The Urbanizable Fringe (UF-10) Overlay District is established to effectively control the potential for urban sprawl and scattered urbanization to achieve the goal of compact growth. This concept will remain the primary growth management technique for directing geographic patterns of urbanization in the City. The UF-10 Overlay District limits the division of land and prohibits urban development of unincorporated urbanizable land which will eventually be annexed to the City. All interim development shall be designed and constructed to City standards.
(A) 
The provisions of the UF-10 Overlay District apply to all land between Springfield’s city limits and the Urban Growth Boundary.
(B) 
EXCEPTIONS:
(1) 
The provisions of the UF-10 Overlay District do not apply to land designated Public Land and Open Space, Urban Holding Area—Employment, or Natural Resource on the Springfield Comprehensive Plan Map.
(2) 
The UF-10 Overlay District will cease to apply to a property upon annexation to the City.
(6463; Ord. 6466, 11/20/2023)
The following uses may be permitted in the underlying residential, commercial, or industrial district subject to the provisions, additional restrictions and exceptions specified in this code. EXCEPT AS SPECIFIED IN SDC 3.3.810(B), URBAN USES (e.g., multiple-unit housing or churches) NOT LISTED IN THE UF-10 OVERLAY DISTRICT ARE NOT PERMITTED.
“P” = PERMITTED USE subject to the standards of this code.
“S” = SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS subject to cited standards.
“D” = DISCRETIONARY USE subject to review and analysis under Type 3 procedure (SDC 5.9.100) at the Planning Commission or Hearings Official level.
“N” = NOT PERMITTED
* = SITE PLAN REVIEW REQUIRED
Use Categories/Uses
Underlying Land Use District
Residential
Commercial
Industrial
Agricultural uses and structures
P
P
P
Detached single-unit dwellings, manufactured homes, duplexes and accessory dwelling units (SDC 3.3.825)
P
N
N
Home business (SDC 4.7.365 )
S
S
S
Neighborhood parks that do not require urban services (SDC 4.7.330)
S*
N
N
Partitions (SDC 3.3.825(A)(2))
P
N
N
Property line adjustments
P
N
N
High impact facilities (SDC 4.7.160)
S*
S*
S*
Low impact facilities
P
P
P
Temporary sales/display of produce, the majority of which is grown on the premises (SDC 4.8.125)
P
P
P
Tree felling (SDC 5.19.100)
P
P
P
R.V. parks and campgrounds (SDC 4.7.220)
S*
N
N
RV parks and campgrounds that do not require urban services (SDC 4.7.220)
N
D*
D*
Expansion of non-conforming uses existing on the effective date of Lane County’s application (on either the /ICU or I/U District to the property) (SDC 3.3.385(F))
N
D*
D*
Expansion or replacement of lawful uses permitted in the underlying commercial or industrial district (SDC 3.3.825(C))
N
P*
P*
Expansion or replacement of lawful discretionary uses in the underlying land use district (SDC 3.3.825(C))
N
D*
D*
New permitted and specific development standards in the underlying land use district within existing structures (SDC 3.3.825(C))
N
P*
P*
Manufactured dwelling as a permanent office use in an industrial district (SDC 3.2.428) or manufactured dwelling as a night watchman's quarters (SDC 4.7.185)
N
N
S*
Certain wireless telecommunications systems facilities
See SDC § 4.3.145
See SDC § 4.3.145
See SDC § 4.3.145
Linear park
P
P
P
(6238; 6384; 6412; 6443; Ord. No. 6482, 7/1/2024)
(A) 
The siting of single-unit dwelling detached, duplexes, and accessory dwelling units in the UF-10 Overlay District that require a Future Development Plan as specified in SDC 5.12.120(E) is reviewed under Type 1 procedure.
(B) 
Partitions are reviewed under Type 2 procedure.
(C) 
All other requests are reviewed in accordance with the procedures applicable in the underlying land use district (See SDC 4.3.145 for siting standards and review process for certain wireless telecommunications systems facilities).
(D) 
The Hearings Officer shall hear all Type 3 land use requests.
(6384; 6443; Ord. 6466, 11/20/2023)
(A) 
Connection to the Sanitary Sewer System.
(1) 
The City shall not extend water or sanitary sewer service outside the city limits to serve a developed property without first obtaining a valid annexation contract, unless a health hazard, as defined in ORS 222.840 et seq., is determined to exist. Annexation of the affected territory so served is required if the territory is within the urban growth boundary and is contiguous to the city limits.
(a) 
The Lane County Sanitarian must certify that the proposed individual waste water disposal system meets D.E.Q. standards prior to Development Approval.
(b) 
Lane County is considered an affected party and must be notified of all development applications.
(2) 
Any property to be partitioned that is within the distances specified in OAR 340-071-0160(4)(A) for connection to the City's sanitary sewer system requires annexation to the City prior to Partition Tentative Plan submittal, unless the Director determines that a topographic or manmade feature makes the connection physically impractical. In the event of such determination, the Partition application may be approved without annexation.
(3) 
The City may extend water or sanitary sewer outside the city limits or urban growth boundary to provide these services to properties within the city limits. As provided in ORS 222.840 et seq., the City and a majority of the electors of the affected territory may agree to an alternative to annexation to mitigate the health hazard, including extraterritorial extension of services without annexation.
(B) 
Siting of Residential Uses. Detached single-unit dwellings, duplexes, and accessory dwelling units are permitted in the R-1 district only, and must be sited to allow the future division and/or more intensive use of the property. The applicable on-site sewage disposal facility must be conditional, and made a part of any permit necessary to achieve the standards of this overlay district. The following standards apply:
(1) 
The siting of single-unit dwellings, duplexes and accessory dwelling units on any lot or parcel 5 acres or more in size and in the R-1 district requires approval of a Future Development Plan as specified in SDC 5.12.120(E).
(2) 
Additional development restrictions that limit the location of buildings and on-site sewage disposal facilities must be applied where necessary to reserve land for future urban development.
(3) 
Where there is an existing single-unit dwelling on properties within the R-2 or R-3 land use district, 1 or 2 accessory dwelling units are permitted, irrespective of the parcel size, provided that the property can in the future meet the necessary densities for applicable district as shown on a Future Development Plan as specified in SDC 5.12.120(E).
(C) 
Commercial and Industrial Districts. Uses requiring Discretionary Review, uses requiring specific development standards, new permitted uses and expansion of permitted uses in commercial and industrial districts must demonstrate that the use will not generate singly or in the aggregate additional need for key urban services.
(D) 
Public Land and Open Space District. R.V. parks and campgrounds must be located on land classified Public Land and Open Space (PLO) and be subject to the specific development standards specified SDC 4.7.220.
(E) 
Public and Private Park Uses. Neighborhood parks must be shown on the Springfield Comprehensive Plan or an adopted refinement plan, or be reviewed under Type 3 Discretionary Use procedures.
(6212; 6238; 6384; 6443; Ord. No. 6482, 7/1/2024)