HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021 08 03 AIS for Code Update WS 8_3_21AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY Meeting Date: 8/3/2021
Meeting Type:Work Session
Staff Contact/Dept.:Mark Rust/DPW
Staff Phone No:541-726-3654
Estimated Time: 60-90 minutes
S P R I N G F I E L D
PLANNING COMMISSION
Council Goals: Encourage Economic
Development and
Revitalization through
Community Partnerships
ITEM TITLE: DEVELOPMENT CODE UPDATE PROJECT – DRAFT CODE SECTIONS
ACTION
REQUESTED:
Staff is asking the Planning Commission to provide input and ask questions on the
draft code language for Phase 2 of the Development Code Update Project.
ISSUE
STATEMENT:
The Purpose of the Development Code Update Project is to change the Springfield
Development Code to support efficient, timely, and clear development review. The
updated Development Code will support Springfield’s economic development
priorities and will honor Springfield’s hometown feel now and in the future.
At this meeting staff will present draft code language. The code sections presented
to the PC are essentially the same as the public review drafts however staff has
included track changes and comments for discussion purposes. These code sections
will be revised and finalized to develop a public hearing draft based on the
community feedback received during the community engagement. This will be an
opportunity for the Planning Commission to provide input and ask questions.
ATTACHMENTS: Attachment 1: Draft of New Code 3.2.300 Commercial Zones
Attachment 2: Draft of New Code 3.2.400 Industrial Zones
Attachment 3-7: Draft Development Standards sections 4.2.100, 4.3.100, 4.4.100,
4.5.100, and 4.6.100
DISCUSSION:
Background
Staff last presented to the Planning Commission on July 20, 2021 where we began
reviewing the draft code sections. The code sections that were covered included the
Procedures section, 5.1.100 and beginning to discuss the Industrial zone section,
3.2.400. These sections can be revisited if necessary, as additional code sections are
reviewed.
Discussion
Staff has released the public review draft sections of development code, together
with community engagement materials, for Phases 1 and 2 of the Development
Code Update Project. These draft code sections need to be revised and finalized
based on the community engagement prior to developing a public hearing draft later
this year. Staff will continue presenting the draft code sections to the Planning
Commission for discussion, input, and questions. There are areas of the code
sections that still have unresolved questions or options associated with them that
need input. Familiarizing the Planning Commission now with the draft code
sections will facilitate an easier transition to the public hearing drafts.
Next Steps
Staff has launched the community outreach phase of the project. Staff has
scheduled regular work sessions for the Planning Commission meeting through the
summer to continue to discuss the multiple sections of draft code.
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Section 3.2.300 – Commercial Districts
(NC, CC, MRC, GO)
Subsections:
3.2.305 Purpose and Applicability
3.2.310 Use Category Determination
3.2.315 Commercial Use Categories
3.2.320 Permitted Uses
3.2.325 Development Standards
3.2.305 Purpose and Applicability
(A) Purpose. The purpose of the Commercial Districts is to:
(1) Broaden, improve, and diversity the Springfield economy while maintaining or
enhancing environmental quality and Springfield’s natural heritage.
(2) Strengthen and maintain strong, connected employment centers and economic
corridors to support small, medium, and large businesses.
(3) Establish, strengthen, and maintain viable commercial centers to improve the
community’s access to goods and services.
(4) Make development decisions predictable and cost effective.
(B) Applicability. The provisions in this section apply to development in the Neighborhood
Commercial (NC), Community Commercial (CC), Major Retail Commercial (MRC), and the
General Office (GO) Districts. These districts are identified on the City’s official Zoning
Map. Properties designated within each district that contain additional standards must
comply with the provisions of the applicable district, except as may be modified by this
section. The districts serve different uses as described below.
Land Use District Location and Characteristics
Neighborhood Commercial
(NC)
This district is intended to provide opportunities for
sites to provide day to day commercial needs.
Community Commercial (CC) This district is intended to provide opportunities for
sites to provide for a wide range of retail sales, retail
service, and professional office uses. This district is
intended to include all existing strip commercial areas.
Major Retail Commercial
(MRC)
This district is intended to provide opportunities for
sites suitable for shopping centers.
General Office (GO) This district is intended to provide opportunities for
office uses as a transition, providing a buffer between
residential districts and more intensive commercial
development at the boundaries of a Community
Commercial or Major Retail Commercial district.
3.2.310 Use Category Determination
(A) For the purpose of this Section 3.2.300, uses and activities are classified into use
categories on the basis of common functional, product, or physical characteristics, as
described below.
Commented [RM1]: Check for naming consistency.
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(1) Determination. Uses are assigned to the category whose description most closely
describes the nature of the primary use. Developments may have more than one
primary use. Developments may also have one or more accessory uses.
When a use’s category is not clearly identifiable, the Director determines the
applicable use category through a Type 2 approval process. The Director will
consider the following factors to determine what use category the use is in, and
whether the activities constitute primary uses or accessory uses:
(a) The description of the activity in relationship to the characteristics of each use
category;
(b) The relative amount of site or floor space and equipment devoted to the
activity;
(c) Relative amounts of sales from each activity;
(d) The customer type for each activity;
(e) The relative number of employees in each activity;
(f) Hours of operation;
(g) Building and site arrangement;
(h) Vehicles used with the activities;
(i) The relative number of vehicle trips generated by the activities;
(j) The signage for the proposed use(s) and activities;
(k) How the use advertises itself; and
(l) Whether the activities function independently of other activities on the site.
(2) Multiple uses. When all of the primary uses of a development fall within one use
category, then the development is assigned to that use category. When the primary
uses of a development fall within different use categories, each primary use is
classified in the applicable category and is subject to the regulations for that
category.
(3) Determination of Similar Land Use. Subject to prior submittal and approval of an
application pursuant to Type 2 procedures, uses and development similar to uses
and development in Table 3.3.320 may be allowed if found by the Director to be
“clearly similar” to the uses and development allowed by Table 3.3.320. The
applicant has the burden to provide sufficient information to allow the Director to
make findings on the following criteria.
The Director must make findings that the proposed use is “clearly similar” based on
the following criteria:
(a) The use and development are consistent with the purpose of this section.
(b) When compared with the uses and development permitted by Table 3.2.420,
the use and development are similar to one or more of these uses and
development based on an analysis of the:
(i) Goods or services traded from the site;
(ii) Bulk, size, and operating characteristics of the proposed use and
development; and
(iii) Parking demand, customer types and traffic generation.
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(c) The use and development comply with the other applicable provisions of this
Section.
Similar use determinations that are not “clearly similar” because they do not meet the
standards above, must be made in conformance with the procedures in Springfield
Development Code 5.11.100, Interpretations.
3.2.315 Commercial Use Categories
(A) Retail Sales and Service
The code provides for three types of Retail Sales and Service uses. The three types
include automobile dependent uses; automobile oriented uses; and non-automobile
dependent or oriented uses. The distinctions are specified below.
(1) Automobile-dependent use. Uses where automobiles and/or other motor vehicles are
served by the use and the use would not exist without them, such as vehicle repair,
gas station, car wash, or auto and truck sales.
(2) Automobile-oriented use. Uses where automobiles and/or other motor vehicles are
an integral part of the use, such as drive-up, drive-in, and drive-through facilities.
(3) Non-automobile dependent or oriented use. Retail Sales and Service uses that do
not qualify as automobile dependent or automobile oriented.
(B) Eating and Drinking Establishment
(1) Eating and Drinking Establishment uses include but are not limited to: restaurants,
cafes, and similar types of land uses that prepare and serve edible goods for
consumption by the customer including beverage service.
(C) Offices and Clinics
(1) Office and clinic uses include but are not limited to: a wide range of business and
professional offices; and medical clinics and offices. Examples of these uses include
doctor, dentist, chiropractor, optometrist, research, processing, and laboratory
facilities.
(D) Warehouse and Wholesale sales
(1) Warehouse and Wholesale sales uses include the wholesale storage or movement
of goods by a company for themselves or other firms. Goods are generally delivered
to other firms or the final consumer, except for some will-call pickups. There is little
on-site sales activity with the customer present. Wholesale Sales refers to the sale,
lease, or rent of products primarily intended for industrial, institutional, or commercial
businesses. The uses emphasize on-site sales or order taking and often include
display areas. Businesses may or may not be open to the general public, but sales to
the general public are limited as a result of the way in which the firm operates.
Products may be picked up on site or delivered to the customer.
Commented [RM2]: Discuss the difference between these to
options with Kristina and Jim D.
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(2) Examples of Warehouse and Wholesale sales uses include but are not limited to:
regional distribution headquarters including storage, wholesale warehouses used by
retail stores such as furniture and appliance stores; household moving and general
freight storage; cold storage plants, including frozen food lockers; wholesale
distribution centers; truck/ freight terminals; bus barns; parcel delivery services;
major post offices; grain terminals; and the stockpiling of sand, gravel, or other
aggregate materials. Additionally, wholesale sales includes sale or rental of
machinery, equipment, heavy trucks, building materials, special trade tools, welding
supplies, machine parts, electrical supplies, janitorial supplies, restaurant equipment,
and store fixtures; mail order houses; and wholesalers of food, clothing, auto parts,
building hardware, and office supplies.
(3) Exceptions
(a) Uses that involve the transfer or storage of solid or liquid wastes are classified
as Waste-Related uses.
(b) Uses that engage primarily in sales to the general public are classified as Retail
Sales and Service.
(c) Uses that engage in sales on a membership basis are classified as Retail
Sales and Service.
(E) Secondary Use
(1) Secondary Use means a use that is integrated with the primary use, is not stand
alone, and is not permitted in the absence of a primary use.
(F) Accessory Use
(1) Accessory Use means a use that is subordinate to the primary use.
3.2.320 Permitted Uses
(A) The land uses listed in Table 3.2.420 are permitted in each of the applicable districts,
subject to the provisions of this section.
Table 3.2.320 Permitted Uses
Land Use Commercial District Special Use
Standards NC CC MRC GO
Commercial
Retail Sales and Service (non-
automobile dependent/oriented)
P* P P P* Sec. 4.7.230
and 4.7.235
*Retail Sales and Service
(automobile dependent)
N P P N See new
section…
*Retail Sales and Service
(automobile oriented)
N P P N See new
section…
*Marijuana Business: marijuana
retail outlet (recreational or medical)
N P P N Sec. 4.7.177
*Recreation Facilities P P P N Sec. 4.7.205
Commented [KK3]: I think these are criteria instead of factors,
because we wouldn't allow a use that doesn't comply with other
applicable provisions of the chapter under (c), as long as (a) and (b)
were met.
criteria = all must be met
factors = ambiguous about whether all apply or only one or more ‐
so I would stay away from factors on its own (use language like
"one or more of the following factors," or "the following factors,
based on totality of the circumstances," that gives context on how
to weigh factors.)
Commented [KK4]: Just flagging that we will need to change
language in Glenwood prohibited uses to match this classification of
Costco, etc., as "retail sales and services"
Commented [RM5]: Work on these? Both needed?
Difference? Combine? Discuss with Jim D and Kristina K.
Commented [MR6]: See Section 4.7.115
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Table 3.2.320 Permitted Uses
Land Use Commercial District Special Use
Standards NC CC MRC GO
Eating and Drinking Establishments
(with drive-through)
P P P N
Eating and Drinking Establishments
(without drive-through)
P P P P* Sec. 4.7.145
Offices and Clinics P P P P
*Animal hospital, animal clinic, or
kennel
N P N N Sec. 4.7.110
*Garden Supply or Feed Store N P P* N Sec. 4.7.140
*Manufactured unit as a temporary
construction office, security
quarters, or general office.
P P P P Sec. 4.7.185
4.8.110, and
4.8.120
Manufactured home as a
manufactured home sales office
P P P N Sec. 4.8.115
Lodging
Hotels and motels N P P N
*Bed and breakfast P P N N Sec. 4.7.120
Hostel P P N N
Emergency housing N P N N
*RV park N P N N Sec. 4.7.220
Industrial
*Manufacture or assembly of goods
or products to be sold on premises
N P N N Sec. 4.7.145
*Warehouse and Wholesale sales N P N N Sec. 4.7.245
Residential
*Residential uses in areas
designated Mixed Use in: the Metro
Plan; a Refinement plan; or in
Mixed Use district in this code.
P P P N Sec. 4.7.210
Registered or Certified Family Child
Care Home P P P P
Transportation Facilities
Dock, boat ramp, and marinas N D N N
*Heliport or helistop N P P N Sec. 4.7.240
*Transit Station N P P N Sec. 4.7.240
Linear Park P P P P
Bicycle paths and pedestrian trails P P P P
Other
Secondary Use (as defined) P D D P* Sec. 4.7.145
Accessory Use (as defined) P P P P
Agricultural cultivation of vacant land N P P N
Commented [RM7]: Secondary uses?
Commented [RM8]: These need to be allowed as an outright
permitted use in all residential and commercial zones? Specified in
ORS 329A.440
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Table 3.2.320 Permitted Uses
Land Use Commercial District Special Use
Standards NC CC MRC GO
Public and Institutional
Private/Public Elementary and
Middle Schools
D* D* N N Sec. 4.7.195
and 5.9.110
Branch educational facilities P P P N
*Place of worship P P P P Sec. 4.7.380
*Child Care Facilities P P P P Sec. 4.7.125
Club (see definition 6.1.110) P P P N
Hospital P P P N
Community Service; includes
Governmental Offices
P P P P
High impact public utility facilities S S S S Sec. 4.7.160
Low impact public utility facilities P P P P
Communication towers, including
antennas and relay equipment
N D D N
*Wireless Telecommuncations
System (WTS) Facilities
See Sec.
4.3.145
See Sec.
4.3.145
See Sec.
4.3.145
See Sec.
4.3.145
Sec. 4.3.145
P=Permitted Use; D=Discretionary Use permit required; N=Not Allowed;
* Permitted subject to Special Development Standards.
3.2.325 Development Standards
In addition to applicable provisions contained elsewhere in this code, the development
standards listed in this section apply to all development in commercial districts. In cases of
conflicts in this section between the general standards and the area-specific standards, the
area-specific standards apply.
(A) Lot Area, Dimensions, and Coverage
The following Table 3.2.325 sets forth the commercial district lot area, lot dimension, and
coverage standards.
Table 3.2.325(A) Commercial District Lot Area, Dimension, and Coverage Standards
Development Standard NC CC MRC GO
Minimum lot/parcel size 6,000 square
feet
6,000 square
feet
6,000 square
feet
6,000 square
feet
Individual lease space
size.
15,000 square
feet maximum
N/A N/A N/A
Minimum frontage, see
(1) below
50 feet 50 feet 50 feet 50 feet
Commented [MR9]: See footnote (10) in CI zone. Add this
language to Sec. 4.7.160? “If approved in a Conceptual
Development Plan, or a Master Plan for the subject CI site, or
included in an adopted Public Facilities Plan, high impact public
facilities are subject only to Site Plan Review approval.”
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Table 3.2.325(A) Commercial District Lot Area, Dimension, and Coverage Standards
Development Standard NC CC MRC GO
Panhandle lot/parcel
minimum frontage, both
single and double
panhandles
Not permitted 40 feet Not permitted Not permitted
Maximum lot/parcel
coverage 35 percent Limited only by requirements of others Sections of
this Code
Minimum landscaping Perimeter and
interior
landscaping
area combined
coverage must
not be less
than 20% of
the total
development
area.
Minimum landscaping area established by
standards in other sections of this code.
Maximum parking,
loading, and vehicular
circulation area
coverage
45 percent Lot/parcel coverage established by standards in
other sections of this code.
(1) The frontage standard does not apply when the following are met:
(a) The lots/parcels have been approved as part of a Master Plan, Site Plan,
Subdivision, or Partition application; and
(b) Access has been guaranteed via a private street or driveway by an irrevocable
joint use/access agreement as specified in Section 4.2.120(A).
(B) Setbacks
Setbacks provide separation between commercial and non-commercial uses for fire
protection/security, building maintenance, sunlight and air circulation, noise buffering, and
visual separation. All developments must meet applicable fire and building code
standards, which may require greater setbacks than those listed in this section (e.g., for
combustible materials, etc.).
Required setbacks are measured from the special street setback in Section 4.2.105(N),
where applicable.
The following setback standards apply to all structures, except as otherwise provided by
this section.
(1) Front yard building setback
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(a) All commercial districts (NC, CC, MRC, and GO).
(i) The minimum front yard building setback is 10 feet.
(2) Parking, driveway, or outdoor storage setback
(a) Neighborhood Commercial. The minimum yard setback for parking, driveway,
or outdoor storage is 7 feet from any property line.
(b) Other commercial districts (CC, MRC, and GO). The minimum yard setback for
parking, driveway, or outdoor storage is 5 feet from any property line.
(3) Setback Exceptions
(a) There are no setbacks required for buildings in the Downtown Exception Area.
(b) Architectural extensions may extend into any 5-foot or larger setback by no
more than 2 feet.
(c) Where a public utility easement (PUE) is larger than the required setback
standard, no building, architectural extension, or above grade structure, except
a fence, can be built upon or over that easement.
Table 3.2.325(B) summarizes the above setback standards, subject to the exceptions above.
Table 3.2.325(B) Setback Standards
Development Standard NC CC MRC GO
Front setback for building 10 feet 10 feet 10 feet 10 feet
Setback for parking, driveway, or outdoor
storage
7 feet 5 feet 5 feet 5 feet
(C) Height
(1) The following building height standards are intended to promote land use
compatibility and flexibility for commercial development at an appropriate community
scale.
(a) Buildings and structures in the Neighborhood Commercial District are limited to
the maximum height of 20 feet.
(b) Buildings and structures in the Community Commercial, Major Retail
Commercial, and General Office Districts have no maximum height, except
when abutting a residential district. When abutting a residential district the
following height standards apply:
(i) The height of a structure must not exceed the height permitted in the
adjacent R-1 or R-2 residential land use district for a distance of 50 feet.
Commented [RM10]: Keep or delete? This would be true even
if we don’t state it here.
Commented [RM11R10]: Kristina K comment
This is much too broad and get into an area of private property
relationships that we do not want to govern. This should be limited
to whatever specific type of easement(s) make sense to the City to
regulate – i.e. easements that are an alternative to minimum
setbacks, PUEs, etc. Some easements may be private easements
for access or sunlight or views, that the City may not want to
enforce directly.
Commented [RM12R10]: See code section 3.4.265 note 4.
Existing language needs to be changed elsewhere too.
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(2) Incidental equipment, as defined in SDC 6.1.110 may exceed the height standard.
Table 3.2.325(C) summarizes the above height standards.
Table 3.2.325(C) Height Standards
Development Standard NC CC MRC GO
Maximum Height 20 feet No Maximum Height, except when
abutting residential districts.
When directly abutting an R-1 or R-2
district, the height of a structure must not
exceed the height permitted in the
adjacent R-1 or R-2 residential land use
district for a distance of 50 feet from the
property line.
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Section 3.2.400 – Industrial Districts
(CI, LMI, HI, SHI)
Subsections:
3.2.405 Purpose and Applicability
3.2.410 Categorizing Land Uses
3.2.415 Industrial Use Categories
3.2.420 Permitted Uses
3.2.425 Development Standards
3.2.430 Campus Industrial District – Operational Performance Standards
3.2.435 Campus Industrial District – Monitoring Uses
3.2.440 Campus Industrial District – Status of Existing Uses
3.2.445 Campus Industrial District – Conceptual Development Plans and Master Plans
3.2.450 Campus Industrial District – Design Standards
3.2.455 Business/Industrial Parks
3.2.405 Purpose and Applicability
(A) Purpose. The purpose of the Industrial Districts is to:
(1) Broaden, improve, and diversity the Springfield economy while maintaining or
enhancing environmental quality and Springfield’s natural heritage.
(2) Provide certainty, predictability, and flexibility in the development of industrial
development.
(3) Make development decisions predictable and cost effective.
(B) Applicability. This section applies to development in the Campus Industrial (CI), Light
Medium Industrial (LMI), Heavy Industrial (HI), and the Special Heavy Industrial (SHI)
Districts. These districts are identified on the City’s official Zoning Map. Properties
designated within each district that contain additional standards must comply with the
provisions of the applicable district, except as may be modified by this section. The
districts serve different uses as described below.
District Location and Characteristics
Campus Industrial (CI) This district is intended to provide opportunities for
diversification of the local economy by offering prime
sites in a campus environment for large-scale light
manufacturing firms and research and development
complexes emphasizing modern technology and
employing skilled workers in family wage jobs. The
term “campus” includes innovative building designs,
enhanced landscapes, large open spaces, and
substantial pedestrian amenities.
Light-Medium Industrial (LMI) This district is intended to provide opportunities for the
secondary processing of materials into components,
the assembly of components into finished products,
transportation, communication and utilities,
wholesaling, and warehousing. The external impact
from these uses is generally less than Heavy Industrial,
and transportation needs are often met by truck.
Commented [MR1]: Still need to add these sections.
Commented [RM2]: Check for consistency
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Activities are generally located indoors, although there
may be some outdoor storage. This designation also
can accommodate supporting offices and CI industrial
uses.
Heavy Industrial (HI) This district is intended to provide opportunities for the
processing of large volumes of raw materials into
refined materials and/or that have significant external
impacts. Heavy Industrial transportation needs often
include rail and truck. Less intensive industrial uses
that are permitted in the LMI District are also permitted
in this district.
Special Heavy Industrial (SHI) This district is intended to provide opportunities to
accommodate industrial developments that need large parcels, particularly those with rail access. Although the
primary purpose of this district is to provide sites for
heavy industries other industry is allowed.
3.2.410 Use Category Determination (Categorizing Land Uses???)
(A) For the purpose of Section 3.2.400, uses and activities are classified into use categories
on the basis of common functional, product, or physical characteristics, as described
below.
(1) Determination of Use Category. Uses are assigned to the category whose
description most closely describes the nature of the primary use. Developments may
have more than one primary use. Developments may also have one or more
accessory uses.
When a use’s category is not clearly identifiable, the Director, through an
administrative action, determines the applicable use category. The Director will
consider the following factors to determine what use category the use is in, and
whether the activities constitute primary uses or accessory uses:
(a) The description of the activity in relationship to the characteristics of each use
category;
(b) The relative amount of site or floor space and equipment devoted to the
activity;
(c) Relative amounts of sales from each activity;
(d) The customer type for each activity;
(e) The relative number of employees in each activity;
(f) Hours of operation;
(g) Building and site arrangement;
(h) Vehicles used with the activities;
(i) The relative number of vehicle trips generated by the activities;
(j) The signage for the proposed use(s) and activities;
(k) How the use advertises itself; and
(l) Whether the activities function independently of other activities on the site.
(2) Multiple uses. When all of the primary uses of a development fall within one use
category, then the development is assigned to that use category. When the primary
Commented [RM3]: From KSK‐The Springfield Comp Plan has a
note that says zoning for areas designated SHI is LMI or SHI, but will
be more specifically determined in a refinement plan or future
comp plan update. The only place designated/zoned SHI in
Springfield is the Jasper Natron area. I wonder whether it would
make more sense to set apart the SHI district in the same way as
the UHA‐E area or CI areas, with its own discussion of its special
status, rather than putting it in with the LMI and HI industrial
zones?
Commented [RM4]: Rick S. likes better. From TAC
conversation.
Commented [KK5R4]: I recommend matching the Commercial
District language with whatever you do here
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uses of a development fall within different use categories, each primary use is
classified in the applicable category and is subject to the regulations for that
category.
(3) Determination of Similar Use Category. Subject to prior submittal and approval of
an application pursuant to Type II procedures, uses and development similar to
those found in Table 3.2.420 may be allowed if found by the Director to be “clearly
similar” to the uses and development allowed by Table 3.2.420. The applicant has
the burden to provide sufficient information to allow the Director to make findings on
the following criteria.
The Director must make findings that the proposed use is “clearly similar” based on
the following criteria:
(a) The use and development are consistent with the purpose of this section.
(b) When compared with the uses and development permitted by Table 3.2.420,
the use and development are similar to one or more of these uses and
development based on an analysis of the:
(i) Goods or services traded from the site;
(ii) Bulk, size, and operating characteristics of the proposed use and
development; and
(iii) Parking demand, customer types, and traffic generation; and
(c) The use and development comply with the other applicable provisions of this
Section.
Uses that are not “clearly similar” because they do not meet the standards above,
may be allowed as a new use, according to the procedures and standards in section
5.11.100, Interpretations.
3.2.415 Industrial Use Categories
(A) Industrial Use – employment activities, including, but not limited to the use of land
primarily for the manufacture, assembly, fabrication, processing, storage, logistics,
warehousing, importation, distribution and transshipment, and research and development,
that generate income from the production, processing, handling or distribution of goods
and services, including goods and services in the traded sector as defined by ORS
285A.010.
(B) Heavy Manufacturing and Production
(1) “Heavy Manufacturing and Production” refers to the manufacturing from raw
materials, processing from raw materials, or assembly of goods. Natural, human-
made, raw, secondary, or partially completed materials may be used. Products may
be finished or semi-finished and are generally made for the wholesale market, for
transfer to other plants, or to order for firms or consumers. Goods are generally not
displayed or sold on site, but if so, they are a subordinate part of sales. Relatively
few customers come to the manufacturing site.
Commented [RM6]: Use, verses category above. From TAC.
Commented [RM7]: Discuss the difference between these two
options with Kristina and Jim D. Which on would be better? Are
they both needed? A type 1 verses a type 2 process?
Commented [MR8]: Check this reference. Needed?
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(2) Examples of Heavy Manufacturing and Production uses include but are not limited
to: lumber mills, pulp and paper mills, and other wood products manufacturing;
manufacturing and processing of metals or metal products including enameling and
galvanizing; biotechnology; manufacturing or processing of chemical, rubber, leather,
clay, bone, plastic, stone, concreate, glass materials, or related products;
manufacturing or production of food and beverage or related products;
manufacturing of textiles or apparel; woodworking, including cabinet makers; the
production of energy; and paper products or other similar materials manufacturing or
processing.
(3) Exceptions
(a) Manufacturing of goods to be sold primarily on-site and to the general public is
classified as Retail Sales and Service as found in section 3.2.300.
(b) Manufacture and production of goods from composting organic material is
classified as Waste-Related uses.
(c) Warehouse, Freight Movement, and Distribution uses are classified under the
Warehouse and Wholesale sales category.
(C) Light Manufacturing, Fabrication, and Repair
(1) “Light Manufacturing, Fabrication, and Repair” refers to the manufacturing,
processing, fabrication, packaging, or assembly of goods. Natural, human-made,
raw, secondary, or partially completed materials may be used. Products may be
finished or semi-finished and are generally made for the wholesale market, for
transfer to other plants, or to order for firms or consumers. Goods are generally not
displayed or sold on site, but if so, they are a subordinate part of sales. Relatively
few customers come to the manufacturing site.
(2) Examples of Light Manufacturing, Fabrication, and Repair uses include but are not
limited to: manufacturing, fabrication, or repair of appliances, electronic equipment,
furniture, signs, and similar goods; fabrication of metal or metal products;
manufacturing, assembly, or repair of machinery, equipment, instruments,
biotechnology; manufacturing of apparel or other finished goods made from canvas,
cloth, fabrics, feathers, felt, leather, textiles, wool, yarn, or similar materials; finished
woodworking and assembly, including cabinet makers; preparation of food and
related products including catering establishments; breweries, distilleries, and
wineries; media production facilities; and manufacturing of prefabricated or modular
structures including manufactured homes and related components.
(D) Industrial Service
(1) “Industrial Service” refers to the repair or servicing of business or consumer
machinery, equipment, products or by-products. Firms that service consumer goods
do so by mainly providing centralized services for separate retail outlets. Contractors
and building maintenance services and similar uses perform services off-site. Few
customers, especially the general public, come to the site.
Commented [RM9]: This needs work. Reword?
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(2) Examples of Industrial Service uses include but are not limited to: welding shops;
machine shops; tool repair; electric motor repair; repair of scientific or professional
instruments; storage of building materials; heavy truck servicing and repair; tire re-
treading or recapping; building, heating, plumbing or electrical contractors; printing,
publishing and lithography; recycling operations; janitorial and building maintenance
services including exterminators; fuel oil distributors; solid fuel yards; research,
development, and testing laboratories or facilities; technology development and
support centers; industrial laundry, dry-cleaning, and carpet cleaning plants; and
photofinishing laboratories.
(3) Exceptions
(a) Contractors and others who perform Industrial Services off-site are included in
the office category, if equipment and materials are not stored at the site, and
fabrication or similar work is not carried on at the site.
(b) Hotels, restaurants, and other services that are part of a truck stop are
considered accessory to the truck stop.
(E) Warehouse and Wholesale sales
(1) Warehouse and Wholesale sales includes the wholesale storage or movement of
goods by a company for themselves or other firms. Goods are generally delivered to
other firms or the final consumer, except for some will-call pickups. There is little on-
site sales activity with the customer present. “Warehouse” refers to the storage of
finished and unfinished products and materials within an entirely enclosed
building. This use may include facilities for regional wholesale distribution, if
permitted by the applicable land use district. “Wholesale Sales” refers to the sale,
lease, or rental of products primarily intended for industrial, institutional, or
commercial businesses. The uses emphasize on-site sales or order taking and often
include display areas. Businesses may or may not be open to the general public, but
sales to the general public are limited as a result of the way in which the firm
operates. Products may be picked up on site or delivered to the customer.
(2) Examples of Warehouse and Wholesale sales uses include but are not limited to:
regional distribution headquarters including storage, wholesale warehouses used by
retail stores such as furniture and appliance stores; household moving and general
freight storage; cold storage plants, including frozen food lockers; wholesale
distribution centers; truck/ freight terminals; bus barns; parcel delivery services;
major post offices; grain terminals; and the stockpiling of sand, gravel, or other
aggregate materials. Additionally, wholesale sales includes sale or rental of
machinery, equipment, heavy trucks, building materials, special trade tools, welding
supplies, machine parts, electrical supplies, janitorial supplies, restaurant equipment,
and store fixtures; mail order houses; and wholesalers of food, clothing, auto parts,
building hardware, and office supplies.
(3) Exceptions
(a) Uses that involve the transfer or storage of solid or liquid wastes are classified
as Waste-Related uses.
Commented [RM10]: Existing definition in 6.1. Also see new
draft code section 3.2.415(E).
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(b) Uses that engage primarily in sales to the general public are classified as Retail
Sales and Service as found in section 3.2.300.
(c) Uses that engage in sales on a membership basis are classified as Retail
Sales and Service as found in section 3.2.300.
(F) Waste-Related
(1) “Waste-Related” includes uses that receive solid or liquid wastes from others for
disposal on the site or for transfer to another location, uses that collect sanitary
wastes, or uses that manufacture or produce goods or energy from the biological
decomposition of organic material. Waste-Related uses also include uses that
receive hazardous wastes from others and are subject to the regulations of OAR
340-100, Hazardous Waste Management.
(2) Examples of Waste Related uses include but are not limited to: sanitary landfills,
limited use landfills, waste composting, energy recovery plants, sewer treatment
plants, portable sanitary collection equipment storage and pumping, processing of
waste, and hazardous-waste-collection sites.
(3) Exceptions
(a) Disposal of clean fill, consisting of soil, rock, concrete, brick, building block, tile,
or asphalt paving, which does not contain contaminants that could adversely
impact public health and which does not contain putrescible waste,
construction and demolition waste, or industrial solid waste, is not a Waste-
Related use.
(b) Sewer pipes that serve a development are considered a basic utility.
(c) Recycling operations are not considered a Waste Related use. They are
classified as an Industrial Service use.
(G) Corporate or Regional Headquarters – means a building or portion of a building in which
people are employed in the management or direction of a business consisting of one or
more companies, or divisions or groups of companies. This use must be directly
associated with and subordinate to a permitted use or a use allowed with a Discretionary
Use Permit on the same site.
Corporate or Regional Headquarters may be permitted as part of a large-scale light-
manufacturing use or located within a business park. Corporate or Regional Headquarters
also may be a stand-alone use. The acreage comprising standalone Corporate or
Regional Headquarters site must be applied to the 40 percent gross acre standard for
business parks. Corporate or Regional Headquarters must have at least 20 or more
employees at the time of occupancy.
(H) Secondary Use
(1) Secondary Use means a use that is integrated with the primary use, is not stand
alone, and is not permitted in the absence of a primary use.
(2) Examples of secondary uses include but are not limited to: eating and drinking
establishments; personal services such as hair stylists, beauty, fitness, spa, shoe
Commented [MR11]: Check. Needed?
Commented [MR12]: Modify existing def to this or keep
existing in SDC 6.1.100? Remove employee density requirement?
Commented [RM13]: How defined? Phil F. from TAC. What is
this intended to mean?
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repair, dry cleaning, and tailors; child care facilities primarily serving employees;
building maintenance services; industrial and professional equipment and supply
stores; financial institutions including ATM’s.
(3) Retail, wholesale and service uses, either alone or in combination, cannot exceed 20
percent of the gross floor area of a building. These uses exclude any drive-through
facility and must not primarily serve the general public. Except for ATMs, each use is
limited to 2,500 square feet of gross floor area.
(4) Child care facilities may exceed the 2,500 square foot standard in order to comply
with size requirements.
(I) Accessory Use
(1) Accessory Use means a use that is subordinate to the primary use.
(2) Examples include but are not limited to: accessory structures; administrative
professional or business offices; copying and photo developing; cafeteria serving
employees; developed recreation area or pedestrian amenities serving the
development area; storage yards or warehouses; parking lots and parking structures;
truck fleet parking; repair and maintenance areas; docks; rail spur or rail lead line;
heliports and helistops; and one dwelling unit per site.
3.2.420 Permitted Uses
(A) The land uses listed in Table 3.2.420 are permitted in each of the applicable districts,
subject to the provisions of this section.
Table 3.2.420 Permitted Uses
Land Use Industrial District Special Use
Standards **CI LMI HI *SHI
Industrial
Heavy Manufacturing and Production N D P P
Light Manufacturing, Fabrication, and
Repair
D P P P
Industrial Service P P P P
*Warehouse and Wholesale sales P P P P Sec. 4.7.245
Waste-Related N N D D
Explosives or fireworks,
manufacturing, warehouse, or
distribution.
N D D N
Corporate Office/Headquarters P(4) P P P Sec. 4.7.100
Outdoor storage directly related to an
approved use
N P P P
Automobile wrecking, or towing
service operations
N N D N
Industrial Park N P P P
Business Park P N N N
Commented [KK14]: Current code requires accessory uses to
be located within the same building as the primary use. Secondary
uses, however, could be located in separate buildings within the
same development area as long as they do not exceed 50% of total
gross floor area on the development site, under current code ‐ and
as long as secondary uses aren't constructed first. (Not totally clear
if that's what's intended by current code def. in 6.1‐110 but how it's
been applied).
Commented [MR15]: Add new Section
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Table 3.2.420 Permitted Uses
Land Use Industrial District Special Use
Standards **CI LMI HI *SHI
Slaughter house N N D N
Other
*Secondary Use (as defined) P D D D Sec. 4.7.240
*Accessory Use (as defined) P P P P Sec. 4.7.240
*Marijuana Production facility N N P P Sec. 4.7.177
*Marijuana Processing facility N P P N Sec. 4.7.177
*Marijuana Wholesale facility N P P N Sec. 4.7.177
*Marijuana Retail outlet or sales, as
primary or secondary use
N N N N Sec. 4.7.177
*Recreational Facilities N P P P Sec. 4.7.205
Bicycle paths and pedestrian trails P P P P
Linear Parks P P P P
Agricultural cultivation of vacant land P P P P
Public and Institutional
*Education facilities (schools) N D* N N Sec. 4.7.195
*High impact public utility facilities D P P P Sec. 4.7.160
Low impact public utility facilities P P P P
*Wireless Telecommunications
System (WTS) Facilities
N See Sec.
4.3-145
See Sec.
4.3-145
See Sec.
4.3-145
Sec. 4.3.145
P = Permitted Use; D=Discretionary Use permit required; N=Not Allowed;
* Permitted subject to Special Development Standards; In the SMI District, the standard is found
in Section 3.2.425(A)(1). ** Uses in the CI District must meet the operational performance standards specified in Section
3.2.430
3.2.425 Development Standards
In addition to applicable provisions contained elsewhere in this code, the development
standards listed in this section apply to all development in industrial districts. In cases of
conflicts, standards specifically applicable in the industrial district apply. In cases of conflicts in
this section between the general standards and the area-specific standards, the area-specific
standards apply.
(A) Lot Area, Dimensions, and Coverage
The following Table 3.3.425 sets forth the industrial district lot area, lot dimension, and
coverage standards.
Commented [MR16]: See footnote (10) in CI zone. Add this
language to Sec. 4.7.160? “If approved in a Conceptual
Development Plan, or a Master Plan for the subject CI site, or
included in an adopted Public Facilities Plan, high impact public
facilities are subject only to Site Plan Review approval.”
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Table 3.2.425(A) Industrial District Lot Area, Dimension, and Coverage Standards
Development Standard CI LMI HI SHI
Minimum lot/parcel size 10,000
square feet
10,000
square feet
10,000
square feet
10,000
square feet
see (1) below
Minimum frontage, see (2)
below
75 feet 75 feet 75 feet 75 feet
Panhandle lot/parcel
minimum frontage, both
single and double
panhandles
N/A 40 feet 40 feet 40 feet
Maximum lot/parcel
coverage
Limited only by requirements of others Sections of this
Code
(1) Until annexed to the City, the minimum lot/parcel size in the SHI District must be 40
acres and the minimum development area must be 10 acres.
(2) The frontage standard does not apply when the following are met:
(a) The lots/parcels have been approved as part of a Master Plan, Site Plan,
Subdivision, or Partition; and
(b) Access has been guaranteed via a private street or driveway by an irrevocable
joint use/access agreement as specified in Section 4.2.120A.
(B) Setbacks
Setbacks provide separation between industrial and nonindustrial uses for fire
protection/security, building maintenance, sunlight and air circulation, noise buffering, and
visual separation. All developments must meet applicable fire and building code
standards, which may require greater setbacks than those listed in this section (e.g., for
combustible materials, etc.).
Required setbacks are measured from the special street setback in Section 4.2.105N,
where applicable.
The following setback standards apply to all structures, except as otherwise provided by
this section.
(1) Front yard building setback
(a) Campus Industrial District.
(i) The minimum front yard building setback is 20 feet if abutting a local
street.
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(ii) The minimum front yard building setback is 30 feet if abutting a collector
or arterial street.
(b) Light Medium Industrial District. The minimum front yard building setback is 10
feet.
(c) Heavy Industrial District. The minimum front yard building setback is 10 feet.
(d) Special Heavy Industrial District. The minimum front yard building setback is 10
feet.
(2) Parking, driveway, or outdoor storage setback
(a) Campus Industrial District. The minimum yard setback for parking, or driveway
is 5 feet from any property line. In the CI district no outdoor storage is allowed.
(b) Light Medium Industrial District. The minimum yard setback for parking,
driveway, or outdoor storage is 5 feet from any property line.
(c) Heavy Industrial District. The minimum yard setback for parking, driveway, or
outdoor storage is 5 feet from any property line.
(d) Special Heavy Industrial District. The minimum yard setback for parking,
driveway, or outdoor storage is 5 feet from any property line.
(3) Other setbacks
(a) Building Setback from a R-1, R-2, or R-3 residential district.
(i) Campus Industrial District. The minimum setback for a building from a
residential district boundary is 50 feet.
(ii) Light Medium Industrial District. The minimum setback for a building
from a residential district boundary is 10 feet.
(iii) Heavy Industrial District. The minimum setback for a building from a
residential district boundary is 10 feet.
(iv) Special Heavy Industrial District. The minimum setback for a building
from a residential district boundary is 10 feet.
(b) Building setback from a CI district.
(i) Campus Industrial District. NA.
(ii) Light Medium Industrial District. The minimum setback for a building
from a CI district boundary is 10 feet.
Commented [KK17]: specify R‐1, R‐2 and R‐3 residential
districts? When it's broad, always leaves some confusion on how it
applies to mixed use zones.
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(iii) Heavy Industrial District. The minimum setback for a building from a CI
district boundary is 10 feet.
(iv) Special Heavy Industrial District. The minimum setback for a building
from a CI district boundary is 10 feet.
(c) Building Setback within the CI District from other districts. The minimum
setback for a building within the CI district from another nonresidential district
boundary is 10 feet.
(d) Building separation from other buildings within the CI District. Campus
Industrial District. The minimum building separation between buildings in the CI
district is 20 feet.
(4) Setback Exceptions & Special Circumstances
(a) Where a public utility easement (PUE) is larger than the required setback
standard, no building or above grade structure, except a fence, can be built
upon or over that easement.
(b) CI District setback exceptions. Required building setbacks and separations
may be reduced through the Site Plan Approval process without a variance
when:
(i) The building design incorporates landscaped stormwater quality facilities
within the setback area that also enhances pedestrian amenities and the
campus environment;
(ii) Necessary to protect natural assets identified in the Gateway Refinement
Plan or elsewhere in this Code;
(iii) Necessary to preserve existing healthy mature trees;
(iv) Necessary to accommodate handicapped access requirements; or
(v) Legally created lots/parcels do not meet the minimum lot/parcel size.
Table 3.2.425(B) summarizes the above setback standards.
Table 3.2.425(B) Setback Standards
Development Standard CI LMI HI SHI
Front setback for building 20/30 feet 10 feet 10 feet 10 feet
Setback for parking, driveway, or outdoor
storage
5 feet 5 feet 5 feet 5 feet
Building setback from residential district 50 feet 10 feet 10 feet 10 feet
Building setback from CI district N/A 10 feet 10 feet 10 feet
Building setback within the CI district from
other district
20 feet N/A N/A N/A
Building separation from other buildings
within CI district
20 feet N/A N/A N/A
Commented [MR18]: Delete?
Commented [KK19R18]: Yes because it reads as though there
is no setback
Commented [KK20]: Some of these are not setbacks to
exceptions but instead additional setback requirements
Commented [RM21]: Keep or delete? this would be true even
if we don’t state it here.
Commented [KK22R21]: I think you keep because this adds to
the available enforcement mechanisms: PUE restrictions that are
only stated on the plat arguably aren't enforceable in muni court.
This language would allow us to use code enforcement process to
cite building in the PUE instead of having to use circuit court for
injunctive relief.
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(C) Height
(1) The following building height standards are intended to promote land use
compatibility and flexibility for industrial development at an appropriate community
scale.
(a) Buildings and structures in the Campus Industrial District are limited to the
maximum height of 45 feet.
(b) Buildings and structures in the Light Medium Industrial, Heavy Industrial, and
Special Heavy Industrial Districts have no maximum height, except when
abutting a residential district. When abutting a residential district the following
height standards apply:
(i) The height of a structure must not exceed the height permitted in the
adjacent residential land use district for a distance of 50 feet.
(2) Incidental equipment, as defined in SDC 6.1.110 may exceed the height standard.
Table 3.2.425(C) summarizes the above height standards.
Table 3.2.425(C) Height Standards
Development Standard CI LMI HI SHI
Maximum Height 45 feet No Maximum Height, except when
abutting residential districts (see below)
Industrial District abuts an R-1 or
R-2 District
N/A The height of a structure must not
exceed the height permitted in the
adjacent residential land use district for a
distance of 50 feet from the property line.
ADD TO SPECIAL USE STANDARD SECTION AND CI LAND USE DISTRICT STANDARDS
(4) Corporate headquarters, regional headquarters, and administrative offices may be
permitted as part of a large-scale light-manufacturing use or located within a business
park. Corporate and regional headquarters may also stand alone. The acreage
comprising stand alone corporate or regional headquarters site must be applied to the
40 percent gross acre standard for business parks specified in Note (2), above.
Corporate and regional headquarters must have at least 20 or more employees at the
time of occupancy.
[NOTE] All of the additional language of SDC 3.2-424 – 3.2-450 as applicable to the CI
District specific development standards and Business/Industrial Park
standards will be included below unchanged except for formatting and minor
editing for consistency.
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From footnote 9 under use table. Include in CI specific development standards.
(9) Warehousing is permitted only as a secondary use in the following
circumstances:
(a) For the storage and regional wholesale distribution of products manufactured in
the CI District;
(b) For products used in testing, design, technical training or experimental product
research and development in the CI District; and/or
(c) In conjunction with permitted office-commercial uses in the CI District.
(d) The secondary use status of warehousing is typically determined by a square
footage standard which is less than 50 percent of the gross floor area of the primary
use. In the CI District, the number of employees at the time of occupancy may also be
used to determine secondary use standards status. In this case, the primary use must
have 20 or more employees and the warehousing use must have fewer employees than
the primary use. If the employee standard is met, the warehousing use may have more
square footage than the primary use.
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Section 4.2.100 Infrastructure Standards—Transportation
Subsections:
4.2.105 Public Streets
4.2.110 Private Streets
4.2.120 Site Access and Driveway Standards
4.2.125 Intersections 4.2.130 Vision Clearance Area
4.2.135 Sidewalks
4.2.140 Street Trees
4.2.145 Lighting Standards
4.2.150 Multi-Use Paths
4.2.160 Accessways
4.2.105 Public Streets
(A) General Provisions
(1) All public streets and alleys must be improved as specified in this Code and must be
dedicated through the approval of a subdivision plat or by acceptance of a deed
approved by the City.
(2) Functional Classification of Streets. The City’s street system consists of streets that are
classified as Major and Minor Arterial streets, Major and Minor Collector streets, Local
streets and Alleys, consistent with the Springfield Transportation System Plan (Figure
2) and the Federally Designated Roadway Functional Classification map, contained in
the Regional Transportation Plan. Local Streets include all streets not classified as
Arterial or Collector streets.
(3) New connections to arterials and state highways must be consistent with any
designated access management category.
(B) An applicant may be required to prepare a Traffic Impact Study (TIS) to identify potential
traffic impacts from proposed development and needed mitigation measures. A TIS is
required if any of the following criteria are met:
(1) Peak Hour Threshold. If a change in land use or intensification of an existing use
generates 100 or more trips during any peak hour as determined by procedures
contained in the most recent edition of the Institute of Transportation Engineers Trip
Generation Manual, a TIS must be performed by a registered professional engineer.
(2) Average Daily Traffic Threshold. If a change in land use or intensification of an existing
use generates 1,000 or more trips per day as determined by procedures contained in
the most recent edition of the Institute of Transportation Engineers Trip Generation
Manual, a TIS must be performed by a registered professional engineer.
Deleted: s
Deleted: shall
Deleted: shall
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(3) Variance and Known Issues Threshold. The Director may determine that a TIS is
necessary to support a request for a Variance from the transportation provisions of this
code or where traffic safety, street capacity, future planned facility, or multimodal
concerns may be associated with the proposed development.
(4) The nature and extent of the TIS scope is determined by the Director based upon a trip
distribution and assignment prepared by the Applicant. At a minimum, locations
impacted by more than 20 trips during the identified peak hour must be included in the
trip distribution and assignment.
(5) The Director may modify TIS requirements consistent with applicable local and regional
transportation system plans and the intent of this Code when existing conditions make
their strict application impractical or inconsistent with accepted site planning or
transportation planning principles.
(C) Minimum street curb-to-curb widths and minimum street right-of-way widths are as specified
in Table 4.2.1, unless otherwise indicated in the Springfield Transportation System Plan, an
applicable Refinement Plan, Plan District, Master Plan, Conceptual Development Plan, or the
adopted bicycle and pedestrian plan; where necessary to achieve right-of-way and street
alignment; or as needed to meet site-specific engineering standards, including but not limited
to requirements for multi-way boulevard and/or modern roundabout designs. Example street
layouts meeting minimum street standards are provided in Figures 4.2.B through 4.2.V for
illustrative purposes only. These Figures are intended to demonstrate potential street
configurations that meet the requirements.
Table 4.2.1
Minimum Street Right-of-Way and Curb-to-Curb Standards
Fig.
No.
Street
Classification
Right-of-
Way (1)
Curb-to-
Curb
Width (1)
Travel
Lanes
Travel
Lanes
Width
Turn Lane
Width
(2)
Bikeways
(3)
Planting Strip
and
Curb (4)Sidewalk
4.2
B-D Major Arterial (5) 100′/92′/84
′ 76′/69′/60′ 4 12′
14′
where
required
6′ both
sides 5′ 7′ both
sides
4.2
E-G Minor Arterial (5) 76′/68′/60′ 52′/44′/36′ 2 12′
14′
where
required
6′ both
sides 5′ 7′ both
sides
4.2
H-J Major Collector 72′/64′/56′ 52′/44′/36′ 2 12′
14′
where
required
6′ both
sides 5′ 5′ both
sides
4.2 K-M
Minor Collector –
Non-Residential Districts (6) 70′/62′/54′ 50′/42′/34′ 2 11′
13′
where required
6′ both sides 5′ 5′ both sides
4.2
N-P
Minor Collector – Residential
Districts (6)
58′/50′/42′ 38′/30′/22′ 2 11′ 13′ where
required
N/A 5′ 5′ both
sides
4.2 Q-S Local Street <15 percent slope (7) 57′/49′/41′ 36′/28′/20′ 2 10′ N/A Not required 5′ 5′ both sides
4.2
T-V
Local Street ≥15
percent slope (7) 48′/40′/32′ 36′/28′/20′ 2 10′ N/A Not
required
6” curbs
only
5′ both
sides
Deleted: shall be
Deleted: shall
Deleted: Zoning
Deleted: Zoning
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Fig.
No.
Street
Classification
Right-of-
Way (1)
Curb-to-
Curb
Width (1)
Travel
Lanes
Travel
Lanes
Width
Turn
Lane
Width
(2)
Bikeways
(3)
Planting
Strip
and
Curb (4)Sidewalk
Cul-de-sac Bulb 83′
diameter
70′
diameter N/A N/A N/A N/A
5′
around
bulb
5′ around
bulb
Alley 20′
No curbs,
18′ paving
width
N/A N/A N/A Not
required
Not
required
(1) Minimum right-of-way widths and curb-to-curb widths are listed in this order: Streets with parking on both
sides of street/Streets with parking on one side of street/Streets with no on-street parking. Where indicated, parking width is eight feet per side of street. Minimum right-of-way widths and curb-to-curb
widths listed above do not include additional right-of-way width and curb-to-curb width required to
accommodate a center turn lane or center median. (2) When a center turn lane or center median is required to address a significant volume of left-turn traffic or
other safety or site-specific engineering concerns, additional right-of-way width and curb-to-curb width is required to accommodate the turn lane and/or center median. Width of the turn lane will be not less than
the standard provided in Table 4.2.1 above.
(3) Bike lanes on one-way streets must be on the right side of the street, except in the case where a left-side bike lane would cause fewer conflicts, and people riding bicycles can return to the right safely.
(4) The planting strip and curb includes four and a half foot planting strip and six inch curb on both sides of
the street, unless otherwise indicated in Table 4.2.1.
(5) Arterial streets that are Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) facilities are not subject to the
standards in Table 4.2.1, but must meet ODOT design standards. (6) Residential land use districts are those listed in SDC 3.2.200. All other land use districts are non-
residential for the purposes of Table 4.2.1. Where opposite sides of the street are zoned with residential
and non-residential uses, the non-residential standards apply.
(7) Slope is the average slope of the development area per the calculation in SDC 3.3.520(A). Minimum
right-of-way width for local streets includes six inches behind the sidewalk for property pins.
(D) Street Network Standards—General Criteria
(1) Collector and Arterial Streets. Subject to the standards of this code, the location of
collector streets and arterial streets must comply with the Transportation System Plan,
including the Conceptual Street Map.
(2) Local Streets. The local street network, which includes pedestrian accessways and
multiuse paths, must meet the following standards:
(a) The local street network must efficiently and safely accommodate all modes of
travel including pedestrians, bicyclists, and emergency service vehicles.
(b) The local street network must not create excessive travel lengths, particularly for
pedestrians and cyclists.
(c) Streets must be interconnected to provide for the efficient provision of public and
private utilities.
(d) Streets must provide connections to and from Neighborhood Activity Centers and
other areas that attract high levels of pedestrian and bicycle traffic, or alternative
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bicycle or pedestrian facilities must provide connections where street connections
are not practical.
(e) The alignment of local streets must minimize impacts to waterways and wetlands,
and must follow slope contours where possible.
(f) The alignment of local streets must enhance the efficiency of the regional
collector and arterial street system by balancing traffic volumes on local streets to
promote optimum dispersal.
(g) The local street network must provide logical and efficient extensions of the public
street system to adjoining properties.
(3) Dead-End Streets
(a) Dead-end streets must terminate in a cul-de-sac bulb, “hammerhead,” or other
design that provides adequate vehicular turn-around areas, Public Works access,
and pedestrian and bicycle connections as approved by the Director and the Fire
Marshal. When development generates additional vehicular trips on an existing
dead-end street without a turnaround area, the development must include a
turnaround area on the dead-end street that meets the requirements of this
subsection.
(b) A dead-end street, excluding the bulb or other approved vehicular turn-around
area, must have a minimum length of 65 feet and must have a maximum length of
400 feet as measured from the nearest curb line of the intersecting street. The
right-of-way and paving requirements for cul-de-sac bulbs and other approved
vehicular turn-around areas are as specified in Table 4.2.1 of this Code, the
Oregon Fire Code, the Development & Public Works Standard Construction
Specifications, and the Engineering Design Standards and Procedures Manual.
Where streets that are planned to be through streets are partially constructed
during phased development, temporary dead-end streets with temporary
vehicular turn-around that meet the requirements for a dead-end fire apparatus
access road will be permitted with a maximum length of 600 feet as measured
from the nearest curb line of the intersecting street.
(4) Block Length and Block Perimeter
(a) Block perimeter for all street classifications must not exceed the following
maximums, except as provided or exempted elsewhere in this Code or in an
applicable Refinement Plan or Plan District:
(i) 1,400 feet in Mixed-Use Districts consistent with standards in SDC
3.2.625(E);
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(iii) 2,400 feet for multiple unit housing development subject to SDC 4.7.380 or
4.7.390; and
(iv) 1,600 feet in other land use districts.
(b) Block length must not exceed:
(i) 600 feet for local street not in industrial zones or that do not serve industrial
non-conforming or the maximum block length established in an applicable
Refinement Plan or Plan District, whichever is less;
(ii) 800 feet for multiple unit housing development subject to SDC 4.7.380 or
4.7.390 or the maximum block length established in an applicable
Refinement Plan or Plan District, whichever is less;
(iii) 1,000 feet for local streets in industrial zones or that serve industrial non-
conforming uses or the maximum block length established in an applicable
adopted Refinement Plan or Plan District, whichever is less.
(c) The Director may authorize a block length or block perimeter that exceeds the
applicable maximum specified in this Section. In authorizing a block length or
block perimeter that exceeds the above maximum lengths, the Director may
establish requirements for interim street connectivity and/or pedestrian
accessways consistent with standards in SDC 4.2.160. Where the extension of a
public street would create a block length or block perimeter that exceeds the
applicable maximum, the block length and block perimeter must be as close as
possible to the applicable maximum. The Director will authorize an exception only
if the applicant/developer demonstrates that the existence of any of the following
conditions justifies the exception:
(i) Physical conditions that cannot be mitigated necessitate a block length or
block perimeter that is longer than the applicable maximum. These
conditions may include topography or the existence of physical features,
including, but not limited to: wetlands, ponds, streams, channels, rivers,
lakes, steep grades, or a resource under protection by State or Federal law; or
(ii) Buildings or other existing development on adjacent lands, including
previously subdivided but vacant lots or parcels that physically necessitate a
block length or block perimeter that is longer than the applicable maximum,
considering the potential for redevelopment; or
(iii) Industrial development areas greater than 25 acres pursuant to an adopted
Master Plan.
(E) Street Network Standards—Needed Housing. The development of needed housing, as
defined in ORS 197.303, must meet the following street network standards, unless the
applicant elects review under the general criteria in SDC 4.2.105(D).
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(1) Collector and Arterial Streets. Subject to the standards of this Code, the location of
collector and arterial streets must comply with the Transportation System Plan,
including the Conceptual Street Map.
(2) Local Streets. The local street network must meet the following standards:
(a) New local streets, pedestrian accessways, and multiuse paths within a
development area must connect to all existing or planned local streets,
accessways, and multiuse paths, respectively, including truncated or “stub”
streets, accessways, or multiuse paths that abut the development area. For the
purposes of this Section, a planned street, accessway, or multiuse path means
unimproved dedicated right-of-way; a street or multiuse path adopted in the
Transportation System Plan; or a street, accessway, or multiuse path shown in an
approved Master Plan, Site Plan, Conceptual Development Plan, or Subdivision
Plan.
(b) Where there is an existing or planned local street or multiuse path within ¼ mile of
the outer boundary of the development area, a new local street or multiuse path
must extend to the outer boundary lines of the development area in alignment
with the centerline of existing or planned street or multiuse path. The new street
or multiuse path and existing or planned street or multiuse path are in alignment if
the angle between the projection of the centerlines of both streets is not less than
170 degrees or more than 190 degrees.
(c) Local streets spaced no greater than 600 feet apart from centerline to centerline
must extend to all undeveloped or underdeveloped land that is adjacent to the
development area, zoned or designated for residential or mixed use, and five
contiguous gross acres or larger. For the purposes of this Section,
“underdeveloped” means lots and parcels that are developed at less than half the
minimum residential density required in the underlying land use district.
(d) The number of new local street intersections with major collector or arterial streets
that provide ingress or egress to the development area must be the smallest
number necessary to ensure that not more than 100 dwelling units are attributed
to any one intersection with a major collector or arterial street, including via
existing local streets that intersect major collector or arterial streets outside the
development area. A dwelling unit is attributed to the intersection of a local street
and major collector or arterial street that has the smallest travel distance from the
centerline of the street at the midpoint of the dwelling unit’s frontage to the
centerline of the street at the boundary line of the development area.
(e) Street, accessway, and multiuse path connections to adjacent property under
SDC 4.2.105(E)(2)(a) through (2)(d) above are not required where the following
barriers physically prevent their construction: railroad right-of-way, limited access
highway or freeway right-of-way, existing development, streets that would be
unable to meet the slope standards specified in SDC 3.3.525, natural resource
protection areas listed in SDC 4.3.117(B), or Historic Landmark Sites or
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Structures established on the Historic Landmark Inventory according to SDC
3.3.920.
(f) Developments must provide fire apparatus access roads as required by and in
compliance with the Oregon Fire Code.
(3) Cul-de-Sacs and Dead-End Streets. New and existing dead-end streets and cul-de-
sacs must meet the standards for dead-end fire apparatus access roads in the Oregon
Fire Code and the following standards:
(a) Cul-de-sacs and dead-end streets that are not planned to be through streets are
permitted only when physical barriers prevent the construction of through streets
or stubbed streets that meet the local street network standards in SDC
4.2.105(E)(2), or the block length and block perimeter standards in SDC
4.2.105(E)(6). Physical barriers are railroad right-of-way, limited access highway
or freeway rights-of-way, existing development, streets that would be unable to
meet the slope standards specified in SDC 3.3.525, natural resource protection
areas listed in SDC 4.3.117(B), or Historic Landmark Sites or Structures
established on the Historic Landmark Inventory according to SDC 3.3.920.
(b) All cul-de-sacs and dead-end streets, including stubbed streets required under
SDC 4.2.105(E)(2)(a) through (2)(c) above, must meet the length standards in
SDC 4.2.105(D)(3)(b).
(c) A cul-de-sac or dead-end street that is not a stubbed street must include one or
more pedestrian accessways or multiuse path connections from the cul-de-sac or
dead-end street to an existing or planned street, accessway, or multiuse path
when the cul-de-sac or dead end street is within ¼ mile of a Neighborhood
Activity Center, as measured in a straight line from the nearest outer boundary of
the Neighborhood Activity Center to the centerline of the dead-end street at its
terminus or the center point of the cul-de-sac. The accessway or multiuse path
must be located in a manner that would shorten the walking and biking distance
from the cul-de-sac or dead-end street to the Neighborhood Activity Center as
compared to the shortest walking or biking distance without the connection.
An accessway or multiuse path is not required where physical barriers listed
under SDC 4.2.105(E)(3)(a) above prevent construction of any accessway or
multiuse path under this section, or when no accessway or multiuse path would
decrease the walking or biking distance from the cul-de-sac or dead-end street to
the Neighborhood Activity Center.
(4) Block Length and Block Perimeter
(a) Block perimeter for all local and minor collector streets must not exceed the
following maximums:
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(i) 1,400 feet in Mixed-Use Districts, consistent with standards in SDC
3.2.625(E);
(ii) 2,400 feet for multiple unit housing development subject to SDC 4.7.380 or
4.7.390; and
(iii) 1,600 feet for all other development and in all other land use districts.
(b) Block length for local streets must not exceed:
(i) 800 feet for multiple unit housing development in residential land use
districts; and
(ii) 600 feet for all residential development other than multiple unit housing
development in all land use districts.
(5) Maximum Street Grades. Street grades must not exceed 8% on major and minor
arterial streets, 10% on major and minor collector streets, and 12% on local streets.
(6) Intersections of Streets and Alleys
(a) Angles. Streets and alleys must intersect one another at an angle as close to a
right angle (i.e., 90 degrees) as possible. Street intersections must have a
minimum intersection angle of 80 degrees. All legs of an intersection must meet
the above standard for at least 100 feet from the point of intersection of the street
centerlines. No more than two streets may intersect at any location (i.e., not
creating more than a four-legged intersection) unless at a roundabout.
(b) Intersection Offsets. Intersections must be offset at least 100 feet on a local
street, 200 feet on a minor collector street, and 400 feet on a major collector or
arterial street, or the safe stopping sight distance as determined by the AASHTO
publication “A Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets,” whichever is
greater. Offset distance must be measured from the curb or edge of pavement or,
where there is no curb, to the closest curb or edge of pavement of the next offset
street.
(F) Medians
(1) General. A raised median physically deters vehicles from crossing or entering a
median area by way of a raised curb or concrete barrier. Raised medians help avoid
crashes caused by crossover traffic, reduce headlight glare distraction, prevent traffic
turning left from through lanes, provide refuge for pedestrians crossing the street, and
remove turning traffic from through lanes, thereby maintaining efficient and safe traffic
flow. Median design and installation must follow the standards in the Manual on
Uniform Traffic Control Devices and AASHTO’s “A Policy on Geometric Design of
Highways and Streets.”
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(a) In addition to the minimum street curb-to-curb and right-of-way standards
specified in SDC 4.2.105(C), extra right-of-way width for medians may be
required, through a land use decision process, to address known safety issues or
fulfill safety and operational needs as specified in this Code or identified in an
engineering study.
(b) Elongated Median
(i) An elongated median intended to deter turning movements must be a
minimum of four feet wide and no less than 150 square feet in area. Where
a raised median is required on a facility with an existing median area
between opposing travel lanes, the new raised median must be the same
width as the existing median area minus the distance from the edge line
striping required in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
Alternatively, in special circumstances where the necessary right-of-way
cannot be provided or obtained, medians intended to deter turning
movements may be as narrow as two feet wide as approved by the Director
through a land use decision process.
(ii) An elongated median intended as a pedestrian refuge must be a minimum
of eight feet wide, and no less than 150 square feet in area. Alternatively, in
special circumstances where the necessary right-of-way cannot be provided
or obtained, pedestrian refuge medians may be as narrow as six feet wide
as approved by the Director through a land use decision process.
(3) Length of a Raised Median
(a) Where medians are required to prohibit turns into a specific access, the median
must fully cover the access location plus an additional 20 feet on either end.
Modifications to median length given site specific needs may be approved by the
Director.
(b) The length of raised medians not intended for pedestrian refuge is determined
based on the storage length requirements of a turn lane as determined in a TIS,
or based on safety and operational needs of the street first and access second.
(G) Additional Right-of-Way and Street Improvements
(1) Whenever an existing street of inadequate width is abutting or within a development
area requiring Development Approval, dedication of additional right-of-way is required.
Whenever street dedication results in right-of-way that does not connect with the City
street system, a deed restriction must be recorded with the Lane County Deeds and
Records stating that the property will not be built upon until a fully improved street is
constructed to serve the property, and connect with the City street system.
(2) Whenever a proposed land division or development will increase traffic on the City
street system and the development site has unimproved street frontage, that street
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frontage must be fully improved to City specifications in accordance with the following
criteria:
(a) When fully improved street right-of-way abuts the property line of the subject
property, street improvements must be constructed across the entire property
frontage.
(b) When there is a fully improved partial-width street opposite the frontage of the
subject property, street improvements must be constructed across the entire
property frontage to provide a full-width street.
(c) Where property has frontage on unpaved street right-of-way, or where unpaved
street right-of-way extends to a side property boundary, the minimum level of
street improvements necessary to provide for the safe and efficient movement of
vehicles and pedestrians from/to the proposed development must be constructed.
(d) Where there is multiple unit housing, commercial, or industrial development at the
intersection of a fully improved street and an unimproved street, if access is taken
from the unimproved street, the unimproved street frontage must be improved.
(i) In all other cases of unimproved streets, an Improvement Agreement will be
required as a condition of Development Approval, postponing improvements
until the time that a City street improvement project is initiated.
(ii) Siting accessory structures or other structures not occupied by humans, or
changes of use which do not increase parking requirements are not be
considered development which increases traffic on the City street system;
full street improvement or an Improvement Agreement will not be required.
(3) An approved performance bond or suitable substitute in a sufficient amount to ensure
the completion of all required improvements, including the installation of sidewalks and
accessways is required prior to occupancy or Final Plat approval when necessary to
ensure compliance with a development agreement.
(4) Partial-width streets are be permitted only if both of the following approval criteria are
met:
(a) There is inadequate right-of-way to install a full-width street improvement without
changing street alignments; and
(b) The partial-width street is adequate to carry anticipated traffic loads until adjacent
properties are developed and the street is fully improved.
(5) If the developer bears the full cost of dedicating the necessary right-of-way for and/or
constructing partial-width street improvements, the developer may retain a reserve strip
subject to the following terms and conditions:
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(a) The retention of this strip does not constitute either an express or implied
agreement by the City:
(i) To require an abutting property owner to take access to the street across
the reserve strip;
(ii) To withhold approval of development and building on abutting property
unless the abutting property owner takes access to the street across the reserve strip;
(iii) That it will not or cannot prohibit access from abutting properties to the
street across the reserve strip.
(b) Abutting property owners may purchase access rights across the reserve strip by
paying to the developer a prorated share of the developer’s costs of the fully
improved street. The developer must submit actual development costs to the City
within six months following street construction. The cost of purchasing access
rights across the reserve strip must include the actual construction cost per lineal
foot, plus inflation, at a rate not to exceed five percent per year. It is not be the
City’s responsibility to record legal documents.
(H) Where a development would result in the need to improve a railroad crossing, or an
approach to a railroad crossing, the developer must bear the cost for the permitting and
improvements. When other property owners are benefited, other equitable means of cost
distribution may be approved by the City.
(I) Traffic Control Devices
(1) All traffic control signs, pavement markings, street name signs, and other traffic control
devices must be in conformance with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Manual
of Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways (including Oregon
supplements), the Engineering Design Standards and Procedures Manual, the
Development & Public Works Standard Construction Specifications, and this Code.
(2) Unless otherwise approved by the Director:
(a) The developer is responsible for providing and installing all traffic control devices
and street name signs as necessary to support the proposed development.
(b) Where a proposed street intersection will result in an immediate need for a traffic
control device, the developer bears the cost for the improvements. When other
property owners are benefited, other equitable means of cost distribution may be
approved by the City.
(J) Bus turn out lanes must be consistent with current standards in the Engineering Design
Standards and Procedures Manual.
(K) Street names are assigned as specified in the Springfield Municipal Code.
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(L) The Director may require a developer to install traffic calming measures, including, but not
limited to, speed tables and mini-roundabouts, to address public safety considerations on
roadways.
(M) Special Street Setbacks
(1) A special street setback is established in the following circumstances:
(a) A special street setback is established as provided in Table 4.2.1(A) wherever
there is: (i) partially-improved or unimproved street or alley right-of-way of
inadequate width abutting a property; (ii) right-of-way that terminates at a property
line; or (iii) right-of-way that terminates at a T-intersection with a local street
abutting the property line.
(b) A special street setback is established wherever future right-of-way is shown in
the Springfield Transportation System Plan, a refinement plan, or on an adopted
Master Plan, Site Plan, Conceptual Development Plan, Subdivision or Partition for
the width of the street shown on said plan, or as provided in Table 4.2.1(A) if no
width is specified.
(2) Buildings are not permitted within the special street setback specified in this section.
Any portion of a building lawfully established within a special street setback prior to
adoption of this ordinance is considered a non-conforming building subject to SDC
5.8.100.
(3) The special street setbacks provided in Table 4.2.1(A) are based on the functional
classification of the street as shown in the Springfield Transportation System Plan,
including the Conceptual Street Map. Where a street is not shown in the Springfield
TSP, including the Conceptual Street Map, the special setback for local streets applies.
(4) The special setback provided in Table 4.2.1(A) is measured from the centerline of the
existing or future street right-of-way as follows:
(a) Where partially-improved or unimproved right-of-way of inadequate width abuts a
property line, the setback is measured from the location where the centerline
would be if the street was fully improved.
(b) Where right-of-way terminates at the property line or at a T-intersection on only
one side of a property, the centerline is the straight line continuation of the
centerline of the abutting right-of-way until it reaches the property line on the
opposing side.
(c) Where right-of-way terminates at the property boundary on two sides, the
centerline is the straight line between the points where the right-of-way
centerlines intersect the property lines on each side.
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(d) Where right-of-way terminates at the property line on one side and at a T-
intersection on the other side, the centerline is the straight line from the right-of-
way centerline intersection with the property line to the intersection of the existing
street centerlines at the T-intersection.
(e) Where right-of-way terminates at T-intersections on two sides of a property, the
centerline is the straight line between the intersections of the existing street
centerlines at each T-intersection.
(5) Other yard or building setbacks are in addition to the special setbacks required by this
section. Those setback distances must be measured at right angles to the street
centerline specified above.
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Special Street Setbacks
Street Classification Setback Distance from the Centerline (1)
Major Arterial 50′
Minor Arterial 38′
Major Collector 36′
Minor Collector 35′
Local Street, <15 percent slope 28.5′
Local Street, ≥15 percent slope 28′
Alley 10′
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4.2.110 Private Streets
(A) Private streets are permitted within the development area of Manufactured Dwelling Parks,
Multiple Unit Housing development, and singularly owned commercial and industrial
developments.
(B) Private street improvements must meet the driveway standards in SDC 4.2.120(C) and
must be constructed as specified in the Engineering Design Standards and Procedures
Manual and in the Development & Public Works Standard Construction Specifications.
(C) The Approval Authority will require a Homeowner’s Agreement or other legal assurances
acceptable to the City Attorney for the continued maintenance of private streets.
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4.2.120 Site Access and Driveway Standards
(A) Site Access and Driveways—General
(1) All developed lots or parcels are entitled to one approved driveway access provided
by either direct access to a:
(a) Public street or alley along the frontage of the property; or
(b) Private street that connects to the public street system. The private street must
be constructed as specified in SDC 4.2.110 (private streets are not be
permitted in lieu of public streets shown on the Springfield Transportation
System Plan, including the Conceptual Street Map); or
(c) Public street by an irrevocable joint use/access easement serving the subject
property that has been approved by the City Attorney, where:
(i) A private driveway is required in lieu of a panhandle driveway, as
specified in SDC 3.2.220(B), or
(ii) Combined access for two or more lots/parcels is required to reduce the
number of driveways along a street, as determined by the Director.
(2) Driveway access to designated State Highways is subject to the provisions of this
Section in addition to requirements of the Oregon Department of Transportation
(ODOT). Where City and ODOT regulations conflict, the more restrictive regulations
apply.
(3) As determined by the Director, sites with abutting parking areas within the same land
use district may be required to provide driveway connections or pedestrian
connections internal to the sites and joint access agreements to provide efficient
connectivity and preserve public street functions and capacity.
(B) Driveways must take access from lower classification streets when development sites abut
more than one street and streets are of differing classification as identified in the
Springfield Transportation System Plan.
Driveway access to or from a higher classification street may be permitted if no reasonable
alternative street access exists or where heavy use of local streets is in-appropriate due to
traffic impacts in residential areas.
(1) Where a proposed development abuts an existing or proposed arterial or collector
street, the development design and off-street improvements must minimize the traffic
conflicts.
(2) Additional improvements or design modifications necessary to resolve identified
transportation conflicts may be required on a case by case basis.
(C) Driveways must be designed to allow safe and efficient vehicular ingress and egress as
specified in SDC Tables 4.2.2 through 4.2.5,the City’s Engineering Design Standards and
Procedures Manual, and the Development & Public Works Standard Construction
Specifications.
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Driveway Design Specifications
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Land Use Min./Max. Min./Max. Min./Max.
Single-Unit Dwellings and
Duplexes (3) (4) 12′/16′ 12′/24′ (1) 3′/3′ N.A.
Middle Housing (except
duplexes) See SDC 4.7.320-4.7.330
Multiple Unit Housing 24′/35′ (1) 5′/8′ 18′ (2)
Commercial/Public Land (4)
(5) 12′/18′ 24′/35′ (1) 8′/N.A. 18′ (2)
Industrial (6) 12′/18′ 24′/35′ (1) 8′/N.A. 18′ (2)
(1) Driveway widths and throat depths may be varied if no other reasonable alternative exists to accommodate on-site development needs and traffic safety is not impaired.
(2) Measured from the face of curb to the first stall.
(3) A driveway serving a single-unit dwelling or duplex dwelling must be paved from the edge of existing
street pavement to the property line and for a distance of at least 18 feet from the property line into
the property when abutting a paved street; these driveways may be gravel surfaced for the remainder of their length. A residential driveway abutting an unimproved gravel street may have a gravel surface
until the abutting street is paved. Permeable pavement is allowed on a residential driveway consistent
with standards in the City’s Engineering Design Standards and Procedures Manual.
(4) Off-street vehicle parking is restricted to approved driveways and parking lots, and is not otherwise
allowed between the street and primary building, consistent with Springfield Municipal Code Section 5.002(11).
(5) Driveways for commercial uses must be paved for their entire length.
(6) Driveways for industrial uses must be paved at least up to any employee or customer parking areas.
Table 4.2.3
Curb Return Driveway Design Specifications
Driveway
Throat
Depth
Minimum
(3)
Driveway Width (1) Radius of Curb (2)
Land Use Min. Max. Min. Max.
Single-Unit Dwellings and
Duplexes
N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.
Middle Housing (except
duplexes) See SDC 4.7.320-4.7.330
Multiple Unit Housing 24 feet 30 feet 10 feet 20 feet 60 feet
Commercial/Public Land 24 feet 35 feet 15 feet 35 feet 60 feet
Industrial 24 feet 35 feet 15 feet 35 feet 60 feet
(1) Wider driveways may be permitted to accommodate traffic demands and/or to improve traffic safety.
(2) Greater curb radii may be permitted where high volumes of large trucks are anticipated.
(3) Measured from the face of the curb to the first stall or aisle.
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Table 4.2.4
Minimum Separations Between a Driveway and the Nearest
Intersection Curb Return on the Same Side of the Street (1)
Street Type
Land Use Arterial Collector Local
Single-Unit Dwellings
and Duplexes
200 feet 50 feet 30 feet
Middle Housing (except
duplexes)
Multiple Unit Housing 200 feet 100 feet 75 feet
Commercial/Public Land 200 feet 100 feet 75 feet
Industrial 200 feet 200 feet 150 feet
(1) Each category of street is considered separately. Distances may be reduced in the following
circumstances: (a) Access is from a one-way street.
(b) The driveway is marked for "right-in-right-out only."
(c) The driveway is marked "exit only" and is designed to prevent left turns.
(d) In cases where an existing lot or parcel and/or use make compliance with these specifications
unreasonable, a new driveway or an existing driveway required to be relocated by this Code must be placed at the furthest point from the intersection curb return, considering both safety and
internal circulation requirements of the development.
4.2-120
4.2.125 Intersections
Intersections must be designed and constructed as specified in the Engineering Design
Standards and Procedures Manual and the following requirements.
(A) In order to minimize traffic conflicts and provide for efficient traffic signalization,
intersections involving curb return driveways and streets, whether public or private, must
be directly opposed, unless a Traffic Impact Study indicates that an offset intersection
benefits public safety to a greater degree.
(B) Streets must be laid out to intersect as nearly as possible at right angles. The angle of
intersection between two intersecting streets must be at least 80 degrees. At intersections,
each local street must be straight or have a radius greater than 400 feet for a distance of
100 feet from each intersection. At intersections, each collector or arterial street must be
straight or have a radius greater than 600 feet for a distance of 100 feet from each
intersection.
4.2-125
4.2.130 Vision Clearance Area
(A) All lots or parcels must maintain a Vision Clearance Area to provide sight distance for
approaching traffic. Vision clearance areas must be shown on Site Plans for applicable
land use applications.
(B) No screens, plantings, or other physical obstructions are permitted between two and a half
and eight feet above the established height of the curb in the Vision Clearance Area.
Items associated with utilities or publicly-owned structures—for example, poles, and signs,
and existing street trees—may be permitted.
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(C) The Vision Clearance Area must be in the shape of a triangle. Two sides of the triangle
must be property lines or a property line and edge of driveway for a distance specified in
this Subsection. Where the property lines or driveway edge have rounded corners, they
are measured by extending them in a straight line to a point of intersection. The third side
of the triangle is a line across the corner of the lot or parcel joining the non-intersecting
ends of the other two sides. The following measurements establish the Vision Clearance
Area:
Table 4.2-5
Type of Intersection Measurement Along Each Property Line
Any Street 20 feet
Any Alley 15 feet
Any Driveway 10 feet
The Director may require that the Vision Clearance Area be increased to be consistent
with the sight distance standards and requirements in the AASHTO Green Book when
safety concerns warrant the increase.
4.2.135 Sidewalks
(A) Sidewalks and planter strips abutting public streets must be located wholly within the
public street right-of-way. Alternatively the applicant may propose a design that does not
meet this standard, subject to Director approval.
(B) Sidewalks must be designed, constructed, replaced, or repaired as specified in the
Engineering Design Standards and Procedures Manual, the Development & Public Works
Standard Construction Specifications, and the Springfield Municipal Code.
(C) Concrete sidewalks must be provided according to SDC 4.2.105(C), Table 4.2.1, and the
following criteria:
(1) Sidewalks must conform to the existing or planned street grades.
(2) Sidewalks must conform to current ADA standards.
(3) Sidewalks must be separated from the curb by the planting strip. Alternatively,
sidewalks may be proposed to not meet this standard when necessary for
connectivity, safety, or to comply with street design requirements subject to approval
by the Director.
(4) New sidewalk width and type must be consistent with existing sidewalk design in the
same block, but must physically transition to comply with current sidewalk standards.
When replacing damaged sidewalk, new sidewalk must be located in the same
position as the existing sidewalk.
(5) Facilities including, but not limited to, mail boxes, water meters, valves, junction
boxes, manholes, utility poles, trees, benches, fire hydrants, signs, and bus stops
must not be located within the sidewalk, and must be removed or relocated prior to
the construction or reconstruction of the sidewalk. Alternatively, the City Engineer
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may approve an alternative design to this standard if at least five feet of unobstructed
width on arterial class streets and four feet on all other streets will remain around the
facility.
(D) Planter strips are required as part of sidewalk construction. Planter strips must be at least
four and a half feet wide (as measured from the back of curb to the edge of the sidewalk)
and at least four and a half feet long. Planter strips must have approved landscaping
consisting of street trees and ground cover allowed per the Engineering Design Standards
and Procedures Manual. Tree wells set in concrete or sidewalk areas must be a minimum
of four feet by four feet. Concrete, asphalt, or other impermeable pavement are not
allowed to substitute for landscaping within planter strips.
Planter strips less than four and a half feet wide may be permitted when necessary for
connectivity, safety, or to comply with street design requirements, subject to approval by
the Director.
(E) Maintenance of sidewalks is the continuing obligation of the abutting property owner.
4.2-135
4.2.140 Street Trees
Street trees are those trees required within the public right-of-way. The primary purpose of
street trees is to create a streetscape that benefits from the aesthetic and environmental
qualities of an extensive tree canopy along the public street system. Street trees are attractive
amenities that improve the appearance of the community, provide shade and visual interest,
and enhance the pedestrian environment. Street trees also improve air quality, reduce
stormwater runoff, and moderate the micro-climate impacts of heat absorbed by paved
surfaces. Street trees may be located within a planter strip or within individual tree wells in a
sidewalk, round-about, or median.
In order to meet street tree requirements where there is no planter strip and street trees cannot
be planted within the public right-of-way, trees must be planted in the required front yard or
street side yard setback of private property as specified in the applicable land use district.
(A) New Street Trees. New street trees must be a minimum of two inche (dbh) caliper. New
street trees must be selected from the City Street Tree List contained in Appendix 6A,
Approved Street Tree List, in the Engineering Design Standards and Procedures Manual
and installed as specified in Chapter 6 of the Engineering Design Standards and
Procedures Manual..
(B) Existing Street Trees
(1) Street Tree Retention Standards. Existing trees may meet the requirement for street
trees ( i.e., trees on the City Street Tree List specified in the Engineering and Design
Standards and Procedures Manual with a minimum caliper of two inches) if there is
no excavation or filling for proposed development within the dripline of the tree.
Sidewalks of variable width, elevation, and direction may be used to save existing
trees, subject to approval by the Director.
Existing street trees must be retained as specified in the Engineering Design
Standards and Procedures Manual. Alternatively, existing street trees may be
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approved for removal through a land use decision or in conjunction with a street
construction project based on the following street tree removal standards.
(2) Street Tree Removal Standards
(a) City removal of existing street trees within the public right-of-way is exempt
from the tree felling regulations specified in SDC 5.19.100.
(b) Existing street trees on private property cannot be removed without prior
authorization by the Director. Removal of five or more street trees on private
property is subject to the tree felling standards specified in SDC 5.19.100.
(c) Existing street trees on private property must not be removed to accommodate
additional or expanded driveways.
(3) Street Tree Replacement Standards. Any street tree proposed to be removed must
be replaced with a tree at least two inches in caliper.
(a) It is the responsibility of the City to plant any replacement tree within the public
right-of-way.
(b) It is the responsibility of the property owner to plant any replacement street tree
on private property, either as a condition of a Tree Felling Permit or when the
property owner removes a street tree on private property without the City’s
authorization. Any replacement street tree must meet the standards specified in
Subsection (A), above.
(c) Whenever the property owner removes a street tree within the public right-of-
way without the City’s authorization, that person is responsible for reimbursing
the City for the full value of the removed tree, to include replanting and
watering during the two year tree establishment period.
(C) Street Tree Maintenance Responsibility
(1) Maintenance of street trees in the public right-of-way is performed by the City.
(2) Maintenance of street trees on private property must be performed by the property
owner.
(3) Removal of street trees on private or public property does not constitute
maintenance. Any removal of street trees on private property is subject to prior
approval by the City as specified in SDC 4.2.140(B)(2)(b) above.
4.2-
4.2.145 Lighting Standards
Lighting design and placement for streets, paths, and accessways must conform to the following
design standards and the Development & Public Works Standard Construction Specifications:
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(A) Lighting must be included with all new developments or redevelopment. Existing lighting
must be upgraded to current standards with all new developments or redevelopment. The
developer is responsible for lighting material and installation costs.
(B) Upon approval by the Director, a developer may install decorative lights, as may be
permitted in this section and in the Development & Public Works Standard Construction
Specifications.
(C) Design Standards
(1) Lighting must comply with Illuminating Engineering Society, American National
Standards Practice for Roadway Lighting – RP-8-14 and applicable National
Electrical Safety Code (NESC) and National Electrical Code (NEC) standards.
(2) Intersections must be illuminated to a level equal to the sum of the average required
illuminance of the two intersecting streets.
(3) Mid-block crosswalks that are approved by the City Traffic Engineer must have two
times the illumination required for the street.
(4) Decorative poles with City-approved LED fixtures and lighting controls must be used
on all streets within the Nodal Development Overlay District and where any
refinement plan or plan district requires decorative lighting. Decorative poles may be
used on streets, paths, and accessways in any other zone at the option of the
developer as approved by the Director.
(5) City-approved LED fixtures and lighting controls must be used when lighting is
required along multi-use paths and accessways.
(6) Roadway style poles and “cobra head” fixtures with City-approved LED fixtures and
lighting controls must be used along streets in all other locations.
(7) When roadway style poles are used on arterial and collector streets in any zone
other than residential, they must be steel or aluminum. When roadway style poles
are used on local and collector streets in residential zones, they must be fiberglass,
steel, or aluminum.
(8) Where lot frontages are 80 feet or less, light poles must be located at property lines
unless approved by the Director.
(9) The weak point illumination must not be less than 0.1 foot candles.
(10) Roadway style light poles set behind sidewalks must have eight foot arm length.
Roadway style light poles set between curb and sidewalk or where no sidewalk
exists must have six foot arm length.
(11) Light pole handholes must be used instead of junction boxes. However, junction
boxes for street lighting may be utilized for street crossings or where necessary to
comply with electrical code standards cited above.
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(12) Pole Height
(a) Lights on arterial and collector streets outside of a residential zone must have a
35-foot fixture mounting height.
(b) Lights on local streets with a curb-to-curb width of 28 feet or greater and
collectors within residential zones must have a 30-foot fixture mounting height.
(c) Lights on local streets with a curb-to-curb width of less than 28 feet must have
a 20-foot fixture mounting height.
(d) Decorative light poles must be 12 feet tall. Alternatively, 16-foot tall decorative
poles may be used if approved by the Director when the required illumination
levels cannot be achieved with 12-foot tall decorative poles.
(e) Lighting on local streets must be installed on the same side of the street and on
the side of the street first constructed. Alternatively, where necessary to be
consistent with the existing lighting design and placement the Director may
approve an alternative to this standard through a Type 2 process.
(f) Light poles must not be placed on the outside of curves with less than a 1,000-
foot radius.
4.2.150 Multi-Use Paths
(A) Development abutting an existing or proposed multi-use path identified in the Springfield
Transportation System Plan (including the Conceptual Street Map), City-adopted bicycle
and pedestrian plan, or the adopted Willamalane Park and Recreation District
Comprehensive Plan must include provisions for the extension of the multi-use path
through the development area by the dedication of public easements or rights-of-way. The
developer bears the cost of multi-use path improvements.
(B) Multi-use paths that are dedicated as right-of-way or in a public easement must conform to
the Oregon Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan, the Oregon Bike and Pedestrian Design Guidelines, AASHTO guidelines, this Code, and the Engineering Design Standards and
Procedures Manual.
(C) The right-of-way or easement area for a multi-use path must include a minimum paved
area of ten feet, a minimum clear zone of two feet on both sides of the path, and any
additional width necessary to accommodate lighting required under this Section.
(D) Where a multi-use path runs parallel and adjacent to a public street, the multi-use path
must be separated from the edge of the street by a width of at least five feet or by a
physical barrier that meets the standards in the Oregon Bike and Pedestrian Design
Guidelines, AASHTO guidelines, or the National Association of City Transportation
Officials Urban Bikeway Design Guide.
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(E) Lighting for multi-use paths must be installed according to the standards in SDC 4.2.145.
Lighting must not obstruct the paved surface or two foot clear area on either side. All
lighting must be installed within the right-of-way or public easement area.
4.2.160 Accessways
(A) Accessways allow pedestrians and bicyclists convenient linkages to adjacent streets,
residential areas, neighborhood activity centers, industrial or commercial centers, transit
facilities, parks, schools, open space, or trails and paths where no public street access
exists. Accessways may also be used as a secondary emergency access. Accessways
must be dedicated as public right-of-way during the development review process.
When site constraints preclude the ability to dedicate right-of-way without impacting
setback requirements or other development standards, the Director may authorize
dedication of a public easement or may otherwise modify the standards in this Section
through a land use decision.
(B) Accessways must comply with the following design standards:
(1) Where an accessway is proposed for only bicycle and/or pedestrian travel, the right-
of-way must be 12 feet wide, with a ten foot wide paved surface of either asphalt
concrete or Portland Cement concrete. Light standards may be installed within travel
path, as long as a minimum eight foot wide clear path is maintained.
(2) Where an accessway is proposed as a secondary access for emergency vehicles or
in combination with bicycle and/or pedestrian travel, the right-of-way must be a
minimum of 24 feet wide; consisting of a 12-foot wide area paved with either asphalt
concrete or Portland Cement concrete and two additional four foot wide areas on
both sides that are turf block, grass-crete, or other similar permeable material
approved by the Director on a base of gravel capable of supporting fire equipment
weighing 80,000 pounds. Light standards must be installed outside the 20-foot travel
path, but within the public right-of-way.
(3) Illumination for accessways must be installed in accordance with SDC 4.2.145.
(C) The Director may require improvements to existing unimproved accessways on properties
abutting and adjacent to the property proposed to be developed. Where possible, the
improvements to unimproved accessways must continue to the closest public street or
developed accessway. The developer bears the cost of accessway improvements unless
other property owners are benefited. In this case, other equitable means of cost
distribution may be approved by the City. Where possible, accessways may also be
employed to accommodate public utilities.
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Section 4.3.100 Infrastructure Standards—Utilities
Subsections:
4.3.105 Sanitary Sewers
4.3.110 Stormwater Management
4.3.115 Water Quality Protection
4.3.117 Natural Resource Protection Areas
4.3.120 Utility Provider Coordination
4.3.125 Underground Placement of Utilities
4.3.130 Water Service and Fire Protection
4.3.135 Major Electrical Power Transmission Lines
4.3.140 Public Easements
4.3.145 Wireless Telecommunications System (WTS) Facilities
4.3.105 Sanitary Sewer
(A) All sanitary sewer design including supporting documentation must be prepared and
stamped by an Oregon licensed Engineer.
(B) Sanitary sewers must be installed to serve each new development within the city limits and
to connect developments to existing sanitary sewer mains.
(C) The sanitary sewer must be designed and constructed in conformance with Chapter 2 of
the Engineering Design Standards and Procedures Manual (EDSPM).
(D) The City Engineer must approve all sanitary sewer plans and proposed systems prior to
development approval.
(E) Proposed developments must provide dedication and improvements indicated in an
adopted Capital Improvements Program or Public Facilities Plan. The developer must pay
a proportional share of the cost according to adopted City Council policy.
(F) For proposed developments in unincorporated urbanizable land, the Lane County
Sanitarian must approve all septic system designs.
4.3.110 Stormwater Management
(A) Stormwater Management Regulations. By implementing the policies set forth in the
currently approved Stormwater Management Plan, provide for the effective management
of stormwater and drainage from the City into the groundwater and watercourses within
the City and its urbanizing area; minimize demand on the City’s stormwater management
system, and alleviate future costs of treating the discharge; promote water quality;
preserve groundwater and the vegetation and rivers it supports; reduce peak storm flows;
minimize public and private losses due to flood conditions; and minimize stormwater
discharge impacts on water quality and quantity and stream flow patterns, including peak
and base flows in intermittent and perennial streams, within the McKenzie River and
Willamette River watersheds.
(B) Stormwater Management Improvements – General Standards
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(1) All stormwater management system design including supporting documentation must
be prepared and stamped by an Oregon licensed Engineer.
(2) A stormwater management system must be installed to serve each new development
within the city limits.
(3) The stormwater management system must be designed and constructed in
conformance with Section (C) below.
(4) The stormwater management system must be separated from any sanitary sewer
system.
(5) Identification of Water Quality Limited Watercourses. The Director must maintain a
Water Quality Limited Watercourses (WQLW) Map on file in the Development
Services Department, which designates certain watercourses and their direct
tributaries within the City and its urbanizing area. The WQLW Map must contain
watercourses recommended by the Director. Any revision to the WQLW Map must
be approved by the City Council as an amendment to this Code. Those watercourses
and their direct tributaries included on the WQLW Map have been found to warrant
protective measures in support of the City’s response to State and federal
regulations regarding surface and subsurface discharging stormwater management
systems by satisfying the following standard:
(a) Water Quality Limited Watercourses (WQLW): Waters of the State that meet
one or more of the following standards:
(i) Watercourse reaches, lying within the City and its urbanizing area, that
are included by the State of Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
(ODEQ) on its most recently adopted “303(d)” List of Impaired and
Threatened Waterbodies.
(ii) Watercourse reaches, lying within the City and its urbanizing area, with
significant water quality impairment identified by water quality monitoring
and sampling done in accordance with approved quality assurance/quality
control (QA/QC) protocols.
(b) A direct tributary to a WQLW that satisfies the following standards:
(i) Any watercourse that flows directly into a WQLW. However, watercourses
that flow into the WQLW as a piped connection, where the pipe system
extends more than 200 feet upstream of the connection point are not
considered as flowing into a WQLW under this standard.
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(ii) Any watercourse that is a diversion from a WQLW and that discharges
into either a WQLW or other direct tributary to a WQLW and where the
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management practices may be required in order to
relieve demand on the City’s piped drainage
system, alleviate future costs of treating the piped discharge, promote water quality, preserve
groundwater and the vegetation and rivers it
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water quality of the diverted flow at the discharge point has been
degraded when compared with the water quality at the diversion point.
(6) Protection of Riparian Area Functions. A developer is required to employ site design,
landscaping, and drainage management practices to protect, preserve, and restore
the riparian area functions of the reaches of those watercourses shown on the
WQLW Map that are contained within or abut the lot/parcel upon which the proposed
development is located. For the purposes of this Code, riparian area functions
include, but are not limited to:
(a) Maintaining temperature;
(b) Maintaining channel stability;
(c) Providing flood storage;
(d) Providing groundwater recharge;
(e) Removing sediments;
(f) Reducing contaminants, for example: excess nutrients; oils and grease; metals;
and fecal coliform;
(g) Moderating stormwater flows; and
(h) Providing fish and wildlife habitat.
(C) Stormwater Management Capacity Requirements – Design Standards
(1) Retain rainfall on-site utilizing structural stormwater controls that infiltrate, capture,
and/or evapotranspirate stormwater. The site performance standard of retaining rain
fall on-site is met when 100% of the Numeric Stormwater Retention Requirement
(NSRR) volume from the project site is routed to one or more structural stormwater
controls with capacity to accommodate the stormwater runoff and will fully infiltrate
(after any necessary treatment), evapotranspirate, and/or be reused onsite without
stormwater runoff discharging from the site. Evapotraspirate and reuse can be used
to meet the retention requirements but are not required prior to pursuing treatment or
alternative compliance options discussed below. The NSRR volume is determined
through one of the following methods.
(a) Volume-based method (for example, the first inch of each storm event).
(b) Storm event percentile-based method (for example, the 95th percentile storm
event- 95% of the time the data is below this value).
(c) Annual average runoff-based method (for example, 80% of annual average
runoff).
Commented [RM11]: What are these practices?
Commented [RM12]: These are examples. Do we set
the standard? Or what is the set standard?
Commented [RM13]: Example. What is the standard we must use? Or how is this determined?
Commented [RM14]: Example. Where do we get the
number we must use?
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(2) As an alternative to meeting the clear and objective standard in (1) above, at sites
where 100% of the NSRR volume cannot be retained due to technical infeasibility
and/or site constraints, the Step-Wise Alternative Compliance procedure outlined
below may be followed. Technical infeasibility and/or site constraint factors may
include, but is not limited to, shallow bedrock, high groundwater, groundwater
contamination, soil instability, or a land use that is inconsistent with capture and
infiltration of stormwater.
(a) Step-Wise Alternative Compliance – Treatment Standard
(i) For projects that are unable to fully meet the 100% of the NSRR, the
remainder of the rainfall/runoff associated with this retention
requirement must be treated prior to discharge with a structural
stormwater control. This stormwater structural control must be designed
to remove a defined percentage of total suspended solids and may
include an upper and lower bound to their treatment requirement that
reflect the practical limitation of an engineered control (e.g., 80%
removal of TSS for typical influent concentrations ranging from 100mg/L
to 200 mg/L). The permit registrant should establish treatment
requirements that target the equivalent water quality benefits as onsite
retention of stormwater from new development or redevelopment sites
using a model, such as a continuous simulation model or other
evaluation tool. The use of treatment trains of structural post-
construction stormwater controls should be used, and priority must be
given to implementing green infrastructure before considering
hardscaped structural stormwater controls for stormwater treatment.
Detention ponds are not a sufficient stand-alone treatment method and
must be combined with other structural stormwater controls. Treating
the volume of water that would otherwise be retained under the NSRR
satisfies the retention requirement.
(b) Step-Wise Alternative Compliance – Structural Stormwater Control Design
and Specifications
(i) For sites that utilize the treatment option to satisfy the NSRR, the City of
Eugene Stormwater Manual must be used for structural stormwater
controls… the permit registrant must provide a description of all
allowable structural stormwater controls including site-specific design
requirements, design requirements that do not inhibit maintenance,
conditions where each control applies, and operation and maintenance
standards for each control. The permit registrant must identify
conditions where the implementation of green infrastructure or
equivalent approaches may be impracticable
(3) For any component of a stormwater system that will be part of the public system, the
proposed development must be approved through a Type II or higher Land Use
Decision process and meet the discretionary standards contained in Chapter 3,
Stormwater Quality, and Chapter 4, Stormwater Capacity of the EDSPM.
(D) Stormwater Study Standards
Commented [RM15]: We need to figure out what these thresholds are.
Commented [RM16]: Is this where we rely on Eugene Stormwater Manual?
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(1) A complete Stormwater Study, as outlined below, must be submitted for all
developments that generate public and/or private stormwater runoff from more than
one acre of land or generate peak flows in excess of 0.5 cfs. Applications for
developments or redevelopments that create 5,000 square feet of new impervious
surface or modify an existing stormwater management system with a capacity of 0.5
cfs or greater must also include a complete Stormwater Study.
An Oregon licensed Engineer must prepare the complete Stormwater Study. All
developments containing or adjacent to a floodplain, stream, wetland, natural
resource area, or wellhead protection zone must include in the submitted Stormwater
Study a review and report on the impact to those.
(2) A Stormwater Study must include the following:
(a) A written narrative describing the proposed stormwater management system in
detail, including connections to the public stormwater management system, a
description addressing water quality measures (Best Management Practices)
proposed, as well as any necessary capacity measures that may be required
for development (i.e. – a detention pond) as determined by the Stormwater
Study.
(b) A hydrological study map, that contains:
(i) The development site and adjacent areas that contribute in excess of 0.1
cfs from offsite flows, well defined, and an area beyond the development
site of not less than 100 feet (or the area around beyond the development
site to the extent of the contributing watershed area (this seems like
overkill…));
(ii) Streets adjacent to or hydrologically connected to the development area,
and street names;
(iii) Flow arrows in streets and ditches;
(iv) Contours or spot elevations for verification of direction of overland flow
and pipe cover; Contour intervals on the study map must be as follows:
Slope Contour Interval
(%) (Feet)
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0 - 10 2
11 - 25 5
> 25 10
(v) Drainage areas of all sub-basins (in acres);
(vi) Collection points (nodes) at downstream limits of all sub-basins;
Commented [RM17]: Provide reference? Where or what are these standards?
Commented [RM18]: As determined in the study???
Commented [RM19]: Subjective. Any??? Or some threshold? Percentage or amount?
Commented [MC20R19]: we change this to any
concentrated flow or sheet flow from more than 5000 sf (maybe the minimum lot size?-the size should definately be up for more discussion) or in excess of
0.1 cfs.
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(vii) A profile of the stormwater management system showing invert
elevations, maintenance access hole top and bottom elevations, existing
utilities, and existing and finished ground line elevations;
(viii) Existing and proposed stormwater pipes and channels with sizes and/or
cross-sections included;
(ix) Future pipes in the system, complete with proposed sizes, slopes, pipe
cover, and flow line elevations at maintenance access holes;
(x) North arrow, scale, company name and logo, designer name, contact
information, and date;
(xi) Environmentally sensitive areas (e.g. gullies, ravines, swales, wetlands,
steep slopes, springs, creeks, etc.) For natural drainage features show
direction of flow; and
(xii) 100-year flood plain with flood elevations and 100-year flood way, as
applicable.
(c) Hydrologic calculations to establish runoff volumes and peak flows (see
analysis method requirements and design event in the Section (5)
below4.03.2).
(d) Hydraulic calculations to establish pipe size, flow velocity, and hydraulic grade
line.
(3) Land use applications will not be required to provide engineering level details for on-
site pipe profiles (showing invert elevations, maintenance access hole top and
bottom elevations, pipe cover, etc.) as part of application, unless needed to resolve
an underground utility conflict. However, these details must be required prior to final
development approval.
(E) Stormwater Study Types
(1) A Small Site Stormwater Study is required when ALL of the following criteria are met:
(a) The proposed development is on a site that is less than five acres in size for a
residential development, or is a commercial, industrial, or mixed-use
development that is on a site that is one acre or less in size.
(b) The study area drains into an existing public stormwater management system
with available capacity, as determined by testing performed by an Oregon
licensed Engineer in conformance with the Eugene Stormwater Manual, for the
peak flow based on the storm event frequency required under Section 4.03.4
Hydrologic Calculations.
(c) The study area does not contain or is not abutting to a floodplain, stream,
wetland, natural resource area, or well head protection zone. Only locally
Commented [RM21]: How are study areas defined?
By who? Based on what?
Commented [MC22R21]: It is generally the development area, if it is larger than just that area it
would be shared commercial site like the mall that has
drainage flowing across numerous tax lots all in the same shared area.
Commented [RM23]: What does “established” mean?
Shown on master plan?
Commented [MC24R23]: i think the exisitng you put in here captures it.
Commented [RM25]: How is available capacity
determined?
Commented [MC26R25]: using an infiltration test that
is defined in the Eugene manual or done by a qualified engineer.
Commented [KK27]: This should be for the
discretionary path only. The clear and objective path
should require meeting one of the numerical standards in the new MS4 permit, without overflow.
Commented [RM28]: DELETE???
Commented [RM29]: Changed from adjacent to
abutting. Both terms are defined in the definitions section.
Commented [KK30]: This needs to be better defined.
Within how far is considered "adjacent"? What type of
"stream, wetland, natural resource area" does this include? Only those that are locally-significant or on
the WQWL map? Or all potential streams, wetlands,
and natural resource areas? If the latter, will be very
difficult to define this in a clear and objective manner.
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significant resources that are on an adopted inventory or map, or resources
that are adopted as part of the WQWL map are applicable under this standard.
(2) A Mid-Level Site Stormwater Study is required when the criteria for a Small Site
Stormwater Study cannot be met and when ALL of the following criteria are met:
(a) The development area, including any hydraulicly connected area on the same
property, is less than 25 acres in size.
(b) The development area, including any hydraulicly connected area on the same
property, drains to an established public system within the city limits.
(c) The development area, including any hydraulicly connected area on the same
property, does not contain or is not adjacent to a floodplain, stream, wetland,
natural resource area, or well head protection zone.
(3) A Full Site Stormwater Study is required when the criteria for a Small Site and Mid-
Level Site Stormwater Study cannot be met and where ANY of the following
conditions are met:
(a) The development area, including any hydraulicly connected area on the same
property, is greater than 25 acres in size.
(b) Developments that require creation of a new outfall and/or the stormwater from
the new development will exceed the existing stormwater management system
capacity.
(c) The development area, including any hydraulicly connected area on the same
property, contains or is adjacent to a floodplain, stream, wetland, or natural
resource area.
(d) Any development that generates a peak flow in excess of 0.5 cfs, modifies an
existing stormwater management system with a capacity of 0.5 cfs or greater,
or is a redevelopment or new development that creates 5,000 square feet or
more of new impervious area.
(F)
4.3.115 Water Quality Protection
These regulations apply water quality protection to only those sites that require Minimum
Development Standards Review as specified in SDC 5.15.100, Site Plan Review approval as
specified in SDC 5.17.100, and Land Divisions (Partition Tentative Plan and Subdivision
Tentative Plan) approval as specified in SDC 5.12.100. The following standards do not apply to
single unit dwellings and duplexes in the R-1 District, unless as specified in SDC 4.3.115(A)(1).
Existing buildings that are within the riparian areas specified in SDC 4.3.115(A)(1) and (2) are
Commented [RM31]: Added this clarifying language to try to make C and O.
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header for the full-site stormwater study.
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not considered non-conforming. SDC 4.3-115(A)(2)(a) and (b) provide additional protection from
a non-conforming status.
(A) When addressing criterion (E) as specified in SDC 5.12.125, for Land Divisions, and SDC
5.17.125 for Site Plan Review to protect riparian areas along watercourses shown on the
Water Quality Limited Watercourses (WQLW) Map, the following riparian area boundaries
must be utilized:
(1) Along all watercourses shown on the WQLW Map with average annual stream flow
greater than 1,000 cubic feet per second (CFS), the riparian area boundary is 75 feet
landward from the top of the bank. Existing native vegetative ground cover and trees
must be preserved, conserved, and maintained between the ordinary low water line
and the top of bank and 75 feet landward from the top of bank.
Within the Willamette Greenway, any change or intensification of use to a single unit
dwelling or Middle Housing requires Site Plan Review as specified in SDC 3.3.315.
through the Site Plan Review process the Director may reduce the size of the
required riparian area if there is a finding that the proposed development is in
compliance with SDC 3.3.300, the Willamette Greenway Overlay District, SDC
3.2.280 and other applicable provisions of this Code.
(2) Along all watercourses shown on the WQLW Map with average annual stream flow
less than 1,000 CFS the riparian area boundary is 50 feet landward from the top of
the bank. Existing native vegetative ground cover and trees must be preserved,
conserved, and maintained both between the ordinary low water line and the top of
bank and 50 feet landward from the top of bank.
(a) For all watercourses subject to Subsection 4.3.115(A)(2), other than the Mill
Race or Cedar Creek, the 50-foot riparian area standard may be reduced to 35
feet, provided an equivalent amount and function of pervious land is
established elsewhere on the property that utilizes water quality measures
including, but not limited to: wetlands; bioswales; and additional trees,
especially in parking areas, exclusive of otherwise required water quality
measures and landscape areas. The applicant has the burden of proof to
demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the Director, equivalency in relation to both
the amount of pervious land (as specified above) and riparian area function (as
specified in SDC 4.3.110(G)).
(b) An existing building within a riparian area is not considered a non-conforming
use if destroyed by earthquake, flood or other natural disaster, or fire. In this
case, the replacement building may be constructed within the same footprint as
the existing building. If the building is within the Willamette Greenway, the
standards in SDC 3.3.300, Willamette Greenway Overlay District apply.
(3) Where a watercourse divides a lot/parcel and the existing riparian area along that
watercourse is degraded in riparian function, the applicant may relocate the
watercourse to another portion of the property as approved by the Director and
applicable State or Federal agency.
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(4) If an expansion of the riparian area described in SDC 4.3.115(A)(1) and (2) occurs
as a result of a Federal or State agency permit process, the applicant must:
(a) Resubmit the preliminary Site Plan for additional review, as specified in SDC
5.17.105;
(b) Submit a Site Plan Modification application, as specified in SDC 5.17.145; or
(c) Resubmit the Tentative Plan for additional review as specified in SDC
5.12.105.
(B) Permitted Uses in Riparian Areas. The following uses are permitted in riparian areas as
long as they do not diminish riparian functions:
(1) The planting of trees and native vegetation to promote bank stability, enhance
riparian areas, minimize erosion, preserve water quality and protect federally listed
species. Trees may be clustered to allow the preservation of views; or to allow
maintenance vehicles to approach City maintained stormwater facilities including
detention basins, outfalls, culverts and similar stormwater facilities as may be
permitted by the Engineering Design Standards and Procedures Manual.
(2) The felling of hazardous trees for safety reasons as specified in SDC 5.19.100, Tree
Felling.
(3) Riparian area restoration and enhancement including the removal of invasive plant
species, where necessary.
(4) Flood control structures, where necessary.
(5) Stormwater management systems and outfalls, as specified in the Engineering
Design Standards and Procedures Manual or as required by other regulating
authorities.
(6) Multi-use paths for pedestrian and/or bicycle use must be permitted, provided that
the multi-use path drains away from the watercourse. Multi-use paths must be
located along the outer edge of the required riparian area and away from the
watercourse. The multi-use path must be located at the outermost edge of the 75-
foot-wide Riparian Setback to the maximum extent practicable. Utilities may be
extended within a multi-use path.
(7) Water-dependent or water-related uses between the Willamette River and the
Greenway Setback Line as may be permitted in the Willamette Greenway Overlay
District.
(8) Private driveways, public street crossings, bridges, and necessary culverts when
there is no other vehicle access to the property. Crossings must be preferably at right
angles to the watercourse. Public and private utilities must be permitted within the
driveway, public street, or bridge right-of-way.
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(9) Repair, replacement, or improvement of utility facilities as long as the riparian area is
restored to its original condition.
(10) Routine repair and maintenance of existing structures, streets, driveways, utilities,
accessory uses and other similar facilities.
(11) Other activities similar to those listed above that do not diminish riparian function.
The Director must make the interpretations as specified in SDC 5.11.100.
(C) For protection of water quality and protection of riparian area functions as specified in SDC
4.3.110, the following standards apply:
(1) Avoid development or redevelopment in the following circumstances:
(a) Unsuitable areas, including, but not limited to, unstable slopes, wetlands and
riparian areas;
(b) Stream Crossings. Where crossings have to be provided, the impacts on water
quality must be minimized; and
(c) Hardening or armoring of stream banks and shorelines.
(2) Prevent:
(a) Stormwater discharge impacts to water quality and quantity; and
(b) Erosion and sediment run-off during and after construction.
(3) Protect:
(a) Riparian areas, buffers, and functions around all watercourses; and
(b) Wetlands, wetland buffers and wetland functions.
(4) Preserve the hydrologic capacity of any watercourses.
(5) Utilize Native Vegetation in Riparian Areas. The required riparian area landscaping
must be installed as part of the building permit process and may be bonded as
specified in SDC 5.17.150.
(6) Restore and enhance riparian areas that are degraded in riparian function.
(7) In applying SDC 4.3.115(C)(1) through (6), riparian area protection, preservation,
restoration, and enhancement measures must be applied as follows:
(a) For new development and redevelopment, existing riparian area functions must
be protected and preserved. Degraded functions must be restored or enhanced
through the full riparian area width, as specified in SDC 4.3.115(A)(1) and (2),
and extending through the full frontage of the lot/parcel along the watercourse
on the Water Quality Limited Watercourse (WQLW) Map.
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(b) For additions and expansions on any portion of a lot/parcel, existing riparian
area functions must be protected and preserved through the full riparian area
width specified in SDC 4.3.115(A)(1) and (2), and extending through the full
frontage of the lot/parcel along the watercourse on the WQLW Map.
(c) For additions and expansions within 100 feet of a watercourse on the WQLW
Map on a lot/parcel that has degraded riparian functions, the area for
restoration or enhancement must be based upon the ratio of the impervious
area of the addition or expansion to the existing building or impervious area on
the lot/parcel. The restoration or enhancement must start at the top of bank of
the watercourse and work landward.
4.3-115
4.3.117 Natural Resource Protection Areas
(A) The purpose of this Subsection is to protect identified natural resources in order to:
(1) Implement the goals and policies of the Metro Plan;
(2) Satisfy the requirements of Statewide Planning Goal 5;
(3) Safeguard the City’s locally significant wetland and riparian areas, especially the
hydrologic and ecologic functions these areas provide for the community;
(4) Safeguard fish and wildlife habitat;
(5) Safeguard water quality and natural hydrology, to control erosion and sedimentation,
and to reduce the adverse effects of flooding;
(6) Safeguard the amenity values and educational opportunities for City’s wetlands and
riparian areas for the community; and
(7) Improve and promote coordination among Federal, State, and local agencies
regarding development activities near wetlands and riparian areas.
(B) This Subsection must apply to natural resource protection areas that include land within
the wetland and/or the riparian resource boundary and the development setback area,
specifically:
(1) Locally significant protected wetlands, listed in the Springfield Local Wetland
Inventory and shown on the Local Wetland Inventory Map.
(a) The City must determine which wetlands are locally significant through
application of the Oregon Freshwater Wetland Assessment Methodology to the
Local Wetland Inventory.
(b) Inventoried wetlands which are not deemed to be locally significant must not be
subject to the development setbacks and other protections described in this
Subsection, but must continue to be protected under permitting authority of
applicable Federal and State agencies.
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(c) During the application review process, if a property is found to contain a
wetland that has not been inventoried, the applicable Federal and State
agencies must be notified. Based upon the Federal and State agency review,
both the Springfield Local Wetland Inventory and the Local Wetland Inventory
Map may require amendment.
(2) Locally significant protected riparian areas, listed in the Springfield Inventory of
Natural Resource Sites and shown on the Natural Resources Inventory Map. The
City has determined which riparian areas are significant in accordance with rules
adopted by the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD).
(3) EXCEPTIONS: The protections described in this Subsection do not apply to:
(a) Properties that received development approval or were submitted for
processing before December 28, 2005.
(b) Properties with approved wetland or riparian fill and mitigation plans, permits or
other approved actions issued by the Oregon Department of State Lands (DSL)
and or the US Army Corps of Engineers (COE) or other approving authority
with jurisdiction over wetland and riparian resources.
(c) Sites shown on the City’s WQLW Map that are already protected with 50-foot
or 75-foot development setbacks in accordance with SDC 4.3.115.
(4) Inventory map corrections: The Director may correct the location of a wetland or
riparian boundary shown on the Local Wetland Inventory Map and/or the Natural
Resources Inventory Map when it has been demonstrated by a property owner or
applicant that a mapping error has occurred and the error has been verified by DSL.
Wetland delineations verified by DSL must be used to automatically update and
replace the City’s Local Wetland Inventory mapping. No variance application is
required for map corrections where approved delineations are provided.
(C) Development Setbacks for Locally Significant Wetland and Riparian Areas.
(1) Development setbacks are the primary element of the City’s protection program for
locally significant wetland and riparian areas. Development setbacks are determined
as follows:
(a) Locally significant wetlands on the Springfield Local Wetland Inventory which
are not shown on the WQLW Map must be protected by a 25-foot wide
development setback.
(b) Locally significant riparian areas identified on the Springfield Inventory of
Natural Resource Sites which are not shown on the WQLW Map must be
protected by a 25-foot wide development setback.
(c) Where a locally significant wetlands or riparian area is only partially shown on
the WQLW Map, that portion which is not protected by the City’s Stormwater
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Quality Management Program must be protected by a 25-foot wide
development setback.
(d) Development setbacks from locally significant wetland areas are measured
from the delineated edge of the wetland as acknowledged by DSL.
(e) Development setbacks from locally significant riparian areas are measured
from the “top of bank” as defined in Chapter 6.
(f) Where locally significant wetlands and riparian areas overlap, the development
setback area is measured from the edge of the delineated wetland.
(2) The Springfield Local Inventory Map and the Springfield Inventory of Natural
Resource Sites Map must be used to provide a visual reference for locating known
wetland and riparian areas, but must not be relied upon as the final authority for
locating the actual boundaries of these areas. The final authority is a delineation
required as specified in SDC 5.12.120(B) and/or 5.17.120(B) in order to locate the
boundaries of the resource for the purpose of applying development setbacks or
other protections described in this Section.
(D) Site Plan Review as specified in SDC 5.17.100 is required for development in commercial,
industrial, R-2, and R-3 land use districts where the multiple unit housing development is
proposed within 150-feet of a locally significant wetland or riparian area.
Site Plan Review is not required for:
(1) Single-unit dwellings and middle housing in the R-1 land use district. However, the
natural resource protection standards of this Subsection apply to these single-unit
dwellings and middle housing; and/or
(2) Land divisions that comply with water quality protection standards specified in SDC
4.3.115.
(E) Permitted Uses Within Locally Significant Wetland and Riparian Natural Resource
Protection Areas.
(1) The following uses and activities are permitted within a locally significant wetland or
riparian natural resource protection area, including the development setback area,
with no additional State or Federal permits:
(a) Any use, building or structure that lawfully existed as of December 28, 2005 is
allowed to continue and required maintenance may occur.
(b) The maintenance and alteration of pre-existing ornamental landscaping must
be permitted as long as no additional native vegetation is disturbed.
(c) These uses permitted in Subsections (a) and (b), above are not affected by any
change in ownership of property.
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(2) The following uses and activities are permitted within a locally significant wetland or
riparian natural resource protection area, including the development setback area,
provided that any applicable Federal, State, or local permits are secured:
(a) Wetland and or riparian restoration and rehabilitation activities.
(b) Restoration and enhancement of native vegetation, including the addition of
canopy trees.
(c) Cutting and removal of trees that pose a hazard to life or property due to threat
of falling.
(d) Perimeter mowing and other cutting necessary for hazard prevention.
(e) Removal of non-native vegetation, if replaced with native plant species at a
density that prevents soil erosion and encourages the future dominance of the
native vegetation.
(f) Normal farm practices such as grazing, plowing, planting, cultivating, and
harvesting that meet the following standard and limitations:
(i) The farm practices were in existence or occurring on the property as of
December 28, 2005;
(ii) The farm practices are of no greater scope or intensity than the
operations that were in existence as of the December 28, 2005; and
(iii) Normal farm practices do not include new or expanded structures,
streets, or other facilities involving placement of fill material, excavation,
or new drainage measures.
(g) Maintenance of existing drainage ways, ditches, or other structures to maintain
flows at original design capacity and mitigate upstream flooding, provided that
management practices avoid sedimentation and impact to native vegetation
and any spoils are be placed in uplands.
(h) Waterway restoration and rehabilitation activities such as channel widening,
realignment to add meanders, bank grading, terracing, reconstruction of street
crossings, or water flow improvements.
(i) Maintenance and expansion of existing public drinking water facilities and the
establishment of new public drinking water facilities. This includes essential
and ancillary infrastructure and services needed for the operation of these
drinking water facilities.
(j) Replacement of a permanent, legal, non-conforming building or structure in
existence as of December 28, 2005 with a building or structure on the same
building footprint, if it does not disturb additional area, in accordance with the
provisions of SDC 5.8.100, Non-Conforming Use. Access to and around the
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building footprint must be allowed as needed for the delivery of building
materials and reconstruction, but this access must not cause unnecessary
disturbance to vegetation within the resource protection area. Land within the
resource protection area that is disturbed by reconstruction must be restored to
its original condition.
(k) Expansion of a permanent, legal, non-conforming building or structure in
existence on December 28, 2005, if the expansion area is not within and does
not disturb the locally significant wetland or riparian resource boundary, in
accordance with the provisions of SDC 5.8.100, Non-Conforming Use.
(l) Emergency stream bank stabilization to remedy immediate threats to life or
property (Federal, State, or local emergency authorization may be needed for
in-stream work).
(m) Maintenance and repair of existing streets, including repaving and repair of
existing bridges, and culverts, provided that these practices avoid
sedimentation and other discharges into the locally significant wetland or
riparian resource boundary.
(n) Public multi-use paths, access ways, trails, boardwalks, picnic areas, or
interpretive and educational displays and overlooks, including benches and
outdoor furniture;
(o) Construction of public and private transportation facilities, sewers, drainage
ways, utilities, and other infrastructure which cannot be feasibly located outside
of the locally significant wetland or riparian resource boundary, as determined
by the Director. These facilities are subject to the development standards
specified in Subsections (k) and (l), above.
(p) New fencing may be permitted by the Director where the applicant
demonstrates that the following standard can be satisfied:
(i) The fencing must not affect the hydrology of the natural resource
protection area;
(ii) The fencing must not present an obstruction that would increase flood
velocity or intensity;
(iii) Fish habitat must not be adversely affected by the fencing;
(iv) The fencing must be the minimum necessary to achieve the applicant’s
purpose; and
(v) Applications for new fencing within a locally significant wetland or riparian
resource boundary must contain a scale drawing that clearly depicts the
resource boundary and the development area setback, where applicable.
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(F) The following uses and activities must be permitted within the development setback area
only, provided all required Federal, State, or local permits are secured:
(1) Docks, boat shelters, piers, boat ramps, and similar water dependent uses;
(2) Utilities including but not limited to water, wastewater, stormwater, electrical facilities,
natural gas facilities, telecommunications, or other public improvements;
(3) Streets or bridges where necessary for access or crossings;
(4) Bioswales or similar water quality improvement projects;
(5) Public multi-use paths, access ways, trails, picnic areas, or interpretive and
educational displays and overlooks, including benches and outdoor furniture; and
(6) Wetland and riparian restoration.
(G) The following uses and activities must be prohibited within a locally significant wetland or
riparian natural resource protection area, including the development setback area, unless
permitted elsewhere in this Code:
(1) Placement of new structures or impervious surfaces;
(2) Excavation, drainage, grading, fill, or removal of vegetation except for fire protection
purposes or removing hazard trees;
(3) Expansion of areas of landscaping with non-native species, such as a lawn or
garden, into the protected areas;
(4) Disposal or temporary storage of refuse, yard debris, or other material;
(5) Discharge or direct runoff of untreated stormwater; and
(6) Uses not allowed in the list of permitted uses for the underlying zone.
(H) Conservation and Maintenance of Locally Significant Wetland and Riparian Areas and
Development Area Setbacks. When approving applications for Land Divisions, Site Plans,
Master Plans, Discretionary Use Permits, Variances, and Land and Drainage Alteration
Permits or for development permits for properties containing all or a portion of a wetland or
riparian area, the City must assure long term conservation and maintenance of the
wetland or riparian area through one or more of the following methods:
(1) The area must be protected in perpetuity by a conservation easement recorded on
deeds and plats prescribing the conditions and restrictions specified in Subsections
(E) through (G), above and any conditions imposed by State or Federal permits; or
(2) The area must be protected in perpetuity through ownership and maintenance by a
private nonprofit association through a conservation easement or through conditions,
covenants, or restrictions (CC&Rs), prescribing the conditions and restrictions
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specified in Subsections (E) through (G), above and any conditions imposed by State
or Federal permits; or
(3) The area must be transferred by deed to a willing public agency or private
conservation organization with a recorded conservation easement prescribing the
conditions and restrictions specified in Subsections (E) through (G), above and any
conditions imposed by State or Federal permits.
(4) Other mechanisms for long-term protection and maintenance as deemed appropriate
and acceptable by the Director. These mechanisms must be consistent with the
purposes and requirements of this Section.
(I) Notification and Coordination with State Agencies. The Director must notify DSL in writing
of all applications to the City for development activities, including development
applications, Building Permits, and other development proposals, that may affect any
wetland or riparian areas identified in the Springfield Local Wetlands Inventory or the
Springfield Inventory of Natural Resources Map. This applies to both locally significant and
non-significant wetlands and riparian areas.
(J) Development Setback Area Variances.
(1) Variance applications for development setback areas require compliance with either
the Major Variance standards specified in SDC 5.21.130 or the Minor Variance
standards specified in SDC 5.21.125; and
(2) In the case of loss of use of the property, the following additional standards apply:
(a) The application of the standards of this Section renders the property
unbuildable;
(b) The applicant has exhausted all other options available under mapping errors
specified in Subsection (B)(4), above and the development area setback
variance specified in Subsection (3), below;
(c) There must be no significant adverse impacts on water quality, erosion, or
slope stability, or these impacts have been mitigated to the greatest extent
possible; and
(d) The loss of native vegetative cover must be minimized.
(3) In the case of varying the development setback area, such as averaging the setback
area width, the applicant must submit a plan demonstrating compliance with the
additional standard:
(a) There must be equal or better protection of the wetland or riparian area to be
ensured through restoration, enhancement, or similar means;
(b) In the case of setback averaging, the required plan must show the proposed
average setback width with measurements made at no greater than 50-foot
intervals over the distance the property involved in the setback averaging; and
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(c) In no case can the activities prohibited in Subsections (G)(1) through (G)(3),
above occupy the locally significant riparian area or wetland or more than 50
percent of the development setback area.
(K) Transportation Facilities and Structures Development Standards. The following standards
apply to transportation facilities and structures within wetland protection areas, including
streets and driveways, bridges, bridge crossing support structures, culverts, and
pedestrian and bike paths:
(1) Wetland and riparian protection areas can be crossed only where there are no
practicable alternatives to avoid the resource;
(2) Transportation facilities and structures crossing wetland and riparian protection areas
must be no wider than necessary to serve their intended purposes; and
(3) Within buffer areas, new streets, driveways, and pedestrian and bike paths must be
located or constructed so as not to alter the hydrology of the adjacent wetland or
riparian corridor.
(L) Utility Development Standards. The following standards apply to permitted crossing,
trenching, or boring for the purpose of developing a corridor for communication, energy, or
other utility lines within or crossing properties within wetland or riparian protection areas:
(1) Utility maintenance access roads in or crossing protected resources must meet
applicable standards for transportation facilities and structures in protected resources
as specified in Subsection (K), above; and
(2) For underground utilities, the following additional standards apply:
(a) Boring under the waterway, directional drilling, or aerial crossing is preferable
to trenching. If trenching is the only alternative, it must be conducted in a dry or
dewatered area with stream flow diverted around the construction area to
prevent turbidity;
(b) Common trenches, to the extent allowed by the Building Code, must be
required in order to minimize disturbance of the protected resource;
(c) Materials removed or excavated during trenching, boring, or drilling must be
deposited away from the protected resource, and either returned to the trench
as back-fill, or if other material is to be used as back-fill in the trench, excess
materials must be immediately removed from the protected resource and its
associated buffer. Side-casting of removed material into a protected resource
must not be permitted;
(d) Backfilling of trenches must utilize excavated soils from the site whenever
possible. If other materials are used for backfill, they must not be of a pervious
nature that would cause the trench to become a conduit for runoff or change
the original hydrology of the protected wetland or riparian site;
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(e) The ground elevation of a protected resource must not be altered as a result of
utility trench construction or maintenance. The finished elevation must be the
same as starting elevation; and
(f) Topsoil and sod must be conserved during trench construction or maintenance,
and replaced on top of the trench.
(3) Hydraulic impacts on protected resources and removal of native vegetation must be
minimized; and
(4) Where feasible, crossings of wetland and riparian protection areas must be
perpendicular to the protected area to minimize the impact.
(M) Vegetation Management Standards. The following standards apply to vegetation in
wetland and riparian protection areas:
(1) Vegetation removal, pruning, or mowing in a locally significant wetland or riparian
boundary must be the minimum necessary and in no case substantially impair any
resource functions and values. Vegetation removal, pruning, or mowing in the
development area setback must be the minimum necessary. Removal, pruning, or
mowing of vegetation is allowed if the applicant demonstrates one of the following:
(a) The action is necessary for the placement of a structure or other allowed use
for which a Building Permit has been issued;
(b) The action is necessary for maintenance of an existing structure or
transportation facility;
(c) The action is necessary for correction or prevention of a hazardous situation;
(d) The action is necessary for completion of a land survey;
(e) The action involves the maintenance of a landscaped area that existed prior to
December 28, 2005;
(f) The action is part of an approved restoration, enhancement, mitigation, or
erosion control plan, including, but not limited to, invasive or noxious species
removal and replacement with native species, and wetland area restoration,
mitigation, or enhancement; or
(g) The action is part of a landscape plan approved by the City, and any other
appropriate agencies, in conjunction with a Building Permit that minimizes
adverse impacts on protected resources.
(2) Planting is permitted in accordance with the following standards:
(a) The planting is part of an approved restoration, enhancement, mitigation, or
erosion control plan;
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(b) The planting is part of a landscape plan using appropriate native plant species,
and the plan is approved by the City in conjunction with approval of a Building
Permit; or
(c) The planting is to replace dead or damaged plants that were either part of a
maintained landscape or part of the existing native plant community.
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4.3.120 Utility Provider Coordination
(A) All utility providers are responsible for coordinating utility installations with the City and the
developer through the Development Review Committee or by separate written
correspondence.
(B) The developer is responsible for the design, installation and cost of utility lines and
facilities to the satisfaction of the utility provider.
4.3.125 Underground Placement of Utilities
Whenever possible, all utility lines must be placed underground. However, overhead, and above
ground facilities are permitted for the following:
(A) Emergency and temporary installations undertaken by utility providers for a maximum of
30 days.
(B) Electrical transmission lines and backbone distribution feeders that are consistent with the
Metro Plan’s Public Facilities and Services Plan. These lines act as a main source of
supply to primary laterals and direct connected distribution transformers and primary
loads.
(C) Appurtenances and associated equipment, including, but not limited to: surface-mounted
transformers, pedestal-mounted terminal boxes, meter cabinets, telephone cable closures,
connection boxes.
(D) Structures without overhead wires, used exclusively for fire alarm boxes, streetlights, or
municipal equipment installed with the approval of the City Engineer.
(E) Power substations, pumping plants, and similar facilities necessary for transmission or
distribution of utility services are permitted subject to compliance with zoning district
regulations and the Metro Plan’s Public Facilities and Services Plan. Required landscaping
and screening must be approved by the Director under Type 2 procedures for all these
facilities prior to any construction being started.
(F) Public television transmitters and receivers.
(G) Industrial developments requiring exceptionally large power supplies may request direct
overhead power during the Site Plan Review process, without a Variance.
(H) Existing non-backbone distribution feeders located on existing streets on developed or
undeveloped land.
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4.3.130 Water Service and Fire Protection
(A) Each development area must be provided with a water system having sufficiently sized
mains and lesser lines to furnish an adequate water supply to the development with
sufficient access for maintenance.
(B) Fire hydrants and mains must be installed by the developer as required by the Fire
Marshal and the utility provider.
4.3.135 Major Electrical Power Transmission Lines
(A) When necessary to increase the capacity of major electrical power transmission lines,
utility providers must provide the increase by use of existing rights-of-way or easements.
EXCEPTIONS:
(1) In the event that a utility provider determines that it cannot provide the increase by
use of existing rights-of-way or easements, siting of major electrical power
transmission lines is permitted as specified in the Metro Plan’s Public Facilities and
Services Plan.
(2) Notwithstanding Subsections (A) and (A)(1) above, a utility provider may locate
major electrical transmission lines along routes identified on Auxiliary Map Number I
dated 1982 of the Metropolitan Area General Plan.
(B) Applications for siting of new major electrical power transmission lines are exempt from
the provisions of SDC 5.4.105(B)(2).
4.3.140 Public Easements
(A) Utility Easements. The applicant must make arrangements with the City and each utility
provider for the dedication of utility easements necessary to fully service the development
or land beyond the development area, as necessary. The minimum width for public utility
easements adjacent to street rights-of-way is seven feet. The minimum width for all other
public utility easements is seven feet. However, the utility provider or the Director may
require a larger easement for major water mains, major electric power transmission lines,
sanitary sewer lines, stormwater management systems or in any other situation to allow
maintenance vehicles to set up and perform the required maintenance or to accommodate
multiple utility lines. Where feasible, utility easements must be centered on a lot/parcel
line.
(B) Watercourse or Riparian Area Maintenance Easements. Where the Director has
determined that a watercourse or riparian area will be part of the City’s Stormwater
Management System, a maintenance easement is required in order to maintain the
functionality of these areas. For watercourses, the easement must be measured from
either the top of the bank, ordinary high water mark or the delineated setback line. The
easement must be a minimum of ten feet wide where no equipment is required for access
or maintenance. The easement must be extended to a maximum of 25 feet wide to allow
City maintenance vehicles to set up and perform the required maintenance.
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Section 4.4.100 Landscaping, Screening, and Fence Standards
Subsections:
4.4.105 Landscaping
4.4.110 Screening
4.4.115 Fences
4.4.105 Landscaping
(A) These regulations ensure that new development complies with the landscaping provisions
of this Code and any applicable Refinement Plans, Plan Districts, Master Plans, and
Conceptual Development Plans; is adequately screened from less intensive development;
considers the effects of vegetation on public facilities; retains significant clusters of natural
trees and shrubs wherever possible; minimizes run-off; facilitates energy conservation and
crime prevention; and improves the appearance of the City to create a desirable place to
live and work.
(B) Three types of landscaping may be required:
(1) Landscaping standards for private property as specified in this Section and other
Sections of this Code.
(2) Street trees in the public right-of-way as specified in Section 4.2.140.
(3) Curbside planter strips in the public right-of-way as specified in Section 4.2.135.
(C) Materials and installation costs of required planting and irrigation, other than what is
required by the Minimum Development Standards (Section 5.15.100), must not exceed ten
percent of the value of the new development, including the cost of parking facilities.
(D) The following areas of a lot/parcel must be landscaped, unless otherwise specified in this
Code:
(1) All required setback areas and any additional planting areas as specified in the
appropriate zoning district.
(2) Parking lot planting areas required in this Section.
(E) At least 65 percent of each required planting area must be covered with living plant
materials within five years of the date of installation. The living plant materials must be
distributed throughout the required planting area. The planting acceptable per 1,000
square feet of required planting area is as follows:
Commented [RM1]: What other sections???
Commented [RM2]: Clarify where this applies? All
three applications? Under (B) above? Make more
clear…
Commented [RM3]: Does this include all three areas as specified in (B) above? Make more clear.
Could/should this apply to just (B)(1) above?
Doesn’t’ apply to medians or planting strips. Look at
section 4.2.135 for the standards for medians and
planting strips. Check for consistency with MDS and
4.2.135.
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(1) A minimum of two trees, not less than six feet in height, that are at least a two
inch (dbh) caliper (at the time of planting, not including root ball); and
(2) Ten shrubs, five gallons or larger.
(3) Lawn and/or groundcover may be substituted for trees or shrubs, unless the
trees or shrubbery are required for screening, when there are adequate
provisions for ongoing maintenance.
These standards do not apply to single unit dwellings and middle housing in the R-1
District.
(F) Parking lot planting areas must include one canopy tree at least two inches (dbh) in caliper
that meets City street tree standards as may be permitted by the Engineering Design
Standards and Procedures Manual and at least four shrubs, five gallon or larger, for each
100 square feet of planting area. Shrubs that abut public right-of-way or that is placed in
the interior of any parking lot must not exceed two and a half feet in height at maturity.
Parking lot planting areas must include:
(1) Parking and driveway setback areas specified in the applicable land use district; and
(2) Five percent of the interior of a parking lot, exclusive of any required parking
setbacks, if 24 or more parking spaces are located between the street side of a
building and an arterial or collector street, and are visible from any street.
(3) See also Section 3.2.240D(8)(c) for multiple unit housing design standards.
(G) All new required planting areas must be provided with a permanent underground irrigation
system. Areas planted with native species or plant communities are exempt from this
standard.
(H) Landscaped setbacks abutting required screening on the same property are exempted
from planting requirements if the area is not visible from any public right-of-way or
adjacent property.
(I) Planting Installation Standards
(1) Existing landscaping to be retained must be provided with protection which will
remain through the construction process. The plants to be saved and the method of
protection must be noted on the Landscape Plan.
(2) Existing trees to be retained on private property must not have construction occur
within the drip line, unless a landscape architect certifies that affected trees will have
at least a 90 percent chance of survival over a five year period. Trees to be saved
must be provided with protection around the drip line, and including kept free from
Commented [RM4]:
Don’t allow this substitution??? Delete. Agreed by
Rick S.
Shouldn’t be required??? Bruce Berg in TAC on
4/1/21…
Shouldn’t be allowed for parking lot trees, and screening trees???
Phil F, commented. Leave in… allow the substitution in
median or parking strip area but not on private property.
Provide some limitation??? Some limitation/percentage??
Commented [RM5]: How would we enforce these
standards on middle housing in other R zones? Or
should we?
Commented [RM6]: Drip system?? Is this considered “underground”? Comment from TAC meeting 4/8/21.
Clarify that drip system is allowed as part of
underground system???
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trunk abrasion. The trees to be saved and the method of protection must be noted on
the Landscape Plan.
(3) The Landscape Plan must include specifications for topsoil, including depth and
organic matter requirements, to ensure the health and vitality of required planting.
Where planting areas have been excavated the replacement of topsoil must be
provided for and indicated on the Landscape Plan. All waste material must be
removed from required planting areas prior to the application of topsoil.
(a) Inspection may be made by the Director prior to planting to verify proper rough
grade and installation of irrigation systems.
(b) Plant materials and soil preparation may be inspected prior to or in conjunction
with the occupancy inspection to ensure that placement, quantity, size, and
variety conform to the approved Planting Plan and the requirements of this
Section. Nursery tags identifying variety and species must remain on plant
specimens until the Final Building Inspection by the Building Official or the
issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy.
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4.4.110 Screening
(A) Unless otherwise specified in this Code, screening is required:
(1) Where commercial and industrial districts abut residential districts and no approved
screening exists;
(2) For outdoor mechanical devices and minor and major public facilities;
(3) For outdoor storage yards and areas in non-residential districts abutting residential
districts along their common property line;
(4) For trash receptacles;
(5) For automobile wrecking and salvage yards; and
(6) For multi-unit housing developments.
(B) Screening must be vegetative, earthen, and/or structural. Unless specified elsewhere in
this Subsection, screening must be continuous to at least six feet above ground level. The
following standards apply:
(1) Vegetative Screening. Evergreen shrubs must be planted to form a continuous
hedge. When immediate screening is necessary, a sight-obscuring fence must be
installed in place of, or in conjunction with the shrubs. The six-foot height standard
specified in Subsection (B), above must occur within four years of planting.
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For multiple unit housing development, the vegetative screening standards specified
in Section 4.7.385(5) or 4.7.390 apply.
(2) Earthen Screening. Earthen berms may be used to screen either visual or noise
impacts. A berm must be combined with evergreen plantings or a fence to form an
attractive sight and noise buffer. The maximum height of a berm is six feet along
local streets and eight feet along collector and arterial streets or railroad rights-of-
way. Alternatively, a different height is allowed if a licensed acoustical engineer
determines a lower or higher height must be utilized. Height is measured from the
base of the berm to the top of the berm and does not include additional fences or
landscaping. The exterior face of the berm must be constructed as an earthen slope.
The interior face of the berm may be constructed as an earthen slope or retained by
a structure (wall or terrace) that meets the building code. The maximum slope is 1:3.
The crest area must be a minimum of four feet wide. The slopes must be protected
by trees, shrubs. and groundcover to prevent erosion. Berms must be irrigated as
specified in Section 4.4.100. No part of a berm is allowed to encroach into an
easement. The toe of a berm over three feet in height must be set back at least five
feet from any property line, unless when abutting public right-of-way where the
setback of the toe of the berm may be at a zero setback from the property line.
Berms must not interfere with the drainage patterns of the property.
(3) Structural Screening. A fence or masonry wall must be constructed to provide a
100 percent sight-obscuring screen.
(a) No screen is allowed to exceed four feet in a residential district front yard
setback, and all screening must comply with vision clearance requirements of
Section 4.2.130.
(b) Wherever a required screen in the form of a fence is adjacent to a residential or
commercial district or an arterial or collector street, it must be made from a non-
metallic material and be of a subtle color to blend with surrounding vegetation.
(c) Any refuse container or disposal area which would otherwise be visible from a
public street, customer or resident parking area, any public facility, adjacent
property, or any residential district, must be screened from view as specified in
Subsections (1) and (3), above. All refuse materials must be contained within
the screened area. See also Section 3.2.240(D)(3)(b) for multiple unit housing
design standards. This standard does not apply to single unit dwellings or
middle housing.
(d) When abutting a street, outdoor storage areas and storage yards must be
screened with a five-foot planting strip between the storage and street as
specified in Section 4.4.100.
4.
Commented [RM7]: Delete? Not clear and objective for housing.
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4.4.115 Fences
Fences must not exceed the height standards in Table 4.4.1 and must be located as follows:
(A) General
(1) In any land use, overlay, or plan district not specifically listed in Table 4.4.1, fence
standards are determined based upon the use. For a residential use it will be the
residential land use district standard, commercial use will require the commercial
land use district standard, and an industrial use will require the industrial land use
district standard.
In mixed use areas, fence standards will be determined by the base zone.
(2) Fence height is measured from the average height of the grade adjacent to where
the fence is to be located. If a fence is to be constructed on top of a berm, the height
is measured from the top of the berm.
(3) Fences must be permitted as specified in the screening standards in Section
4.4.110. Where permitted in the commercial, industrial, and the PLO Districts,
outdoor storage of materials must be screened by a 100 percent sight obscuring
fence when abutting residential districts along common property lines. Partial
screening along rights-of-way and non-residential districts may be permitted when
necessary for security reasons.
(B) Review procedure applicable to all land use, overlay, and plan districts.
(1) A construction permit is required for fences over six feet in height.
(2) Fences within the Willamette Greenway Setback area are reviewed under
Discretionary Use procedure for fences as specified in Section 5.9.120 and as
required in Section 3.3.225.
Table 4.4.1
Base Height by Land Use District
Yard Type Residential Commercial Industrial PLO MS
Front Yard(1) 6′(2) 6′ 6′/ 8′(3)6′6′
Street Side Yard(4) 6’ 6′ 6′/ 8′(3)6′6′
Rear Yard 6′ 6′ 6′/8′(3)6′6′
Height Exceptions 8′/ 10′(5) 8′ 8′(6)8′N/A
Vision Clearance
Area(7)
2 ½′ 2 ½′ 2 ½′ 2 ½′ 2 ½′
Barbed/Razor
Wire/Electric
Y(8) Y(8) Y(8) Y/N(8) N
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Commented [RM8]: Is there a better way to word this or regulate it?
Commented [RM9]: Still allow?
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(C) Fence Standards
(1) The fence must be located behind the front yard setback in all districts unless
allowed in (2).
(2) Fences may be allowed within the front yard setback as follows:
(a) Four foot high unslatted chain link—this standard does not apply to multiple
unit housing developments.
(b) Three foot high sight obscuring fence.
(3) In the Campus Industrial District the base height standard is six feet. In all other
industrial districts, the base height standard is eight feet.
(4) In the residential districts, a fence may be located along the property line. In all other
districts, the fence must be located behind the street yard setback.
(5) Situations where the base fence height may be exceeded:
(a) Eight feet in residential, commercial, and the PLO districts for public utility
facilities, school yards, and playgrounds, provided that the fence is located
behind the front yard and street side yard landscaped area and outside of the
vision clearance area. Residential districts abutting these facilities, railroad
tracks or residential property side and rear yards abutting streets with four or
more travel lanes, may have fences of eight feet tall along common property
lines and right-of-way.
(b) Ten feet for residential properties abutting commercial or industrial districts
along common property lines, and around permitted storage areas in
residential districts. Yards of a single unit dwelling do not constitute permitted
storage areas.
(c) In residential districts, any fence located within a required setback, and which
exceeds the allowable fence height for that setback by more than 20 percent,
must be reviewed under Discretionary Use procedure for fences as specified in
Section 5.9.100.
(6) Special standards in the Campus Industrial District:
(a) No fencing must be permitted within 35 feet of a CI District perimeter or 20 feet
of any development area perimeter or within interior lots/parcels of
development areas.
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A three feet maximum height decorative fence or masonry wall may be
permitted as screening devices around parking lots.
(b) Chain link fences must be permitted only when combined with plantings of
evergreen shrubs or climbing vines that will completely cover the fence(s)
within five years of installation (as certified by a landscape architect or licensed
nursery operator).
(c) Painted fences must match the building color scheme of the development area.
(7) No fence is allowed to exceed the two and a half foot height limitation within the
vision clearance area as specified in Section 4.2.130.
(8) Barbed wire, razor wire, or electrified fencing is permitted atop a six-foot chain link
fence. The total height of the fence and barbed wire must not exceed eight feet.
These materials must not extend into the vertical plane of adjoining public sidewalks.
Barbed wire or razor wire only fences are prohibited. Electrified fencing must be
posted with warning signs every 24 feet.
(a) In the PLO District in the Downtown Exception Area and in the MUC, MUE, and
MUR Districts, no barbed wire, razor wire, or electrified fences are permitted.
(b) In the residential districts, barb-wire and electrified fencing on lots/parcels less
than 20,000 square feet, and razor wire on any lot/parcel, regardless of size,
must be reviewed under Discretionary Use procedure as specified in Section
5.9.100, using the criteria specified in Subsection (C), below.
(D) Where Discretionary Use approval is required for fences, the following criteria of approval
apply, in lieu of criteria specified in Section 5.9.120:
(1) The applicant has demonstrated a security problem exists at the site. The
demonstration must include police reports, insurance claims paid, or affidavits from
neighbors or tenants of the property corroborating the security problem;
(2) Demonstration that the placement of the fence will not present a hazard or risk to the
general public or neighboring properties;
(3) Demonstration that the applicant has exhausted all other practical remedies to the
demonstrated security problem; for example, sight obscuring screening, “unfriendly
landscaping,” lighting or alarms which might deter trespass on the subject property;
or
(4) Demonstration that the property is subject to noise found to exceed acceptable noise
levels prescribed in the Oregon Administrative Rule or the Federal Highway
Administration Noise Abatement Criteria, as certified by an acoustical engineer;
Commented [RM10]: Comment from TAC 4/8/21 Barb wire allowed in Residential? Should this still be allowed.
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(5) The Planning Commission, based on the evidence presented, must approve, modify,
or deny the request. The Planning Commission may further condition the request
including, but not limited to imposition of the following conditions; establishing the
extent of the site eligible for the fencing, establishing minimum and maximum height
requirements, setbacks from all property lines, and requiring specific fencing
materials.
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Section 4.5-100 On-Site Lighting Standards
Subsections:
4.5-105 Purpose and Applicability
4.5-110 Illumination and Height
4.5.105 Purpose and Applicability
(A) On-site lighting standards are established to create a safe and secure environment during
hours of darkness and reduce or prevent light pollution by minimizing glare.
(B) Light fixtures subject to the standards in this section are outdoor artificial illuminating
devices, outdoor fixtures, lamps, and other similar devices, permanently installed or
portable, used for flood lighting, general illumination, or advertisement. Such devices
include, but are not limited to, lights for:
(1) Buildings and structures;
(2) Recreational areas;
(3) Parking lot and maneuvering areas;
(4) Landscape areas;
(5) Streets and street signs;
(6) Product display areas;
(7) Building overhangs and open canopies;
(8) Holiday celebrations;
(9) Construction lights.
(C) The following light fixtures or uses are exempt from complying with the outdoor lighting
standards of this section. These exemptions do not prevent the City from adoption of later
ordinances that may address the retrofitting or removal of outdoor lighting fixtures.
(1) All outdoor light fixtures lawfully installed and operating prior to the effective date of
the ordinance codified in this section, and not prohibited by this section. This
exemption does not apply if an existing light fixture is replaced. The addition of
supplementary shielding and/or re-aiming of existing fixtures that shine direct
illumination or visible glare beyond the property line where the fixture is installed are
encouraged to help improve safety and quality of life.
Commented [RM1]: How/why is this section different from SDC 4.2.145? Which section applies to what?
Commented [RM2]: Make recommendation to PC
from TAC to revise to require applicable to all
housing…
Commented [LA3]: subjective terminology
Commented [RM4R3]: Since used in purpose
statement ok?
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(2) Residential low wattage lighting, as defined below, used for yards and driveways.
These low wattage lights must not shine, glare, emit direct illumination, or cast a
shadow onto adjacent property.
(3) Commercial and industrial low wattage lighting used to highlight driveways and
landscaping, or applied to a building providing they are properly aimed and shielded
to not shine visible glare into the public right-of-way or onto adjacent or nearby
properties.
(4) Up-lighting intended to highlight part of a building or landscaping; provided, that the
light distribution from the fixture is effectively contained by an overhanging
architectural element or landscaping element and does not shine beyond the
intended target including into the night sky. Such containment elements may include
but are not limited to awnings, dense shrubs, or year-round dense evergreen tree
canopies which will contain or limit illumination of the sky.
(5) Correctional Institutions. Exterior lighting for correctional facilities must be shielded
high-intensity discharge lighting except at the immediate entry area, in which case
other lighting may be used that conforms to the intent of this section.
(6) Low wattage lights used as decorations, such as holiday lights, for no more than 60
days in a calendar year are exempt from the requirements of this section.
(7) Carnivals and fairs that require the use of temporary outdoor lighting fixtures are
exempt except that permanent installations at dedicated sites must conform to the
requirements of this section.
(8) U.S. flags displayed by top-mounted lighting only. The illumination of all flags other
than the U.S. flag must be extinguished at the end of public business hours or by
10:00 p.m., whichever is later.
(9) Temporary lighting for television or movie film productions, roadway or utility
construction or building construction not to exceed 60 days in any one location.
Permanent installations at dedicated sites must conform to the requirements of this
section.
(10) All outdoor light fixtures used to highlight art features within a public right of way
providing they areaimed and shielded to not shine visible glare into the public right-
of-way or onto adjacent or nearby properties.
(11) City street light standards and design criteria, which are regulated by SDC 4.2.145
and by the Engineering Design Standards and Procedures Manual;
(12) Lighting necessary for emergency equipment and work conducted in the interests of
law enforcement or for the safety, health, or welfare of the City; and
Commented [KK5]: Consider removing "decorative."
Define by wattage and clear prohibited effects,
otherwise not C&O for housing standards.
Commented [GK6]: Define low wattage? Is it different
for commercial vs industrial?
Commented [RM7R6]: Defined below
Commented [GK8R6]: I see that now, wasn't to
definitions yet.
Commented [LA9]: City
Commented [GK10]: What about state and federal?
We may get them eventually.
Commented [KK11]: Consider removing holiday and
just stating "decorative lights such as holiday lights," to
include string lights put up for other reasons.
Commented [KK12]: Alternative is no more than 60 consecutive days, but that gives loophole of turning
them off one night and then allowing them to be lit up
the next under a new timeline.
Commented [LA13]: any one location? vicinity seems
too ambiguous
Commented [RM14]: subjective… but wouldn't apply
to housing so, ok?
Commented [RM15R14]: just say "aimed and shielded to not shine..."
Commented [KK16R14]: I like your edit.
Commented [GK17]: How would the flame at gateway
fit into this code? It isn't shielded and is art related to
transportation, maybe?
Commented [RM18]:
Street lighting? Check on this.
Commented [RM19]:
Check these standards and specs”
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(13) Sign lighting and signs in general, which are regulated in the Springfield Municipal
Code, 1997, Chapter 8.
(D) Violations and Penalties. For any person, firm, or corporation to erect, construct,
enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve or convert any lighting fixture, or cause the same to
be done, contrary to or in violation of any provision of this section constitutes a violation of
this Code. Each day a lighting fixture is in violation of this section constitutes a separate
violation.
(E) Definitions. The following definitions apply to terms in this section:
(1) End of business hours or end of business means (a) the end of normal or posted
business hours when a business or institution is no longer open to serve customers
or clients, and (b) the end of a shift or normal work hours when the majority of
employees are gone from the business or institution.
(2) Full cut-off means a light fixture designed and constructed so that light is directed
down and no light is projected above the horizontal plane. [See illustrations below]
(3) Glare means stray, unshielded light striking the eye that may result in (a) nuisance or
annoyance such as light shining into a window; (b) discomfort causing squinting of
the eyes; (c) disabling vision by reducing the ability of the eyes to see into shadows;
or (d) reduction of visual performance.
(4) High intensity discharge lamp lighting means high-pressure sodium, mercury vapor,
metal halide, low-pressure sodium, induction, sulfur, xenon, and other similar lamps.
(5) Installed means initial installation of outdoor lighting fixtures, poles, electrical wiring,
and related mounting equipment following the effective date of the ordinance codified
in this section. Projects with approved construction plans prior to effective date of the
ordinance codified in this section are excluded from compliance with the ordinance in
the initial installation only.
(6) Low wattage lights means 12-volt direct current lights or individual lamps less than
0.25 watts each strung together within a translucent or transparent plastic cover.
(7) Replacement means the installation of a new lighting fixture in place of an existing
fixture, and/or the installation of a new lighting housing or head to an existing pole,
bracket or wall, tree, or other structure. “Replacement” does not mean the changing
of light bulbs or lamps in a fixture for the same or lower wattage bulbs.
(8) Safety/Security. “Safety” means (a) sufficient lighting at building entrances, exits,
walkways and parking areas to allow customers and employees to see any physical
barriers and to be seen at all times as they access to vehicles and sidewalks, and (b)
the use of full cut-off light fixtures above doors, at fire service stanchions, loading
areas, and similar building access points.
Commented [KK20]: Could consider ending at
"violation." Our muni code is clear that violations of the development code are enforceable under the Civil
Enforcement of Code Infractions section in chapter 5.
Commented [LA21]: Should insert a definition for LED
lighting
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(9) Shielding means an externally applied device such as a shroud or hood of metal,
wood, opaque plastic or opaque painted glass so that light emitted by the fixture is
directed downward below the horizontal plane onto the site and does not shine direct
illumination or glare onto adjacent or nearby property.
(10) Unshielded means light fixtures lacking any means to restrict the emitted light to
below the horizontal plane or to shine or glare onto adjacent or nearby property.
(11) Up lighting means a shielded light fixture usually installed on the ground or
permanently mounted to an architectural element, tree, or other structure that has
the light from the fixture directed in a contained distribution pattern above the
horizontal plane to illuminate an adjacent or nearby building element, shrub, tree or
other landscaping.
4.5.110 Lighting Standards
(A) Standards for Installation and Operation of Outdoor Lighting. Except as exempt by
subsection (C) of SDC 4.5.105 above, new outdoor lighting fixtures installed after [date of
adoption], are subject to the standards below. No provision of this section is intended to
preempt Springfield Municipal Code 8.200 et seq, Signs, or applicable State codes.
(1) All outdoor lighting fixtures subject to this section must be designed as a full cut-off
fixture or have a shielding method to direct light emissions down onto the site and
not shine direct illumination or glare onto adjacent properties.
(2) All lighting for roadways, roadway signs, intersections, and pedestrian ways must be
designed or have an opaque shielding method to direct light emissions downward
and below the horizontal plane of the fixture in the permanently installed position.
(3) The use of laser source light or any similar high intensity light for outdoor advertising
or entertainment is prohibited.
Commented [LA22]: is the Sign Code being incorporated into the Development Code? or is this a
reference from another organization
Commented [KK23R22]: This isn't a sign code
reference - our sign code is in SMC Chapter 8.
Commented [RM24]: Motion activated security light must not shine onto another property…. Word smith
with KSK????
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(4) The operation of searchlights for advertising or promotional purposes is prohibited.
(5) Outdoor lights at designated Historic Sites or within Historic Neighborhoods that are
consistent with the architectural style or era of the building or property must be
consistent with the provisions of this section.
(6) Businesses and institutions with outdoor lighting, such as parking lot lights, building
lights, landscaping lights, and other similar exterior lighting features, are encouraged
to extinguish such lights at the end of the working day, except for lights necessary for
personal and building safety.
(7) All outdoor lighting used for public or private sports stadiums, sports areas,
recreation facilities, outdoor performance areas, and other similar outdoor facilities
must be extinguished within an hour after conclusion of the final event of the day,
except as exempted herein.
(8) Externally affixed neon lighting is prohibited except in the following manner: As a trim
element that surrounds windows, doors, or building edges; when located on building
facades that face street frontages or internal driveways within commercial shopping
complexes; such lighting must not be located more than 15 feet from finished grade
and must not be used to define a building roofline; and such lighting must not include
flashing, intermittent or rotating lights. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section,
all neon lighting associated with signs must be in accordance with the provisions of
Springfield Municipal Code 8.200 et seq, Signs.
(9) The operation of outdoor lighting used for public or private sports stadiums, sports
areas, recreation facilities, outdoor performance areas, and other similar outdoor
facilities must not occur later than the conclusion of the final event of the day when
maintenance such as field grooming, irrigation, cleaning, and other similar
maintenance activities are required, to have the facility ready for operation the
following morning. Lights during after-events maintenance must be kept at the
minimum level practicable.
(B) On-site lighting must be the minimum illumination necessary in compliance with the
Illuminating Engineering Society of North America recommended practices for a given
application, including parking areas and vehicle sales areas. All exterior light fixtures must
be shielded or recessed so that direct glare and reflection are contained within the
boundaries of the property, and directed downward and away from abutting properties;
public rights-of-way; and riparian zones, wetlands, and other protected areas identified in
this Code on the same property.
(C) Height
(1) The height of a free standing exterior light fixture must not exceed 25 feet or the
height of the principal permitted structure, whichever is less. In this case, height is
Commented [GK25]: These event lights should still be
directed to not cast light outside the property. We had
Hamlin adjust the lighting pattern to minimize spillover onto the adjacent ROW and natural areas.
Commented [RM26]: Matt Hilton comment from TAC.
Re read to make sure it is worded ok.
Commented [RM27]: subjective. Specify a
standard??? IES???
Commented [KK28R27]: Subjective is probably okay
because this is a maintenance/enforcement issue and
not a standard that applies to granting a ministerial
permit. LUBA wouldn't take jurisdiction over an enforcement case anyway.
Commented [RM29]:
What is Minimum necessary? How measured?
Commented [RM30]: Copy paste the standard from IES-Illuminating Engineering Society standard and cite
if needed to justify, get from Michael, use
"recommended practice" standard. Check Glenwood
standard.
Commented [RM31]:
Vehicle sales area call out??? Only in commercial
zones.
Commented [RM32]: add stormwater facilities???
Commented [CM33R32]: I think some def warrant
lighting for safety purposes.
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measured as the vertical distance between the paved surface or finished grade and
the bottom of the light fixture.
(2) The Director may allow an increase to the standard in Subsection (C)(1), above,
through a Type 2 or Type 3 approval process when a determination is made that
personal security is an issue, special security needs exist, or where vandalism or
crime are possible. The Director may consider specific site characteristics, level of
vehicle and pedestrian conflict, special security needs, and history or likelihood of
crimes in making the determination. Any approved increase must be the minimum
necessary to achieve the desired result.
(3) The height of a free standing exterior light fixture within 50 feet of any residential
district, riparian zone, or wetland must not exceed 12 feet.
(4) The height restriction in Subsection (C)(1), above does not apply to lighting used to
illuminate outdoor performance areas, sport and recreation facilities, and playfields,
unless these light fixtures are located within 50 feet of a residential district, in which
case (B)(3) above applies.
Commented [LA34]: suggest adding finished grade or
similar terminology because not all light fixtures are
installed in parking lots or paved areas
Commented [RM35]: Should be (C)(1) 25 height limit.
Commented [RM36]: C 1, see above.
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Section 4.6.100 Motor Vehicle Parking, Loading, and Bicycle Parking Standards
Subsections:
4.6.105 Vehicle Parking—Purpose and Applicability
4.6.110 Motor Vehicle Parking—General
4.6.115 Motor Vehicle Parking—Parking Lot Design
4.6.120 Motor Vehicle Parking—Parking Lot Improvements
4.6.125 Motor Vehicle Parking—Parking Space Requirements
4.6.130 Loading Areas—Purpose and Applicability
4.6.135 Loading Areas—Facility Design and Improvements
4.6.140 Bicycle Parking—Purpose and Applicability
4.6.145 Bicycle Parking—Facility Design
4.6.150 Bicycle Parking—Facility Improvements
4.6.155 Bicycle Parking—Number of Spaces Required
4.6.105 Vehicle Parking—Purpose and Applicability
(A) These regulations provide standards for the development of vehicle parking.
(B) Unless exempted elsewhere in this Code, all development within the City and its urbanizable
area must comply with the vehicle parking provisions of this Section.
4.6.110 Motor Vehicle Parking—General
(A) Off-street parking spaces must be provided, consistent with requirements in SDC 4.6.125,
Table 4.6.2, unless excepted as allowed herein, for:
(1) All new construction and expansion of multiple unit housing, commercial, industrial, and
public and semi-public uses. If an existing development is expanded, new parking
spaces must be provided in proportion to the increase only.
(2) Changes in use or the use category of an existing building or structure.
(B) If parking has been provided to serve an existing use, the number of parking spaces cannot
be reduced if the result would be fewer spaces than required by this Section, except as
parking reductions are allowed below and under Special Provisions to Table 4.6.2.
(C) Parking reductions under SDC 4.6-110(H) through (L) and Special Provisions to Table 4.6.2
must not reduce the number of ADA parking spaces required in accordance with the
minimum parking in Table 4.6.2 or under SDC 4.6-110(M).
(D) Required parking spaces must be available for the parking of passenger vehicles of
residents, customers, patrons, visitors, and employees only, and must not be used for
Commented [RM1]: What does this mean? If an existing
use has substandard parking, then spaces don’t have to be added to bring the existing use into conformance? Should be more clear.
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outdoor displays, storage of vehicles, equipment, or materials. Parking for company motor
vehicles that remain on the premises overnight, or enclosures designed for the temporary
collection of shopping carts, must be provided in addition to the number of parking spaces
required by this Section.
(E) Unless joint use of parking facilities is requested as may be permitted in Subsection (E)
below, the total requirement for off-street parking spaces is the sum of the requirements for
all uses. If the total number of required parking spaces results in a fraction, the fraction must
be rounded up to the next whole number. Off-street parking facilities for one use must not be
considered as providing parking facilities for any other use. Alternatively, the Director may
approve joint use of parking facilities as may be permitted in Subsection (F), below.
(F) The Director, upon application by all involved property owners, may authorize joint use of
parking facilities, provided that:
(1) The applicant demonstrates that there is no substantial conflict in the principal
operating hours of the buildings or uses for which the joint use of parking facilities is
proposed; and
(2) The parties concerned in the joint use of off-street parking facilities must provide
evidence of agreement for the joint use by a legal instrument approved by the City
Attorney. An agreement for joint use of parking facilities must provide for continuing
maintenance of jointly used parking facilities;
(3) The agreement must be recorded at Lane County Deeds and Records at the
applicant’s expense.
(G) When on-street parking is available directly abutting the property and there are no adopted
plans to remove the on-street parking, parking spaces in a public right-of-way directly
abutting the development area is allowed to be counted as fulfilling a part of the parking
requirements for a development as follows: For each 18 feet of available on-street parking,
there will be one space credit toward the required amount of off-street parking spaces. The
developer is responsible for marking any on-street spaces.
(H) Motor Vehicle Parking Space Reduction Credit for Additional Bicycle Parking. Additional
bicycle parking beyond the minimum amount required in Table 4.6.3 that complies with the
bike parking standards in SDC 4.6.145 and 4.6.150 may substitute up to 20 percent of off-
street motor vehicle parking otherwise required in Table 4.6.2. For every two non-required
bicycle parking spaces that meet the short- or long-term bicycle parking standards specified
in Table 4.6.3, the motor vehicle parking requirement is reduced by one space. When
existing parking converted to bicycle parking under this subsection results in surplus motor
vehicle parking spaces, the surplus parking may be converted to another use in conformance
with the requirements of this Code.
Commented [RM2]: Should this be changed?
Commented [RM3]: To what standards?
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(I) Motor Vehicle Parking Space Reduction Credit for Frequent Transit Corridors—Abutting
Sites. Development sites abutting an existing or proposed Frequent Transit Corridor may
request a reduction of up to 15 percent from minimum off-street motor vehicle parking
required in Table 4.6.2.
(J) Motor Vehicle Parking Space Reduction Credit for Frequent Transit Corridors—Nearby Sites.
Development sites not abutting but within 1/4-mile of an existing or proposed Frequent
Transit Corridor may request a reduction of up to 10 percent from minimum off-street motor
vehicle parking required in Table 4.6.2.
(K) Reduction Credit for ADA Improvements for Frequent Transit Corridors. Development sites
abutting or within 1/4 mile of an existing or proposed Frequent Transit Corridor may receive a
reduction of up to 10 percent from the minimum off-street motor vehicle parking required in
Table 4.6.2 in exchange for contribution to the City for ADA improvements in the public right-
of-way. The required contribution will be equal to the Base Curb Ramp Fee multiplied by
each set of four parking spaces to be reduced, rounded up to the next whole number (e.g.
one Base Curb Ramp Fee for one to four parking spaces reduced, double the Base Curb
Ramp Fee for five to eight parking spaces reduced, etc.). The Base Curb Ramp Fee must be
set by Council resolution and must be approximately the cost of constructing one ADA-
compliant curb ramp. Nothing in this subsection waives or alters any requirement for a
developer to construct or provide on-site or off-site ADA improvements.
(L) Outside of the Downtown Exception Area and Glenwood Riverfront Mixed-Use Plan District,
a cumulative maximum reduction of 20 percent of the minimum off-street parking required in
Table 4.6.2 may be applied using the credits, allowances, and exceptions to minimum
parking requirements established in this Code.
(M) Right Size Parking Alternative—Minimum. The Approval Authority may authorize an
alternative parking standard that is less than the minimum off-street parking standard in SDC
4.6.125, including reductions in excess of the cumulative maximum reduction specified in
SDC 4.6.110(K) above. The alternative parking standard must be one of the following:
(1) The average peak period parking demand identified for the use in the current version of
the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Parking Manual, for the day(s) of the
week with the highest parking demand; or
(2) The peak parking demand identified by the applicant and supported by information that
a reasonable person would rely upon as determined by the Approval Authority. This
information may include, but is not limited to, transportation demand management or a
parking study for a similar development.
(N) Right Size Parking Alternative—Maximum. The Approval Authority may authorize an
alternative parking standard that is more than 125 percent of the minimum off-street parking
standard in SDC 4.6.125. The alternative parking standard must be the peak parking
Commented [RM4]: What counts as “proposed”?
Commented [RM5]: See comment above. Should be more
clear.
Commented [RM6]: same
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demand identified by a parking generation study conducted according to the ITE Manual of
Transportation Engineering Studies and prepared by a licensed engineer.
4.6.115 Motor Vehicle Parking—Parking Lot Design
All off-street parking areas must comply with the following dimensional standards:
Table 4.6.1
Dimensional Feature (all dimensions in feet)Diagram Parking Angle
0 45 60 90
Stall width, standard A 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0
Stall width, compact A 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0
Stall length, standard B 24.0 18.0 18.0 18.0
Stall length, compact B 22.0 16.0 16.0 16.0
Aisle width between stall lines C 12.0 12.0 16.0 24.0
Bumper overhang (typical) D 0.0 1.5 1.8 2.0
Cross-aisle, 1-way E 16.0 16.0 16.0 16.0
Cross-aisle, 2-way F 24.0 24.0 24.0 24.0
Figure 4.6-A
Parking Lot Design
x xWALL
BAC
E/F
CURB
D= STALL NOT ACCESSIBLE IN CERTAIN LAYOUTSx
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Figure 4.6.A
Parking Lot Design
4.6.120 Motor Vehicle Parking—Parking Lot Improvements
All parking areas must conform to the setback, vision clearance, planting, and screening
provisions of this Code and must be completed prior to occupancy. Required parking spaces
must be improved as follows:
(A) All parking lots, bays, and spaces must have a durable, dust free surfacing of Asphaltic
concrete, Portland cement concrete, or other materials as approved by the City Engineer.
Permeable pavement meeting standards in the Engineering Design Standards and
Procedures Manual may be allowed by the City Engineer for parking areas and driveways.
Parking lot surfacing must not encroach upon the public right-of-way.
(B) Stormwater management system improvements must be provided to manage all on-site
run-off. The stormwater management system improvements must provide for the on-site
collection of stormwater to eliminate sheet flow onto sidewalks, public rights-of-way, and
abutting private property. All stormwater management system improvements must meet
the standards in SDC 4.3.110, and the Engineering Design Standards and Procedures
Manual, Chapters 3 and 4.
Commented [RM7]: Not clear
Commented [RM8]: Based on what standards?
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(C) All parking spaces fronting a sidewalk, alley, street, landscaped area, or structure must be
provided with a secured wheel bumper or linear curb not less than six inches in height to
be set back from the front of the stall a minimum of two feet to allow for vehicle
encroachment. Wheel bumpers must be a minimum of six feet in length. Curbs must be
constructed in conformance with the Standard Construction Specifications.
Alternatively, the sidewalk or landscaped area may be widened two feet beyond the
minimum dimension required to allow for vehicle encroachment. A curb not less than six
inches in height must protect the widened sidewalks and planter areas.
(D) Backing into the public right-of-way, other than alleys is prohibited. However, a parking
areas of less than four spaces on a lot/parcel in a residential land use district may back
into the public right-of-way.
(E) All spaces must be permanently and clearly marked. Alternatively, the applicant may
propose unmarked spaces if supported by a report stamped by an Oregon licensed
Engineer indicating that that the spaces should not be marked for safety considerations.
Old striping must not be visible after being replaced by new striping.
(F) Not more than 30 percent of the total parking spaces in a parking lot may be designated
for compact cars. Alternatively, a greater percentage may be authorized by the Director if
a report stamped by an Oregon licensed Engineer indicates that greater than 30 percent of
the total parking spaces is appropriate for the use. All compact spaces must be signed
and/or the space painted with the words “Compact Car Only.”
(G) Parking Spaces for People with Disabilities.
(1) Parking spaces for people with disabilities and accessible passenger loading zones
that serve a particular building must be located as close as possible to a building
entrance.
(2) The number and dimensions of parking spaces for people with disabilities must be as
specified in Section 1106 of the Oregon Structural Specialty Code.
4.6.125 Motor Vehicle Parking—Parking Space Requirements
(A) Table 4.6.2 establishes minimum off-street parking standards according to use, which
apply to that use in any land use district.
(B) The minimum parking standard for any use not specified in Table 4.6.2 is the average
peak period parking demand identified for that use in the current version of the ITE
Parking Manual, for the day(s) of the week with the highest parking demand.
Commented [RM9]: When would this happen? Under what
conditions?
Commented [RM10]: Consider allowing 100% compact??? Conversation from TAC 4/8/21. Allow 100% without study.
Commented [RM11]: Is there a spec for the sign or painting? Should we reference EDSPM or Construction
specs?
Commented [RM12]: Not clear? What about “as close as the closest non accessible space” or something more clear.
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(C) The maximum off-street parking standard for any use that is not a residential use is 125
percent of the minimum off-street parking standard. There is no maximum off-street
parking standard for residential uses.
(D) Parking standards established in Table 4.6.2 may be modified as provided in SDC
4.6.110.
Table 4.6.2
Use Minimum Parking Standard
Residential Uses
Single unit dwelling, detached Two spaces for each dwelling, not including an
accessory dwelling unit..
One space for each dwelling when paved on street
parking, in conformance with SDC 4.6.110(G) is
available abutting the property and there are no
adopted plans to remove the on-street parking.
Duplex Two off-street parking spaces for each duplex.
Triplex For lots or parcels of less than 3,000 square feet: one
space total.
For lots or parcels greater than or equal to 3,000
square feet and less than 5,000 square feet: two
spaces total.
For lot or parcels greater than or equal to 5,000 square
feet: three spaces total.
Fourplex For lots or parcels of less than 3,000 square feet: one
space total.
For lots or parcels greater than or equal to 3,000
square feet and less than 5,000 square feet: two
spaces total.
For lots or parcels greater than or equal to 5,000
square feet and less than 7,000 square feet: three
spaces total.
For lot or parcels greater than or equal to 7,000 square
feet: four spaces total.
Townhome (attached) One space for each townhome dwelling unit
Cottage clusters One space for each dwelling unit in a cottage cluster
Multiple unit housing One space for each dwelling unit
Group care facilities One quarter space for each bedroom or dwelling unit
plus 1 per full time employee on the busiest shift.
Boarding and rooming houses (see
SDC 4.7-215)
One half of an additional parking space for each
boarding room in addition to any parking for a primary
use.
Commercial/Industrial Uses
Child care center One space for each 350 square feet of gross area, plus
one drop off space for each 700 square feet of gross
floor area.
Hotel/motel or bed and breakfast
facilities
One space plus one space for each guest room.
Commented [RM13]: Could just rely on 4.6.110(G) and delete this???
Commented [RM14]: These are the most that we can require in conformance with HB 2001. If we limit triplex and fourplex to the min. lot sizes of 5,000 and 7,000 then we can
simplify these standards. If we allow them on lot sizes under 5
and 7k, then these would apply.
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Use Minimum Parking Standard
Eating and drinking establishments One space for each 100 square feet of gross floor area.
Retail trade and services (including
shopping centers)
One space for every 300 square feet of gross floor
area.
Manufacture and assembly, and
other primary industrial uses.
Includes warehousing.
One space for each 1000 square feet of gross floor
area
Warehouse commercial sales
(including bulky merchandise)
One space for each 600 square feet of gross floor area.
Public and Institutional Uses
Educational facilities One space for each classroom, plus one for each 100
square feet of the largest public assembly area.
Public utility facility None, unless utility vehicles will be parked overnight.
Recreational facilities, and
religious, social and public
institutions
One space for each 100 square feet of floor area in the
primary assembly area and One for each 200 square
feet of gross floor area for the remainder of the building.
Transportation facilities One space for each 300 square feet of gross floor area
not including vehicle storage areas.
Special Provisions.
(A) Downtown Exception Area. Within the Downtown Exception Area, all lots/parcels and uses
are exempt from the minimum off-street parking space requirements of this Section.
However, if the Director determines there is a need for off-street parking, the Director may
require an Institute of Transportation Engineering (ITE) Parking Generation Report to
determine the off-street parking requirements.
(B) Commercial Districts.
(1) Parking lots in the Neighborhood Commercial (NC) District must be designed so that
a landscaped separator is in between every seven spaces . A development in the NC
district that requires more than 25 parking spaces must locate half of all the required
spaces over 25 behind proposed buildings.
(2) Parking lots must be used exclusively for the parking of vehicles. However, parking
spaces in excess of the number required by this Code may be used for temporary
sales or display of merchandise where the activity does not create a hazard for
automobile or pedestrian traffic or where otherwise allowed under this Code or the
Springfield Municipal Code.
(3) A minimum of four off-street parking spaces is required for all sites in commercial
zoning districts that require parking, unless reduced under SDC 4.6.110(M).
(C) Light-Medium Industrial (LMI), Heavy Industrial (HI), and Special Heavy Industrial (SHI)
Districts. In addition to reductions permitted in accordance with the provisions of SDC
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4.6.110, parking spaces may be reduced in LMI, HI, or SHI land use districts on a one-for-
one basis when the number of spaces required is more than the number of employees
working on the busiest shift, provided that a landscaped area equal to the total number of
spaces reduced must be held in reserve for future use.
(D) Campus Industrial (CI) District.
(1) To the greatest extent practicable, parking must be located behind buildings, internal
to development or to the side of a building.
EXCEPTIONS:
(a) The number of required parking spaces for uses not shown in Table 4.6.2 must
be determined based upon standards for similar uses.
(b) Parking spaces may be reduced on a one-for-one basis when the number of
spaces required is more than the shift with the largest number of employees,
provided that a landscaped area equal to the total number of spaces reduced is
held in reserve for future use.
(2) An additional five percent of impermeable surface may be allowed in cases where all
parking on a lot/parcel is screened by earthen berms with an average height of three
feet (measured from the finished grade of the edge of the parking lot), sunken below
grade an average depth of three feet (measured from the finished grade of the edge
of the parking lot to the finished grade of the adjacent berm or landscaped area), or
both.
(3) Truck parking for vehicles necessary for the operation of the facility may be located
either:
(a) Within an enclosed building; or
(b) Outside of a building if the following standards are met and must:
(i) Be prohibited in all front and street-side yards;
(ii) Meet the building setback standards specified in SDC 3.2.420; and
(iii) Be screened as specified in SDC 3.2.445.
(E) Medical Services (MS) District. Motor vehicle parking standards are determined based
upon standards for similar uses in Table 4.6.2 and upon the required Traffic Study.
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(F) Public Land and Open Space District. Motor vehicle parking standards are determined
based upon standards for similar uses in Table 4.6.2. Uses not listed require a Parking
Study.
(G) Mixed Use Districts.
(1) Nonresidential Requirements. Off-street surface parking must meet the minimum
parking requirement for the various commercial and industrial uses in Table 4.6.2
unless reduced under applicable provisions in this Code.
(2) Residential Requirements. Minimum off-street parking standards for residential uses
must comply with the standards specified in Table 4.6.2 unless reduced under
applicable provisions in this Code.
4.6.130 Loading Areas—Purpose and Applicability
(A) These regulations provide standards for the development of loading areas.
(B) Unless exempted elsewhere in this Code, all commercial and industrial development
requiring loading areas must comply with the loading area provisions of this Section.
4.6.135 Loading Areas—Facility Design and Improvements
(A) All necessary loading areas for commercial and industrial development must be located
off-street and provided in addition to the required parking spaces.
(B) Vehicles in the loading area must not protrude into a public right-of-way or sidewalk. When
no other reasonable alternative exists, loading areas must be located so that vehicles are
not required to back or maneuver in the public right-of-way or internal travel aisles.
(C) The minimum sizes required for commercial and industrial loading areas are as follows:
(1) Two hundred fifty square feet for buildings of 5,000 to 20,000 square feet of gross
floor area.
(2) Five hundred square feet for buildings of 20,000 to 50,000 square feet of gross floor
area.
(3) Seven hundred fifty square feet for buildings in excess of 50,000 square feet of gross
floor area.
(D) The required loading area must not be less than ten feet wide by 25 feet long and have an
unobstructed height of 14 feet.
Commented [RM15]: Not sure this makes sense. Reword?
Keep? Remove?
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(E) A school having a capacity greater than 25 students must have a driveway designed for
the continuous forward flow of passenger vehicles for loading and unloading children.
4.6.140 Bicycle Parking—Purpose and Applicability
(A) Safe and convenient bicycle parking is required in most land use districts and land use
categories to encourage the use of bicycles as a mode of transportation. The required
number of spaces is lower for uses that do not tend to attract bicycle riders and higher for
those that do. Additionally, some bicycle parking is required on the basis of specifically
encouraging employee, student or customer related bicycle use. The following standards
ensure that bicycle parking is convenient to the cyclist in its location and provides sufficient
security from theft and damage. Long-term bicycle parking space requirements
accommodate employees, commuters, students, residents and other persons who expect
to leave their bicycles for more than two hours. Short-term bicycle parking spaces
accommodate visitors, customers, messengers, and other persons expected to depart
within approximately two hours.
(B) Unless exempted elsewhere in this Code, all development must comply with the bicycle
parking provisions of this Section.
4.6.145 Bicycle Parking—Facility Design
(A) Required bicycle parking spaces and facilities must be a powder coated staple or inverted-
U rack as shown in Figure 4.6.B. Alternatively, the required bicycle parking spaces must
fulfill the criteria for quality bicycle parking, which are as follows:
(1) Supports the bicycle frame in a stable position without damage to wheels, frames, or
components and provides two points of contact;
(2) Allows locking of the frame and one or both wheels with a U-lock;
(3) Is securely anchored to the ground or to a structure;
(4) Resists cutting, rusting, bending, or deformation, both from natural causes and from
human abuse;
(5) Powder coated or durable, non-scratching surface; and
(6) Works well for a variety of bicycle frame types (e.g., should work for step-through
frame as well as diamond frame, children’s bicycles as well as adult bicycles,
recumbent as well as other styles of adaptive bicycles).
(B) Required bicycle parking spaces and facilities must be constructed and installed in
accordance with SDC 4.6.150 and Figures 4.6.B and 4.6.C. Bicycle parking must be
provided at ground level unless an elevator with bicycle wayfinding signage directs users Commented [RM16]: What determines if it is “clear” signage? To what standards?
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to an approved bicycle storage area. Each required bicycle parking space must allow a
bicycle to be placed in the space without removing another bicycle from another space.
(C) All required long-term bicycle parking spaces must be sheltered from precipitation, in
conformance with (D)(3) below, and include lighting in conformance with the lighting
standards in SDC 4.5.100.
(D) Short-term bicycle parking must be sheltered as follows:
(1) If ten or fewer short-term bicycle parking spaces are required, no shelter is required
for short-term bicycle parking.
(2) If more than ten short-term bicycle parking spaces are required, at least 50 percent
of the short-term bicycle parking spaces in excess of ten must be sheltered.
(3) Shelters must have a minimum seven foot overhead clearance and must completely
cover the bicycle parking rack and any bicycles that are parked in the way the rack
was designed to be used.
(E) Bicycle parking that accommodates oversized bicycles and alternative bicycle types must
be provided as follows:
(1) Each oversized bicycle parking space must provide minimum clear area of four feet
by eight feet as shown in Figure 4.6.C.
(2) At least ten percent of the long-term bicycle parking spaces for commercial uses and
residential uses must be oversized bicycle parking spaces.
(3) At least ten percent of the short-term bicycle parking spaces for schools (elementary
through high school) must be oversized bicycle parking spaces.
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Figure 4.6.B
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Figure 4.6.C
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4.6.150 Bicycle Parking—Facility Improvements
(A) Bicycle Parking Location and Security.
(1) Bicycle parking racks, shelters, or lockers must be securely anchored to the ground
or to a structure.
(2) Exterior long-term bicycle parking must be located within 200 feet from the main
building entrance, primary point of entry to the use, or employee entrance.
(3) Exterior short-term bicycle parking must:
(a) Be located no further than 50 feet from the main building entrance or primary
point of entry to the use, as determined by the City, but not further away than
the closest on-site automobile parking space excluding designated accessible
parking spaces, whichever distance is less; and
(b) Be clearly visible from the main building entrance or primary point of entry to
the use.
(4) Bicycle parking must be separated from motor vehicle parking by a barrier, curb, or
sufficient distance to prevent damage to parked bicycles.
(5) Where bicycle parking facilities are not directly visible and obvious from the public
right-of-way, signs must be provided to direct bicyclists to the bicycle parking.
Directions to sheltered facilities inside a structure may be signed or supplied by the
employer, as appropriate. Short-term parking must be available to the general public.
(6) Bicycle parking may be located inside a building on a floor, which has an outdoor
entrance open for use, and which does not require stairs to access the space.
Alternatively, the Director may allow, through a land use decision process, bicycle
parking on upper stories within multi-story residential building when an elevator is
provided.
(7) In order for bicycle parking and bicycle racks to be located to avoid conflict with
pedestrian movement and access, bicycle parking must be located outside of the
public right of way and public or private sidewalk area. Paved access from bicycle
parking spaces to the public right-of-way must be provided by at-grade or ramp
access. Paved pedestrian access must be provided from the bicycle parking area to
the building entrance. Alternatively, bicycle parking may be located in the public
sidewalk or right-of-way where there is a minimum five feet between the parked
bicycle and the storefront and does not conflict with pedestrian accessibility.
(8) For multiple unit housing with required bike parking, requirements may be met
through the provision of individual garages or storage units. For housing relying on a
Commented [RM17]: Not clear?
Commented [RM18]: Are there standards for ramp access? ADA accessible?
Commented [RM19]: What constitutes a conflict with pedestrian accessibility? What standards are used to determine this?
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common garage and without storage units, bicycle racks must be provided in the
garage.
(B) Employers with changing rooms and shower facilities or other additional amenities may be
eligible for a ten percent reduction of Transportation System Development Charges if the
Director determines that those facilities encourage bicycling or other active modes of
transportation by employees or patrons.
4.6.155 Bicycle Parking—Number of Spaces Required
(A) The required minimum number of bicycle parking spaces for each principal use is four
spaces, unless otherwise specified in Table 4.6.3. Additional bicycle parking spaces may
be required at common use areas. When the number of required spaces results in a
fractional number, the total number of required spaces will be rounded up to the next
whole number. When application of the long- and short-term bicycle parking percentages
results in a fractional number of long- and short-term spaces, the number of long-term
spaces required will be rounded up to the next whole number; the remaining number of
required spaces will be designated as short-term bicycle parking.
(B) The following parking standards have been established according to use and apply to that
use in any land use district.
Table 4.6.3 Minimum Required Bicycle Parking Spaces
Use
Category Specific Uses Number of Required Spaces
Long- and Short-
Term Bicycle
Parking Percentages
Residential
Single unit dwelling
& middle housing
Zero N/A
Multiple unit housing One per dwelling unit 75% long-term
25% short-term
Dormitories One space per every three
occupants
50% long-term
50% short-term
Assisted care and
day cares
One per five employees 75% long-term
25% short-term
Other residential
uses
One per dwelling unit 50% long-term
50% short-term
Commercial
General retail One per 3,000 square feet of floor
area
25% long-term
75% short-term
Eating and drinking
establishments
One per 600 square feet of floor
area
25% long-term
75% short-term
Service
establishments
One per 2,000 square feet of floor
area
25% long-term
75% short-term
Commented [RM20]: Based on what? Determined through a site plan review process?
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Use
Category Specific Uses Number of Required Spaces
Long- and Short-
Term Bicycle
Parking Percentages
Art institution/gallery One per 1,500 square feet of floor
area
25% long-term
75% short-term
Drive-through only
establishments
Two for employee parking
(minimum of four does not apply)
100% long-term
Lodging One per ten rentable rooms 75% long-term
25% short-term
Office, including
medical offices and
clinics
Three quarters of a space per
5,000 square feet of floor area
75% long-term
25% short-term
Industrial and
wholesale
One quarter of a space per
employee OR one per 4,000
square feet of floor area,
whichever is less
75% long-term
25% short-term
Institutional
Government related
uses
One per 3,000 square feet of floor
area
25% long-term
75% short-term
Schools (elementary
through high school)
One per ten students based on
planned capacity
25% long-term
75% short-term
Parks and
playgrounds
Eight per park or playground 100% short-term
Recreation,
amusement, and
entertainment
facilities
One per 1,000 square feet of floor
area
25% long-term
75% short-term
Universities/colleges One per five full-time students 25% long-term
75% short-term
Hospitals and
medical centers
One per 3,000 square feet of floor
area
75% long-term
25% short-term
Religious institutions
and places of
worship
One per 20 seats or 40 feet of
bench length (fixed seating) OR
One per 500 square feet of floor
area (no fixed seating)
100% short-term
Transportation-Related
Structured parking Ten percent of the number of
vehicle parking spaces provided
75% long-term
25% short-term
Transit station Ten percent of the number of
vehicle parking spaces provided
(if no vehicle parking is provided,
the minimum of four applies)
50% long-term
50% short-term
Transit park & ride Ten percent of the number of
vehicle parking spaces provided
50% long-term
50% short-term
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