92295 Youngs River Rd, Astoria, OR 97103

Rural Community Commercial Zone

This zone is located in the Rural Community of Arch Cape, Svensen, Westport, Miles Crossing and Jeffers Gardens. The RCC zone is intended to: provide support for existing small concentrations of retail and commercial services; contribute to community identity; provide job opportunities within the community; allow only those uses that are compatible with the surrounding uses considering varying environmental and other site constraints, and the availability of community water, sewer, or if such services are not available, such uses do not exceed the carrying capacity of the property to provide potable water and absorb waste; and provide services for the community, surrounding rural, farm and forest areas, and traveling public. New commercial uses are those defined under state law as small-scale, low impact with building or buildings not to exceed 4,000 sq ft of floor area, unless determined that large buildings are intended to serve the rural community, surrounding rural area or the travel needs of the people passing through the area. Expansion of an existing commercial use resulting in building or buildings exceeding 4,000 sq ft of floor area are appropriate when the use is intended to serve the rural community, surrounding rural area or the travel needs of people passing through the area.