Find Zoning Designations for Properties and Areas in Eugene

The Zoning Maps page displays zoning designations for land both within the Eugene city limits and the urban growth boundary (UGB).

UGB – The urban growth boundary is a line that separates the urban service area from rural land. The urban service area includes both the land within the city limits and beyond the city limits up to the urban growth boundary.

Zoning – Eugene zones land within the urban growth boundary to provide areas suitable for certain types of development. Each zone provides a set of regulations governing the uses, building setbacks, height, and other development standards.

Use the Zoning Maps page to:

View zoning for either a specific address / map and tax lot, or for an area that you select.

View the overlay zones related to the property or area you are viewing. View more about overlays

Overlay zone – An overlay establishes additional regulations beyond the base zone to address specific community objectives, such as protection of environmentally sensitive areas or improving the efficient use of public transit. In some cases, overlays may provide an exception to the standard regulations for the base zone.
View sections of the Eugene City Code that relate to zoning and overlay designations for a selected property.
Print the zoning information and the displayed maps for the selected property.

View the Zoning Maps page – On the City Home page, in the Frequently Requested Services section, click Find Land Use Zoning in the How Do I...? list.

Top

On the Planning Zoning Maps page, use two methods to display zoning:

Type an address or map tax lot number to find zoning for a specific site.
Use map tools to zoom in and view zoning for an area on the map. Click for details

Search for a specific site

1 On the Search tab, do one of the following and click Submit:

Type either a full or partial Address.
Type both the Map and Lot number. View example

Search Results tab displays with one or more addresses, or with a message indicating the search could not match your entry.

Important address notes The more complete the address you enter, the more the program narrows your search and the more likely it will list the address. Read more about this

When you search with a partial address, the search can return only up to 50 addresses at one time, based on the partial entry. The address you are looking for may not appear in the list of 50 returned addresses.

Wild card in search Including a "wild card" (the percent symbol % ) in your search string gives a partial address search the potential of locating the address you want. The search program replaces the percent symbol with characters it finds in addresses.

View examples of a wild card and other search notes

For example, if you're searching for an address in the 1300 block of Jefferson, typing Jefferson returns just 50 addresses of all the possible addresses that include "Jefferson" in the address. None of these first 50 addresses listed are in the 1300 block.

A wild card (the percent symbol % ) allows you to narrow the search: 13% Jefferson displays all addresses in the 1300 block:

The program looks for characters anywhere in the address. In a search for Valhalla Street, val finds Avalon Street; Valh finds Valhalla.
Search looks for consecutive numbers, which can be at the beginning, end or in the middle of the address. Search with 12 returns this list:
Include directions. W 10th returns a different list of addresses than E 10th .
You can use more than one wild card in a search, anywhere in the address string.

2 On the Search Results tab, click Select at the end of an address line.

The program
Zooms in to the map, if necessary, and indicates the selected property with diagonal lines:
Displays zoning information on the Site Info tab below the search area.
Displays, at the bottom of the page below the Base Zoning map, the Overlay Zone map. The area in the Overlay map corresponds exactly to the Zoning area. View more about overlays

Top

Use map tools to define an area on the zoning map

When necessary, click a tool to use it. The red outline indicates which tool is selected. In the picture of the tools below, Zoom In is selected. In that case, there's no need to click the Zoom In symbol to use it with the map.

Important Step 2 below involves using the Point Selection tool. Currently (Feb., 2008), the program does not display the Point Selection tool for you to use until you select a specific property by clicking Select on the Search Results tab. (See Step 2 above in the "Search for a specific site" section.)

1 With the Zoom In tool selected, do one of the following to get a closer view:

Click the center of the area on the map where you want to look closer.
Drag to create a rectangle around the area you want to zoom to. View example

When you drag to create the rectangle below . . .

. . . the program zooms in to a view similar to this picture . . .

Notes

Repeat the action (drag, or click the map) to zoom in closer.
To display zoning information for a specific property in the Site Info tab, zoom in close enough to distinguish individual tax lots large enough for the Point Selection tool to select just one lot. See Step 2 just below.

2 Click the Point Selection tool, and click a tax lot.

Picture of the pointer after clicking a tax lot. Diagonal lines indicate the selected property.

View more information about other available map tools

Top

Overlay Zones

If additional regulations beyond the base zoning affect a property, that information displays in the Site Info tab and in the Overlay Zones map at the bottom of the page. The Overlay map corresponds exactly to the Zoning area displayed above it. The map tools have no effect on the Overlay map.

The pictures below relate to a property (at the southeast corner of Broadway and Charnelton in downtown Eugene) that is part of two overlay zones – the Broadway and Transit Oriented Development overlays. The Site Info tab lists the overlay zones . . .

Picture of a list of overlays related to a specific property.

. . . and the Overlay Legend near the map shows how the zones display on the map – with an orange color, and diagonal lines:

The map displays the property with the color and the lines:
Picture of the Overlay Zones map showing how color and lines indicate the overlay zones related to a property.

Top

Display related City Code section

The zoning page provides links to zoning and overlay descriptions in the Eugene City Code.

Once you select a property, click the City Code link on the Site Info tab.

The program displays a separate browser window with the appropriate City Code section.

Note To learn more about the application that displays the City Code, and how to print the displayed Code page, click the Help link at the top of the page.
Picture of the Help link in the WebLink City Code application that opens the WebLink online Help.

Top

Other map tools available

Zoom Out – Displays a longer distant view of the area on the map that you click or drag in. Zoom Out is similar to Zoom In, only in reverse. After you click Zoom Out, click, or drag, an area of the map.

Pan – Moves the display in the direction you drag the pointer. (Press and hold the mouse button while you drag the mouse pointer.)

Zoom to Full Extent – Zooms the map outwards, displaying the entire area of the map. When you click Zoom to Full Extent, the new view occurs automatically.

Clear All Selections – Removes selections on the Base Zoning map you made when you clicked Select on the Search Results tab or used the Point Selection tool.

Scroll arrows – Moves the display in the direction of the arrow. Click an arrow at the map's edge to shift the map view in that direction.

Picture with scroll arrows at edges of the map.

Top

Print the maps

Once you select a property, you can print both the displayed Zoning and Overlay maps.

Click Print on the Site Info tab.

Notes

Each map prints on a page by itself.
The printed view defaults to a preset zoom, regardless of how near or distant the map on the Web page displays the property.
If the colors displayed in the legends do not print with your color printer, you can change your browser setting. View details

Microsoft example:

1 On the Tools menu, click Internet Options.

2 On the Advance tab, in the Printing section, select the Print background colors and images check box.

3 Click OK.

Note from the City of Eugene and a Maps and GIS (Geographic Information System) Disclaimer

Note This product (the Zoning Maps page) is for informational purposes and may not have been prepared for, or be suitable for legal, engineering, or surveying purposes. Users of this information should review or consult the primary data and information sources to ascertain the usability of this information.

Disclaimer

The maps and data available for access from the City of Eugene are provided "as is" without warranty or any representation of accuracy, timeliness or completeness.
The burden for determining accuracy, completeness, timeliness, merchantability and fitness for or the appropriateness for use rests solely on the user accessing this information.
The City of Eugene makes no warranties, expressed or implied, as to the use of the maps and data available for access at this Web site. There are no implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
The user acknowledges and accepts all inherent limitations of the maps and data, including the fact that the maps and data are dynamic and in a constant state of maintenance, correction and revision. Any maps and associated data for access do not represent a survey.
No liability is assumed for the accuracy of the data delineated on any map, either expressed or implied.