HILLSBORO SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE

ORDINANCE NO. 2808-7-77

ARTICLE VII

Development Standards and Design Guidelines

Section 1.          Conformance.  The design of and improvements in subdivisions or partitions shall conform with the policies of the Comprehensive Plan, the standards of the Zoning Ordinance, and other applicable standards adopted by the Planning Commission or City Council.

Section 2.          Standards. The Planning Commission and City Council may adopt development standards and design guidelines for any element of development within a subdivision, including but not limited to the following:  lotting patterns; building orientation, design, and placement; circulation and parking design; streets and infrastructure construction; and landscaping and usable open space. 

Section 3.          Applicability.  The Planning Commission, the City Council, and the Planning Director or the Director’s designee may apply the development standards and design guidelines adopted for subdivisions to other land use applications reviewed by the City, including planned unit developments and development review, where such standards are clearly applicable.

(Amended by Ord. No. 5780/8-07.)