the time of annexation. Annexations shall be adopted by ordinance pursuant to Chapter 19.1100.

Land annexed to the City shall be assigned a natural resource designation as applicable in accordance with the provisions established in Subsection 19.402.15.

The special area designations applied to the public rights-of-way within the City boundaries, as shown on any specific administrative map, do not directly regulate the improvements or structures that are allowed in these rights-of-way. Improvements and structures in public rights-of-way are regulated by other rules, regulations, and ordinances maintained by the City and other road authorities, such as Chapter 19.700 Public Facility improvements, the Public Works Standards, and the Transportation System Plan.