Notwithstanding the limitations of use established by this code, the approval authority can authorize temporary uses consistent with the provisions of this chapter. (Ord. 1613 § 6, 2013)

The following temporary uses and structures are exempt from the provisions of this chapter:

A.    Construction related uses including, but not limited to, trailers and staging areas, on sites approved for the associated development.

B.     Portable outdoor storage units or similar structures as are typically used for storing items in conjunction with a move, minor remodel, or construction project that will remain on site 14 days or less during a given calendar year. (Ord. 1613 § 6, 2013)

A.     Temporary uses shall be approved if they meet the following standards:

1.     Sites accommodating a temporary use shall be appropriate for the proposed use, as determined by the approval authority with consideration of the following:

a.    The proposed site shall have adequate circulation space consistent with Chapter 46 CDC, Off-Street Parking, Loading and Reservoir Areas; safe ingress and egress consistent with Chapter 48 CDC, Access, Egress and Circulation; and adequate line of sight and vision clearance per Chapter 42 CDC, Clear Vision Areas.

b.    The proposed site shall have a paved or graveled surface sufficient to avoid dust generation and mud tracking from anticipated traffic or erosion control measures, consistent with Clackamas County Erosion Prevention and Sediment Control Planning and Design Manual, rev. 2008, and shall be used to keep any mud, sediment and dust on site.

c.    The proposed use shall conform to all applicable requirements of Chapter 27 CDC, Flood Management Areas; Chapter 28 CDC, Willamette and Tualatin River Protection; Chapter 32 CDC, Water Resource Area Protection; and other City regulations.

d.    The proposed temporary use shall not be materially detrimental to the public welfare, or injurious to the property or improvements in the immediate vicinity.

2.    The approval authority may require that structures and trailers allowed as temporary uses for more than 60 days be screened from the view of occupants of any abutting residential and commercial structures, consistent with Chapter 44 CDC, unless the applicant demonstrates that such screening is not needed.

3.    Drop boxes, trailers, or structures that serve a similar function are allowed, consistent with subsection A of this section, for registered nonprofit, religious or benevolent groups, orders or associations, when they are proposed to be located in General Commercial, Office Business Center, Campus Industrial, General Industrial, or Neighborhood Commercial districts.

Drop boxes and structures serving a similar function, not including trailers, shall not exceed seven feet in height or have a footprint of more than 25 square feet on a single site. Their color shall be limited to earth tones.

4.    The property owner has authorized the proposed temporary use in writing.

B.    The approval authority may attach conditions to any temporary use approval as needed to achieve compliance with the applicable standards of this section or otherwise protect public health, safety, and welfare. (Ord. 1613 § 6, 2013; amended during July 2014 supplement; Ord. 1754 § 1 (Exh. A), 2024)

Temporary uses may be allowed for no more than one year, with one additional renewal for no greater duration than the original approval, except as follows:

A.    Construction trailers and associated parking and staging areas beyond the site approved for the associated development may be allowed for the duration of active construction projects.

B.     Drop boxes, structures serving a similar function, and trailers authorized under CDC 35.030(A) will be allowed indefinitely, but they will be revoked if they are unused or abandoned for a period of 60 days or if material is not contained by the drop box or trailer and allowed to accumulate outside of the drop box, structure, or trailer.

Upon revocation of the approval, the applicant shall be responsible for removing the drop box, structure, or trailer unless it is abandoned; in that case, removal shall be the responsibility of the property owner. (Ord. 1613 § 6, 2013; Ord. 1655 § 5, 2016)