Zoning Overlays & Bonuses in Oregon (2026)
16 rules on the books across Oregon, 11 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
Density Bonus Law
California Density Bonus Law (Gov Code §65915) and local implementations granting up to 50% density bonuses for affordable-housing projects.
Beaverton
Some RestrictionsBeaverton's Planned Unit Development code lets developers cut required open space by up to 60% in exchange for…
Read full rule →Bend
Some RestrictionsBend Code Chapter 7.45 (Mobile Home Park Closures) allows extra density in Manufactured Home Park Overlay Zones through…
Read full rule →Benton County
Some RestrictionsBenton County's Planned Unit Development chapter lets a project cluster smaller parcels or lots than the base zone's…
Read full rule →Gresham
Some RestrictionsGresham grants an automatic density and height bonus to affordable housing developments citywide, with the bonus size…
Read full rule →Josephine County
Some RestrictionsRural Josephine County awards extra lots to cluster subdivisions through a points system: two points each for avoiding…
Read full rule →Medford
Some RestrictionsMedford Code § 10.180A grants an outright density and height bonus to eligible affordable housing in residential zones…
Read full rule →Portland
Some RestrictionsPortland lets commercial/mixed-use developers build past base FAR and height limits by providing affordable housing or…
Read full rule →Tigard
Some RestrictionsIn the Tigard Downtown Plan District in the City of Tigard, Oregon (Washington County), qualified affordable housing…
Read full rule →Washington County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Washington County's R-6 North Bethany District, a project may add up to three units per acre above…
Read full rule →Hillsboro
Light RestrictionsIn Hillsboro's Witch Hazel Village South Plan District, subdivisions with visitable homes earn 1 bonus unit per…
Read full rule →Downtown Design Guide
LA's Downtown Design Guide and Community Plan governing high-rise massing, ground-floor activation, and adaptive-reuse standards in DTLA.
Beaverton
Significant RestrictionsAny new construction, addition, or major renovation within Beaverton's mapped Downtown Design District must pass one of…
Read full rule →Eugene
Significant RestrictionsEugene requires Design Review approval for alternatives to the S-DR Downtown Riverfront Special Area Zone's development…
Read full rule →Gresham
Significant RestrictionsNew buildings, additions and remodels in Downtown Gresham's Plan District go through design review under Development…
Read full rule →Hillsboro
Significant RestrictionsNew residential and commercial construction, and any exterior alteration or demolition, inside Hillsboro's Downtown…
Read full rule →Portland
Significant RestrictionsDowntown Portland buildings in the Design overlay zone must pass design review against the Central City Fundamental…
Read full rule →Tigard
Some RestrictionsNew buildings in the Tigard Downtown Plan District in the City of Tigard, Oregon must meet the design standards of…
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