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Rogue River City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 17

27 ALLOWED USES IN COMMERCIAL, EMPLOYMENT, AND PUBLIC ZONES

§ 17.27.010 Purpose.

This chapter outlines the land uses allowed within the C-1, ORT, TR, LI, M-1, and P zones, as well as any other zones intended to facilitate, commercial, employment, or public activities. While the subsequent zone chapters also explicitly state which uses are allowed in the zone, this chapter aims to illustrate the difference in allowed uses through easy-to-read tables.
(Ord. 23-418-O § 124 (Exh. A-4))

§ 17.27.020 Planning commission determination.

When doubt emerges as to whether a proposed use is similar to one allowed within a zone, the planning commission shall make a finding, determining whether the proposed use is consistent with an already allowed use or the overall intent of the zone.
(Ord. 23-418-O § 124 (Exh. A-4))

§ 17.27.030 Table legend.

For purposes of interpreting the following allowed use tables, the following legend can be used:
P
=
Permitted;
S
=
Permitted, but subject special standards;
A
=
Permitted, but only as an accessory use to another allowed use;
CU
=
Conditional use.
(Ord. 23-418-O § 124 (Exh. A-4))

§ 17.27.040 Special standards.

For any use in the following table marked with an "S" the use is allowed provided it meets all the special standards criteria. The special standards for the use can be found within the respective zoning chapter, under the "special use standards" section.
Table 17.27.040(A)
Residential Uses
Commercial and Employment Zones
C-1
ORT
TR
LI
M-1
P
Accessory dwelling unit
S
S
S
N
N
N
Accessory uses and structures
A
A
A
A
A
A
Boarding or rooming house
N
N
N
N
N
N
Duplex dwelling
N
N
N
N
N
N
Family daycare
N
N
N
N
N
N
Home occupation
S
N
N
N
N
N
Manufactured home
N
N
N
N
N
N
Manufactured home park
N
N
N
N
N
N
Multifamily dwelling
S
N
S
N
N
N
Residential care facility
P
N
N
N
N
N
Residential care home
P
N
N
N
N
N
Single-family dwelling, attached (townhome)
S
N
N
N
N
N
Single-family dwelling, detached
S
N
N
N
N
N
Short-term rental
S
N
S
N
N
N
Solar panels, for incidental use
A
A
A
A
A
A
Table 17.27.040(B)
Public and Institutional Uses
Commercial and Employment Zones
C-1
ORT
TR
LI
M-1
P
Automobile parking, public off-street parking
CU
CU
CU
N
N
CU
Cemetery, including crematorium
N
N
N
N
N
N
Child daycare center
N
A
A
N
N
N
Club lodge, fraternal organization
A
N
N
N
N
N
Community service; includes governmental offices
P
P
P
P
N
P
Community garden
N
N
N
N
N
N
Clinic, outpatient only
P
CU
N
N
N
N
Emergency services; includes police, fire, ambulance
CU
CU
CU
CU
CU
CU
Hospital, including acute care center
CU
CU
N
N
N
N
Marinas, boat ramps
N
N
CU
N
N
CU
Mortuary
P
N
N
N
N
N
Nonprofit member organization offices
P
N
N
N
N
P
Public parks and open space, including playgrounds, trails, nature preserves, athletic fields, courts, swim pools and similar uses
A
A
P
N
N
P
Public works utilities storage yards; includes vehicle and equipment storage, maintenance, and repair
CU
CU
CU
CU
CU
CU
Railroad facilities
CU
N
N
N
CU
CU
Religious institutions and houses of worship
CU
N
CU
N
N
N
School, preschool-kindergarten
CU
N
N
N
N
P
School, secondary
CU
N
N
N
N
P
School, college
N
CU
N
N
N
P
School, trade, technical, or vocational
CU
CU
N
CU
N
P
Solid waste disposal or recycling, except as accessory to permitted use
N
N
N
N
CU
N
Transportation facilities; includes construction, operation, and maintenance of facilities located within right-of-way controlled by a public agency, consistent with the transportation system plan
P
P
P
P
P
P
Utility structures and facilities, city-planned projects; i.e., utilities identified by an adopted city master plan or development review approval
P
P
P
P
P
P
Utility structures and facilities, regional projects; project is not part of an adopted city master plan or development review approval
CU
CU
CU
CU
CU
CU
Wireless communication facilities
CU
CU
CU
CU
CU
CU
Table 17.27.040(C)
Commercial Uses
Commercial and Employment Zones
C-1
ORT
TR
LI
M-1
P
Agriculture, plant based
N
N
N
N
N
N
Agriculture, livestock based
N
N
N
N
N
N
Amusement, entertainment, and commercial recreation; includes theaters, bowling alleys, miniature golf, concert venues, arcades, similar uses
CU
N
P
N
N
N
Artisanal and light manufacture uses in commercial zones – includes carpentry
CU
N
N
P
N
N
Automobile parking, commercial parking
S
CU
CU
N
N
N
Automotive fuel stations
CU
N
CU
N
N
N
Automotive electric vehicle charger
CU
A
A
A
A
CU
Automotive repair and service, includes fueling station, car wash, tire sales and repair or replacement, painting, and other repair for automobiles, motorcycles, aircraft, boats, RVs, trucks, etc.
CU
CU
P
P
CU
N
Automotive sales and rental; includes motorcycles, boats, recreational vehicles, and trucks
CU
N
CU
N
N
N
Bed and breakfast inn
N
N
CU
N
N
N
Commercial retail sales and services
Personal service establishments such as beauty and barber shops, laundromat, cleaning and laundry shops and services, and dyeing establishments
P
N
P
N
N
N
Retail stores such as hardware stores, garden shops, drug stores, antique shops, clothing stores, and grocery stores
P
N
P
A
N
N
Indoor restaurant, bakery, cafe, coffee shop, or other eatery, including bars and taverns
P
A
P
N
N
N
Outdoor restaurant, bakery, cafe, coffee shop, or other eatery, including bars and taverns
CU
A
CU
N
N
N
Light service shops such as picture framing studio, and tailoring
P
N
P
P
N
N
Technical services such as copy shops, appliance and computer repair, and makerspaces
P
P
N
P
N
N
Data center or server farm
N
CU
N
N
N
N
Customer call center
N
P
N
N
N
N
Drive-through service
CU
N
CU
N
N
N
Golf course
N
N
CU
N
N
CU
Hotels, motels, and similar overnight accommodations
CU
N
P
N
N
N
Kennel (See also "Veterinary clinic")
N
N
N
N
N
N
Lumber yard and similar sales of building or contracting supplies, or heavy equipment
CU
N
N
P
A
N
Marijuana dispensary, including medical, recreational, or test laboratory
CU
N
N
N
N
N
Medical clinics, including dentist, optician, outpatient, and urgent care
P
CU
N
N
N
N
Mobile vending/food truck site
CU, S
CU, S
CU, S
CU, S
CU, S
S
Offices, such as banks, financial, and professional offices
P
P
A
A
A
N
Offices specializing in research, prototype development, or creation of digital products
N
P
N
CU
N
N
Recreational vehicle park
CU
N
CU
N
N
CU
Seasonal and occasional uses, including but not limited to Christmas tree lots or farmer's markets
S
N
N
N
N
S
Self-service storage, commercial
N
N
N
P
P
N
Veterinary clinic
CU
N
N
N
N
N
Table 17.27.040(D).
Industrial Uses and Employment Uses
Commercial and Employment Zones
C-1
ORT
TR
LI
M-1
P
Artisanal and light manufacture uses
CU
N
N
CU
N
N
Auction yard
N
N
N
N
N
N
Beverage and bottling facility, except as allowed for commercial uses
N
N
CU
CU
CU
N
Bulk storage of flammable liquids or gases; petroleum products storage and distribution; wood or biomass fuel dealers
N
N
N
N
N
N
Cement, glass, clay, and stone products manufacture
N
N
N
N
N
N
Chemical, fertilizer, insecticide, paint product manufacture, or similar uses
N
N
N
N
N
N
Concrete or asphalt batch plants
N
N
N
N
N
N
Dairy products manufacture, e.g., butter, milk, cheese, ice cream (except as allowed for artisanal and light manufacture uses)
N
N
N
CU
N
N
Data center or server farm
N
CU
N
N
N
N
Dwelling for a caretaker or watchman
N
N
N
A
A
N
Finished textile and leather products manufacture (except as allowed for artisanal and light manufacture uses)
N
N
N
CU
CU
N
Food processing, including canning, freezing, drying and similar food processing and preserving (except as allowed for artisanal and light manufacture uses). Rendering plants are prohibited.
N
N
N
CU
CU
N
Freight terminals, including loading docks, storage, warehousing, wholesale distribution, cold storage; except self-service storage or mini-storage warehouses
A
A
A
CU
P
N
Machine shop, and sales, service and repair of light machinery including lawn mowers, weed eaters, and chainsaws. (Does not include large automotive or vehicle repair.)
CU
N
N
P
N
N
Marijuana wholesale businesses, including large-scale indoor or outdoor processing and production
N
N
N
N
CU
N
Metal plating
N
N
N
N
CU
N
Metal manufacture, welding
N
N
N
N
CU
N
Metal/shipping cargo container
CU
CU
CU
A
A
A
Newspaper, periodical, publishing and printing; except artisanal and light manufacture uses
N
N
N
CU
N
N
Special trade contracting facilities, such as floor laying, masonry, stone, plumbing, electrical, metal work, roofing, heating and air conditioning, cabinet making, and carpentry
CU
N
N
P
N
N
Wood products manufacture, such as sawmills, paper and allied products, and secondary wood products; except artisanal and light manufacture uses
N
N
N
N
CU
N
Wrecking, demolition, junk yards, recycling centers
N
N
N
N
N
N
(Ord. 23-418-O § 124 (Exh. A-4); Ord. 24-427-O § 1)