Contents of Ashland Land Use Ordinance
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PART 18.1 –
Introduction and General Provisions
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18.1.2
Title, Purpose, and General Administration
- 18.1.2.010 Title.
- 18.1.2.020 Purpose.
- 18.1.2.030 Enactment and Effect.
- 18.1.2.040 Compliance Required.
- 18.1.2.050 Rules of Ordinance Construction.
- 18.1.2.060 Land Use Ordinance Consistency with Comprehensive Plan and Laws.
- 18.1.2.070 Land Use Ordinance and Zoning Map Implementation.
- 18.1.2.080 Building Permits.
- 18.1.2.090 Official Action.
- 18.1.3 Lot of Record and Legal Lot Determination
- 18.1.4 Nonconforming Situations
- 18.1.5 Ordinance Interpretations
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18.1.6
Zoning Permit Expiration, Extension, and Enforcement
- 18.1.6.010 Zoning Permits.
- 18.1.6.020 Duties of Officer.
- 18.1.6.030 Permit Expiration.
- 18.1.6.040 Permit Extension.
- 18.1.6.050 Conditions of Approval.
- 18.1.6.060 Revocation – Conditions Violated.
- 18.1.6.070 Revocation – Public Hearing.
- 18.1.6.080 Violations.
- 18.1.6.090 Complaints.
- 18.1.6.100 Penalties.
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18.1.2
Title, Purpose, and General Administration
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PART 18.2 –
Zoning Regulations
- 18.2.1 Zoning Regulations and General Provisions
- 18.2.2 Base Zones and Allowed Uses
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18.2.3
Special Use Standards
- 18.2.3.010 Purpose.
- 18.2.3.020 Applicability.
- 18.2.3.030 Review Process.
- 18.2.3.040 Accessory Residential Unit.
- 18.2.3.050 Automobile and Truck Repair Facility.
- 18.2.3.060 Bottling Plant, Cold Storage Facility, Creamery.
- 18.2.3.070 Commercial Excavation and Removal of Earth Products.
- 18.2.3.080 Commercial Laundry, Dry-cleaning, Dyeing, and Similar Uses.
- 18.2.3.090 Cottage Housing.
- 18.2.3.100 Drive-Up Use.
- 18.2.3.110 Duplex.
- 18.2.3.120 Dwelling in Historic District Overlay.
- 18.2.3.130 Dwelling in Non-Residential Zone.
- 18.2.3.140 Food Products Manufacture.
- 18.2.3.145 Food Trucks and Food Carts.
- 18.2.3.150 Home Occupation.
- 18.2.3.160 Keeping of Livestock and Bees.
- 18.2.3.170 Manufactured Home on Individual Lot.
- 18.2.3.180 Manufactured Housing Developments.
- 18.2.3.190 Marijuana-Related Uses.
- 18.2.3.200 Multiple-Family Rental Unit Conversion to For-Purchase Units.
- 18.2.3.210 Retail Uses Allowed in Railroad Historic District.
- 18.2.3.220 Travelers’ Accommodations.
- 18.2.4 General Regulations for Base Zones
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18.2.5
Standards for Residential Zones
- 18.2.5.010 Purpose.
- 18.2.5.020 Applicability.
- 18.2.5.030 Unified Standards for Residential Zones.
- 18.2.5.040 Accessory Buildings and Structures.
- 18.2.5.050 Affordable Housing Standards.
- 18.2.5.060 Yard Exceptions.
- 18.2.5.070 Maximum Permitted Residential Floor Area in Historic District.
- 18.2.5.080 Residential Density Calculation in R-2 and R-3 Zones.
- 18.2.5.090 Standards for Single-Family Dwellings and Duplexes.
- 18.2.6 Standards for Non-Residential Zones
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PART 18.3 –
Special Districts and Overlay Zones
- 18.3.1 Special District and Overlay Zone Purpose and Administration
- 18.3.2 Croman Mill District
- 18.3.3 Health Care Services District
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18.3.4
Normal Neighborhood District
- 18.3.4.010 Purpose.
- 18.3.4.020 Applicability.
- 18.3.4.030 General Regulations.
- 18.3.4.040 Use Regulations.
- 18.3.4.050 Dimensional Regulations.
- 18.3.4.060 Site Development and Design Standards.
- 18.3.4.065 Exception to the Site Development and Design Standards.
- 18.3.4.070 Open Space Area Overlay.
- 18.3.4.075 Advance Financing District [Reserved].
- 18.3.4.080 Review and Approval Procedure.
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18.3.5
North Mountain Neighborhood District
- 18.3.5.010 Purpose and Background.
- 18.3.5.020 Applicability.
- 18.3.5.030 Site Plan and Architectural Review Procedure.
- 18.3.5.040 General Regulations.
- 18.3.5.050 Allowed Uses.
- 18.3.5.060 Dimensional Standards.
- 18.3.5.070 Civic Spaces Zone NM-Civic.
- 18.3.5.080 Open Spaces Zone NM-O.
- 18.3.5.090 North Mountain Greenway Zone NM-G.
- 18.3.5.100 Site Development and Design Standards.
- 18.3.6 Southern Oregon University District
- 18.3.7 Airport Overlay
- 18.3.8 Freeway Sign Overlay
- 18.3.9 Performance Standards Option and PSO Overlay
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18.3.10
Physical and Environmental Constraints Overlay
- 18.3.10.010 Purpose and Intent.
- 18.3.10.020 Applicability.
- 18.3.10.030 Review Procedure.
- 18.3.10.040 Application Submission Requirements.
- 18.3.10.050 Approval Criteria.
- 18.3.10.060 Land Classifications.
- 18.3.10.070 Official Maps.
- 18.3.10.080 Development Standards for Flood Plain Corridor Lands.
- 18.3.10.090 Development Standards for Hillside Lands.
- 18.3.10.100 Development Standards for Wildfire Lands.
- 18.3.10.110 Development Standards for Severe Constraint Lands.
- 18.3.10.120 Density Transfer.
- 18.3.10.130 Penalties.
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18.3.11
Water Resources Protection Zones (Overlays)
- 18.3.11.010 Purpose.
- 18.3.11.020 Applicability.
- 18.3.11.030 Inventory of Ashland’s Water Resources.
- 18.3.11.040 Establishment of Water Resource Protection Zones.
- 18.3.11.050 Activities and Uses Exempt from These Regulations.
- 18.3.11.060 Limited Activities and Uses.
- 18.3.11.070 Water Resource Protection Zone Reductions.
- 18.3.11.080 Hardship Exceptions for Development in Water Resource Protection Zones.
- 18.3.11.090 Approval Standards for Land Divisions and Property Line Adjustments.
- 18.3.11.100 Application Submission Requirements.
- 18.3.11.110 Mitigation Requirements for Water Resource Protection Zones.
- 18.3.11.120 Map Errors and Adjustments.
- 18.3.11.130 Enforcement and Penalties.
- 18.3.12 Site Development and Design Overlays
- 18.3.13 Residential Overlay
- 18.3.14 Transit Triangle Overlay
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PART 18.4 –
Site Development and Design Standards
- 18.4.1 Site Development and Design Standards Administration
- 18.4.2 Building Placement, Orientation, and Design
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18.4.3
Parking, Access, and Circulation
- 18.4.3.010 Purpose.
- 18.4.3.020 Applicability.
- 18.4.3.030 General Automobile Parking Requirements and Exceptions.
- 18.4.3.040 Vehicle and Bicycle Quantity Standards.
- 18.4.3.050 Accessible Parking Spaces.
- 18.4.3.070 Bicycle Parking Standards.
- 18.4.3.080 Vehicle Area Design.
- 18.4.3.090 Pedestrian Access and Circulation.
- 18.4.3.100 Construction.
- 18.4.3.110 Availability of Facilities.
- 18.4.4 Landscaping, Lighting, and Screening
- 18.4.5 Tree Preservation and Protection
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18.4.6
Public Facilities
- 18.4.6.010 Purpose.
- 18.4.6.020 Applicability.
- 18.4.6.030 General Requirements.
- 18.4.6.040 Street Design Standards.
- 18.4.6.050 Street and Greenway Dedications.
- 18.4.6.060 Public Use Areas.
- 18.4.6.070 Sanitary Sewer and Water Service Improvements.
- 18.4.6.080 Storm Drainage and Surface Water Management Facilities.
- 18.4.6.090 Utilities.
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18.4.7
Signs
- 18.4.7.010 Purpose.
- 18.4.7.020 Applicability.
- 18.4.7.030 General Sign Regulations.
- 18.4.7.040 Exempted Signs.
- 18.4.7.050 Prohibited Signs.
- 18.4.7.060 Residential and North Mountain Sign Regulations.
- 18.4.7.070 Commercial-Downtown Zone.
- 18.4.7.080 Commercial, Health Care, Employment, Croman Mill and Industrial Zones.
- 18.4.7.090 Freeway Sign Overlay.
- 18.4.7.100 Construction and Maintenance Standards.
- 18.4.7.110 Nonconforming Signs.
- 18.4.7.120 Governmental Signs.
- 18.4.7.130 Historic Signs.
- 18.4.8 Solar Access
- 18.4.9 Disc Antennas
- 18.4.10 Wireless Communication Facilities
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PART 18.5 –
Application Review Procedures and Approval Criteria
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18.5.1
General Review Procedures
- 18.5.1.010 Purpose and Applicability.
- 18.5.1.020 Determination of Review Procedure.
- 18.5.1.030 Pre-application Conference and Consolidation of Review.
- 18.5.1.040 Ministerial Procedure (Staff Advisor Decision).
- 18.5.1.050 Type I Procedure (Administrative Decision with Notice).
- 18.5.1.060 Type II Procedure (Quasi-Judicial Decision – Public Hearing).
- 18.5.1.070 Type III (Legislative Decision).
- 18.5.1.075 Middle Housing Land Divisions (MHLD).
- 18.5.1.080 Application Submittal Requirements.
- 18.5.1.090 Complete Application and Time Limits.
- 18.5.1.100 City Council or Planning Commission May Initiate Procedures.
- 18.5.1.110 Priority Planning Action Processing.
- 18.5.1.120 Failure to Receive Notice.
- 18.5.1.130 Resubmittal of Applications.
- 18.5.1.140 Fees.
- 18.5.2 Site Design Review
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18.5.3
Land Divisions and Property Line Adjustments
- 18.5.3.010 Purpose.
- 18.5.3.020 Applicability and General Requirements.
- 18.5.3.030 Preliminary Plat Approval Process.
- 18.5.3.040 Preliminary Plat Submissions.
- 18.5.3.050 Preliminary Partition Plat Criteria.
- 18.5.3.060 Additional Preliminary Flag Lot Partition Plat Criteria.
- 18.5.3.070 Preliminary Subdivision Plat Criteria.
- 18.5.3.080 Land Division-Related Variances.
- 18.5.3.090 Final Plats.
- 18.5.3.100 Filing and Recording.
- 18.5.3.110 Re-platting and Vacation of Plats.
- 18.5.3.120 Property Line Adjustments.
- 18.5.3.130 Expiration and Extensions.
- 18.5.3.140 Middle Housing Land Divisions (MHLD).
- 18.5.4 Conditional Use Permits
- 18.5.5 Variances
- 18.5.6 Modifications to Approved Planning Applications
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18.5.7
Tree Removal Permits
- 18.5.7.010 Purpose.
- 18.5.7.020 Applicability and Review Procedure.
- 18.5.7.030 Application Submission Requirements.
- 18.5.7.040 Approval Criteria.
- 18.5.7.050 Mitigation Required.
- 18.5.7.060 Conditions of Approval for Tree Removal Permits.
- 18.5.7.070 Expiration of Tree Removal Permits.
- 18.5.7.080 Evidence of Violation.
- 18.5.7.090 Enforcement and Penalties.
- 18.5.8 Annexations
- 18.5.9 Comprehensive Plan, Zoning, and Land Use Ordinance Amendments
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18.5.10
Ballot Measure 49 Claims
- 18.5.10.010 Purpose and Scope.
- 18.5.10.020 Measure 49: Delegation of Authority to City Manager.
- 18.5.10.030 Measure 49: Claim for Compensation.
- 18.5.10.040 City Manager Review and Decision.
- 18.5.10.050 City Council Consideration and Decision.
- 18.5.10.060 Burden of Proof and Record.
- 18.5.10.070 Effect of Waiver.
- 18.5.10.080 Procedural Error.
- 18.5.10.090 Recording.
- 18.5.10.100 Reconsideration of Waiver.
- 18.5.10.110 Appeals.
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18.5.1
General Review Procedures
- PART 18.6 – Definitions
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