County Land Use Applications

Farm/Agriculture Uses

• Farm use
• Buildings, other than dwellings, provided for farm use
• Propagation or harvesting of a forest product
• Temporary facility for primary processing of forest products
• Facility for processing farm crops

Natural Resource Uses

• Creation, restoration, or enhancement of wetlands
• The propagation, cultivation, maintenance, and harvesting of aquatic or insect species

Residential Uses

• Dwelling provided in conjunction with farm use
• Farm dwelling for relative
• Accessory farm dwellings
• Ownership of record dwelling
• Temporary medical hardship dwelling
• Nonfarm dwelling
• Residential home
• Room and board arrangements for up to 5 unrelated people in existing residence
• Alteration, restoration, or replacement of a lawfully established dwelling
• Historic dwelling replacement
• Registered child care facility or certified group child care home

Commercial Uses

• Commercial activities in conjunction with farm use
• Breeding, kenneling, and training greyhounds for racing
• Dog kennels
• Home occupation or home business
• Destination resort
• Winery
• Farm stand

Mineral, Aggregate, Oil, Gas Uses

• Exploration and production of geothermal, oil, and gas
• Exploration for minerals
• Operations for mining and processing geothermal, oil, and gas
• Mining, crushing, or stockpiling aggregate and other mineral resources
• Processing aggregate into asphalt or portland cement
• Processing other mineral and subsurface resources

Transportation Uses

• Personal use airports for airplanes and helicopter pads
• Climbing and passing lanes within the right-of-way
• Construction of additional passing and travel lanes
• Reconstruction or modification of public roads and highways
• Temporary public road and highway detours
• Minor betterment of existing public roads and highway related facilities
• Parking no more than seven log trucks

Utility/Solid Waste Uses

• Utility facilities necessary for public service
• Telecommunications towers
• Transmission towers over 200 feet high
• Solid waste disposal site
• Modification of waste related use
• Fire service facilities for rural fire protection
• Irrigation canals and delivery lines
• Utility facility service lines
• Commercial facilities for generating power for public use by sale
• Composting facilities with permit from DEQ

Parks/Public Uses

• Public or private schools, including essential buildings
• Churches and cemeteries in conjunction with churches
• Private parks, playgrounds, hunting, and fishing preserves
• Campgrounds
• Public parks and playgrounds
• Community centers owned by a government or nonprofit agency
• Golf courses
• Living history museum
• On-site filming and accessory activities
• Takeoff and landing site for model aircraft
• Expansion of existing county fairgrounds and related activities
• Operations for extraction and bottling of water
• Land application of biosolids transported by vehicle to a tract
• Land application of reclaimed water and process water
• Firearms training facility

Outdoor Gathering Uses

• Outdoor gathering under 3000 people for under 120 hours in any 3-month period
• Outdoor gathering over 3000 people for over 120 hours in any 3-month period

Simply put, an established use on a property that was allowed at one time, but is not permitted under the current standards, is considered a pre-existing nonconforming use.

An established use on a property that has never met required standards is a nonconforming use.