Union County Unincorporated
City Zoning Code

Provisions within this Ordinance which apply within the Urban Growth Areas of Elgin and North Powder shall be administered by the County in cooperation with the respective City. Union County and the respective City shall have joint input for land use decisions and actions affecting the Urban Growth Area. However, in order to promote consistency between the City planning effort and County land use decisions and actions affecting the Urban Growth Area, Union County shall incorporate that portion of the respective City Comprehensive Land Use Plan which addresses the Urban Growth Area into the County Land Use Plan.

Land use decisions and actions within the affected Urban Growth Area shall be processed recognizing the following:

1.

That the County will not allow development outside Urban Growth Areas that may likely create a demand for municipal services and/or facilities not planned to be provided by the respective City; and

2.

That no land outside of the Urban Growth Area will be annexed into a City unless the Urban Growth Area is changed to encompass the area; and

3.

That the respective City Land Use Plan recommendations for unincorporated land within the Urban Growth Area will be utilized by the County in Land Use decisions and actions; and

4.

That the County will administer the County Zoning Ordinance in accord with the respective City Land Use Plan. The respective City Council or Planning Commission will receive notification of any proposed action at least 10-days prior to the action.