Scappoose City Zoning Code
17.56 A-1
High Density Residential
17.56.010 Purpose.
The purpose of the A-1 zoning district is to provide for multiple-family residential units in moderate to high density residential developments. (Ord. 868, 2018; Ord. 634 § 1 Exh. A, 1995)
17.56.020 Permitted and Conditional uses.
Use | |
|---|---|
Manufactured home parks, subject to Section 17.94.050 | Permitted outright1 |
Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU's) subject to the provisions of Chapter 17.92 | Permitted outright1 |
Cottage housing subject to the provisions of Chapter 17.58 | Permitted outright1 |
Townhouse, limited to a maximum of four attached townhomes | Permitted outright1 |
Duplex | Permitted outright1 |
Triplex | Permitted outright1 |
Quadplex | Permitted outright1 |
Multifamily dwelling units | Permitted outright1 |
Residential care facility | Permitted outright1 |
Day care home or facility | Permitted outright1 |
Home occupation (Type I) subject to Chapter 17.142 | Permitted outright1 |
Public park and recreation areas, provided that all building setbacks shall be a minimum of thirty feet from any property line | Permitted outright1 |
Public support facilities | Permitted outright1 |
Sewage pump station | Permitted outright1 |
Live/work townhouses or multifamily building | Conditional use2 |
Bed and breakfast facilities, provided that no other such facilities exist within four hundred feet | Conditional use2 |
Church, provided that all building setbacks shall be a minimum of twenty feet from any property line | Conditional use2 |
Day care facility | Conditional use2 |
Home occupation (Type II) subject to Chapter 17.142 | Conditional use2 |
Professional office building | Conditional use2 |
Retail sales establishments under four thousand square feet | Conditional use2 |
Library services | Conditional use2 |
Electrical power substation | Conditional use2 |
Minor impact utilities | Conditional use2 |
Public safety facilities | Conditional use2 |
Wireless communications facilities, not to include antenna support structures, subject to the provisions of Chapter 17.93 | Conditional use2 |
1These uses and their accessory uses are permitted outright outside of the Scappoose Creek Flood Plain. In the A-1 zone within the Scappoose Creek Flood Plain only uses listed in Section 17.84.040 shall be permitted.
2These uses and their accessory uses may be permitted in the A-1 zone when authorized by the planning commission in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 17.130, other relevant sections of this title and any conditions imposed by the Planning Commission when such uses are located outside of Scappoose Creek Flood Plain
17.56.050 Dimensional requirements.
Dimensional Requirements | Requirement |
|---|---|
Minimum lot area: | |
Outside of the Scappoose Creek Flood Plain | |
Multifamily buildings1 | Five thousand square feet for the first two attached units and two thousand square feet for each additional unit |
Townhouse2 | Two thousand five hundred square feet per unit |
Duplex | Five thousand square feet per duplex |
Triplex | Five thousand square feet for the first two attached units and two thousand square feet for each additional unit |
Quad-plex | Five thousand square feet for the first two attached units and two thousand square feet for each additional unit |
Other uses | The minimum lot area for all other uses shall be five thousand square feet |
Minimum lot width | |
Townhouse | Twenty-five feet per unit |
Multifamily buildings | Fifty feet |
Flag lots | Twenty-five feet of frontage along a public right-of-way |
Minimum setback | |
Front Yard | Fifteen feet |
Front of garages or carports | Twenty feet from the property line where access occurs |
Side yard | Total a minimum of fifteen feet with one setback not less than ten feet, which shall be on the street side for corner lots |
Rear yard | Twenty feet |
Rear yard for accessory building | Five feet |
Setbacks for accessory building behind a residence | |
Side | Five feet each |
Rear | Five feet |
Distance between multifamily buildings on the same lot | Fifteen feet |
Maximum height | Forty-five feet |
Accessory Building | Twenty two feet |
Maximum lot coverage | Eighty percent, including all buildings and impervious surfaces |
Minimum landscape | Twenty percent |
1Live/Work multifamily buildings have the same dimensional requirements as multifamily buildings
2Live/Work townhouses have the same dimensional requirements as townhouses
17.56.060 Live/Work Requirements.
Each Live/Work unit shall meet the following requirements:
1. The ground floor commercial or office space will have visibility, signage, and access from the primary street.
2. A live/work unit with residential uses on the ground floor must be located outside of the Scappoose Creek Floodplain.
3. To preserve the pedestrian orientation of the commercial or office space, alley or rear access is required to provide services and residential parking.
4. Each Live/Work Unit shall have a minimum work space of 200 square feet and a minimum living area of 600 square feet.
5. Each Live/Work Unit shall have a minimum of one (1) off-street parking space for each dwelling unit and one (1) off-street parking space for the first 500 square feet of non-residential floor area. Additional off-street parking spaces for non-residential floor area over and above the first 500 square feet shall be provided pursuant to Chapter 17.106 (Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements). (Ord. 868, 2018)
17.56.070 Special Buffer Requirements for multifamily and live/work multifamily buildings.
Multifamily and live/work multifamily buildings (5 or more units on the same property) that is adjacent to R-1, R-4 or MH zoning districts shall provide a minimum 15-foot buffer area in addition to the setbacks in 17.56.050 between the multifamily development or live/work multifamily buildings and the R-1, R-4 or MH zoned property. Within this buffer the following applies (see Figure 17.56-1):
1. Site obscuring landscaping shall be required. The Planning Commission may require retention of existing vegetation; installation of a 6-foot minimum height site-obscuring fence with shade trees planted a maximum of 30 feet on center; and/or other landscaping to provide visual buffering.
2. No parking lots, drive aisles, or active recreation areas (tot lots, swimming pools, etc.) shall be allowed within the 15-foot buffer (garden spaces shall not be considered active recreation areas). (Ord. 868, 2018)
17.56.080 Architectural character for multifamily and live/work multifamily buildings.
1. Architectural Character.
a. Building Exterior. The exterior walls of building facades shall be of suitable durable building materials including the following: stucco, stone, terra-cotta, tile, cedar shakes and shingles, beveled or shiplap or other narrow-course horizontal boards or siding, vertical board and batten siding, or similar materials which are low maintenance, weather resistant, abrasion resistant, and easy to clean. Prohibited building materials include the following: plain concrete, plain concrete block, corrugated metal, unarticulated board siding (e.g., T1-11 siding, plain plywood, sheet press board) and similar quality, nondurable materials.
2. Building Fronts.
a. All residential structures shall utilize at least four of the following design features to provide visual relief along the street frontage:
1. Dormers;
2. Recessed entries;
3. Cupolas;
4. Bay or bow windows;
5. Gables;
6. Covered porch entries;
7. Pillars or posts;
8. Eaves (minimum eighteen-inch projection); or
9. Off-sets on building face or roof (minimum sixteen inches). (Ord. 868, 2018)