Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 350 - COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE COMMISSION › Division 82 - LAND USE ORDINANCE › Section 350-082-0330 - Uses Allowed on Lands Designated Rural Center

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1)
			 Uses Allowed Outright. The uses listed in 350-082-0210(1)  are allowed without
			 review on lands designated Rural Center.
(2) Expedited Uses. The uses listed in
			 350-082-0220(1)  may be allowed subject to compliance with the expedited
			 development review guidelines in 350-082-0220(2)  on lands designated Rural
			 Center.
(3) Review Uses. The
			 following uses may be allowed within Rural Centers, subject to compliance with
			 350-082-0600  through 350-082-0720:
(a) One
			 single-family dwelling per legally created and existing parcel.
(b) Accessory structures for an existing or
			 approved dwelling that are not otherwise allowed outright, eligible for the
			 expedited development review process, or allowed in subsection (c)
			 below.
(c) Accessory building(s)
			 larger than 200 square feet in area or taller than ten feet in height for a
			 dwelling on any legal parcel are subject to the following additional standards:
(A) The combined footprints of all accessory
			 buildings on a single parcel shall not exceed 1,500 square feet in area. This
			 combined size limit refers to all accessory buildings on a parcel, including
			 buildings allowed without review, existing buildings and proposed
			 buildings.
(B) The height of any
			 individual accessory building shall not exceed 24 feet.
(d) The temporary use of a manufactured home,
			 tiny house on a trailer, or similar structure in the case of a family hardship,
			 subject to compliance with 350-082-0390.
(e) Duplexes.
(f) Fire stations.
(g) Libraries.
(h) Government buildings.
(i) Community centers and meeting
			 halls.
(j) Schools.
(k) Accredited childcare centers.
(l) Rural service commercial and tourist
			 commercial uses limited to 5,000 square feet of floor area per building or use.
(A) Grocery stores.
(B) Variety and hardware stores.
(C) Shops, offices, and repair
			 shops.
(D) Personal services such
			 as barber and beauty shops.
(E) Bed
			 and breakfast inns, subject to compliance with 350-082-0440.
(F) Restaurants.
(G) Taverns and bars.
(H) Gas stations.
(I) Gift shops.
(m) Overnight accommodations subject to
			 compliance with 350-082-0430.
(n)
			 Home occupations in an existing residence or accessory structure, subject to
			 compliance with 350-082-0420.
(o)
			 Utility facilities, roads, and railroads.
(p) Recreation development, subject to the
			 guidelines established for Recreation Intensity Classes in
			 350-082-0700.
(q) Places of
			 worship.
(r) New cultivation,
			 subject to compliance with guidelines for the protection of cultural resources
			 and natural resources (350-082-0620  and 350-082-0640  through
			 350-082-0690).
(s) Agricultural
			 structures, in conjunction with agricultural use, including new
			 cultivation.
(t) Land divisions,
			 subject to 350-082-0560  and the following:
(A)
			 The minimum size for new parcels created for commercial uses within a Rural
			 Center shall be based upon the site requirements (sewerage, parking, building
			 size, etc.) for the proposed use. The Executive Director shall determine the
			 parcel size on a case-by-case basis.
(B) The minimum size for new parcels created
			 for residential uses within a Rural Center shall be one acre. To encourage the
			 efficient use of land, provide public amenities and standards for quality
			 developments, and reduce the cost of providing services within a Rural Center,
			 the Executive Director may allow a minimum parcel size of less than one acre
			 within a Rural Centers if a planned unit development approach is used for the
			 subject parcel, incorporating features such as consolidated access and commonly
			 shared open areas.
(u)
			 Lot line adjustments that would result in the potential to create additional
			 parcels through subsequent land divisions, subject to compliance with
			 350-082-0570(1).
(v) Resource
			 enhancement projects for the purpose of enhancing scenic, cultural, recreation
			 and natural resources, subject to compliance with 350-082-0460. These projects
			 may include new structures (e.g., fish ladders, sediment barriers) or
			 activities (e.g., closing and revegetating unused roads, recontouring abandoned
			 quarries).
(w) Agricultural
			 buildings in conjunction with current agricultural use and, if applicable,
			 proposed agricultural use that a landowner would initiate within one year and
			 complete within five years, subject to compliance with 350-082-0380.
(x) Additions to existing buildings greater
			 than 200 square feet in area or greater than the height of the existing
			 building.
(y) Removal or demolition
			 of structures that are 50 or more years old, including wells, septic tanks and
			 fuel tanks.
(z) Commercial events,
			 subject to compliance with 350-082-0480.
(aa) Special uses in historic buildings,
			 subject to compliance with 350-082-0530.