Land Use Ordinance (LUO) (Zoning Ordinance)

This web version of the Tillamook County Land Use Ordinance (LUO) is provided for the convenience of the public. The official version is available at the Tillamook County Department of Community Development, 1501-B Third Street, Tillamook, OR 97141. Tillamook County cannot be held responsible for differences between this web version and the official version of the LUO. Zoning Maps are available online utilizing the Tillamook County Interactive Web Map, then locate the corresponding zone listed below. 

Tillamook County Interactive Web Map - May be used find your zoning. This is NOT the official Zoning map for Tillamook County.

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Article 1 - Introduction and General Provisions

  • 1.010 Title
  • 1.020 Purpose
  • 1.030 Compliance with Ordinance Provisions
  • 1.040 Penalties
  • 1.060 Interpretation
  • 1.070 Severability
  • 1.080 Background
  • 1.090 Adoption

Article 2 - Provisions For Zones

  • 2.010 Establishment of Zones
  • 2.020 Location of Zones
  • 2.030 Zone Boundaries
  • 2.040 Authorization of Similar Uses

Article 3 - Zone Regulations

RESOURCE ZONES

RESIDENTIAL ZONES

COMMERCIAL ZONES

INDUSTRIAL ZONES

RECREATIONAL/RESORT ZONES

ESTUARY ZONES

UNINCORPORATED COMMUNITY ZONES

OCEANSIDE ZONES

NESKOWIN ZONES

PACIFIC CITY/WOODS ZONES

NETARTS ZONES

OVERLAY ZONES

  • 3.500 Overlay Zones
  • 3.505 UFO Utilities Facility Overlay
  • 3.510 FH Flood Hazard Overlay
  • 3.515 SWO Scenic Waterway Overlay
  • 3.520 PD Planned Development Overlay
  • 3.525 CR Coast Resort Overlay
  • 3.530 BD Beach and Dune Overlay
  • 3.545 SH Shoreland Overlay
  • 3.550 FW Freshwater Wetlands Overlay
  • 3.555 MA Mineral and Aggregate Resources Overlay
  • 3.560 TAO Tillamook Airport Obstruction
  • 3.565 PAO Pacific City Airport Obstruction Overlay Zone
  • 3.570 Nesk-CH Neskowin Coastal Hazards Overlay Zone
  • 3.575 NT-PRD Netarts Planned Residential Development Overlay Zone
  • 3.580 TH Tsunami Hazard Overlay Zone

Article 4 - Development Standards

  • 4.000 General Requirements
  • 4.005 Residential and Commercial Zone Standards
  • 4.010 Clear-Vision areas
  • 4.020 Signs
  • 4.021 Off-Site Advertising Sign Standards
  • 4.030 Off-Street Parking and Off-Street Loading Requirements
  • 4.040 General Provisions regarding Accessory Uses
  • 4.060 Access
  • 4.070 Dual Use of Required Open Space
  • 4.080 Distance Between Buildings
  • 4.100 General Exceptions to Lot Size Requirements
  • 4.110 Exceptions to Yard Setback Requirements
  • 4.120 General Exceptions to Building Height Limitations
  • 4.130 Development Requirements for Geologic Hazard Areas
  • 4.140 Requirements for Protection of Water Quality and Streambank Stabilization
  • 4.150 Demolitions or Alterations of Historic Structures
  • 4.160 Protection of Archeological Sites
  • 4.170 Mixed Use Development (MUD)
  • 4.180 Home Occupation Performance Standards

Article 5 - Special Use Standards and Exceptions

  • 5.010 Mobile Home, Manufactured Home and Recreational Vehicle Siting Criteria
  • 5.020 Mobile and Manufactured Home Park Standards
  • 5.030 Recreational Campground Standards
  • 5.040 Primitive Campground Standards
  • 5.050 General Exceptions for the Location of Recreational Vehicles and Mobile and Manufactured Homes
  • 5.070 Temporary Uses
  • 5.080 Garage Sales
  • 5.090 Special Requirements for Mobile Homes
  • 5.100 Neskowin Erosion Control and Stormwater Management
  • 5.110 Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) Standards

Article 6 - Conditional Use Procedures and Criteria

  • 6.010 Purpose
  • 6.020 Procedure
  • 6.030 General Requirements
  • 6.040 Review Criteria
  • 6.050 Health Hardship Provisions
  • 6.060 Wetlands Restoration, Enhancement or Creation of Land Subject to Exclusive Farm Use Zoning Designation
  • 6.070 Conditions of Approval
  • 6.080 Compliance with Conditions
  • 6.090 Time Limit

Article 7 - Nonconforming Uses and Structures

  • 7.010 Purpose
  • 7.020 Nonconforming Uses and Structures

Article 8 - Variance Procedures and Criteria

  • 8.010 Purpose
  • 8.020 Procedure
  • 8.030 Review Criteria
  • 8.040 Energy Considerations
  • 8.050 Conditions of Approval
  • 8.060 Compliance with Conditions
  • 8.070 Time Limit

Article 9 - Amendment

  • 9.010 Authorization to Initiate Amendments
  • 9.020 Map Amendment Procedure and Criteria
  • 9.030 Text Amendment Procedure
  • 9.040 Transportation Planning Rule Compliance

Article 10 - Development Approval Procedures

  • 10.010 Purpose and Applicability
  • 10.020 Applications
  • 10.030 Pre-Application Conference
  • 10.040 Review Types
  • 10.050 General Noticing Requirements
  • 10.060 Type I Procedures
  • 10.070 Type II Procedures
  • 10.080 Type II Procedures
  • 10.090 Type IV Procedures
  • 10.100 Appeal of Type I or Type II Decision
  • 10.110 Appeal of Type III Decision
  • 10.120 Appeal of Type IV Decision
  • 10.130 Remands

Article 11 - Definitions

  • 11.010 Definitions
  • 11.020 Applicability
  • 11.030 Generally Applied Definitions

 

CODE MODERNIZATION PROJECT ADOPTION DATE OF MAY 27, 2015:
The amendments reflected throughout the Tillamook County Land Use Ordinance and listed in the conversion table are the result of the 2015 Tillamook County Code Modernization Project, a Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD) technical assistance grant funded project that updated key provisions of the Tillamook County Land Use Ordinance (TCLUO) to conform to current state statutes and administrative rules, update requirements and procedures to be consistent with current practices and to achieve desired outcomes, and to generally improve the structure and content of the Tillamook County Land Use Ordinance.

Section number conversion table

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