The purposes of this division are to establish land use zones required to implement the goals and policies of the Josephine County comprehensive plan, to define the purpose of each zone, and to specify the types of land uses appropriate for each zone. More specifically, the zones are formulated:
A. 
To permit orderly and beneficial development, while protecting the character of neighborhoods and communities, and the social and economic stability of the County;
B. 
To reconcile discordant land uses by identifying the relationship between compatible uses which minimize land use conflicts;
C. 
To support the protection and preservation of the agricultural and silvicultural industry and the natural resources essential to the conduct of those industries;
D. 
To support the protection and preservation of the natural and recreational resources while providing for appropriate development;
E. 
To provide areas where forestry, agricultural, residential, commercial, and industrial uses may be developed in harmonious patterns and with all the necessities for satisfactory living and working environments; and
F. 
To further the goals and policies of the Josephine County comprehensive plan.
(2005 RLDC § 60.010)
For the purposes of this title the following zones are established:
ZONE
MAP SYMBOL
Rural Residential – 1 acre
RR-1
Rural Residential – 2.5 acres
RR-2.5
Rural Residential – 5 acres
RR-5
Rural Commercial
RC
Rural Industrial
RI
Exclusive Farm
EF
Farm Resources
FR
Forest Commercial
FC
Woodlot Resources
WR
Aggregate Resource
AR
Mineral and Aggregate Resource
MARZ
Serpentine
S
Limited Development
LD
(2005 RLDC § 60.020; Amended during 7/9/14 codification)
The overlay is a series of requirements which allow or regulate certain uses, types of land development and land divisions. The overlay is delineated by a special line and/or a special symbol on the map. The overlays used in Josephine County are as follows:
A. 
Flood hazard overlay;
B. 
Deer overlay;
C. 
Wild and scenic rivers overlay;
D. 
Airport overlay; and
E. 
Water hazard overlay.
(2005 RLDC § 60.030)
A. 
The regulations, uses, and requirements which follow shall apply to all lands as zoned on the official zoning map for Josephine County under that zoning designation. A use or structure which does not conform to these regulations and which lawfully existed at the time of adoption or amendment of this title may be continued subject to the requirements of Chapter 19.13 JCC, Nonconforming Lots, Uses and Structures.
B. 
Structures erected, altered, enlarged or moved, and land used or divided in any zone described in this title, shall comply with provisions of this title. Permits shall be issued pursuant to Chapter 19.41 JCC, Administration of Permits.
(2005 RLDC § 60.040)
A. 
Whenever a lot or parcel has more than one zone, only one use shall be allowed on the entire parcel and the use shall be confined to only that portion of the property in which the zone allows such use.
B. 
When a lot or parcel is divided by an existing zone boundary, it may be divided along the zone boundary even though the resulting lots or parcels fail to meet the minimum lot size and dimension standards required by this title. This rule shall not apply when the lot or parcel is comprised of farm and forest zoned lands only, in which case the resulting new lots or parcels must meet the minimum parcel size requirements for the resulting areas covered by the applicable farm or forest zones. In all cases, the frontage and access requirements contained in this title shall be met, and the land division shall otherwise comply with all procedures, standards and criteria made applicable by the requirements of Division V of this title, Land Divisions.
(2005 RLDC § 60.050)
A. 
The Planning Director may rule that an unlisted use is allowed within a zone if the following criteria are met:
1. 
The proposed use is not listed as a use (permitted, conditional use or temporary use) in any other zone;
2. 
The proposed use is similar to one or more listed uses. Uses are similar if their general activities are alike and the resulting impacts are similar in type and intensity; and
3. 
The request for a similar use is part of a specific development proposal for the zone.
B. 
The Planning Director shall review the similar use request as part of the specific development proposal which gives rise to it. If the development proposal includes more than one type of application, the highest level of review shall be used for all the applications including the proposed similar use. The similar use shall not be processed using a different type of review procedure than that required for the application package.
(2005 RLDC § 60.060)
The following table shall apply to the levels of service for public facilities for all land use actions:
Comprehensive Plan and Zone Designations
Comprehensive Plan Goals and Policies
Public Facilities*
Urban Growth Boundary
I 1; III 6; IV 4, 7, 8, 9, 10; V 2; VII 1, 2; VIII 3
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6a, 6b
AG/Exclusive Farm
I 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6; III 1, 6; VII 1, 2, 3; VIII 1, 2
1, 2, 3, 6a
AG/Farm Resource
I 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6; III 1, 6; VII 1, 2, 3; VIII 1, 2
1, 2, 3, 6a
F/Forest Commercial
II 1, 2a, 2b, 2c, 3a, 3b, 3c, 4, 5, 6; III 1; VII 1, 2, 3, 4; IX 2
1, 2, 3, 6a
F/Woodlot Resource
II 1, 2a, 2b, 2c, 4, 5, 6; III 1; VII 1, 2, 3, 4; IX 2
1, 2, 3, 6a
AR/Aggregate Resource
VII 1, 4, 5; VIII 1, 2
1, 2, 3, 6a
S/Serpentine
II 7; VII 1; VIII 1, 2
1, 2, 3, 6a
R/Rural Residential
III 1, 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 4, 5, 6; IV 3; V 5; VI 3; VII 1; VIII 1, 2
1, 2, 3, 6a (4 and 5 in the sewer trans. line; water problem areas)
C/Rural Commercial
IV 1, 5; V 1, 2, 5; VII 1, 2, 7; VIII 1, 2
1, 2, 3, 6a
I/Rural Industrial
IV 1, 5; V 1, 2, 5; VII 1, 2, 3, 5; VIII 1, 2
1, 2, 3, 4 or 5, 6a
Wilderness Area
IV 9; VII 1, 6
Airport Hazard
IV 5; V 3
Flood Hazard
VI 1; VII 1, 4; VIII 1
Scenic Waterway
III 7; IV 9; VII 6, 7
Notes:
* 1. Sheriff; 2. Rural fire protection; 3. Public school; 4. Public water system; 5. Public sanitary sewer system; 6. Transportation: a. Rural road standards, b. Urban road standards.
(2005 RLDC § 60.070)