Zoning Overlays & Bonuses in Josephine County, OR (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Josephine County, Oregon.
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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Josephine County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Density Bonus Law
Rural Josephine County awards extra lots to cluster subdivisions through a points system: two points each for avoiding prime farmland, floodplain, and steep or granitic ground, and four points each for shared utilities, a new residential road, or contiguous open space, with every four points earning one bonus lot.
Cluster Subdivision Density Bonuses, Josephine County
Some RestrictionsJosephine County Code § 19.51.070(B)
Cluster Subdivision Density Bonuses. ... Where all lots of the subdivision are not located on prime farmland, a density bonus of two points shall be granted. ... For subdivisions where a portion thereof lies in a floodplain, and no portion of the lots in the subdivision are located in a floodplain, a density bonus of two points shall be granted. ... Where a deed restriction is provided on each ...
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