OAR 350-081-0420
Review Uses — Rural Center

The following uses may be allowed within Rural Centers, subject to compliance with guidelines for the protection of scenic, cultural, natural, and recreation resources:

(1)

One single-family dwelling per legally created parcel.

(2)

Accessory structures for an existing or approved dwelling that are not otherwise allowed outright, eligible for the expedited development review process, or allowed in 350-081-0420 (Review Uses — Rural Center)(1)(c).

(3)

Accessory building(s) larger than 200 square feet in area or taller than 10 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.

(4)

The temporary use of a mobile home in the case of a family hardship, pursuant to guidelines for hardship dwellings in “Temporary Use — Hardship Dwelling” (350-081-0092 (Temporary Use — Hardship Dwelling)).

(5)

Duplexes.

(6)

Fire stations.

(7)

Libraries.

(8)

Government buildings.

(9)

Community centers and meeting halls.

(10)

Schools.

(11)

Accredited childcare centers.

(12)

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)

Travelers’ accommodations, bed and breakfast inns.

(f)

Restaurants.

(g)

Taverns and bars.

(h)

Gas stations.

(i)

Gift shops.

(13)

Home occupations or cottage industries in an existing residence or accessory structure, subject to guidelines in “Home Occupations and Cottage Industries” (350-081-0098 (Home Occupations and Cottage Industries)).

(14)

Utility facilities and railroads.

(15)

Recreation development, subject to compliance with 350-081-0610 (General Management Areas Recreation Resource Review Criteria).

(16)

Places of worship.

(17)

New cultivation, subject to compliance with guidelines for the protection of cultural resources (350-081-0540 (General Management Area Cultural Resource Review Criteria)) and natural resources (350-081-0560 (General Management Area Wetland Review Criteria)–350-081-0590 (General Management Areas Rare Plant Review Criteria)).

(18)

Land divisions, subject to the standards and minimum lot sizes in Policies 6 and 7 in the “Land Use Policies” in Part II, Chapter 5: Commercial Land of the Management Plan.

(19)

Lot line adjustments that would result in the potential to create additional parcels through subsequent land divisions, subject to the guidelines in “Lot Line Adjustments” (350-081-0126 (Lot Line Adjustments)).

(20)

Resource enhancement projects for the purpose of enhancing scenic, cultural, recreation and/or natural resources, subject to the guidelines in “Resource Enhancement Projects” (350-081-0104 (Resource Enhancement Projects)). These projects may include new structures (e.g., fish ladders, sediment barriers) and/or activities (e.g., closing and revegetating unused roads, recontouring abandoned quarries).

(21)

Agricultural structures, except buildings, in conjunction with agricultural use.

(22)

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 the standards in “Agricultural Buildings” (350-081-0090 (Agricultural Buildings)).

(23)

Additions to existing buildings greater than 200 square feet in area or greater than the height of the existing building.

(24)

Removal/demolition of structures that are 50 or more years old, including wells, septic tanks and fuel tanks.

(25)

Commercial events, subject to the guidelines in “Commercial Events” (350-081-0108 (Commercial Events)).

(26)

Special uses in historic buildings, subject to the guidelines in “Special Uses in Historic Buildings” (350-081-0114 (Special Uses in Historic Buildings)).

Source: Rule 350-081-0420 — Review Uses — Rural Center, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=350-081-0420.

350‑081‑0010
Purposes and Applicability 350‑081‑0012
Affected Area 350‑081‑0014
Maps 350‑081‑0016
Review and Approval Required 350‑081‑0018
Uniform Application of Management Plan 350‑081‑0020
Definitions 350‑081‑0030
Standards for Applications 350‑081‑0032
Application for Review and Approval 350‑081‑0034
Pre-Application Conference 350‑081‑0036
Acceptance of Application 350‑081‑0038
Notice of Development Review 350‑081‑0040
Comment Period 350‑081‑0042
Decision of the Executive Director 350‑081‑0044
Expiration of Approvals 350‑081‑0046
Changes or Alterations to an Approved Action 350‑081‑0050
Development Eligible for Expedited Review 350‑081‑0052
Resource and Treaty Rights Protections Guidelines 350‑081‑0054
Procedures for Expedited Review Process 350‑081‑0060
Emergency/Disaster Response Actions 350‑081‑0070
Exempt Land Uses and Activities 350‑081‑0072
Prohibited Land Uses and Activities 350‑081‑0074
Uses Allowed Outright 350‑081‑0076
Agricultural Buffer Zones in the General Management Area 350‑081‑0078
Variances 350‑081‑0080
Applying New Less-Stringent Regulations to Development Approved Under Prior Scenic Area Regulations 350‑081‑0082
Existing Uses and Discontinued Uses 350‑081‑0084
Indian Tribal Treaty Rights and Consultation 350‑081‑0086
Buffers from Existing Recreation Sites 350‑081‑0090
Agricultural Buildings 350‑081‑0092
Temporary Use — Hardship Dwelling 350‑081‑0094
Sewer and Water Services 350‑081‑0096
Docks and Boathouses 350‑081‑0098
Home Occupations and Cottage Industries 350‑081‑0100
Bed and Breakfast Inns 350‑081‑0102
Small-Scale Fishing Support and Fish Processing Operations 350‑081‑0104
Resource Enhancement Projects 350‑081‑0106
Disposal Sites for Spoil Materials from Public Road Maintenance Activities 350‑081‑0108
Commercial Events 350‑081‑0110
Columbia River Bridge Replacement 350‑081‑0112
Signs 350‑081‑0114
Special Uses in Historic Buildings 350‑081‑0120
Consolidation of Lots 350‑081‑0124
Land Divisions and Cluster Development 350‑081‑0126
Lot Line Adjustments 350‑081‑0170
Agricultural Land Designations 350‑081‑0180
Uses Allowed Outright — Agricultural Land 350‑081‑0182
Uses Allowed through the Expedited Development Review Process — Agricultural Land 350‑081‑0190
Review Uses — Agricultural Land 350‑081‑0200
Review Uses with Additional Approval Criteria — Large-Scale or Small-Scale Agriculture 350‑081‑0210
Approval Criteria for Life Estates — Large-Scale or Small-Scale Agriculture Designations 350‑081‑0220
Approval Criteria for Specified Review Uses on Lands Designated Large-Scale or Small-Scale Agriculture 350‑081‑0230
Uses Allowed Outright for Lands Designated Agriculture — Special 350‑081‑0231
Uses Allowed through the Expedited Development Review Process — Agriculture-Special 350‑081‑0232
Review Uses for Lands Designated Agriculture-Special 350‑081‑0234
Approval Criteria for Review Uses on Lands Designated Agriculture-Special 350‑081‑0236
Uses Prohibited on Lands Designated Agriculture-Special 350‑081‑0240
Range Conservation Plans 350‑081‑0250
Forest Land Designations 350‑081‑0260
Uses Allowed Outright — Forest Land 350‑081‑0262
Uses Allowed through the Expedited Development Review Process — Forest Land 350‑081‑0270
Review Uses — Forest Land 350‑081‑0280
Review Uses with Additional Approval Criteria — Commercial Forest Land, or Large or Small Woodland Designations 350‑081‑0290
Approval Criteria for Specified Review Uses on Lands Designated Commercial Forest Land or Large or Small Woodland 350‑081‑0300
Approval Criteria for Fire Protection in GMA Forest Designations 350‑081‑0310
Approval Criteria for Siting of Dwellings on Forest Land in the GMA 350‑081‑0320
Approval Criteria for Life Estates in Commercial Forest Land or Small or Large Woodland 350‑081‑0330
Open Space Designations 350‑081‑0335
Uses Allowed Outright — Open Space 350‑081‑0338
Uses Allowed through the Expedited Development Review Process — Open Space 350‑081‑0340
Review Uses — Open Space 350‑081‑0350
Residential Land Designations 350‑081‑0360
Uses Allowed Outright — Residential Land 350‑081‑0365
Uses Allowed through the Expedited Development Review Process — Residential Land 350‑081‑0370
Review Uses — Residential Land 350‑081‑0380
Review Uses with Additional Approval Criteria — Residential Land 350‑081‑0390
Approval Criteria for Specified Review Uses on Lands Designated Residential 350‑081‑0400
Rural Center 350‑081‑0410
Uses Allowed Outright — Rural Center 350‑081‑0415
Uses Allowed through the Expedited Development Review Process — Rural Center 350‑081‑0420
Review Uses — Rural Center 350‑081‑0430
Commercial Land 350‑081‑0440
Uses Allowed Outright — Commercial Designations 350‑081‑0445
Uses Allowed through the Expedited Development Review Process — Commercial Designations 350‑081‑0450
Review Uses — Commercial Designations 350‑081‑0460
Approval Criteria for Review Uses on Lands Designated on Lands Designated Commercial 350‑081‑0470
Recreation 350‑081‑0480
Uses Allowed Outright — Public Recreation and Commercial Recreation 350‑081‑0485
Uses Allowed through the Expedited Development Review Process — Public Recreation and Commercial Recreation 350‑081‑0490
Review Uses — Public Recreation and Commercial Recreation 350‑081‑0500
Approval Criteria for Non-Recreation Uses in GMA-Public Recreation Designations 350‑081‑0510
Approval Criteria for Non-Recreation Uses in GMA-Commercial Recreation Designations 350‑081‑0520
General Management Area Scenic Review Criteria 350‑081‑0530
Special Management Area Scenic Review Criteria 350‑081‑0540
General Management Area Cultural Resource Review Criteria 350‑081‑0550
Special Management Area Cultural Resource Review Criteria 350‑081‑0560
General Management Area Wetland Review Criteria 350‑081‑0570
General Management Area Stream, Pond, Lake and Riparian Area Review Criteria 350‑081‑0580
General Management Area Sensitive Wildlife Review Criteria 350‑081‑0590
General Management Areas Rare Plant Review Criteria 350‑081‑0600
Special Management Areas Natural Resource Review Criteria 350‑081‑0610
General Management Areas Recreation Resource Review Criteria 350‑081‑0620
Special Management Area Recreation Resource Review Criteria 350‑081‑0630
Notice of Application Requirements
Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

Rule 350-081-0420’s source at or​.us