ORS 227.190
Solar access ordinances

  • purpose
  • standards

(1)

City councils may adopt and implement solar access ordinances. The ordinances shall provide and protect to the extent feasible solar access to the south face of buildings during solar heating hours, taking into account latitude, topography, microclimate, existing development, existing vegetation and planned uses and densities. The city council shall consider for inclusion in any solar access ordinance, but not be limited to, standards for:

(a)

The orientation of new streets, lots and parcels;

(b)

The placement, height, bulk and orientation of new buildings;

(c)

The type and placement of new trees on public street rights of way and other public property; and

(d)

Planned uses and densities to conserve energy, facilitate the use of solar energy, or both.

(2)

The State Department of Energy shall actively encourage and assist city councils’ efforts to protect and provide for solar access.

(3)

As used in this section, “solar heating hours” means those hours between three hours before and three hours after the sun is at its highest point above the horizon on December 21. [1981 c.722 §5]

Source: Section 227.190 — Solar access ordinances; purpose; standards, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors227.­html.

227.010
Definition for ORS 227.030 to 227.300
227.020
Authority to create planning commission
227.030
Membership
227.090
Powers and duties of commission
227.095
Definitions for ORS 227.100 and 227.110
227.100
Submission of plats for subdivisions and plans for street alterations and public buildings to commission
227.110
City approval prior to recording of subdivision plats and plats or deeds dedicating land to public use within six miles of city
227.120
Procedure and approval for renaming streets
227.160
Definitions for ORS 227.160 to 227.186
227.165
Planning and zoning hearings officers
227.170
Hearing procedure
227.172
Siting casino in incorporated city
227.173
Basis for decision on permit application or expedited land division
227.175
Application for permit or zone change
227.178
Final action on certain applications required within 120 days
227.179
Petition for writ of mandamus authorized when city fails to take final action on land use application within 120 days
227.180
Review of action on permit application
227.181
Final action required within 120 days following remand of land use decision
227.182
Petition for writ of mandamus authorized when city fails to take final action within 120 days of remand of land use decision
227.184
Supplemental application for remaining permitted uses following denial of initial application
227.185
Transmission tower
227.186
Notice to property owners of hearing on certain zone change
227.187
Public sale of copies of city comprehensive plan and land use regulations
227.188
Amendments to city comprehensive plan map
227.190
Solar access ordinances
227.195
Effect of land use regulations and comprehensive plans
227.215
Regulation of development
227.280
Enforcement of development legislation
227.283
Regulations applicable to resumption of nonconforming uses
227.286
Regulations applicable to public property
227.290
Building setback lines established by city council
227.300
Use of eminent domain power to establish setback lines
227.320
City program for demolition of residences or residential buildings
227.350
Notice of proposed wetlands development
227.400
Truck routes
227.450
Recycling containers
227.455
Clustered mailboxes in city streets and rights-of-way
227.500
Use of real property for religious activity
227.505
Solar energy systems on residential and commercial structures
227.600
Land use approval preapplication review
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