ZDO 804: Places Of Worship

804.01 Standards

Except where the applicable zoning district allows for a less restrictive standard, places of worship shall comply with the following standards:

1. Maximum Lot Coverage: The maximum lot coverage is 50 percent.
2. Maximum Building Height: The maximum building height is 50 feet.
3. Minimum Rear Setback: The minimum rear setback is 20 feet plus five feet for each story in excess of two.
4. Minimum Side Setback: The minimum side setback is 20 feet plus five feet for each story in excess of two.

804.02 Permitted Uses

1. Customarily Associated Activities. Pursuant to Oregon Revised Statutes 215.441, a place of worship may be used for activities customarily associated with the practices of the religious activity, including:
   1. Worship services;
   2. Religion classes;
   3. Weddings;
   4. Funerals;
   5. Meal programs; and
   6. Child care, but not including private or parochial school education for prekindergarten through grade 12 or higher education. (Although a private or parochial school is not permitted pursuant to this provision, this Ordinance may otherwise provide for such use on the subject property.)
2. Accessory Uses. In addition to buildings and uses otherwise permitted accessory to a place of worship in the applicable zoning district, healthcare services, including counseling, are a permitted accessory use, provided the healthcare services occupy no more than 10 percent of the combined floor area of all structures associated with places of worship on the same property, and provided that the healthcare services are operated by a charitable organization that is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Notwithstanding the 10-percent limitation, a larger floor area may be permitted if the use is found still to be accessory to the place of worship.
   
   [Amended by Ord. ZDO-224, 5/31/11; Amended by Ord. ZDO-252, 6/1/15; Amended by Ord. ZDO-268, 10/2/18; Amended by Ord. ZDO-280, 10/23/21; Amended by Ord. ZDO-287, 8/3/23]