The purpose of the institutional reserve zone is to reserve areas for potential future urban uses.
(Ord. 24-05, 6/5/2024)
The following uses are permitted outright in the institutional reserve zone:
A. 
Forest operations or forest practices including, but not limited to, reforestation of forest land, road construction and maintenance, harvesting of a forest tree species, application of chemicals, and disposal of slash.
B. 
Temporary on-site structures that are auxiliary to and used during the term of a particular forest operation.
C. 
Physical alterations to the land auxiliary to forest practices including, but not limited to, those made for purposes of exploration, mining, commercial gravel extraction and processing, landfills, dams, reservoirs, road construction or recreational facilities.
(Ord. 24-05, 6/5/2024)
The following conditional uses may be permitted in the institutional reserve zone:
A. 
Trails, when authorized in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 17.86.
B. 
Emergency shelter on land within the urban growth boundary.
C. 
Maintenance, repair, and seismic upgrade of municipal water storage facilities.
(Ord. 24-05, 6/5/2024)
The following standards shall apply in the institutional reserve zone:
A. 
Forest operations are subject to the requirements of a valid plan approved by the Oregon Department of Forestry.
B. 
"Auxiliary," as it is used in Section 17.56.020(B) and (C), means, a use or alteration of a structure or land that provides help or is directly associated with the conduct of a particular forest practice. An auxiliary structure is located on-site, temporary in nature, and is not designed to remain for the forest's entire growth cycle from planting to harvesting. An auxiliary use is removed when a particular forest practice has concluded.
(Ord. 24-05, 6/5/2024)