Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Vale, Oregon

Vale’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside Vale city limits

  • Code copy on the city site was uploaded 2015; the city's code page says it includes ordinances only through Ord. 865, so later amendments may exist.

  “chapter 2 residential zone r1 sections 8.2.1 uses permitted outright 8.2.2 conditional uses permitted 8.2.3 signs 8.2.4 lot size 8.2.5 setback requirements 8.2.6 height of buildings 8.2.7 lot coverage”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  Residential Zone R1 inside Vale city (R2 incorporates the same lot-size rules)

  • Two-family dwelling also 7,050 sq ft; multi-family conditional uses need added area per unit by bedroom count.

  minimum lot area: >= 7050 sq ft · minimum lot width at front building line: >= 75 ft · minimum lot depth: >= 94 ft

  “(a) the minimum lot area shall be seven thousand fifty (7,050) square feet. (b) the minimum lot width at the front of the building line shall be seventy five feet (75'). (c) the minimum lot depth shall be ninety four feet (94').”

• SetbacksSpecified

  Residential Zone R1 inside Vale city (R2 applies the same setbacks)

  • Except as provided in sections 8.7.1 and 8.7.6.
  • Side yards measured from outside of overhang.

  front yard: >= 20 ft · each side yard: >= 5 ft (at least 10 ft between building overhangs) · rear yard: >= 20 ft

  “except as provided in sections 8.7.1 and 8.7.6, in an r1 zone the yards shall be as follows: (a) the front yard shall be a minimum of twenty feet (20'). (b) each side yard shall be a minimum of five feet (5') from outside of overhang, each with at least ten feet (10') between building overhangs. (c) the rear yard shall be a minimum of twenty feet (20').”

• Lot coverageSpecified

  Residential Zone R1 inside Vale city (also applies in R2)

  max buildings and paved areas: <= 80 percent of lot area

  “in an r1 zone buildings and paved areas shall not occupy more than eighty percent (80%) of the lot area.”

• Building heightSpecified

  Residential Zone R1 inside Vale city

  • Measured from the grade.

  maximum building height: <= 35 ft

  “in an r zone no building shall exceed a height of thirty five feet (35') measured from the grade.”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Residential Zone R1 inside Vale city

  • Double wide mobile homes are permitted outright in R1; single wide mobile homes only as a conditional use under sections 8.9.1 to 8.9.6.

  “the following uses and their accessory uses are permitted outright: (a) single-family dwellings. (b) residential homes. (c) double wide mobile homes. (d) duplexes.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Vale or Malheur County directly.

• Building permit — Vale city
• Owner-builder exemption — Vale city
• Building code adopted — Vale city
• Inspections — Vale city
• Certificate of occupancy — Vale 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.