40.240.470    Dimensional Standards

The following dimensional standard provisions shall apply to lands zoned Gorge Large-Scale or Small-Scale Agriculture, or Gorge SMA Agriculture unless otherwise noted herein. In the event of conflict between other Title 40 chapters and this chapter, the provisions of this chapter shall prevail.

A.    All new land divisions shall comply with Section 40.240.370 and all applicable county regulations. Newly created lots shall comply with the following minimum lot size requirements:

1.    Gorge Large-Scale Agriculture 80 (GLSA-80), eighty (80) acres.

2.    Gorge Large-Scale Agriculture 40 (GLSA-40), forty (40) acres.

3.    Gorge Small-Scale Agriculture (GSA), twenty (20) acres, except as provided in subsection (A)(5) of this section.

4.    Gorge SMA Agriculture (GSA), forty (40) acres for a new residence. New land divisions shall be permitted in the SMA only when the creation of new parcels facilitates federal acquisition of lands to achieve the policies of the overall Management Plan.

5.    On lands designated Large-Scale or Small-Scale Agriculture that include deer and elk winter range or turkey habitat, new parcels shall be forty (40) acres or larger.

B.    Minimum lot width of six hundred sixty (660) feet for newly created lots.

C.    No minimum lot depth requirement.

D.    Minimum front setback of fifty (50) feet for all buildings from public road right-of-way or private road easement.

E.    Minimum side setback of two hundred (200) feet for all residential buildings, and twenty-five (25) feet for nonresidential buildings.

F.    Minimum street side setback of twenty-five (25) feet for all buildings.

G.    Minimum rear setback of two hundred (200) feet for all residential buildings, and twenty-five (25) feet for nonresidential buildings.

H.    Setbacks shall also comply with provisions of Sections 40.240.130 and 40.240.150.

I.    Maximum height restriction of thirty-five (35) feet for residential structures, unless superseded by scenic review criteria of Section 40.240.800 or 40.240.810.

J.    Where larger setbacks are not required by Section 40.240.130, parcels which are nonconforming as to minimum lot size or width and depth requirements may observe building setbacks of fifty (50) feet from all property lines except side setbacks adjacent to streets, which may observe building setbacks of twenty-five (25) feet.

(Amended: Ord. 2006-05-04; Ord. 2021-12-02)