This Title shall be known as "The City of The Dalles Land Use and Development Ordinance."

The purpose of this Title is to encourage the most appropriate and efficient use of land; to accommodate orderly growth; to provide adequate public parks and open space; to protect and improve the aesthetic and visual qualities of the living environment; to aid in securing safety from fire, natural disaster, and other dangers; to facilitate the adequate provision of public improvements and sanitary conditions; to provide adequate access to and through property; to assist the public in identifying and understanding regulations affecting the development and use of specific parcels of land; to promote the public health, safety and general welfare; and, to implement the City of The Dalles Comprehensive Plan and to guide and manage the future growth in the City in accordance with that Plan.

This Title is adopted pursuant to the authority contained in Oregon Revised Statutes Chapters 92, 197, 222, 223, 224, and 227.

This Title shall be effective throughout the City's planning jurisdiction. The City's planning jurisdiction is the area within the city limits, as well as the future urbanizable area between the city limits and the urban growth boundary established by the City's Comprehensive Plan and as specified in The City of The Dalles/Wasco County Urban Growth Area Joint Management Agreement.

This Title shall become effective on June 11, 1998. Amendments to this Title, unless otherwise specified, shall become effective 30 days after legal adoption by majority vote of The Dalles City Council.

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

The following ordinances, together with all amendments thereto are hereby repealed:

This Title may be corrected to cure editorial errors by resolution of the City Council.

No structure, building, land, or use within the City of The Dalles planning jurisdiction, as described above in Section 10.1.040: Jurisdiction, shall be erected, moved, reconstructed, used, extended, enlarged or in any way altered contrary to the provisions of this Title. All officials, and employees (including contractorofficials) of the City vested with authority to issue permits or grant approvals shall adhere to, and require conformance with, this Title. The aforementioned persons shall issue no permit or grant approval for any development or use which fails to comply with conditions or standards imposed to carry out this Title. No person shall erect, construct, alter, maintain or use any building or structure in violation of this Title or any amendment thereto. No person shall use, divide, or transfer any land in violation of this Title or any amendment thereto.

Unless otherwise specifically provided, the time within which an act is to be done shall be computed by excluding the first and including the last day. If the last day is a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday observed by the City, that day shall be excluded. When the time period is less than 7 days, then Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays observed by the City shall be excluded.

Current fees shall remain in effect. Any new fees required by this Title and any fee changes shall be adopted by resolution of the City Council. The City Council, upon written request, may waive all or part of any filing fee required by this Title.