2007-1574-Ordinance No. 2007-021 Recorded 10/11/2007REVIEWED
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON
An Ordinance Amending the Deschutes County Code
Title 18, Supplementary Provisions for Home * ORDINANCE NO. 2007-021
Occupations.
WHEREAS, at the request of the Board of County Commissioners ("Board") in response to issues that
occurred through application of the Code adopted in 2004 in response to issues that occurred through application
of the code adopted in 2004, Deschutes County Community Development Department staff initiated changes to
the Home Occupation provisions in the Deschutes County Code ("DCC"); and
WHEREAS the Planning Commission considered this matter after public hearings on March 22, 2007
and April 26, 2007 and forwarded amendments to the zoning regulations for Home Occupations to the Board;
and
WHEREAS the Board considered this matter after a public hearing on August 20, 2007 and concluded
that the public will benefit from changes to the land use regulations for home occupations; now, therefore,
THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON, ORDAINS
as follows:
Section 1. AMENDMENT. DCC 18.116.280, Home Occupations is amended to read as described in
Exhibit "A," attached hereto and by this reference incorporated herein, with new language underlined and
language to be deleted in stril gh.
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Section 3. FINDINGS. The Board of Commissioners adopts as it findings in support of this
amendment as in Exhibit "B" attached and incorporated by reference herein.
Dated this /nAof 2007
ATTEST:
-(64d'
Recording Secretary
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON
MICHAEL M. DALY, CHAIR
DENNIS R. LUKE, VICE CHAIR„
TAMMY" BANRY, COMMIS If NER
Date of 1St Reading: 'day of '2007.
Date of 2"d Reading: 4:~day of 2007.
Record of Adoption Vote
Commissioner Yes No Abstained Excused
Michael M. Daly t/
Dennis R. Luke ✓
Tammy Baney
Effective date: J-Ir day of , 20013,
ATTEST:
6W,4~6XhtA-
Recording Secretary
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Exhibit "A"
Chapter 18.116. SUPPLEMENTARY
PROVISIONS
18.116.010. Authorization of similar uses.
18.116.020. Clear vision areas.
18.116.030. Off-street parking and
loading.
18.116.031. Bicycle parking.
18.116.035. Bicycle commuter facilities.
18.116.040. Accessory uses.
18.116.050. Manufactured homes.
18.116.070. Placement standards for
manufactured homes.
18.116.080. Manufactured home or RV as
a temporary residence on an
individual lot.
18.116.090. A manufactured home as a
temporary residence for
medical condition.
18.116.095. Recreational vehicle as a
temporary residence on an
individual lot.
18.116.100. Building projections.
18.116.200. Repealed.
18.116.120. Fences.
18.116.130. Hydroelectric facilities.
18.116.140. Electrical substations.
18.116.150. Endangered species.
18.116.160. Rimrock setbacks outside of
LM combining zone.
18.116.170. Solar height restrictions.
18.116.180. Building setbacks for the
protection of solar access.
18.116.190. Solar access permit.
18.116.200. Repealed.
18.116.210. Residential homes and
residential facilities.
18.116.215. Family childcare provider.
18.116.220. Conservation easements on
property adjacent to rivers
and streams-Prohibitions.
18.116.230. Standards for class I and II
road projects.
18.116.240. Protection of historic sites.
18.116.250. Wireless telecommunications
facilities.
18.116.260. Rock crushing outside the SM
zone.
18.116.270. Conducting filming activities
in all zones.
18.116.280. Home Occupations.
18.116.280. Home Occupations.
A. Home OccupationsUses Permitted
Outright In All Zones.
1. Home occupations that operate from
within a dwelling, have
characteristics that are
indistinguishable from the residential
use of a dwelling, and meet the
criteria in paragraph (A)(2) shall be
considered uses accessory to the
residential use of a dwelling.
2. Home occupations under this
subsection (A) that meet the
following criteria are uses permitted
outright under Title 18 of the
Deschutes County Code, the
Deschutes County Zoning
Ordinance, in all zones:
a. Af ed o n Is conducted
within a dwelling only by
residents of the dwelling;
b. Does not serve clients or
customers on-site;
c. Does not occupy more than 25
percent of the floor area of the
dwelling;
d. DE) not have epefatiffg
dust, glare -#las flashing lights e
that ° e doteetable off site,
neise and; Does not produce odor,
dust, glare, flashing lights, noise
smoke or vibrations in excess of
that created by normal residential
use.
e. Does not include the on-
prv~jte advertisement,
display or sale of stock in trade.
B. Types_ . The following deser-ibes the
types of i eme eeetipatiens allowed
Deschutes- CetmP-In addition to the
home occupations allowed in Section A
above, three Types of home occupations
maybe allowed with limitations on
location and intensity of allowed uses.
Type 1 allows low intensity uses and
Types 2 and 3 allow progressively
greater intensity of uses.
Exhibit "A"
-fC. Type 1. Where permitted outright, a
Type 1 home occupation does not
require a land use permit but shall be
subject to the following
lititatiens.Acriteria. A Type 1 home
occupation: is one that!
Ia. Does not require a minimum
parcel size.
2. is eafried Is conducted within
a dwelling and/or a residential
accessory structure only by
reside- ---areside.nts of the
dwelling;
4. Does not occunv more than 25
percent of the combined floor
area of the dwelling including
attached garage and one
accessory structure.
5. Does of genefate Creates no
more than five (5) YES-trips to
the site per day terthe-site for
customers or clients, including
parcel delivery services;
6e. May include employees or
contractors that work off-site;
Q. Does not produce prolonged
odor, dust, glare, flashing lights
or noise smoke, and vibrations in
excess of that created by normal
residential use;
e8. Does not involve the on-
prentisesite advertisement
display or sale of stock in trade,
other than vehicle or trailer
sign a7ea*d-
9. Does not include building, or
ground mounted signs.
10. Does not include outsides
storage of equipment or
materials used in the operation of
the home occupation.
11. Has adequate access and on-site
parking for not more than one (1)
customer, or delivery vehicle at
any given time.
12. Allows on-site one (1) business-
related vehicle or truck not
exceeding 15,000 pounds gross
vehicle weight and one (1 other
non-motorized wheeled
e ui ment (trailer) which shall
not exceed 3,000 pounds gross
vehicle weight.
13. Complies with all requirements
of the Deschutes County
Building Safety Division and the
Environmental Health Division
and any other applicable state or
federal laws. Compliance with
the requirements of the
Deschutes County Building
Safety Division shall include
meeting all building occIMancy
classification requirements of the
state-adopted building code.
14. Is conducted in such a wa y that it
is compatible with the residential
character, or in resource zones,
resource-oriented character of its
location.
15. Does not involve any external
changes to the dwelling in which
the home occupation will be
established that would give the
dwelling an outward appearance
of a business.
16. Allows for-servicing, inspecting,
loading, and or dispatching of
vehicles and equipment
incidental to the home
occupation and stored within the
dwelling, attached garage o
accessory structure.
D. Type 2. A Type 2 home occupation
may be allowed as a condtional use
with an approved conditional use
permit subject to the approval criteria
below. A Type 2 home occupation is
not subject to the approval criteria
for a conditional use permit in DCC
Chapter 18.128.01.5 or a site plan
review under DCC Chapter 18.124.
2 home oeeupa4ions may be allowed
as eenditional uses with an appfeve
eenditiena; rase-pefmit.-c.,~use-s
Type 2 home occupations are subject
to the standards of the zone in which
the home occupation will be
established and Uie following .
A Type 21 home eeeupation is HE)
subaeFt to the approval eriter-i f
Exhibit "A"
e0fiditie" --pertnit in PGG
Ghaptei- 18.128 or site p!
18.124.__ A Type
2 home occupation is one Met:
al. Is conducted from a property that
is at least one-half (1/2) acre in
size.
2.1} GIs conducted within
a dwelling and/or an accessory
building stricture by residents of
the dwelling and no more than
two (2) employees who report to
the property for work.
3. May include employees or
contractors that work off site.
d4. Does not occupy more than 25
percent, up to a maximum of
1,500 square feet, of the
combined floor area of the
dwelling, including attached
garage; and one (1) aeeessei:}
accesso structure. The
that ean be devoted to a Type 2
heme eeeupatien is 1,500 square
feet.
d5. M4y_h3eladeineludes on-site
sales of products associated with
the home occupation that are
incidental and subordinate to the
home occupation.
e6. Creates no more than ten (10)
business-related vehicle trips to
the site per day by employees,
customers or clients, and parcel
delivery services.
17. Has adequate access and-and on-
site parking ' . }eI S an
ettstefnefs-J'Or not more than four
(4) customer and employee, or
delivery vehicles at any given
time.
g8. Is limited to the hours of 8:00
a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday
through Friday, for operation.
139. Does not involve any external
changes to the dwelling or the
accessory buildi ig- stnicture in
which the home occupation will
be established that would give
any building an outward
appearance of a business. Any
sueh aiteffltions heave been
feviewed and appfeved by the
Besehutes Ce my Plannin
Divisien.
i 10. Does not use inater-ials
fneehanie l equipment hieh
will be detrimental -to the
,
eder, light--intefferenee with
otherfaetors: Does not produce
prolonged odor, dust, glare
flashing lights, noise, smoke, or
vibrations in excess of that
created by normal residential
use.
j H . Complies with all requirements
of the Deschutes County
Building Safety Division and the
Environmental Health Division
and any other applicable state or
federal laws. Compliance with
the requirements of the
Deschutes County Building
Safety Division shall include
meeting all building occupancy
classification requirements of the
state-adopted building code.
k12. May have one (1) sign,
ground-mounted or wall-
mounted, as defined in DCC
Chapter 15.08, that is no more
than three (3) square feet in area,
non-illuminated„ The _ffound-
mounted sign and support shall
not exceed 6 feet in height and is
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Exhibit "A"
located on the property from
incidental to the home
which the home occupation will
occupation and stored within the
operate. Such signs do not
dwelling, attached garage or
require a sign permit under DCC
accessory structure.
Chapter 15.08, Signs.
21n. The following uses afe net
113. May be subject to an annual
aflewed--as 4)Te 2 hem
inspection, as a condition of an
eeetipationsDoes not include the
approval, to ensure compliance
following activities:
with the requirements of this
ia. Repair, towing, or
section and the conditions of an
storage of motorized
approved conditional use permit.
vehicles and equipment,
14. Allows on-site one (1) business-
including but not limited to
related vehicle or truck not
automobiles, trucks, trailers,
exceeding 15,000 pounds gross
recreational vehicles, and
vehicle weight and one (1) other
boats.
non-motorized wheeled trailer
iib. Detailing, painting, and
which shall not exceed 10,00 0
upholstery of motorized
pounds gross vehicle weight.
vehicles.
n315. May Does not include
iiic. Businesses that store and
outside storage of equipment or
use vehicles with a gross
materials used in operation of the
vehicle weight rating of
home occupation.
greater than or equal to
16. Is conducted in such a way that it
15,000 pounds or equipment
is compatible with the residential
with an operating weight
character, or in resource zones
greater than or equal to
resource-oriented character of its
310,000 pounds.
location..
iN~d. Appliance repair.
17. All employee, customer and
ve. Welding or machine
delivery vehicle parking spaces
shop.
shall be on-site and shall be
located outside of the required
E3. Type 3. Type 3 home occupations
zone setbacks.
may be allowed as conditional uses
18. Any structure on the property
with an approved conditional use
where the home occupation is
per nt.ekpermit. Such uses are
conducted shall be of a We
subject to the standards of the zone in
normally associated with the
which the home occupation will be
zone where it is located.
established,
19. Does not include structural
el-in DCC E#apte_r Section
alterations affecting the
18.128.015, and the following
residential appearance of a
limitations. A lope 3-heme
building to accommodate the
oeeupatiaii is not subjeet to site plaii
home occupation except when
review under DCC Chapter 18.124.
otherwise required by law, and,
-A Type 3 home occupation-i&--one
then., only after the plans for
that:
such alterations have been
1. Is conducted from a property that
reviewed and approved by the
is at least one-half (1/2) acre in
Deschutes County Planning
size.
Division.
2a. Is conducted in such a way that it
20. Allows servicing, inspecting,
is compatible with the residential
loading, and or dispatching of
character, or in resource zones,
vehicles and equipment
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Exhibit "A"
resource-oriented character of its
location.
3b. Is earried on.1s conducted within
a dwelling and/or an accessory
building structure by membe
the-€amily{-who reside in
residents of the dwelling and no
more than two (2) employees
who report to the property for
work. May have a maximum of
five 5) employees at the home
occupation located on property
in an EFU, MUA10, or RRIO
zone and that is at least 10 acres
in size.
4. May include employees or
contractors that work off site.
pf:epefty t--is-jeaat
EFU Fefest N4.UAInsof RRIO
Zone and that at least 10 aeres
i,., not than may
fnere 111 JlL°
the Pfepefty fee weds.
5e. Does not occupy more than 35
percent of the combined floor
area of the dwelling, including
an attached garage; and one (1)
accessory4mi4ding, structure.
d6. May ilncludes on-site sales of
products associated with the
home occupation that are
incidental and subordinate to the
home occupation.
e7.
u fr-equeney that will
eausa-iceturbanec Of
. enee to near-by land
ean-eCreates no more than
twenty (20) business-related
vehicle trips to the site per day
by employees, customers or
clients, including parcel delivery
services.
A. Has adequate access and on-site
parking for not more than five
(5) customer, employee, or
delivery vehicles at any given
time. Vehicles used by the
operator- to eenduetthe-heme
ehi le weight o 15,000
Y.
pounds Faust be aFlied
sereened-aeeerding to tho
regttiraments of DGC
g_9. Is limited to the hours and days
of operation proposed by an
applicant and approved with a
conditional use permit.
#10.-Does not involve any
external changes to the dwelling
or accessory structure in which
the home occupation will be
established that would give the
dwelling an outward appearance
of a business. ^ °tftiet fe °
the-prepefty where the h~ee
of a 3e ne -associated
with the zone where it is leeated.
a€=eeting the residential
allowed to aeeemmeda4e the
er-equifed by law, and
alterations have been ed
mid appfeved by the Desehtite~
rte. nt" nl„ . n:,
M.Does not use materials er
will be detrimental to the
adjoining r-esidenees beeause E)
"'tbf84ion, -fle+s , dos+ smoke,
€aeters. Does not produce
prolonged odor, dust, glares
flashing lights, noise smoke, or
vibrations in excess of that
created by normal residential
use.
j. Complies with all requirements
of the Deschutes County
Building Safety Division and the
Environmental Health Division
Exhibit "A"
and any other applicable state or
federal laws. Compliance with
the requirements of the
Deschutes County Building
Safety Division shall include
meeting all building occupancy
classification requirements of the
state-adopted building code.
k13.-May have one (1) sign,
ground-mounted or wall-
mounted, as defined in DCC
Chapter 15.08, that is no more
than three (3) square feet in area,
non-illuminated;. The gound-
mounted sign and support
structure shall not exceed 6 feet
in height and is located on the
property from which home
occupation will operate. Such
signs do not require a sign permit
under DCC Chapter 15.08,
Signs.
l 14. May include outside storage of
equipment and materials on
parcels approved for a home
occupation, not to be included in
the 35 percent of combined floor
area. if the subieet B t 10
]7'i't'[ttCtl"tt~
i. A-sjght-ebsearing €eitee, as
v. Intreduee
materiaals,-ineloding, but -net
15m. The heme-eesupetien
12 ineiiflis by the planning
division te ensure ea
with -ta Fequ r-ements of this
se etien-aroma--the--eerut ions
required for approval of the
use.Allows for servicing,
inspecting, loading, and or
dispatching vehicles and
equipment incidental to the
home occupation and stored
within the buffered and screened
outside area.
16. Requires review of the home
occupation approval every 12
months by the planning division
to ensure compliance with the
requirements of this section and
the conditions required for
approval of the use.
17.Conducts all home occupation
activities within one or more
structures on the propea that
are of a type normally associated
with the zone where it is located.
18. Locates all employee, customer
and delivery vehicle parking
spaces on-site and outside of the
required zone setbacks.
19. Parks all vehicles used by the
operator to conduct the home
occupation that have a gross
vehicle weight of 1.5,000 or more
pounds in a. Wage, an accessory
structure or within a screened
area according to the
requirements of DCC
1.8.1 16.280(E)(21)(a through
Lei.
20. No structural alteration affecting
the residential appearance of a
building shall be allowed to
accommodate the home
occupation except when
otherwise required by law, and
then only after the plans for such
alterations have been reviewed
and approved by the Deschutes
County Planning Division.
21. Includes no outside storage
unless the subject property is 10
or more acres in size and the
storage is setback a minimum of
20 feet from all property lines,
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Exhibit "A"
and is maintained to screen
materials and equipment from
residences on adjacent
properties. The form of
screening may include, but is not
limited to:
a. A sight-obscuring fence, as
defined in DCC 18.04.030.
b. Intervening tree cover.
c. Topography.
d. Existing buildings on site.
e Introduced landscape
materials, including, but not
limited to, trees and/or shrubs on
an earthen berm.
(Ord 2007-021 § 1, 2007; Ord 2004-002 § 24,
2004)