Lane County's Rural Residential zone controls development density through minimum lot sizes of 2, 5 or 10 acres (shown on the zoning map) rather than a lot-coverage percentage. Setbacks and riparian buffers further limit how much of a parcel can be built.
Rather than a fixed lot-coverage ratio, the RR zone limits density with large minimum parcel sizes. LC 16.290(6)(a) requires new residential lots or parcels to be 2, 5 or 10 acres as indicated by the Lane County Zoning Maps; RR-1 land has a 2-acre minimum as long as required by LCDC rules. Effective coverage is then shaped by the 20-foot road and 10-foot property-line setbacks, the 50-foot Class I stream riparian setback, and sanitation/well requirements. In practice these rural minimums keep buildings on a small fraction of each parcel. Farm and Forest zones use their own larger minimums and dwelling limits.
Creating undersized lots or building in required setback or riparian buffers violates LC Chapter 16 and is subject to Land Management enforcement.
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