Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Adair Village, Oregon

Adair Village’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside Adair Village city limits (City of Adair Village Land Use Development Code, Article 4 zoning districts)

  • The code on the city site is the Rev. Jan 2024 version; the city's site lists later amendments (e.g., Ordinance 2026-5 implementing the TSP) not reviewed here.

  “to provide areas suitable and desirable for low density single-family residential use with provisions for associated residential or public service uses.”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  R-1 Residential-Low Density district inside Adair Village city

  • Duplex lots may be divided per section 6.105.

  minimum lot size R-1: >= 10000 sq ft

  “(4) development standards. (a) lots shall have a minimum lot size of 10,000 square feet.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — R-2 Residential-Medium Density district inside Adair Village city

    “(4) development standards. (a) lots shall have a minimum lot size of 8,000 square feet.”

• SetbacksSpecified

  R-1 Residential-Low Density district inside Adair Village city (R-2 has the same yard minimums)

  • Accessory buildings must be set back at least 5 feet from adjacent side or rear property line and not placed in front or street side yard.

  exterior street front yard: >= 20 ft · exterior street side yard: >= 10 ft · interior side yard: >= 5 ft · rear yard: >= 15 ft

  “(c) exterior street front yards shall have a minimum depth of 20 feet. (d) exterior street side yards shall have a minimum depth of 10 feet. (e) interior side yards shall have a minimum width of 5 feet. (f) rear yards shall have a minimum depth of 15 feet.”

• Building heightSpecified

  R-1 Residential-Low Density district inside Adair Village city

  maximum building height R-1: <= 30 ft

  “(g) maximum building height shall be 30 feet.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — R-2 Residential-Medium Density district inside Adair Village city

    “(g) maximum building height shall be 35 feet.”

• Living in an RVLimited

  Recreational vehicles on lots in the R-1 residential zone inside Adair Village city (same wording appears in R-2)

  • RVs may be stored on a driveway or improved surface, not in a front or side yard setback
  • Guest RV use limited to four consecutive days without a city permit per city code 43.230

  guest RV use without permit: <= 4 consecutive days

  “such vehicles shall not be used for animal or human habitation. temporary use of a recreation vehicle for guests is allowed for no more than four (4) consecutive days (as per 43.230 of the city's "parking and standing vehicles" code), without a city permit.”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Manufactured dwellings on individual lots in R-1 zone inside Adair Village city

  • Must comply with section 6.113 standards when outside a manufactured dwelling park
  • In R-2, manufactured dwelling parks must meet planned development standards of 6.115

  “(h) manufactured dwellings placed on individual lots outside of a manufactured dwelling park shall comply with the standards of section 6.113.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Adair Village or Benton County directly.

• Building permit — Building permits inside Adair Village city
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption inside Adair Village city
• Building code adopted — Building code inside Adair Village city
• Inspections — Building inspections inside Adair Village city
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy inside Adair Village city

Each answer was extracted from an official source and independently re-checked against that source by a second reviewer. That is an evidence check, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the authority before you buy or build.