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Residential Design Standards
Sherwood is known for its neighborhoods and the quality of its residential development. Many neighborhoods are made up of homes with common rhythms and cohesive elements of architectural expression. These neighborhoods are, in large part, what makes Sherwood an attractive place to live.
The State of Oregon requires cities in the Portland Metro region to allow for “middle-housing” in residential areas. Middle Housing is a term for the following residential uses: duplexes, triplexes, quadplexes, cottage clusters, and townhomes. A more diverse housing supply and choice may accommodate a greater range of family sizes (single-living, families, to aging in place), incomes, and ages, as well as changing needs of households over time.
In 2022, Sherwood adopted Residential Design Standards to reflect the community’s vision to preserve and enhance the desired character of existing neighborhoods and to ensure the aesthetic and functional quality of new neighborhoods and middle-housing types. The standards are intended to create walkable residential neighborhoods that are visually interesting, compatible with existing development, and avoid monotony in designs. Subdivisions and planned unit developments (PUDs), approved before the adoption of the Residential Design Standards (Ordinance 2021-010) are exempt from the design standards.
The Residential Design Standards apply to all new residential development (excluding multi-family, which has required site planning standards), and conversions of existing single-detached dwellings into a duplex, triplex, quadplex, or townhome that adds more than 50 percent of area to any building elevation(s) adjacent to a public right-of-way or public accessway.
The Residential Design Standards are clear and objective to allow a streamlined review process. A homeowner or developer must submit a Residential Design Checklist application per the provisions of Chapter 16.89, Residential Design Checklist and Residential Design Review, in the Sherwood Zoning and Community Development Code (See the Residential Design Checklist Application at the bottom of this page) prior to issuance of a building permit. Each standard has an associated guideline that provides flexibility for discretionary Design Review by the Planning Commission per Chapter 16.89 if necessary or desired by the applicant. Adjustments or variances to the standards can also be requested through different review processes per Chapter 16.14, Residential Building Design.
