40.240.660    Review Uses with Additional Approval Criteria – Residential Land

The following uses may be allowed on lands in the GMA zoned Gorge Residential subject to compliance with Sections 40.240.800 through 40.240.900, and Section 40.240.670:

A.    Accredited child care centers on land designated five (5) acre Residential. A child care center may be allowed in Residential zones within an existing church or community building.

B.    Schools within an existing church or community building.

C.    Expansion of existing primary or middle schools on land purchased prior to June 8, 1999. For purposes of this section, “existing schools” means public schools that existed prior to adoption of the original Management Plan on October 15, 1991.

D.    Construction and reconstruction of roads, utility facilities and railroads.

E.    Home occupations pursuant to Section 40.240.240.

F.    Fire stations.

G.    Recreation development, subject to compliance with Section 40.240.890.

H.    Community parks and playgrounds.

I.    Bed and breakfast inns in single-family dwellings located on lands designated five (5) acre residential or ten (10) acre residential pursuant to Section 40.240.250.

J.    Overnight accommodations in single-family dwellings located on lands designated five (5) acre residential or ten (10) acre residential, subject to the guidelines in Section 40.240.245.

K.    Wineries and cideries, in conjunction with an on-site vineyard or orchard, upon a showing that processing of wine or cider is from fruits harvested on the subject farm and the local region.

L.    Wine or cider sales and tasting rooms in conjunction with an on-site winery or cidery. The use shall comply with Section 40.240.240, with the following exceptions:

1.    The use may employ an unlimited number of outside employees.

2.    The wine or cider sales and tasting room may include interior and exterior space, provided the combined interior and exterior spaces shall not exceed one thousand (1,000) square feet.

3.    The interior space may be located in an existing building or in a new building or addition to an existing building constructed for the primary purpose of housing the wine or cider sales and tasting room.

4.    The exterior space may be a veranda, patio, or other similar type of structure.

M.    Small-scale fishing support and fish processing operation on parcels that are contiguous with and have direct access to the Columbia River, pursuant to Section 40.240.260.

N.    Special uses in historic buildings, pursuant to Section 40.240.310.

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