| Chapter 10
General Provisions |
Chapter 20
Land Uses |
Chapter 30
Nonconforming Uses |
Chapter 40
Permits & Applications |
Chapter 50
Procedures |
Chapter 60
Special Requirements |
Chapter 90
Definitions |
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This chapter provides the basis for regulations governing land use, development and design within the City of Beaverton. Chapter updated: February 26, 2008.
| Section No. | Topic | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 60.05. | Design Review Design Principles, Standards And Guidelines | 1–48 |
| 60.05.05. | Purpose | 1 |
| 60.05.10. | Design Principles | 1–2 |
| 60.05.15. | Building Design and Orientation Standards | 2–8 |
| 60.05.20. | Circulation and Parking Design Standards | 9–14 |
| 60.05.25. | Landscape, Open Space, and Natural Areas Design Standards | 15–25 |
| 60.05.30. | Lighting Design Standards | 26–27 |
| 60.05.35. | Building Design and Orientation Guidelines | 27–31 |
| 60.05.40. | Circulation and Parking Design Guidelines | 31–33 |
| 60.05.45. | Landscape, Open Space, and Natural Areas Design Guidelines | 33–36 |
| 60.05.50. | Lighting Design Guidelines | 36 |
| 60.05.55. | Major Pedestrian Route Maps | 37–40 |
| 60.05.55.1 | Regional Center | 37 |
| 60.05.55.2 | Town Center | 38 |
| 60.05.55.3 | South Tektronix Station Community | 39 |
| 60.05.55.4 | Elmonica / Merlo Station Community | 40 |
| 60.05.55.4 | Sunset Transit Center and Teufel Town Center | 41 |
| Table 60.05–1 | Technical Lighting Standards | 42–45 |
| Table 60.05–2 | Minimum Landscape Buffer Requirements | 46–48 |
| 60.07. | Drive-Up Window Facilities | 49–50 |
| 60.07.05. | Purpose | 49 |
| 60.07.10. | Standards | 49 |
| 60.07.15. | Abatement | 50 |
| 60.10. | Floodplain Regulations | 51–55 |
| 60.10.05. | Purpose | 51 |
| 60.10.10. | Floodplain Designation | 52–53 |
| 60.10.15. | Development in Floodway | 53 |
| 60.10.20. | Commercial and Industrial Uses in the Floodway Fringe | 54 |
| 60.10.25. | Residential Uses in the Floodway Fringe | 54–55 |
| 60.12. | Habitat Friendly Development Practices | 56–87 |
| 60.12.05. | Purpose | 56 |
| 60.12.10. | Process | 57 |
| 60.12.15. | Engineered Techniques | 57 |
| 60.12.20. | Guidance | 57 |
| 60.12.25. | Credits | 57 |
| 60.12.30. | Standards | 57–59 |
| 60.12.35. | Habitat Benefit Area (HBA) Preservation | 59–67 |
| 60.12.40. | Low Impact Development (LID) Techniques | 67–84 |
| 60.12.45. | Maintenance | 85–87 |
| 60.15. | Land Division Standards | 88–95 |
| 60.15.05. | Purpose | 88 |
| 60.15.10. | General Provisions | 88–89 |
| 60.15.10.1. | Easements | 88–89 |
| 60.15.10.2. | Building Lines | 89 |
| 60.15.10.3. | Dedications | 89 |
| 60.15.10.4. | Homeowner Associations and Declarations | 89 |
| 60.15.15. | Compliance With Land Division Approvals | 90–94 |
| 60.15.15.1. | Requirements Prior to Commencement of Work | 90 |
| 60.15.15.2. | Improvement Procedures | 90–91 |
| 60.15.15.3. | Improvement Requirements | 91–94 |
| 60.15.15.4. | Maintenance Security | 94 |
| 60.15.15.5. | Grading | 95 |
| 60.20. | Mobile And Manufactured Home Regulations | 96–100 |
| 60.20.05. | Purpose | 96 |
| 60.20.10. | Mobile Home Subdivisions | 96–97 |
| 60.20.15. | Mobile Home Park Regulations | 97–99 |
| 60.20.20. | Manufactured Homes | 99–100 |
| 60.25. | Off-Street Loading Requirements | 101–102 |
| 60.25.05. | Applicability | 101 |
| 60.25.10. | Loading Berth Designs | 101 |
| 60.25.15. | Number of Required Loading Spaces | 101–102 |
| 60.25.20. | Loading Facilities Location | 102 |
| 60.25.25. | Loading Determination | 102 |
| 60.30. | Off-Street Parking | 103–125 |
| 60.30.05. | Off-Street Parking Requirements | 103 |
| 60.30.10. | Number of Required Parking Spaces | 103–121 |
| 60.30.15. | Off-Street Parking Lot Design | 122–124 |
| 60.30.20. | Off-Street Parking Lot Construction | 125 |
| 60.30.25. | Enforcement | 125 |
| 60.33. | Park And Recreation Facilities And Services Provision | 126 |
| 60.33.05. | Purpose | 126 |
| 60.33.10. | Annexation to THPRD | 126 |
| 60.33.15. | Waiver of Requirement | 126 |
| 60.35. | Planned Unit Development | 127–141 |
| 60.35.05. | Purpose | 127 |
| 60.35.10. | Modification of Base Zoning Standards | 128–131 |
| 60.35.15. | Open Space | 132 |
| 60.35.20. | Building Architecture | 136–139 |
| 60.35.30. | Development Bonuses and Development Incentives Options | 139–140 |
| 60.35.40. | Allowed Development Bonuses | 140 |
| 60.35.50. | Development Incentive Options | 140–141 |
| 60.40. | Sign Regulations | 142–155 |
| 60.40.05. | Purpose | 142 |
| 60.40.10. | Signs Exempt from Permits and This Ordinance | 142 |
| 60.40.15. | Signs Subject to Ordinance Regulation—No Permit Required | 142–144 |
| 60.40.20. | Signs Subject to Ordinance Regulation—Permit Required | 144–145 |
| 60.40.25. | Signs or Advertising Devices Expressly Prohibited | 145–146 |
| 60.40.30. | General Provisions | 147 |
| 60.40.35. | Commercial, Industrial, and Multiple Use Zones | 147–151 |
| 60.40.40. | Residential Zones (R-1, R-2, R-3.5, R-4, R-5, R-7, R-10) | 151–153 |
| 60.40.45. | Nonconforming Signs | 154–155 |
| 60.40.50. | Administration, Enforcement | 155 |
| 60.45. | Solar Access Protection | 156–177 |
| 60.45.05. | Purpose | 156–162 |
| 60.45.10. | Solar Access for New Development | 163–168 |
| 60.45.15. | Solar Balance Point | 168–177 |
| 60.50. | Special Use Regulations | 178–188 |
| 60.50.03. | Accessory Dwelling Unit | 178–179 |
| 60.50.03.1. | Purpose | 178 |
| 60.50.03.2. | Design Standards | 178–179 |
| 60.50.05. | Accessory Uses and Structures | 179–181 |
| 60.50.10. | Height Regulations | 181 |
| 60.50.15. | Projections into Required Yards and Public Right-of-Way | 181–183 |
| 60.50.20. | Fences | 183 |
| 60.50.25. | Uses Requiring Special Regulation | 183–188 |
| 60.55. | Transportation Facilities | 189–206 |
| 60.55.05. | Purpose and Intent | 189 |
| 60.55.10. | General Provisions | 189–190 |
| 60.55.15. | Traffic Management Plan | 190–191 |
| 60.55.20. | Traffic Impact Analysis | 191–198 |
| 60.55.25. | Street and Bicycle and Pedestrian Connection Requirements | 198–203 |
| 60.55.30. | Minimum Street Widths | 203 |
| 60.55.35. | Access Standards | 203–205 |
| 60.55.40. | Transit Facilities | 205 |
| 60.55.40.1. | Transit Shelters | 205–206 |
| 60.60. | Trees and Vegetation | 207–216 |
| 60.60.05. | Purpose | 207 |
| 60.60.07. | Enforcement | 207 |
| 60.60.10. | Types of Trees and Vegetation Regulated | 207–208 |
| 60.60.15. | Pruning, Removal, and Preservation Standards | 208 |
| 60.60.15.1. | Pruning Standards | 208 |
| 60.60.15.2. | Removal and Preservation Standards | 208–209 |
| 60.60.20. | Tree Protection Standards During Development | 210–211 |
| 60.60.25. | Mitigation Requirements | 211–216 |
| 60.65. | Utility Underground | 217–221 |
| 60.65.05. | Purpose | 217 |
| 60.65.10. | Authority | 217 |
| 60.65.15. | Regulation | 217–218 |
| 60.65.20. | Information on plans | 218–219 |
| 60.65.25. | Optional Fee In Lieu of the Undergrounding Requirement | 219–220 |
| 60.65.30. | Fees to be Paid In-Lieu of Undergrounding | 220–221 |
| 60.65.35. | City to establish priorities | 221 |
| 60.67. | Significant Natural Resources | 222 |
| 60.67.05. | Local Wetland Inventory | 222 |
| 60.67.10. | Significant Riparian Corridors | 222 |
| 60.70. | Wireless Communications Facilities | 223–242 |
| 60.70.05. | Purpose | 223 |
| 60.70.10. | Applicability | 223–224 |
| 60.70.15. | Federal and State Compliance | 224 |
| 60.70.20. | Exemptions | 224–225 |
| 60.70.25. | Non-Conforming Use Status | 225–226 |
| 60.70.30. | Permit Process | 227 |
| 60.70.35. | Development Standards for WCF | 227–236 |
| 60.70.40. | Development Standards for Satellite Antennas | 236–237 |
| 60.70.45. | Requirements for Non-Exempt Amateur Radio Facilities | 237 |
| 60.70.50. | Required Studies and Information | 238–239 |
| 60.70.55. | Temporary Uses | 240 |
| 60.70.60. | Collocation Protocol | 241 |
| 60.70.65. | Abandoned Facilities | 241–242 |
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