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Newport City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 14

13 - DENSITY LIMITATIONS

14.13.010 - Density Limitations

A residential building structure or portion thereof hereafter erected shall not exceed the maximum living unit density listed in Table A, as hereinafter set forth, for the zone indicated, unless an exception is granted via an adjustment or variance as described in Chapter 14.33 of this Code, and consistent with Chapter 14.52, Procedural Requirements.

(Ord. No. 2025-06, § 2(Exh. A), 10-6-2025)

14.13.020 - Density and Dimensional Standards

(BY THIS REFERENCE, THERE IS INCLUDED HEREIN AND MADE A PART HEREOF, A TABLE OF DENSITY AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS, DESIGNATED "TABLE A".)

Section 14.13.020
Table "A"

Zone District Min. Lot Area (sf) Min. Width Required Setbacks 3, 7 Lot Coverage (%) Max. Building Height Density (Land Area Required Per Unit (sf))
Front/2nd Front 1 Side Rear
R-1 7,500 sf 65-ft 15-ft / 15-ft or 20-ft / 10-ft 5-ft & 8-ft 15-ft 54% 30-ft SFD - 7,500 sf 2 Duplex - 3,750 sf 2
R-2 5,000 sf 3 50-ft 15-ft / 15-ft or 20-ft / 10-ft 5-ft 10-ft 57% 30-ft SFD - 5,000 sf 2 Duplex - 2,500 sf 2 Townhouse - 2,500 sf 3
R-3 5,000 sf 3 50-ft 15-ft / 15-ft or 20-ft / 10-ft 5-ft 10-ft 60% 35-ft or 40-ft 9 1,250 sf 3
R-4 4 5,000 sf 3 50-ft 15-ft / 15-ft or 20-ft / 10-ft 5-ft 10-ft 64% 35-ft or 40-ft 9 1,250 sf 3, 5
C-1 5,000 sf 0 0 or 15-ft from US 101 8 0 0 85-90% 6 50-ft 6 n/a
C-2 4 5,000 sf 0 0 or 15-ft from US 101 8 0 0 85-90% 6 50-ft 6 n/a
C-3 5,000 sf 0 0 or 15-ft from US 101 8 0 0 85-90% 6 50-ft 6 n/a
I-1 5,000 sf 0 15-ft from US 101 0 0 85-90% 6 50-ft 6 n/a
I-2 20,000 sf 0 15-ft from US 101 0 0 85-90% 6 50-ft 6 n/a
I-3 5 acres 0 15-ft from US 101 0 0 85-90% 6 50-ft 6 n/a
W-1 0 0 0 0 0 85-90% 6 40-ft 6 n/a
W-2 0 0 0 0 0 85-90% 6 35-ft 6 n/a
E-C, E-D, and E-N 0 0 0 0 0 100% 40-ft 6 n/a
P-1 0 0 0 0 0 100% 50-ft n/a
P-2 0 0 0 0 0 100% 35-ft n/a
P-3 0 0 0 0 0 100% 30-ft n/a

 

1  Front and second front yards shall equal a combined total of 30-feet. Garages and carports shall be setback at least 20-feet from the access street for all residential structures.

2  Density limitations apply where there is construction of more than one single-family dwelling (SFD) or duplex on a lot or parcel.

3  Density limitations for townhouses and cottage clusters is the minimum area required per townhouse or cottage cluster unit; whereas, minimum lot area, minimum lot width, and setbacks, apply to the perimeter of the lot, parcel, or tract dedicated to the townhouse or cottage cluster project.

4  Special Zoning Standards apply to R-4 and C-2 zoned property within the Historic Nye Beach design Review District as outlined in Section 14.30.100.

5  Density of hotels, motels, and non-residential units shall be one unit for every 750 sf of land area.

6  Height limitations, setbacks, and lot coverage requirements for property adjacent to residential zones are subject to the height and yard buffer requirements of NMC Section 14.18.

7  Front and 2 nd front setbacks for a townhouse project or cottage cluster project shall be 10-feet except that garages and carports shall be setback a distance of 20-feet.

8  The 15-foot setback from US 101 applies only to land situated south of the Yaquina Bay Bridge.

9  The 40-ft height allowance is limited to multi-family uses with pitched roof construction, where the predominate roof pitch is 4:12 or steeper, and where no adjustments are being sought under the provisions of Chapter 14.51.

(Ordinance No. 2222, September 16, 2024; Ordinance No. 2225, October 7, 2024)