HISTORY Adopted by Ord. PL-15 on 11/1/1979 Repealed & Reenacted by Ord. 91-020 §1 on 5/29/1991 Amended by Ord. 91-038 §§1 and 2 on 9/30/1991
Amended by Ord. 92-065 §3 on 11/25/1992 Amended by Ord. 94-026 §1 on 5/11/1994 Amended by Ord. 95-007 §15 on 3/1/1995 Amended by Ord. 98-030 §1 on 5/13/1998 Amended by Ord. 98-033 §1 on 12/2/1998 Amended by Ord. 2004-001 §2 on 7/14/2004 Amended by Ord. 2004-013 §2 on 9/21/2004 Amended by Ord. 2004-020 §1 on 10/13/2004 Amended by Ord. 2008-001 §2 on 5/6/2008 Amended by Ord. 2009-014 §1 on 6/22/2009 Amended by Ord. 2012-007 §2 on 5/2/2012 Amended by Ord. 2014-010 §1 on 4/28/2014 Amended by Ord. 2018-006 §5 on 11/20/2018 Amended by Ord. 2021-013 §4 on 4/5/2022 Amended by Ord. 2025-002 §4 on 3/28/2025 Amended by Ord. 2025-005 §1 on 8/19/2025 18.16.055 Land Divisions
A. General. A division of land in the exclusive farm use zone shall be identified on the land division application as either an irrigated land division, nonirrigated land division, or a division of land for a use permitted by Oregon Revised Statutes 215.263 other than a dwelling. An irrigated land division is subject to subsection B below; a nonirrigated land division is subject to subsection C below; and a land division for a use other than a dwelling is subject to subsection E below, as well as ORS 215.263. B. Irrigated land division. 1. An irrigated land division shall be subject to the minimum lot area requirements of DCC 18.16.065, Subzones, and all applicable requirements of DCC Title 17. 2.Partitions establishing parcels less than the EFU minimum lot area established under DCC 18.16.065, may be permitted to create new parcels for nonfarm dwellings as follows: a.If the parent lot or parcel is equal to or greater than the minimum lot area established under 18.16.065, and the lot area is less than 80 acres, one new nonfarm parcel may be created subject to the following: (1) Parent lot or parcel was lawfully created prior to July 1, 2001; (2)Remainder parcel shall meet the minimum lot area established under 18.16.065; (3)All standards established under 18.16.050(G) for the dwelling shall be met; (4) No minimum lot area shall be required for the nonfarm parcel. (5)The parcel for the nonfarm dwelling is generally unsuitable for the production of farm crops and livestock or merchantable tree species considering the terrain, adverse soil or land conditions, drainage and flooding, vegetation, location and size of the tract. A parcel may not be considered unsuitable based solely on size or location if the parcel can reasonably be put to farm or forest use in conjunction with other land.
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