Chapter 10 PLANNING
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- Article I. General Provisions
- 10.000 Title.
- 10.005 Purpose.
- 10.007 Structure of this Chapter.
- 10.008 Scope and Compliance.
- 10.009 Consistency with the Comprehensive Plan and Law.
- 10.010 Definitions.
- 10.012 Definitions, Specific.
- 10.021 Repealed.
- 10.031 Repealed.
- 10.032 Nonconformities.
- 10.033 Continuation of Nonconforming Development.
- 10.034 Criteria for Nonconformity Expansion or Change.
- 10.035 Nonconformity Burden of Proof.
- 10.036 Termination of a Nonconforming Development.
- 10.037 Completion of a Nonconforming Development.
- 10.051 Repealed.
- 10.052 Repealed.
- 10.053 Repealed.
- 10.056 Repealed.
- 10.061 Duty to Enforce.
- 10.062 Penalties and Enforcement.
- 10.070 Fees.
- 10.080 Repealed.
- 10.085 Repealed.
- 10.092 Inconsistent Ordinances Repealed.
- 10.093 Effective Date.
- Article II. Procedural Requirements
- 10.100 Purpose of Article II.
- 10.101 Repealed.
- 10.102 Land Use Review.
- 10.104 Land Use Decision.
- 10.106 Procedural Types.
- 10.108 Land Use Review Procedure Types.
- 10.110 Designation and Duties of Approving Authorities.
- 10.111 Repealed.
- 10.112 Referral Agencies.
- 10.114 Concurrent Land Use Review.
- 10.116 Application Submittals.
- 10.118 Findings of Fact.
- 10.120 Due Process.
- 10.122 Due Process Element 1: Completeness Review.
- 10.123 Repealed.
- 10.124 Due Process Element 2: Notification.
- 10.126 Due Process Element 3: Disclosure.
- 10.128 Due Process Element 4: Conflict of Interest.
- 10.130 Due Process Element 5: Public Hearing.
- 10.132 Due Process Element 6: Cross Examination.
- 10.133 Repealed.
- 10.134 Due Process Element 7: Action, Decision Time, and Notice of Decision.
- 10.135 Repealed.
- 10.136 Due Process Element 8: Findings of Fact.
- 10.137 Repealed.
- 10.138 Due Process Element 9: Records.
- 10.140 Appeal of Land Use Decision.
- 10.141 Review and Appeal of Certain Affordable Housing Projects.
- 10.142 Type I Land Use Actions.
- 10.144 De Minimis Revision(s) to an Approved PUD Plan.
- 10.145 Repealed.
- 10.146 Final PUD Plan.
- 10.148 Minor Historic Review.
- 10.150 Minor Modification to an Approved Conditional Use Permit.
- 10.152 Minor Modification to a Site Plan and Architectural Review Approval.
- 10.154 Nonconformities.
- 10.155 Repealed.
- 10.156 Preapplication Conference.
- 10.157 Repealed.
- 10.158 Property Line Adjustment.
- 10.159 Repealed.
- 10.159A Removal of Public Utility Easement (PUE).
- 10.160 Riparian Corridors, Reduction or Deviation.
- 10.161 Repealed.
- 10.162 Pad Lot Development, Subdivision and Partition Final Plats.
- 10.163 Repealed.
- 10.164 Repealed.
- 10.165 Repealed.
- 10.166 Repealed.
- 10.167 Repealed.
- 10.168 Type II Land Use Actions.
- 10.169 Repealed.
- 10.169A Major Modifications to a Site Plan and Architectural Review – Type II.
- 10.170 Partition Tentative Plat.
- 10.171 Pad Lot Development, Tentative Plat.
- 10.172 Portable Storage Containers.
- 10.173 Middle Housing Land Divisions.
- 10.175 Repealed.
- 10.175A Site Plan and Architectural Review (SPAR) – Type II.
- 10.176 Repealed.
- 10.176A Validation of a Unit of Land.
- 10.180 Repealed.
- 10.180A Eligible Affordable Housing.
- 10.181 Repealed.
- 10.182 Type III Land Use Actions.
- 10.183 Repealed.
- 10.184 Conditional Use Permit.
- 10.185 Park Development Review.
- 10.186 Exception.
- 10.187 Repealed.
- 10.188 Historic Review.
- 10.189 Manufactured Dwelling Park Review.
- 10.190 Planned Unit Development (PUD) – Application and Approval Provisions.
- 10.191 Repealed.
- 10.192 Preliminary PUD Plan – General Provisions.
- 10.194 Preliminary PUD Plan – Neighborhood Meeting Requirement.
- 10.195 Repealed.
- 10.196 Final PUD Plan – Application Procedures.
- 10.197 Repealed.
- 10.198 Revision or Termination of a PUD.
- 10.199 Repealed.
- 10.200 Site Plan and Architectural Review.
- 10.201 Repealed.
- 10.202 Subdivision Tentative Plat.
- 10.204 Zone Change.
- 10.205 Repealed.
- 10.206 Repealed.
- 10.207 Repealed.
- 10.208 Repealed.
- 10.214 Type IV Land Use Actions.
- 10.216 Annexation.
- 10.218 Land Development Code Amendment Approval Criteria.
- 10.220 Major Type IV Amendments.
- 10.221 Repealed.
- 10.222 Minor Type IV Amendments.
- 10.223 Repealed.
- 10.224 Minor Comprehensive Plan Application Form.
- 10.224-1 Repealed.
- 10.225 Repealed.
- 10.226 Transportation Facility Development.
- 10.227 Repealed.
- 10.228 Vacation of Public Right-of-Way.
- 10.230 Repealed.
- 10.231 Repealed.
- 10.232 Repealed.
- 10.234 Repealed.
- 10.235 Repealed.
- 10.236 Repealed.
- 10.237 Repealed.
- 10.238 Repealed.
- 10.239 Repealed.
- 10.240 Repealed.
- 10.241 Repealed.
- 10.242 Repealed.
- 10.243 Repealed.
- 10.244 Repealed.
- 10.245 Repealed.
- 10.246 Repealed.
- 10.247 Repealed.
- 10.247a Repealed.
- 10.248 Repealed.
- 10.249 Repealed.
- 10.250 Repealed.
- 10.251 Repealed.
- 10.252 Repealed.
- 10.253 Repealed.
- 10.254 Repealed.
- 10.255 Repealed.
- 10.256 Repealed.
- 10.257 Repealed.
- 10.258 Repealed.
- 10.259 Repealed.
- 10.260 Repealed.
- 10.261 Repealed.
- 10.262 Repealed.
- 10.263 Repealed.
- 10.264 Repealed.
- 10.264-1 Repealed.
- 10.265 Repealed.
- 10.266 Repealed.
- 10.267 Repealed.
- 10.268 Repealed.
- 10.269 Repealed.
- 10.270 Repealed.
- 10.273 Repealed.
- 10.276 Repealed.
- 10.277 Repealed.
- 10.278 Repealed.
- 10.279 Repealed.
- 10.280 Repealed.
- 10.285 Repealed.
- 10.287 Repealed.
- 10.290 Repealed.
- 10.291 Repealed.
- 10.292 Repealed.
- 10.294 Repealed.
- 10.295 Repealed.
- 10.296 Repealed.
- 10.297 Repealed.
- Article III. Zoning Districts
- 10.300 Establishment of Zoning Districts.
- 10.301 City of Medford Zoning Map.
- 10.302 Interpretation of Zoning District Boundaries.
- 10.305 Purpose of Zoning Districts.
- 10.306 Residential Land Use Classification.
- 10.307 SFR-00, Single-Family Residential – 1 Dwelling Unit Per Existing Lot.
- 10.308 SFR-2, Single-Family Residential – Two Dwelling Units Per Gross Acre.
- 10.309 SFR-4, Single-Family Residential – Four Dwelling Units Per Gross Acre.
- 10.310-1 SFR-6 and SFR-10, Single-Family Residential – Six or 10 Dwelling Units Per Gross Acre.
- 10.310-2 MFR-15, Multiple-Family Residential – 15 dwelling units per gross acre.
- 10.311 MFR-20, Multiple-Family Residential – 20 dwelling units per gross acre.
- 10.312 MFR-30, Multiple-Family Residential – 30 dwelling units per gross acre.
- 10.313 Repealed.
- 10.314 Permitted Uses in Residential Land Use Classification.
- 10.325 Commercial, Industrial, and Public Land Use Classifications.
- 10.326 Service Commercial and Professional Office, C-S/P.
- 10.327 Neighborhood Commercial, C-N.
- 10.328 Community Commercial, C-C.
- 10.328-1 Regional Commercial, C-R.
- 10.329 Heavy Commercial, C-H.
- 10.330 Light Industrial District, I-L.
- 10.331 General Industrial, I-G.
- 10.332 Heavy Industrial District, I-H.
- 10.333 Public Parks, P-1.
- 10.334 Uses Permitted in the Public Parks Zone.
- 10.337 Uses Permitted in Commercial and Industrial Zoning Districts.
- 10.339 Repealed.
- 10.340 Repealed.
- 10.341 Repealed.
- 10.342 Repealed.
- 10.343 Repealed.
- Overlay Districts (10.345 – 10.407)
- 10.345 Purpose of Overlay Districts.
- 10.348 Limited Industrial, I-00.
- 10.349 Airport Approach Overlay District, A-A.
- 10.350 Repealed.
- 10.351 Repealed.
- 10.352 Airport Radar Overlay District, A-R.
- 10.353 Repealed.
- 10.354 Repealed.
- 10.355 Airport Area of Concern Overlay District, A-C.
- 10.356 Repealed.
- 10.358 Central Business, C-B.
- 10.360 Exclusive Agricultural, E-A.
- 10.361 Permitted Activities and Development, E-A.
- 10.362 Conditional Activities and Development, E-A.
- 10.365 Freeway.
- Southeast Overlay District (10.370 – 10.385)
- 10.370 Objectives of the Southeast (S-E) Overlay District.
- 10.371 Scope and Applicability of Southeast (S-E) Overlay District Regulations.
- 10.372 General Land Use Plan Map and Southeast Plan Map Consistency, S-E.
- 10.373 General Land Use Plan Map, Southeast Plan Map, Zoning, and Residential Density, S-E.
- 10.374 News Development and Commercial Center Core Area (Area 7A) Master Plan Requirements, S-E.
- 10.375 Special Lot Coverage, Building Setbacks, Building Height Standards, S-E.
- 10.376 Special Design Standards for Attached Housing, S-E.
- 10.377 Special Design Standards for Southeast Village Center.
- 10.378 Special Standards for Commercial Center (Areas 7A and 7B), S-E.
- 10.379 Streetscape, Planter Strip, and Street Tree Standards, S-E.
- 10.380 Street Lighting Standards, S-E.
- 10.381 Special Street Design and Vehicle Access Standards, S-E.
- 10.382 Special Fencing Standards, S-E.
- 10.383 Standards for Development Abutting Arterial or Collector Streets, S-E.
- 10.384 Greenways - Special Design and Development Standards, S-E.
- 10.385 School and Park Siting Standards, S-E.
- Historic Preservation Overlay District (10.401 – 10.407)
- 10.401 Historic Preservation Overlay, Purpose.
- 10.402 Historic Preservation, Definitions.
- 10.403 Historic Preservation Overlay, Designation.
- 10.404 Significant Historic Resource Designation, Refusal.
- 10.405 Historic Preservation Overlay Designation, Removal.
- 10.406 Historic Preservation Overlay, Exterior Alteration or New Construction.
- 10.407 Historic Preservation Overlay, Demolition or Relocation.
- 10.408 Repealed.
- Mapping Categories (10.409 – 10.414)
- Article IV. Public Improvement Standards and Criteria
- 10.421 General Development Design Standards and Criteria.
- 10.422 Surveys and Monuments.
- 10.425 Street Access and Dedication Requirements.
- 10.426 Street Circulation Design and Connectivity.
- 10.427 Street Classification System.
- 10.428 Higher-Order Street Classification System.
- 10.429 Lower-Order Commercial/Industrial Street Classification System.
- 10.430 Lower-Order Residential Street Classification System.
- 10.430A Non-Street Alternatives.
- 10.430B Standards Applicable to All Streets.
- 10.431 Street Improvement.
- 10.432 Street Improvement, Deferred.
- 10.433 Repealed.
- 10.434 Repealed.
- 10.435 Repealed.
- 10.436 Repealed.
- 10.437 Repealed.
- 10.438 Frontage Street.
- 10.439 Dead-end Streets, Adjoining Acreage and Reserve Strips.
- 10.440 Side or Rear Lots on Major Streets.
- 10.441 Reserve Strips.
- 10.442 Streets Along Exterior Boundaries.
- 10.443 Half Streets.
- 10.444 Intersection Angles.
- 10.445 Street Intersection Curb Radius Standards.
- 10.446 Repealed.
- 10.447 Repealed.
- 10.448 Curve Radii.
- 10.449 Repealed.
- 10.450 Cul-de-sacs, Minimum Access Easements, and Flag Lots.
- 10.451 Additional Right-of-Way and Street Improvements.
- 10.452 Repealed.
- 10.452A Planter Strip and Street Tree Standards.
- 10.453 Repealed.
- 10.454 Neighborhood Circulation Plan, Adoption.
- 10.455 Neighborhood Circulation Plan, Revision.
- 10.457 Street Naming and Street Signs.
- 10.458 Street Renaming, Public and Private.
- 10.460 Transportation Impact Analysis (TIA) Purpose.
- 10.461 TIA Applicability and Methodology.
- 10.462 Mobility Targets.
- 10.463 Traffic Control Devices and Traffic Signal Spacing.
- 10.464 Accessways.
- 10.465 Accessway Routing.
- 10.466 Accessway Design.
- Easements (10.471 – 10.476)
- Improvement Standards (10.481 – 10.668)
- 10.481 Improvement Standards Adopted.
- 10.482 Public Improvement Plan Requirements.
- 10.485 Storm Drainage Requirements.
- 10.486 Stormwater Facilities, Public Streets.
- 10.487 Drainage into Adjacent Drains.
- 10.488 Oversize Storm Drains and/or Sanitary Sewers, SDC Credits.
- 10.490 Sanitary Sewers.
- 10.492 Sanitary Sewer Design.
- 10.493 Off-site Sanitary Sewer and Storm Drain Reimbursement.
- 10.495 Street Lighting and Pedestrian-Scale Street Lighting.
- 10.500 Sidewalks.
- 10.501 Sidewalk Specifications.
- 10.502 Repealed.
- 10.503 Shared-Use Paths.
- 10.550 Access Standards.
- 10.555 Underground Utilities.
- 10.651 Repealed.
- 10.652 Repealed.
- 10.653 Repealed.
- 10.654 Repealed.
- 10.655 Repealed.
- 10.656 Repealed.
- 10.666 Improvement Agreements.
- 10.667 Security for Public Improvements.
- 10.668 Limitation of Exactions.
- Article V. Site Development Standards
- 10.700 Lot Design Standards.
- 10.701 Repealed.
- 10.702 Lot Area and Dimensions.
- 10.703 Pad Lot Development.
- 10.704 Through Lots.
- 10.705 Building Height and Side-Yard Determination.
- 10.706 Maximum Coverage Calculation.
- 10.707 Exceptions to Yard Requirements.
- 10.708 Residential Density.
- 10.709 Residential Land Division Standards by Housing Type.
- 10.710 Residential Site Development Standards by Housing Type.
- 10.711 Repealed.
- 10.712 Townhouse Dwellings.
- 10.713 Repealed.
- 10.714 Repealed.
- 10.715 Repealed.
- 10.715A Multiple-Family Dwellings, Special Development Standards, Purpose.
- 10.716 Repealed.
- 10.716A Triplex, Quadplex, Townhouse and Multiple-Family Dwelling Design Standards and Special Development Standards, Applicability.
- 10.716B Triplex, Quadplex, and Townhouse Design Standards.
- 10.717 Multiple-Family Dwellings, Special Development Standards.
- 10.718 Optional Adjustment of Special Development Standards, Purpose.
- 10.719 Optional Adjustment of Special Development Standards, Review Criteria.
- 10.720 Public Parks Development Standards.
- 10.721 Commercial and Industrial Site Development Standards.
- Large Retail Structures (10.722 – 10.725)
- Grading and Drainage Requirements (10.727 – 10.729)
- Fencing (10.731 – 10.735)
- Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements (10.741 – 10.751)
- 10.741 Parking and Loading, General Provisions.
- 10.742 Off-Street Loading Standards.
- 10.743 Off-Street Parking Standards.
- 10.744 Shared Parking.
- 10.745 Location of Parking Facilities.
- 10.746 General Design Requirements for Parking.
- 10.747 Bicycle Parking.
- 10.748 Bicycle Parking Standards.
- 10.749 Location of Bicycle Parking Facilities.
- 10.750 General Design Requirements for Bicycle Parking.
- 10.751 Exceptions to Bicycle Parking Standards.
- Noise Standards and Regulations (10.752)
- Hazards Standards and Regulations (10.763 – 10.764)
- Site Design Standards (10.772 – 10.799)
- 10.772 Pedestrian Walkway General Provisions.
- 10.773 Pedestrian Walkway Connections and Routing.
- 10.775 Pedestrian Walkway Design Standards.
- 10.776 Exceptions to Pedestrian Walkway Standards.
- 10.780 Landscape and Irrigation Requirements.
- 10.781 Concealment of Trash Receptacles.
- 10.782 Concealment of Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning (HVAC) Equipment and Roof- Mounted Wireless Communication Facilities.
- 10.783 Location of Wall Mounted Utility Services.
- 10.790 Bufferyards.
- 10.797 Street Frontage Landscaping Requirements.
- 10.797(A) Repealed.
- 10.798 Repealed.
- 10.799 Electric Vehicle Charging Design Guidelines.
- Agricultural Buffering (10.801 – 10.802)
- Transit Facilities (10.806 – 10.810)
- 10.806 Transit Facilities for New Subdivisions.
- 10.807 Transit Facilities for Major Industrial, Institutional, Commercial and Office Developments.
- 10.808 New Commercial and Institutional Development.
- 10.809 Vanpool and Carpool Preferential Parking Requirements.
- 10.810 Repealed.
- 10.810A Retail Fuel Station and Car Wash Special Standards.
- Special Use Regulations (10.811 – 10.839)
- 10.811 Nursery Schools, Day or Child Care (Centers) Facilities.
- 10.812 Repealed.
- 10.813 Agricultural Services and Animal Services.
- 10.814 Animal Hospitals and Veterinary Clinics.
- 10.815 Cemetery, Crematory, Mausoleum, Columbarium.
- 10.816 Churches, Hospitals, or Other Religious or Charitable Institutions in a Residential District.
- 10.817 Community Buildings, Social Halls, Lodges, Fraternal Organizations, and Clubs in a Residential District.
- 10.818 Repealed.
- 10.818A Cottage Cluster Development.
- 10.819 Repealed.
- 10.819A Temporary and Non-Temporary Shelters.
- 10.820 Two Single-Family Residences in Lieu of Duplex.
- 10.821 Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU).
- 10.822 Permitted Uses in All Industrial Zones.
- 10.823 Small Food Vendors.
- 10.824 Wireless Communication Facilities.
- 10.825 Severe Event Shelters.
- 10.826 Single-Family Dwelling in Multiple-Family Residential Zones.
- 10.827 Mines, Quarries, Gravel Pits.
- 10.828 Bed and Breakfast Service.
- 10.829 Repealed.
- 10.829A Temporary Mobile Food Vendors and Mobile Food Vendor Pods.
- 10.829B Mobile Food Vending in the Public Right-of-Way.
- 10.830 Public Utility Service Facilities.
- 10.831 Outdoor Storage, Display and Sales of Merchandise; Permit Required.
- 10.832 Garage Sales and Yard Sales.
- 10.833 Restaurants - Outdoor Eating Areas.
- 10.834 Repealed.
- 10.834A Craft Alcohol Production.
- 10.835 Residence for Caretaker or Watchman.
- 10.836 Residential Facility.
- 10.837 Dwelling Units in Commercial Districts.
- 10.838 Accessory Uses in Group (Congregate) Living Facilities.
- 10.839 Marijuana-Related Businesses.
- 10.839-A Psilocybin-Related Business.
- Temporary Uses and Structures (10.840)
- Manufactured Dwellings (10.859 – 10.897)
- 10.859 Location and Use of Movable Structures or Vehicles Outside of Mobile Home Parks, Manufactured Dwelling Parks, or Recreational Vehicle Parks.
- 10.860 Mobile Home Parks and Manufactured Dwelling Parks.
- 10.861 Repealed.
- 10.862 Repealed.
- 10.864 Review Procedure.
- 10.870 Manufactured Dwelling Park Uses.
- 10.871 Repealed.
- 10.873 Application – New Parks, Extensions or Modifications.
- 10.874 Preliminary Site Plans.
- 10.875 Final Plans.
- 10.876 Repealed.
- 10.877 Repealed.
- 10.878 Delegation of Authority, Mobile Home and Manufactured Dwelling Parks.
- 10.880 Site Requirements for New Parks or Expansion or Major Modification of Existing Parks.
- 10.885 Mobile Home Space and Manufactured Dwelling Space Requirements.
- 10.890 Repealed.
- 10.895 Repealed.
- 10.896 General Regulations.
- 10.897 Conditions of Approval, Mobile Home and Manufactured Dwelling Parks.
- 10.900 Manufactured Homes or Prefabricated Structures on Individual Lots.
- Riparian Corridors (10.920 ─ 10.928)
- 10.920 Riparian Corridors, Purposes.
- 10.921 Riparian Corridors, Definitions.
- 10.922 Riparian Corridors, Applicability.
- 10.923 Riparian Corridors, Location.
- 10.924 Permitted Activities within Riparian Corridors.
- 10.925 Conditional Uses within Riparian Corridors.
- 10.926 Prohibited Activities within Riparian Corridors.
- 10.927 Riparian Corridors, Reduction or Deviation.
- 10.928 Conservation and Maintenance of Riparian Corridors.
- 10.929 thru 10.932
- Hillside Ordinance (10.929 – 10.933)
- Article VI. Signage
- 10.1000 Purpose of Article VI.
- 10.1010 Definitions.
- 10.1012 Terminology.
- 10.1020 Permits Required; Violation.
- 10.1022 Exceptions to Permit Requirements.
- 10.1028 Repealed.
- 10.1030 Application.
- 10.1035 Issuance of Permits.
- 10.1040 Repealed.
- 10.1045 Indemnification of City.
- 10.1046 Definition of Nonconforming Signs.
- 10.1100 Prohibited Signs For All Districts.
- 10.1115 Prohibited Signs for Retail Fuel and Car Wash Stations.
- 10.1120 Abandoned Signs.
- 10.1130 Certain Signs Declared A Nuisance.
- 10.1131 Repealed.
- 10.1140 Repealed.
- 10.1150 Repealed.
- 10.1160 Signs in the Public Parks (P-1) Zoning District: Basic Regulations.
- 10.1170 Public-Parks District (P-1): Additional Special Signs.
- 10.1200 Signs in Single-Family Residential Zoning Districts (SFR-00,2,4,6,10).
- 10.1300 Signs in Multiple-Family Residential Districts (MFR-15), (MFR-20) and (MFR-30).
- 10.1400 Signs in Service Commercial and Professional Offices (C-S/P); Basic Regulations.
- 10.1410 Service Commercial and Professional Office (C-S/P: Additional Special Signs.
- 10.1500 Signs In Neighborhood Commercial District (C-N): Basic Regulations.
- 10.1510 Neighborhood Commercial District (C-N): Additional Special Signs.
- 10.1600 Central Business Overlay (CB): Basic Regulations.
- 10.1610 Central Business Overlay (CB): Additional Special Signs.
- 10.1620 Historic Preservation District Overlay (H): Basic Regulations.
- 10.1700 Signs in Community Commercial District (C-C) and Heavy Commercial District (C-H, and Regional Commercial District (C-R): Basic Regulations.
- 10.1710 Community Commercial District (C-C) Heavy Commercial District (C-H) and Regional Commercial (C-R): Additional Special Signs.
- 10.1800 Signs in Light Industrial (I-L), General Industrial (I-G), and Heavy Industrial (I-H): Basic Regulations.
- 10.1810 Light Industrial (I-L), General Industrial (I-G) and Heavy Industrial (I-H): Additional Special Signs.
- 10.1900 Repealed.
- 10.1910 Repealed.
- 10.2000 Repealed.
- 10.2010 Repealed.