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

Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 350-082-0330

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 3, March 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.

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 196.150, RCW 43.97.015, 16 USC § 544e(c)

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 196.150, RCW 43.97.015, 16 USC § 544e(c)

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