ZDO 830: Utility Cabinets

830.01 Standards

Utility cabinets shall comply with the following standards:

1. Maximum Volume:  The maximum combined volume of all utility cabinets located on a single lot shall be:
   1. Forty cubic feet in a residential or OSM zoning district inside the Portland Metropolitan Urban Growth Boundary (UGB); 
   2. Two hundred cubic feet in a commercial or industrial zoning district inside the UGB; and
   3. Two hundred fifty cubic feet outside the UGB.
2. Maximum Height:  The maximum height shall be five feet.
3. Setback Exemption:  Utility cabinets are exempt from the minimum setback standards of this Ordinance.
4. Contact Information:  Utility companies shall clearly identify their cabinets and provide an emergency telephone number where accidents or public safety concerns may be reported.
5. Design, Screening, or Landscaping:  Within the UGB, utility cabinets shall be designed, screened, or landscaped to blend with the development on the same lot of record or, if the utility cabinet is in a road right-of-way, with the development on the lot of record nearest the cabinet.

[Amended by Ord. ZDO-224, 5/31/2011; Amended by Ord. ZDO-248, 10/13/2014; Amended by Ord. ZDO-268, 10/2/2018; Amended by Ord. ZDO-288, 9/9/2024]