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Multnomah County Transportation and Land Use Planning Division

Storage of Motor Vehicles of Special Interest CU


11.15.7405 Definitions

For the purpose of MCC .7405 through .7420, the following terms are hereby defined:

  1. Collector ­ A person who owns one or more motor vehicles of special interest who collects, purchases, acquires, trades or disposes of those motor vehicles or parts thereof for the person's own use in order to preserve, restore and maintain a motor vehicle of special interest for hobby purposes.

  2. Motor Vehicle of Special Interest ­ A motor vehicle satisfying the criteria of paragraph (a) of subsection (4) or paragraph (c) of subsection (6) of ORS 481.205 or otherwise unique due to limited production, original production, mechanical or styling oddities, high intrinsic value or produced by a company no longer in existence.

  3. Parts Car ­ A motor vehicle generally in inoperable condition that is owned by a collector to furnish parts that are not obtainable from normal sources, thus enabling a collector to preserve, restore and maintain a motor vehicle of special interest.

11.15.7410 Uses

The following uses may be permitted under MCC .7405 through .7420, when approved by the approval authority.

  1. The storage by a collector of one or more motor vehicles of special interest.

  2. The storage of parts of motor vehicles of special interest or of a parts car or cars when accessory to the storage of one or more motor vehicles of special interest.

11.15.7415 Approval Criteria

The approval authority shall find that the proposal will satisfy the approval criteria listed in MCC .7120.

11.15.7420 Conditions and Restrictions

In addition to the conditions and restrictions which may be attached under the provisions of MCC .7115, the approval authority:

  1. Shall specify the location and size of the storage area;

  2. Shall require the enclosure of the storage area within a sight-obscuring fence and that stored items be maintained in a manner so as not to be visible above the top of the fence; and

  3. May require some or all of the stored items to be contained within a completely enclosed building or under a roofed structure of a size, location and design which is compatible with other permitted structures in the vicinity.

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