OAR 660-046-0020: Definitions

As used in this division, the definitions in ORS 197.015 and ORS 197.758 apply, unless the context requires otherwise. In addition, the following definitions apply: (1) “A Local Government That Has Not Acted” means a Medium or Large City that has not adopted acknowledged land use regulations that are in compliance with ORS 197.758 and this division. (2) “Cottage Cluster” means a grouping of no fewer than four detached dwelling units per acre with a footprint of less than 900 square feet each that includes a common courtyard. A Medium or Large City may allow Cottage Cluster units to be located on a single Lot or Parcel, or on individual Lots or Parcels. (3) “Department” means the Department of Land Conservation and Development. (4) “Design Standard” means a standard related to the arrangement, orientation, materials, appearance, articulation, or aesthetic of features on a dwelling unit or accessory elements on a site. Design standards include, but are not limited to, standards that regulate entry and dwelling orientation, façade materials and appearance, window coverage, driveways, parking configuration, pedestrian access, screening, landscaping, and private, open, shared, community, or courtyard spaces. (5) “Detached single-family dwelling” means a detached structure on a Lot or Parcel that is comprised of a single dwelling unit. (6) “Duplex” means two attached dwelling units on a Lot or Parcel. A Medium or Large City may define a Duplex to include two detached dwelling units on a Lot or Parcel. (7) “Goal Protected Lands” means lands protected or designated pursuant to any one of the following statewide planning goals: (a) Goal 5 Natural Resources, Scenic and Historic Areas, and Open Spaces; (b) Goal 6 Air, Water and Land Resource Quality; (c) Goal 7 Areas Subject to Natural Hazards; (d) Goal 9 Economic Development; (e) Goal 15 Willamette River Greenway; (f) Goal 16 Estuarine Resources; (g) Goal 17 Coastal Shorelands; and (h) Goal 18 Beaches and Dunes. (8) “Large City” means a city with a certified Portland State University Population Research Center estimated population of 25,000 or more or a city with a population over 1,000 within a metropolitan service district. A Large City includes unincorporated areas of counties within a metropolitan service district that are provided with sufficient urban services as defined in ORS 195.065. Sufficient urban services means areas that are within an urban service district boundary. (9) “Lot or Parcel” means any legally created unit of land. (10) “Master Planned Community” means a site that is any one of the following: (a) Greater than 20 acres in size within a Large City or adjacent to the Large City within the urban growth boundary that is zoned for or proposed to be Zoned For Residential Use, and which is not currently developed with urban residential uses, for which a Large City proposes to adopt, by resolution or ordinance, a master plan or a plan that functions in the same manner as a master plan; (b) Greater than 20 acres in size within a Large City or adjacent to the Large City within the urban growth boundary for which a Large City adopted, by resolution or ordinance, a master plan or a plan that functions in the same manner as a master plan after the site was incorporated into the urban growth boundary; or (c) Added to the Large City’s urban growth boundary after January 1, 2021 for which the Large City proposes to adopt, by resolution or ordinance, a master plan or a plan that functions in the same manner as a master plan. (11) “Medium City” means a city with a certified Portland State University Population Research Center estimated population more than 10,000 and less than 25,000 and not within a metropolitan service district. (12) “Middle Housing” means Duplexes, Triplexes, Quadplexes, Cottage Clusters, and Townhouses. (13) “Model Code” means the applicable Model Code developed by the Department and contained in the exhibits in OAR 660-046-0010(4). (14) “Quadplex” means four attached dwelling units on a Lot or Parcel. A Large City may define a Quadplex to include any configuration of four detached or attached dwelling units on one Lot or Parcel. (15) “Siting Standard” means a standard related to the position, bulk, scale, or form of a structure or a standard that makes land suitable for development. Siting standards include, but are not limited to, standards that regulate perimeter setbacks, dimensions, bulk, scale, coverage, minimum and maximum parking requirements, utilities, and public facilities. (16) “Sufficient Infrastructure” means the following level of public services to serve new Triplexes, Quadplexes, Townhouses, or Cottage Cluster development: (a) Connection to a public sewer system capable of meeting established service levels; (b) Connection to a public water system capable of meeting established service levels; (c) Access via public or private streets meeting adopted emergency vehicle access standards to a city’s public street system; and (d) Storm drainage facilities capable of meeting established service levels for storm drainage. (17) “Townhouse” means a dwelling unit that is part of a row of two or more attached dwelling units, where each unit is located on an individual Lot or Parcel and shares at least one common wall with an adjacent dwelling unit. (18) “Townhouse Project” means one or more townhouse structures constructed, or proposed to be constructed, together with the development site where the land has been divided, or is proposed to be divided, to reflect the Townhouse property lines and the any commonly owned property. (19) “Triplex” means three attached dwelling units on a Lot or Parcel. A Large City may define a Triplex to include any configuration of three detached or attached dwelling units on one Lot or Parcel. (20) “Zoned for Residential Use” means a zoning district in which residential dwellings are the primary use and which implements a residential comprehensive plan map designation.