Work session: code audit finds partial noncompliance on residential facilities and single-room-occupancy

May 20, 2025

Consultants told Bandon that parts of the municipal code treat residential facilities and single-room-occupancy (SRO) housing as conditional uses rather than permitted uses required by state statute in equivalent zones; they recommended specific edits and clearer definitions.

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Consultants said the city's code contains conditional-use treatments and missing definitions that make it partially noncompliant with state rules on residential homes, residential facilities and single-room-occupancy (SRO) housing. They recommended adding clear definitions and permitting these uses in the same zone intensities as single-family or multifamily dwellings as required by statute.

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