A substructure composed of stone, concrete, brick or timber
supporting the end of a single-span bridge or the ends of a multi-span
superstructure and, in general, retaining or supporting the approach
embankment placed in contact therewith.
Contiguous or adjoining. It shall include the terms adjacent,
adjoining and contiguous.
The right to cross between public and private property allowing
pedestrians and vehicles to enter and leave property.
An easement recorded for the purpose of providing vehicle,
bicycle, and/or pedestrian access from a public street to a parcel
across intervening property under separate ownership from the parcel
being provided access.
Approachable and useable by people with disabilities. Complies
with the Americans With Disabilities Act.
The control of street (or highway) access for the purpose of improving the efficiency, safety and/or operation of the roadway for vehicles; may include prohibiting, closing, or limiting direct vehicle access to a roadway from abutting properties, either with physical barriers (curbs, medians, etc.) or by land dedication or easement. See also Section 16.120.020.
A small, secondary housing unit, usually the size of a studio apartment, located on the same lot as an established detached single-family residence. The accessory dwelling can be a detached cottage, a unit attached to a garage, or in a portion of an existing house. An accessory dwelling is an accessory structure and shall comply with the accessory structure standards of Chapter 16.180 and more particularly Section 16.180.040, Accessory Dwelling Standards.
A structure incidental and subordinate to the primary structure on the property and located on the same lot (i.e., a detached garage used for storage of personal is an accessory structure to a residence). All accessory structures shall comply with the standards of Chapter 16.180, Accessory Structures, Garages, and Carports, and other applicable sections of this Code.
The authorization to connect the edge of a driveway or road
approach to a public right-of-way in accordance with applicable City,
county, state, or federal access permit requirements.
A use incidental and subordinate to the primary use of the
property and located on the same lot.
The buildup of land along a beach or shore by the deposition
of waterborne or airborne sand, sediment, or other material.
Abutting or located directly across a street right-of-way.
A discretionary action or permit decision made without a public hearing, but requiring public notification and an opportunity for appeal. See also Section 16.208.040.
A family home or facility in which 24-hour care is provided
for five or fewer adults who are not related to the provider by blood
or marriage.
Dredging with the aim of providing year-round channel availability
and to allow for an annual dredging cycle. Will not deepen the facility
beyond its previously authorized depth.
Negative effect of development that can be measured (e.g.,
noise, air pollution, vibration, dust, etc.).
Means housing affordable to a certain percentage of the population
earning a specified level of income and spending no more than 30%
of their income on housing expenses. For more information, refer to
the Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Oregon
Department of Housing and Community Services.
A sand by-passer dredge uses a prop-wash to stir up sediments.
The current will then carry the sediments downstream away from the
shoal area.
As used in this Code, "agriculture" is the same as "farm use" as defined by ORS 215.203(2)(a). See also Chapter 16.196, Agriculture, Horticulture, and Livestock.
Approach Surface.
A surface longitudinally centered on the extended runway
centerline and extending outward and upward from each end of the primary
surface. The inner edge of the approach surface is the same width
as the primary surface and extends to a width of 1,510 feet for Runway
8; 4,000 feet for Runway 26; 1,000 feet for Runway 13; and 700 feet
for Runway 31. The approach surface extends outward a distance of
8,500 feet at a slope of 34:1 for Runway 13; 1,000 at a slope of 20:1
for Runway 31; 10,000 feet at a slope of 50:1 for Runway 26; and 1,700
feet at a slope of 34:1 for Runway 8.
Clear Surface.
Extends from the primary surface to a point where the approach
surface is 50 feet above the runway end elevation.
Conical Surface.
A surface extending outward and upward from the periphery
of the horizontal surface at a slope of 20 to 1 for a horizontal distance
of 4,000 feet.
Hazard.
Any structures, trees or other objects of natural growth
from penetrating airport imaginary surfaces.
Horizontal Surface.
A horizontal plane 150 feet above the established airport
elevation, the perimeter of which is constructed by swinging arcs
of 5,000 feet from the center of each end of the primary surface of
each visual or utility runway and 10,000 feet from the center of each
end of the primary surface of all other runways and connecting the
adjacent arcs by lines tangent to those arcs.
Imaginary Surfaces.
Those imaginary areas in space which are defined by the approach
surface, transitional surface, horizontal surface, clear surface and
conical surface.
Noise Sensitive Areas.
Within 1,500 feet of an airport or within established noise
contour boundaries exceeding 55 Ldn.
Place of Public Assembly.
Structure or place, which the public may enter for such purposes
as deliberation, education, worship, shopping, entertainment, amusement,
awaiting transportation or similar activity.
Primary Surface.
A surface longitudinally centered on a runway. The primary
surface extends 200 feet beyond each end of that runway. The width
of the primary surface is 500 feet for Runway 31-13, and 1,000 feet
for Runway 8-26.
Sponsor.
The owner, manager, other person, or entity designated to
represent the interests of an airport [OAR 660-013-0020(6)].
Transitional Surface.
These surfaces extend seven feet outward for each one foot
upward (7:1) beginning on each side of the primary surface which point
is the same elevation as the runway surface, and from the sides of
the approach surfaces thence extending upward to a height of 150 feet
above the airport elevation (horizontal surface).
Utility Runway.
A runway that is constructed and intended to be used by propeller
driven aircraft of 12,500 pounds maximum gross weight or less.
A street that affords only a secondary means of access to the property. See Section 16.120.020(F).
Something that surrounds, as in the level of light, dust
or noise.
A portion of a building which is occupied or which is intended
or designed to be occupied as an independent dwelling unit and contains
separate housekeeping facilities for living, sleeping, cooking, and
eating. As used in this Code, apartment refers to a secondary and
accessory use of a portion of an otherwise nonresidential building;
although apartment, as it is commonly used, may refer to an individual
unit within a multifamily dwelling.
A request for a review of the interpretation of any provision
of this ordinance or a request for a variance.
The raising, feeding, planting and harvesting of fish, shellfish,
aquatic plants, or other aquatic organisms, including associated facilities
necessary to engage in the use.
The tidal waters and wetlands, and the land underlying these
waters. The upper limit of aquatic areas is the upper limit of aquatic
vegetation or, where such a line cannot be accurately determined,
mean higher high water.
An arched or covered passageway; often along building fronts
or between streets.
A designated AO, or AH zone on the Flood Insurance Rate Map
(FIRM). The base flood depths range from one to three feet; a clearly-defined
channel does not exist; the path of flooding is unpredictable and
indeterminate; and, velocity flow may be evident. AO is characterized
as sheet flow and AH indicates ponding.
The land in the floodplain within a community subject to
a one percent or greater chance of flooding in any given year. Areas
so designated on Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) always include
the letters A or V.
A street or road of considerable continuity, which is primarily a traffic artery for intercommunication among large areas. See Chapter 16.136.
The jointing and interrelating of building spaces through
offsets, projections, overhangs, extensions and similar features.
The sales, teaching, practice, production, and repair of
articles in the arts and crafts field, providing that such establishments
shall be limited to those requiring special artistic skills or manual
skills of a handicraft nature.
Oriented Uses.
"Automobile-oriented uses" means automobiles and/or other
motor vehicles which are an integral part of the use; includes drive-up,
drive-through, vehicle sales, service, or repair, and similar uses.
These uses may be restricted when they detract from the pedestrian-friendly,
storefront character of the district and can consume large amounts
of land relative to other permitted uses.
Repair.
A business which repairs all aspects of a vehicle, including
painting.
Sales or Service Establishment.
A business engaged in the storage, sales or servicing of
automobiles, trucks, recreation vehicles, or other vehicles. Gasoline
service stations are not included in this definition.
Service Station.
A business primarily engaged in the retail sale and dispensing
of internal combustion fuels and lubricating oils for use in automobiles,
light trucks, and recreation vehicles. A gasoline service station
may also service vehicles (tune-up, brake work, lubrication, engine
repair, electrical system work, etc.) if such work is conducted in
an enclosed structure built especially for that purpose.
A tearing away or separation by the force of water. Land,
which is separated from uplands or adjacent properties by the action
of a stream or river cutting through the land to form a new stream
bed.
Realignment of a stream bank or the entire stream, either
within or outside of its normal high water boundaries.
The flood having a one percent chance of being equaled or
exceeded in any given year. Also referred to as the "100-year flood."
Designation on Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) always includes the
letters A or V.
Any area of the building having its floor subgrade (below
ground level) on all sides.
Gently sloping areas of loose material (e.g., sand, gravel,
and cobbles) that extend landward from the low-water line to a point
where there is a definite change in the material type or landform,
or to the line of vegetation.
Placement of sand material on actively eroding beach sites
as a means of preventing further erosion of the bankline and to maintain
the historic beach profile. Beach nourishment does not include creation
of new land area or beaches and must provide for the protection of
estuarine resources (including habitat, nutrient, fish, wildlife,
and aesthetic resources). Dredged material may be used for beach nourishment.
An owner- or operator-occupied dwelling where no more than
five rooms are available for transient lodging and where a morning
meal is provided.
An enclosed area below the base flood elevation in which
the interior grade is not more than two feet below the lowest adjacent
exterior grade and the height, measured from the interior grade of
the crawlspace to the top of the crawlspace foundation, does not exceed
four feet at any point.
Placement or use of dredged material for some productive
purpose. These uses may involve either the dredged material or the
placement site as the integral component of the beneficial use.
A sloped wall or embankment used to prevent inflow or outflow
of material and/or water into or from an area.
A rounded or flat edge on a building, usually at a street
corner; may include an entrance, windows, pillars, or other architectural
details and ornamentation.
A parcel of land or group of lots bounded by intersecting streets. See also Chapter 16.120.
A residential type of building or portion thereof, other
than a hotel or motel, where lodging with or without meals is provided
for not less than two persons nor more than 10 persons, not including
members of the owner- or tenant-occupied family.
A floating or pile-supported structure used for the protection
and storage of a boat or boats.
An improved sloped surface extending from a shoreland area
into an aquatic area suitable for removing a boat from the water and
launching a boat into the water from a trailer.
A post of metal, wood or masonry that is used to separate
or direct traffic (vehicles, pedestrians and/or bicycles). Bollards
are usually decorative, and may contain sidewalk or pathway lighting.
A major landscaped street (arterial) that carries moderate to heavy volumes of traffic at moderate to high speeds with broad open space areas; typically with planted medians. See Chapter 16.132.
A wall that is not part of the structural support of the
building and is intended through its design and construction to collapse
under specific lateral loading forces, without causing damage to the
elevated portion of the building or supporting foundation system.
The portion of a bridge spanning a waterway, not including
supporting structures or fill located in the waterway or adjacent
wetlands.
Piers, piling, abutments, and similar structures necessary
to support a bridge span, but not including fill for causeways or
approaches.
A legal lot which is proposed for use in compliance with
this Code and has received approval of the water supply and sewerage
disposal method as appropriate to such use.
Any structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering
any use or occupancy. Recreational vehicles and fences are not included
in this definition.
The outline of a building, as measured around its foundation.
The vertical distance above a reference datum measured to
the highest point of the coping of a flat roof, to the deck line of
a mansard roof, or to the average height (the center height between
the highest and lowest point) of the highest gable of a pitched or
hipped roof. The height of a stepped or terraced building is the maximum
height of any segment of that building. The reference datum shall
be whichever of the following two measurements results in the greater
building height:
The reference datum is the lowest grade when the highest ground
surface within a five-foot horizontal distance of the exterior wall
of the building is not more than 10 feet above that lowest grade (see
also definition of "Grade");
The reference datum is 10 feet higher than the lowest grade
when the ground surface described in paragraph (1) above is 10 feet
of more above that lowest grade (see also definition of "Grade").
The aggregate size of a building, or the total height, width,
and depth of all its parts.
The dimensional relationship of a building and its component
parts to other buildings.
A vertical wall of steel, timber or concrete used for erosion
protection or as a retaining wall.
Businesses primarily engaged in rendering services to other
business establishments. These services include, but are not limited
to, employment services, advertising services, consumer credit and
reporting services, collection services, mailing services, and building
maintenance services. Not included in this definition are repair,
professional, educational or contract construction services.
Maximum holding or service ability, as used for transportation,
utilities, parks and other public facilities.
See "Residential Facility."
See "Wireless Communication Facility."
The radius of a centerline of a street right-of-way.
Provides care and supervision of four or more, not to exceed
12 minor children for periods of less than 24 hours. See also ORS
657A for certification requirements.
A mechanical cable excavator dredge that uses a single bucket
attached to the dredge crane with cables. The dredge operates by lifting
the bucket (the clamshell), dropping it into the bottom sediments,
lifting the bucket and dredged material to the surface, and emptying
the dredged material into a nearby disposal facility or barges for
transportation to either an upland or in-water site disposal facility.
Relates to decision criteria and standards that do not involve
substantial discretion or individual judgment in their application.
An area of special flood hazard extending from offshore to
the inland limit of a primary frontal dune along an open coast and
any other area subject to high velocity wave action from storms or
seismic sources. The area is designated on the FIRM as Zone V1-V30,
VE or V.
Those areas immediately adjacent to the ocean, estuaries,
associated wetlands, and coastal lakes. Coastal shorelands are limited
in landward extent by the coastal shorelands boundary, described in
the Comprehensive Plan.
A street or road supplementary to the arterial street system and a means of interconnection between this system and smaller areas used to some extent for through traffic and to some extent for access to abutting properties. See Section 16.136.010.
Land use involving buying/selling of goods or services as
the primary activity.
The harvesting of timber for commercial purposes on tracts
of land larger than one acre.
Land commonly owned to include open space, landscaping or
recreation facilities (e.g., typically owned by homeowners associations).
Power and communication lines and towers, antennas, microwave
receivers and transmitters, and wireless communication facilities.
Businesses primarily engaged in communication activities,
including newspaper and printing services, television and radio services,
and telephone and telegraphy services.
A piece of land cultivated and planted with fruits and vegetables
by members of a community. May also include structures for storage
of garden equipment and cleaning of fruits and vegetables (i.e., garden
shed, gazebo, etc.).
The comprehensive development plan for the City of Warrenton,
comprising plans, maps and reports or any combination thereof, relating
to the City's economy, physical growth, development, and redevelopment.
A use, which requires a conditional use permit. See Chapter 16.220.
A building, or group of buildings, in which dwelling units,
offices, or floor area are owned individually, and the structure,
common areas, and facilities are owned by all the owners on a proportional,
undivided basis. Condominium means unit ownership pursuant to Oregon
Revised Statutes, including multiple-unit buildings or single-unit
buildings, or any combination thereof. See also "Multifamily Housing
Development."
An in-water disposal location where dredged material is contained
(see "Confined Disposal Facility"). Contaminated and capping material
is placed in a natural or man-made bottom depression providing lateral
support to the capped mound.
Include any disposal location where dredged material is contained,
upland, in-water, or near-shore. Such disposal involves the controlled
placement of the dredged material at a designated dredged material
disposal site. Such a process may involve the construction of levees
or other holding facilities as a means of containing the material.
Agreement or consent among participants.
An easement that protects identified conservation values
of the land, such as wetlands, woodlands, significant trees, floodplains,
wildlife habitat, and similar resources.
The radius of a street corner, as measured around the curb
or edge of pavement.
The projecting horizontal element that tops a wall or flat
roof.
A small-scale, decentralized manufacturing business often
operated out of a home rather than a purpose-built facility.
A court or enclosure adjacent to a building, which usually
provides amenities such as gardens, planters, seating, or art.
Four or more cottages that are 1,200 square feet or less
built or placed around a shared open space and shared side yard parking.
Cottages can be on fee simple lots or one lot in common ownership.
A facility for which even a slight chance of flooding might
be too great. Critical facilities include, but are not limited to,
schools, nursing homes, hospitals, police, fire and emergency response
installations, installations which produce, use or store hazardous
materials or hazardous waste.
A driveway opening where a curb is provided along a street.
The residence of the day care provider which receives no
more than three children for the purpose of providing care (excludes
children's relatives).
Tree or shrub that sheds its leaves seasonally.
The designation of land by its owner for any public use as
shown on a subdivision plat or deed. The term may also be used for
dedications to a private homeowners association.
A measurement of the number of dwelling units in relationship
to a specified amount of land. As used in this Code, density does
not include land devoted to street right-of-way. Density is a measurement
used generally for residential uses but is also applied to mixed use
developments. Density calculations resulting in fractions of more
than one-half can be rounded up.
Maximum.
The maximum amount of dwelling units on a given lot that
is larger than one acre.
Minimum.
The amount of dwelling units that are the minimum necessary
to develop a one acre or larger lot.
Net.
The amount of density allowed when non-buildable land (wetlands,
riparian, floodplain) is subtracted from the gross acres.
A store that carries several lines of merchandise and is
organized into separate departments for the purpose of promotion,
service, accounting and control.
An estuarine shoreland area designated in a comprehensive
plan and land use regulation to comply with Coastal Shoreland Uses
Requirement 2 of Goal 17, Coastal Shorelands [OAR 660-015-0010(2)].
Any man-made change to improved or unimproved real estate,
including, but not limited to, buildings or other structures, mining,
dredging, filling, grading, paving, excavation or drilling operations
or storage of equipment or materials located within the area of special
flood hazard.
Dredged Material Disposal.
A structure consisting of sediments, rock, or other material
designed to contain the dredged material and allow for settling of
solids in a specific area while it is being deposited and after deposition
has occurred.
Flood Protection.
A structure designed and built to prevent inundation of a
parcel of land by water.
With regard to residential structures in the general commercial (C-1) zoning district, a discontinued building is one that can be classified as a dangerous building and/or can no longer be used for habitation purposes, as determined by the building official. For general regulatory purposes, "discontinue" means to interrupt the continuance of; to put an end to; to cause to cease; to cease using, to stop; to leave off. See Sections 16.44.020 and 16.48.020. See also Chapter 16.276, Nonconforming Uses and Development.
Describes a permit action or decision that involves substantial
judgment or discretion.
The process of separating a parcel of land or a lot into a number of lots or parcels by partitioning or subdividing. The dividing has occurred when an approved plat or map has been filed. See Chapter 16.216, Land Divisions and Lot Line Adjustments.
A pier or secured float for vessel moorage, fishing, or other
water use.
A structure consisting of two or more wood, concrete or steel
pilings, usually fastened together by means of cable, and driven into
the bottom of an aquatic area.
A lot having frontage on two parallel (or near parallel)
streets other than alleys. See "Through Lot."
Sediments, sand, gravel, and other solids removed from an
aquatic area.
The deposition of dredged materials in aquatic or upland
areas.
The DMEF provides a consistent technical framework to follow
in identifying environmentally acceptable alternatives for the management
of dredged material. This document represents the best available knowledge
regarding dredged material assessment. As new information and technologies
become available the document will be updated. The DMEF was prepared
by a working group of the following agencies: ACOE, EPA, and DEQ.
The removal of sediment or other material from an aquatic
area for the purpose of deepening the area, obtaining fill material,
or maintaining existing structures.
The entity that is undertaking the dredging and dredged material
disposal project.
A specific area or section of river bottom that has been
cleared of snags and sunken debris and is shared and actively maintained
by a group of fishermen as their fishing grounds.
The distance around a tree or shrub from the trunk to the
canopy (leaf and branch) spread.
An improved (e.g., paved) driving surface for one lane of
vehicles.
A facility or structure that is designed to allow drivers
to remain in their vehicles before and during an activity on the site.
Drive-through facilities may serve the primary use of the site or
may serve accessory uses. Examples are drive-up windows; automatic
teller machines; coffee kiosks and similar vendors; menu boards; order
boards or boxes; gas pump islands; car wash facilities; auto service
facilities, such as air compressor, water, and windshield washing
stations; quick-lube or quick-oil change facilities; and drive-in
theaters. All driveways queuing and waiting areas associated with
a drive-through/drive-up facility are similarly regulated as part
of such facility.
Areas that provide vehicular access to a site, except for public and private streets. A driveway begins at the property line and extends into the site. Driveways do not include parking, maneuvering, or circulation areas in parking space areas. See Chapter 16.120, Access and Circulation.
The edge of a driveway where it abuts a public way; usually constructed of concrete. See Section 16.120.020.
Refer to Sunset Western Garden Book (latest edition).
A hill or ridge of sand built up by wind along sandy coasts.
Active.
A dune that migrates, grows and diminishes from the force
of wind and supply of sand. Active dunes include all open sand dunes,
active hummocks and active foredunes.
Conditionally Stable.
A dune presently in a stable condition, but vulnerable to
becoming active due to fragile vegetative cover.
Older Stabilized.
A dune that is stable from wind erosion and that has significant
soil development and that may include diverse forest cover. May include
older foredunes.
Open Sand.
A collective term for active unvegetated dune land forms.
Recently Stabilized.
A dune with sufficient vegetation to be stabilized from wind
erosion, but with little, if any, development of soil or cohesion
of sand under the vegetation. Recently stabilized dunes include conditionally
stable foredunes, conditionally stable dunes, dune complexes, and
younger stabilized dunes.
Younger Stabilized.
A wind stable dune with weakly developed soils and vegetation.
A detached building located on a single legal lot that contains
two attached dwelling units designed for occupancy by two families.
Accessory.
A small, secondary housing unit, usually the size of a studio apartment, located on the same legal lot as a detached single-family residence. The accessory dwelling can be a detached cottage, a unit attached to a garage, or in a portion of an existing house. For purposes of this Code, an accessory dwelling is an accessory structure and shall comply with the accessory structure standards of Chapter 16.180 and more particularly Section 16.180.040, Accessory Dwelling Standards.
Multifamily.
A building located on a single legal lot designed and used
for occupancy by four or more families, all living independently of
each other, and having separate housekeeping facilities for each family.
Single-Family.
An attached or detached building located on a single legal
lot designed and used for occupancy by one family.
Single-Family Attached (Duplex, Townhome, Triplex, Rowhouse).
Two (duplex, townhome) or more (triplex, rowhouse) single-family dwellings with common end walls. See Chapter 16.184, Single-Family Attached, Duplex, and Triplex Design Standards.
A living facility that includes provisions for sleeping,
eating, cooking and sanitation, as required by the Uniform Building
Code, for not more than one family, or a congregate residence for
10 or less persons. (UBC 205) Recreational vehicles or temporary structures
are not included in this definition.
A right of usage of real property granted by an owner to
the public or to specific persons, firms, and corporations.
Businesses primarily engaged in education, including vocational
and trade schools, business and stenographic schools, art and music
schools, dancing schools, and correspondence schools.
For insurance purposes, a non-basement building which has
its lowest elevated floor raised above ground level by foundation
walls, shear walls, post, piers, pilings, or columns.
Refers to a building face, or scaled drawing of the same,
from grade to roof ridgeline.
With respect to permit requirements in the Columbia River
Estuary, emergency conditions are limited to: (1) severe bankline
or dike erosion during a storm event or a high tide that threatens
property or public safety; or (2) oil or hazardous waste spills subject
to U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port (COTP) authority; or (3) a
100-year (or more severe) flood event; or (4) flooding caused by a
tsunami; or (5) extreme sedimentation, such as that caused by the
eruption of Mt. St. Helens.
See "Sensitive Lands."
An action which results in a long-term improvement of existing
estuarine functional characteristics and processes that is not the
result of a creation or restoration action.
All types of in-water dredged material disposal within the
estuary which do not fall into the classifications of flow-lane disposal,
beach nourishment, sump disposal, and disposal to provide fill material
for an approved aquatic area fill project.
A body of water semi-enclosed by land, connected with the
open ocean, and within which salt water is usually diluted by freshwater
derived from the land. The estuary includes: estuarine water, inter-tidal
areas, and submerged lands.
Application materials, plans, data, testimony and other factual
information used to demonstrate compliance or noncompliance with a
code standard or criterion.
See "Manufactured Home Park."
See "Manufactured Home Park."
One person or two or more persons related by blood, marriage,
legal adoption, or guardianship; or a group of not more than five
persons (excluding employees) all or part of whom are not related
by blood, marriage, legal adoption or guardianship, living together
as a single housekeeping unit in a dwelling unit. For purposes of
accessory dwellings, family members shall include only those persons
related by blood, marriage, legal adoption, or guardianship. "Household"
may be used interchangeably with "family."
See "Child Care Center."
An accessory structure designed and intended to serve as
a barrier or as a means of enclosing a yard or other area or other
structure; or to serve as a boundary feature separating two or more
properties.
Sight-Obscuring.
A fence designed to obstruct vision.
The placement by man of sand, sediment, or other material
to create new uplands or raise the elevation of land.
Shall be as defined in the Uniform Fire Code, as amended.
A lot or parcel which has access to a road, street or easement,
by means of a narrow strip of lot or easement.
A general and temporary condition of partial or complete
inundation of normally dry land areas from: (1) the overflow of inland
or tidal waters; and/or (2) the unusual and rapid accumulation or
runoff of surface waters from any source.
The official map on which the Federal Insurance Administrator
has delineated both the areas of special flood hazards and the risk
premium zones applicable to the community.
The official report provided by the Federal Insurance Administration
that includes flood profiles, the Flood Hazard Boundary-Floodway map,
and the water surface elevation of the base flood.
The channel of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent
land areas that must be reserved in order to discharge the base flood
without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than
one foot.
The area of the building, exclusive of porches and exterior
stairs which shall extend to the exterior faces of all walls. Floor
area shall include all levels within a structure, including mezzanines
and additional stories above the first floor.
In-water deposition of dredged material in or adjacent to
the maintained navigation channel. Flow-lane disposal is allowed only
in development management units between 20 and 65 feet below MLLW.
A vehicle from which foodstuffs and/or refreshments are sold
or offered for sale for human consumption, primarily operating from
a single location for more than a month;
A site containing two or more food carts and associated amenities
on private or public property.
Active.
An unstable barrier ridge of sand paralleling the beach and
subject to wind erosion, water erosion, and growth from new sand deposits.
Active foredunes may include areas with beach grass and occur on sandspits
and at river-mouths as well as elsewhere.
Conditionally Stable.
An active foredune that has ceased growing in height and
that has become conditionally stable with regard to wind erosion.
Older.
A conditionally stable foredune that has become wind stabilized
by diverse vegetation and soil development.
The dimension of a property line abutting a public or private
street.
A minor street which parallels an arterial street in order
to provide access to abutting properties and minimize direct access
onto the arterial.
The classification given to streets (e.g., "local/collector/arterial")
by the City's Comprehensive Plan, Transportation System Plan, adopted
county plans, and Oregon Department of Transportation.
The average elevation of the finished ground elevation at
the centers of all walls of a building, except that if a wall is parallel
to and within five feet of a sidewalk, the sidewalk elevation nearest
the center of the wall shall constitute the ground elevation.
A plant material or non-plant landscape material (e.g., mulch, bark chips/dust, hardscape materials) that is used to cover bare ground. See also Chapter 16.124, Landscaping, Street Trees, Fences and Walls.
Any floor usable for living purposes, which includes working,
sleeping, eating, cooking or recreation, or a combination thereof.
A floor used only for storage purposes is not a habitable floor.
A "T" or "L" shaped dead-end street that allows for vehicles to turn around. See also Section 16.136.020.
Non-plant landscape materials, including pathways, decorative
pavers, benches, drinking fountains, arbors, pergolas, playgrounds,
plazas, and similar amenities.
Soils which may be hazardous to facilities on the parcel
or to nearby property due to the soil's load bearing capacity, the
potential for wind or water erosion, or the soil's wetness or slope
characteristics.
Land use decision-making bodies, which consists of the Planning
Commission, hearings officer, or City Commission when conducting public
hearings on land use applications.
An independent land use consultant or attorney hired to conduct public hearings and make final decisions, subject to Section 16.208.020(C)(3) on Type III land use applications.
The vertical distance from the grade to the highest point
of the coping of a flat roof, to the deck line of a mansard roof,
or to the center height between the highest and lowest point of other
types of roofs. See "Building Height."
Any structure that is: (1) listed individually in the National
Register of Historic Places (a listing maintained by the Department
of Interior) or preliminarily determined by the Secretary of the Interior
as meeting the requirements for individual listing on the National
Register; (2) certified or preliminarily determined by the Secretary
of the Interior as contributing to the historical significance of
a registered historic district or a district preliminarily determined
by the Secretary to qualify as a registered historic district; (3)
individually listed on a State inventory of historic places in states
with historic preservation programs which have been approved by the
Secretary of the Interior; or (4) individually listed on a local inventory
of historic places in communities with historic preservation programs
that have been certified either: (a) by an approved state program
as determined by the Secretary of the Interior, or (b) directly by
the Secretary of the Interior in states without approved programs.
Any lawful business, profession, occupation, or trade conducted for gain or support entirely within a dwelling unit (or a structural accessory thereto) by its inhabitants only, which use is accessory, incidental, and secondary to the use of the building for dwelling purposes and does not change the essential residential character or appearance of such building. Home occupations are permitted in all residential zones when authorized by the Community Development Director and determined to be consistent with the provisions of Section 16.240.020. Not included in this definition is "Home Office."
That portion of a primary residence (not accessory structure) that is used for client meetings, bookkeeping, Internet-only businesses, telecommuting, or other similar activity that is accessory, incidental, and secondary to the primary business use that is conducted off-site or in cyberspace. Home offices are differentiated from home occupations by having no measurable effect on the traffic, noise, and appearance of the residence and surrounding area. Home offices are permitted uses in all residential zones. Compliance with the minimum standards of Section 16.240.030, Home Office Permits, is required.
A short-term rental in an owner-occupied, single-family detached
dwelling unit using up to five bedrooms, including bedrooms in accessory
dwellings.
A hopper dredge is a type of hydraulic dredging consisting
of a propelled floating plant, capable of dredging material, storing
it onboard, transporting it to the disposal area, and dumping it.
Material from hopper dredges is disposed of in deep water in or alongside
the navigation channel.
A building in which lodging is provided for guests for compensation.
Also includes motel, youth hostel and dormitory.
See "Family."
Site and building design elements that are dimensionally
related to pedestrians, such as: small building spaces with individual
entrances (e.g., as is typical of downtowns and main street developments);
larger buildings which have articulation and detailing to break up
large masses; narrower streets with tree canopies; smaller parking
areas or parking areas broken up into small components with landscaping;
and pedestrian amenities, such as sidewalks, plazas, outdoor seating,
lighting, weather protection (e.g., awnings or canopies), and similar
features. These features are all generally smaller in scale than those
which are primarily intended to accommodate automobile traffic.
Development which does not allow for water infiltration (e.g.,
pavement, roofs, compacted gravel (as in a gravel driveway or roadway),
etc.).
A use or portion of a development that is secondary to, and
less apparent, than the primary use or other portion of the development.
A use that is in conjunction with, and smaller than, the
main part of the facility or use.
The development of vacant, bypassed lands located in an area
that is mainly developed.
Between extreme low tide and the landward limit of aquatic
vegetation or, where vegetation is absent, mean higher high water.
Deposition of dredged materials in a body of water. Methods
include beach nourishment, flow-lane disposal, estuarine open-water
disposal, in-water sump disposal, agitation dredging and ocean disposal.
Old metal, paper, rags, scrap, etc. to throw away or sell
as junk. This type of use is not allowed in any of the zoning districts
within the City limits of Warrenton.
Deposition of dredged material on uplands or shorelands,
including on the top or landward sides of flood control dikes.
The process of dividing land to create parcels or lots.
A level part of a staircase, as at the end of a flight of
stairs.
Any combination of living plants such as trees, shrubs, plants,
vegetative ground cover or turf grasses, and may include structural
features such as walkways, fences, benches, plazas, works of art,
reflective pools, fountains or the like. Landscaping also includes
irrigation systems, mulches, topsoil, and revegetation or the preservation,
protection and replacement of existing trees.
Highways, railroads, bridges and associated structures and
signs which provide for land transportation of motorized and non-motorized
vehicles. Logging roads are not included in this definition.
The main activity that occurs on a piece of land, or the
structure in which the activity occurs (e.g., residential, commercial,
mixed use, industrial, open space, recreation, street rights-of-way,
vacant, etc.).
As used in this Code, a land use district is the same as
a zone district.
A narrow, limited use roadway facility usually used to access
a limited number of dwelling units, similar to an alley in design.
A development which is: (1) a planned unit development, manufactured
dwelling park, recreational vehicle park, or campground; or (2) a
multifamily housing development or row house/townhouse (single-family
attached) development which within two calendar years will have 10
or more dwelling units; or (3) a commercial, industrial, public or
institutional development which within two calendar years will use
two or more acres of land or will have buildings with 10,000 square
feet or more of floor area; or (4) dependent on the expansion of City
utility system(s) to service the development, including, but not limited
to, development (or improvement) of transportation facilities or water
and/or sewer mainline extensions.
A unit of land that meets the minimum requirements of the zone in which it is situated. See Chapter 16.236, Code Interpretations, for additional information on legal lot determination procedures.
A legislative action or decision is the making of law, as opposed to the application of existing law to a particular use (e.g., adoption of, or amendment to, a comprehensive plan or development regulation). See Section 16.208.060.
A man-made structure, usually an earthen embankment, designed
and constructed in accordance with sound engineering practices to
contain, control, or divert the flow of water so as to provide protection
from temporary flooding; or
With regard to dredged material disposal, a structure consisting
of sediments, rock, or other material designed to contain the dredged
material and allow for settling of solids in a specific area while
it is being deposited and after deposition has occurred. Flood control
levees are sometimes repaired or reinforced with dredged material.
A flood protection system which consists of a levee or levees,
and associated structures, such as closure and drainage devices, which
are constructed and operated in accordance with sound engineering
practices.
For transportation, a standard of a street's carrying capacity,
based upon prevailing roadway, traffic and traffic control conditions
during a given time period. The Level of Service range, from LOS A
(free flow) to LOS F (forced flow), describes operational conditions
within a traffic stream and their perception by motorists/passengers.
Level of Service is normally measured for the peak traffic hour, at
intersections (signalized or unsignalized) or street segments (between
signalized intersections).
Domestic animal types customarily raised or kept on farms.
A small public district formed for the purpose of carrying
out local improvements (paving of streets, construction of storm sewers,
development of a park, etc.). Property owners within the LID are assessed
for the cost of the improvements in accordance with ORS 223.387-223.485.
See also Division 3.
The use of an area to transfer logs between land and water,
normally associated with log storage/sort yards, log booming or processing/shipping
facilities where rafts are built or dismantled.
The use of water surface area to store commercial logs in
rafts until ready for market.
A single unit of land that is created by a subdivision of
land.
Buildable.
A legal lot which is proposed for use in compliance with
this Code and has received approval of the water supply and sewerage
disposal method as appropriate to such use.
Corner.
A lot abutting on two or more streets, other than an alley,
at their intersection.
Legal.
A unit of land that meets the minimum requirements of the
zone in which it is situated.
Of Record.
Any lot or parcel lawfully created by subdivision or partition plat of record in the County Clerk's Office, or lawfully created by deed or land sales contract prior to land use partitioning requirements, and of record in the Deed Records of Clatsop County. Development of a "lot of record" is contingent on compliance with all applicable development standards of this Code, state and federal statutes, and administrative rules. See Chapter 16.236, Code Interpretations, for additional information about lot of record determination procedures.
Through.
A lot with frontage on two parallel streets, other than alleys.
The total surface area (measured horizontally) within the
lot lines of a lot exclusive of streets and easements of access to
other property.
The area of a lot covered by a building or buildings expressed
as a percentage of the total lot area.
The property line bounding a lot.
Front.
The lot line separating the lot from the street, other than
an alley. In the case of a corner lot, the front lot line is the shortest
lot line along a street other than an alley. In the case of a through
lot, each street has a front lot line.
Rear.
The lot line which is opposite and most distant from the
front lot line. In the case of an irregular, triangular or other shaped
lot, a line 10 feet in length within the lot parallel to and at a
maximum distance from the front lot line.
Side.
Any lot line not a front or rear lot line.
The adjustment of a property line by the relocation of a
common line between lots or parcels, where no additional lots are
created. See Section 16.216.210.
The average horizontal distance between the side lot lines,
ordinarily measured parallel to the front lot line.
The lowest floor of the lowest enclosed area (including basement).
An unfinished or flood-resistant enclosure, usable solely for parking
of vehicles, building access or storage, in an area other than a basement
area, is not considered the building's lowest floor, provided that
such enclosure is not built so as to render the structure in violation
of the applicable non-elevation design requirements of this Code.
A main entrance is the entrance, or entrances, to a building
that most pedestrians are expected to use. Generally, smaller buildings
have one main entrance. Main entrances may also be the widest entrance
of those provided for use by pedestrians. In multi-tenant buildings,
main entrances open directly into the building's lobby or principal
interior ground level circulation space. When a multi-tenant building
does not have a lobby or common interior circulation space, each tenant's
outside entrance is a main entrance. Buildings may also have main
entrances opening directly into a reception or sales area, a courtyard,
or plaza.
Routine upkeep of an existing structure or remedial restoration
of a damaged structure. Maintenance and repair may involve changes
in the structure's location, configuration, orientation, or alignment
if these changes are limited to the minimum amount necessary to retain
or restore its operation or function or to meet current building,
engineering or safety standards.
Dredging of a channel, basin, or other water-dependent facility,
which has been dredged before and is currently in use, or operation,
or has been in use or operation sometime during the past five years,
provided that the dredging does not deepen the facility beyond its
previously authorized or approved depth plus customary advanced maintenance
dredging.
Towers, facilities and lines for communication or power transmission;
wastewater treatment plants; stormwater and treated wastewater outfalls,
both municipal and industrial; and major water, sewer and gas lines.
Refers to the driving area in a parking lot where motor vehicles
are able to turn around and access parking spaces.
Manufactured Home.
A structure constructed for movement on the public highways
that has sleeping, cooking and plumbing facilities, that is intended
for human occupancy, that is being used for residential purposes and
that was constructed in accordance with federal manufactured housing
construction and safety standards and regulations in effect at the
time of construction.
Mobile Home.
A structure constructed for movement on the public highways
that has sleeping, cooking and plumbing facilities, that is intended
for human occupancy, that is being used for residential purposes and
that was constructed between January 1, 1962, and June 15, 1976, and
met the construction requirements of Oregon mobile home law in effect
at the time of construction.
Residential Trailer.
A structure constructed for movement on the public highways
that has sleeping, cooking and plumbing facilities, that is intended
for human occupancy, that is being used for residential purposes and
that was constructed before January 1, 1962.
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"Manufactured dwelling" does not mean any building or structure
constructed to conform to the State of Oregon Structural Specialty
Code or the One and Two Family Dwelling Code adopted pursuant to ORS
455.100 to 455.450 and 455.610 to 455.630 or any unit identified as
a recreational vehicle by the manufacturer.
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As defined by ORS 446.003(27): Any place where four or more manufactured dwellings are located within 500 feet of one another on a lot, tract or parcel of land under the same ownership, the primary purpose of which is to rent or lease space or keep space for rent or lease to any person for a charge or fee paid or to be paid for the rental or lease or use of facilities or to offer space free in connection with securing the trade or patronage of such person. "Manufactured dwelling park" does not include a lot or lots located within a subdivision being rented or leased for occupancy by no more than one manufactured dwelling per lot if the subdivision was approved by the local government unit having jurisdiction under an ordinance adopted pursuant to ORS 92.010 to 92.190. See Chapter 16.172.
A structure, transportable in one or more sections, which
is built on a permanent chassis and is designed for use with or without
a permanent foundation when attached to the required utilities. The
term "manufactured home" does not include a "recreational vehicle."
A parcel (or contiguous parcels) of land divided into two
or more manufactured home lots for rent or sale.
Existing.
A manufactured home park subdivision for which the construction
of facilities for servicing the lots on which the manufactured homes
are to be affixed (including, at a minimum, the installation of utilities,
the construction of streets, and either final site grading or the
pouring of concrete pads) is completed before the effective date of
the adopted floodplain management regulations.
Expansion.
The preparation of additional sites by the construction of
facilities for servicing the lots on which the manufactured homes
are to be affixed (including the installation of utilities, the construction
of streets, and either final site grading or the pouring of concrete
pads).
New.
A manufactured home park or subdivision for which the construction
of facilities for servicing the lots on which the manufactured homes
are to be affixed (including at a minimum, the installation of utilities,
the construction of streets, and either final site grading or the
pouring of concrete pads) is completed on or after the effective date
of adopted floodplain management regulations.
A facility which provides moorage, launching, storage, supplies
and a variety of services for recreational, commercial, and fishing
vessels. They are differentiated from individual docks and moorages
by their larger scale, the provision of significant landside services
or the use of a solid breakwater (rock, bulkheading, etc.).
The average height of the sea for all stages of the tide.
The removal for economic use of minerals, petroleum resources,
sands, gravel or other naturally occurring materials from shorelands
or submerged lands.
A routine governmental action or decision that involves little or no discretion. The issuance of a building permit is such an action. See also Section 16.208.040.
Alterations necessary to provide water access to existing
or permitted uses including dredging for access channels and for maintaining
existing navigation but excluding fill and in-water navigational structures
other than floating breakwaters or similar permeable wave barriers.
To avoid, rectify, repair, or compensate for negative impacts
which result from other actions (e.g., improvements to a street may
be required to mitigate for transportation impacts resulting from
development).
In-Kind.
Any actions that duplicate the full array of wetland and
aquatic area characteristics that are lost or impaired by a development
action.
Off-Site.
An area separated from the impact area by a significant distance
and that offers little or no opportunity for reestablishing lost values
and functions to organisms which originally benefited from the lost
habitat.
On-Site.
An area adjacent to or near the impact area that offers a
reasonable opportunity for reestablishing lost values and functions
to organisms which originally benefited from the lost habitat.
Out-of-Kind.
Any action that replaces wetland or aquatic area characteristics
that have been impaired or lost due to a development action with a
different set of characteristics that are judged to be of equal resource
value.
Wetland.
The reduction of adverse effects of a proposed development
project in wetlands by considering, in the following order: (1) avoiding
the impact altogether by not taking a certain action or parts of an
action; (2) minimizing impacts by limiting the degree or magnitude
of an action and its implementation; (3) rectifying the impact by
repairing, rehabilitating or restoring the affected environment; (4)
reducing or eliminating the impact over time by preservation and maintenance
operations; and (5) compensating for the impact by creation, restoration,
or enhancement of wetlands and aquatic areas to maintain their functional
processes, such as natural biological productivity, habitat and species
diversity, unique features and water quality. Any mitigation action
or combination of actions may involve monitoring and remedial follow
up measures.
Commercial and residential space built on the same lot in
vertical or horizontal format.
A dwelling unit manufactured off-site, built to be used for
permanent residential occupancy, to be set on a permanent foundation,
and conforming to the Uniform Building Code.
Piling, a dock, or buoys or some combination of these used
to secure a boat, ship or barge.
A building or grouping of related buildings that contain four or more dwelling units (total) located on a single legal lot and sharing common walls, floor/ceilings, courtyard, playground, parking area, or other communal amenity. Included in this definition is "condominium." Unless otherwise permitted by this Code (i.e., master planned developments), single-family dwellings are not permitted in multifamily housing developments. See Chapter 16.188 for multifamily housing design standards.
See Section 16.120.030.
City-owned buildings used for the purpose of fire protection,
police, administration, municipal court, public works, recycling,
and similar uses.
Natural areas that can cause dangerous or difficult development
situations. For example, natural hazard areas include steep slopes,
unstable soils, landslides, flood areas.
Beacons, buoys, lights, range markers and other objects providing
directional assistance for air or water navigation.
Jetties, groins, pile dikes, breakwaters and other in-water
structures designed to change or moderate hydraulic characteristics
for the purpose of improving navigation.
A geographic area lived in by neighbors and usually having
distinguishing character.
Site and building design elements that are dimensionally
related to housing and pedestrians, such as narrower streets with
tree canopies, smaller parking areas, lower building heights (as compared
to downtown areas) and similar neighborhood characteristics. These
features are generally smaller in scale than those which are primarily
intended to accommodate automobile traffic.
Structures for which the "start of construction" commenced
on or after the effective date of this Development Code.
See "Manufactured Home Park or Subdivision."
Dredging a channel, basin, or other water-dependent facility
that has not been dredged before; deepening an existing dredged channel,
basin, or other water-dependent facility beyond its previously authorized
or approved depth; dredging a channel, basin, or other water-dependent
facility that has not been in use or operation in the past five years.
A lawful, existing structure or use at the time this Development Code or any amendment thereto becomes effective, which does not conform to the requirements of the zone in which it is located. See Chapter 16.276.
See Oregon State University Extension Service Bulletin for
Warrenton.
A facility providing one, some or all of the following services:
Alzheimer's Care Unit.
A special care unit in a designated, separate area for individuals
with Alzheimer's disease or other dementia that is locked, segregated,
or secured to prevent or limit access by a resident outside the designated
or separated area. An Alzheimer's care unit is referred to as a memory
care community.
Assisted Living Facility (ALF).
A building, complex, or distinct part thereof, consisting
of fully self-contained, individual living units where six or more
seniors and adult individuals with disabilities may reside in homelike
surroundings. The assisted living facility offers and coordinates
a range of supportive services available on a 24-hour basis to meet
the activities of daily living, health, and social needs of the residents
as described in these rules. A program approach is used to promote
resident self-direction and participation in decisions that emphasize
choice, dignity, privacy, individuality, and independence.
Residential Care Facility (RCF).
A building, complex, or distinct part thereof, consisting
of shared or individual living units in a homelike surrounding where
six or more seniors and adult individuals with disabilities may reside.
The residential care facility offers and coordinates a range of supportive
services available on a 24-hour basis to meet the activities of daily
living, health, and social needs of the residents as described in
these rules. A program approach is used to promote resident self-direction
and participation in decisions that emphasize choice, dignity, individuality,
and independence.
Nursing Facility.
An establishment with permanent facilities including inpatient
beds, that provide medical services, including nursing services, but
excluding surgical procedures, and that provide care and treatment
for two or more unrelated residents. In this definition, "treatment"
means complex nursing tasks that cannot be delegated to an unlicensed
individual. "Nursing Facility" shall only include facilities licensed
and operated pursuant to ORS 441.020(2).
The deposition of dredged material in approved ocean disposal
sites.
The flooding of lowland areas by salt water owing to tidal
action, storm surge, or tsunamis (seismic sea waves). Land forms subject
to ocean flooding include beaches, marshes, coastal lowlands, and
low lying interdune areas. Areas of ocean flooding are mapped by the
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Ocean flooding includes
areas of velocity flooding and associated shallow marine flooding.
Lands, excluding streets, which remain substantially undeveloped
for one or more of the following reasons: (1) public or private outdoor
recreation (passive or active); (2) a buffer or separation between
uses (excluding private yards and setbacks); or (3) managed resource
preservation (such as freshwater wetlands).
That area between two otherwise conflicting land uses which
is designated to remain in open space in order to absorb sound, screen
visual clutter and reduce other potential nuisances of the more intensive
land use.
To face toward a particular point of reference (e.g., a building
oriented to the street).
See "Orientation."
A use supporting a commercial activity which provides goods
or services, either wholesale or retail, where the amount of site
area used for outdoor storage of materials or display of merchandise
exceeds the total floor area of all buildings on the site. Examples
of outdoor commercial uses include automobile sales or services, nurseries,
lumber yards and equipment rental businesses.
One who possesses title in property, or to whom property
belongs with the requisite intent to own. This definition includes
an authorized agent of the owner.
A parcel is a single unit of land that is created by a partitioning
of land.
An approved RV site for a "park host" in a designated area
of the City's dedicated parks, and the Hammond and Warrenton Marinas.
A "park host" structure may be a RV or a park model approved by the
City Manager.
Lot Perimeter.
The boundary of a parking lot area which usually contains
a landscaped buffer area.
Off-Street.
All off-street areas designed, used, required or intended to be used for the parking of motor vehicles. Off-street parking areas shall conform to the requirements of Chapter 16.128.
On-Street.
Parking in the street right-of-way, typically in parking lanes or bays. Parking may be "parallel" or "angled" in relation to the edge of the right-of-way or curb. See also Chapter 16.128.
Space.
An enclosed or unenclosed surfaced area, exclusive of maneuvering
and access area, permanently reserved for the temporary storage of
one motor vehicle, and connected with a street, driveway or alley
which affords ingress and egress for motor vehicles.
"Parking" is the area used for leaving motor vehicles for
a temporary time. "Storage" is to place or leave in a location for
maintenance, repair, sale, rental, or future use.
A structure designed for temporary use as a dwelling; less
than 400 square feet in size and having a state license as a "recreational
vehicle."
To divide land into two or three parcels within a calendar
year, but does not include:
A division of land resulting from a lien foreclosure, foreclosure
of a recorded contract for the sale of real property or the creation
of cemetery lots;
Any adjustment of a property line by the relocation of a common
boundary where an additional unit of land is not created and where
the existing unit of land reduced in size by the adjustment complies
with any applicable provision of this Code;
The division of land resulting from the recording of a subdivision
or condominium plat;
A sale or grant by a person to a public agency or public body
for state highway, county road, City street or other right-of-way
purposes provided that such road or right-of-way complies with the
applicable comprehensive plan and ORS 215.213(2)(p) to (r) and 215.283(2)(q)
to (s). However, any property divided by the sale or grant of property
for state highway, county road, City street or other right-of-way
purposes shall continue to be considered a single unit of land until
such time as the property is further subdivided or partitioned; or
A sale or grant by a public agency or public body of excess
property resulting from the acquisition of land by the state, a political
subdivision or special district for highways, county roads, City streets
or other right-of-way purposes when the sale or grant is part of a
property line adjustment incorporating the excess right-of-way into
adjacent property. The property line adjustment shall be approved
or disapproved by the applicable local government. If the property
line adjustment is approved, it shall be recorded in the deed records
of the county where the property is located.
See Figure 16.120.030(A). As defined in this Code, a pathway
or multi-use pathway may be used to satisfy the requirements for "access
ways" in the Transportation Planning Rule. (OAR 660-012-045).
To consent to; to allow; permission, especially in written
form; a document or certificate giving permission to do something;
a license or warrant. The Warrenton Development Code provides for
(1) development for which a permit is granted as of right on compliance
with the terms of the Code; (2) development for which a permit is
granted discretionarily in accordance and consistent with the requirements
of the Code and ORS 227.173; (3) development which need not be under
a development permit but shall comply with the Code; and (4) development
which is exempt from the Code.
A natural person, firm, partnership, association, social
or fraternal organization, corporation, trust, estate receiver, syndicate,
branch of government, or any group or combination acting as a unit.
Businesses primarily engaged in providing services involving
apparel or the care of a person, including laundering and dry cleaning
services, beauty and barber services, garment alterations, and funeral
homes.
Exterior vertical building elements that frame each side
of a building or its ground-floor windows (usually decorative).
Wood, concrete or steel posts driven into the bottom in aquatic
areas either as mooring devices, or to support a dock, float, range
marker, or other structure.
Pipeline dredges usually consist of a large centrifugal pump
mounted on a non-propelled, specially designed barge. The bottom materials
are then pumped up through a large diameter suction pipe to the barge,
and then to the disposal area through a pipeline. The dredging end
of the suction pipe is equipped with a revolving cutter-head that
breaks up the bottom for easier transport.
A landscape area for street trees and other plantings within
the public right-of-way, usually between the street and a sidewalk.
A final subdivision plat, replat or partition plat, prepared as specified in ORS 92.080, and recorded with the Clatsop County Assessor's Office. All plats shall also conform to Chapter 16.216, Land Divisions and Lot Line Adjustments.
A public square or extra-wide sidewalk (e.g., as on a street
corner) that allows for special events, outdoor seating, sidewalk
sales, and similar pedestrian activity.
A small park, usually less than one-half acre.
The largest or most substantial element on the property,
as allowed in the zoning district: use, residence, entrance, etc.
All other similar elements are secondary (see definition of "Secondary")
in size or importance.
A room, rooms or building used for administrative, recordkeeping,
consulting, management or related purposes by administrative, technical,
managerial, executive or clerical staff.
Businesses primarily engaged in providing services such as
medical and other health services, engineering and other architectural
services, and accounting and bookkeeping services.
See Chapter 16.136.
Development of public facilities. See Chapter 16.136.
A structure or use intended or used for a public purpose
by a city, school district, county, state, or by any other public
agency or by a public utility.
A private business or organization such as a public service
corporation, performing some public service and subject to governmental
regulation; or a governmental agency performing similar public services.
Such services shall include, but are not limited to, electricity,
gas, and telephone.
Refers to an action or decision that requires substantial discretion or judgment in applying the standards or criteria of this Code, and usually involves a public hearing. See Section 16.208.050.
Any experience voluntarily engaged in largely during leisure
time from which the individual derives satisfaction.
Coastal.
Recreation occurring in offshore ocean waters, estuaries
and streams; along beaches and bluffs; and in adjacent shorelands.
It includes a variety of activities, from swimming, SCUBA diving,
boating, fishing, hunting, use of dune buggies, shell collecting,
painting, wildlife observation, and sightseeing; to coastal resorts
and water-oriented restaurants.
High-Intensity.
Recreation using specially built facilities, or occurring
in such density or form that it requires or results in a modification
of the area or resource. Campgrounds, golf courses, public beaches,
and marinas are examples of high-intensity recreation.
Low-Intensity.
Recreation not requiring developed facilities and accommodated
without change to the area or resource. For example, boating, hunting,
hiking, wildlife photography, and beach or shore activities can be
low-intensity recreation. Facilities included as low-intensity recreation
include picnic tables, trail signs, unpaved trails and portable restrooms.
Vehicle.
A vehicle which is (1) built on a single chassis; (2) 400
square feet or less when measured at the largest horizontal projection;
(3) designed to be self-propelled or permanently towable by a light
duty truck; and (4) designed primarily not for use as a permanent
dwelling but as temporary living quarters for recreational, camping,
travel, or seasonal use.
Vehicle Park.
A plot of land upon which two or more recreational vehicle
sites are located, established or maintained for occupancy by recreational
vehicles of the general public as temporary living quarters for recreational
or vacation purposes.
The channel of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent
land areas that must be reserved in order to discharge the base flood
without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than
a designated height.
Businesses engaged primarily in repairing items and which
undertake no more than a minimal amount of manufacturing.
Same as "Dwelling Unit."
Care Facility.
A facility licensed by or under the authority of the Department
of Human Resources under ORS 443.400 to 443.460 which provides residential
care alone or in conjunction with training or treatment or a combination
thereof for six to 15 individuals who need not be related. Staff persons
required to meet Department of Human Resources licensing requirements
shall not be counted in the number of facility residents, and need
not be related to each other or to any resident of the residential
facility.
Home.
A home licensed by or under the authority of the Department
of Human Resources under ORS 443.400 to 443.825 which provides residential
care alone or in conjunction with training or treatment or a combination
thereof for five or fewer individuals who need not be related. Staff
persons required to meet Department of Human Resources licensing requirements
shall not be counted in the number of facility residents, and need
not be related to each other or to any resident of the residential
home.
Revitalizing, returning, or replacing original attributes
and amenities, such as natural biological productivity, aesthetic
and cultural resources, which have been diminished or lost by past
alterations, activities, or catastrophic events. For the purpose of
Oregon Statewide Planning Goal 16, estuarine restoration means to
revitalize or reestablish functional characteristics and processes
of the estuary diminished or lost by past alterations, activities,
or catastrophic events. A restored area must be a shallow subtidal
or an intertidal or tidal marsh area after alteration work is performed,
and may not have been a functioning part of the estuarine system when
alteration work began.
Active.
Active restoration involves the use of specific remedial
actions, such as removing fills, installing water treatment facilities,
rebuilding deteriorated urban waterfront areas, or returning diked
areas to tidal influence.
Passive.
Passive restoration is the use of natural processes, sequences,
and timing which occurs after the removal or reduction of adverse
stresses without other specific positive remedial action.
For the purposes of Statewide Planning Goal 16, "estuarine
restoration" means to revitalize or reestablish functional characteristics
and processes of the estuary diminished or lost by past alterations,
activities, or catastrophic events. A restored area must be a shallow
subtidal or an intertidal or tidal marsh area after alteration work
is performed, and may not have been a functioning part of the estuarine
system when alteration work began.
Businesses, including restaurants or bars, which are primarily
engaged in selling merchandise to customers for personal, household
or farm use.
A store or place of business engaged in the sale of commodities
or goods to final consumers.
The top of a roof at its highest elevation.
Land that is owned in fee simple by the public, usually for
transportation facilities.
Of, pertaining to, or situated on the edge of the bank of
a river or other body of water, such as a lake or stream.
Area.
The area adjacent to a river, lake, or stream consisting
of the area of transition from an aquatic ecosystem to a terrestrial
ecosystem.
Corridor.
A Goal 5 resource that includes the water areas, fish habitat,
adjacent riparian areas, and wetlands within the riparian area boundary.
Vegetation.
Grasses, shrubs and trees growing in riparian areas.
A layer, facing, or protective mound of stones selectively
placed to prevent erosion, scour or sloughing of a structure or embankment;
also, the stone so used. In local usage, the similar use of other
hard material, such as concrete rubble, is also frequently included
as riprap.
That part of a road or street that actually carries traffic.
This term distinguishes the paved surface of a road or street from
the broader term "right-of-way."
The slope of a roof, usually described as ratio (e.g., one
foot of rise per two feet of horizontal distance).
A garden on a building terrace, or at top of a building with
a flat roof (usually on a portion of a roof).
Naturally occurring accumulations of sand in ridges or mounds
landward of the beach.
Not primary as allowed in the zoning district (see definition
of "Primary"); minor or lesser use.
A structure or use intended or used for a semi-public purpose
by a church, lodge, club or any other non-profit organization.
Housing designated and/or managed for persons over the age
of 55. (Specific age restrictions vary.)
Wetlands, riparian areas, significant trees, steep slopes,
floodplains and other natural resource areas designated for protection
or conservation by the Warrenton Comprehensive Plan.
The distance between a building (or other feature of development)
and a property line.
When land uses on two or more lots or parcels share one driveway.
An easement or tract (owned in common) may be created for this purpose.
See Chapter 16.128.
A group of stores sharing a common off-street parking facility
and leasing or sharing common property ownership.
Significant shoreland resources are described in subarea
plans, and are included in the coastal shorelands boundaries. Significant
shoreland resources include significant non-tidal wetlands, significant
shoreland fish and wildlife habitat, significant riparian vegetation,
exceptional aesthetic resources and coastal headlands.
The boundary line between a body of water and the land, measured
on tidal waters at the landward limit of aquatic vegetation or, where
aquatic vegetation is absent, mean higher high water; and on non-tidal
waterways at the ordinary high water mark.
Stabilization.
The protection from erosion and sloughing of ocean and estuary
shorelines and the banks of tidal and non-tidal streams, rivers or
lakes by vegetative or structural means.
Stabilization, Structural.
Use of riprap, bulkheads, seawalls or other non-vegetative
material to prevent shoreline erosion.
Stabilization, Vegetative.
Use of plants that anchor the soil to prevent shoreline erosion
and sloughing.
An identification, description, illustration or device which is affixed to, or represented directly or indirectly upon, a building, structure or land and which directs attention to a product, place, activity, person, institution or business. See Chapter 16.144.
Individual trees with a trunk diameter of 18 inches or greater, as measured four feet above the ground (DBH), and all plants within the drip line of such trees and shrubs, shall be protected. See Section 16.124.020. See also Chapter 16.156, Wetland and Riparian Corridor Development Standards, for additional protection measures for riparian and wetland vegetation.
Two (duplex, townhome) or more (triplex, rowhouse) single-family dwellings with common end walls. Townhouses are distinct in architectural features and color. Rowhouses use similar architectural features. See Chapter 16.184, Single-Family Attached, Duplex, and Triplex Design Standards.
A property (or group of adjacent parcels or lots under the
same ownership) that is subject to a permit application under this
Code.
See Chapter 16.212.
See Section 16.40.050.
Standards are code requirements. Criteria are the elements
required to comply with a particular standard.
Includes substantial improvement, and means the date the
building permit was issued, provided the actual start of construction,
repair, reconstruction, placement or other improvement was within
180 days of the permit date. The actual start means either the first
placement of permanent construction of a structure on a site, such
as the pouring of slab or footings, the installation of piles, the
construction of columns, or any work beyond the stage of excavation;
or the placement of a manufactured home on a foundation.
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Permanent construction does not include land preparation, such
as clearing, grading and filling; nor does it include the installation
of streets and/or walkways; nor does it include excavation for a basement,
footings, piers, or foundations or the erection of temporary forms;
nor does it include the installation on the property of accessory
buildings, such as garages or sheds not occupied as dwelling units
or not part of the main structure. For a substantial improvement,
the actual start of construction means the first alteration of any
wall, ceiling, floor, or other structural part of a building, whether
or not that alteration affects the external dimensions of the building.
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The combined specialty codes.
Slopes of greater than 25%.
The character expressed by buildings placed close to the
street with ground-floor display windows, weather protection (e.g.,
awnings or canopies), corner building entrances or recessed entries,
and similar features.
A detention and/or retention pond, swale, or other surface
water feature that provides storage during high-rainfall events and/or
water quality treatment.
That portion of a building included between the upper surface
of any floor and the upper floor next above, except that the top story
shall be that portion of a building included between the upper surface
of the top floor and the ceiling above. If the finished floor level
directly above a basement or cellar is more than six feet above grade,
each basement or cellar shall be considered a story.
A public or private way for travel by vehicles, bicycles,
and pedestrians that meets the City design standards and fire and
emergency protection standards of this Code, and complies with the
Uniform Fire Code, as amended, and combined ODOT/APWA construction
standards, as amended.
Access.
See Section 16.120.020.
Arterial.
Primary function of an arterial is to provide mobility; therefore,
arterials typically carry higher traffic volumes and allow higher
travel speeds while providing limited or no access to adjacent properties.
Collector.
Collects traffic from local streets and provides connections
to arterial streets; generally operates with moderate speeds and provides
more access in comparison to arterials.
Connectivity.
The number of street connections within a specific geographic
area. Higher levels of connectivity provide for more direct transportation
routes and better dispersion of traffic, resulting in less traffic
on individual streets and potentially slower speeds through neighborhoods.
Furniture/Furnishings.
Benches, lighting, bicycle racks, drinking fountains, mail
boxes, kiosks, and similar pedestrian amenities located within a street
right-of-way.
Local.
Provides access to local traffic and routes users to collector
streets; generally, operates with low speeds, providing limited mobility,
and carries low traffic volumes in comparison to other street classifications.
Stub.
A temporary street ending; i.e., where the street will be
extended through adjacent property in the future, as those properties
develop. Not a permanent street-end or dead-end street.
Tree.
A tree planted in a planter strip or tree cut-out.
A change to the supporting members of a structure, including
foundations, bearing walls or partitions, columns, beams girders or
any structural change in the roof or in the exterior walls.
A walled and roofed building, a modular or temporary building,
or a gas or liquid storage tank that is principally above ground.
To divide land into four or more lots within a calendar year.
Either an act of subdividing land or an area or tract of
land subdivided.
Damage of any origin sustained by a structure whereby the
cost of restoring the structure to its original condition before damaged
would equal or exceeds 50% of the market value of the structure before
the damage occurred.
Any repair, reconstruction, or improvement of a structure,
the cost of which equals or exceeds 50% of the market value of the
structure either: (1) before the improvement or repair is started;
or (2) if the structure has been damaged and is being restored, before
the damage occurred. For the purposes of this definition, "substantial
improvement" is considered to occur when the first alteration of any
wall, ceiling, floor, or other structural part of the building commences,
whether or not that alteration affects the external dimensions of
the structure.
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The term does not, however, include either: (1) any project
for improvement of a structure to correct existing violations of state
or local health, sanitary, or safety code specifications which have
been identified by the local code enforcement official and which are
the minimum necessary to assure safe living conditions; or (2) any
alteration of a structure listed on the National Register of Historic
Places or a State Inventory of Historic Places provided that the alteration
will not preclude the structure's continued designation as a "historic
structure."
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Below the level of extreme low tide. In the Columbia River
Estuary this is generally three feet below mean lower low water.
Deposition of dredged materials in a temporary in-water site.
The material is subsequently rehandled to an upland disposal site.
A type of stormwater facility. Usually a broad, shallow depression
with plants that filter and process contaminants.
Meeting a curve or surface in a single point.
Estuarine Alteration.
Dredging, filling, or other estuarine alteration occurring
over a specified short period of time which is needed to facilitate
an allowed use. Temporary alterations may not be for more than three
years and the affected area must be restored to its previous condition.
Temporary alterations include: (1) alterations necessary for federally
authorized navigation projects (e.g., access to dredged material disposal
sites by barge or pipeline and staging areas or dredging for jetty
maintenance); (2) alterations to establish mitigation sites, alterations
for bridge construction or repair and for drilling or other exploratory
operations; and (3) minor structures (such as blinds) necessary for
research and educational observation.
Food Vendor.
A temporary restaurant, seasonal temporary restaurant, single
event temporary restaurant, or mobile unit as regulated by WMC 16.240.010(D).
Sign.
A sign not permanently attached to a building, structure,
or the ground.
Use.
A non-permanent structure, use or activity involving minimal
capital investment that does not result in the permanent alteration
of the site and is removed from the site within one year.
A porch or promenade supported by columns, or a flat roof
or other platform on a building.
Tidal wetlands vegetated with emergent vascular plants lying
between extreme low tide and the landward limit of aquatic vegetation.
A flood control structure designed to regulate tidal exchange
between the ocean or estuary and inland sloughs.
Where existing slopes prevent conformance with a Code standard.
A piece of land set aside in a separate area for dedication
to the public, a homeowner's association, or other entity (e.g., open
space, recreation facilities, sensitive lands, etc.).
The physical improvements used to move people and goods from
one place to another (e.g., streets, sidewalks, pathways, bike lanes,
airports, transit stations and bus stops, etc.).
The method of transportation (e.g., automobile, bus, walking,
bicycling, etc.).
A building with three attached housing units located on one
lot or parcel designed for occupancy by three families.
Those areas that are not inundated or saturated by surface
or ground water at frequency or duration sufficient to support, and
that under normal circumstances do not support, a prevalence of vegetation
typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions.
To bring or put into service or action. The purpose for which
land or a structure is designed, arranged or intended, or for which
it is occupied or maintained.
To abandon a subdivision or street right-of-way. For example,
vacation of a public right-of-way that is not needed or cannot be
used for a street or other public purpose. A plat may be vacated,
returning the property to an undivided condition.
A single-family dwelling or accessory dwelling that is nonowner
occupied and is rented for terms of less than 30 days; reference Resolution
No. 2588 (2021).
A grant of relief from the requirements of this title which
permits construction in a manner that would otherwise be prohibited
by this Development Code.
A triangular area of clear vision maintained at the intersection
of two streets or a street and a railroad to provide a clear view
of streets to motorists, pedestrians, and bicyclists. See Figure 16.120.020(N).
A structure used exclusively or principally for the storage
of commercial goods, machinery, equipment, fishing gear or other items
of a commercial or industrial nature.
The area between the banks of a lake, pond, river, perennial
or fish-bearing intermittent stream, excluding man-made farm ponds.
A use or activity which can be carried out only on, in, or
adjacent to water areas because the use requires access to the water
body for water-borne transportation, recreation, energy production,
or source of water. In addition, the following definitions apply:
"Access"
means physical contact with or use of the water.
"Requires"
means the use either by its intrinsic nature (e.g., fishing,
navigation, boat moorage) or at the current level of technology cannot
exist without water access.
"Water-borne transportation"
means uses of water access: (a) which are themselves transportation
(e.g., navigation); (b) which require the receipt of shipment of goods
by water; or (c) which are necessary to support water-borne transportation
(e.g., moorage fueling; servicing of watercraft, ships, boats, etc.;
terminal and transfer facilities).
"Recreation"
means water access for fishing, swimming, boating, etc. Recreational
uses are water-dependent only if use of the water is an integral part
of the activity.
"Energy production"
means uses which need quantities of water to produce energy
directly (e.g., hydroelectric facilities, ocean thermal energy conversion).
"Source of water"
means facilities for the appropriation of quantities of water
for cooling processing or other integral functions.
Typical examples of water-dependent uses include the following:
Industrial.
Manufacturing to include boat building and repair; water-borne
transportation, terminals, and support; energy production which needs
quantities of water to produce energy directly; water intake structures
for facilities needing quantities of water for cooling, processing,
or other integral functions.
Commercial.
Commercial fishing marinas and support; fish processing and
sales; boat sales, rentals, and supplies.
Recreational.
Recreational marinas, boat ramps, and support.
Aquaculture.
Certain scientific and educational activities which, by their
nature, require access to coastal waters-estuarine research activities
and equipment mooring and support.
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For purposes of this definition, examples of uses that are not
"water-dependent uses" include restaurants, hotels, motels, bed and
breakfasts, residences, parking lots not associated with water-dependent
uses, and boardwalks.
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A use whose attraction to the public is enhanced by a view
of or access to coastal waters.
Uses which are not directly dependent upon access to a water
body, but which provide goods or services that are directly associated
with water-dependent land or waterway use, and which, if not located
adjacent to water, would result in a public loss of quality in the
goods or services offered. Except as necessary for water-dependent
or water-related uses or facilities, residences, parking lots, spoil
and dump sites, roads and highways, restaurants, businesses, factories,
and trailer parks are not generally considered dependent on or related
to water location needs.
Rivers, sloughs, creeks and major drainage ditches.
Those areas that are inundated or saturated by surface or
ground water at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and
that under normal circumstances do support, a prevalence of vegetation
typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions.
Creation.
Alteration, by excavation or other means, of upland areas
to allow local hydrologic conditions to convert soils and vegetation
to a hydric character.
Enhancement.
An action which results in a long term improvement of existing
wetland functional characteristics and processes that is not the result
of a creation or restoration action.
Businesses which generally have substantial quantities of
merchandise on the premises and which are primarily engaged in selling
merchandise to other wholesalers, retailers, manufacturers, other
businesses, governments, or institutions.
An architectural detail placed above a window, used as an
accent.
An unstaffed facility for the transmission and reception of radio or microwave signals used for commercial communications. WCFs are composed of two or more of the following components: (1) antenna; (2) support structure; (3) equipment enclosures; and (4) security barrier. See Chapter 16.148.
Any property where two or more motor vehicles not in running
condition or the parts thereof, are wrecked, dismantled, disassembled,
substantially altered or stored in the open and are not to be restored
to operation. This type of use is not allowed in any of Warrenton's
zoning districts.
The area defined by setbacks (i.e., between the setback line
and respective property line) that is unobstructed by any structure
from the ground upward except as otherwise provided in this title.
Fences, posts, poles, yard accessories, landscaping, ornaments, furniture
which do not violate height limitations or obstruct clear vision areas
may be included in these areas.
Front.
A yard between side lot lines and measured horizontally at
right angles from the front lot line to the nearest point of a building
or other structure.
Rear.
A yard between side lot lines and measured horizontally at
right angles from the rear lot line to the nearest point of a building
or other structure.
Side.
A yard between the front and rear yard measured horizontally
at right angles from the side lot line to the nearest point of a building
or other structure.
Street Side.
A yard adjacent to a street between the front yard and rear
lot line measured horizontally and at right angles from the side lot
line to the nearest point of a building or other structure.
Zero Lot Line.
Living units that can be built up to the property line providing
space in the rear for accessory structures and common space.
(Ord. 1175-A § 1, 2013; Ord. 1177-A § 1, 2013; Ord. 1220 § 1, 2018; Ord. 1221 § 1, 2018; Ord. 1225 § 2, 2019; Ord. 1234 § 1, 2020; Ord. 1248 § 1, 2021; Ord. 1258 § 2, 2022)
