Application Narratives

A project narrative must address all applicable Development Code criteria and standards. The documents listed below are included to assist the applicant with these narratives and must be included with the application submittal.

Submittals that do not meet the requirements outlined in our application narrative how-to guide will be deemed incomplete and an additional review fee may be applied at the time of submittal of additional and revised materials.

Those without access to Microsoft Word may contact the Planner on Duty at at 503-618-2780 or POD@GreshamOregon.gov for PDF versions of the narratives.

 Resources

• Application narrative how-to guide
• Project summary sheet

Narratives

Code section: Article 4

Residential districts

• 4.0110 – Low density residential-5 (LDR-5)
• 4.0111 – Low density residential-7 (LDR-7)
• 4.0112 – Transit low density residential (TLDR)
• 4.0113 – Transition residential (TR)
• 4.0114 – Moderate density residential-12 (MDR-12)
• 4.0115 – Moderate density residential-24 (MDR-24)
• 4.0116 – Office/residential (OFR) 

Commercial districts

• 4.0210 – Neighborhood commercial (NC)  

Industrial districts

• 4.0310 – Heavy industrial (HI)
• 4.0311 - General industrial (GI)

Corridor districts

• 4.0410 – Rockwood town center (RTC)
• 4.0411 – Station centers (SC)
• 4.0412 – Corridor multi-family (CMF)
• 4.0413 – Corridor mixed use (CMU)
• 4.0414 – Community commercial (CC)
• 4.0415 – Moderate commercial (MC)

Downtown plan districts

• 4.1100 – Downtown plan district

Civic Neighborhood districts

• 4.1200 - Civic Neighborhood plan district

Gresham Butte district

• 4.1300 – Gresham Butte plan district

Pleasant Valley districts

• 4.1404 – Low-density residential – Pleasant Valley (LDR-PV)
• 4.1405 – Medium-density residential – Pleasant Valley (MDR-PV)
• 4.1406 – High-density residential – Pleasant Valley (HDR-PV)
• 4.1416 – Town center – Pleasant Valley (TC-PV)
• 4.1417 – Mixed-use employment – Pleasant Valley (MUE-PV)
• 4.1418 – Neighborhood center – Pleasant Valley (NC-PV)
• 4.1419 – Employment center – Pleasant Valley (EC-PV)  
• 4.1460 – Pleasant Valley overlay district
• 4.1470 – Pleasant Valley master plan

Springwater district

• 4.1504 – Very low density residential – Springwater (VLDR-SW)
• 4.1505 – Low density residential – Springwater (LDR-SW)
• 4.1506 – Townhouse residential – Springwater (THR-SW)
• 4.1516 – Village center – Springwater (VC-SW)
• 4.1517 – Research/technology industrial – Springwater (RTI-SW)
• 4.1518 – Industrial – Springwater (IND-SW)
• 4.1519 – Neighborhood commercial – Springwater (NC-SW)

Code section: Article 5

Overlay districts

• 5.0100 – Floodplain
• 5.0200 – Hillside physical constraint district
• 5.0300 – Historic and cultural landmarks 
• 5.0500 – Open space

Code section: Article 6

Land division

• 6.0000 – Land divisions
• 6.0300 – Planned developments

Code section: Article 7

Design review

• 7.0100 – Corridor design district
• 7.0202 – Non-residential design review
• 7.0203 – Industrial Design Review
• 7.0210 – Transit design standards
• 7.0212 – Solid waste and recycling
• 7.0220 – Additional standards
• 7.0500 – Rockwood design district

Code section: Article 8

Special uses

• 8.0100 – Special use review
• 8.0200 – Non-conforming

Code section:  Article 9

Common requirements

• 9.0100 and 9.0400 – Buffering, screening and fencing
• 9.0200 and 9.0300 – Clear vision and easements
• 9.0500 – Grading, drainage and stormwater
• 9.0600 – Height transition standards
• 9.0700 - Neighborhood circulation and future street plan
• 9.0800 – Parking
• 9.0870 – Parking (single-family)
• 9.1000 – Trees

Code section: Article 10

Supplemental development regulations

• 10.1500 – Variances

Code section: Appendix 5

Public facilities

• Appendix 5.000 – Public facilities