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Land Use District Definitions

All land in Gresham has been zoned for certain types of uses as listed below.

In addition to reviewing the descriptions below you may also:

• View a Land Use District map or purchase a map from Permit Services.
• Access specific property designation information from GIS Maps. 
• Obtain copies of specific district descriptions from Permit Services. 
• Purchase a copy of the Development Code.

Questions? Contact the Planner on Duty. 

Residential Development Districts

• CMF Corridor Multi-Family [Section 4.0412]
• HDR-PV High-Density Residential-Pleasant Valley [Section 4.1406]
• LDR-5 Low Density Residential-5 [Section 4.0110]
• LDR-7 Low Density Residential-7 [Section 4.0111]
• LDR-PV Low-Density Residential-Pleasant Valley [Section 4.1404]
• LDR-SW Low Density Residential-Springwater [Section 4.1505]
• MDR-12 Moderate Density Residential-12 [Section 4.0114]
• MDR-24 Moderate Density Residential-24 [Section 4.0115]
• MDR-PV Medium-Density Residential-Pleasant Valley [Section 4.1405]
• THR-SW Townhouse Residential-Springwater [Section 4.1506]
• TLDR Transit Low-Density Residential [Section 4.0112]
• TR Transition Residential [Section 4.0113]
• VLDR-SW Very Low-Density Residential-Springwater [Section 4.1504]

Mixed-use Development Districts

• CC Community Commercial [Section 4.0414]
• CMU Corridor Mixed Use [Section 4.0413]
• DCC Downtown Commercial Core [Section 4.1110]
• DMU Downtown Mixed Use [Section 4.1111]
• DTM Downtown Transit Mid-Rise [Section 4.1112]
• DEM Downtown Employment Mid-Rise [Section 4.1113]
• DRL-1 Downtown Residential Low-Rise-1 [Section 4.1114]
• DRL-2 Downtown Residential Low-Rise-2 [Section 4.1115]
• DCL Downtown Commercial Low-Rise [Section 4.1116]
• HDR-C High Density Residential-Civic [Section 4.1212]
• MC Moderate Commercial [Section 4.0415]
• MDR-C Moderate Density Residential-Civic [Section 4.1213]
• MUE-PV Mixed-Use Employment-Pleasant Valley [Section 4.1417]
• NC-PV Neighborhood Center-Pleasant Valley [Section 4.1418]
• OFR Office/Residential [Section 4.0116]
• RTC Rockwood Town Center [Section 4.0410]
• SC Station Centers [Section 4.0411]
• TC-PV Town Center-Pleasant Valley [Section 4.1416]
• TDH-C Transit Development District: High Density-Civic [Section 4.1211]
• TDM-C Transit Development District: Medium Density-Civic [Section 4.1210]
• VC-SW Village Center-Springwater [Section 4.1516]

Commercial Development Districts

• EC-PV Employment Center-Pleasant Valley [Section 4.1419]
• GC General Commercial [Section 4.0211]
• NC Neighborhood Commercial [Section 4.0210]
• NC-SW Neighborhood Commercial-Springwater [Section 4.1519]

Industrial Development Districts

• HI Heavy Industrial [Section 4.0310]
• GI General Industrial [Section 4.0311]
• IND-SW Industrial-Springwater [Section 4.1518]
• RTI-SW Research/Technology Industrial-Springwater [Section 4.1517]
• SC-RJ Station Center-Ruby Junction Overlay [Section 4.0411]

Gresham Butte Plan District [Section 4.1300] 

ESRA-PV Environmentally Sensitive/Restoration Area-Pleasant Valley [Section 4.1400] 

ESRA-SW Environmentally Sensitive/Restoration Area–Springwater [Section 4.1500]