Development Code

The Planning & Land Development Ordinance

The Wilsonville Planning and Land Development Ordinance (below), also known as the Development Code or Zoning Code, is Chapter 4 of the Wilsonville Code. It is enacted for the purpose of promoting the general public welfare by ensuring procedural due process in the administration and enforcement of the City's Comprehensive Plan, Zoning, Design Review, Land Division, and Development Standards.

Zoning Map

For details on zoning classifications on the Zoning Map, see the Zoning sections (4.100 to 4.141) of the Planning and Land Use Development Ordinance.

Overlay Zones, to be used in combination with the underlying base zones, are illustrated in the following maps:

The Zoning Map and overlay maps are subject to change pursuant to actions by the City Council. Information on these maps is a representation of the Official Zone Map of the City of Wilsonville. The boundaries shown should not be relied upon for anything other than general location. Please refer to the Official Zone Map at the Wilsonville City Hall, 29799 Southwest Town Center Loop E, or call the Planning Division at 503-682-4960.

Zoning Information can also be found on the Wilsonville Maps webpage.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Certain State statute and administrative rules about parking and “Electric Vehicle Ready” standards supersede the City’s published Development Code. Please see the following information sheets.

Guide to Oregon Administrative Rules Superseding  Parking Requirements in Wilsonville’s Development Code

Guide to Oregon Statute and Administrative Rules Requiring “Electric Vehicle Ready” Development

Section Numbers Section Name
4.000-4.035 Administration
4.100-4.141 Zoning (Standards Applying to all Planned Development Zones) and Zoning (Village Zone)
4.134 Coffee Creek Industrial Design Overlay District
4.138 Old Town (O) Overlay Zone
4.154-4.199.6 General Development Regulations
4.400-4.450 Site Design Review
4.600-4.640 Tree Preservation and Protection
4.700 Annexations & UGB Amendments
4.800 et seq Wireless Communications Facilities

The Wilsonville Planning and Land Development Ordinance (Wilsonville's Development Code) has been broken into several sections due to its size.

Frequently Accessed Code Sections:

Definition of Terms

Code Section

Definition of Terms 4.001

Planned Development Standards and Regulations for all Planned Development (PD) Zones

Standards applying to all Planned Development (PD) Zones 4.118
Planned Development Regulations 4.140

Use and Zone Specific Standards and Regulations

Residential Development Standards and Residential Zones
Residential Development Standards in All Zones 4.113
Planned Development Residential (PDR) Zones 4.124 
Residential Neighborhood (RN) Zone (Frog Pond)
Frog Pond West Master Plan (Selections for Quick Reference)
4.127

Old Town Residential Zone
Wilsonville Old Town Residential Design Standards Book

4.123
Village (V) Zone (Villebois) 4.125
Future Development Agricultural-Holding 
(FDA-H) Zone
4.120
Residential (R) Zone 4.122
Commercial Development Standards and Commercial Zoning
Commercial Development Standards in All Zones 4.116

Planned Development Commercial (PDC) Zones

4.131
Industrial Development Standards and Industrial Zoning
Planned Development Industrial (PDI) Zones and Industrial Standards 4.117
4.135
4.135.5
Public Facility Standards and Zoning
Public Facility Zones 4.136,
4.136.5
Mixed Use Development, Uses in Other Than Typical Zone   
Town Center Zone 4.132
For Commercial Uses in the Village Zone (Villebois) see Village Zone under Residential
For other mixed use development or uses in other than their typical zone (i.e. residential in PDC zone or commercial in PDI zone) see both the standards for the type of development in all zones as well as the standards for the zone

Overlay Zones and Area Specific Regulations, including Design, Natural Resources, Interchange Area Traffic Management

Wilsonville Road Interchange Area Management Plan (IAMP) 4.133.00 thru 4.133.06
Coffee Creek Industrial Design Overlay District
Coffee Creek Industrial Design Overlay District Pattern Book
4.134
Old Town Overlay Zone
Wilsonville Old Town Single-Family Design Standards Book
4.138
Significant Resource Overlay Zone (SROZ) 4.139.00 thru 4.139.11
Willamette River Greenway 4.500 thru 4.514 

General Development Regulations and Standards

On-Site Pedestrian Access and Circulation 4.154
Parking, Loading, and Bicycle Parking 4.155
Street Improvement Standards  4.177
Landscaping, Screening, and Buffering 4.176
Mixed Solid Waste and Recycling 4.179
Outdoor Lighting 4.199 thru 4.199.60
Underground Utilities 4.300 thru 4.320
Protection of Natural Features and Other Resources 4.171
Public Safety and Crime Prevention 4.175
Livestock and Farm Animals 4.162
Flood Plain Regulations 4.172
Other General Regulations (including uses not listed, unsafe buildings, access, ingress and egress) 4.164 thru 4.169
Non-Conforming Uses, Structures, Site Conditions, and Lots 4.189 thru 4.192
Exceptions and Modifications (Projections into Required Yards, Height Limits, and Setback Modifications 4.180 thru 4.182

Waivers to Typical Development Standards

Waivers to Development Standards Subsections 4.118(.03) and 4.140(.01)

Site Design Review (Detailed Review of Architecture, Landscaping, Signs and other Design Elements

Site Design Review 4.400 thru 4.450

Land Divisions

Land Divisions 4.200 thru 4.290

Signs

Signs 4.156.01 thru 4.156.11

Tree Removal

Tree Preservation and Protection 4.600 thru 4.640.20

Zone Changes and Comprehensive Plan Changes

Zone Changes 4.197
Comprehensive Plan Changes 4.198

Annexation and UGB Amendments

Annexation and Urban Growth Boundary Amendments 4.700

Temporary Uses

Temporary Uses  4.163

Conditional Use Permits

Conditional Use Permits 4.184

Variances

Variances 4.196

Wireless Communication Facilities

Wireless Communication Facilities 4.800 thru 4.814
Design Guidelines