ZDO 806: Home Occupations To Host Events

806.01 Definitions

The following definitions apply to Section 806:  

1. Employee:  Any on-site person, whether they work full-time or part-time in the home occupation, including, but not limited to, the operator, partners, assistants, and any other persons participating in the operation of the home occupation. Except in the EFU, TBR, and AG/F Districts, persons employed by contract to provide services for a single event, such as caterers, photographers, and florists, are not considered employees.
2. Event:  A wedding, family reunion, class reunion, company picnic, or similar gathering. 
3. Operator: The person who conducts the home occupation, has majority ownership interest in the home occupation, and is responsible for strategic decisions and day-to-day operations of the home occupation. 

806.02 Standards

Home occupations to host events shall comply with the following standards:

1. Operator:  The operator shall reside full-time in a lawfully established dwelling unit on the tract on which the home occupation is located.  
2. Employees:  The home occupation shall have no more than five employees.
3. Type of Buildings:  Notwithstanding the definition of home occupation in Section 202, Definitions, in the AG/F, EFU, and TBR Districts, the home occupation shall be operated substantially in the operator's dwelling or other buildings normally associated with uses permitted in the applicable zoning district.  
4. Tents:  Temporary tents are allowed as follows:
   1. In the AG/F, EFU, and TBR Districts, temporary tents are permitted to the extent consistent with Subsection 806.02(C).
   2. In a zoning district other than AG/F, EFU, and TBR, one temporary tent is permitted, and additional temporary tents may be permitted if consistent with Subsection 1203.03.
   3. Temporary tents may be placed on the subject property no more than 24 hours before the event and must be removed no more than 24 hours after the event.
5. Impacts on Dwellings:  In the AG/F, EFU, and TBR Districts, the evaluation of compliance with Subsection 1203.03(D) shall include consideration of impacts on dwellings even though dwellings are not primary uses in these zoning districts.  
6. Hours of Operation:  During the months of November through March, no event shall take place outside the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.  During the months of April through October, no event shall take place outside the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.  These time restrictions do not apply to persons involved in the set-up or clean-up of the facilities.
7. Frequency of Events:  A maximum of two events shall be allowed per day, and no more than one event shall occur at any one time. During the months of November through March, no more than five events shall be allowed per week.  During the months of April through October, no more than seven events shall be allowed per week.
8. Guests:  The maximum number of guests for any single event is 300.  However, to the extent necessary to comply with Subsection 1203.03, a lower limit may be imposed based on site capacity constraints.
9. Lighting:  All lighting used during events shall comply with Subsection 1005.04(A).
10. Noise:  Noise shall be regulated as follows:
    1. From 7:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and until 9:00 p.m. on all other days of the week, the average peak sound pressure level, when measured off the subject property, of noise created by the home occupation shall not exceed the greater of 60 dB(A) or the ambient noise level.  During all other hours, the average peak sound pressure level, when measured off the subject property, of noise created by the home occupation shall not exceed the greater of 50 dB(A) or the ambient noise level.
       1. Noise generated by vehicles entering or exiting the subject property, but not by idling vehicles, shall be exempt from Subsection 806.02(J)(1).  
       2. Subsection 806.02(J)(1) shall not apply to noise detectable on public rights-of-way and railroad rights-of-way.  
    2. A noise study may be required to demonstrate compliance with Subsection 806.02(J)(1).  If a noise study is required, measurements shall be made with a sound level meter.  The sound level meter shall be an instrument in good operating condition, meeting the requirements of a Type I or Type II meter, as specified in ANSI Standard 1.4-1971.  The sound level meter shall contain at least an A-weighted scale, and both fast and slow meter response capability.  Personnel making measurements shall have completed training in the use of the sound level meter, and measurement procedures consistent with that training shall be followed.  
11. Parking:  The home occupation shall comply with Section 1015, Parking and Loading, except as modified by Subsection 806.02(K).
    1. On-street parking shall be prohibited on the day of an event.
    2. An alternative to the parking area surface required pursuant to Subsection 1015.01(B) may be approved based on the following criteria: 
       1. It is appropriate considering season, duration, and intensity of use.
       2. It shall be surfaced with hardy grasses, wood chips, or other similar organic materials sufficient to adequately stabilize the ground surface for parking. 
       3. In order to minimize tracking of soil onto the roadway, a driveway surfaced with screened gravel or better must extend a minimum of 200 feet in length from the interior edge of the roadway that provides access to the subject property.  A traffic management plan must direct all vehicular traffic along the required driveway prior to such traffic entering the roadway.
12. Portable Restrooms:  Portable restroom facilities shall:
    1. Include hand-sanitizing or hand-washing facilities;
    2. Comply with the standards of the service provider and the applicable regulations of the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality;  
    3. Be screened from adjacent lots and rights-of-way by sight-obscuring fences or plantings; and
    4. Be located a minimum of 50 feet from all lot lines.
13. Signs:  One temporary sign shall be allowed in addition to signs permitted pursuant to Section 1010, Signs.  The sign shall not exceed eight square feet in area; shall be placed on private property on the day of the event; shall be removed no more than 24 hours after the event; and shall be physically attached to the premises in a manner which both prevents the sign from being moved or blown from its location, and allows the prompt removal of the sign.  
14. Storage:  Equipment, furniture, goods, and other amenities used for events shall be stored indoors on non-event days. 
     
15. Appearance:  On non-event days, the use shall not take an outward appearance nor manifest any characteristics of a business or operation of a service commercial nature, except for those characteristics normally associated with or allowed for a primary use in the subject zoning district, or, in the AG/F, EFU, and TBR Districts, for a use identified as "allowed" by Table 407-1, Permitted Uses in the AG/F District, 401-1, Permitted Uses in the EFU District, or 406-1, Permitted Uses in the TBR District, respectively.

[Amended by Ord. ZDO-224, 5/31/11; Amended by Ord. ZDO-245, 7/1/13; Amended by Ord. ZDO-268, 10/2/18; Amended by Ord. ZDO-283, 9/5/23]