Building Setbacks & Zoning in Oregon (2026)

In Beaverton's Downtown Central (RC-BC) zoning district, buildings need no side or interior setback but must sit back…

In the Rural Residential zone of unincorporated Benton County, BCC § 63.405 sets minimum yard setbacks: 25 feet from a…

Setbacks vary by zoning district. In urban low-density residential (R-5 to R-30) the ZDO requires a 15-foot front…

Eugene sets a 10-foot front yard setback in all four residential zones (R-1 through R-4), with an 18-foot setback for…

In Gresham's Neighborhood Commercial (NC) zoning district, Table 4.0230 of the Development Code sets a 20-foot front…

In Hillsboro's SR-6 zone, the most common single-family and middle-housing district, front yard setbacks on interior…

In the Rural Residential (RR) zone, structures other than fences and signs must sit at least 20 feet from a state…

Standard rural setbacks are 20 feet front, side, and rear. But on farmland a new dwelling must sit 200 feet from any…

Medford sets a 15-foot front yard setback for detached single-family homes in the SFR-00 through SFR-10 zones, 20 feet…

In the county's LR-5 low-density residential zone, homes need a 20-foot front yard, 5-foot side yard, 10-foot…

Portland's single-dwelling zoning code sets minimum yard setbacks in Table 110-4: a 20-foot front setback in the RF…

In Salem's RS Single Family Residential zone, buildings must sit back at least 12 feet from a street (20 feet along a…

Standard single-family lots in the R-5 District, Washington County's baseline residential zone, follow a set yard…

Structure height in Oregon is governed by the statewide Oregon Structural Specialty Code and Residential Specialty Code…

In Beaverton's RMB and RMC residential zones, buildings top out at 35 feet, but drop to 25 feet near the front or rear…

In the Rural Residential zone of unincorporated Benton County, BCC § 63.405(10) caps structures at 40 feet in height…

In the urban low-density residential districts, the ZDO caps most buildings, including accessory dwelling units, at 35…

Eugene caps main building height at 30 feet in R-1, 35 feet in R-2, 50 feet in R-3 and 120 feet in R-4 under EC 9.2750…

Gresham caps homes and townhouses in its standard residential districts at 35 feet under Development Code Table 4.0130.

In Hillsboro's R-6 (single detached, duplex and triplex) residential zone, Table 12.21.450-1 caps building height at…

Dwellings in Marion County's rural zones are capped at 35 feet. Accessory structures start at 9 feet at the lot line…

Medford caps detached single-family homes at 35 feet in every single-family zone, SFR-00 through SFR-10, measured from…

In unincorporated Multnomah County's Rural Residential zone, homes are capped at 35 feet, though barns, silos…

Portland caps single-dwelling home height at 30 feet in most residential zones and 35 feet in the denser R2.5 zone, per…

Salem caps new single-family, two-family, three-family, and four-family buildings in the RS zone at 35 feet, with…

In unincorporated Washington County's R-5 District, the county's baseline single-family zone, the Community Development…

Lane Code sets no maximum building height in the Rural Residential (RR) zone: LC 16.290(7)(f) reads simply "Height…

In the urban low-density residential districts (R-2.5 to R-30), the ZDO limits maximum lot coverage to 50 percent. In a…

Gresham caps building lot coverage at 50 percent in the Neighborhood Commercial (NC) zoning district under Table…

In Hillsboro's R-10 single-family zone, buildings can cover no more than 40% of an interior lot or 45% of a corner lot…

Lane County's Rural Residential zone controls development density through minimum lot sizes of 2, 5 or 10 acres (shown…

In Marion County residential zones, all accessory structures combined may cover no more than 25 percent of the rear…

Medford caps building footprint as a share of lot area under Section 10.710's site development table, with the ceiling…

In unincorporated Multnomah County's MR-4 residential zone, buildings can cover no more than 40 percent of the lot, on…

Portland caps building footprint by lot size in single-dwelling zones, from 50% on small lots down to a sliding…

Salem's Single Family Residential (RS) zone caps lot coverage by buildings and accessory structures at 60 percent for…

In unincorporated Benton County's Philomath General Commercial zone, BCC § 69.030(2) allows full lot coverage, no…