5 rules for unincorporated Clackamas County, Oregon.
Verified from official government sources
Home occupations are governed by Clackamas County Zoning & Development Ordinance Section 822. A Level 1 minor home occupation needs no land use permit; a major home occupation requires Type II review. The activity must stay incidental and secondary to residential use of the dwelling.
Clackamas County ZDO 822.03, 822.04
A level 1 minor home occupation does not require a land use permit... A major home occupation requires review as a Type II application.
For home occupations in unincorporated Clackamas County, ZDO 822 allows signs only as permitted under the county's sign regulations. Signs shall be permitted pursuant to Section 1010, Signs, keeping any home-business identification modest and consistent with the residential character.
Clackamas County ZDO 822.03(6)
Signs shall be permitted pursuant to Section 1010, Signs.
Oregon's Cottage Food Exemption lets you sell non-potentially-hazardous baked goods and confections from your home kitchen without an ODA license, as long as sales do not exceed $52,700 annually and you sell directly to the consumer. Low-acid canned goods are never allowed.
OAR 603-025-0311 to 603-025-0330 (ODA Cottage Food Exemption)
Cottage foods may be exempt if producing baked goods, confectionery items, or other non-time/temperature controlled for safety food to be distributed to the public as described in OAR 603-025-0311 to OAR 603-025-0330... Sales must not exceed $52,700 annually.
Oregon law protects family child care homes: a family child care home is considered a residential use of property for zoning purposes and is a permitted use in areas zoned residential or commercial, including single-family zones. Clackamas County cannot impose more restrictive land use rules than for other homes.
Clackamas County ZDO 822 sets two tiers. A Level 1 minor home occupation needs no land use permit but must meet fixed limits. A major home occupation requires a Type II land use permit and may have up to five employees, with accessory building space and trip caps that scale
Clackamas County ZDO 822.04
A major home occupation requires review as a Type II application... shall have no more than five employees.
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