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Title 15

UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE

DIVISION 1

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Chapters:

15.010 GENERAL PROVISIONS

15.020 DEFINITIONS

15.030 ADMINISTRATION

15.040 PUBLIC HEARINGS

15.050 APPEALS

15.060 NONCONFORMING USES AND PROPERTY

15.070 COMPLETION OF IMPROVEMENTS

15.080 VIOLATIONS AND ENFORCEMENT

DIVISION 2

DEVELOPMENT PERMITS

Chapters:

15.090 APPLICATION AND FEES

PART 1 – MINISTERIAL PERMITS

15.100 ZONING CLEANRANCE (RESERVED)

15.110 BUILDING INSPECTION AND PERMITS

15.120 ENCROACHMENT PERMITS

15.130 SITE PLAN REVIEW

15.140 LOT LINE ADJUSTMENTS

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15.150 CERTIFICATE OF COMPLINACE

15.160 REVERSION TO ACREAGE

15.170 VOLUNTARY MERGER

15.175 SECOND DWELLINGS

PART 2 – MINOR DISCRETIONARY PERMITS

15.180 ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT

15.190 MINOR ADMENDMENT TO CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT

15.200 TENATIVE PARCEL MAPS

15.210 FINAL MAPS

PART 3 – MAJOR DISCRETIONARY PERMITS

15.220 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT

15.230 LAND DIVISIONS

15.240 VESTING TENTATIVE MAPS

15.250 TENATATIVE SUBDIVISION MAPS

15.260 MINOR DIVISIONS

15.270 VARIANCES

15.280 DEVIATIONS

15.290 AMENDMENTS

DIVISION 3

DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS

15.300 ESTABLISHMENT OF ZONES

PART 1 – STANDARD LAND USE DISTRICTS

15.310 RZ RECREATION ZONE

15.320 FA FOOTHIL AGRICULTURAL/FORESTRY ZONE

15.330 AE EXCLUSIVE AGRICULTURAL ZONE

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15.340 AT AGRICULTURAL TRANSITIONAL ZONE

15.350 RE RURAL RESIDENTIAL ESTATE ZONE

15.360 RE-NW RURAL RESIDENTIAL ESTATE ZONE – NORTH

WILLOWS

15.370 R-1 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONE

15.380 R-M MULTIPLE RESIDENTIAL ZONE

15.390 LC LOCAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT

15.400 CC COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT

15.410 C COMMERCIAL ZONE

15.420 SC SERVICE COMMERCIAL ZONE

15.430 HVC HIGHWAY AND VISITOR COMMERCIAL DISTRICT

15.440 M INDUSTRIAL ZONE

PART 2 – SPECIAL LAND USE DISTRICTS

15.450 TPZ TIMBERLAND PRESERVE ZONE

15.460 AP AGRICULTURAL PRESERVE ZONE

15.470 FS FARMLAND SECURITY ZONE

15.480 PDR PLANNED DEVELOPMENT RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT

15.490 PDC PLANNED DEVELOPMENT COMMERCIAL DISTRICT

15.500 MHP PLANNED MOBILEHOME PARKS

15.510 MP INDUSTRIAL PARK OR MP DISTRICT

15.520 RPM RECREATION AND PLANNED MOTORSPORT ZONE

15.530 AV AIRPORT ZONE

PART 3 – COMBINING DISTRICTS

15.540 FP FLOOD PLAIN MANAGEMENT ZONE

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15.550 AVH AIRPORT HAZARD ZONE

DIVISION 4

DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS

PART 1 – PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

15.560 PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

15.570 LANDSCAPING STANDARDS

15.580 RIGHT TO FARM

15.590 MINIMUM RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS

15.600 DENSITY BONUS

15.610 OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING FACILITIES

15.620 SIGN STANDARDS

PART 2 – PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT STANDARDS

15.630 LAND DIVISION STANDARDS

15.640 ROAD STANDARDS

15.650 DRAINAGE

15.660 SEWAGE DISPOSAL

15.670 WATER SUPPLY

15.680 SURVEYING AND MAPPING

15.690 ENCROACHMENTS/EXCAVATIONS

15.700 LEVELING OF LAND – DRAINAGE CHANGES

15.710 ADDRESS NUMBERING

PART 3 – BUILDING STANDARDS

15.720 ADOPTION OF UNIFORM CODES

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DIVISION 5

SPECIAL USE STANDARDS

15.730 ADULT ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS

15.740 AGRICULTURAL PROCESSING FACILITY

15.750 AUTOMOBILE WRECKING YARDS AND JUNKYARDS

15.760 BED AND BREAKFAST ESTABLISHMENT

15.770 COLLECTOR

15.780 HOME OCCUPATION

15.790 LIVESTOCK OPERATIONS

15.795 MAJOR ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION

PROJECTS

15.797 MARIJUANA

15.800 SEASONAL FARMWORKER HOUSING

15.810 SURFACE MINING AND RECLAMATION

15.820 VENDOR PERMITS

15.830 WELL, CLASS H INJECTION

15.840 WELLS, NATURAL GAS

15.850 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FACILITIES, COLLOCATION OF

15.860 POWER GENERATION FACILITIES

Chapter 720.110 Swimming Pools to be Fenced was repealed by Ordinance 1247 adopted December 2013.

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DIVISION 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Chapter 15.010

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sections:

15.010.010 Title

15.010.020 Purpose

15.010.030 Applicability

15.010.040 Scope

15.010.050 Administration

15.010.060 General Plan Consistency

15.010.070 Solar Energy and Shade Control Act

15.010.080 Compliance with Requirements

15.010.090 Interim Ordinance

15.010.010 Title

This title shall be known and may be cited as the “Unified Development Code of Glenn County.”

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.010.020 Purpose

The purposes of this title are:

A. To promote and protect the public health, safety, peace, morals, comfort, convenience and general

welfare;

B. To implement the county general plan, and to facilitate and guide growth in accordance with the general

plan; and

C. To protect the social and economic stability of residential, commercial, industrial, resource production,

and recreational activities within the county through the orderly, planned use of real property.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.010.030 Applicability

The provisions of this title apply throughout the unincorporated portions of the county and apply to

lands owned, leased, or otherwise controlled by the state or a local government, or any unit or agency or

either of them, to the extent permitted either by law or by the consent of or agreement with the state or local

government or unit or agency affected. The provisions of this title apply to public lands as defined in the

Federal Land Policy and Management Act (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to the extent permitted by that act or

other federal law, or regulations adopted pursuant thereto or agreements made with the county. The

provisions of this title do not apply to federal reservations or to land owned, leased or otherwise controlled

by the county. As used in this subsection, “local government” includes, but is not limited to, cities, school

districts and special districts. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.010.040 Scope

The zoning plan consists of the establishment of various zone districts to be used within the

unincorporated territory of the county. Within some, all or none of the districts it shall be lawful, and within

some, all or none of the districts it shall be unlawful, to erect, construct, alter or maintain certain buildings,

or to carry on certain uses of land or of buildings. Within the districts, the height and bulk of future

buildings shall be limited, and certain open spaces shall be required around future buildings. Each district

shall consist of additional appropriate regulations to be enforced, all as set forth in this title. (Ord. 1183 § 2,

2006)

15.010.050 Administration

This title shall be administered and enforced by the planning authority who shall advise the public

about its requirements. The responsibilities of the director under this title include the following functions,

which may be carried out by planning authority employees under the supervision of the director:

A. Accept and review all applications authorized hereunder; certify that applications submitted have been

properly completed; establish permanent files; conduct site and project analysis; prepare public notices;

meet with applicants; collect fees; prepare reports; process appeals; present staff reports to the planning

commission and board of supervisors; and

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B. Issue administrative permits under this title and certify that all such permits are in full conformance

with these requirements; and

C. Refer and coordinate matters related to the administration of this title with other agencies and county

departments; and

D. Enforce and secure compliance with the provisions of the title.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.010.060 General Plan Consistency

Where any regulations specified in this title and any portion of any element of the general plan are

inconsistent, the general plan shall prevail. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.010.070 Solar Energy and Shade Control Act

Pursuant to California Public Resources Code Section 25985, the county declares itself exempt from the

provisions of the Solar Shade Control Act, Chapter 12 (commencing with Section 25980) of Division 15 of

the Public Resources Code. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.010.080 Compliance with Requirements

It is unlawful for any individual, firm, association, syndicate, partnership, trust, or any other legal

entity, as a principal, agent, or otherwise, to offer to sell, to contract to sell, or sell, or lease, or transfer, or

utilize, or otherwise assign for financing or other purposes, any parcel or parcels or real property or any part

thereof in the unincorporated territory of the county, unless and until all the requirements hereinafter

provided have been complied with. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.010.090 Interim ordinance

Without following the procedures otherwise required prior to the adoption of an ordinance, the board of

supervisors, to protect the public safety, health and welfare, may adopt as an urgency measure an interim

ordinance prohibiting any uses which may be in conflict with a contemplated general plan, specific plan, or

zoning proposal which the board of supervisors, planning commission or the planning authority is

considering or studying or intends to study within a reasonable time. The urgency measure shall require a

four-fifths vote of the board of supervisors for adoption. The interim ordinance may be adopted by meeting

all requirements set forth in Section 65858 of the Government Code. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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Chapter 15.020

DEFINITIONS

Sections:

15.020.010 General

15.020.020 Definitions

15.020.010 General

For the purposes of this title, certain terms or words used herein shall be interpreted as follows unless

the context clearly calls for another meaning:

A. The word “person” includes a firm, association, organization, partnership, trust, company, or

corporation as well as an individual;

B. The present tense includes the future tense; the singular number includes the plural, and the plural

number includes the singular;

C. The word “shall” is mandatory, the word “may” is permissive;

D. The words “used” or “occupied” include the words “intended”, “designed”, or “arranged to be used” of

“occupied”;

E. The word “lot” includes the words “plot”, “site”, or “parcel”;

F. The masculine includes the feminine;

G. The word “county” as used herein means the county of Glenn; the words “board of supervisors” mean

the board of supervisors of the county of Glenn; the words “planning commission” mean the planning

commission of the county of Glenn; and the words “county boundary” mean the boundary of the county

of Glenn, and/or the boundary of any incorporated municipality within the county.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.020.020Definitions

When used in this title, the following words and phrases have the meaning and usage indicated unless

another meaning or usage is required by the context in which a word or phrase is used:

A. 1. “Accessory building” means a building, part of a building or structure which is detached from the

main building and the use of which is incidental to that of the main building structure or use on the

same lot.

2. “Accessory use” means a use incidental, related, appropriate and clearly subordinate to the main

use of the lot or building, which accessory use does not alter the principal use of the subject lot or

affect other properties in the zone.

3. “Accumulation vehicles” means the accumulation and storage of abandoned, wrecked, dismantled,

inoperative or nonregistered vehicles, travel trailers, unoccupied mobilehomes, or parts thereof, on

private or public property.

4. “Adult entertainment businesses” includes the following:

a. “Adult book store” means an establishment having as a substantial or significant portion of its

stock in trade, books, magazines and other periodicals which are distinguished or characterized

by their emphasis on matter, depicting, describing or relating to “specified sexual activities” or

“specified anatomical areas” or an establishment with a segment or section devoted to the sale

or display of such materials.

b. “Adult motion picture theater” means an enclosed building with a capacity of fifty or more

persons used for presenting material distinguished or characterized by an emphasis or manner

depicting, describing or relating to “specified sexual activities” or “specified anatomical areas”

for observation by patrons therein.

c. “Adult mini motion picture theater” means an enclosed building with a capacity for less than

fifty persons used for presenting material distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on

matter depicting or relating to “specified sexual activities” or “specified anatomical areas” for

observation by patrons therein.

d. “Adult hotel or motel” means a hotel or motel wherein material is presented which is

distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on matter depicting, describing or relating to

“specified sexual activates” or “specified anatomical areas.”

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e. “Adult motion picture arcade” means any place to which the public is permitted or invited

wherein coin or slug-operated or electronically, electrically or mechanically controlled still or

motion picture machines, projectors or other image-producing devices are maintained to show

images to five or fewer persons per machine at any one time, and where the images so

displayed are distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on depicting or describing

“specified sexual activities” or “specified anatomical areas.”

f. “Cabaret” means a nightclub, theater or other establishment which features live performances

by topless and/or bottomless dancers, “go-go” dancers, exotic dancers, strippers or similar

entertainers, where such performances are distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on

“special sexual activities” or “specified anatomical areas.”

g. “Massage parlor” means any place where for any form of consideration or gratuity, massage,

alcohol rub, administration of fomentations, electric or magnetic treatments, or any other

treatment or manipulation of the human body occurs as part of or in connection with “specified

sexual activities” or where any person providing such treatment, manipulation or services

related thereto exposes “specified anatomical areas.”

h. “Model studio” means any business where, for any form of consideration or gratuity, figure

models who display “specified anatomical areas” are provided to be observed, sketched,

drawn, painted, sculptured, photographed or similarly depicted by persons paying such

consideration or gratuity.

i. “Sexual encounter center” means any business, agency or person who, for any form of

consideration or gratuity, provides a place where three or more persons, not all members of the

same family, may congregate, assemble or associate for the purpose of engaging in “specified

sexual activities” or exposing “specified anatomical areas.”

j. Any business or establishment which offers its patrons services or entertainment characterized

by an emphasis on matter depicting, describing or relating to “specified sexual activities” or

“specified anatomical areas.”

5. “Advisory agency” means the Glenn County Planning Commission.

6. “Affordable Housing” means housing costs as defined in Section 50052.5 of the Health and Safety

Code or rents at qualifying levels for lower-income or very low-income households.

7. “Affordability” is determined by the economic feasibility to construct lower-income housing in the

proposed development.

8. “Agricultural accessory building” means an uninhabited structure, designed and built to store

farming animals, implements, supplies or products (not including commercial greenhouses or

buildings for agricultural processing activities), which is not used by the public.

9. “Agricultural Homestay Establishment” shall mean an establishment that meets all of the

requirements of Section 113870 of the California Health and Safety Code including the following:

a. Has not more than six guest rooms or accommodates not more than 15 guests.

b. Provides overnight transient accommodations.

c. Serves food only to its registered guests and serves meals at any time, with respect to which

the price of food is included in the price of the overnight transient occupancy accommodation.

d. Lodging and meals are incidental and not the primary function of the agricultural homestay

establishment.

e. The agricultural homestay establishment is located on, and is a part of, a farm as defined in

Section 53363 (52262) of the Food and Agricultural Code, that produces agricultural products

as its primary source of income.

10. “Agricultural operations” means and includes, but is not limited to the cultivation and tillage of the

soil, dairying, the production, irrigation, frost protection, cultivation, growing, harvesting and

processing of any agricultural commodity including viticulture, horticulture, timber and apiculture,

the raising of livestock, fur-bearing animals, fish or poultry, and any commercial agricultural

practices performed as incident to or in conjunction with such operations, including preparation for

market, delivery to storage or to market, or to carriers for transportation to market.

11. “Agricultural processing” means the refinement, treatment or packaging of all primary and

secondary agricultural products for commercial purposes.

12. “Agriculture” means the art or science of cultivating the ground, including harvesting of crops and

rearing and management of livestock, tillage, husbandry, farming, horticulture and forestry.

“Agricultural land” means all that real property within the boundaries of Glenn County currently

used for agricultural operations or upon which agricultural operations may in the future be

established;

13. “Aircraft” means any contrivance used or designated for navigation of or flight in the air.

14. “Aircraft ground movement area” means the runways, taxiways and parking apron of the airport.

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15. “Airports and landing strips” means any area of land or water used or intended for the landing and

takeoff of aircraft, and any accessory areas for airport buildings and other facilities. “Airfields” and

“landing strips” include the following:

a. “Agricultural or personal landing strip” means a landing strip or heliport for agricultural crop

dusting or for personal use of the tenant or owner of the site which is not available for public

use or commercial operations.

b. “Restricted use airfield” means:

i. A landing strip or heliport having not more than ten based aircraft with exclusive rights of

use reserved to the owners or tenants of units within any cluster development, multifamily

development, subdivision, industry or institution; or

ii. An emergency heliport operated in conjunction with a hospital or public safety facility.

c. “Public use airfield” means any landing strip, airport or heliport available for public use.

16. “Airport elevation” means the highest point, measured in feet above or below mean sea level, of

the airport’s usable landing area.

17. “Airport hazard” means any structure or tree, or use of land in the vicinity of the airport, which

obstructs the runway safety areas, clear zones, approach surfaces as defined in FAR Part 77, or any

other imaginary surface specified in FAR Part 77 if these obstructions have been determined by the

FAA or the State Department of Transportation to constitute a hazard.

18. “Alley” means any public thoroughfare, having a width of not less than twenty feet and not greater

than forty feet, which affords only a secondary means of access to abutting property.

19. “Animal hospital or veterinary hospital” means a place where animals or pets are given medical or

surgical treatment and are cared for during the time of such treatment. Use as a kennel shall be

limited to short term boarding incidental to such hospital use.

20. “Apartment” means any building, or portion thereof which is designed and built as the residence of

three or more families living independently of each other and which contains kitchen facilities in

each dwelling unit.

21. “Approved access” means a private right-of-way that meets the following conditions:

a. Does not exceed an average of fifteen percent grade for any five hundred consecutive feet;

b. Does not contain any grade which would exceed twenty-two percent;

c. Has a recorded or recordable sixty-foot right-of-way from a public road to the property under

consideration except that in the case of an access that can serve no more than one parcel, has a

recorded or recordable forty-foot right-of-way; and

d. Has traversable access year round except in snow season.

22. “Approving Authority” means that body which has the authority to act to approve a permit,

application, action or other development request.

23. “Aquifer” means a geologic formation that stores, transmits and yields significant quantities of

water to wells and springs.

24. “Appeal” means a request for a review of the flood plain administrator’s interpretation of any

provision of this chapter.

25. “Area of shallow flooding” means a designated AO or AH Zone on the Flood Insurance Rate Map

(FIRM). The base flood depths range from one to three feet; a clearly defined channel does not

exist; the path of flooding is unpredictable and indeterminate; and velocity flow may be evident.

Such flooding is characterized by ponding or sheet flow.

26. “Area of special flood hazard” — see “Special flood hazard area.”

27. “Automobile dismantling” means the taking apart, stripping or wrecking of motor vehicles or

trailers for scrap or for used parts to be sold either at retail or wholesale or to be used as

replacements in other motor vehicles or trailers whether or not intended for the same kind of

vehicle or trailer from which the parts were removed.

28. “Automobile repair” means a general repair, rebuilding or reconditioning of engines, motor

vehicles or trailers; it also means collision service, including body, frame or fender repair and over-

all painting.

29. “Automobile service station” means a lot or portion of a lot used for the servicing of motor

vehicles. Such servicing may include sale of motor fuel and oils, lubrication, car washing (with no

steam equipment), waxing and polishing, sale and service of tires, tubes, batteries and service of

automobile accessories. Such servicing shall not include tire recapping, sale of major automobile

accessories, sale or rebuilding of engines, battery manufacturing or rebuilding, radiator repair or

steam cleaning, body repair, painting or upholstery, or installation of automobile glass.

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30. “Automobile wrecking yard” means a site or portion of a site on which the dismantling or wrecking

of used vehicles, whether self propelled or not, or the storage, sale or dumping of dismantled or

wrecked vehicles or their parts is conducted. The presence on a site of two or more motor vehicles

which have not been capable of operating under their own power for thirty days or more, or in the

case of vehicles not self propelled, which have not been towable or from which parts have been

removed for re-use or sale, shall constitute prima facie evidence of an automobile wrecking yard.

31. “Automotive repairs, major” means repair or refurbishing of any motor vehicle including the

dismantling of an engine by removal of the head or pistons; the removal of the transmission, rear

end or major assembly of any motor vehicle. Painting, body and fender work are excluded.

32. “Automotive repairs, minor” means limited repair of any motor vehicle including installation of

tires or replacement of fluids or minor automotive parts including, but not limited to, spark plugs,

belts, batteries, mufflers, tires and wheels. Major automotive repair, painting, body and fender

work are excluded.

B. 1. “Base flood” or “100-year flood” means a flood which has a one-percent chance of being equaled

or exceeded in any given year.

2. “Basement” means any area of the building having its floor subgrade, i.e., below ground level, on

all sides.

3. “Bed and breakfast establishment” means a single-family dwelling containing no more than four

guestrooms used, let or hired out for transient occupancy of one or more guests in which no meals

other than breakfast are served.

4. “Boardinghouse or roominghouse” means a building, other than a hotel, where regular meals for

five or more persons are provided for compensation or profit. Nursing homes and rest homes are

not included.

5. “Building” means a structure or enclosure having a roof and which is constructed in a permanent

position upon the ground, and which is designed and intended to be used to house, shelter or

enclose persons, animals, goods or property. It does not include any type of vehicle, house trailer,

boat or tent. Also see “Structure”.

6. “Building coverage” means the total area of land covered by all buildings on a lot, including all

projections other than eaves.

7. “Building, enclosed” means a building, the occupants, animals or property within which cannot be

seen by any person off the premises except by the customary use of doors, windows or balconies.

8. “Building height” means the vertical distance measured from the average level of the highest and

lowest points of that portion of the lot covered by the building to a point midway between the

highest and lowest points on the roof; provided, that the chimneys, spires, towers, tanks and similar

projections shall not be included in the height.

9. “Building site” means a recorded lot or parcel of land occupied or to be occupied by a main

building and its accessory buildings, or by a dwelling group and its accessory buildings, together

with such open spaces as are required by this title. A building site shall not include easements or

roadways for ingress or egress to any parcels of land.

C. 1. “Campground” means land or premises which are used or intended to be used for occupancy by

campers, whether camping by tent or vacation vehicle or whether for seasonal hunting, fishing,

recreational or vacation purposes.

2. “Carport” means a permanent roofed structure not less than ten feet by twenty feet open on two or

more sides for the storage of automobiles.

3. “Certificate of compliance” means a document identifying the real property involved and stating

that the division thereof complies with applicable provisions of the California Subdivision Map Act

and the Glenn County Code.

4. “Church” means a nonprofit organization, as determined by the Internal Revenue Service, which

uses buildings for the teaching or practice of religious doctrine and worship.

5. “Clinic, dental or medical” means a building in which a group of physicians and/or dentists and

allied professional assistants are associated for the purpose of carrying on their professions. The

clinic may include a dental or medical laboratory but it shall not include:

a. In-patient care or operating rooms for surgery;

b. Offices for veterinarians.

6. “Clothes cleaning establishment” means a commercial use wherein clothes cleaning is conducted,

such as a laundry pickup establishment, launderette or a coin-operated dry cleaning service, and

where nonvolatile materials are used in the process.

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7. “Club” means an association of persons (whether or not incorporated) for a common purpose, but not

including groups organized solely or primarily to render a service carried on as a business for profit

8. “Cluster development” means three or more detached buildings located on a parcel of land and

having common open space areas.

9. “Communications equipment building” means abuilding housing electrical and mechanical

equipment necessary for the conduct of a public communications business with or without

personnel.

10. “Competent aircraft operator” means a person holding a valid aircraft operator’s license from the

Federal Aviation Administration or a person who, in the opinion of the airport manager, has the

requisite skill and knowledge to perform limited ground operations.

11. “Confined Animal Facilities” are cattle, calves, horses, sheep, goats, swine, rabbits, or large fowl,

corralled, penned, or otherwise caused to remain in restricted areas for agricultural-commercial

purposes where feeding is other than grazing for more than 45 days during the year. Range pastures

for livestock beef cattle are exempt from the definition of confined animal facilities. School

projects, 4-H, fairs and other individual educational projects are exempt from the definition of

confined animal facilities.

12. “Confined Animal Facility Expansion” shall include, but is not limited to, any increase in herd or

flock size such that the facility would have to:

a. Acquire more acreage for reuse of waste or wastewater to prevent impacts to surface water or

groundwater quality; or

b. Increase the capacity of the retention pond to maintain compliance with the conditions of the

“Waiver of Water Discharge Requirements for Discharges from Confined Animal Facilities”

for adequate flood protection and wastewater containment.

13. “Contractor’s yard” means any land and/or buildings used primarily for the storage of equipment,

vehicles, machinery, new or used, building materials, paints, pipe or electric components used

solely by the owner or occupant of the premises in the conduct of any building trades.

14. “Convalescent hospital” means the same as “rest home” and “nursing home”.

15. “Costs” means administrative costs, including staff time expended and reasonably related to

enforcement, for items including site inspections, summaries, reports, telephone contacts and

correspondence. Travel time for inspections shall not be included.

16. “County” means the County of Glenn.

D. 1. “Density Bonus”, as defined by the State of California Government Code Section 65915, et seq., is

an increased density of at least twenty-five (25) percent over the maximum authorized density

which is granted to a developer/property owner of a housing project agreeing to construct a

prescribed percentage of lower-income units.

2. “Department” means the Planning and Community Development Services Agency or the Public

Works Agency of the County, whichever is the responsible Agency.

3. “Development” means any man-made change to improved or unimproved real estate, including but

not limited to buildings or other structures, mining, dredging, filling, grading, paving, excavation

or drilling operations or storage of equipment or materials.

4. “Director” means the Director of the Planning and Community Development Services Agency or

the Public Works Agency or any person within the Agencies authorized by the Director

5. “Dump” means a place used for the disposal, abandonment or discarding by burial, incineration or

by any other means, of any garbage, sewage, trash, refuse, rubble or waste materials.

6. “Dwelling” means a building or portion thereof designed for or occupied exclusively for residential

purposes, including one-family, two-family and multiple dwellings, but not including hotels,

motels, trailers, tents, converted transit vehicles, boardinghouses or lodginghouses, or any type of

temporary structures.

7. “Dwelling, group” means a group of two or more detached or semidetached single-family or two-

family dwellings occupying a parcel of land in one ownership, and having any yard in common.

8. “Dwelling, guest” means an accessory structure which consists of a detached living quarter of a

permanent type of construction with no provisions for appliances or fixtures for the storage and/or

preparation of food, such as refrigerators, dishwashers or cooking facilities, and which is not

leased, subleased, rented or subrented separately from the main dwelling.

9. “Dwelling, mobilehome” means a structure transportable in one or more sections, designed and

equipped to contain not more than two dwelling units to be used with or without a foundation

system. Mobilehome does not include a recreational vehicle, commercial coach, or factory-built

housing, as defined in the Health and Safety Code.

10. “Dwelling, multiple” means a building containing two or more dwelling units on one lot to be

occupied by two or more families living independently of each other.

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11. “Dwelling, second” means an attached or a detached residential dwelling unit that provides

complete independent living facilities for one or more persons. It shall include permanent

provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation on the same parcel as the single-

family dwelling is situated. A second unit includes the following:

a. An efficiency unit, as defined in Section 17958.1 of the Health and Safety Code.

b. A manufactured home, as defined in Section 18007 of the Health and Safety Code.

12. “Dwelling, single-family” means a building designed and used exclusively for residence purposes

by one family on a single lot and no portion of which is to be rented separately.

13. “Dwelling unit” means an independent, attached or detached residential building designed to house

and provide living space, including kitchen and bathroom facilities, for an individual family.

E. 1. “Educational institutions” means public and other nonprofit institutions conducting regular

academic instruction at kindergarten, elementary, secondary and collegiate levels and including

graduate schools, universities, nonprofit research institutions and religious institutions. Such

institutions must either:

a. Offer general academic instruction equivalent to the standards prescribed by the state board of

education; or

b. Confer degrees as a college or university of undergraduate or graduate standings; or

c. Conduct research; or

d. Give religious instructions.

e. This definition does not include commercial or trade schools.

2. “Encroachment” means the advance or infringement of uses, plant growth, fills, excavations,

buildings, permanent structures or development into a flood plain which may impede or alter the

flow capacity of a flood plain.

3. “Engineer” means a civil engineer competent to practice civil engineering and registered under the

provisions of the Business and Professions Code of the State of California, retained by the

applicant, owner, developer or contractor to provide civil engineering services.

4. “Equivalent Financial Value” refers to the cost to the developer/property owner based on the land

cost per dwelling unit. This is determined by the difference in the value of the land with and

without the density bonus.

5. “Existing manufactured home park or subdivision” means a manufactured home park or

subdivision for which the construction of facilities for servicing the lots on which the manufactured

homes are to be affixed (including, at a minimum, the installation of utilities, the construction of

streets, and either final site grading or the pouring of concrete pads) is completed before the

effective date of the flood plain management regulations adopted by a community.

6. “Expansion to an existing manufactured home park or subdivision” means the preparation of

additional sites by the construction of facilities for servicing the lots on which the manufactured

homes are to be affixed (including the installation of utilities, the construction of streets, and either

final site grading or the pouring of concrete pads).

7. “Exploration” means searching for minerals by geological, geophysical, geochemical or other

techniques including, but not limited to sampling, assaying, drilling or any surface or underground

works used to determine the type, extent or quantity of minerals present.

8. “Extraction” means the removal from the earth of oil, gas or geothermal resources by drilling,

pumping or other means, whether for exploration or production purposes.

F. 1. “Family” means one or more persons sharing a dwelling unit in a living arrangement indicative of a

single household.

2. “Farm labor” means residents of a farm such as the owner, lessee, foreman, or others whose

principal employment is the operation of the farm.

3. “Feed yard” means corrals or holding areas for the primary purpose of holding or feeding animals

for slaughtering, shipping or resale and not incidental to a farm or ranch.

4. “Fences, hedges and walls, height of” means the vertical distance from the ground level of public

property closest to the property line on which the fence is to be built to the highest point on the

fence. The height of a fence separating private property shall mean the vertical distance from the

ground level of the property line to the highest point on the fence. Where a property line separates

property having unequal ground levels, the lowest level shall be used to measure the vertical

distance of the fence, wall or hedge.

5. “Fire chief” means the fire chief, or his or her authorized representative, of the local government

entity having responsibility for fire protection in the airport area.

6. “Fixed base operator” means a person under contract to the county as a concessionaire at the

airport.

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7. “Flood, flooding, or flood water” means a general and temporary condition of partial or complete

inundation of normally dry land areas from the overflow of inland waters or the unusual and rapid

accumulation or runoff of surface waters from any source.

8. “Flood Boundary and Floodway Map (FBFM)” means the official map on which the Federal

Emergency Management Agency or Federal Insurance Administration has delineated both the

areas of special flood hazards and the floodway.

9. “Flood Hazard Boundary Map” means the official map on which the Federal Emergency

Management Agency or Federal Insurance Administration has delineated the areas of flood hazards

applicable to Glenn County.

10. “Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM)” means the official map on which the Federal Emergency

Management Agency or Federal Insurance Administration has delineated both the areas of special

flood hazards and the risk premium zones applicable to Glenn County.

11. “Flood Insurance Study” means the official report provided by the Federal Insurance

Administration that includes flood profiles, the Flood Insurance Rate Map, the Flood Boundary and

Floodway Map, and the water surface elevation of the base flood.

12. “Flood plain or flood-prone area” means any land area susceptible to being inundated by water

from any source - see “Flooding”.

13. “Flood plain administrator” is the individual appointed to administer and enforce the flood plain

management regulations.

14. “Flood plain management” means the operation of an overall program of corrective and preventive

measures for reducing flood damage and preserving and enhancing, where possible, natural

resources in the flood plain, including but not limited to emergency preparedness plans, flood

control works, flood plain management regulations, and open space plans.

15. “Flood plain management regulations” means this chapter and other zoning ordinances, subdivision

regulations, building codes, health regulations, special purpose ordinances (such as grading and

erosion control) and other application of police power which control development in flood-prone

areas. This term describes federal, state or local regulations in any combination thereof which

provide standards for preventing and reducing flood loss and damage.

16. “Floodproofing” means any combination of structural and nonstructural additions, changes, or

adjustments to structures which reduce or eliminate flood damage to real estate or improved real

property, water and sanitary facilities, structures, and their contents.

17. “Floodway” means the channel of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent land areas that must

be reserved in order to discharge the base flood without cumulatively increasing the water surface

elevation more than one foot. Also referred to as “Regulatory Floodway”.

18. “Floodway fringe” is that area of the flood plain on either side of the “Regulatory Floodway”

where encroachment may be permitted.

19. “Floor area” means the total horizontal area of all the floors of a building including the surrounding

walls, exclusive of basement storage space and areas within a building used for the parking of

vehicles.

20. “Fraud and victimization”, as related to Section 15.540.180, Variances, means that the variance

granted must not cause fraud on or victimization of the public. In examining this requirement, the

Board of Supervisors will consider the fact that every newly constructed building adds to

government responsibilities and remains a part of the community for fifty to one-hundred years.

Buildings that are permitted to be constructed below the base flood elevation are subject during all

those years to increased risk of damage from floods, while future owners of the property and the

community as a whole are subject to all the costs, inconvenience, danger, and suffering that those

increased flood damages bring. In addition, future owners may purchase the property, unaware that

it is subject to potential flood damage, and can be insured only at very high flood insurance rates.

21. “Frontage” means the lot width measured parallel to the property line, adjacent to the street right-

of-way. On a corner lot the frontage shall be the lesser of the two frontages. On a lot with radial

lines to a curved street, the frontage shall be measured as an arc length along the minimum setback

line rather than on the property line of the lot.

22. “Frontage, primary” means that portion of a parcel which is adjacent to the public right of way. For

a comer lot, the frontage with the smallest dimension shall be considered as the primary frontage.

There shall be only one primary frontage per parcel.

23. “Frontage, secondary” means, on a corner lot, that portion of a parcel which is adjacent to a public

right-of-way which is not the primary frontage.

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24. “Functionally dependent use” means a use which cannot perform its intended purpose unless it is

located or carried out in close proximity to water. The term includes only docking facilities, port

facilities that are necessary for the loading and unloading of cargo or passengers, and ship building

and ship repair facilities, and does not include long-term storage or related manufacturing facilities.

G. 1. “Garage, private” means a detached accessory building or a portion of a main building on the same

lot for the parking or temporary storage of vehicles of the occupants of the premises.

2. “Garage, public” means any garage other than a private garage.

3. “General plan” means the county general plan or any element thereof as set forth in the Planning

and Zoning Law, Title 7 of the Government Code of the State of California.

4. “Gross floor area” means the total floor area including public areas such as hallways, lobbies,

washrooms, related storage areas and service rooms or areas, but excluding unfinished dead storage

and mechanical areas.

5. “Group care facility” means a facility, licensed by the state, to provide adult supervision and

residence services to seven or more individuals who are not related to the resident owner or

operator and may be physically or mentally handicapped or aged.

H. 1. “Habitually situated aircraft” means that an aircraft is based at the airport for a period of time in

excess of one week.

2. “Hauler” is the specified carrier of produced salt water.

3. “Height” means, for the purpose of determining the height limits in all zones set forth in this

chapter and shown on the airport zoning map, the mean sea level elevation of the airport unless

otherwise specified.

4. “Highest adjacent grade” means the highest natural elevation of the ground surface prior to

construction next to the proposed walls of a structure.

5. “Historic structure” means any structure that is:

a. Listed individually in the National Register of Historic Places (a listing maintained by the

Department of Interior) or preliminarily determined by the Secretary of the Interior as meeting

the requirements for individual listing on the National Register;

b. Certified or preliminarily determined by the Secretary of the Interior as contributing to the

historical significance of a registered historic district or a district preliminarily determined by

the Secretary to qualify as a registered historic district;

c. Individually listed on a state inventory of historic places in states with historic preservation

programs which have been approved by the Secretary of Interior; or

d. Individually listed on a local inventory of historic places in communities with historic

preservation programs that have been certified either by an approved state program as

determined by the Secretary of the Interior or directly by the Secretary of the Interior in states

without approved programs.

6. “Home, occupation” means any use customarily conducted entirely within a dwelling and carried

on by the inhabitants thereof, which use is clearly incidental and secondary to the use of structure

for dwelling purposes and which use does not change the character thereof or does not adversely

affect the uses permitted in the same zone of which it is part.

7. “Hospital” means any building or portion thereof used for the accommodation and medical care of

sick, injured or infirm persons and including sanitariums, alcoholic sanitariums, institutions for the

cure of chronic drug addicts and mental patients.

8. “Hotel or motel” means a building or group of buildings containing individual living units for the

accommodation of transient occupants.

I. 1. “Idle mine” means to curtail for a period of one year of more surface mining operations by more

than ninety percent of the operation’s previous maximum annual mineral production, with the

intent to resume those surface mining operations at a future date.

2. “Improvements” means streets, highways, monuments, or any other facilities required to be

installed or constructed in accordance with this title and specifications of the county for acceptance

or maintenance by the county or other public agencies.

3. “Industry” means the production, processing or servicing of goods by hand or by machinery.

4. “Injection well, Class II” is a well used for the disposal of produced salt water brought to the

surface as a result of the production of oil or natural gas as defined by the California Department of

Conservation, Division of Oil and Gas (CDOG).

5. “Injection zone” means that portion of the receiving formation which has received, is receiving or

is expected to receive, over the lifetime of the well, produced salt water from the Class II injection

well.

6. “Injectivity test” is used to test a formation’s capability to take fluids. The test is performed by

operators to determine the feasibility of conducting permanent injection operations.

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7. “Inoperable motor vehicle” means any motor vehicle that is incapable of being transported by its

own motive power.

J. 1. “Junkyard” means any premises with a total of more than one hundred fifty cubic feet of “junk” as

herein defined as cast-off, damaged, discarded, junked, implements, obsolete salvage, scrapped,

unusables, worn out or wrecked objects, things or material composed in whole or in part of carbon,

plastic or other synthetic substance, fiber, glass, ferrous or nonferrous metal, paper, plaster, plaster

of paris, rubber, terra cotta, wool, cotton cloth, canvas, organic matter or other waste which has

been abandoned from its original use and may be used again in its present or in a new form,

whether or not it has any substantial market value, or requiring reconditioning in order to be used

for its original purpose also including automobiles, accumulation vehicles, other vehicles, or

dismantled vehicles in whole or part.

K. 1. “Kennel” means any premises where five (5) or more dogs six (6) months of age or older which are

kept, maintained, bred, boarded or cared for, for compensation, or are kept for the purposes of sale,

hire, breeding, shelter, hunting, pets, exhibition or any other purpose. Dogs used in herding farm

animals when incidental to an agricultural use, and when housed in an agricultural zoning district,

are excluded from this definition.

2. “Kennel, commercial hobby” means any hobby kennel use involving the sale of goods or services

or a hobby kennel use conducted by individuals other than the inhabitants of the parcel where the

dogs are kept.

3. “Kennel, hobby” means an accessory use of a principal residential or agricultural use where four

(4) or fewer dogs more than six (6) months of age or older are sheltered, bred or trained for the

personal and non-commercial use of the inhabitants of the parcel where the dogs are kept.

L. 1. “Laboratory” means a building or part of a building devoted to the testing and analysis of any

product or animal, including humans. No manufacturing shall be permitted except for experimental

or testing purposes.

2. “Laboratory, medical or dental” means a laboratory which provides bacteriological, biological,

medical, x-ray, pathological and similar analytical or diagnostic services to doctors or dentists. No

fabricating shall be permitted except the custom fabrication of dentures.

3. “Labor camp, permanent” means any housing or living accommodations, other than a temporary

labor camp, maintained in connection with any work or place where work is being performed,

provided for the housing of ten or more employees.

4. “Land division classification” means one of the following, classified according to the zone in

which the development is situated:

a. Urban Developments. Those developments within any of the following zones: R-1, R-M, LC,

CC, C, SC, HVC, M, MP, PDR and PDC.

b. Estate Developments. Those developments within any of the following zones: RE.

c. Rural Developments. Those developments within the AE zone.

d. Agricultural Developments. Those developments within any of the following zones: AE, FA,

FS, AP and TPZ.

e. Wild Land and Primitive Developments. Those developments for recreational purposes

consisting of parcels forty acres or larger where permanent occupancy (residence in excess of

ninety days within a one year period) is allowed within any of the following zones: RZ, FA,

and TPZ.

5. “Landing Area” means the area of the airport used for the landing, takeoff or taxiing of aircraft.

6. “Landscaping” means planting, including trees, shrubs, lawn areas, ground covers, suitably

designed, selected, installed and maintained so as to be permanently attractive. Decorative screens,

fences, ornamental post lamps, decorative rock or other paved surfaces are considered as elements

of landscape development.

7. “Lead agency” is the County; the County Planning Commission, herein called the Commission, is

the Agency designated to administer this chapter; and the Planning and Community Development

Services Agency or Public Works Agency is the processing and Advisory agency.

8. “Lease” means an oral or written contract for the use, possession, and occupation of property.

9. “Levee” means a man-made structure, usually an earthen embankment, designed and constructed in

accordance with sound engineering practices to contain, control or divert the flow of water so as to

provide protection from temporary flooding.

10. “Levee system” means a flood protection system which consists of a levee, or levees, and

associated structures, such as closure and drainage devices, which are constructed and operated in

accord with sound engineering practices.

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11. “Loading space” means an off-street space or berth on the same lot with a main building, or

contiguous to a group of buildings, for the temporary parking of commercial vehicles while loading

or unloading, and which has access from a street, alley or other permanent means of ingress and

egress.

12. “Lodge” means an association of persons, whether incorporated or unincorporated, for some

common purpose, but not including groups organized to render service carried on as a business.

13. “Lot” means:

a. A parcel of real property shown as a delineated parcel of land with a number or other

designation on the final map of subdivision recorded in the office of the county recorder, or

b. A parcel of land, the dimensions or boundaries of which are defined by a record of survey map

recorded in the office of the county recorder in accordance with the law regulating the

subdivision of land; or

c. Real property not delineated as in subsection a or b above, and containing not less than the

prescribed minimum area required in the zone in which it is located and which abuts at least

one public street that the planning commission has designated adequate for access purposes,

and is held under one ownership.

14. “Lot Area” means the area within lot lines excluding any right-of way, easements, for ingress or

egress or the panhandle of a flag lot.

15. “Lot, corner” means a lot located at the intersection or interception of two or more streets at an

angle of not more than one hundred thirty-five degrees. If the angle is greater than one hundred

thirty-five degrees, the lot shall be considered an “interior lot.”

16. “Lot coverage” means the total area or percentage of a lot occupied by building and/or structures

that diminishes the yard and/or open space areas.

17. “Lot, cul-de-sac” means a lot fronting on, or with more than one-half of its lot frontage on, the

turnaround end of a cul-de-sac street.

18. “Lot depth” means the maximum distance between the front and the rear lot lines, or between the

front lot line and the intersection of the two sidelines if there should be no rear lot line.

19. “Lot, Flag or Panhandle” means a lot with a narrow portion between the main portion of the lot and

a public street or appurtenant private ingress/egress easement that is often called a panhandle or

flag pole. Said narrow portion is of such dimensions that it is limited primarily for the use of

ingress/egress and utility service to the main portion of the lot. Such area contained within the “flag

pole or panhandle” shall not be used to calculate lot area, length, wide or lot width ratio. The

maximum length of such “flag pole or panhandle” shall not exceed the maximum allowable length

of a cul-de-sac and such length shall be calculated from the interior end of the “flag pole or

panhandle” to the nearest connecting intersect of a through public access or street.

20. “Lot, interior” means a lot other than a corner or reversed corner lot with only one frontage on a

street.

21. “Lot, key” means the first lot to the rear or a reversed corner lot and whether or not separated by an

alley.

22. “Lot lines” means the property lines bounding the lot.

23. “Lot line, front” means:

a. In the case of an interior lot, a line separating the lot from the street;

b. In the case of a corner lot, a line separating the narrowest street frontage of the lot from the

street.

24. “Lot line, rear” means the line which is opposite and most distant from the front lot line. For the

purpose of establishing the rear lot line of a triangular or trapezoidal lot, or of a lot the rear line of

which is formed by two or more lines, the following shall apply:

a. For a triangular, gore shaped, or irregular shaped lot, a line ten feet in length within the lot and

farthest removed from the front lot line and at right angles to the lot depth line shall be used as

the rear lot line; or

b. In the case of a trapezoidal or quadrilateral lot the lot line of which is not parallel to the front

lot line, the rear lot line shall be deemed to be the line which is opposite and most distant from

the front lot line, providing the line is a minimum length, the rear line shall be a line ten feet in

length drawn parallel to but farthest removed from the front lot line; or

c. In the case of a pentagonal lot, the rear boundary of which includes an angle formed by two

lines such angle shall be employed for determining the rear lot line in the same manner as

prescribed for triangular lots.

25. “Lot line, side” means any lot line other than a front or rear lot line. A side lot line separating a lot

from a street is called a side street lot line. A side lot line separating a lot from another lot or lots is

called an interior side lot line.

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26. “Lot of record” means a lot that is designated upon a map showing the lot, block and tract as

indicated on a final map, as such map is filed in the county recorder’s office, or as a lot shown on a

recorded parcel map.

27. “Lot, reversed corner” means a corner lot, the side line of which is substantially a continuation of

the front lot lines of the lots to its rear, whether across an alley or not.

28. “Lot, through” means a lot having frontage on two dedicated parallel or approximately parallel

streets.

29. “Lot width” means the average horizontal distance between the side lot lines, measured at right

angles to the lot depth at a point midway between the front and rear lot lines. In the case of

triangular lots, or lots that are bounded by more than four straight lines, or that have curvilinear

side lines, the director shall determine the lot width.

30. “Lower- and Very Low-income Households” re-defined by income limits published by the State

Department of Housing and Community Development. This applies to both for-rent and for-sale

housing.

31. “Lowest floor” means the lowest floor of the lowest enclosed area, including a basement.

a. An unfinished or flood resistant enclosure below the lowest floor that is usable solely for

parking of vehicles, building access or storage in an area other than a basement area, is not

considered a building’s lowest floor provided it conforms to applicable non-elevation design

requirements, including, but not limited to:

b. The anchoring standards in Section 15.540.100.A.

c. The construction materials and methods standards in Section 15.540.100.B.

d. The wet floodproofing standard in Section 15.540.100.C.3.

e. The standards for utilities in Section 15.540.120.

f. For residential structures, all subgrade enclosed areas are prohibited as they are considered to

be basements. This prohibition includes below-grade garages and storage areas.

M. 1. “Maintain aircraft” means any form of service, maintenance or repair of aircraft.

2. “Major electrical transmission and distribution project” means a project that includes a network of

transmission lines, related towers, and similar facilities with a capacity to convey 200 kilovolts

(kV) or greater. It shall also include any project that proposes the designation of a transmission

corridor zone to accommodate such facilities.

3. “Manufactured home” means a structure, transportable in one or more sections, which is built on a

permanent chassis and is designed for use with or without a permanent foundation when attached

to the required utilities. The term “Manufactured home” does not include a recreational vehicle.

4. “Manufactured home park or subdivision” means a parcel (or contiguous parcels) of land divided

into two or more manufactured home lots for rent or sale.

5. “Map Act” means the current Subdivision Map Act of the State of California, as amended from

time to time.

6. “Marijuana” shall have the same meaning as that set forth in Health and Safety Code section

11018, “marijuana products,” as defined in Health and Safety Code section 11018.1 and “industrial

hemp,” as defined in Health and Safety Code section 11018.5(a). Except where the context

otherwise requires, the following definitions shall govern Chapter 797, of this Title:

a. “Collective" means qualified patients, persons with valid identification cards, and the

designated primary caregivers of qualified patients who associate in any manner within the

unincorporated area of the County in order to collectively or cooperatively cultivate, store,

and/or dispense marijuana for medical purposes, as provided in Health and Safety Code

Section 11362.775. The term collective shall include "cooperative," whether formed in

accordance with the Corporations Code or otherwise unless the context clearly indicates

otherwise.

b. “Cultivation” means the planting, growing, harvesting, drying, processing, or storage of one or

more marijuana plants or any part thereof in any location, indoor or outdoor, including from

within a fully enclosed and secure building.

c. “Delivery” has both the meaning set forth in Business and Professions Code section 19300.5,

subdivision (m), and the meaning set forth in Business and Professions Code section 26001,

subdivision (h).

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d. “Dispensary” or “Medical Marijuana Dispensary” or “Retailer” means any facility or location,

whether fixed or mobile, and any delivery service, where marijuana for medical or non-

medical purposes is made available to and/or distributed, with or without consideration, to any

person or persons, including without limitation a primary caregiver, a qualified patient, or

patient with an identification card, as those terms are defined in California Health and Safety

Code section 11362.5 et seq. “Marijuana Dispensary” includes medicinal marijuana

“cooperative” and collectives” (i.e., facilities or undertakings where an person(s) provides

marijuana to any one or more other persons, or where persons meet or congregate to distribute

or provide marijuana for medicinal or other purposes).

e. “Residence” has the same meaning as “private residence” set forth in Health and Safety Code

Section 11362.2(b)(5).

f. "Sheriff" or "Sheriff's Department" means the Sheriff's Office of the County of Glenn or the

authorized representatives thereof.

7. “Market value” means the value of the structure as determined by one of the two methods stated

below:

a. The Actual-Cash-Value of the structure as determined by the Building Official and the Tax

Assessor, or

b. By an appraisal made by a certified appraiser within 90 days of the date of application for

improvements and/or repairs to the structure. Said appraisal shall be based on the existing

value of the structure along and shall be for the structure prior to the proposed improvements

and/or repairs being made.

8. “Mean sea level”, for purposes of the National Flood Insurance Program, means the National

Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) of 1929 or other datum, to which base flood elevations shown

on a community’s Flood Insurance Rate Map are referenced.

9. “Mined lands” includes the surface water, subsurface water, and groundwater of an area in which

surface mining operations will be, are being, or have been conducted, including private ways and

roads appurtenant to any such area, land excavations, workings, mining waste, and areas in which

the structure facilities, equipment, machines, tools, or other materials or property which result

from, or are used in, surface mining operations are located.

10. “Mining waste” includes the residual of soil, rock, mineral, liquid, vegetation, equipment,

machines, tools, or other materials or property directly resulting from or displaced by surface

mining operations.

11. “Minor land division” means any division of land into parcels, each of which has an area of one

hundred sixty acres (or one quarter section) or more, and each with approved access.

12. “Minor modification” means an amendment to a reclamation plan involving insignificant changes

that do not require further review under CEQA.

13. “Mobilehome accessory building or structure” means any awning, portable, demountable or

permanent cabana, storage cabinet, carport, fence, windbreak or porch established for the use of the

occupant of the mobilehome.

14. “Mobilehome park” means an area or tract of land where three or more mobilehome lots are rented

or leased or held out for rent or lease to accommodate mobilehomes used for human habitation.

The rental paid for any such mobilehome shall be deemed to include rental for the lot it occupies.

15. “Mobilehome site” means any portion of a trailer park or mobilehome park designed for the use or

occupancy of one trailer coach or mobilehome.

16. “Museum” means a nonprofit, noncommercial establishment operated as a repository or a

collection of objects of nature, scientific or literary curiosities or objects of interest or works of art.

17. “Motorsport” means auto racing (also known as automobile racing or autosport) as a sport

involving racing automobiles and motorcycle racing.

N. 1. “Net floor area” means the total floor area excluding public areas such as hallways, stairs, lobbies

and storage or service area.

2. “New construction”, for flood plain management purposes, means structures for which the “start of

construction” commenced on or after the effective date of flood plain management regulations

adopted by Glenn County, and includes any subsequent improvements to such structures.

3. “New manufactured home park or subdivision” means a manufactured home park or subdivision

for which the construction of facilities for servicing the lots on which the manufactured homes are

to be affixed (including at a minimum, the installation of utilities, the construction of streets, and

either final site grading or the pouring of concrete pads) is completed on or after the effective date

of flood plain management regulations adopted by the county.

4. “Nonconforming building” means a building or portion thereof lawfully existing at the time the

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altered for a use which does not conform to the use zone in which it is located, or which does not

comply with all the height and area regulations of the zone in which it is located.

5. “Nonconforming lot” means a parcel of land having less area, frontage or dimensions than required

in the zone in which it is located.

6. “Nonconforming use” means a use which was lawfully established and maintained at the time the

ordinance codified in this title became effective, but which does not conform to subsequently

established zoning or zoning regulations.

7. “Nursery” means a facility for propagation and sale of horticultural or ornamental plant materials

and related products:

a. “Retail nursery” means a nursery offering products to the general public, including plant

materials, planter boxes, fertilizer, garden tools, and related items.

b. “Wholesale nursery” means a nursery that sells to other businesses plant materials raised on

the same site.

c. “Accessory nursery” means a nursery that is developed as a subordinate use to a principal or

main building.

d. “Greenhouse” means a nursery facility (may be used with any of the above nurseries) for

indoor propagation of plants, constructed with transparent panels, including lath houses.

8. “Nursery school” means the supervisory care and education development of pre-elementary

school-age children for profit or nonprofit and licensed by the state of California.

9. “Nursing home” means a structure operated as a lodginghouse in which nursing, dietary and other

personal services are rendered to convalescents, invalids or aged persons (other than persons

suffering from contagious or mental diseases, alcoholism or drug addiction) and in which surgery

is not performed and primary treatment, such as customarily is given in hospitals and sanitariums,

is not provided. A convalescent home shall be deemed a nursing home.

O. 1. “Obstruction” includes, but is not limited to, any dam, wall, wharf, embankment, levee, dike, pile,

abutment, protection, excavation, channelization, bridge, conduit, culvert, building, wire, fence,

rock, gravel, refuse, fill, structure, vegetation or other material in, along, across or projecting into

any watercourse which may alter, impede, retard or change the direction and/or velocity of the flow

of water, or due to its location, its propensity to snare or collect debris carried by the flow of water,

or its likelihood of being carried downstream.

2. “Office” means a building, room or department wherein a business or service is transacted, but

does not include a building wherein the storage or sale of merchandise is a primary function.

3. “One-hundred-year flood” or “100-year flood” - see “Base flood.”

4. “Open space” means those areas suitable for common recreational use or which provide visual

relief to developed areas. Open space does not include areas devoted to parking, private use or any

other area which does not significantly lend itself to the overall benefit of either the particular

development or surrounding environment. Open space may include areas in private lot ownership,

if such areas are not fenced. The boundaries of open space areas shall be treated as property lines in

determining required rear and side yard setbacks.

5. “Operate aircraft” means the self-propelled, pushed or towed movement of aircraft on the ground

or the movement of aircraft in flight.

6. “Operator, mine” means any person engaged in surface mining operations, himself or herself, or

who contracts with others to conduct operations on his or her behalf, except a person who is

engaged in surface mining operations as an employee with wages as his or her sole compensation.

“Operator” also means any person who permits others to conduct surface mining operations on his

or her property and who receives a financial benefit therefrom. “Operator” includes any person

defined as an operator under “state policy.”

7. “Owner” means the person or persons, firm, corporation or partnership that is the owner of record

of a premises identified on the last equalized assessment roll or any person having possession and

control of the subject property.

8. “Overburden” means soil, rock, or other materials that lie above a natural mineral deposit or in

between mineral deposits, before or after their removal by surface mining operations.

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P. 1. “Parcel of land” means the same as “lot”.

2. “Parking area, off street” means an area, building or space, exclusive of street or alley rights-of-

way, used for the parking of automobiles.

3. “Parking area, private” means an open area, located on the same lot as a dwelling or apartment, for

the parking of automobiles of the occupants of such buildings.

4. “Parking area, public” means an off-street parking area publicly or privately owned available for

public use whether free, for compensation or as an accommodation for clients or customers.

5. “Parking space” means space in the open, within a structure on private property or in a public

parking area designed for the parking of one automobile.

6. “Permit” means any formal authorization or entitlement from the county, the absence of which

would preclude establishment of a land use, activity, construction project, grading or surface

mining operation.

7. “Person” means any individual, firm, association, corporation, organization, or partnership, or any

city, district, or other local public agency.

8. “Pet shop” means a facility for the conduct of a business for buying and selling (or bartering) birds,

fowl or animals other than livestock.

9. “Place of public assembly” means a location, auditorium, hall or similar facility, publicly or

privately owned, developed for the principal purpose of accommodating groups of persons for

meetings, exhibitions, shows and other public interest events.

10. “Planning authority” means the Planning and Community Development Services Agency or its

successors.

11. “Planning Director” means the Planning and Community Development Services Agency Director

or his or her designees.

12. “Primary surface” means a ground surface longitudinally centered on the runway.

13. “Premises” means a lot and all buildings or structures thereon.

14. “Preschool” means the same as “nursery school”.

15. “Private road” means a right-of-way for vehicular traffic, however designated, which is not

designed or intended to be accepted by the county, and for which any offer of dedication or other

offer for acceptance by the county shall be rejected until such time as specified conditions for

future acceptance have been fully complied with.

16. “Professional offices” means buildings, structures or establishments used as offices for attorneys,

registered engineers or architects, licensed surveyors, accountants or realtors, but not for barbers,

beauticians, cosmetologists or other service establishments.

17. “Property line” means the same as “lot line”.

18. “Public safety and nuisance”, as related to Section 15.540.190, Variance Appeals, means that the

granting of a variance must not result in anything which is injurious to safety or health of an entire

community or neighborhood, or any considerable number of persons, or unlawfully obstructs the

free passage or use, in the customary manner, of any navigable lake, or river, bay, stream, canal, or

basin.

19. “Public water system” means and includes the water supply of either of the following:

a. A public water district organized under the laws of this state; or

b. A water company regulated by the California Public Utilities Commission.

20. “Public use” means a use operated exclusively by a public body to serve the public health, safety or

general welfare, including such uses as parks, playgrounds and administrative and service facilities.

21. “Public utility structures” means electrical distribution and transmission lines, poles, towers, and

sub-stations that covey less than 200 kilovolts (kV), gas regulator and metering stations,

communication equipment buildings and public service pumping stations. Water well and pump

sites approved in connection with the approval of a tentative subdivision map are not public utility

structures. See also “Major Electrical Transmission and Distribution Project”.

Q. 1. “Qualified person” means a county employee or a person contracted by the county to perform the

duties set forth in this chapter who has at least five years of full time experience in hydrogeology

and who is a registered geologist registered pursuant to Section 7850 of the Business and

Professions Code or a registered petroleum engineer registered pursuant to Section 6762 of the

Business and Professions Code.

2. “Quarry, sand pit or gravel pit” means a lot or land or part thereof used for the purpose of

excavating sand, gravel, limestone, marble or other such nonmetallic materials, but shall not

include oil wells or shaft mine operations. The term does not include the process of grading a lot

preparatory to the construction of a building for which application for building permit has been

made.

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R. 1. “Record of survey map” means a map to delineate land boundaries or property lines prepared in

accordance with provisions of the Land Surveyors’Act.

2. “Reclamation” means the combined process of land treatment that minimizes water degradation,

air pollution, damage to aquatic or wildlife habitat, flooding, erosion, and other adverse effects

from surface mining operations, including adverse surface effects incidental to underground mines,

so that mined lands are reclaimed to a usable condition which is readily adaptable for alternate land

uses and create no danger to public health or safety. The process may extend to affected lands

surrounding the mined lands, and may require back-filling, grading, sloping, resoiling,

revegetation, soil compaction, stabilization, or other measures.

3. “Recreation vehicle” means a travel trailer, pickup camper or motorized home, with or without

motive power, designed for human habitation for recreational or emergency occupancy.

“Recreational vehicle” also means a vehicle which is:

a. Built on a single chassis;

b. 400 square feet or less when measured at the largest horizontal projection;

c. Designed to be self-propelled or permanently towable by a light-duty truck; and

d. Designed primarily not for use as a permanent dwelling but as temporary living quarters for

recreational, camping, travel, or seasonal use.

4. “Recreational vehicle park” means an area designed to accommodate recreational vehicles such as

travel trailers, pickup campers, and motorized homes, but not tent or tent trailers.

5. “Regulatory floodway” means the channel of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent land

areas that must be reserved in order to discharge the base flood without cumulatively increasing the

water surface elevation more than one foot.

6. “Remedy a violation” means to bring the structure or other development into compliance with State

or local flood plain management regulations, or, if this is not possible, to reduce the impacts of its

noncompliance. Ways that impacts may be reduced include protecting the structure or other

affected development from flood damages, implementing the enforcement provisions of this

chapter or otherwise deterring future similar violations, or reducing State or federal financial

exposure with regard to the structure or other development.

7. “Rent” means money or other consideration given for the right of use, possession and occupation

of property.

8. “Residence” means a building used, designed or intended to be used as a home or dwelling place

for one family.

9. “Residential density” means the total number of dwelling units on one acre of land in a given area.

10. “Rest homes” means the same as “nursing home”.

11. “Restaurant” is a comprehensive term meaning an eating house providing service to the general

public as said term “restaurant” is more fully defined in the California Health and Safety Code.

Some types of establishments are included within the term “restaurants” are cafes, cafeterias,

coffee houses, coffee shops, dinner houses, drive-in or drive-through restaurants, fast food service

establishments, and sandwich shops.

a. “Cafeteria” is a place where food primarily is pre-prepared (not cooked to order) and served to

the customer by direct visible selection, for consumption principally (but not necessarily

exclusively) upon the premises.

b. “Coffee shop” is a place where food generally cooked to order is served to the customer seated

at a table or counter for consumption principally (but not necessarily exclusively) upon the

premises, the establishment being open for all three meals of the day, and sometimes on a

twenty-four-hour basis.

c. “Dinner house” is a place where meals are generally cooked to order and served to the

customer seated at tables or counters for consumption on the premises, and the establishment

is open for service of the dinner meal only, although it may also be open for service of the

midday meal.

d. “Drive-in or drive-through restaurant” is a place where food and drink are served for

consumption either on or off the premises by order from and/or service to vehicular passengers

outside the structure, including service from an outdoor window.

e. “Fast food service establishment” is a place where food not displayed for selection as in a

cafeteria; and which food may or may not be cooked to order or be prepared, is served to the

customer at a window or over a counter for consumption elsewhere on the premises or away

from the premises as the customer prefers.

12. “Retail store” means a business of selling goods, wares or merchandise directly to the ultimate

consumer.

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13. “Review authority” means the officer, committee, commissioner, board or employee responsible for the

approval or disapproval of any permit or entitlement or responsible for the administration,

interpretation or enforcement of the provisions of this chapter.

14. “Right-Of-Way” means an easement for purposes of roads, canals, pipelines and/or passage of

utilities over fee title land. A right-of-way or easement does not include fee title land.

15. “Riverine” means relating to, formed by, or resembling a river (including tributaries), stream,

brook, etc.

16. “Road” means a right-of-way for vehicular traffic, whether designated as a street, highway,

thoroughfare, road, avenue, boulevard, lane, place, court, circle, drive or right-of-way which has

been dedicated for public use and acceptance by the county, or has been laid out and constructed as

county road by the county or has been made a public road pursuant to law. It includes public roads

constructed by federal and state agencies but not private roads or private alleys.

S. 1. “Sanitarium” means a health station or retreat or other place where patients are housed and where

medical or surgical treatment is given. This does not include mental institutions or places for the

treatment of narcotic addicts.

2. “School, trade” means private schools offering instruction in the technical, commercial or trade

skills, such as real estate schools, business colleges, beauticians and barber colleges, electronics

schools, automotive and aircraft technicians schools, and similar commercial establishments

operated for a profit.

3. “Scrap” means used metal and include appliances and machine parts, which can be recycled or

reused only with repair, refurnishing, or attachment to other such materials.

4. “Seasonal Farmworker Housing” means any housing accommodation or structure of a temporary or

permanent nature used as housing for farmworkers for not more than 180 days in any calendar year

and approved for such use pursuant to Title 25 of the California Code of Regulations and which

meets the requirements of Chapter 15.800 Seasonal Farmworker Housing Standards. Seasonal

Farmworker Housing shall also conform to such public health, building, and fire safety criteria as

may be established by resolution or ordinance of the Board of Supervisors.

5. “Seats or seating capacity” refers to the actual seating capacity or an area based upon the number

of seats or one seat per eighteen inches of bench or pew length.

6. “Septic system” means any combination of septic tanks and leaching systems or areas.

7. “Setback area” means the area near the property line on which no building, structure or portion

thereof shall be permitted, erected, constructed or placed unless specifically permitted by this title.

8. “Sheet flow area” - see “Area of shallow flooding”.

9. “Shopping center” means a group of contiguous retail stores, service facilities and related uses

utilizing common facilities such as parking, landscaping, signing and loading areas. This group

does not have to be in a single ownership.

10. “Sign” means any structure, wall, natural object or other device used for visual communication

which is visible from any public or private street or means of access and is used to advertise or

direct attention to an activity, product, place, person, organization, business or enterprise. For the

purpose of this title, the word sign does not include the flag, pennant or insignia of any nation,

state, city or other political unit, or any official notice issued by any court or public body or officer

or directional warning or information sign or structures required or authorized by law.

11. “Sign, animated” means any sign which is designed and constructed to give its message through a

sequence of progressive changes of parts or lights or degree of lighting.

12. “Sign, appurtenant” means any sign which directs attention to an occupancy, business, commodity,

service or entertainment conducted, sold or offered only from the premises where the sign is

maintained.

13. “Sign area” means the surface area of a sign enclosing the extreme limits of writing, representation,

emblem or any figure or similar character but does not include the necessary supports or uprights

on which such sign is placed.

14. “Sign, attached” means any sign which is supported primarily by a building which is supported

wholly by the ground. Any roof sign, as defined in this title, shall be considered an attached sign.

15. “Sign, detached” means any sign which is not an attached sign as defined in this title and which is

supported primarily by one or more columns, uprights or braces placed in or upon the ground.

16. “Sign, development” means a sign listing the architect, engineer, contractor or other person or firm

participating in the development, or construction or financing of the project on the premises on

which the sign is located.

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17. “Sign, directly illuminated” means a sign designed to give forth artificial light directly or through

transparent or translucent material from a source of light visible from the street, or from abutting

property, including but not limited to exposed tubing neon signs.

18. “Sign, directional” means a poster, card, painting or other advertisement used for commercial or

business purposes displaying symbols, emblems or written words used or designed to guide or

direct pedestrian or vehicular traffic to a designated destination.

19. “Sign, double face” means a sign displaying information on both surfaces.

20. “Sign face” means the visible portions of a sign which includes all characters and symbols, but

excluding structural elements not an integral part of the display.

21. “Sign, flashing” means any sign which may be illuminated and which exhibits blinking, flashing or

fluttering lights or other illuminating devices which have a changing light or color intensity or

which are constructed to create an appearance or illusion of writing, excluding time and

temperature signs.

22.“Sign, freestanding” means a sign not attached to any buildings and having its own support

structure.

23. “Sign, height of” means the vertical distance from the uppermost point used in measuring the area

of a sign to the ground immediately below such point or to the level of the upper surface of the

nearest curb of a street or alley, whichever measurement permits the greater elevation of the sign.

24. “Sign, identification” means a sign, other than a bulletin board, which serves to tell only the name,

address and lawful uses of the premises upon which the sign is located and shall include name

plates.

25. “Sign, indirectly illuminated” means a sign whose illumination is reflected from its source by the

sign-display surface to the viewer’s eye, the source of light not being visible from the street or from

abutting property.

26. “Sign, marquee” means a sign placed on the face of a permanent roofed structure, projecting over

the building entrance, which is an integral part of the building (usually a theater or hotel).

27. “Sign, monument” means a self-supported sign with its base on the ground, not exceeding six feet

in height.

28. “Sign, name” means a sign serving to designate only the name or the name and professional

occupation or home occupation of a person or persons residing in or occupying space in a building

located on the premises on which the sign is located.

29. “Sign, nonconforming” means any sign which was legal prior to the adoption of the ordinance

codified in this title but does not conform to the standards of this title.

30. “Sign, off-premises” means a sign directing attention to a business, service, product or

entertainment not sold or offered on the premises on which the sign is located.

31. “Sign, painted” means a sign which is painted directly upon a surface of a building.

32. “Sign, political” means a sign intended to influence the voting for or against a candidate or issue.

33. “Sign, portable” means a sign which, by its design, is readily movable and is equipped with wheels,

casters or rollers or which sits on the surface of the ground rather than being attached.

34. “Sign, professional” means a sign indicating the name or names and occupations of a professional

person or group of associated professional persons occupying the premises.

35. “Sign, projection” means any sign other than a wall sign which is suspended from or supported by

a building or wall and which projects more than twelve inches therefrom.

36. “Sign, real estate” means a sign advertising the sale, rental or lease of the premises on which the

sign is maintained, including a subdivision sign.

37. “Sign, revolving” means a sign which rotates at ten or less revolutions per minute.

38. “Sign, roof” means any sign of any nature, together with all its parts and supports, exclusive of a

sign tower, which is erected, constructed or maintained on or above the roof or parapet of any

building; all roof signs shall be considered attached signs.

39. “Sign, single face” means a sign displaying information on one surface only.

40. “Sign, temporary” means a sign intended to be displayed for a limited time only (i.e., not more than

thirty days).

41. “Sign, wall” means a sign erected against a building or structure with the exposed face of the sign

in a plane parallel to the plane of the wall.

42. “Sign, window” means a sign displayed within a building or attached to a window but visible

through a window or similar opening for the primary purpose of exterior visibility.

43. “Site” means the surface land area or location of the Class II injection well.

44. “Site plan” means a plan, prepared to scale, showing accurately and with complete dimensions, all

of the buildings, structures and uses and the exact manner of development proposed for a specific

parcel of land.

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45.“Special flood hazard area (SFHA)” means an area having special flood hazards and shown on an

FHBM or FIRM as Zone A, AO, Al-A30, AE, A99, and AH.

46. “Specified sexual activities” includes the following:

a. Actual or simulated sexual intercourse, oral copulation, anal intercourse, oral anal copulation,

bestiality, direct physical stimulation of unclothed genitals, flagellation or torture in the

context of a sexual relationship, or the use of excretory functions in the context of a sexual

relationship;

b. Clearly depicted human genitals in a state of sexual stimulation, arousal or tumescence;

c. Use of human or animal masturbation, sodomy, oral copulation, coitus, ejaculation;

d. Fondling or touching of nude human genitals, pubic region, buttocks or female breast;

e. Masochism, erotic or sexual oriented torture, beating or the infliction of pain;

f. Erotic or lewd touching, fondling or other contact with an animal by a human being;

g. Human excretion, urination, menstruation, vaginal or anal irrigation.

47. “Specified anatomical areas” includes the following:

a. Less than completely and opaquely covered:

b. Mature human genitals,

c. Mature human buttocks,

d. Mature human female breast below a point immediately above the top of the areola; and

e. Human male genitals in a discernibly turgid state, even if completely and opaquely covered.

48. “Spinner surveys” are electro-mechanical surveys used to determine points of fluid exist and the

amount of fluids exiting those points.

49. “Stable, commercial” means a stable for horses, mules or ponies which are let, hired, used or

boarded on a commercial basis and for compensation.

50. “Stable, private” means a detached accessory building for the keeping of horses, mules or ponies

owned by the occupants of the premises and not kept for remuneration, hire or sale.

51. “Start of construction” includes substantial improvement and other proposed new development and

means the date the building permit was issued, provided the actual start of construction, repair,

reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition, placement, or other improvement was within 180 days from

the date of the permit. The actual start means either the first placement of permanent construction

of a structure on a site, such as the pouring of slab or footings, the installation of piles, the

construction of columns, or any work beyond the stage of excavation; or the placement of a

manufacture home on a foundation. Permanent construction does not include land preparation, such

as clearing, grading, and filling; installation of streets or walkways; excavation for a basement,

footings, piers, or foundations or the erection of temporary forms; or installation on the property of

accessory buildings, such as garages or sheds not occupied as dwelling units or not part of the main

structure. For a substantial improvement, the actual start of construction means the first alteration

of any wall, ceiling, floor, or other structural part of a building, whether or not that alteration

affects the external dimensions of the building.

52. “Store, department” means a store divided into separate departments carrying a great variety of

goods, including major appliances and furniture.

53. “Story” means that portion of a building included between the surface of any floor and the surface

of floor next above it, or if there be no floor above it then the space between such floor and the

ceiling next above it.

54. “Street” means a public thoroughfare or right-of-way dedicated, deeded or condemned for use as

such, or approved private thoroughfare or right-of-way, other than an alley, which affords the

principal means of access to abutting property including avenue, place, way, drive, land, boulevard,

highway, road and any other thoroughfare, except as excluded in this ordinance. The word street

includes all major and secondary highways, traffic collector streets and local streets.

55. “Street, side” means that street bounding a corner or reversed corner lot and which extends in the

same general direction as the line determining the depth of the lot.

56. “Street line” means the boundary line between street right-of-way and abutting property.

57. “Street centerline” means the centerline of a street right-of-way as established by official surveys.

58. “Structural alteration” means any changes in or alteration to the structure of a building involving a

bearing wall, column, beam or girder, floor or ceiling joists, roof, rafters, roof diaphragms,

foundations, piles, retaining walls or similar components.

59. “Structure” means any artifact constructed or erected, the use of which requires attachment to the

ground, including any building, gas or liquid storage, manufactured home, towers, poles, masts,

antennas, smokestacks, earth formations, overhead wires or transmission lines, and guy wires, but

not including fences or walls six feet or less in height.

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60. “Substantial damage” means damage of any origin sustained by a structure whereby the cost of

restoring the structure to its before damaged condition would equal or exceed 50 percent of the

market value of the structure before the damage occurred.

61. “Substantial improvement” means any reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition, or other proposed

new development of a structure, the cost of which equals or exceeds 50 percent of the market value

of the structure before the “start of construction” of the improvement. This term includes structures

which have incurred “substantial damage”, regardless of the actual repair work performed. The

term does not, however, include either:

a. Any project for improvement of a structure to correct existing violations, or state or local

health, sanitary, or safety code specifications which have been identified by the local code

enforcement official and which are the minimum necessary to assure safe living conditions, or

b. Any alteration of a “historic structure”, provided that the alteration will not preclude the

structure’s continued designation as a “historic structure”.

62. “Surface mining operations” means all or any part of the process in the mining of minerals on

mined lands by removing overburden and mining directly from the mineral deposits, open-pit

mining of minerals naturally exposed, mining by the auger method, dredging and quarrying, or

surface work incident to an underground mine. Surface mining operations shall include, but are not

limited to:

a. In-place distillation or retorting or leaching;

b. The production and disposal of mining waste; and

c. Prospecting and exploratory activities.

63. “Surveyor” means a land surveyor or civil engineer competent to practice land surveying under the

provisions of the Business and Professions Code of the State of California, retained by the

applicant, owner, developer or contractor to provide land surveying services.

T. 1. “Travel trailer” means a vehicle, other than a motor vehicle which is designed or used for human

habitation, and for travel upon a public highway without a special permit or chauffeur’s license or

both, without violating any provision of the vehicle code.

2. “Tree” means any object of natural growth or planted.

U. 1. “Use” means the purpose for which land or a building is arranged, designed or intended, or for

which either land or building is or may be occupied or maintained.

V. 1. “Variance” means a grant of relief from the requirements of this chapter which permits

construction in a manner that would otherwise be prohibited by this chapter.

2. “Vesting tentative map” shall mean a “tentative map” for a subdivision where a final map is

required. The vesting tentative map shall have printed conspicuously on its face the words “vesting

tentative map” at the time it is filed in accordance with this chapter.

3. “Violation” means the failure of a structure or other development to be fully compliant with this

chapter. A structure or other development without the elevation certificate, other certifications, or

other evidence of compliance required in this chapter is presumed to be in violation until such time

as that documentation is provided.

W. 1. “Wall” means a solid vertical barrier attached to or part of a building. It also includes a solid fence.

2. “Warehouse” means a building or buildings used for the storage of goods of any type, when such

building or buildings contain more than five hundred square feet of storage space and where no

retail operation is conducted.

3. “Water surface elevation” means the height, in relation to the National Geodetic Vertical Datum

(NGVD) of 1929, (or other datum, where specified) of floods of various magnitudes and

frequencies in the flood plains of coastal or riverine areas.

4. “Watercourse” means a lake, river, creek, stream, wash, arroyo, channel or other topographic

feature on or over which waters flow at least periodically. Watercourse includes specifically

designated areas in which substantial flood damage may occur.

5. “Wholesaling” means the selling of any type of goods for purposes of resale.

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Y. 1. “Yard” means any open space on the same lot with a building or dwelling group, which open space

is unoccupied and unobstructed except for the projections permitted by this title.

2. “Yard, front” means a yard extending across the front of a lot between the inner side yard lines and

measured from the front line of the lot to the nearest lines of the building; provided, that if any

building line or official plan line has been established for the street upon which the lot faces, then

such measurement shall be taken from such building line or official plan line to the nearest line of

the building.

3. “Yard, rear” means a yard extending across the full width of the lot and measured between the rear

line of the lot and the nearest line of the building.

4. “Yard, side” means a yard between the side line of the lot and the nearest line of the building and

extending from the front line of the lot to the rear yard.

Z. 1. “Zone” means a portion of the territory of the county, exclusive of streets, alleys, and other public

ways, within which certain uses of land, premises and buildings are permitted and within which

certain property development standards are required as set forth and specified in this title.

(Ord. 1269 § 4, 5, 6, & 10, 2018; Ord. 1263 § 3, 2017; Ord. 1233 § 2, 2012; Ord. 1227 § 2, 2011; 1221 § 2,

2010; 1200 § 3, 2008; 1189 § 2, 2006; 1183 § 2, 2006)

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Chapter 15.030

ADMINISTRATION

Sections:

15.030.010 Zone District Boundary Interpretation

15,030.020 Zone District Land Use Interpretation

15.030.030 Combining Uses

15.030.040 General Plan Consistency Interpretation

15.030.010 Zone District Boundary Interpretation

Where uncertainty exists as to the boundaries of any district shown on the zoning maps, the following

rules shall apply:

A. Where such boundaries are indicated as approximately following street and alley lines, such lines shall

be construed to follow the center of the street or alley or along the lot line if the lot line is not also a

street boundary;

B. Where a public street or alley is officially vacated or abandoned, the regulations applicable to the

property to which it reverts shall apply to such vacated or abandoned street or alley;

C. For property described by a district boundary, the locations of such boundaries, unless indicated by

dimensions, shall be determined by use of the scale appearing on the map;

D. In all other cases where any uncertainty exists, the planning commission shall determine the location of

boundaries.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.030.020 Zone District Land Use Interpretation

Where a proposed land use is not specifically listed by the applicable zone district within which the

property proposed for the use is located, the director may determine that the use is a permitted use, or the

use is permitted if a use permit is first secured, if the following findings are made:

A. The proposed unlisted use is similar in character and impact to a listed use; and

B. The proposed use will be treated in the same manner as the listed use including determining where it is

allowed, what permits are required, and what standards affect its establishment.

C. The decision of the director may be appealed to the planning commission in accordance with Section

15.050.010.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.030.030 Combining Uses

More than one permitted use may be permitted on one lot in any zone district, provided there is no

conflict between the uses, and further provided that the applicable zone requirements and county

development standards are met. Each use must meet the lot area requirements without using the lot area

requirements of another use. For lots for which a use permit has been approved, the only uses allowed are

those specifically described by the use permit. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.030.040 General Plan Consistency Interpretation

Where any regulations specified in this title and any portion of any element of the general plan appear

to be in conflict, the planning director may make a determination as to the intent of the general plan as it

relates to that particular section of this title. (Ord. 1200 § 3, 2008; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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Chapter 15.040

PUBLIC HEARINGS

Sections:

15.040.010 Purpose

15.040.020 Notice of Hearing

15.040.030 Hearing Procedure

15.040.040 Planning Commission

15.040.050 Board of Supervisors

15.040.060 Time Limitation

15.040.010 Purpose

This chapter provides procedures for public hearings required by the Unified Development Code of

Glenn County. In the event a public hearing is required, advance notice of the hearing shall be given and the

hearing conducted in compliance with this chapter and applicable State Law. (Ord. 1268 § 2, 2018; Ord.

1183 § 2, 2006)

15.040.020 Notice of Hearing

When State Law or this Title require a noticed public hearing before a decision on a permit may be

rendered by the appropriate authority, or for any other matter which may require a public hearing, notice

shall be provided as required by this section and state law.

A. Notice of the hearing shall be given pursuant to California Government Code Section 65090. If the

proposed project affects the permitted uses of real property, notice shall also be given pursuant to

Government Code Section 65091.

B. In addition to the notification required under subsection A., notification to real property owners

required by Government Code Section 65091 shall be extended to 1,000 feet from the exterior

boundary of the subject property and shall notify at least ten properties. When less than ten properties

are found within 1,000 feet of the subject properties exterior boundary, the notification distance shall be

extended in 100 foot increments of the exterior boundary, until at least ten properties are notified. The

cost for notification shall be borne by the applicant of the proposed project. (Ord. 1268 § 2, 2018; Ord.

1183 § 2, 2006)

15.040.030 Hearing Procedures

After an applicant has provided all information required to render a decision on a proposed project as

determined by the director, a public hearing, if required, shall be scheduled before the appropriate hearing

body at the next regularly scheduled meeting date provided that all notification periods required by state law

have been met.

A. A hearing shall be held at the date, time and place for which notice was given unless the required

quorum of hearing boding members is not present.

B. Any hearing may be continued from time to time without further notice; provided that the chair of the

hearing body announces the date, time, and place to which the hearing will be continued before the

adjournment or recess of the hearing. (Ord. 1268 § 2, 2018; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.040.040 Planning Commission

Following a public hearing held by the planning commission on any matter on which it will make a

recommendation, the director shall submit a written report including a summary of the hearing, findings and

recommendations to the board of supervisors within thirty (30) calendar days after completion of said

hearing. (Ord. 1268 § 2, 2018; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.040.050 Board of Supervisors

A. Upon receipt of the recommendations of the planning commission, the board of supervisors shall hold a

public hearing after giving notice in the manner specified in Government Code sections 65090 &

65091; provided, however, that if the planning commission has recommended against the approval of

such request, the board of supervisors shall not be required to take any further action unless an appeal is

filed with the clerk of the board of supervisors within five calendar days after the decision of the

planning commission.

B. Within sixty calendar days from the date of receipt of the planning commission’s report, the board of

supervisors may approve, modify or disapprove the proposed request. Any modification shall be

referred back to the planning commission for a report.

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C. Upon receipt of the recommendation of the planning commission, the board of supervisors shall hold a

public hearing after giving notice in the manner specified in Government Code sections 65090 &

65091. The board of supervisors may approve, modify or disapprove the recommendations of the

planning commission; provided, that any modification of the amendment not previously considered by

the planning commission during its hearing, shall first be referred to the planning commission for report

and recommendations, but the planning commission shall not be required to hold a public hearing

thereon. Planning commission shall review the modification and shall report its recommendations back

to the board of supervisors not more than forty calendar days after the referral by the board. (Ord. 1268

§ 2, 2018; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.040.060 Time Limitation

Any judicial proceeding or action to attack, review, set aside, void or annul any decision of matters

listed in this title which are subject to judicial review (other than those listed in Government Code Section

65009 and 65860, and Public Resources Code Section 21167) or concerning any of the proceedings, acts or

determinations taken, done or made prior to such decision or to determine the reasonableness, legality or

validity of any conditions attached thereto, or concerning the general plan or any specific plan, or any

amendment to, interpretation of, deletion from, addition to, or application of the general plan or specific

plan, or to compel action as to any of these matters, or to seek relief from inaction on any of these matters,

shall not be maintained by any person unless such action or proceeding is commenced and service of

summons effected within 90 days after the date of such decision, act or determination, or, in the case of

inaction, within 90 days after the date on which the act sought to be compelled should have been performed.

Thereafter, all persons are barred from any such action or proceeding or any defense of invalidity or

unreasonableness of such decisions or of such proceedings, acts or determinations. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

(Ord. 1268 § 2, 2018; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

Chapter 15.050

APPEALS

Sections:

15.050.010 Action by Director

15.050.020 Action by the Planning Commission

15.050.030 Automatic Appeals

15.050.040 Appeal of Application Completeness

15.050.010 Action by Director

A. For proposes of this chapter, aggrieved person or persons shall mean the following:

1. Any person affected by a decision of the director or planning commission.

2. Anyone who, in person or through a representative explicitly identified as such, appeared at a

public hearing in connection with the decision being appealed, or who otherwise informed the county in

writing of the nature of his/her concerns before the hearing.

B. Any aggrieved person or persons adversely affected by any decision of the director may, within ten (10)

calendar days after the action of the director, file a notice of appeal in writing to the planning

commission. Said notice of appeal shall be accompanied by a filing fee and shall include the following

information:

1. The name, address, and telephone number of the person requesting the appeal;

2. The decision being appealed, any applicable project number, or some other means of identification

and the date of the decision. The appellant shall be specific as to whether he is appealing the entire

decision, a specific term or condition, or an environmental document (e.g., approval of a negative

declaration, issuance of an exemption, adequacy of an environmental impact report);

3. If a specific term or condition is appealed, it shall be set forth with clarity. The specific error

claimed to have been made and the basis upon which the appellant claims there was an error shall also

be stated;

4. A detailed statement of the factual and/or legal grounds upon which the appeal is being taken.

5. Appellant’s interest in the action. The appellant shall state whether he/she is the applicant or an

aggrieved party;

6. The specific relief sought.

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C. Upon the filing of an appeal, the planning commission shall review the matter within thirty (30)

calendar days from the date of filing the appeal.

D. The planning commission shall consider the record and such additional relevant evidence as may be

offered. It shall be the responsibility of the appellant to provide the planning commission with the

relevant portions of the record. The planning commission may affirm, reverse or modify, in whole or in

part, the order, requirement, decision, recommendation, interpretation or ruling appealed from, or make

and substitute such other or additional decision or determination as it may find warranted under the law

and facts.

E. The decision of the planning commission as a result of the review shall be made by motion recorded in

minutes and shall forthwith transmit a copy of the minute order to the appellant and the applicant. (Ord.

1268 §3, 2018; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.050.020 Action by the Planning Commission

A. Within the limitations set forth in this subdivision, any aggrieved person or entity adversely affected by

a formal action of the planning commission, may appeal such action by filing a written notice thereof

with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors within ten (10) calendar days after the action of the planning

commission; provided that the issue being appealed was raised during the planning commission

hearing.

B. The notice of appeal shall be accompanied by an appeal fee and shall include the information required

by Section 15.050.010 A.

C. Applicants that appeal shall be limited to raising issues that were placed before the planning

commission. Other persons or entities that appeal shall be limited to raising issues that such person or

entity specifically raised, either orally or in writing, at the planning commission hearing.

D. It shall be the burden of the appellant to show by convincing evidence that the decision or conclusion of

the planning commission is contrary to law, or that such decision is not supported by substantial

evidence.

E. Within thirty (30) calendar days from the date of filing the appeal, the clerk of the board shall schedule

the date for the hearing. The hearing shall be held within thirty (30) calendar days from the date of

filing the appeal. Notice of hearing shall be given as required by Chapter 15.040. The board of

supervisors may continue such hearing for one additional meeting, to be held within fifteen (15) days,

any further continuances shall be with the consent of the appellant.

F. The board of supervisors shall consider the record of the planning commission and such additional

relevant evidence as may be offered. It shall be the responsibility of the appellant to provide the board

of supervisors with the relevant portions of the record. The board of supervisors may affirm, reverse or

modify, in whole or in part, the order, requirement, decision, recommendation, interpretation, or ruling

appealed from, or make and substitute such other or additional decision or determination as it may find

warranted under the laws and facts.

G. The decision of the board as a result of the hearing shall be made by a motion recorded in the minutes

and the board shall forthwith transmit a copy of the minute order thereof to the appellant and the

applicant.

(Ord. 1268 §3, 2018; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.050.030 Automatic Appeals

A. Automatic Appeals. If a ballot of the members of the planning commission results in a tie vote, or if the

planning commission is unable to take action because of legal disqualification or abstentions, the matter

shall be deemed to be automatically denied at the first hearing at which the application is considered

and is unable to be acted upon; and be appealed to the board of supervisors for public hearing.

Automatic appeals pursuant to this section shall not be subject to filing fees as provided for in Section

15.050.020 of this chapter.

B. Continuations. Notwithstanding subsection A of this section, if a ballot of the members of the planning

commission results in a tie vote, or if a majority vote is not reached and no action results, the planning

commission may decide to continue the matter for further consideration.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.050.040 Appeal of Application Completeness

Appeals from a determination by the director that an application is incomplete pursuant to Section

15.090.050 shall be permitted only to the planning commission whose decision shall be final. (Ord. 1183 §

2, 2006)

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Chapter 15.060

NONCONFORMING USES AND PROPERTY

Sections:

15.060.010 Nonconforming Uses

15.060.020 Nonconforming Uses and Property

15.060.010 Nonconforming Uses

A. Use of Land. Any lawful use of land existing at the time of the adoption of this title or any zoning

ordinance or amendment thereto may be continued, although such use does not conform to the

regulation specified in such enactment title for the zone in which such land is located. A conditional use

permit shall first be obtained for any enlargement or expansion.

B. Use of Building. Any lawful use of a building existing at the time of the adoption of any zoning

ordinance, may be continued, although such use does not conform to the regulations specified for the

zone in which such building is located. Except residential uses, a conditional use permit shall first be

obtained for any enlargement or expansion of such non-conforming use by 21% or more. An

administrative permit shall first be obtained for any enlargement or expansion of non-conforming uses

of 20% or less in size or area. However, except as otherwise provided by law, nothing in this Title shall

prevent the restoring to a safe condition of any part of a building or structure declared unsafe by proper

authority.

C. Reconstruction of Nonconforming Building. A nonconforming building or structure damaged or

destroyed by fire, explosion, earthquake or other act, may be restored only if made to conform to all

regulations, other than use restrictions, specified by this title; provided, that such building may be

restored to a total floor area not exceeding that of the former building.

D. Abandonment. If the actual operation of a nonconforming use ceases for a continuous period of six

months, the nonconforming use shall be considered abandoned unless the legal owner can establish

valid proof to the contrary; then, without further action by the planning commission, the use of such

land or building shall be subject to all the regulations specified by this title.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.060.020 Nonconforming Uses and Property

A. Except as otherwise provided in this title, a lot having an area, frontage, width or depth less than the

minimum prescribed for the zone in which the lot is located, as depicted on a subdivision map duly

approved and recorded prior to the adoption of this title, may be used for any use permitted in the zone,

but shall be subject to all other standards for the zone in which the lot is located.

B. Lot Line Adjustments for nonconforming parcels

Any lot having an area, frontage, width or depth less than the minimum prescribed for the zone in

which the lot is located, as depicted on a subdivision map duly approved and recorded prior to the

adoption of this title, may be adjusted with another lot provided that the number of nonconforming lots

is not increased. A reduction in size of a nonconforming parcel shall be allowed provided that said

reduction meets the following:

1. The nonconforming lot area is not decreased by more than twenty percent (20%) in size.

2. The lot line adjustment will allow conformance with setback requirements for the zoning district.

3. The applicant is able to provide documentation showing that all lots involved were legally created.

(Ord. 1268 § 4, 2018; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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Chapter 15.070

COMPLETION OF IMPROVEMENTS

Sections:

15.070.010 Security Agreement and Bond

15.070.020 Bond for Completion of the Improvements

15.070.030 Bond and Release

15.070.040 Development Agreements

15.070.10 Security Agreement and Bond

If any improvements required by this title have not been completed prior to approval of the final map,

the applicant shall, prior to acceptance of the map by the county, enter into an agreement with the county

agreeing to have the improvements completed within the time specified in the agreement. The agreement

shall contain a clause guaranteeing the workmanship and materials provided in all improvements for a

twelve-month period after acceptance of the improvements by the board of supervisors. The agreement may

provide for an extension of time under specified conditions. The agreement may also provide for the

termination thereof upon a reversion to acreage or revocation of all or part of the subdivision. (Ord. 1183 §

2, 2006)

15.070.20 Bond for Completion of the Improvements

To assure that the improvements required by this title are satisfactorily completed, adequate

improvement security shall be furnished by the applicant for the cost of constructing the improvements

according to the plans and specifications in a sum or amount equal to the estimate approved by the director.

Partial release of the improvement security may be made in accordance with the provisions of the

Subdivision Map Act. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.070.030 Bond and Release

The improvement security shall be released by the director upon acceptance of the work or upon

revocation or reversion to acreage of the subdivision and abandonment of all roads and easements, except

that security in the amount specified by the director to guarantee workmanship and materials shall remain in

full force and effect for one year after acceptance of the improvements. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.070.040 Development Agreements

A. Purpose and authority

1. The lack of certainty in the approval of larger or phased development projects can result in a waste

of resources, escalate the cost of housing and other development to the consumer, and discourage

investment in and commitment to comprehensive planning which would make maximum efficient

utilization of resources at the least economic cost to the public, due to potential changes in

development regulations, rules and planning ordinances.

2. The provisions of this Chapter will provide assurance to applicants for development projects that

upon approval of a project, the applicant may proceed with the project in accordance with the

policies, rules and regulations, and subject to conditions of approval in effect at the time of

approval. Development agreements entered into pursuant to this Article will strengthen the public

planning process, encourage private participation in comprehensive planning, and reduce the

economic costs of development.

3. Development agreements may also include provisions whereby applicants are reimbursed over

time for financing public facilities and improvements installed in excess of those needed to serve

the applicant’s development project.

4. These regulations are adopted for the purposes authorized and under the authority of the California

Government Code Sections 65864-65869.5.

B. Applications

1. The director shall prescribe the form for each application, notice and document provided for or

required by these regulations for the preparation and implementation of development agreements.

2. The director may require an applicant to submit such pertinent information and supporting data as

he considers necessary to process the application.

3. The application shall be accompanied by a fee(s) in an amount to be set by the Board of

Supervisors.

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4. The applicant shall present to the director, the written consent to the development agreement of all

parties having any record title interest in the real property which is the subject of the development

agreement.

C. Qualification as an applicant. Only a qualified applicant may file an application to enter into a

development agreement. A qualified applicant is a person who has legal or equitable interest in the real

property which is the subject of the development agreement. Applicant includes authorized agent. The

director may require an applicant to submit proof of his or her interest in the real property and of the

authority of the agent to act for the applicant.

D. Form of agreement. Applications shall be accompanied by a proposed development agreement

prepared by the applicant. This requirement may be met by submittal of a development agreement

consistent with the standard form of development agreements prepared by the planning authority that

may include a specific proposal for changes in or additions to the language of the standard form.

E. Review of application. The director shall review the application and may reject it if it is incomplete for

processing. If he find that the application is complete, he shall accept it for filing. The Director shall

review the application and determine the additional requirements necessary to complete the agreement.

After receiving the required information, he shall prepare a staff report and recommendation and shall

state whether or not the agreement proposed or in an amended form would be consistent with the

general plan and any applicable specific or community plan.

F. Public hearings and notice

1. Public hearings shall be held on any application for a Development Agreement and subject to the

same proceedings as provided for rezoning applications.

2. Notice of the hearing shall be given as provided for rezoning applications.

3. When a Development Agreement is for a project requiring a General Plan Amendment, Specific or

community plan amendment, rezoning, Conditional Use Permit or any subdivision approval,

consideration of the development agreement shall be concurrent with or subsequent to

consideration of any of the entitlement identified above.

G. Recommendation by the Planning Commission

1. After the hearing by the Planning Commission, the Planning Commission shall make its

recommendation in writing to the Board of Supervisors. The recommendation shall include the

Planning Commission’s determination whether or not the development agreement proposed:

a. Is consistent with the objectives, policies, general land uses and programs specified in the

general plan and any applicable specific plan or community plan;

b. Is compatible with the uses authorized in, and the regulations prescribed for, the zoning district

in which the real property is located;

c. Is in conformity with public convenience, general welfare and good land use practice;

d. Will be detrimental to the public health, safety and general welfare;

e. Will adversely affect the orderly development of property or the preservation of property

values.

2. The recommendation of the Planning Commission shall include the reasons for the

recommendation.

H. Decision by the Board of Supervisors

1. After the Board of Supervisors completes its public hearing, it may accept, modify or disapprove

the recommendation of the Planning Commission.

2. The Board of Supervisors shall not be required to enter into any such development agreement and

it may not do so unless it finds that the provisions of the agreement are consistent with the general

plan and any applicable specific or community plan.

3. If the Board of Supervisors approves the development agreement, it shall do so by the adoption of

an ordinance.

4. After the ordinance approving the development agreement takes effect, the County may enter into

the agreement.

I. Amendment or cancellation. Either party may propose an amendment to or cancellation in whole or in

part of the development agreement previously entered into. The procedure for proposing and adoption

of an amendment to or cancellation in whole or in part of the development agreement shall be the same

as the procedure for entering into an agreement. However, where the Board of Supervisors initiates the

proposed amendment to or cancellation of the development agreement, it shall first give at least thirty

(30) days notice to the applicant of its intention to initiate such proceedings in advance of the public

hearing by the Planning Commission.

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J. Recordation of development agreement

1. The applicant shall present the written consent to the development agreement of all parties having

any record title interest in the real property which is the subject of the development agreement prior

to recordation of the agreement.

2. Within ten (10) days after the Board of Supervisors enters into the development agreement, the

County Clerk shall have the agreement recorded with the County Recorder. The Agreement shall

describe the land subject thereto.

3. If the parties to the agreement or their successors in interest amend or cancel the agreement, or if

the Board of Supervisors terminates or modifies the agreement for failure of the applicant to

comply in good faith with the terms or conditions of the agreement the County Clerk shall have

notice of such action recorded with the County Recorder.

K. Periodic review

1. Time for and initiation of review:

a. The Planning Commission shall review the development agreement every twelve (12) months

from the date the agreement is entered into.

b. The time for review may be modified by affirmative vote of at least three (3) members of the

Planning Commission.

2. Notice of periodic review: The director shall begin the review proceeding by giving notice that the

County intends to undertake a periodic review of the development agreement to the property owner

or successor in interest. He shall give the notice at least thirty (30) days in advance of the time at

which the matter will be considered by the Planning Commission.

3. Public hearing by Planning Commission: The Planning Commission shall conduct a public hearing

at which time the property owner or successor in interest must demonstrate good faith compliance

with the terms of the agreement.

4. Findings upon public hearing: The Planning Commission shall determine upon the basis of

substantial evidence whether or not the applicant has, for the period under review, complied in

good faith with the terms and conditions of the agreement.

5. Procedure upon findings: If the Planning Commission determines on the basis of substantial

evidence that the property owner has complied in good faith with the terms and conditions of the

agreement during the period under review, the review for that period is concluded.

6. If the Planning Commission finds and determines on the basis of substantial evidence that the

property owner has not complied in good faith with the terms and conditions of the agreement

during the period under review, the Planning Commission may initiate proceedings to modify or

terminate the agreement.

7. The property owner may appeal a Planning Commission decision to the Board of Supervisors

pursuant to the appeal procedure in the Section 15.050.020 of this Code.

L. Modification or termination

1. If upon a finding, the Planning Commission determines to proceed with modification or

termination of the agreement, the director shall transmit to the Board of Supervisors all pertinent

materials concerning the periodic review and a staff report setting forth the reasons for the decision

by the Planning Commission.

2. Upon receipt of the Staff Report pursuant to paragraph A. above, the Board of Supervisors shall

hold a public hearing on the matter scheduled and noticed as required in the appeal procedure set

forth in Chapter 15.050 of this code.

3. At the time and place set for the hearing on modification or termination, the property owner shall

be given an opportunity to be heard. The Board of Supervisors may refer the matter back to the

Planning Commission for further proceedings or for report and recommendation. The Board of

Supervisors may impose those conditions to the action it takes as it considers necessary to protect

the interests of the County. The decision of the Board of Supervisors is final.

(Ord. 1269 § 10, 2018; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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Chapter 15.080

VIOLATIONS AND ENFORCEMENT

Sections:

15.080.010 General Prohibitions

15.080.020 Permit Authority Limitation

15.080.030 Enforcement

15.080.040 Recovery of Costs

15.080.010 General Prohibitions

A. No person shall use any real property in violation of the regulations of this title applicable to the

property. The erection, construction, alteration, enlargement, conversion, movement, maintenance,

establishment or operation of any building, structure, facility, premises or use contrary to the provisions

of this title is unlawful and a violation of this code.

B. Except as otherwise provided by law:

1. No building, structure or facility shall be erected or placed, and no existing structure shall be

moved, altered, added to or enlarged, nor shall any land, building or premises be used, designated

or intended to be used for any purpose, or in any manner other than is included among the uses

listed in this title as permitted in the district in which such land, building or premises is located.

2. No building, structure or facility shall be erected, reconstructed or structurally altered to exceed the

height limit designated in this title for the district in which such building, structure or facility is

located.

3. No building, structure or facility shall be erected, nor shall any existing building be altered,

enlarged or rebuilt, nor shall any required open space be encroached upon or reduced in any except

in conformity to the yard, building site and building location regulations specified in this title for

the district in which such building, structure or facility or open space is located.

4. No yard or other open space provided around any building, structure or facility for the purpose of

complying with the provisions of this code shall be considered as providing a yard or open space

for any other building, structure or facility and no yard or other open space on one building site

shall be considered as providing a year or open space for a building, structure or facility on any

other building site.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.080.020 Permit Authority Limitation

A. All county officers, departments and employees vested with the duty or authority to issue permits,

licenses or other entitlement shall do so subject to the requirements of this title. No permit, license or

other entitlement shall be issued or approved for any purpose or in any manner which conflicts with the

provisions of this title. Any permit, license or other entitlement issued or approved in conflict with any

provision of this title is null and void as of the date of issuance or approval.

B. No county officer, department or employee vested with the duty or authority to issue or approve

permits, licenses or other entitlement shall do so when there is an outstanding zoning violation for

which a citation has been issued pursuant to this title involving the premises to which the pending

application pertains. The authority to deny shall apply whether the applicant was the occupant or owner

of record at the time of such violation or whether the applicant is either the current occupant or owner

of record or a purchaser of the property pursuant to a contract of sale, with or without actual or

constructive knowledge of the violation at the time he or she acquired his or her interest in such real

property.

C. Upon notification of a refusal to issue order prepared by an enforcement officer that such a violation

exists, all departments, commissions and employees shall refuse to issue permits, licenses or

entitlements involving the premises except those necessary to abate such violation. The refusal to issue

order shall be rescinded when the department, commission or employee has been notified by the

enforcing officer that all required work to abate the violation has been completed and has been

approved by the affected department.

D. The director of the affected department may waive the provisions of this section if the director

determines that health or safety hazards will result from the refusal to issue order.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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15.080.030 Enforcement

A. It shall be the duty of the director to enforce the provisions of this title. All departments, officials and

public employees of the county vested with the duty or authority to issue permits shall conform to the

provisions of this title and shall not willfully issue any permit or license for use, construction or purpose

in conflict with the provisions of this title; and any such permit or license issued in conflict with the

provisions of this title shall be null and void.

B. It shall be the duty of the director to enforce Articles No. 1 and No. 2 of Chapter 7 of the State

Subdivision Map Act, except Section 66499.32 (a) and (b).

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.080.040 Recovery Of Costs

A. Purpose and intent. This chapter establishes procedures for the recovery of administrative costs,

including staff time expended on the enforcement of the provisions of this title. The intent of this

chapter is to recoup administrative costs reasonably related to enforcement.

B. Records. The department shall maintain records of all administrative costs, incurred by responsible

county employees, associated with the processing of violations and enforcement of this title and shall

recover such costs from the property owner as provided in this chapter. Staff time shall be calculated at

an hourly rate as established and revised from time to time by the board of supervisors.

C. Notice. Upon investigation and a determination that a violation of any of the provisions of this title is

found to exist, the director, or any person within the department authorized by the director, shall notify

the record owner, or any person having possession or control of the subject property, by mail of the

existence of the violation, the department’s intent to charge the property owner for all administrative

costs associated with enforcement, and of the owner’s right to a hearing on the objections thereto. The

notice shall be in substantially the following form:

NOTICE

The Glenn County planning authority has determined that conditions exist at the property at which violate

Section of the County Code, to wit:

_______________________________________________________________________________________

(description of violation)

Notice is hereby given that at the conclusion of this case you will receive a summary of administrative costs

associated with the processing of this violation, at an hourly rate as established and adjusted from time to

time by the Board of Supervisors. The hourly rate presently in effect is per hour of staff time.

You will have the right to object to these charges by filing a Request for Hearing with the Planning

Commission within ten (10) days of service of the summary of charges, pursuant to Section 15.080.040.

D. Summary of costs

1. At the conclusion of the case, the director shall send a summary of costs associated with

enforcement to the owner and/or person having possession or control of the subject property

by certified mail. Said summary shall include a notice in substantially the following form:

NOTICE

If you object to these charges you must file a Request for Hearing on the enclosed form within ten

(10) days of the date of this notice.

IF YOU FAIL TO TIMELY REQUEST A HEARING, YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT WILL BE

WAIVED AND YOU WILL BE LIABLE TO THE COUNTY FOR THESE CHARGES, TO BE

RECOVERED IN A CIVIL ACTION IN THE NAME OF THE COUNTY,IN ANY COURT OF

COMPETENT JURISDICTION WITHIN THE COUNTY.

Dated:______________________________

_______________________

Director

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2. In the event that (a) no request for hearing is timely filed or, (b) after a hearing the planning

commission affirms the validity of the costs, the property owner or person in control and

possession shall be liable to the county in the amount stated in the summary or any lesser amount

as determined by the planning commission. These costs shall be recoverable in a civil action in the

name of the county, in any court of competent jurisdiction within the county.

3. Any property owner, or other person having possession and control thereof, who receives a

summary of costs under this section shall have the right to a hearing before the planning

commission on his or her objections to the proposed costs in accordance with the procedures set

forth in this section.

4. A request for hearing shall be filed with the planning commission within ten days of the service by

mail of the department’s summary of costs, on a form provided by the department.

5. Within thirty days of the filing of the request, and on ten-days written notice to the owner, the

planning commission shall hold a hearing on the owner’s objections, and determine the validity

thereof.

6. In determining the validity of the costs, the planning commission shall consider whether the total

costs are reasonable in the circumstances of the case. Factors to be considered include, but are not

limited to, the following: Whether the present owner created the violation; whether there is a

present ability to correct the violation; whether the owner moved promptly to correct the violation;

the degree of cooperation provided by the owner; whether reasonable minds can differ as to

whether a violation exists.

7. The planning commission’s decision shall be appealable to the board of supervisors pursuant to

Section 15.050.020 of this title.

(Ord. 1269 § 10, 2018; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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DIVISION 2: DEVELOPMENT PERMITS

Chapter 15.090

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sections:

15.090.010 Application and Fees

15.090.020 Filing and Processing

15.090.030 Information Required

15.090.040 Waiver of Statements or Reports

15.090.050 Final Date of Filing

15.090.060 Refund of Fees

15.090.070 Reapplication for Denied Permits

15.090.080 Denial Without Prejudice

15.090.090 Reapplication for Amendment of Permits

15.090.100 Expiration

15.090.110 Revocation/Modification

15.090.010 Application and Fees

A. Any owner or appointed representative may submit to the planning authority in writing on a form

prescribed by the planning authority. Said application shall be accompanied by a fee set by resolution

adopted by the board of supervisors.

B. The planning authority staff shall examine the application and all accompanying data and the tentative

maps and shall accept them for processing only if all the requirements of chapter 15.09 have been met.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.090.020 Filing and Processing

A. The tentative map of the proposed subdivision shall be clearly and legibly drawn on sheets eighteen by

twenty-six inches or twenty-four by thirty-six inches, using an engineer’s scale in all cases.

B. The applicant shall submit the following items with the application:

1. A completely filled out and signed application form;

2. A completely filled out environmental information form;

3. A title report issued within three months prior to the date of submission of the application and any

necessary deeds evidencing current record title. If a deed shows a corporation as the owner, a copy

of a resolution from the corporation authorizing the application shall also be submitted;

4. One reproducible (sepia or mylar) copy of the tentative map plus fifteen blueprints in the case of a

tentative parcel map or twenty-five blueprints in the case of a tentative final map;

5. Filing fees;

6. Written verification from the Glenn County Health Department stating that each proposed parcel is

suitable for on-site sewage disposal (or meets the provisions of Section 15.660.040 (C).)

7. A vesting tentative map shall be filed in the same form and have the same contents, accompanying

data and reports and shall be processed in the same manner as set forth elsewhere in this code for a

tentative map except as hereinafter provided.

C. At the time a vesting tentative map is filed the applicant shall also supply the following information:

1. Height, size and location of buildings;

2. Sewer, water, storm drain and road details sufficient for plan checking and approval;

3. Information on the uses to which the building will be put;

4. Detailed grading plans;

5. Geological studies;

6. Flood control information as required by the department of public works and the building

inspector;

7. Architectural plans sufficient for plan checking and approval;

8. Soil test and design information sufficient for on-site sewage disposal system permit application

and approval;

9. Any other studies deemed required by the County.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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15.090.030 Information Required

A. The following information shall be shown on each tentative map:

1. Name and address of record owner or owners of the property to be subdivided, and their signed

statement of consent to the preparation of the map;

2. Name and address of person or persons proposing the subdivision;

3. Name and address of the person who prepared the tentative map;

4. A site location sketch indicating the location of the property to be divided in relation to the

surrounding area or region;

5. Date of preparation, current assessor’s parcel number, north arrow and scale;

6. Boundaries of proposed subdivision, showing all contiguous lands of owner;

7. The location and configuration of all existing and proposed waste disposal systems and water

supplies located on the parcel or adjacent parcels as might affect the design of the land division,

together with their dimensions;

8. Lines indicating the direction of the slope of the land and the approximate percent of grade,

including all drainage features. Areas subject to inundation or overflow shall be so indicated;

9. The name, location and width of all existing interior, abutting and proposed streets and easements

and width of existing pavement;

10. Approximate layout and approximate dimensions of each lot and the total area for each lot. Each

lot shall be separately identified by number or letter or other appropriate designation;

11. The dimensions and location of any existing structures, trees or group of trees on the property;

12. The location, identification and description of known or found survey monuments on or adjacent to

the sites;

13. Proposed approximate radii of all curves and approximate slopes of streets;

14. A statement of improvements to be made, including a sketch showing designed widths and street

sections;

15. Indication of adjacent recorded subdivisions and known proposed subdivisions, lot lines, or any

other development which will affect or be affected by this development;

16. Identify on the tentative map all adjacent road and street right-of-way widths and widths of existing

pavements;

17. If it is impossible or impractical to place any of the above information upon the tentative map, such

matter or information shall be submitted with the tentative map; provided, however, that all

information necessary to provide a clear description of the proposed subdivision shall be on the

face of the tentative map.

B. The following documents shall be submitted with each tentative map which requires a final map:

1. A copy of any condition or any restrictive reservations or covenants, existing or proposed;

2. A preliminary geologic and soil report based upon adequate test borings or excavations; and

3. A statement by a registered engineer or competent hydrologist as to flooding characteristics. This

statement shall identify the areas subject to inundation, and the depth, velocities and duration of

flow.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.090.040 Waiver of Statements or Reports

A. The public works director may, on the basis of the statements of preliminary geologic and soil reports

provided for in Section 15.090.030, require a soil investigation by a registered civil engineer of any or

all lots; or he may, on the basis of such reports or statements or based on knowledge of the quality of

soils on the site, waive the requirement for a preliminary geologic and soil report and/or soil

investigation. The public works director may also waive the requirement for a statement of flooding

characteristics when, based on available knowledge of flooding characteristics, he determines that no

such report or investigation is necessary.

B. An exception request may be filed, in writing, by the applicant requesting that the director examine the

application and all accompanying data and the tentative maps, in place of the planning authority staff,

as required in Section 15.090.010. Such an exception request shall be filed with the application. No

action on the application shall be taken by the planning authority staff until the director has reviewed

the application for completeness.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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15.090.050 Final Date of Filing

The application shall be deemed finally filed and completed only if the items set forth in Sections

15.090.020 and 15.090.030 have been submitted. The director shall consider and determine whether an

application is complete within thirty days after the application has been submitted by the applicant.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.090.060 Refund of Fees

All refund requests shall be made in writing. The following refund schedule shall be applied to all

applications:

A. A one hundred percent refund of the filing fees shall be made if the applicant requests withdrawal of the

application within five working days after the application was submitted;

B. A seventy-five percent refund of the filing fees shall be made if the applicant requests withdrawal of the

application within ten working days after the application was submitted;

C. A fifty percent refund of the filing fees shall be made if the applicant requests withdrawal of an

application which has not been advertised for public hearing;

D. No refund of the filing fees shall be made if the applicant requests withdrawal of an application that has

been advertised for public hearing.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.090.070 Reapplication for Denied Permits

No reapplication for a Conditional Use Permit, Variance Permit, Zone Change, General Plan

Amendment, Tentative Parcel Map, Tentative Subdivision Map or Specific Plan of Development which has

been denied shall be filed or accepted by the planning authority earlier than one (1) year after the date of

such denial; unless specific authority to do so has been granted by the Board of Supervisors or the Planning

Commission. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.090.080 Denial Without Prejudice

A. The Planning Commission or Board of Supervisors may deny without prejudice any Conditional Use

Permit, Variance Permit, Zone Change, General Plan Amendment, Tentative Parcel Map, Tentative

Subdivision Map or Specific Plan of Development application provided that no substantial progress has

been made by the applicant within a six (6) month period after either of the following has been

required:

1. A project has been deemed incomplete for certain specified reasons; or

2. An environmental review determination has been made requiring additional environmental

documentation and/or an Environmental Impact Report (EIR).

B. A “denial without prejudice” shall authorize the reapplication for a permit without meeting the one (1)

year period specified in Section 15.090.070.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.090.090 Reapplication for Amendment of Permits

Any permit pursuant to this Title may be amended by the granting of a new permit of the same type and

following the same procedure for adoption of the original permit, except as specifically provided for in this

Title. Amendments to permits may include extensions of expiration periods, and changes in uses, structures,

and conditions previously approved; however any change in conditions must be approved by the Reviewing

Authority that originally adopted such conditions. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.090.100 Expiration

A. An approved conditional use permit expires one (1) year from the date of granting unless substantial

physical construction and/or use of the property in reliance on the permit has commenced prior to its

expiration. An approved conditional use permit may be extended by the director for an additional sixty

(60) calendar days provided that the applicant/owner submits a written request for extension to the

director at least twenty-one (21) calendar days prior to the expiration date. Only one (1) extension shall

be allowed for each permit. Any person aggrieved by the decision of the director may appeal as

provided in Chapter 15.050.

Any active Conditional Use Permit for a use that has not been active for five (5) consecutive years is

void unless a longer inactive time period is specifically allowed by the Conditions of Approval for the

Conditional Use Permit.

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B. The approval or conditional approval of a vesting tentative map shall expire at the end of the same time

period and shall be subject to the same extensions, established by this code for the expiration of

approval or conditional approval of a tentative subdivision map.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.090.110 Revocation/Modification

A. Whenever in the opinion of the director the conditions of any conditional use permit issued have not

been complied with, the director shall give the property owner and lessee of the subject property a ten

(10) calendar days written notice to comply.

B. If, at the end of the ten (10) calendar day period, the property owner and lessee still fail to comply with

the conditions of approval of the permit, the director shall immediately set a hearing before the

Planning Commission to determine why the permit should not be revoked/modified. Notice of the

hearing shall only be mailed to the property owner and lessee of the subject property involved ten (10)

calendar days prior to the hearing. The notice shall state the violations and shall request appearance of

the owner and lessee at the time and place specified for the hearing to show cause why the permit

should not be revoked or modified. At the conclusion of the hearing, if the Planning Commission

determines that any condition of the conditional use permit has not been complied with, the Planning

Commission shall have the right to revoke or modify the permit. Such revocation or modification shall

be subject to the right of appeal in the same manner as set forth in Chapter 15.050.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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PART 1 - MINISTERIAL PERMITS

Chapter 15.100

ZONING CLEARANCE (RESERVED)

Chapter 15.110

BUILDING INSPECTION AND PERMITS

Sections:

15.110.010 Department Established – Official - Duties

15.110.020 Department – State Code Enforcement

15.110.030 Permit – Application - Contents

15.110.040 Application – Review in Flood Hazard Areas

15.110.050 Certificate Required

15.110.060 Fees Required

15.110.070 Frontage Improvements

15.110.080 Inspection

15.110.090 Expiration

15.110.100 Revocation

15.110.110 Denial or Revocation – Request for hearing

15.110.120 Denial or Revocation – Appeal

15.110.130 Transfer

15.110.140 Temporary Living Quarters

15.110.150 Prohibitions

15.110.160 Building Valuation

15.110.170 Factory-Built Housing and Mobile Homes

15.110.180 Factory-Built Housing and Mobilehomes

15.110.190 Accessory Buildings

15.110.010 Department established—Official—Duties

There is in county government a building department under the supervision and direction of a building

official who is charged with the administration and enforcement of this title and the codes incorporated by

reference into this title. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.110.020 Department—State Code Enforcement

Every law, rule and regulation included or referred to in the State Housing Law, Part 1.5 (commencing

with Section 17910), the Mobilehomes Park Act, Part 2.1 (commencing with Section 18200) and Chapter 2

(Earthquake Protection) (commencing with Section 19100), Part 3 of Division 13 of the Health and Safety

Code of the State of California shall be enforced by the building department within the unincorporated area

of the county. However, this title does not constitute assumption by the county of enforcement responsibility

for the Mobilehome Parks Act pursuant to Section 18300 of the Health and Safety Code. (Ord. 1183 § 2,

2006)

15.110.030 Permit – Application - Contents

Any person desiring to erect, construct, reconstruct, move, enlarge, convert, alter, repair or demolish

any apartment, house, manufactured or mobilehome on a foundation, hotel, dwelling or other building shall

file with the building department an application on a form provided by the building department for a permit.

The application shall include the following:

A. The name of the property owner desiring to obtain a building permit;

B. The name of the contractor to perform work;

C. The residence and business mailing addresses of the owner and the contractor;

D. The legal description of the property on which the work is to be performed, the street address of the

property, including the name of the street and the street number, or the name of the road or highway

nearest the property;

E. The kind and character of the building or structure and the purposes for which it is to be used, or the

reason it is to be moved or demolished;

F. The number of stories;

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G. A complete description of the work for which a building permit is being obtained;

H. The number of square feet of floor space in the building or structure;

I. The estimated cost of the work; and

J. Plans, diagrams, computations, specifications, and other pertinent information the building official may

require.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.110.040 Application—Review in Flood Hazard Areas

A. The building official shall review all building permit applications for major repairs within the

floodplain area having special flood hazards to determine that the proposed repairs include the

following:

1. Use of construction materials and utility equipment that are resistant to flood damage; and

2. Use of construction methods and practices that will minimize flood damage.

B. The building official shall review all building permit applications for new construction or substantial

improvements within the floodplain area having special flood hazards to assure that the proposed

construction, including prefabricated and mobilehomes, include the following:

1. Protection against flood damage;

2. Design, or modification, and anchoring to prevent flotation, collapse, or lateral movement of the

structure;

3. Use of construction materials and utility equipment that are resistant to flood damage; and

4. Use of construction methods and practices that will minimize flood damage.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.110.050 Certificate Required

The application shall be accompanied by the certificate required by Section 3800 of the Labor Code of

the State of California. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.110.060 Fees Required

The application shall also be accompanied by such permit fees as may from time to time be fixed by the

board of supervisors. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.110.070 Frontage Improvements

A. For every building permit issued for work which will result in any one of the following improvements

the construction of frontage improvements is required prior to the final building inspection and issuance

of the Certificate of Occupancy:

1. Construction or conversion which will cause increased vehicular traffic entering or leaving a public

street or road as determined by the Public Works Director;

2. Construction of a driveway approach where no such approach existed previously;

3. Conversion of a residential building to commercial, industrial, or agricultural use as defined in the

building codes;

4. Conversion of an agricultural building to residential, commercial or industrial use as defined in the

building codes;

5. An increase in the gross conditioned floor area of any building of more than twenty-five percent

(25%) of the previous conditioned floor area as determined by the Building Inspector;

B. Frontage improvements will be determined by the Public Works Director for each building permit

issued and may include, but are not limited to, the construction of curbs, gutters, sidewalk, pedestrian or

bicycle ways, matching pavement, parkway strips, street lighting, drainage, driveway approaches, and

gravel or paved shoulders.

C. The character and extent of frontage improvements required by County Ordinance or conditions of an

entitlement as a condition of any building permit will be determined by the proposed use of the building

to be constructed, expanded, converted or improved, and the classification of the road or street as,

stated in Title 15 of the Glenn County Code, on which the proposed construction, expansion,

conversion or improvement is located;

D. For parcels of five acres or more in size, where only a portion of the property is being developed, an

exception to the frontage improvement requirement may be granted by the Director of Public Works for

the undeveloped portion of the property with the following provisions:

1. The applicant must request the specific exception in writing and explain the reasons for the request;

E. The Public Works Director may issue an exception in writing provided that adequate bonding and a

processing fee equal to 10% of the required improvement cost is received; and that the work required

will be completed within 180 days from the date of granting the exception;

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F. Where exceptional difficulties exist, as determined by the Public Works Director, the frontage

improvement requirement may be deferred for a specified length of time by the Public Works Director

with the following provisions:

1. The applicant must request the specific frontage improvement deferred agreement in writing and

explain the reasons for the request;

G. The Public Works Director may issue a frontage improvement deferred agreement in writing provided

that adequate bonding and a processing fee equal to 10% of the required improvement cost is received;

and that the work required will be completed within 180 days from the date of granting the frontage

improvement deferred agreement;

H. Frontage improvements are not required for replacement of a building by a building of like use and

size;

I. Frontage improvements shall be constructed in accordance with Standard Drawings prepared by the

Director of Public Works and adopted from time to time by resolution of the Board of Supervisors as

part of Title 15 of the Glenn County Code;

J. Appeals: In the event that an applicant is dissatisfied with the frontage improvements required, the

applicant may appeal the decision of the Public Works Director in writing to the Planning Commission

by filing an appeal with the planning authority and paying the required fee adopted by the Board of

Supervisors;

K. Action by Planning Commission: The Planning Commission shall follow the appeal procedure outlined

in Section 15.050.020 of the Glenn County Code.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.110.080 Inspection

Upon the filing of an application, submittal of plans, and permit issuance, as specified in this chapter,

the building official shall determine whether the proposed construction, erection, alteration, repair, removal

or conversion is in conformity and compliance with this title and any code incorporated by reference within

or enforced pursuant to the title. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.110.090 Expiration

Every permit issued under the provisions of any code adopted by this title expires by limitation and

becomes null and void if the work authorized by a permit is not commenced within 180 days from the date

of issuance, or if the work is abandoned or suspended at any time after work is commenced for a period of

180 days. Before such abandoned or suspended work can be recommenced, a new permit application and a

full permit fee must be paid for a new permit. The chief building official is authorized to grant, in writing,

one extension of time, for a period of no more than 180 days. The extension shall be requested in writing by

the permittee and justifiable cause demonstrated. (Ord. 1199 § 1, 2008; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.110.100 Revocation

If, after inspection, the building official determines that the work of construction is not being done in

compliance with all the terms and conditions of the permit as issued, and all applicable laws, rules and

regulations, the building official shall revoke the permit after giving the owner five days’ written notice of

intention to do so. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.110.110 Denial or Revocation—Request for hearing

Upon the denial of any application for a permit under this chapter or upon the revocation of any permit

under Section 15.110.100, the applicant or person whose permit has been revoked may, within 10 days after

the denial of such application or the revocation of such permit, request a hearing before the building official,

who shall hear all facts and testimony he deems pertinent relative to the denial of such application or the

revocation of such permit. The building official shall not be limited by the technical rules of evidence. The

hearing before the building official shall be held within 20 days of the filing of the request for hearing or at

such other time as may be stipulated by and between the building official, the building inspector and the

party requesting such hearing. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.110.120 Denial or Revocation—Appeal

Any interested party may appeal the decision of the building official by filing a written notice of appeal

with the county clerk within five days after the decision. Such appeal shall be heard by the board, who may

affirm, amend or reverse the order or take such other action as may be deemed appropriate. Such appeal

shall be heard by the board within 20 days after the filing of the notice of appeal or at such later time as may

be stipulated to by the parties and the board. The clerk shall give written notice of the time and place of the

hearing to all parties not less than five days prior to the hearing. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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15.110.130 Transfer

Any unexpired permit issued under the provisions of any code adopted by this chapter may be

transferred by the original permittee to another person, firm, or corporation due to change in ownership or

contractor after payment of a transfer fee to the building inspection department. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.110.140 Temporary Living Quarters

When a building permit has been issued for construction of a new single-family dwelling the building

official may permit the use of a travel trailer, recreational vehicle, factory-built home, manufactured home,

or mobilehome (hereinafter mobilehome) for temporary living quarters during construction provided the

following standards are met:

A. The building official has determined that all applicable standards and regulations for mobilehome

installations as promulgated by the Department of Housing and Community Development of the State

of California have been complied with;

B. Prior to and during such use an adequate supply of drinking water, approved by the health department,

shall be available for the occupants and for fire protection on the premises or immediately adjacent

thereto;

C. Prior to and during such use the immediate area around and under the mobilehome shall be kept clean,

well-drained and free of construction debris, litter and flammable materials;

D. Prior to and during such use the exterior and exposed parts of the mobilehome shall be kept painted and

in good repair;

E. Prior to such use all the supply connections for plumbing, gas, electricity, sewage, and structural

installations related thereto shall be installed to the satisfaction of the building official and the health

department and shall be in conformance with applicable provisions of the Mobile Homes Parks Act;

F. The undercarriage and wheels shall not be removed from the mobilehome. The mobilehome shall be

disconnected from all utilities and services and removed from the site, or stored onsite when such

storage is permitted by the zoning regulations applicable to the site, prior to issuance of the certificate

of occupancy for the dwelling being constructed.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.110.150 Prohibitions

It is unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to erect, construct, alter, repair, move, remove,

improve, convert, or demolish, equip, use, occupy, or maintain any building or structure; or to make any

installation, alteration, or repair, or to cause, permit, or suffer the same to be done, of any electrical wiring

or devices, appliances, or equipment; or to install, alter, or repair any plumbing or drainage systems or

facilities; or to alter, reconstruct or repair any heating, ventilating, comfort cooling or refrigeration systems

or equipment; or to store, handle or use hazardous substances, materials and devices, or to maintain fire and

explosion hazards or conditions hazardous to life or property in the use or occupancy of buildings or

premises in the unincorporated areas of the county, or to cause the same to be done contrary to or in

violation of any of the provisions of this title, or any code incorporated by reference within or enforced

pursuant to the title. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.110.160 Building Valuation

For the purpose of determining permit fees under the codes adopted wherein the same relate to building

valuations, the chief building official shall establish a cost per square foot on buildings using the “Building

Valuation Data” section in the March/April 2002 issue of the “Building Standards” journal, as prepared and

published by the International Conference of Building Officials. The fees shall be increased annually in

January according to the rate of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) as

published by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and rounded up to the nearest dollar,

to meet the inflationary cost associated with labor and materials, and to substantially achieve total cost

recovery of the services provided. (Ord. 1199 § 2, 2008; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.110.170 Factory-built Housing and Mobile Homes

For the purpose of determining permit fees for installation of factory-built or manufactured homes or

mobilehomes on a foundation, the applicant shall furnish to the building official a copy of the

“Manufactured Home Purchase Order and Federal Disclosure Statement” for the unit, or if purchased from a

private party, a written bill of sale for the unit. One-half (1/2) of the total sale price amount (including

accessory costs) plus the full cost of the foundation will be used in computing the total valuation. (Ord.

1183 § 2, 2006)

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15.110.180 Factory-Built Housing and Mobilehomes

The fees published in Title 25, Mobilehome Parks Act, California Code of Regulations, shall apply

when determining permit fees for installation of factory-built or manufactured homes or mobilehomes

without foundation. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.110.190 Accessory Buildings

If a property owner constructs any buildings or other structures that are accessory to a factory-built or

manufactured home or a mobilehome, the property owner shall secure a permit from the building

department. The fee for the permit shall be as specified in the appropriate code adopted in Chapter 15.110.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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Chapter 15.120

ENCROACHMENT PERMITS

Sections:

15.120.010 Encroachment Permit Required

15.120.020 Permit Conditions and Cost of Supervision

15.120.030 Security to Guarantee Performance

15.120.040 Blanket Permits

15.120.010 Encroachment Permit Required

It is unlawful to do any of the following acts in any county road right-of-way without first obtaining an

encroachment permit from the road commissioner:

A. Mane an opening or excavation for any purpose in any county roadway.

B. Place, change or renew any encroachment in any county roadway.

C. Place or display in, under or over any county roadway any kind of advertising sign or device.

D. Plant, remove, cut, cut down, injure or destroy any tree, shrub, plant or flower growing within any

county roadway.

Any person who does any of the acts specified in this section without the authority of a permit is guilty

of a misdemeanor and is liable to the county for all expenses and damages caused thereby.

(Ord. 1212 § 2, 2009; 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.120.020 Permit Conditions and Cost of Supervision

The road commissioner may establish any permit conditions deemed necessary for the protection of the

highway and may supervise any work done under the provisions of such permit. The permittee shall pay the

reasonable cost of such supervision to the road commissioner. Such supervision costs shall be determined

by the Board of Supervisors. No costs for supervision shall be charged to any public corporation except as

provided by Government Code Section 6103.6. (Ord. 1212 § 2, 2009)

15.120.030 Security to Guarantee Performance

The road commissioner may require the applicant to provide a bond or adequate surety in such amount

as the road commissioner deems sufficient to guarantee its proper compliance with the conditions of the

permit, but no bond nor adequate surety shall be required of a public agency or public utility unless that

public agency or public utility has failed to comply with provisions of a previous permit. (Ord. 1212 § 2,

2009)

15.120.040 Blanket Permits

Any public agency or public utility having lawful authority to occupy a county roadway is entitled to a

blanket permit, issued annually, for the installation of its service connections and for maintenance of its

facilities in the county highway. Such blanket permit may be revoked if the permittee fails to comply with

permit provisions. Any such revoked permit may be re-issued only upon the condition that the agency or

utility provide a bond in such amount as the road commissioner deems appropriate to guarantee proper

compliance with the permit. (Ord. 1212 § 2, 2009)

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Chapter 15.130

SITE PLAN REVIEW

Sections:

15.130.010 Site Plan Review Permit

15.130.020 Applicability

15.130.030 Application

15.130.040 Public Hearing and Notice

15.130.050 Findings Required for Approval

15.130.060 Permit Issuance and Appeal Period

15.130.010 Site Plan Review Permit

Site plan review permits, revocable, and conditional may be issued for any of the uses or purposes for

which said permits are required or permitted by the terms of this Title. The director may impose such

conditions as he/she deems necessary to secure the purposes of this Title, Code, or other County standards,

and may require tangible guarantees or evidence that such conditions are being, or will be, complied with.

Site plan review shall include, but not be limited to, a review of the following: Traffic and circulation,

building arrangement, setbacks, walls and fences, noise emissions and control measures, off-street parking,

grading, drainage, landscaping, lighting, signs, public services and utilities, development and performance

standards and the interrelationships of these elements. The site plan review permit is a ministerial permit.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.130.020 Applicability

A. A site plan review permit shall be required as follows:

1. Any use, structure or sign requiring a site plan review as specifically provided in the applicable

zoning district regulations of this Title.

2. Any use requiring a site plan review as specifically required by the director, Planning Commission

or Board of Supervisors as a condition of approval of any permit.

B. The director shall waive the submission of or the requirement for a site plan review permit if the

Director finds that:

1. All the purposes of development review have been fulfilled by the approval of any other permit

required by this Title; or

2. The project involves only interior alterations not materially changing the character of the use of the

property; or

3. The project involves only minor exterior alterations not materially changing the character of the

use of the property; or

4. The use is proposed in an existing building and is listed as a permitted use in the zoning district in

which it is located; or

5. The use is a single family residence as the principle or primary use as listed as a permitted use in

the zoning district in which it is located.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.130.030 Application

The site plan review permit application shall be accompanied by any applicable fee in an amount to be

set by the Board of Supervisors, and plans showing the details of the proposed use to be made of the land or

building, and any other pertinent information required by the planning authority staff as provided in Chapter

15.130. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.130.040 Public hearing and notice

A. No public hearing is required. However, public comment may be accepted and reviewed by the

Director.

B. The Approving Authority for site plan review permits is the director.

C. The director may cause notice to be given on any application as provided in Section 65091 of the

Government Code.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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15.130.050 Findings Required for Approval

The Approving Authority shall only approve or conditionally approve a site plan review permit if all of

the following findings are made:

A. That the proposed use is an allowed use in the district where located.

B. That the site for the project is adequate in size, shape, location, and physical characteristics to

accommodate the type of use and level of development proposed.

C. That there are adequate public or private services, including but not limited to fire protection, water

supply, and sewage disposal. (as well as storm drainage)

D. That the project is in conformance with the applicable provisions and policies of this Title, the Glenn

County General Plan and any approved zoning or land use study or plan.

E. That the streets, highways and pedestrian facilities are reasonably adequate to safely accommodate the

specific proposed use.

F. That no violation of the Glenn County Code currently exists on the property, unless the purpose of the

permit is to correct the violation, or the permit relates to a portion of the property which is sufficiently

separate and apart from the portion of the property in violation so as not to be affected by the violation

from a public health, safety or general welfare basis.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.130.060 Permit Issuance and Appeal Period:

A. Upon completion of review of a site plan review permit the Director shall either:

1. Make such findings as are required by Section 15.130.050 and approve the application; or

2. Notify the applicant of those changes and modifications required for approval of the application; or

3. Deny the application if the Director finds that:

a. The application cannot be conditioned by adequate requirements to insure compliance with

applicable regulations, or

b. The application cannot reasonably be modified to conform to the applicable regulations.

B. Site plan review permits shall be effective upon issuance, unless within ten (10) calendar days of a

decision by the Director, the decision is appealed as provided for in Section 15.050.010. In case an

appeal is filed, the site plan review permit shall not have any force or effect until a decision is made by

the Approving Authority on such appeal.

C. Site plan review permits shall not have any force or effect until the permittee acknowledges receipt

thereof and has agreed in writing to each and every term and condition thereof.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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Chapter 15.140

LOT LINE ADJUSTMENTS

Sections:

15.140.010 Requirements

15.140.020 Approval of Lot Line Adjustments

15.140.030 Application Requirements

15.140.040 Documents to be Recorded

15.140.010 Requirements

A parcel map shall be prepared and submitted for processing, approval and recording for all lot line

adjustments not meeting the requirements of Section 66412(d) of the Government Code. (Ord. 1183 § 2,

2006)

15.140.020 Approval of Lot Line Adjustments

A. For lot line adjustments described in Section 66412(d) of the Government Code, the director shall

review the application for conformity with local zoning and building ordinances.

B. The director shall not approve any lot line adjustment unless all of the following findings are made:

1. That the lot line adjustment will not result in the abandonment of any street or utility easement of

record, provided, however, that if the lot line adjustment results in the transfer of property from one

owner to another owner, the deed to the subsequent owner shall expressly reserve any street or

utility easement of record;

2. That the lot line adjustment will not result in the elimination or reduction in size of the access to

any resulting parcel, or that the application is accompanied by new easements to provide access

which meet all the requirements of this title regarding access to parcels in the location and of the

size as those proposed to be created; and

3. That the lot line adjustment conforms to all local zoning and building ordinances.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.140.030 Application Requirements

For lot line adjustments described in Section 66412(d) of the Government Code, the following items

shall be submitted by the applicant for approval by the director:

A. Completed application form with the required attachments and the appropriate application fees as

adopted by the board of supervisors;

B. Tentative lot line adjustment map showing existing and proposed lot or parcel lines and the dimensions

and locations of any existing buildings, wells and on-site sewage systems and their distances from the

proposed property lines. The map shall be of the size and form necessary to clearly show the existing

and proposed lot or parcel lines to the director. The map shall show the proposed parcel sizes after

adjustment;

C. Copies of the deeds for the existing parcels or lots; and

D. Preliminary title report, issued within the last ninety days.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.140.040 Documents to be Recorded

A. After approval by the director, the lot line adjustment shall not become valid until a deed with a

description prepared by a licensed land surveyor or a registered civil engineer (licensed to practice land

surveying) describing the land to be transferred or the entire parcel after the lot line adjustment is

recorded. The description shall contain a basis of bearings, if applicable, and a note describing the

purpose of the deed. The note shall include a statement describing how the parcels are being changed,

adjusted or modified and that no additional parcels are being created by this deed. The description shall

be approved by the county surveyor prior to recording.

B. When required by Section 8762 of the Land Surveyor’s Act, a Record of Survey Map shall be prepared

and recorded.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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Chapter 15.150

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE

Sections:

15.150.010 Requirements

A. A certificate of compliance may be requested and issued only as provided in Section 66499.35 of the

Subdivision Map Act and as provided in this title.

B. The determination necessary for the issuance of a certificate of compliance shall be made by the

director. The application for a certificate of compliance shall be accompanied by a fee established by

the board of supervisors. In addition, the applicant shall pay the cost of recording the certificate.

C. A recorded final map or parcel map shall constitute a certificate of compliance with respect to the

parcels of real property described therein.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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Chapter 15.160

REVERSION TO ACREAGE

Sections:

15.160.010 Reversion to Acreage

A reversion to acreage of land previously subdivided and consisting of four or less contiguous parcels

under the same ownership may be accomplished by the filing of a parcel map by the owners thereof and the

approval of the parcel map by the planning commission pursuant to Section 66499.20-1/4 of the

Government Code. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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Chapter 15.170

VOLUNTARY MERGER

Sections:

15.170.010 Merger of Parcels

A. Two or more contiguous parcels or units of land may be merged by the planning commission when the

standards and requirements of Section 66451.11 of the Government Code are met. The procedure for

such mergers shall be that procedure set forth in Sections 66451.12 through 66451.21, inclusive, of the

Government Code.

B. Pursuant to Section 66499.20-3/4 of the Government Code, two or more contiguous parcels under

common ownership may be merged by the owner thereof without reverting to acreage. Such merger

shall be accomplished by the recordation of an instrument evidencing the merger.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

Chapter 15.175

SECOND DWELLINGS

Sections:

15.175.010 Purpose

15.175.020 Standards

15.175.010 Purpose

This section establishes the procedures for the permitting of second dwellings in Glenn County. (Ord.

1263 § 2, 2017)

15.175.020 Standards

A. A proposed second dwelling shall be permitted only after an application has been filed with the

planning authority.

B. All proposed second dwellings shall meet the standards in Chapter 15.590.

C. After a determination by the Planning Director that the proposed second dwelling meets all applicable

standards, the application shall be approved.

(Ord. 1263 § 2, 2017)

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PART 2 - MINOR DISCRETIONARY PERMITS

Chapter 15.180

ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT

Sections:

15.180.010 Administrative Permit

15.180.020 Review by Director

15.180.010 Administrative Permit

The director may grant an administrative permit for the uses listed in Division 3: Development

Districts. All administrative permits are to be processed as set forth in Sections 15.180.020. (Ord. 1183 § 2,

2006)

15.180.020 Review by Director

The director shall review the application, but in no case shall the review period exceed thirty (30)

calendar days from the date of submittal. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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Chapter 15.190

MINOR ADMENDMENT TO CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT

Sections:

15.190.010 Minor Amendment

15.190.010 Minor Amendment.

The director or his or her designated representative may grant an amendment to a previously approved

conditional use permit one time provided that:

A. The amendment will not result in an increase of more than ten percent (10%) of the existing facility or

use covered by the use permit; and

B. Any extension of time will not exceed two years unless provided for otherwise in the original use

permit; and

C. Applicant/operator has complied with all the conditions of approval of the approved conditional use

permit; and

D. No significant public controversy was generated during the initial hearing; and

E. Applicant/operator has submitted an application for amendment with an application fee set by

resolution adopted by the board of supervisors.

(Ord. 1269 § 10, 2018; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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Chapter 15.200

TENATIVE PARCEL MAPS

Sections:

15.200.010 Authority

A. All parcel maps are to be processed as set forth in this chapter. The director may approve a parcel map

after notice and hearing as provided in Chapter 15.040 and after making findings as required in section

15.230.010.

B. After the conditional approval of the tentative parcel map and prior to the expiration of the map, the

applicant may cause the real property to be surveyed and a parcel map prepared in accordance with the

conditionally approved parcel tentative map. The parcel map shall conform to the conditionally

approved tentative map and shall contain all required certificates which have been signed and, where

necessary, acknowledged before it may be accepted for filing. Three copies of the map and three sets of

the improvement plans, in a form and containing such information as required by the public works

director and the Subdivision Map Act, shall be tendered along with a deposit to cover the estimated cost

of checking the improvement plans and a map checking fee.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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Chapter 15.210

FINAL MAPS

Sections:

15.210.010 Authority

After the conditional approval of the tentative map and prior to the expiration of the map, the applicant

may cause the real property to be surveyed and a final map prepared in accordance with the conditionally

approved tentative map. The final map shall conform to the conditionally approved tentative map and shall

contain all required certificates which have been signed and, where necessary, acknowledged before it may

be accepted for filing. Three copies of the map and three sets of the improvements plans, in a form and

containing such information as required by the public works director and the Subdivision Map Act, shall be

tendered to the public works director along with a deposit to cover the estimated cost of checking the

improvement plans and final map. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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PART 3 - MAJOR DISCRETIONARY PERMITS

Chapter 15.220

CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT

Sections:

15.220.010 Conditional Use Permit

15.220.020 Findings

15.220.030 Major Amendment to Conditional Use Permit

15.220.010 Conditional Use Permit

All conditional use permits are to be processed as set forth in this chapter. The planning commission

may grant a conditional use permit for the uses listed in Division3: Development Districts after notice and

hearing as provided in Chapter 15.040 and after making findings as required in section 15.220.020. (Ord.

1183 § 2, 2006)

15.220.020 Findings

The approving authority, prior to recommending approval of a development permit shall find as

follows:

A. That the proposed use at the particular location is necessary or desirable in providing a service or

facility which will contribute to the general well-being of the public;

B. That such use will not, under the circumstances of the particular case, be detrimental to the health,

safety or general welfare of persons residing or working in the vicinity, or injurious to property or

improvements in the vicinity;

C. That the site for the proposed use is adequate in size and shape to accommodate said use and to

accommodate all of the yards, setbacks, walls or fences, and other features required herein or by the

planning commission;

D. Except in the case of the expansion of a nonconforming use, that the granting of the permit will not

adversely affect the general plan or any area plan of the county.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.220.030 Major Amendment to Conditional Use Permit

A duly approved conditional use permit may be amended or extended provided the change does not

qualify for a minor amendment as defined in section 15.190. All major amendments are to be processed as

set forth in Section 15.220.010. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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Chapter 15.230

LAND DIVISIONS

Sections:

15.230.010 Findings

No tentative map, for either a final map or a parcel map, shall be approved unless the following

findings are made:

A. That the proposed map or the design or improvement of the proposed subdivision is consistent with the

applicable general and specific plans and this title;

B. That the site is physically suitable for the type of development, or for the density of development

proposed;

C. That the design of the subdivision or the proposed improvements will not cause substantial

environmental damage or substantially injure fish or wildlife or their habitat, and, if applicable, that

such subdivision and improvements provide reasonable public access to public resources as required by

Article 3.5 of the Subdivision Map Act;

D. That the design of the subdivision or the type of improvements will not cause substantial public health

problems;

E. That the design of the subdivision or the type of improvements is not in conflict with easements

acquired by the public at large for access through or use of property within the proposed subdivision;

F. That the discharge of waste from the proposed subdivision into a sewer system would not result in the

violation of existing requirements prescribed by the California Regional Water Quality Control Board;

G. That the property is not, or will not become, unhealthful or unfit for human habitation or occupancy if

developed as proposed;

H. That the property is not hazardous for development or habitation because of flooding or inundation,

adverse soil or geologic conditions, close proximity to an airport, excessive steepness, difficult access,

wildfire hazard or other conditions adverse to the public health, safety or general welfare.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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Chapter 15.240

VESTING TENTATIVE MAPS

Sections:

15.240.010 Purpose and Intent

15.240.020 Vesting on Approval of Vesting Tentative Map

15.240.030 Development Inconsistent with Zoning – Conditional Approval

15.240.040 Applications Inconsistent with Current Policies

15.240.010 Purpose and Intent

It is the purpose of this ordinance to establish procedures necessary for the implementation of the

vesting tentative map statute, and to supplement the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act and the Land

Division Ordinance. Except as otherwise set forth in the provisions of this chapter, the provisions of the land

division ordinance shall apply to the Vesting Tentative Map Ordinance.

To accomplish this purpose, the regulations outlined in this ordinance are determined to be necessary for the

preservation of the public health, safety, and general welfare, and for the promotion of orderly growth and

development. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.240.020 Vesting on Approval of Vesting Tentative Map

A. The approval or conditional approval of a vesting tentative map shall confer a vested right to proceed

with the development described in the application in substantial compliance with the ordinances,

policies, and standards described in Government Code Section 66474.2.

However, if Section 66474.2 of the Government Code is repealed, the approval or conditional approval

of a vesting tentative map shall confer a vested right to proceed with the development described in the

application in substantial compliance with the ordinances, policies, and standards in effect at the time

the vesting tentative map is approved or conditionally approved.

B. Notwithstanding subsection (A), a permit approval extension or entitlement may be made conditional or

denied if any of the following are determined:

1. A failure to do so would place the residents of the subdivision or the immediate community, or

both, in a condition dangerous to their health or safety, or both;

2. The condition or denial is required in order to comply with state or federal Law.

C. The rights referred to in this section shall expire if a final map is not approved prior to the expiration of

the vesting tentative map as provided in this chapter. If the final map is approved and recorded, these

rights shall last for the following periods of time:

1. An initial time period of two years except where several final maps are recorded on various phases

of a project covered by a single vesting tentative map; this initial time period shall be one year and

a new one year period shall begin for each phase when the final map for that phase is recorded;

2. The initial time set forth above shall be automatically extended by any time period used for

processing a complete application for a grading permit or for design or architectural review, if such

processing exceeds thirty days, from the date a complete application is filed;

3. A applicant may apply to the planning commission for a one year extension any time before the

initial time period set forth expires. If the extension is denied, the applicant may appeal that denial

to the board of supervisors within ten days as allowed by Title 15;

4. If the applicant has obtained a building permit and substantial work has been done thereafter in

reliance on those permits during the periods of time specified in subdivisions (1) through (3), the

rights referred to herein shall continue until the expiration of that permit or any extension of that

permit.

D. Fees charged for building permits or land use permits filed subsequent to the approval of a vesting

tentative map shall be as required at the time the subsequent permit applications are filed. Application

contents shall be as required by ordinance requirements in effect at the time the subsequent application

is filed.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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15.240.030 Development Inconsistent With Zoning—Conditional Approval

A. Whenever a applicant files a vesting tentative map for a subdivision whose intended development is

inconsistent with the zoning ordinance in existence at the time, the inconsistency shall be noted on the

map by the applicant. The county may deny such a vesting tentative map or approve it conditioned on

the applicant, or his or her designee, obtaining the necessary change in the zoning ordinance to

eliminate the inconsistency. If the change in the zoning ordinance or a variance from the zoning

ordinance is obtained, the approved or conditionally approved vesting tentative map shall,

notwithstanding Section 15.240.020, confer the vested right to proceed with the development in

substantial compliance with the change in the zoning ordinance and the map, as approved.

B. The rights conferred by this section shall be for the time period set forth in Section 15.240.020.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.240.040 Applications Inconsistent with Current Policies

Notwithstanding any provision of this ordinance, a property owner or his or her designee may seek

approvals of permits for development which depart from the ordinances, policies and standards described in

Section 15.240.020 and 15.240.030, and local agencies may grant these approvals or issue these permits to

the extent that the departures are authorized under applicable law. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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Chapter 15.250

TENTATIVE SUBDIVISION MAPS

Sections:

15.250.010 Sites Allocated for Public Purposes

15.250.020 Compliance with Conditions

15.250.030 Failure to Record Approved Maps

15.250.040 Extension of Time

15.250.010 Sites Allocated for Public Purposes

The Planning Commission may require for subdivisions requiring a Final Map that sites necessary for

public purposes be provided or reserved, or that fees for such purposes be paid as follows:

A. Public schools, elementary and secondary, as provided by State Law;

B. Water, sewer, solid waste disposal, drainage and flood control facility sites and easements as required

to properly serve individual subdivisions, and to conform to area plan;

C. Public sites for fire stations, libraries and other public uses and services as may be negotiated by public

agencies and the applicant.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.250.020 Compliance with Conditions

Following approval of a tentative map, the applicant shall proceed to fulfill all conditions of such

approval, and shall cause to be prepared and submitted to the Public Works Director and the Department of

Public Health the plans, specifications and other information related subdivision improvements in

accordance with the land divisions standards provided for in this Title. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.250.030 Failure to Record Approved Maps

All approved or conditionally approved tentative maps shall expire 24 months after such approval or

conditional approval. If the applicant fails to submit for processing and recording an approved parcel map or

final map before the expiration of the tentative map, the tentative map shall be null and void. If a parcel map

or final map is not filed for recording prior to the expiration of the tentative map, a new tentative map shall

be required to be submitted, processed and approved. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.250.040 Extension of Time

Upon written application received by the Director within 24 months after the conditional approval of

the tentative map, the Director may extend the time in which the map expires for an additional period not to

exceed three years. If the Director denies approval of an extension, the applicant may appeal such denial in

writing to the Planning Commission as provided in Chapter 15.050. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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Chapter 15.260

MINOR DIVISIONS

Sections:

15.260.010 Requirements

15.260.020 Findings by the Planning Commission

15.260.010 Requirements

A division into parcels, each of one hundred sixty acres (or one-quarter section) or more and each with

approved access, shall not require any processing by the county, other than approval of a tentative parcel

map. The planning commission shall approve the means of providing access and shall assure that violation

of zoning, health or other laws, regulations or standards shall not result from any such divisions. No parcel

map shall be required. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.260.020 Findings by the Planning Commission

In approving the tentative map for a minor division and waiving the requirement for a parcel map, the

planning commission shall find that the proposed division of land complies with requirements of area,

improvement and design, flood water drainage control, appropriate improved public roads, sanitary disposal

facilities, water supply availability, environmental protection and other requirements of the Subdivision

Map Act and this title. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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Chapter 15.270

VARIANCES

Sections:

15.270.010 Variances

15.270.020 Findings

15.270.010 Variances

Variances may be granted in order to prevent unnecessary hardships that would result from a strict or

literal interpretation and enforcement of certain regulations prescribed by this title. A practical difficulty or

unnecessary hardship may result from the size, shape or dimensions of a site or the location of existing

structures thereon, from geographic, topographic or other physical conditions on the site or in the immediate

vicinity. A variance shall not be granted to permit a use not permitted in the zone by this title. All variances

are to be processed as set forth in chapter 15.040. and may be granted by the planning commission after

making findings as required in section 15.270.020. . (Ord. 1200 § 3, 2008; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.270.020 Findings

Approval or conditional approval of a variance shall be granted only when the planning commission

makes the following findings:

A. Due to special circumstances applicable to the property, including size, shape, topography, location or

surroundings, the strict application of this title deprives such property of privileges enjoyed by other

property in the vicinity and under identical zoning classification;

B. The adjustment authorized by the variance shall not constitute a grant of special privileges inconsistent

with the limitations upon other properties in the vicinity and zone in which such property is situated.

The planning commission shall impose such conditions as will assure continued compliance with this

finding;

C. The variance does not authorize a use or activity which is not otherwise expressly authorized by the

zone regulation governing the parcel of real property.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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Chapter 15.280

DEVIATIONS

Sections:

15.280.010 Deviations Application

15.280.020 Findings Action by the Planning Commission

15.280.010 Deviations Application

Application for any waiver shall be made by a verified petition of the applicant filed with the director,

stating fully the grounds of the application and facts relied upon by the petitioner. Such petition shall be

filed with the tentative map. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.280.020 Findings Action by the Planning Commission

Upon receipt of the director’s recommendation, the planning commission shall approve the waiver

request if and only if the following findings are made and supported by substantial evidence in the record:

A. That there are special circumstances or conditions of size and shape affecting the property;

B. That the granting of the waiver will not adversely affect the adopted general plan or specific plan;

C. That the granting of the waiver will not be detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to other

property in the territory in which the property is situated;

D. In the case of improvements, that the proposed improvements cannot or will not function properly due

to the lack of complementary facilities but that the subdivision is nonetheless an effective workable

design, as modified; and

E. In the case of improvements, that the topographic conditions would obstruct the functioning or

installation of such improvements but that the subdivision is nonetheless an effective workable design,

as modified.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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Chapter 15.290

AMENDMENTS

Sections:

15.290.010 Title Amendment

15.290.020 Zoning Map Amendment

15.290.010 Title Amendment

A. Any provisions of this title other than the zoning maps may be amended whenever the board of

supervisors deems that the amendment will be in the best interest of the public. Such amendments may

be initiated by:

1. The board of supervisors upon its own motion; or

2. The planning commission and/or the director.

B. Such amendments are to be processed as set forth in Sections 15.040.010 through 15.040.040.

C. Within forty calendar days of initiation of the procedure to amend this title, the planning commission

shall conduct a public meeting to review and to consider the amendments. At the conclusion of the

review, the planning commission shall adopt recommendations on the proposed amendment by

resolution and together with its recommendations, report findings a summary of hearings to the board

of supervisors.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.290.020 Zoning Map Amendment

A. Boundaries of any zoning maps established by this title may be amended whenever public necessity,

convenience and general welfare require. Such amendments may be initiated by:

1. A verified application of one or more owners of property affected by the proposed amendment;

2. Resolution of intention by the board of supervisors;

3. Resolution of intention by the planning commission.

B. Such amendments are to be processed as set forth in Sections 15.040.010 through 15.040.040.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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DIVISION 3: DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS

Chapter 15.300

ESTABLISHMENT OF ZONES

Sections:

15.300.010 Establishment of Zones

15.300.020 Zone Maps

15.300.010 Establishment of Zones

In order to classify, regulate, restrict and separate the use of land, buildings and structures and to

regulate and to limit the type, height and bulk of buildings and structures in the various zones and to

regulate the areas of yards and other open areas abutting and between buildings and structures and to

regulate the density of population, the unincorporated areas of the county are divided into the following

zones:

TPZ Timberland Preserve Zone

RZ Recreation Zone

FA Foothill Agricultural/Forestry Zone

AP Agricultural Preserve Zone

FS Farmland Security Zone

AE Exclusive Agricultural Zone

RE-NW Rural Residential Estate Zone - North Willows

RE Rural Residential Estate Zone

R-1 Single-family Residential Zone

R-M Multiple Residential Zone

LC Local Commercial Zone

C Commercial Zone

CC Community Commercial Zone

SC Service Commercial Zone

HVC Highway Visitor Commercial Zone

M Industrial Zone

MP Industrial Park Zone

PDR Planned Development Residential Zone

PDC Planned Development Commercial Zone

FP Floodplain Zone

AV Airport Zone

AVH Airport Hazard Zone

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.300.020 Zone Maps

A. A series of maps, known as “zone maps,” shall be utilized to show the designations and boundaries of

each zone district in the unincorporated portion of the county, and shall show base date as the director

deems useful or the board of supervisors directs. The maps shall be maintained by the planning

authority.

B. A series of maps, known as “special zone maps,” may be utilized to show certain districts or areas in

more detail or in a difference arrangement than shown on the zone maps. The maps shall be maintained

by the planning authority.

C. The director shall revise these maps to show amendments to the zoning plan, including changes in

designations, rezoning of property and clarification of district boundaries made pursuant to section

15.030.010.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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PART 1 - STANDARD LAND USE DISTRICTS

Chapter 15.310

RZ - RECREATION ZONE

Sections:

15.310.010 Purpose

15.310.020 Permitted Uses

15.310.030 Uses Permitted with a Conditional Use Permit

15.310.040 Uses Permitted with an Administrative Permit

15.310.050 Site Area

15.310.060 Maximum Building Height

15.310.070 Minimum Distance Between Structures

15,319,979 Minimum Yard Requirements

15.310.010 Purpose

This zoning classification is intended to be applied in the mountainous and hilly areas of the county in

which recreation may become the desirable predominant use, in which light agriculture and forestry will be

the secondary uses, and in which protection of the watershed lands and sources of water supply from fire,

pollution, erosion and other detrimental effects is essential to the general welfare. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.310.020 Permitted Uses

The following uses and structures shall be permitted in the RZ zone:

A. One single-family dwelling or mobilehome for each one hundred sixty acres, private farm buildings and

accessory buildings and uses (refer to mobilehome standards);

B. Home occupations if a permit is secured pursuant to Chapter 15.780;

C. Crop and tree farming, grazing, animal husbandry, dairies, nurseries and greenhouses for the

propagation of plants;

D. Riding clubs, golf courses and country clubs;

E. Parks and recreation facilities for day use only (excluding recreational vehicle and trailer parks and

amusement parks);

F. Food and beverage service and concession facilities (excluding restaurants);

G. Recreation offices, headquarters, maintenance facilities and workshops;

H. Stands for the purpose of displaying and selling agricultural, floricultural or farming products which are

grown or produced on the premises; provided, that there shall be no more than one stand per lot or

parcel of land. The ground coverage of the stand shall not exceed three hundred square feet, and it shall

be set back from the street or highway right-of-way a distance of at least twenty feet. Such stand must

be of good frame construction.

I. One second dwelling subject to Chapter 15.175.

(Ord. 1263 § 4, 2017; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.310.030 Uses Permitted with a Conditional Use Permit

The following uses and structures may be permitted only if a conditional use permit has first been

secured:

A. Amusement parks;

B. Campgrounds and recreational vehicle parks;

C. Boat sales;

D. Restaurants;

E. Planned mobilehome parks;

F. Motels;

G. Sporting good stores, and other similar retail and service establishments necessary to serve the public in

recreation areas;

H. Sawmills;

I. Commercial cattle and hog feed lots, fruit and vegetable packing and processing plants, wineries,

veterinary hospitals and kennels, airports, extraction of natural materials, cemeteries;

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J. Public utility buildings and public service or utility uses (transmission and distribution lines excepted),

including but not limited to, reservoirs, storage tanks, pumping stations, telephone exchanges, power

stations, transformer stations, service yards and parking lots;

K. Commercial storage (storage for resale) of inflammable fluid or gas fuels in a quantity greater than five

hundred gallons in any container less than two and one-half feet below the surface of the ground.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.310.040 Uses Permitted with an Administrative Permit

The following uses and structures may be permitted only if an administrative permit has first been

secured:

A. Natural gas wells.

(Ord. 1263 § 5, 2017; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.310.050 Site Area

The minimum area of any lot or parcel of land in this zone shall be one hundred forty-four (144) acres.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.310.060 Maximum Building Height

The maximum building height in the RZ zone shall be:

A. Thirty-five feet for residential structures;

B. Fifty feet for commercial and agricultural buildings or structures;

C. Exceptions: Water tanks, silos, granaries, barns, pole buildings, electronic towers, antennas and similar

structures or necessary mechanical appurtenances may exceed fifty feet in height.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.310.070 Minimum Distance Between Structures

A. The distance between any accessory building and a dwelling unit shall conform to Uniform Building

and Fire Codes.

B. All stables, barns, sheds, shelters, paddocks, riding stables, and exercise yards for animals shall be

located not less than one hundred feet from all property and street right-of-way lines.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.310.080 Minimum Yard Requirements

A. Front Yard. The minimum front yard shall be thirty feet. Measurement shall start at the edge of the

existing county right-of-way as shown on the adopted Glenn County Circulation Plan.

B. Side Yards. The minimum side yards shall be twenty-five feet.

C. Rear Yard. The minimum rear yard shall be twenty-five feet.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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Chapter 15.320

FA - FOOTHILL AGRICULTURAL/FORESTRY ZONE

Sections:

15.320.010 Purpose

15.320.020 Permitted Uses

15.320.030 Uses Permitted with a Conditional Use Permit

15.320.040 Uses Permitted with an Administrative Permit

15.320.050 Site Area

15.320.060 Maximum Building Height

15.320.070 Minimum Distance Between Structures

15.320.080 Minimum Yard Requirements

15.320.090 Site Plan Review

15.320.010 Purpose

This zoning classification is established for the following purposes:

A. To provide areas for extensive agricultural activities;

B. To protect the timber and forest lands economically suitable for logging.

((Ord. 1200 § 3, 2008)

15.320.020 Permitted Uses

The following uses and structures shall be permitted in the FA zone:

A. One single-family dwelling or mobilehome for each one hundred sixty acres, private farm buildings,

accessory buildings, and uses. (refer to mobilehome standards);

B. Home occupations if a permit is secured pursuant to Chapter 15.780;

C. Growing and harvesting forest products;

D. Logging and sawmill operations and accessory buildings and uses;

E. Growing and harvesting of any agricultural crop or product;

F. The use of implements of husbandry, including aircraft when used in the growing of crops or raising of

animals, except as may be regulated by other laws or regulations;

G. Game preserves and hunting clubs, private or public, but shall not include permanent facilities such as

hotels, motels, restaurants, club houses;

H. Agricultural service establishments primarily engaged in performing agricultural animal husbandry

services or horticultural services to farmers;

I. Temporary landing of aircraft engaged in agricultural uses;

J. Livestock farming, including the raising, feeding, maintaining and breeding of horses, cattle, sheep,

goats and similar livestock;

K. Accessory buildings or structures required for the storage of any crops, products, equipment or uses

lawfully permitted or produced on the premises;

L. The keeping of fowl and animals shall conform to all other provisions of law governing same. No pen,

coop, stable, barn or corral used for fowl and animals shall be kept or maintained within fifty feet of

any dwelling or other building used for human habitation, or within one hundred feet of the front lot

line of the lot upon which it is located, or within twenty-five feet of the street side of a corner lot, or

within one hundred feet of any parcel of land used for a public park, school or similar institution;

M. Stands for the purpose of displaying and selling agricultural, floricultural or farming products which are

grown or produced on the premises, provided that there shall be not more than one stand per lot or

parcel of land. The ground coverage of the stand shall not exceed three hundred square feet and it shall

be set back from the street or highway right-of-way a distance of at least twenty feet. Such stand must

be of good frame construction;

N. Windmills, tank houses, buildings or shelters for farm equipment and machinery, water wells, water

reservoirs and storage tanks.

O. One second dwelling subject to Chapter 15.175.

(Ord. 1263 § 6, 2017; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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15.320.030 Uses Permitted with a Conditional Use Permit

The following uses and structures may be permitted in the FA zone only if a conditional use permit has

first been secured:

A. Commercial storage and handling of agricultural chemicals;

B. Farm labor camps and structures for transient labor;

C. Commercial hog and pig farming;

D. Animal sales yards;

E. Commercial stables, riding academies;

F. Public and private nonprofit nursery schools, elementary schools, junior high schools, high schools and

colleges;

G. Churches, public playgrounds and parks;

H. Sales and services to farmers or farm-related activities;

I. Government buildings and properties;

J. Kennels, animal hospitals and veterinarian’s offices;

K. Public utility buildings and public service or utility uses (transmission and distribution lines excepted),

including but not limited to reservoirs, storage tanks, pumping stations, telephone exchanges, power

stations, transformer stations, service yards and parking lots;

L. Cemeteries, crematories and mausoleums;

M. Commercial storage (storage for resale) of inflammable fluid or gas fuels in a quantity greater than five

hundred gallons in any container less than two and one-half feet below the surface of the ground;

N. New confined animal facilities;

O. Confined animal facility expansion.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.320.040 Uses Permitted with an Administrative Permit

The following uses and structures may be permitted only if an administrative permit has first been

secured:

A. Natural gas wells;

B. Agricultural Homestay Establishment.

(Ord. 1263 § 7, 2017; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.320.050 Site Area

The minimum area of any lot or parcel of land in the FA zone shall be one hundred forty-four (144)

acres. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.320.060 Maximum Building Height

The maximum building height in the FA zone shall be:

A. Thirty-five feet for residential structures;

B. Fifty feet for agricultural buildings or structures;

C. Exceptions. Water tanks, silos, granaries, barns, pole buildings, electronic towers, antennas and similar

structures of necessary mechanical appurtenances may exceed fifty feet in height.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.320.070 Minimum Distance Between Structures

A. The distance between any accessory building and a dwelling unit shall conform to Uniform Building

and Fire Codes.

B. All stables, barns, sheds, shelters, paddocks, riding stables and exercise yards for animals shall be

located not less than one hundred feet from all property and street right-of-way lines.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.320.080 Minimum Yard Requirements

A. Front Yard. The minimum front yard shall be thirty feet. The measurement shall start at the edge of

the existing county right-of-way as shown on the adopted Glenn County Circulation Plan.

B. Side Yards. The minimum side yards shall be twenty-five feet.

C. Rear Yard. The minimum rear yard shall be twenty-five feet.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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15.320.090 Site Plan Review

Prior to or concurrent with the application for a building permit, the applicant shall submit to the

agency a complete site plan and all necessary supporting documentation for review by the agency to ensure

compliance with all the requirements of the Glenn County Code.

(Ord. 1200 § 3, 2008; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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Chapter 15.330

AE - EXCLUSIVE AGRICULTURAL ZONE

Sections:

15.330.010 Purpose

15.330.020 Sub-Zone and Lot Area

15.330.030 Permitted Uses

15.330.040 Uses Permitted with a Conditional Use Permit

15.330.050 Uses Permitted with an Administrative Permit

15.330.060 Maximum Building Height

15.330.070 Minimum Distance Between Structures

15.330.080 Minimum Yard Requirements

15.330.090 Site Plan Review

15.330.010 Purpose

This zoning classification is established for the following purposes:

A. To preserve the maximum amount of the limited supply of agricultural land which is necessary in the

conservation of the County’s economic resources and vital for a healthy agricultural economy of the

County;

B. To eliminate the encroachment of land uses which are incompatible with the agricultural use of land;

C. To prevent the unnecessary conversion of agricultural land to urban uses;

D. To provide areas for both intensive and extensive agricultural activities.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.330.020 Sub-Zone and Lot Area

The minimum area of any lot or parcel of land for each of the “AE” combining zones shall be as

indicated below:

A. Combining Zone: AE-20

Minimum Parcel Size: 17 acres

Combining Zone: AE-40

Minimum Parcel Size: 36 acres

Combining Zone: AE-80

Minimum Parcel Size: 72 acres

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.330.030 Permitted Uses

The following uses and structures shall be permitted in the “AE” zone provided that the performance

standards in Division 4, Part 1 are met:

A. One single-family dwelling or mobile home per each parcel of land;

B. In addition to the residence allowed under paragraph (A) above for each parcel of land, one additional

residence or mobile home for each forty (40) acres in “AE-20” and eighty (80) acres in “AE-40”;

C. Any use listed within this section which exceeds any development or performance standard required by

this zoning code shall require a conditional use permit;

D. Growing and harvesting of any agricultural crop or product;

E. The use of implements of husbandry including aircraft when used in the growing of crops or raising of

animals, except as may be regulated by other laws or regulations;

F. Game preserves and hunting clubs, private or public, but shall not include permanent facilities such s

hotels, motels, restaurants, club houses;

G. Agricultural service establishments primarily engaged in performing agricultural animal husbandry

services or horticultural services to farmers;

H. Temporary landing of aircraft engaged in agricultural uses;

I. Livestock farming, including the raising, feeding, maintaining and breeding of horses, cattle, sheep,

goats, and similar livestock;

J. Agricultural processing plants and facilities, such as hulling operations, greenhouses, wineries, silos,

dehydrators, canneries and similar agricultural uses not exceeding the standards in Division 5, Chapter

740;

K. Accessory buildings such as garages, carports, lath houses, gardening sheds, recreation rooms and

similar structures which are customarily used in conjunction with and incidental to a principal use or

structure;

L. Home occupations if a permit is secured pursuant to Chapter 15.780;

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M. Storage of materials used for the construction of a building, including the contractor’s temporary office,

provided that such use is on the building site or immediately adjacent thereto and provided further that

such use shall be permitted only during the construction period and the 30 days thereafter;

N. Accessory buildings or structures required for the storage of any crops, products, equipment or uses

lawfully permitted or produced on the premises;

O. The keeping of fowl and animals shall conform to all other provisions of law governing same. No pen,

coop, stable, barn or corral used for fowl and animals shall be kept or maintained within fifty (50) feet

of any dwelling or other building used for human habitation, or within one hundred (100) feet of the

front lot line of the lot upon which it is located, or within twenty-five (25) feet of the street side of a

corner lot, or within one hundred (100) feet of any parcel of land used for a public park, school or

similar institution;

P. Stands for the purpose of displaying and selling agricultural, floricultural or farming products which are

grown or produced on the premises, provided that there shall be not more than one stand per lot or

parcel of land. The ground coverage of the stand shall not exceed 300 square feet and it shall be set

back from the street or highway right-of-way a distance of at least 20 feet. Such stand must be of good

frame construction;

Q. Windmills, tank houses, buildings or shelters for farm equipment and machinery, water wells, water

reservoirs and storage tanks;

R. Seasonal Farm worker Housing which meets the Seasonal Farm worker Housing Standards as set forth

in Chapter 15.800 and approved for such use pursuant to Title 25 of the California Code of Regulations.

Seasonal Farm worker Housing shall also conform to such public health, building, and fire safety

criteria as may be established by resolution or ordinance of the Board of Supervisors.

S. One second dwelling subject to Chapter 15.175.

(Ord. 1263 § 8, 2017; Ord. 1253 § 2, 2015; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.330.040 Uses Permitted With A Conditional Use Permit

The following uses and structures may be permitted in the “AE” zone only if a conditional use permit

has first been secured:

A. Licensed storage and handling of agricultural chemicals;

B. Fertilizer manufacturing or processing for resale;

C. Farm labor camps and structures for transient labor;

D. Hog and pig farming on parcels less than forty acres or on parcels contiguous to a Residential or

Commercial Zone;

E. Animal sales yards;

F. Stables, riding academies with (1) more than one boarding horse per acre or (2) more than forty

boarding horses dedicated for such use, regardless of the size of the parcel;

G. Aqua culture with an aggregate pond larger than one acre in size;

H. Agricultural processing plants and facilities, such as hulling operations, greenhouses, wineries, silos,

dehydrators, canneries and similar agricultural uses exceeding the standards in Division 5, Chapter 740;

I. Animal processing plants, rendering plants;

J. Public and private non-profit nursery schools, elementary schools, junior high schools, high schools and

colleges;

K. Churches, public playgrounds and parks;

L. Sales and services to farmers or farm-related activities;

M. Power generation meeting Chapter 15.860;

N. Kennels, animal hospitals and veterinarian’s offices;

O. Public utility buildings and public service or utility uses (transmission and distribution lines excepted),

including but not limited to reservoirs, storage tanks, pumping stations, telephone exchanges, power

stations, transformer stations, service yards and parking lots;

P. Storage (storage for resale) of inflammable fluid or gas fuels in a quantity greater than five hundred

gallons in any container less than two and one-half feet below the surface of the ground;

Q. Injection wells;

R. Public dumping and disposal areas;

S. Mining and related processing activities;

T. Hunting clubs and facilities including spaces for recreational vehicles, horse racing establishments, golf

courses, sporting clay courses, rodeos, spectator events and other similar uses;

U. Air strips and / or airports;

V. Home occupation not in residential dwelling for parcels smaller than 10 acres in size;

W. Cattle and hog feed yards and animal sales yards on parcels less than 80 acres and within ½ mile of any

residential or commercial zoning district;

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X. Confined animal facility;

Y. Agricultural products and equipment manufacturing establishments, such as farm equipment

manufacturing, irrigation equipment and products manufacturing, and similar manufacturing of

equipment or products used primarily by agriculture.

(Ord. 1256 § 2, 2016; Ord. 1253 § 2, 2015; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.330.050 Uses Permitted With an Administrative Permit

The following uses and structures may be permitted only if an administrative permit has first been

secured:

A. Natural gas wells;

B. Home occupation not in residential dwelling for parcels of at least 10 acres or more in size;

C. Agricultural Homestay Establishment.

(Ord. 1263 § 9, 2017; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.330.060 Maximum Building Height

The maximum building height in the “AE” zone shall be:

A. Thirty-five (35) feet for residential structures;

B. Fifty (50) feet for agricultural buildings or structures;

C. Exceptions. Water tanks, silos, granaries, barns, pole buildings, electronic towers, antennas and similar

structures or necessary mechanical appurtenances may exceed fifty (50) feet in height, provided they do

not exceed the airport height restrictions.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.330.070 Minimum Distance Between Structures

A. The distance between any accessory building and a dwelling unit shall conform to Uniform Building

and Fire Codes.

B. All stables, barns, sheds, shelters, paddocks, riding stables and exercise yards for animals shall be

located not less than one hundred (100) feet from all property and street right-of-way side lines.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.330.080 Minimum Yard Requirements

A. Front Yard: The minimum front yard shall be thirty (30) feet. The measurement shall start at the edge

of the existing “County Right-of-Way” as shown on the adopted Glenn County Circulation Plan, or the

existing right-or-way for the road along the front of or through the property.

B. Side Yards: The minimum side yards shall be twenty-five (25) feet.

C. Rear Yard: The minimum rear yard shall be twenty-five (25) feet.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.330.090 Site Plan Review

Prior to or concurrent with the application for a building permit, the applicant shall submit to the

agency a complete site plan and all necessary supporting documentation for review by the agency to ensure

compliance with all the requirements of the Glenn County Code.

(Ord. 1200 § 3, 2008; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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Chapter 15.340

AT - AGRICULTURAL TRANSITIONAL ZONE

Sections:

15.340.010 Purpose

15.340.020 Permitted Uses

15.340.030 Uses Permitted with a Conditional Use Permit

15.340.040 Uses Permitted with an Administrative Permit

15.340.050 Lot Area

15.340.060 Minimum Yard Requirements

15.340.070 Maximum Building Height

15.340.080 Minimum Distance Between Structures

15.340.010 Purpose

This zoning classification is established for the following purposes:

A. To use as a buffer zone between agricultural land and urbanized development;

B. To provide areas where soils are suitable for limited agricultural and livestock activity;

C. To allow low-density residential development.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.340.020 Permitted Uses

The following uses and structures shall be permitted in the “AT” zone:

A. One single-family dwelling or mobilehome per parcel of land (refer to mobilehome standards);

B. Growing and harvesting of any agricultural crop or product;

C. Growing and harvesting of field-crops, grain and hay crops, and the growing of grass for pasture and

grazing;

D. Fish farming operations for the raising and harvesting of fish as a crop, but not including fishing clubs

or fishing for the general public on a commercial basis;

E. Agricultural service establishments primarily engaged in performing agricultural animal husbandry

services or horticultural services to farmers;

F. Accessory buildings such as garages, carports, lath houses, greenhouses, gardening sheds, recreation

rooms and similar structures which are customarily used in conjunction with and incidental to a

principal use or structure;

G. Home occupations, if a permit is secured pursuant to Chapter 15.780 of this title;

H. Storage of materials used for the construction of a building, including the contractor’s temporary office;

provided that such use is on the building site or immediately adjacent thereto, and provided further that

such use shall be permitted only during the construction period and the thirty days thereafter;

I. Accessory buildings or structures required for the storage of any crops, products, equipment or uses

lawfully permitted or produced on the premises;

J. The keeping of fowl and animals shall conform to all other provisions of law governing same. No pen,

coop, stable, barn or corral used for fowl and animals shall be kept or maintained within fifty feet of

any dwelling, or other building used for human habitation, or within one hundred feet of any parcel of

land used for a public park, school or similar institution;

K. Stands for the purpose of displaying and selling agricultural, floricultural or farming products which are

grown or produced on the premises; provided that there shall be no more than one stand per lot or

parcel of land. The ground coverage of the stand shall not exceed three hundred square feet, and it shall

be set back from the street or highway right-of-way a distance of at least twenty feet. Such stand must

be of good frame construction;

L. Windmills, silos, tank houses, buildings or shelters for farm equipment and machinery, water wells,

water reservoirs and storage tanks.

M. One second residence subject to Chpater 15.175.

(Ord. 1263 § 10, 2017; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.340.030 Uses Permitted With a Conditional Use Permit

The following uses and structures may be permitted in the “AT” zone only if a conditional use permit

has first been secured:

A. Commercial stables, riding academies;

B. Public and private nonprofit nursery schools, elementary schools, junior high schools, high schools and

colleges;

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C. Churches and religious institutions, private clubs and lodges, public playgrounds and parks and private

or public golf courses;

D. Sales and services to farmers or farm-related activities;

E. Government buildings and properties;

F. Animal hospitals and veterinarian’s offices;

G. Public utility buildings and public service or utility uses (transmission and distribution lines excepted),

including but not limited to reservoirs, storage tanks, pumping stations, telephone exchanges, power

stations, transformer stations, service yards and parking lots;

H. Cemeteries, crematories and mausoleums;

I. Natural gas wells;

J. Injection wells providing ten acres parcel size for each injection well;

K. Home occupation not in residential dwelling for parcels smaller than 10 acres in size.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.340.040 Uses Permitted with an Administrative Permit

The following uses and structures may be permitted only if an administrative permit has first been

secured:

A. Home occupation not in residential dwelling for parcels of at least 10 acres or more in size.

(Ord. 1263 § 11, 2017; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.340.050 Lot Area

A. The minimum area of any lot or parcel of land shall be 8.5 acres.

B. Each lot or parcel of land shall abut a public street for a minimum of sixty feet; the minimum width

shall be one hundred twenty feet.

C. Lots which are less than ten acres in size shall conform to a 3:1 length to width ratio.

(Ord. 1200 § 3, 2008; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.340.060 Minimum Yard Requirements

A. Front Yard. The minimum front yard shall be thirty feet.

B. Side Yard, corner Lots. On corner lots, the side yard which is not used as front yard shall not be less

than fifteen feet in width.

C. Side Yard, Accessory Buildings. The side yard of any accessory building that exceeds one thousand

square feet shall be the same as that required for the main building. Any accessory building less than

one thousand square feet shall have a minimum of five feet side yard and rear yard.

D. Side Yard, Interior. The minimum side yards of interior lots shall be fifteen feet.

E. Rear Yard. The minimum rear yard shall be twenty-five feet.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.340.070 Maximum Building Height

The maximum building height in the “AT” zone shall be:

A. Thirty-five feet for residential structures;

B. Fifty feet for agricultural buildings or structures and twenty feet at the ridge for accessory building with

five feet side yard or rear yard;

C. Exception. Water tanks, silos, granaries, barns, pole buildings, electronic towers, antennas and similar

structures of necessary mechanical appurtenances may exceed fifty feet in height; provided they do not

exceed the airport height restrictions.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.340.080 Minimum Distance Between Structures

The distance between any accessory building and a dwelling unit shall conform to Uniform Building

and Fire Codes.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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Chapter 15.350

RE - RURAL RESIDENTIAL ESTATE ZONE

Sections:

15.350.010 Purpose

15.350.020 Permitted Uses

15.350.030 Uses Permitted with a Conditional Use Permit

15.350.040 Uses Permitted with a Administrative Permit

15.350.050 Sub-Zone and Lot Area

15.350.060 Minimum Yard Requirements

15.350.070 Maximum Building Height

15.350.080 Minimum Distance Between Structures

15.350.090 Walls and Fences

15.350.010 Purpose

This zoning classification is established for the following purposes:

A. To provide for residential development within a range of densities compatible with a rural character and

life-style;

B. To allow residential uses in areas where agriculture is clearly a secondary use;

C. To use as a buffer zone between agricultural land and urbanized development;

D. To provide areas for hobby farms.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.350.020 Permitted Uses

The following uses and structures shall be permitted in the RE zone:

A. One single-family dwelling or mobilehome per parcel of land (refer to mobilehome standards);

B. In addition to the residence allowed under subsection A above for each parcel of land, one additional

residence or mobilehome for each five acres;

C. Growing and harvesting of any agricultural crop or product;

D. Growing and harvesting of field crops, grain and hay crops, and the growing of grass for pasture and

grazing;

E. Fish farming operations for the raising and harvesting of fish as a crop, but not including fishing clubs

or fishing for the general public on a commercial basis;

F. Agricultural service establishments primarily engaged in performing agricultural animal husbandry

services or horticultural services to farmers;

G. Accessory buildings such as garages, carports, lath houses, greenhouses, gardening sheds, recreation

rooms and similar structures which are customarily used in conjunction with and incidental to a

principal use or structure;

H. Home occupations if a permit is secured pursuant to Chapter 15.780;

I. Storage of materials used for the construction of a building, including the contractor’s temporary office;

provided, that such use is on the building site or immediately adjacent thereto, and provided further that

such use shall be permitted only during the construction period and the thirty days thereafter;

J. Accessory buildings or structures required for the storage of any crops, products, equipment or uses

lawfully permitted or produced on the premises;

K. The keeping of fowl and animals shall conform to all other provisions of law governing same. No pen,

coop, stable, barn or corral used for fowl and animals shall be kept or maintained within fifty feet of

any dwelling or other building used for human habitation, or within one hundred feet of any parcel of

land used for a public park, school or similar institution;

L. Stands for the purpose of displaying and selling agricultural, floricultural or farming products which are

grown or produced on the premises, provided that there shall be not more than one stand per lot or

parcel of land. The ground coverage of the stand shall not exceed three hundred square feet, and it shall

be set back from the street or highway right-of-way a distance of at least twenty feet. Such stand must

be of good frame construction;

M. Windmills, silos, tank houses, buildings or shelters for farm equipment and machinery, water wells,

water reservoirs and storage tanks.

N. One second dwelling subject to Chapter 15.175.

(Ord. 1263 § 12, 2017; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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15.350.030 Uses Permitted with a Conditional Use Permit

The following uses and structures may be permitted in the RE zone only if a conditional use permit has

first been secured:

A. Commercial stables, riding academies;

B. Public and private nonprofit nursery schools, elementary schools, junior high schools, high schools and

colleges;

C. Churches and religious institutions, private clubs and lodges, public playgrounds and parks, private or

public golf courses;

D. Sales and services to farmers or farm-related activities;

E. Government buildings and properties;

F. Animal hospitals and veterinarian’s offices;

G. Public utility buildings and public service or utility uses, (transmission and distribution lines excepted),

including but not limited to reservoirs, storage tanks, pumping stations, telephone exchanges, power

stations, transformer stations, service yards and parking lots;

H. Cemeteries, crematories and mausoleums;

I. Planned mobilehome parks;

J. Natural gas wells;

K. Injection wells providing ten acres parcel size for each injection well;

L. Home occupation not in residential dwelling for parcels smaller than 10 acres in size.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.350.040 Uses Permitted with an Administrative Permit

The following uses and structures may be permitted only if an administrative permit has first been

secured:

A. Administrator collector’s permit subject to standards in Section 15.770.

B. Home occupation not in residential dwelling for parcels of at least 10 acres in size.

(Ord. 1263 § 13, 2017; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.350.050 Sub-Zone and Lot Area

A. The minimum area of any lot or parcel of land for each of the RE sub-zones shall be as indicated below

except in a planned unit development project:

Sub-Zone: RE-1

Minimum Parcel Size: 40,000 square feet

Sub-Zone: RE-2

Minimum Parcel Size: 1.7 acres

Sub-Zone: RE-5

Minimum Parcel Size: 4.25 acres

Sub-Zone: RE-10

Minimum Parcel Size: 8.5 acres

B. Each lot or parcel of land shall abut a public street for a minimum of sixty feet; the minimum width

shall be one hundred twenty feet.

C. Lots which are less than ten acres in size shall conform to a 3:1 length to width ratio.

(Ord. 1200 § 3, 2008; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.350.060 Minimum Yard Requirements

A. Front Yard. The minimum front yard shall be thirty feet.

B. Side Yard, corner Lots. On corner lots, the side yard which is not used as front yard shall not be less

than fifteen feet in width.

C. Side Yard, Interior. The minimum side yards of interior lots shall be fifteen feet.

D. Side Yard, Accessory Buildings. The side yard of any accessory building that exceed one thousand

square feet shall be the same as that required for the main building. Any accessory building less than

one thousand square feet shall have a minimum of five feet side yard and rear yard.

E. Rear Yard. The minimum rear yard shall be twenty-five feet.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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15.350.070 Maximum Building Height

The maximum building height in the RE zone shall be:

A. Thirty-five feet for residential structures;

B. Fifty feet for agricultural buildings or structures. Twenty feet at the ridge for accessory building with

five feet side yard or rear yard;

C. Exception. Water tanks, silos, granaries, barns, pole buildings, electronic towers, antennas and similar

structures of necessary mechanical appurtenances may exceed fifty feet in height; provided, they do not

exceed the airport height restrictions.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.350.080 Minimum Distance between Structures

The distance between any accessory building and a dwelling unit shall conform to Uniform Building

and Fire Codes. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.350.090 Walls and Fences

Fences, walls and hedges not exceeding six feet in height shall be permitted, except that in a required

front yard, or side yard on a corner lot, a fence, wall or hedge shall not exceed three feet in height. (Ord.

1183 § 2, 2006)

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Chapter 15.360

RE-NW RURAL RESIDENTIAL ESTATE ZONE - NORTH WILLOWS

Sections:

15.360.010 Purpose

15.360.020 Permitted Uses

15.360.030 Uses Permitted with a Conditional Use Permit

15.360.040 Uses Permitted with a Administrative Permit

15.360.050 Lot Area

15.360.060 Minimum Yard Requirements

15.360.070 Maximum Building Height

15.360.080 Minimum Distance Between Structures

15.360.090 Walls and Fences

15.360.010 Purpose

This zoning classification is established for the following purposes:

A. To provide for residential development within a range of densities compatible with a rural character and

life-style;

B. To allow residential uses in areas where agriculture is clearly a secondary use;

C. To use as a buffer zone between agricultural land and urbanized development;

D. To provide areas for hobby farms.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.360.020 Permitted Uses

The following uses and structures shall be permitted in the RE-NW zone:

A. One single-family dwelling or mobilehome, accessory buildings and uses, and home occupations per

each parcel of land;

B. Crop and tree fanning, nurseries and greenhouses for the propagation of plants;

C. Private stables; provided, such stables shall not be closer than twenty-five feet to any street or property

line;

D. Publicly owned parks and playgrounds and public schools and buildings when placed in conformance

with the general plan;

E. Locations of underground utility installations, and of aboveground utility installations for local service;

except that locations for substations, generating plants, and gas holders must be approved by the

planning commission prior to construction, and the route of any proposed transmission line must be

discussed in detail with the planning commission prior to acquisition;

F. Animal husbandry and livestock farming subject to the following requirements:

1. For each horse or head of cattle over one year of age there must be twenty thousand square feet, or

2. For each head of swine over twelve weeks of age there must be forty thousand square feet, or

3. For each head of sheep or goats there must be ten thousand square feet, and

4. Poultry and rabbit farming not to exceed fifty chickens or fifty rabbits per forty thousand square

feet.

G. Major and minor auto repair of vehicles which are not owned or operated by occupants of the property.

If such repair causes a nuisance or visual blight in the neighborhood, a conditional use permit shall be

required.

H. One second dwelling subject to Chapter 15.175.

(Ord. 1263 § 14, 2017; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.360.030 Uses Permitted with a Conditional Use Permit

The following uses and structures may be permitted in the RE-NW zone only if a conditional use permit

has first been secured:

A. Publicly owned parks and playgrounds and public schools and buildings, except as noted in Section

15.360.020(D);

B. Sanitariums, rest homes, hospitals, churches, private schools, day care centers;

C. Golf courses and country clubs;

D. Kennels;

E. Natural gas wells;

F. Planned mobilehome parks with a maximum of two units per acre or forty thousand square feet;

G. Home occupation not in residential dwelling for parcels smaller than 10 acres in size.

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(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.360.040 Uses Permitted with an Administrative Permit

The following uses and structures may be permitted only if an administrative permit has first been

secured:

A. The permit shall be posted in the planning authority for ten (10) days prior to issuing the permit.

B. Home occupation not in residential dwelling for parcels of at least 10 acres or more in size.

(Ord. 1263 § 15, 2017; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.360.050 Lot Area

A. The minimum area of any lot or parcel of land shall be forty thousand square feet.

B. Each lot or parcel of land shall abut a public street for a minimum of sixty feet; the minimum width

shall be one hundred twenty feet.

C. Lots which are less than ten acres in size shall conform to a 3:1 length to width ratio.

(Ord. 1200 § 3, 2008; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.360.060 Minimum Yard Requirements

A. Front Yard. The minimum front yard shall be thirty feet.

B. Side Yard Corner Lots. On corner lots, the side yard which is not used as front yard shall not be less

than fifteen feet in width.

C. Side Yard, Interior. The minimum side yards of interior lots shall be fifteen feet.

D. Side Yard, Accessory Buildings. The side yard of any accessory building that exceed one thousand

square feet shall be the same as that required for the main building. Any accessory building less than

one thousand square feet shall have a minimum of five feet side yard and rear yard.

E. Rear Yard. The minimum rear yard shall be twenty-five feet.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.360.070 Maximum Building Height

The maximum building height shall be:

A. Thirty-five feet for residential structures;

B. Fifty feet for agricultural buildings or structures. Twenty feet at the ridge for accessory building with

five feet side yard or rear yard;

C. Exception. Water tanks, silos, granaries, barns, pole buildings, electronic towers, antennas and similar

structures of necessary mechanical appurtenances may exceed fifty feet in height; provided they do not

exceed the airport height restrictions.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.360.080 Minimum Distance Between Structures

The distance between any accessory building and a dwelling unit shall conform to Uniform Building

and Fire Codes. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.360.090 Walls and Fences

Fences, walls and hedges not exceeding six feet in height shall be permitted, except that in a required

front yard, or side yard on a corner lot, a fence, wall or hedge shall not exceed three feet in height. (Ord.

1183 § 2, 2006)

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Chapter 15.370

R-1 - SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONE

Sections:

15.370.010 Purpose

15.370.020 Placement

15.370.030 Permitted Uses

15.370.040 Uses Permitted with a Conditional Use Permit

15.370.050 Uses Permitted with an Administrative Permit

15.370.060 Site Area and Configuration

15.370.070 Minimum Yard Requirements

15.370.080 Maximum Building Height

15.370.090 Minimum Distance Between Structures

15.370.100 Walls and Fences

15.370.110 Maximum Lot Coverage

15.370.010 Purpose

This zoning classification is established for the following purposes:

A. To provide living area within an area where development is limited to low density concentrations of

single-family dwellings;

B. To promote and encourage a suitable environment for family life;

C. To provide space for community facilities needed to complement urban residential areas and for

institutions which require a residential environment;

D. To minimize traffic congestion and to avoid an overload of utilities designed to service only low

density residential use.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.370.020 Placement

The placement of the R-1, single-family residential zone is to be limited to the unincorporated areas of

the county which have sanitary sewer systems and/or a piped water system, or which is located within an

established service area of a governmental district or utility company which can offer such services. (Ord.

1183 § 2, 2006)

15.370.030 Permitted Uses

The following uses and structures are permitted in the “R-1” zone:

A. One single-family dwelling or mobilehome per parcel of land;

B. Accessory buildings such as garages, carports, lath houses, greenhouses, gardening sheds, recreation

rooms and similar structures which are customarily used in conjunction with and incidental to a

principal use or structure;

C. One home occupation per dwelling unit, if a permit is secured pursuant to Chapter 15.780;

D. Storage of materials used for the construction of a building, including the contractor’s temporary office,

provided that such use is on the building site or immediately adjacent thereto, and provided further that

such shall be permitted only during the construction period and 30 days thereafter;

E. Major and minor auto repair of vehicles which are not owned or operated by occupants of the property.

If such repair causes a nuisance of visual blight in the neighborhood, a conditional use permit shall be

required;

F. One hobby kennel when accessory to a permitted principal use and not used for commercial purposes.

No more that one hobby kennel is permitted per parcel of land;

G. One second dwelling subject to Chapter 15.175.

(Ord. 1263 § 16, 2017; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.370.040 Uses Permitted with a Conditional Use Permit

The following uses and structures are permitted in the “R-1” zone only if a conditional use permit has

first been secured:

A. Public and private non-profit nursery schools, elementary schools, junior high schools, high schools and

colleges;

B. Churches and religious institutions, private clubs and lodges, public playgrounds and parks, private or

public golf courses;

C. Government buildings and properties;

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D. Public utility buildings and public service or utility uses (transmission and distribution lines excepted),

including but not limited to reservoirs, storage tanks, pumping stations, telephone exchanges, power

stations, transformer stations, service yards and parking lots;

E. Kennel when accessory to a permitted principal use. No more than one kennel may be permitted parcel

of land.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.370.050 Uses Permitted with an Administrative Permit

The following uses and structures are permitted only if an administrative permit has first been secured:

A. Collection of five or fewer antique or hobby accumulation vehicles, subject to the requirements of

chapter 15.770;

B. One commercial hobby kennel when accessory to a principal permitted use. No more than one hobby

kennel, commercial or otherwise, is permitted per lot.

(Ord. 1263 § 17, 2017; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.370.060 Site Area and Configuration

A. The minimum area of any lot or parcel of land shall be five thousand square feet net if served by public

sewer and public water facilities.

B. The minimum area of any lot or parcel of land shall be twenty thousand square feet net if served by

either a public sewer or a public water facility.

C. The minimum area of any lot or parcel of land shall be forty thousand square feet net if served with a

septic tank and a wall.

D. The minimum lot width and public street frontage of any lot or parcel of land shall be fifty feet

providing the lot width ratio is met.

E. Lots which are less than ten acres in size shall conform to a 3:1 length to width ratio.

(Ord. 1200 § 3, 2008; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.370.070 Minimum Yard Requirements

A. Front Yard. The minimum front yard shall be twenty feet.

B. Side Yard, Corner Lots. On corner lots, the side yard which is contiguous to the street shall not be less

than ten feet in width, except that a garage or carport having an entrance fronting on the street shall be

set back at least twenty feet from the street property line.

C. Side Yard, Interior. The minimum side yard of interior lots shall be five feet.

D. Side Yard, Driveway. When used for access to a parking facility, a side yard shall be wide enough for a

ten foot wide unobstructed driveway. The handle portion of a panhandle lot shall be considered as a

side yard driveway. A side yard driveway shall be paved the entire length and width with cement or

asphaltic concrete.

E. Side Yard, Accessory Buildings. The side yard of any accessory building shall be the same as that

required-for the main building.

F. Rear Yard. The minimum rear yard shall be twenty-five feet.

G. Rear Yard, Accessory Buildings. An accessory building shall be located not less than five feet from the

rear property line.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.370.080 Maximum Building Height

The maximum building height in the R-1 zone shall be:

A. Thirty feet for any residential structures;

B. Fifteen feet for any accessory structures.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.370.090 Minimum Distance Between Structures

The distance between any accessory building and dwelling unit shall conform to Uniform Building and

Fire Codes. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.370.100 Walls and fences

Fences, walls and hedges not exceeding six feet in height shall be permitted, except that in a required

front yard or side yard on a corner lot, a fence, wall or hedge shall not exceed three feet in height. A fence or

wall may be allowed to a height of four feet provided that the additional one foot height is not of a solid

material. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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15.370.110 Maximum Lot Coverage

The maximum lot coverage shall be 40% of the total lot area. For areas where slopes are greater

than 30%, lot coverage shall not exceed 30%. (Ord. 1200 § 3, 2008)

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Chapter 15.380

R-M - MULTIPLE RESIDENTIAL ZONE

Sections:

15.380.010 Purpose

15.380.020 Placement

15.380.030 Permitted Uses

15.380.040 Uses Permitted with a Conditional Use Permit

15.380.050 Site Area and Configuration

15.380.060 Minimum Building Site Area

15.380.070 Minimum Yard Requirements

15.380.080 Maximum Building Height

15.380.090 Minimum Distance Between Structures

15.380.100 Walls and Fences

15.380.110 Maximum Lot Coverage

15.380.010 Purpose

This zoning classification is established for the following purposes:

A. To provide areas where all utilities are available for multiple residential development;

B. To ensure adequate light, air, privacy and open space for each dwelling unit;

C. To promote the most desirable use of land and direction of building development in accord with the

general plan.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.380.020 Placement

The placement of the R-M zone is to be limited to the unincorporated areas of the county which have

sanitary sewer systems and a piped water system, or which are located within an established service area of

a governmental district or utility company which can offer such services. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.380.030 Permitted Uses

The following uses and structures shall be permitted in the R-M zone:

A. Single-family detached dwellings;

B. Multifamily dwellings and apartments;

C. Accessory buildings such as garages, carports, lath houses, greenhouses, gardening sheds, recreation

rooms and similar structures which are customarily used in conjunction with and incidental to a

principal use of structure;

D. Home occupation if a permit is secured pursuant to Chapter 15.780;

E. Storage of materials used for the construction of a building, including the contractor’s temporary office;

provided, that such use is on the building site or immediately adjacent thereto; and provided further,

that such use shall be permitted only during the construction period and the thirty days thereafter;

F. One second dwelling subject to Chapter 15.175.

(Ord. 1263 § 18, 2017; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.380.040 Uses Permitted with a Conditional Use Permit

The following uses and structures may be permitted only if a conditional use permit has first been

secured:

A. Boardinghouses and rooming-houses;

B. Planned mobilehome parks;

C. Convalescent hospitals;

D. Rest homes;

E. Public and private nonprofit nursery schools, elementary schools, junior high schools, high schools and

colleges;

F. Churches and religious institutions, private clubs and lodges, public playgrounds and parks, private or

public golf courses;

G. Government buildings and properties;

H. Public utility buildings and public service or utility uses (transmission and distribution lines excepted),

including but not limited to reservoirs, storage tanks, pumping stations, telephone exchanges, power

stations, transformer stations, service yards and parking lots.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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15.380.050 Site Area and Configuration

A. The minimum area of any lot or parcel of land shall be five thousand square feet net if served by public

sewer and public water facilities except in a planned unit development project.

B. The minimum area of any lot or parcel of land shall be twenty thousand square feet net if served by

either a public sewer or a public water facility except in a planned unit development project.

C. The minimum area of any lot or parcel of land shall be forty thousand square feet net if served with a

septic tank and a well except in a planned unit development project.

D. The minimum lot width and public street frontage of any lot or parcel of land shall be fifty feet

provided the lot width ratio is met, except in a planned unit development project.

E. Lots which are less than ten acres in size shall conform to a 3:1 length to width ratio.

(Ord. 1200 § 3, 2008; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.380.060 Minimum Building Site Area

No lot or parcel of land shall be improved or developed to have more than one dwelling unit per the

square footage shown below:

A. Two thousand square feet if served by public sewer and water facilities or as specified by the county

health department;

B. One thousand five hundred square feet within a planned unit development project.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.380.070 Minimum Yard Requirements

A. Front Yard. The minimum front yard shall be twenty feet.

B. Side Yard, Corner Lot. On corner lots, the side yard which is contiguous to the street shall not be less

than ten feet in width, except that a garage or carport having an entrance fronting on the street shall be

set back at least twenty feet from the street property line.

C. Side Yard, Interior. The minimum side yard shall be five feet.

D. Side Yard, Accessory Buildings. The side yard of any accessory building shall be the same as that

required for the main building.

E. Rear Yard. The minimum rear yard shall be twenty feet.

F. Rear Yard, Accessory Buildings. An accessory building shall be located not less than five feet from the

rear property line.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.380.080 Maximum Building Height

The maximum building height in the R-M zone shall be:

A. Fifty-five feet for any structures;

B. Fifteen feet for any accessory structures.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.380.090 Minimum Distance Between Structures

The distance between any accessory building and a dwelling unit shall conform to Uniform Building

and Fire Codes. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.380.100 Walls and Fences

A. Walls or fences shall be required for all conditional uses. The size and materials shall be determined by the

planning commission in conformance with the character of the neighborhood in which the use is to be

situated.

B. A solid wall or fence not less than six feet in height shall be built and maintained on the side of property

which abuts a low density residential zone, commercial zone or industrial zone; provided, that such a

fence has not already been provided by the adjacent property. This provision shall be met before a

certificate of occupancy permit may be issued for such use by the building official.

C. Within a required front yard, or side yard on a corner lot, a fence, wall or hedge shall not exceed three

feet in height. A fence or wall within said area may be allowed to a height of four feet provided that the

additional one foot height is not of a solid material.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.380.110 Maximum Lot Coverage

The maximum lot coverage shall be 40% of the total lot area for a single story structure, 35% for a two

story structure, and 30% for a three story structure. (Ord. 1200 § 3, 2008)

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Chapter 15.390

LC - LOCAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT

Sections:

15.390.010 Purpose

15.390.020 Uses Permitted

15.390.030 Uses Permitted with a Conditional Use Permit

15.390.040 Uses Permitted with a Administrative Permit

15.390.050 Minimum Lot Size

15.390.060 Minimum Average Lot Width

15.390.070 Maximum Length to Width Ratio

15.390.080 Maximum Lot Coverage

15.390.090 Minimum Yards

15.390.100 Maximum Height

15.390.110 Site Plan Review

15.390.010 Purpose

The purpose of this district is to establish centers for small, localized retail and service businesses

which provide goods and services to surrounding residential development. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.390.020 Uses Permitted

When conducted within a completely enclosed building, and when open to the public between the hours

of six a.m. and ten p.m., the following local commercial uses are permitted:

A. Retail sales of food, dry good, pharmaceuticals, flowers, bait and tackle, art and craft supplies and

studios, books and magazines;

B. Personal services such as barber and beauty shops, laundromats and cleaners, health clubs or dance

studios;

C. Minor repair services such as jewelry, shoe and small appliance repair shops;

D. Food services such as cafes, coffee shops, and delicatessens, including outdoor dining areas;

E. Professional services such as tax consultants, real estate sales and law offices;

F. Medical services such as nurse practitioner, general practitioner and dentist offices;

G. Other local commercial uses when of similar character to those uses listed above;

H. Commercial and residential accessory uses and accessory structures;

I. Public buildings, public utility substations.

(Ord. 1253 § 2, 2015; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.390.030 Uses Permitted with a Conditional Use Permit

The following uses shall be permitted only after obtaining a conditional use permit:

A. Uses permitted in Section 15.390.020 when operating other than between the hours of six a.m. to ten

p.m., or with outdoor storage, sales or display;

B. Uses which do not meet the performance criteria listed in Division 4, Part 1 performance standards;

C. Retail fuel sales;

D. Bars when not exceeding two thousand five hundred square feet of gross floor area and when not

including amplified voice or music;

E. Retail plant nurseries, including outdoor storage, sales or display exceeding five percent of the gross

floor area;

F. Game rooms/amusement arcades.

(Ord. 1253 § 2, 2015; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.390.040 Uses Permitted with an Administrative Permit

The following uses shall be permitted only after obtaining an administrative permit:

A. An administrative permit for one (1) residential dwelling unit per parcel of land used and occupied

exclusively by the proprietor who owns and operates the business on the site, or by an employee who is

employed specifically as a caretaker or watchman for the business on the site.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.390.050 Minimum Lot Size

Net lot size shall be not less than the following:

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A. Lots with public water and sewer Eight thousand square feet;

B. Lots with well and public sewer, or public water and septic system: Twenty thousand square feet;

C. Lots with well and septic system: Forty thousand square feet.

On-site sewage disposal systems are subject to approval of the county health department.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.390.060 Minimum Average Lot Width

The minimum average lot width shall be as follows:

A. Interior lots: Eighty feet;

B. Corner lots: One hundred feet.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.390.070 Maximum Length to Width Ratio

The maximum length to width ratio shall be three to one. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.390.080 Maximum Lot Coverage

The maximum lot coverage shall be as follows:

A. Lots with only one-story buildings: Forty percent.

B. Lots with a multi-story building: Thirty-five percent.

(Ord. 1253 § 2, 2015; Ord. 1200 § 3, 2008; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.390.090 Minimum Yards

Yards shall be no less than the following:

A. Front Yard: Twenty feet from lot line, or forty-five feet from centerline of roadway, whichever is

greater. Yards abutting streets are front yards;

B. Rear yard: None, or ten feet from lot line when contiguous to any residential district;

C. Side yard: None, or ten feet from lot line when contiguous to any residential district;

D. Accessory structures: The above yards shall apply.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.390.100 Maximum Height

Structures shall not exceed the following heights:

A. Principal structures: Two stories or thirty feet maximum, whichever is less;

B. Accessory structures: Twenty feet.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.390.110 Site Plan Review

Prior to or concurrent with the application for a building permit, the applicant shall submit to the

agency a complete site plan and all necessary supporting documentation for review by the agency to ensure

compliance with all the requirements of the Glenn County Code. (Ord. 1200 § 3, 2008; Ord. 1183 § 2,

2006)

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Chapter 15.400

CC - COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT

Sections:

15.400.010 Purpose

15.400.020 Uses Permitted

15.400.030 Uses Permitted with a Conditional Use Permit

15.400.040 Uses Permitted with an Administrative Permit

15.400.050 Minimum Lot Size

15.400.060 Minimum Average Lot Width

15.400.070 Maximum Length to Width Ratio

15.400.080 Maximum Lot Coverage

15.400.090 Minimum Yards

15.400.100 Maximum Height

15.400.110 Site Plan Review

15.400.010 Purpose

The purpose of the community commercial district is to provide a full range of commercial retail and

service establishments to communities. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.400.020 Uses Permitted

When conducted within a completely enclosed building, when open to the public between the hours of

six a.m. and twelve midnight, and when without drive-through facilities:

A. Retail sales of food, appliances, paint, hardware, auto parts, drugs, liquor, new and used clothing,

furniture, carpet, flowers, books, art and antiques;

B. Personal services such as barber and beauty shops, tailors, laundromats and cleaners, dance and art

studios, photocopying centers, photography studios and dog grooming;

C. Repair services such as appliance, radio, television, shoe and jewelry repair shops;

D. Food services such as restaurants, cafes and delicatessens, with on-site and off-site sale of beer, wine

and liquor including outdoor dining areas;

E. Banking, finance, loans, law, real estate or general administrative services, including drive-through

services;

F. Professional offices and services such as dispatching, blueprinting, duplicating, printing, drafting,

engineering, surveying, planning and architectural services;

G. Health care services such as doctor or dental offices, medical clinics and small animal veterinary

clinics;

H. Entertainment such as indoor theaters, bowling alleys, pool halls, game rooms and amusement

enterprises and recreational facilities such as health clubs, spas, saunas and hot tub establishments;

I. Other community commercial uses when of similar character to those uses listed above;

J. Commercial and residential accessory uses and accessory structures including six or less

games/amusement devices and two or less pool tables occupying less than twenty-five percent of the

net floor area;

K. Public buildings, public utility substations;

L. Agricultural related services when of similar character to those uses listed above.

(Ord. 1253 § 2, 2015; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.400.030 Uses Permitted with a Conditional Use Permit

The following uses shall be permitted only after obtaining a use permit:

A. Uses permitted in Section 15.400.020 with outdoor storage, sales or display when operating other than

between the hours of six a.m. and twelve midnight, or when including drive-through facilities;

B. Uses which do not meet the performance criteria listed in Division 4, Part 1, Performance Standards;

C. Hotels and Motels;

D. Retail plant nurseries, including outdoor storage, sales or display;

E. Used appliance stores, secondhand stores and thrift stores;

F. Bars, taverns or cocktail lounges;

G. Retail fuel sales, minor auto repair and mechanical auto washes;

H. Major auto repair when conducted within a completely enclosed building, but not including body and

fender shops and paint shops;

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I. Farm or building supply stores, home improvement centers when outdoor storage, sales or display is

limited to fifteen percent of gross floor area;

J. Funeral homes, health care facilities;

K. Retail sales of new and used automobiles including incidental minor or major repair services, including

outdoor storage, sales and display;

L. Rental or leasing of autos, trucks, trailers, boats or recreational vehicles, including outdoor storage,

sales and display;

M. Commercial parking lots, taxicab companies, including outdoor storage;

N. Nonprofit animal shelters;

O. Church or private school;

P. Natural gas well;

Q. Agricultural related services when of similar character to those listed above.

(Ord. 1253 § 2, 2015; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.400.040 Uses Permitted with an Administrative Permit

The following uses shall be permitted only after obtaining an administrative permit:

A. An administrative permit for one (1) residential dwelling unit per parcel of land used and occupied

exclusively by the proprietor who owns and operates the business on the site, or by an employee who is

employed specifically as a caretaker or watchman for the business on the site.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.400.050 Minimum Lot Size

Net lot sizes shall be no less than the following:

A. Lots with public water and sewer: Eight thousand square feet;

B. Lots with well and public sewer, or public water and septic system: Twenty thousand square feet;

C. Lots with well and septic system: Forty thousand square feet.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.400.060 Minimum Average Lot Width

The minimum average lot width shall be as follows:

A. Interior Lots: Eighty feet;

B. Corner Lots: One hundred feet.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.400.070 Maximum Length to Width Ratio

Maximum length to width ratio shall not exceed three to one. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.400.080 Maximum Lot Coverage

The maximum lot-coverage shall be fifty percent. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.400.090 Minimum Yards

Yards shall be no less than the following:

A. Front Yard: None, except when frontage in a block is partially in an R district, in which case the

frontage shall be the same as required in such R districts. Yards abutting streets are front yards;

B. Rear Yard: None, or ten feet from the lot line when contiguous to any residential district;

C. Side Yard: None, or ten feet from the lot line when contiguous to any residential district;

D. Accessory Structures: The above yards shall apply.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.400.100 Maximum Height

Structures shall not exceed the following heights:

A. Principal Structures: Thirty five feet;

B. Accessory Structures: Twenty feet.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.400.110 Site Plan Review

Prior to or concurrent with the application for a building permit, the applicant shall submit to the

agency a complete site plan and all necessary supporting documentation for review by the agency to ensure

compliance with all the requirements of the Glenn County Code. (Ord. 1200 § 3, 2008; Ord. 1183 § 2,

2006)

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Chapter 15.410

C - COMMERCIAL ZONE

Sections:

15.410.010 Purpose

15.410.020 Permitted Uses

15.410.030 Uses Permitted with a Conditional Use Permit

15.410.040 Uses Permitted with an Administrative Permit

15.410.050 Site Area and Configuration

15.410.060 Minimum Yard Requirements

15.4150.070 Maximum Building Height

15.410.080 Walls and Fences

15.410.090 Site Plan Review

15.410.010 Purpose

This zoning classification is established for the following purposes:

A. To promote the most desirable use of land and direction of building development in accordance with

the general plan;

B. To strengthen the economic base of the county and to protect the county’s tax revenues;

C. To protect both retail development and nearby residences against congestion, particularly in areas

where the established pattern is predominantly residential but includes local retail uses by regulating the

intensity of local retail development.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.410.020 Permitted Uses

The following uses and structures shall be permitted in the C zone:

A. Retail trade establishments similar to the following;

1. General merchandise stores

2. Food stores

3. Apparel stores

4. Drugstores

5. Liquor stores

6. Eating and drinking places

7. Automotive supplies

8. Automobile dealers (new and used) located not closer than five hundred feet to a R-1 zone

9. Mobilehome sales

10. Automotive service stations, repair garages and tire sales (excluding painting and body work)

providing repair is conducted within a building. Such uses shall not be located closer than five

hundred feet to a R-1 zone unless a conditional use permit is granted by the planning commission

11. Pawnbrokers and second-hand dealers; provided that the business is completely enclosed within a

building and that no material shall be kept outside the building for storage, advertising or any other

purpose;

B. Wholesale trade establishments excluding warehouses, when conducted solely within a building;

C. Financial insurance and real estate establishments;

D. Service establishments similar to the following:

1. Personal services, barber-shops, beauty shops, laundries, dry cleaners, shoe repair

2. Business services

3. Professional services

4. General offices including government offices

5. Legal services

6. Medical and health services

7. Hotels and motels;

E. Underground public utility facilities;

F. Public utility transmission and distribution lines.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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15.410.030 Uses Permitted with a Conditional Use Permit

The following uses and structures may be permitted only if a conditional use permit has first been

secured:

A. Churches and religious institutions;

B. Automotive paint and body shops;

C. Ambulance service;

D. Animal hospital without outdoor kennels;

E. Bottled gas sale and related storage;

F. Cabinet shop;

G. Hospital, acute care;

H. Household moving and storage service;

I. Ministorage warehouses;

J. Pest control service;

K. Building supplies store and yard, contractor yard;

L. Bus depot;

M. Equipment sales and rental involving outdoor storage;

N. Drive-in theater;

O. Public and private nursery schools, elementary schools, junior high schools, high schools and colleges;

P. Private clubs and lodges and fraternal organizations;

Q. Public playground and parks;

R. Private or public golf courses;

S. Public utility facilities, accessory structures, and service yards;

T. Truck service station, including truck terminal;

U. Planned mobilehome park and R.V. park;

V. Injection wells;

W. Commercial storage (storage for resale) of inflammable fluid or gas fuels in a quantity greater than five

hundred gallons in any container less than two and one-half feet below the surface of the ground;

X. Billiard parlor, pool hall;

Y. Any facility that has on-site sale of alcoholic beverages.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.410.040 Uses Permitted with an Administrative Permit

A. An annual administrative permit for one mobilehome per parcel of land used and occupied exclusively

by the proprietor who owns and operates a business, or by an employee who is employed specifically as

a caretaker or watchman (refer to mobilehome standards).

B. Natural gas wells.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.410.050 Site Area and Configuration

A. The minimum area of any lot or parcel of land shall be six thousand square feet net if served by public

sewer and public water facilities except in a planned unit development project.

B. The minimum area of any lot or parcel of land shall be twenty thousand square feet if served by either a

public sewer or a public water facility except in a planned unit development project.

C. The minimum area of any lot or parcel of land shall be one acre net if served with a septic tank and a

well except in a planned unit development.

D. The minimum lot width and public street frontage of any lot or parcel shall be sixty feet provided the lot

width ratio is met, except in a planned unit development project.

E. Lots which are less than ten acres in size shall conform to a 3:1 length to width ratio.

(Ord. 1200 § 3, 2008; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.410.060 Minimum Yard Requirements

A. Front Yard. No front yard shall be required, except where the frontage in a block is partially in a

residential district, in which case the front yard shall be the same as required in such residential district.

Where a public street does not provide for a sidewalk within the right-of-way, a ten foot setback shall

be provided.

B. Side Yard. No side yard shall be required, except where the side yard of a lot abuts the side of a lot in a

residential district, in which case the side yard shall be not less than fifteen feet.

C. Rear Yard. No rear yard shall be required, except where the rear of a lot abuts a residential district, in

which case the rear yard shall be not less than twenty feet.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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15.410.070 Maximum Building Height

No building or structure in this zone shall exceed seventy-five feet in height, except as otherwise

permitted with a conditional use permit. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.410.080 Walls and Fences

A. Walls or fences shall be required for all conditional uses. The size and materials shall be determined by

the planning commission in conformance with the character of the neighborhood in which the use is to

be situated.

B. A solid wall or fence not less than six feet in height shall be built and maintained on those sides of

property which abuts a residential zone; provided, that such a fence has not already been provided by

the adjacent property. This provision shall be met before a certificate of occupancy permit may be

issued for such use by the building official.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.410.090 Site plan review.

Prior to or concurrent with the application for a building permit, the applicant shall submit to the

agency a complete site plan and all necessary supporting documentation for review by the agency to ensure

compliance with all the requirements of the Glenn County Code. (Ord. 1200 § 3, 2008; Ord. 1183 § 2,

2006)

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Chapter 15.420

SC - SERVICE COMMERCIAL DISTRICT

Sections:

15.420.010 Purpose

15.420.020 Uses Permitted

15.420.030 Uses Permitted with a Conditional Use Permit

15.420.040 Uses Permitted with an Administrative Permit

15.420.050 Minimum Lot Size

15.420.060 Minimum Average Lot Width

15.420.070 Maximum Length to Width Ratio

15.420.080 Maximum Lot Coverage

15.420.090 Minimum Yards

15.420.100 Maximum Heights

15.420.110 Site Plan Review

15.420.010 Purpose

The purpose of the service commercial district is to provide areas suitable for heavy retail and service

commercial uses which do not specialize in pedestrian traffic and are more appropriately located away from

the central business district of communities within the county. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.420.020 Uses Permitted

When conducted within a completely enclosed building, when outdoor storage does not exceed fifty

percent of the gross floor area per use and when within a completely screened area on the same lot, the

following service commercial uses are permitted:

A. Retail sales of large and bulky household items such as appliances, carpet and floor covering, furniture,

fireplaces or woodstoves;

B. Installation of auto parts and accessories such as tire or battery stores, muffler shops and tune-up shops,

including incidental retail sales of auto parts and accessories;

C. Commercial trade services with or without incidental retail sales such as cleaning and dyeing agencies

and plants, bottling works, funeral homes, cabinet and carpentry shops, blacksmith, welding and

machine shops, furniture repair and upholstery shops;

D. Construction-related sales and services such as building supply stores with incidental lumber storage

yards, general and specialty contractors offices, electrical, plumbing and heating shops, and light

equipment rental shops;

E. Warehouses and mini-storage;

F. Sales and services to the agricultural sector such as farm supply stores, farm implement sales and

service shops, agricultural supply cooperatives and commercial irrigation services;

G. Professional construction support services such as blue-printing, duplicating, printing, drafting,

engineering, surveying, planning or architecture services;

H. Laundry, janitorial or facility maintenance services;

I. Other service commercial uses when of similar character to those listed above;

J. Commercial and residential accessory uses and accessory structures;

K. Public buildings, public utility substations.

(Ord. 1253 § 2, 2015; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.420.030 Uses Permitted with a Conditional Use Permit

The following uses shall be permitted only after obtaining a conditional use permit. The following

service commercial uses are permitted when conducted within a completely enclosed building (excepting

auto sales):

A. Uses permitted in Section 15.420.020 when outdoor storage does exceed fifty percent of the gross floor

area per use or when not contained within a completely screened area;

B. Uses which do not meet the performance criteria listed in Division 4, Part 1, Performance Standards;

C. Businesses providing retail sales of new or used automobiles with incidental minor and major repair

services;

D. Open-air retail sales of boats, recreational vehicles, mobilehomes, modular homes, factory-built homes,

swimming pools, storage tanks, satellite dish antennas and other large and bulky items;

E. Rental or leasing of trucks, trailers and recreational vehicles;

F. Automobile, truck and vehicle service and repair shops and garages providing minor and major repairs,

body work and painting;

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G. Commercial parking lots, taxicab companies, including outdoor storage;

H. Contractors’ heavy equipment storage yards or heavy equipment rental yards;

I. Fuel tank farms, wholesale fuel sales or distributors, including natural gas or propane distributors or

wholesalers;

J. Natural gas wells.

(Ord. 1253 § 2, 2015; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.420.040 Uses Permitted with an Administrative Permit

The following uses shall be permitted only after obtaining an administrative permit:

A. An administrative permit for one (1) residential dwelling unit per parcel of land used and occupied

exclusively by the proprietor who owns and operates the business on the site, or by an employee who is

employed specifically as a caretaker or watchman for the business on the site.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.420.050 Minimum Lot Size

Net lot sizes shall be no less than the following:

A. Lots with public water and sewer: Twelve thousand five hundred square feet;

B. Lots with well and public sewer, or public water and septic system: Twenty thousand square feet;

C. Lots with well and septic system: Forty thousand square feet.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.420.060 Minimum Average Lot Width

The minimum average lot width shall be as follows:

A. Interior lots: One hundred feet;

B. Corner lots: One hundred twenty feet.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.420.070 Maximum Length to Width Ratio

Maximum length to width ratio shall not exceed three to one. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.420.080 Maximum Lot Coverage

The maximum lot coverage shall be seventy-five percent. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.420.090 Minimum Yards

Yards shall be no less than the following:

A. Front Yard: Ten feet from lot line, or thirty-five feet from the centerline of a roadway, whichever is

greater. Yards abutting streets are front yards;

B. Rear Yard: None, or five feet from the lot line when contiguous to any residential district;

C. Side Yard: None, or twenty-five feet from the lot line when contiguous to any residential district;

D. Accessory structures: The above yards shall apply.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.420.100 Maximum Heights

Structures shall not exceed the following heights:

A. Principal Structures: Thirty-five feet;

B. Accessory Structures: Twenty feet.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.420.110 Site Plan Review

Prior to or concurrent with the application for a building permit, the applicant shall submit to the

agency a complete site plan and all necessary supporting documentation for review by the agency to ensure

compliance with all the requirements of the Glenn County Code. (Ord. 1200 § 3, 2008; Ord. 1183 § 2,

2006)

Chapter 15.430

HVC - HIGHWAY AND VISITOR COMMERCIAL DISTRICT

Sections:

15.430.010 Purpose

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15.430.020 Uses Permitted

15.430.030 Uses Permitted with a Conditional Use Permit

15.430.040 Uses Permitted with an Administrative Permit

15.430.050 Minimum Lot Size

15.430.060 Minimum Average Lot Width

15.430.070 Maximum Length to Width Ratio

15.430.080 Maximum Lot Coverage

15.430.090 Minimum Yards

15.430.100 Maximum Height

15.430.110 Site Plan Review

15.430.010 Purpose

The purpose of this district is to provide for the location of the facilities and services needed by the

traveling public along the county’s major collectors, at intersections with state highways and where they can

be reached conveniently and safely and to provide for tourist recreational development in areas of unique

scenic and recreational value, while providing for maximum conservation of the resources of the parcel.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.430.020 Uses Permitted

When serving the needs of the traveling public, when conducted within a completely enclosed building,

the following highway commercial uses are permitted:

A. Food services such as restaurants, cafes, coffee shops and delicatessens, including drive-in, or drive-

through fast food services, including outdoor dining areas;

B. Bus stations;

C. Real estate sales offices;

D. Retail sales of groceries, beer and wine sold but not consumed on the premises, sporting goods, bait and

tackle, souvenirs, antiques and curios;

E. Other highway commercial uses when of a similar character to those listed above;

F. Hotels, motels, recreational vehicles parks and public or private campgrounds when not exceeding

fifteen units;

G. Commercial and residential accessory uses and accessory structures including piers, boat docks, boat

storage, tennis courts, swimming pools, riding and hiking facilities and laundry facilities, for private use

of the hotel or motel guests, or restaurant patrons only;

H. Novelty and gift shops, beauty and barber shops, sporting goods and apparel shops, game room,

arcades, laundromats open to the public and bait and tackle shops when incidental to a hotel, motel,

campground, RV park or tune share condominium when not exceeding a use area of five hundred

square feet.

(Ord. 1253 § 2, 2015; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.430.030 Uses Permitted with a Conditional Use Permit

The following uses shall be permitted only after obtaining a conditional use permit:

A. Uses permitted in Section 15.430.020 with outdoor storage, sales, or display;

B. Uses which do not meet the performance criteria listed in Division 4, Part 1, Performance Standards;

C. Fruit and produce stands exceeding four hundred square feet in size;

D. Park-and-ride facilities;

E. Hotels, motels, recreational vehicle parks and public or private campgrounds when exceeding fifteen

units;

F. Caretaker’s quarters, employee housing or dormitories incidental to a hotel or motel of at least sixteen

units;

G. Retail fuel sales, minor auto repair and mechanical auto washes;

H. Recreational vehicle parks, public and private campgrounds;

I. Truck stops or auto truck service stations and incidental minor auto/truck repair;

J. Bars, taverns or cocktail lounges with or without live entertainment, off-sale liquor;

K. Time share condominiums, including conversion of residential uses into time share or resort units.

(Ord. 1253 § 2, 2015; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.430.040 Uses Permitted with an Administrative Permit

A. An administrative permit for one residential dwelling unit per parcel of land used and occupied

exclusively by the proprietor who owns and operates the business on the site, or by an employee who is

employed specifically as a caretaker or a watchman for the business on the site.

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(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.430.050 Minimum Lot Size

Net lot sizes shall be no less than the following:

A. Lots with public water and sewer: Eight thousand square feet;

B. Lots with well and public sewer, or public water and septic: Twenty thousand square feet;

C. Lots with well and septic system: Forty thousand square feet.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.430.060 Minimum Average Lot Width

The minimum average lot width shall be as follows:

A. Interior lots: Eighty feet;

B. Corner lots: One hundred feet.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.430.070 Maximum Length to Width Ratio

The maximum length to width ratio shall not exceed three to one. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.430.080 Maximum Lot Coverage

The maximum lot coverage shall be fifty percent. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.430.090 Minimum Yards

Yards shall be no less, than the following:

A. Front yard: Twenty feet from the lot line, or forty-five feet from centerline of roadway, whichever is

greater. Yards abutting streets are front yards;

B. Rear yard: Twenty feet from the lot line;

C. Side yard: Five feet from the lot line;

D. Accessory structures: The above yards shall apply.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.430.100 Maximum Height

Structures shall not exceed two stories or thirty feet maximum, which ever is less. (Ord. 1183 § 2,

2006)

15.430.110 Site Plan Review

Prior to or concurrent with the application for a building permit, the applicant shall submit to the

agency a complete site plan and all necessary supporting documentation for review by the agency to ensure

compliance with all the requirements of the Glenn County Code. (Ord. 1200 § 3, 2008; Ord. 1183 § 2,

2006)

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Chapter 15.440

M - INDUSTRIAL ZONE

Sections:

15.440.010 Purpose

15.440.020 Permitted Uses

15.440.030 Uses Permitted with a Conditional Use Permit

15.440.040 Uses Permitted with an Administrative Permit

15.440.050 Site Area and Configuration

15.440.060 Minimum Yard Requirements

15.440.070 Maximum Building Height

15.440.080 Walls and Fences

15.440.090 Site Plan Review

15.440.010 Purpose

This zoning classification is established for the following purposes:

A. To reserve appropriately located areas for industrial plants and related activities;

B. To protect areas appropriate for industrial use from intrusion by residential dwellings and other

conflicting uses;

C. To protect residential and commercial properties and nuisance-free, nonhazardous industrial uses from

noise, odor, dust, dirt, smoke, vibration, heat, glare, fire, explosion, noxious fumes, radiation and other

hazards and objectionable influence incidental to certain industrial uses;

D. To promote the most desirable use of land and development in accordance with the general plan of

Glenn County.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.440.020 Permitted Uses

A. The following manufacturing, fabricating, processing and related necessary product storage uses and

associated structures shall be permitted in “M” zone. Product storage shall only be permitted on the

parcel upon which the manufacturing, fabricating or processing takes place:

1. Apparel and finished products made from fabric and similar materials;

2. Food and beverages including ice, dry ice and cold storage;

3. Furniture, fixtures and cabinets;

4. Instruments, optics, photographic equipment and supplies;

5. Jewelry, silverware and metal ware;

6. Leather and leather products;

7. Lumber and wood products including mobilehome, modular home and prefabricated structures;

8. Machinery including electrical, electronic and communications;

9. Metal products;

10. Miscellaneous goods and supplies including but not limited to musical instruments, toys and

games, sporting and athletic goods and artists’ materials;

11. Commercial storage (storage for resale) of inflammable fluid or gas fuels.

B. The following nonmanufacturing uses and associated structures shall be permitted in the “M” zone:

1. Ambulance service;

2. Automotive and other machinery repair, service and storage, when conducted within a building or

enclosed within a solid wall or fence meeting the requirements of and approved pursuant to

Chapter 15.750 of this title;

3. Building construction and special trade contractor’s shops and service yards, when conducted

within a building or enclosed within a solid wall or fence meeting the requirements of and

approved pursuant to Chapter 15.750 of this title;

4. Building material sales yard when conducted within a building or enclosed within a solid wall or

fence meeting the requirements of and approved pursuant to Chapter 15.750 of this title;

5. Exterminating and pest control service;

6. Granaries;

7. Hatcheries;

8. Parcel delivery service;

9. Public utility trans-mission/distribution lines;

10. Oil and gas well service and supply;

11. Research laboratories;

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12. Transportation facilities and terminals;

13. Warehousing;

14. When conducted within a building; Entertainment Facilities (assembly hall, bowling alley, skating

rink), Sports Facilities (fitness center, gymnasium, swimming pool), Studios (art, dancing, music),

and Trade Schools (commercial, mechanical, technical).

(Ord. 1231 § 2, 2012; 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.440.030 Uses Permitted with a Conditional Use Permit

A. The following manufacturing, fabricating, processing and storage uses and associated structures shall

be permitted in this zone only if a conditional use permit has first been secured:

1. Animal slaughtering;

2. Bone distillation;

3. Chemicals including but not limited to basic chemicals, cleaning agents, cosmetics, explosives,

fertilizers, gases, medicinal and botanical products, paints, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, plastics and

synthetic fibers;

4. Metal smelting and refining;

5. Ordnance;

6. Paper, pulp mills and paper products;

7. Petroleum refining including paving and roofing materials;

8. Rubber products;

9. Concrete and asphalt mixing plants;

10. Stone, clay, glass and concrete products;

11. Textiles.

B. The following nonmanufacturing uses and associated structures shall be permitted in this zone only if a

conditional use permit has first been secured:

1. Animal stock yards, feed lots and dairies;

2. Dumping, disposal, incineration and reduction of garbage, dead animals and refuse;

3. Junk yards, automobile dismantling, automobile wrecking yards, building materials wrecking

yards, storage and bailing of scraps, paper, rags, sacks and scrap metal;

4. Power generation facilities meeting Chapter 15.860;

5. Injection wells;

6. Planned mobilehome parks.

(Ord. 1256 § 2, 2016; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.440.040 Uses Permitted with an Administrative Permit

The following uses and structures may be permitted only if an administrative permit has first been

secured:

A. An annual administrative permit for one mobilehome per parcel of land used and occupied exclusively

by the proprietor who owns and operates a business, or by an employee who is employed specifically as

a caretaker or watchman (refer to mobilehome standards);

B. Natural gas wells.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.440.050 Site Area and Configuration

A. The minimum area of any lot or parcel of land shall be ten thousand square feet net if served by public

sewer and public water facilities except in a planned unit development project.

B. The minimum area of any lot or parcel of land shall be twenty thousand square feet net if served by

either a public sewer or a public water facility except in a planned unit development project.

C. The minimum area of any lot or parcel of land shall be as indicated below, except in a planned unit

development project, if served with a septic tank and a well:

Sub-Zone: M-1

Minimum Parcel Size:1 acre

Sub-Zone: M-5

Minimum Parcel Size:5 acres

D. The minimum lot width and public street frontage of any lot or parcel of land shall be sixty feet;

providing, the lot width ratio is met, except in a planned unit development project.

E. Lots which are less than ten acres in size shall conform to a 3:1 length to width ratio.

(Ord. 1200 § 3, 2008; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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15.440.060 Minimum Yard Requirements

A. Front Yard. No front yard shall be required, except where the frontage in a block is partially in a

residential district, in which case the front yard shall be the same as required in such residential district.

B. Side Yard: No side yard shall be required, except that a 25 foot setback with a solid wall, solid fence,

or landscaping, shall be required where a parcel occurs within a block lying partly within a residential

district. Each Site Plan Review shall be evaluated on a project-specific basis.

C. Rear Yard: No rear yard shall be required, except where the rear of a lot abuts a residential district, in

which case the rear yard shall be not less than twenty-five (25) feet with a solid wall, solid fence, or

landscaping. Each Site Plan Review shall be evaluated on a project-specific basis.

D. The wall, fence, and/or landscaping shall be continuously maintained. This provision shall be met

before a Certificate of Occupancy Permit may be issued for such use by the building official.

E. Any expansions of existing facilities are exempt from this Chapter 15.440, unless recommended by the

Director and approved by the Planning Commission. Each Site Plan Review for any expansion of an

existing facility shall be evaluated on a project-specific basis.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.440.070 Maximum Building Height

No building or structure in this zone shall exceed seventy-five feet in height, except as otherwise

permitted with a conditional use permit. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.440.080 Walls and Fences

A. A solid wall, solid fence, or landscaping shall be required for all conditional uses. The size and

materials shall be determined by the Planning Commission in conformance with the character of the

neighborhood in which the use is to be situated.

B. The provisions of Chapter 15.750 shall be adhered to for junkyards, automobile dismantling,

automobile wrecking yards, storage and bailing of scraps, paper, rags, sacks, scrap metal and

recyclables.

C. The provisions of Chapter 15.750 of this title shall be adhered to for junkyards, automobile dismantling,

automobile wrecking yards, storage and bailing of scraps, paper, rags, sacks and scrap metal.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.440.090 Site Plan Review

Prior to or concurrent with the application for a building permit, the applicant shall submit to the

agency a complete site plan and all necessary supporting documentation for review by the agency to ensure

compliance with all the requirements of the Glenn County Code. (Ord. 1200 § 3, 2008; Ord. 1183 § 2,

2006)

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PART 2 - SPECIAL LAND USE DISTRICTS

Chapter 15.450

TPZ - TIMBERLAND PRESERVE ZONE

Sections:

15.450.010 Purpose and Authority

15.450.020 List of Criteria

15.450.030 Terms

15.450.040 Placement

15.450.050 Permitted Uses

15.450.060 Uses Permitted with a Conditional Use Permit

15.450.070 Site Area

15.450.080 Other Requirements

15.450.010 Purpose and Authority

This chapter is adopted pursuant to the mandate and authority of the Z’Berg-Warren-Keene-Collier

Forest Taxation Reform Act of 1976 and, more particularly, Section 51113 of the Government Code of the

state of California, a part of said Act. The purpose of the timberland preserve zone is to provide a zone in

the county in which the highest and best use of the land is the growing and harvesting of timber. Lands so

zoned will be subject to all of the provisions of the Z’Berg-Warren-Keene-Collier Forest Taxation Reform

Act of 1976. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.450.020 List of Criteria

Pursuant to Section 51113 (c) and (d) of the Government Code the criteria for parcels of land to be

considered for zoning as timberland under the provisions of Section 51113 of the Government Code are set

and declared to be the following:

A. A map shall be prepared showing the legal description of the assessor’s parcel number of the property

desired to be zoned;

B. A plan for forest management must be prepared or approved as to content, for the property by a

registered professional forester. Such plan shall provide for the eventual harvest of timber within a

reasonable period of time, as determined by the preparer of the plan;

C. The parcel shall currently meet the timber stocking standards as set forth in Section 4561 of the Public

Resources Code and the forest practice rules adopted by the State Board of Forestry for the district in

which the parcel is located, or the owner must sign an agreement with the board to meet such stocking

standards and forest practice rules by the fifth anniversary of the signing of such agreement. If the

parcel is subsequently zoned as timberland preserve under subdivision (a) of Section 51112 of the

Government Code, then failure to meet such stocking standards and forest practice rules within this

time period provides the board with a ground for rezoning of the parcel pursuant to Section 51121;

D. The land area concerned and described on said map shall be in the ownership of one person, as defined

in Section 38106 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, and shall be comprised of single or contiguous

parcels of no less than one hundred sixty acres;

E. The land shall be of “Site III” Site Quality Class, as said term is defined and used pursuant to said Act.

Land shall be deemed to be Site III land if the average quality of the land is Site III. “Average,” for the

purposes of this subsection means that for every acre of land which is Site IV or Site V quality, there

must be at least one acre, respectively, of Site II or Site I land to balance the lesser quality land to create

an exact Site III or better numerical average as to quality of acres to be included.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.450.030 Terms

For the purposes of this chapter, the terms or words used herein shall be as defined in Chapter 6.7

(commencing with Section 51100) of Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 5 of the Government Code. (Ord. 1183 §

2, 2006)

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15.450.040 Placement

The zoning of land in the timberland preserve zone is to be limited to those parcels within the county

which:

A. Meet all of the requirements for inclusion in “List A” as defined in Section 51110 of the Government

Code; or

B. Meet all of the requirements for inclusion in “List B” as defined in Section 51110.1 of the Government

Code; or

C. Meet the criteria for parcels of land to be considered for zoning as timberland under the provisions of

Section 51113 of the Government Code. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.450.050 Permitted Uses

The following principal uses and structures which meet the definition of “compatible use” as defined in

subdivision (b) of Section 51100 of the Government Code and no others are permitted in timberland

preserve zone:

A. Management for watershed;

B. Management for fish and wildlife habitat or hunting and fishing;

C. A use integrally related to the growing and harvesting of forest products, including but not limited to

roads, log landings and log storage areas;

D. The erection, construction, alteration or maintenance of gas, electric, water or communication

transmission facilities;

E. Grazing;

F. One single-family dwelling or mobilehome for each TPZ contract (refer to mobilehome standards);

G. Buildings and structures which are incidental and accessory to permitted uses, and which are in

conformity with uses or forest service practices. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.450.060 Uses Permitted with a Conditional Use Permit

The following uses and structures may be permitted in the TPZ zone only if a conditional use permit

has first been secured:

A. Sawmills, shingle mills, and other forest products processing operations utilizing power equipment;

B. Subsurface exploration for, and extraction of, mineral resources, including oil, gas and other

hydrocarbon substances, and also including geothermal energy production;

C. Commercial storage (storage for resale) of inflammable fluid or gas fuels in a quantity greater than five

hundred gallons in any container less than two and one-half feet below the surface of the ground.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.450.070 Site Area

Parcels used as timberland preserve may not be divided into parcels containing less than one hundred

fifty-five (155) acres unless they meet the requirements established by Section 51119.5 of the Government

Code. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.450.080 Other Requirements

A. Any rezoning, immediate rezoning or removal from a zone of any parcels zoned timberland preserve

zone shall conform to the requirements of Articles 3 - 5, inclusive, (commencing with Section 51121)

of Chapter 6.7, Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 5 of the Government Code.

B. All actions not specifically addressed in this chapter must comply with the requirements of Chapter 6.7

(commencing with Section 51100) of Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 5 of the Government Code.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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Chapter 15.460

AP - AGRICULTURAL PRESERVE ZONE

Sections:

15.460.010 Purpose

15.460.020 Permitted Uses

15.460.030 Uses Permitted with a Conditional Use Permit

15.460.040 Uses Permitted with an Administrative Permit

15.460.050 Site Area

15.460.060 Maximum Building Height

15.460.070 Minimum Distance Between Structures

15.460.080 Minimum Yard Requirements

15.460.090 Site Plan Review

15.460.010 Purpose

The agricultural preserve zone is to be applied to lands which are covered by a California Land

Conservation Act (Williamson Act) contract with the county for the following purposes:

A. To preserve the maximum amount of the limited supply of agricultural land which is necessary in the

conservation of the county’s economic resources and vital for a healthy agricultural economy of the

county;

B. To protect the general welfare of the agricultural community for encroachments of unrelated

agricultural uses which, by their nature, would be injurious to the physical and economic well-being of

the agricultural community.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.460.020 Permitted Uses

The following uses and structures shall be permitted in the AP zone:

A. One single-family dwelling for each parcel of land;

B. Second dwelling per each parcel of land subject to Chapter 15.175 providing that such dwelling may

only be occupied by relatives of the owner or by employees who work on the property;

C. Accessory buildings such as garages, carports, greenhouses, gardening sheds, recreation rooms, storage

of petroleum products for the use of persons residing on the property and any other structures that are

customarily used in conjunction with and incidental to a principal use or structure;

D. Home occupations as defined in Chapter 15.780;

E. Growing and harvesting of fruit and nut trees, vines, vegetables, horticultural specialties and timber;

F. Growing and harvesting of field crops, grain and hay crops, and the growing of grass for pasture and

grazing;

G. Livestock farming, including the raising, feeding, maintaining and breeding of horses, cattle, sheep,

goats and similar livestock;

H. Operation of apiaries and dairies;

I. Curing, processing, packaging, packing, storage and shipping of agricultural products; however, those

particular operations, uses and structures which create smoke, fumes, dust, odor and other hazards may

be permitted only if a conditional use permit is first secured;

J. Accessory buildings or structures required for the storage of any crops, products, equipment or uses

lawfully permitted or produced on the premises. Structures such as barns, stables, coops, tank houses,

storage tanks, wind machines, windmills, silos and other farm buildings;

K. Game preserves and hunting clubs, private or public, but shall not include permanent facilities such as

hotels, motels, restaurants, club houses;

L. Agricultural service establishments primarily engaged in performing agricultural animal husbandry

services or horticultural services to farms;

M. Temporary landing of aircraft engaged in agricultural uses;

N. Dehydrators but not for the general public on a commercial basis;

O. Stands for the purpose of displaying and selling agricultural, floricultural or farming products which are

grown or produced on the premises; provided, that there shall not be more than one stand per parcel of

land. The stand shall be set back from the street or highway right-of-way a distance of at least twenty

feet. Such stand must be of good frame construction;

P. Seasonal farmworker housing which meets the Seasonal Farmworker Housing Standards as set forth in

Chapter 15.800 and approved for such use pursuant to Title 25 of the California Code of Regulations.

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Seasonal farmworker housing shall also conform to such public health, building, and fire safety criteria

as may be established by resolution or ordinance of the board of supervisors.

(Ord. 1263 § 19, 2017; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.460.030 Uses Permitted with a Conditional Use Permit

The following uses and structures may be permitted in the AP zone only if a conditional use permit has

first been secured:

A. Irrigation and flood control facilities, public utility and public service structures including electric

transmission and distribution substations, gas regulator stations, communications equipment buildings,

public service pumping stations and reservoirs over fifty acre-feet or over twenty-five feet high;

B. Agricultural labor camps;

C. Injection wells;

D. Confined animal facility;

E. Mining which meets the requirements of Government Code Sections 51238.1 or 51238.2.

(Ord. 1200 § 3, 2008; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.460.040 Uses Permitted with an Administrative Permit

The following uses and structures may be permitted only if an administrative permit has first been

secured:

A. Natural gas wells;

B. Home occupation not in residential dwelling for parcels of at least 10 acres or more in size;

C. Agricultural Homestay Establishment.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.460.050 Site Area

A. For prime land, the minimum area of any lot or parcel of land shall be thirty-six (36) acres or one

quarter of one quarter section.

B. For nonprime land, the minimum area of any lot or parcel of land shall be one hundred forty-four (144)

acres or one quarter section.

C. Variance for parcel size shall not be permitted.

D. The minimum area of any lot or parcel of land for each of the “AP” zones shall be as shown below:

AP-40 - Minimum Parcel Size 36 acres

AP-80 - Minimum Parcel Size 72 acres

AP-160 - Minimum Parcel Size 144 acres

E. Non-contiguous parcels with a farmed area between 10 and 36 acres may be allowed if:

1. Parcel is in the same ownership as qualifying parcels but is not contiguous to the qualifying parcel,

and

2. The contract contains a provision not allowing the non-contiguous parcel to be separated from the

ownership of the qualifying parcels.

3. The contract contains a provision not allowing construction of any residential use on the qualifying

parcel.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.460.060 Maximum Building Height

The maximum building height in the AP zone shall be:

A. Thirty-five feet for residential structures;

B. Fifty feet for agricultural buildings or structures;

C. Exceptions. Water tanks, silos, granaries, barns, pole buildings, electronic towers, antennas and similar

structures of necessary mechanical appurtenances may exceed fifty feet in height; provided, they do not

exceed the airport height restrictions. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.460.070 Minimum Distance Between Structures

A. The distance between any accessory building and a dwelling unit shall conform to Uniform Building

and Fire Codes.

B. All pens, coops, stables, barns, corrals or other structures housing livestock or poultry shall be located

not less than one hundred feet from all structures used for human habitation.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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15.460.080 Minimum Yard Requirements

A. Front Yard. The minimum front yard shall be thirty feet. The measurement shall start at the edge of the

existing county right-of-way as shown on the adopted Glenn County Circulation Plan.

B. Side Yards. The minimum side yards shall be twenty-five feet.

C. Rear Yard. The minimum rear yard shall be twenty-five feet.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.460.090 Site Plan Review

Prior to or concurrent with the application for a building permit, the applicant shall submit to the

agency a complete site plan and all necessary supporting documentation for review by the agency to ensure

compliance with all the requirements of the Glenn County Code. (Ord. 1200 § 3, 2008; Ord. 1183 § 2,

2006)

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Chapter 15.470

FS - FARMLAND SECURITY ZONE

Sections:

15.470.010 Purpose

15.470.020 Permitted Uses

15.470.030 Uses Permitted with a Conditional Use Permit

15.470.040 Uses Permitted with an Administrative Permit

15.470.050 Site Area

15.470.060 Maximum Building Height

15.470.070 Minimum Distance Between Structures

15.470.080 Minimum Yard Requirement

15.470.090 Site Plan Review

15.470.010 Purpose

The Farmland Security Zone is to be applied to lands which are covered by a Farmland Security Zone

Contract as allowed by the California Land Conservation Act (as amended) for the following purposes:

A. To preserve the maximum amount of the limited supply of agricultural land which is vital for the

healthy agricultural economy of the County;

B. To protect the general welfare of the agricultural community from encroachments of unrelated

agricultural uses which, by their nature, would be injurious to the physical and economic well-being of

the agricultural community;

C. To provide a unique zoning district for the Farmland Security Zone to meet the requirements of the

State Law and the landowners under Farmland Security Zone Contracts.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.470.020 Permitted Uses

The following uses and structures shall be permitted in the “FS” Zone:

A. One single-family dwelling for each parcel of land;

B. Second dwelling subject to Chapter 15.175 providing that such second dwelling may only be occupied

by relatives of the owner or by employees who work on the property;

C. Accessory buildings to the single-family residence such as garages, carports, greenhouses, gardening

sheds, recreation rooms and other structures which are customarily used in conjunction with a single-

family residence;

D. Home Occupations as defined in Chapter 15.780;

E. Growing and harvesting of fruit and nut trees, vines, vegetables, horticultural specialties and timber;

F. Growing and harvesting of field crops, grain and hay crops, and the growing of grass for pasture and

grazing;

G. Livestock farming, including the raising, feeding, maintaining and breeding of horses, cattle, sheep,

goats and similar livestock;

H. Operation of apiaries and dairies. (Refer to dairy standards);

I. Curing processing, packaging, packing, storage and shipping of agricultural products;

J. Accessory buildings or structures required for the storage of any crops, products, equipment or uses

lawfully permitted or produced on the premises. Structures such as barns, stables, coops, tank houses,

storage tanks, wind machines, windmills, silos, and other farm buildings;

K. Game preserves and hunting clubs, that do not include permanent facilities or buildings;

L. Temporary landing of aircraft engaged in agricultural uses;

M. Seasonal Farmworker Housing which meets the Seasonal Farmworker Housing Standards as set forth in

Chapter 15.800 and approved for such use pursuant to Title 25 of the California Code of Regulations.

(Ord. 1263 § 20, 2017; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.470.030 Uses Permitted with a Conditional Use Permit

The following uses and structures may be permitted in the “FS” zone only if a conditional use permit

has first been secured:

A. Irrigation and flood control facilities; public utility and public service structures including electric

transmission and distribution sub-stations, gas regulator stations, communications equipment buildings,

public service pumping stations and reservoirs over 50 acre feet or over twenty-five (25) feet high;

B. Agricultural labor camps;

C. Injection wells;

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D. Confined animal facility.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.470.040 Uses Permitted with an Administrative Permit

The following uses and structures may be permitted only if an administrative permit has first been

secured:

A. Natural gas wells;

B. Agricultural Homestay Establishment.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.470.050 Site Area

The minimum area of any lot or parcel of land shall be seventy-two (72) acres or one-half of a quarter

section. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.470.060 Maximum Building Height

The maximum building height in the “FS” zone shall be:

A. Thirty-five feet for residential structures;

B. Fifty feet for agricultural buildings or structures;

C. Exceptions: Water tanks, silos, granaries, barns, pole buildings, electronic towers, antennas and similar

structures of necessary mechanical appurtenances may exceed fifty feet in height, provided they do not

exceed the airport height restriction.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.470.070 Minimum Distance Between Structures

A. The distance between any accessory building and a dwelling unit shall be determined by the Building

Inspection Department.

B. All pens, coops, stables, barns, corrals or other structures housing livestock or poultry shall be located

not less than 100 feet from all structures used for human habitation.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.470.080 Minimum Yard Requirement

A. Front Yard: The minimum front yard shall be thirty (30) feet. The measurement shall start at the edge

of the existing “County Right-of-Way” as shown on the adopted Glenn County Circulation Plan.

B. Side Yards: The minimum side yards shall be twenty-five (25) feet.

C. Rear Yard: The minimum rear yard shall be twenty-five (25) feet.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.470.090 Site Plan Review

Prior to or concurrent with the application for a building permit, the applicant shall submit to the

agency a complete site plan and all necessary supporting documentation for review by the agency to ensure

compliance with all the requirements of the Glenn County Code. (Ord. 1200 § 3, 2008; Ord. 1183 § 2,

2006)

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Chapter 15.480

PDR - PLANNED DEVELOPMENT RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT

Sections:

15.480.010 Purpose

15.480.020 Applicability

15.480.030 Plans Required

15.480.040 Uses Permitted

15.480.050 Uses Permitted by General and Specific Plans of Development

15.480.060 Application Procedure for Rezoning and the General Plan of Development

15.480.070 Phasing of Development

15.480.080 Open Space

15.480.090 Traffic Circulation

15.480.100 Streets

15.480.110 Lapse of Approval

15.480.120 Resubmittal Following Expiration

15.480.010 Purpose

The intent and purpose of the PDR district are as follows:

A. To provide a means for encouraging creative and innovative developments that are environmentally

pleasing through the application of imaginative land planning techniques not permitted within other

residential zones with fixed standards;

B. To assure conformance of the project with the county general plan with respect to use, density, open

space, circulation, public facilities and the preservation of natural features;

C. To maximize public and private open space areas including, but not limited to the following: scenic

easements, historical areas, scenic areas, active and passive recreational areas, pedestrian ways,

equestrian and hiking trails, plazas, environmentally sensitive areas and distinct spatial separations

between pedestrian and vehicular areas;

D. To provide for an orderly and cohesive growth and physical development pattern and the efficient

delivery of county or community services;

E. To encourage the design of all residential planned developments to be compatible with both existing

and potential land uses, including a proper functional relationship with such adjacent areas;

F. To encourage the optimal use of land to provide a full range of dwelling unit types, sites, rents and sales

prices;

G. To assess the residential development’s impacts on public and private support services through the

submittal of cost/revenue analyses;

H. To promote an equitable distribution of public facilities by encouraging developers to provide

educational recreation, water and wastewater, fire protection and other public services in order to avoid

the overcrowding of existing facilities used by established residents and provide for a balance of

community services;

I. To provide the county and developer with alternative standards in return for increased amenities to

serve the inhabitants of the development and surrounding areas.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.480.020 Applicability

Applications for PDR zoning shall be for a parcel or contiguous parcels of five acres or more. (Ord.

1183 § 2, 2006)

15.480.030 Plans Required

A. A rezoning application to PDR shall be accompanied by a general plan of development for the entire

parcel(s) unless the rezoning is publicly initiated and implements language included in an approved

general or community plan.

B. A conditional use permit for specific plan of development shall be required for the portion of the

parcel(s) to be developed.

C. General plans and conditional use permits for specific plans of development shall be approved prior to

any development.

D. Ministerial permits such as grading, building and health department permits shall not be issued prior to

approval of a conditional use permit for specific plan of development.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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15.480.040 Uses Permitted

Notwithstanding Section 15.480.030, the following uses are permitted in any PDR district provided that

such uses are not inconsistent with an approved general or specific plan of development:

A. One single-family dwelling or mobilehome;

B. Crop and tree farming and animal husbandry;

C. Agricultural and residential accessory uses and accessory structures, including barns and stables;

D. One foster or small family home, family care home, or small family care home not to exceed six

persons in addition to the resident family;

E. One second dwelling subject to Chapter 15.175.

(Ord. 1263 § 21, 2017; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.480.050 Uses Permitted by General and Specific Plans of Development

The following uses shall be permitted by general and specific plans for development in the PDR

district:

A. All those uses permitted in the residential districts and private storage facilities for exclusive use by the

residents of the development;

B. For projects with a minimum of one hundred dwelling units, all those uses permitted in the local

commercial district. The gross lot area of the LC uses shall not exceed eighty square feet per dwelling

unit;

C. For projects with a minimum of fifty acres and two hundred dwelling units, all those resort commercial

uses permitted in the highway and visitor commercial district;

D. Recreation facilities including, but not limited to, tennis courts, golf courses, swimming pools,

equestrian trails, fitness trails, boat docks, marinas, playgrounds and parks;

E. Community facilities such as day care centers, meeting rooms and clubhouses for use by residents of

the development;

F. Temporary model home complexes and real estate sales offices only for the limited purpose of

conducting sales or rental of lots or units within the PDR district.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.480.060 Application Procedure for Rezoning and the General Plan of Development

A. Preapplication meeting(s). Prior to preparation of the application for rezoning and the general plan of

development, the applicant shall attend a preapplication meeting(s) with the planning authority staff.

Purposes to be served by the preapplication meeting include the following:

1. To explain the purpose of the planned development residential district;

2. To review the project’s consistency with the county general plan;

3. To review the county code requirements;

4. To provide a review of the applicant’s conceptual design and development objectives.

B. Application. Application shall be made on forms provided by the planning authority and accompanied

by all fees, information and supplemental plans required by the district or the subdivision ordinance. No

applications shall be accepted until the applicant has complied with subsection A of this section.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.480.070 Phasing of Development

PDR may be phased if phasing is approved as part of the general plan of development. Specific plans of

development and tentative final map proposals shall conform to the phasing of the approved general plan of

development. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.480.080 Open Space

All developments proposed under the PDR district shall include open space for active and passive use

by the residents of the development. The amount to be provided shall be determined as follows:

A. Each single-family dwelling on each lot in a subdivision shall have a minimum of one thousand square

feet of usable open space. If a dwelling is on a lot contiguous to permanent open space available to and

usable by adjacent owners or the public, the area of required usable open space may be reduced by not

more than twenty-five percent.

B. All townhouse ownership units with a density of seven units per net acre or less shall have a minimum

private open space of three hundred square feet per unit with a minimum dimension of fifteen feet and

with direct access to the unit. Townhouse ownership units in excess of the density set forth in this

subsection shall have private yard areas as required by the approved specific plan of development.

C. All apartment units shall have a minimum private open space or balcony area of one hundred square

feet per unit and a minimum dimension of seven feet with direct access to the unit.

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D. Common Open Space. Each planned residential development shall contain one or more large areas of

land permanently reserved primarily for the leisure and recreational use of all the development’s

residents and owned and maintained in common by them. Common open space shall be integrated

throughout the development and easily accessible to all the residents.

E. Common open space may include the following:

1. Land area of the site not covered by buildings, parking structures or accessory structures;

2. Land which is accessible and available to all occupants of dwelling units for whose use the space is

intended unless such land is in a category listed below;

3. Commonly owned recreational structures and facilities including but not limited to clubhouses,

tennis courts, swimming pools, golf courses and trails.

F. Common open space shall not include the following:

1. Areas reserved for private open space;

2. Proposed street rights-of-way;

3. Open parking or recreational vehicle (RV) storage areas, driveways and sidewalks for dwellings;

4. Areas reserved for school buildings, not including playground areas open to the public;

5. Commercial areas including buildings, accessory buildings, parking and loading facilities for such

commercial areas;

6. Flood control and drainage channels improved with cement, riprap, or having a cross-section slope

exceeding twenty percent;

7. Areas with cross-slope in excess of thirty percent;

8. Unsuitable land as determined by the planning commission.

G. The planning commission may determine that up to one-half of any body of water, natural watercourse

and slopes over thirty percent grade may be included as common open space. In making this

determination, the commission shall be guided by the following factors:

1. The extent of these areas in relation to the area of the planned development; and

2. The degree to which these areas contribute to the quality, livability and amenity of the planned

development.

H. Public Open Space. As an alternative, or in addition to, common open space required in subsection (B)

of this section, each planned residential development may propose one or more parcels of land which

would be permanently dedicated in fee to the county or other public or private agency. Such areas will

be for the use of the development’s residents in addition to the use by all county residents or for the

protection of environmentally sensitive areas.

I. Required amount. The county shall specify the required amount of public and or common open space in

a planned residential development at the time of approval of the general plan of development, but in no

case shall the total amount of public and or common open space be less than thirty-five percent of the

parcel. Determination of the appropriate amount of public and/or common open space shall be based on

consideration of the factors listed below:

1. The degree to which these areas contribute to the quality, livability and amenity of the planned

development;

2. The need to protect public use areas historically used by the public such as trails or beaches;

3. The avoidance of siting of structures in hazardous areas or on steep slopes;

4. The protection of environmentally sensitive habitat areas and archaeological sites;

5. Protection of scenic areas of the site.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.480.090 Traffic Circulation

A. Internal Access. All residential planned development proposals shall ensure that internal circulation

systems are properly designed to serve the different types of proposed land uses, accommodate

expected traffic flows, provide adequate emergency access to all buildings and structures, and provide

for safe and convenient pedestrian access, whether the project is partially or fully implemented. In

addition, the following access requirements shall apply:

1. At least two different routes of entrance and exit for emergency vehicles shall be provided where

streets are longer than eight hundred feet;

2. Cul-de-sacs shall be limited to one thousand feet in length and shall be terminated by a turnaround

not less than eighty feet in diameter.

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B. External Access. The planning commission shall review development applications to ensure that

projected traffic increases resulting from the project, when partially and fully implemented, will not

significantly impact connecting streets, roads and existing and proposed land uses outside the project

perimeter. The applicant shall propose measures acceptable to the county to reduce significant impacts

to existing road networks or land uses outside the development itself.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.480.100 Streets

A. All public internal streets, roads and driveways serving the development shall be designed and

constructed to county road improvement and design standards.

B. The use of private streets within planned residential developments shall be permitted upon approval by

the planning commission.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.480.110 Lapse of Approval

A. A general plan of development shall expire two years after its date of approval unless an application has

been filed with the planning authority for a specific plan of development prior to expiration, or a time

extension has been approved prior to the date of general plan of development expiration. The planning

commission may, upon good cause shown, grant a time extension for one year.

B. A conditional use permit for a specific plan of development shall expire five years after approval

unless, prior to the expiration date, substantial physical construction has been completed on the

development or a time extension has been approved. The planning commission or board of supervisors

may, upon good cause shown, grant a time extension for one year.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.480.120 Resubmittal Following Expiration

After a general plan or conditional use permit for specific plan of development expires, a new general

plan or conditional use permit for a specific plan of development application and fee must be submitted for

reconsideration. The new application shall be subject to the same procedures and approval as the original

application. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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Chapter 15.490

PDC - PLANNED DEVELOPMENT COMMERCIAL DISTRICT

Sections:

15.490.010 Purpose

15.490.020 Applicability

15.490.030 Plans Required

15.490.040 Uses Permitted

15.490.050 Uses Permitted by General and Specific Plans of Development

15.490.060 Application Procedure for Rezoning and the General Plan of Development

15.490.070 Application Procedure for the Specific Plan of Development

15.490.080 Phasing

15.490.090 Minimum Yards

15.490.100 Open Space

15.490.110 Traffic Circulation

15.490.120 Streets

15.490.130 Signs

15.490.140 Lapse of Approval

15.490.150 Resubmittal Following Expiration

15.490.010 Purpose

The intent and purposes of the PDC district are as follows:

A. To provide a means for encouraging creative and innovative commercial or industrial developments

that are environmentally pleasing through the application of imaginative land planning techniques not

permitted within other zones with fixed standards;

B. To provide for an orderly and cohesive growth, physical development pattern and the efficient delivery

of county or community service;

C. To assure conformance of the project with the county general plan with respect to use, intensity,

circulation, public facilities and the preservation of natural features;

D. To encourage the design of commercial planned developments for compatibility with both existing and

potential land uses, including a proper functional relationship with such adjacent areas;

E. To promote an equitable distribution of public facilities.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.490.020 Applicability

Applications for PDC zoning shall be for a parcel or contiguous parcels totaling one acre or more.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.490.030 Plans Required

A. A rezoning application to PDC shall be accompanied by a general plan of development for the entire

parcel(s) unless the rezoning is publicly initiated and implements language included in an approved

specific, general or community plan.

B. A conditional use permit for a specific plan of development shall be required for the portion of the

parcel(s) to be developed.

C. General plans and conditional use permits for plans of development shall be approved prior to any

development.

D. Ministerial permits such as grading, building and health department permits shall not be issued prior to

approval of a conditional use permit for a specific plan of development.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.490.040 Uses Permitted

The following uses are permitted in any PDC district provided that such uses are not inconsistent with

an approved general or specific plan of development:

A. Crop and tree farming;

B. Agricultural and residential accessory uses and accessory structures.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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15.490.050 Uses Permitted by General and Specific Plans of Development;

The following uses shall be permitted by general and specific plans of development in the PDC district:

A. All those uses permitted or conditionally permitted in the commercial and industrial districts;

B. Day care centers, gymnasiums and health care facilities;

C. Recreation facilities including, but not limited to, tennis courts, fitness trails, swimming pools, boat

docks, marinas, playgrounds and parks.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.490.060 Application Procedure for Rezoning and the General Plan of Development

A. Preapplications Meeting(s). Prior to preparation of the application for rezoning and the general plan of

development the applicant shall attend a preapplication meeting(s) with the planning authority staff.

Purposes to be served include:

1. To explain the purpose of the planned development commercial district;

2. To review the project’s consistency with the county general plan,

3. To review the county code requirements;

4. To provide a review of the applicant’s conceptual design and development objectives.

B. Application. Application shall be made on forms provided by the planning authority and accompanied

by all fees, information and supplemental plans required by this chapter. No applications shall be

accepted until the applicant has complied with subsection (A) of this section.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.490.070 Application Procedure for the Specific Plan of Development

A. Preapplication Meeting(s). Applicants for a conditional use permit for a specific plan of development

shall attend a preapplication meeting(s) with the planning authority staff. The following shall be

reviewed at the preapplication meeting:

1. Consistency of the specific plan of development with the approved general plan of development;

2. Review of the development standards applicable to the project.

B. Application. Application shall be made on forms provided by the planning authority and accompanied

by all fees, information and supplemental plans required by this district or the subdivision ordinance.

No applications shall be accepted until the applicant has complied with subsection (A) of this section.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.490.080. Phasing

PDC’s may be phased if phasing is approved as part of the general plan of development. Specific plans

of development and tentative and final map proposals shall conform to the phasing of the approved general

plan of development. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.490.090 Minimum Yards

Net yards shall be no less than the following:

A. Front Yard. Twenty feet from front lot line, or forty-five feet from centerline of roadway, whichever is

greater. Yards abutting streets are front yards.

B. Rear Yard. Twenty feet from rear lot line, except as provided below:

1. Where the rear lot line of a lot abuts a residential zone, the minimum rear yard setback shall be

fifty feet. Not less than ten feet abutting the rear lot line shall be landscaped and permanently

maintained. A six-foot-high solid masonry wall shall be required ten feet from the rear lot line.

C. Side Yard. Ten feet from side lot lines, except as provided below:

1. Where the side lot line of a lot abuts a residential zone, the minimum side yard setback shall be

fifty feet. Not less than ten feet abutting the side lot line shall be landscaped and permanently

maintained. A six-foot masonry wall shall also be required ten feet from the side lot line and shall

not exceed three feet in height when extending into any required front yard.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.490.100 Open Space

All developments proposed under the PDC district may include a proportionate amount of open space

for active and passive use by the occupants of the development, whether they are merchants, employees or

the general public. The amount to be provided shall be determined as follows:

A. Common Open Space. Each planned commercial development may contain one or more large areas of

land permanently reserved primarily for the leisure and recreational use of all the development’s

occupants or public and owned and maintained in common by the occupants.

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B. Common open space may include:

1. Land area of the site not covered by buildings, parking structures or accessory structures;

2. Land which is accessible and available to all occupants of structures for whose use the space is

intended unless such land is in a category listed below;

3. Commonly owned recreational structures and facilities including, but not limited to, gymnasiums,

tennis courts, swimming pools, picnic areas and parks.

C. Public Open Space. As an alternative, or in addition to, common open space in subsection (B) of this

section, each planned commercial development may propose one or more parcels of land which would

be permanently dedicated in fee to the county or other public or private agency. Such areas will be for

the use of the development’s occupants in addition to the use by all county residents or for the

protection of environmentally sensitive areas.

D. Required Open Space. The county may require public and/or common space in a planned commercial

development at the time of approval of the general plan of development.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.490.110 Traffic Circulation

A. Internal Access. All commercial planned development proposals shall ensure that internal circulation

systems are properly designed to serve the different types of proposed land uses, accommodate

expected traffic flows, provide adequate emergency access to all buildings and structures, and provide

for safe and convenient pedestrian access, whether the project is partially or fully implemented. In

addition, the following access requirements shall apply:

1. At least two different routes of entrance and exit for emergency vehicles shall be provided where

streets are longer than eight hundred feet;

2. Cul-de-sacs shall be limited to one thousand feet in length and shall be terminated by a turnaround

not less than eighty feet in diameter.

B. External Access. The planning commission shall review development applications to ensure that

projected traffic increases resulting from the project, when partially and fully implemented, will not

significantly impact connecting streets, roads and existing and proposed land uses outside the project

perimeter. The applicant shall propose measures acceptable to the county to reduce significant impacts

to existing road networks or land uses outside the development itself.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.490.120 Streets

A. All internal streets, roads and drives serving the development shall be designed and constructed to

county road improvement and design standards.

B. The use of private streets within planned commercial developments may be permitted.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.490.130 Signs

A. Signs shall be governed by the provisions of Chapter 15.620.

B. There shall be a common theme to the signing of the development. The theme should include some

identifiable common element or elements such as dimension, construction material, color scheme,

lighting or lettering style. All signs in the development shall be integral components of the common

theme.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.490.140 Lapse of Approval

A. A general plan of development shall expire two years after its date of approval unless an application has

been filed with the planning authority for a conditional use permit for specific plan of development

prior to plan expiration, or a time extension has been approved prior to the date of the general plan of

development expiration. The planning commission may, upon good cause shown, grant a time

extension for one year.

B. The conditional use permit for a specific plan of development shall expire five years after approval

unless, prior to the expiration date, substantial physical construction has been completed on the

development or a time extension has been approved. The planning commission or board of supervisors

may, upon good cause shown, grant a time extension for one year.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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15.490.150 Resubmittal Following Expiration

After a general plan or a conditional use permit for a specific plan of development expires, a new

general plan or conditional use permit for a specific plan of development application and fee must be

submitted for reconsideration. The new application shall be subject to the same procedures and approval as

the original application. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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Chapter 15.500

MHP - PLANNED MOBILEHOME PARKS

Sections:

15.500.010 Purpose

15.500.020 Required Permit

15.500.030 Development Standards

15.500.010 Purpose

The purpose of this chapter is to promote the available housing opportunities for the present and future

residents of Glenn County by the establishment of policies and development standards for the planned

mobilehome parks. The development standards for the planned mobilehome parks will further encourage the

creation of stable, attractive, residential environments within the individual mobilehome parks. (Ord. 1183

§ 2, 2006)

15.500.020 Required Permit

Planned mobilehome parks may be permitted in the RZ, RM, RE, RE-NW, C and M zones only if a

conditional use permit has first been secured. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.500.030 Development Standards

A. Mobilehome Site Requirements. Each mobilehome site shall be plainly marked and numbered for

identification and shall meet all requirements of this chapter.

1. Mobilehome Site Area. Each mobilehome site in a mobile home park shall have a minimum of

three thousand square feet in area.

2. Mobilehome Site Width. Each mobilehome site shall have a width of thirty feet plus the width of

the mobilehome, unless it can be shown that adequate space for a patio, parking, and side yard(s)

will be assured, despite a site of lesser width.

3. Front Yard. Each mobilehome site shall have a front yard of not less than five feet. The front yard

so required shall not be used for vehicle parking, except such paved a portion thereof as is devoted

to driveway use.

4. Side Yard, corner Lot. On corner sites, the side yard adjoining the mobilehome park street shall not

be less than five feet.

5. Side Yards, Interior. Each mobilehome site shall have a side yard on each side of not less than five

feet.

6. Side Yard, Driveway. When used for access to a parking facility, a side yard shall be wide enough

for a ten foot wide unobstructed driveway. All such side yard driveways shall be paved with

concrete or asphaltic concrete except in the RZ zone.

7. Rear Yard. Each mobilehome site shall have a rear yard of not less than five feet in depth.

8. Projection Into Yard. The following structures may be erected or projected into any required yard.

a. Eaves, stairways and awnings not to exceed one foot;

b. Landscape elements including trees, shrubs, and other plants, except hedges; provided, that

such landscape feature does not hinder the movement of the mobilehome in or out of its space;

c. Mobilehome hitches;

d. Necessary appurtenances for utility services.

9. Distance Between Mobilehomes or Accessory Structures. No portion of a mobilehome or attached

accessory structure shall be closer than ten feet to another mobilehome or attached accessory

structure.

10. Mobilehome Site Coverage. The mobilehome and accessory structures shall not cover more than

seventy-five percent of the mobilehome site.

B. Population Density. Not more than one single-family mobilehome may be placed on a mobilehome site.

C. Off-street parking.

1. Each mobilehome site shall have a paved space (except in RZ zone) suitable for providing

automobile shelter with space for at least two automobiles for each mobilehome (tandem parking is

allowed).

2. Recreation and laundry areas shall have sufficient parking facilities to accommodate one

automobile for every ten mobilehome sites.

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D. Signs.

1. Each mobilehome park shall have a bulletin board for listing each mobilehome site and the name of

the occupant thereof. The bulletin board shall be located outside the office and it shall be lighted at

night.

2. Adequate signs and markings indicating directions, parking areas, recreation areas and street names

shall be established and maintained in the mobilehome park. Such signs shall not exceed six square

feet in area.

3. Signs or name plates not exceeding two square feet in area and displaying only the name and

address of one occupant of the mobilehome may be erected at each mobilehome site.

4. Signs which identify or advertise the mobilehome park may be erected if approved by the planning

commission concurrently with its action on the conditional use permit for the mobilehome park.

Such signs must be located on the premises and shall not be more than one hundred twenty square

feet in area. They shall not be animated or illuminated except by indirect, nonflashing light.

E. Landscaping. The following landscaping provisions shall apply to all mobilehome parks:

1. All open areas except driveways, parking area, walkways, utility areas, improved decks, patios or

porches shall be maintained with landscaping as hereinbefore defined.

2. The trees shall be planted along street frontage as may be required by the planning commission.

F. Walls and Fences. Walls and fences on individual mobilehome sites shall not exceed two feet in height.

Walls or fences shall be erected around the perimeter of each mobilehome park as required by the

planning commission. The height, construction, and type of material for such perimeter walls shall be

as specified by the planning commission in the conditional use permit.

G. Mobilehome Park Streets. Mobilehome park streets shall be provided in such a pattern as to provide

convenient traffic circulation within the mobilehome park. On-street parking is not permitted. They

shall be built to the following standards (except in the RZ zone):

1. All mobilehome park streets shall have a width of not less than thirty feet including curbs.

2. There shall be concrete roll curbs on each side of the streets.

3. The mobilehome park streets shall be paved. Detailed plans shall be submitted to the public works

director for review and approval.

H. Park and Recreation Areas. A central recreational area shall be established in each mobilehome park

created pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. The size of such area shall be at least two hundred

square feet per mobilehome site. The recreation area may contain community club houses, swimming

pools, shuffleboard courts and similar facilities. The planning commission may permit decentralization

of the recreation facilities in accordance with principles of good planning provided that the total

recreation area meets the above stated minimum size.

I. Mobilehome Park Office. Every mobilehome park shall include a permanent building for office use.

Such building may include a single-family dwelling for the exclusive use of the owner or manager.

J. Laundry Rooms. Every mobilehome park shall have one or more laundry rooms. Laundry drying lines

shall not be permitted on any mobilehome site.

K. Mail Boxes Provided. Each mobilehome site shall be equipped with a receptacle for mail deliveries in

accordance with the standards prescribed by the local postmaster.

L. Telephones. The mobilehome park shall contain at least one public telephone for the use of the park

residents.

M. Storage Areas. Areas used for the storage of travel trailers, boats and other such items may be

established in a mobilehome park; provided, they are adequately screened from public view.

N. Utilities. Except in the RZ zone, all utility distribution facilities serving individual mobilehome sites

shall be placed underground. The owner is responsible for complying with the requirements of this

subsection and he shall make the necessary arrangements with each of the serving utilities for the

installation of such facilities. Transformers, terminal boxes, meter cabinets, pedestals, concealed ducts

and other necessary appurtenant structures may be placed above ground. Water and sewer distribution

facilities shall be installed in conformance with specifications of the utility engineer.

O. Transient Mobilehome Sites. Sites reserved for transient mobilehomes shall be so designated on the

plans submitted with the application for the mobilehome park conditional use permit. The site, yard and

property development standards of this part shall fully apply to sites reserved for transient

mobilehomes.

P. Sales of Mobilehomes at Mobilehome Parks.

1. Operation Subject to Conditional Use Permit. The operation of a business or occupation, either full

or part time, for the purpose of mobilehome sales, shall be allowed on the premises of any legally

established mobilehome park, subject to the issuance of a conditional use permit.

2. Conditions. Such conditional use permits shall be subject to any conditions imposed by the county.

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3. Restrictions. In no event shall the holder of the conditional use permit or any other person maintain

or allow to be maintained on the mobilehome park premises for display any mobilehome either

assembled or disassembled which is not installed on the site and connected to all utilities sufficient

to be legally adequate for immediate occupancy. The maximum number of unoccupied

mobilehomes so installed for display shall not exceed three units at any one time.

4. Other Requirements. This section does not affect any other requirements of any agency, board,

commission, council or entity at whatever level for any other permit, authorization or approval.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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Chapter 15.510

MP - INDUSTRIAL PARK OR MP DISTRICT

Sections:

15.510.010 Purpose

15.510.020 Applicability

15.510.030 Uses Permitted

15.510.040 Uses Permitted Subject to First obtaining a Conditional Use Permit

15.510.050 Minimum Lot Size

15.510.060 Minimum Average Lot Width

15.510.070 Maximum Length to Width Ratio

15.510.080 Maximum Lot Coverage

15.510.090 Minimum Yards

15.510.100 Maximum Height

15.510.110 Additional Performance Standards

15.510.120 Site Plan Review

15.510.010 Purpose

The purpose of this chapter is to provide areas for a wide range of heavy commercial, light

manufacturing uses, research facilities, and administrative offices clustered within business parks with well-

designed buildings and attractively landscaped areas. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.510.020 Applicability

This district shall apply to designated areas of the County identified in the Glenn County General Plan

which are or are likely to be served by public water and sewer systems. Parcels or lots shall front on County

maintained roadways as designated on the Circulation Element of the Glenn County General Plan. (Ord.

1183 § 2, 2006)

15.510.030 Uses Permitted

The following heavy commercial and manufacturing uses are permitted when conducted within a

completely enclosed building; when not obnoxious or offensive because of noise, dust, odor, smoke,

vibration, danger to life and property; and when outdoor storage of finished products or materials does not

exceed fifteen percent (15%) of the net lot area and when stored within an area completely screened from

adjacent County road rights-of—way and adjacent properties:

A. Retail sales of large and bulky household items such as appliances, carpet and floor covering, fabric,

machinery, furniture, and fireplaces or wood stoves; not including new and used auto sales;

B. Commercial trade services including incidental retail sales such as cleaning and dyeing agencies and

plants, bottling works, cabinet and carpentry shops; blacksmith, welding and machine shops; furniture

repair and upholstery shops; not including minor or major auto repair;

C. Construction related sales and services such as hardware stores; general and specialty contractors

offices; electrical, plumbing, and heating shops; and light equipment rental shops;

D. Commercial warehouses and wholesale warehouses, not including mini-storage or aircraft hangers;

E. Light manufacturing, assembly, packaging, or processing of the following materials, including

incidental retail sales of finished products at the point of manufacture; and when not including any use

which incorporates processes involving the pulverization of clays, use of kilns fired by fuels other than

electricity or gas, or the refining or rendering of oils or fats:

1. High technology products such as electrical instruments, computers, optical equipment and similar

uses, including research and development.

2. Grains, vegetables, fruit or other farm products.

3. Wood, paper, or paper products, not including lumber and paper mills.

4. Fabrics, textiles, and similar materials.

5. Leather and leather products.

6. Metals and alloys, not including steel mills.

7. Plastic and fiberglass.

F. Administrative and general business offices and facilities when compatible with uses permitted in this

district;

G. Professional construction support services such as blueprinting, duplicating, printing, drafting,

engineering, surveying, planning, or architectural services;

H. Research, development, and testing laboratories and facilities;

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I. Any other heavy commercial or light industrial use, building, or structure which is of similar character

and not materially different from those enumerated herein;

J. Food services such as cafes and diners open to the public;

K. Laundry, janitorial or facility maintenance services;

L. Industrial and commercial accessory uses and accessory structures;

M. Recycling centers when conducted within a completely enclosed building;

N. Energy production facilities. Public and private utilities and facilities.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.510.040 Uses Permitted Subject to First Obtaining a Conditional Use Permit

The following heavy commercial and manufacturing uses are permitted when conducted within a

completely enclosed building; and when not exceeding fifteen percent (15%) of the total area of the lot for

outdoor storage of finished products or materials within a completely screened by a site obscuring fence or

masonry wall from adjacent properties and County road rights-of-way on the same lot:

A. Uses permitted in Section 15.510.030 when obnoxious or offensive because of noise, dust, odor, smoke,

vibration, or danger to life and property as determined by the planning authority;

B. Uses permitted in Section 15.510.030 when not in compliance with the Performance Standards set forth

in Division 4, Part 1 of the Glenn County Unified Development Code;

C. Home improvement centers;

D. Tractor, boat, and airplane manufacturing and repair, not including minor or major auto repair.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.510.050 Minimum Lot Size

Forty thousand (40,000) square feet. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.510.060 Minimum Average Lot Width

A. Interior lots: One hundred (100) feet.

B. Corner lots: One hundred twenty-five (125) feet.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.510.070 Maximum Length to Width Ratio

Three to One (3:1). (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.510.080 Maximum Lot Coverage

Seventy-five percent (75%). (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.510.090 Minimum Yards

A. Front yard: Twenty feet (20’) from the lot line; or forty- five feet (45’) from the centerline of the

roadway, whichever is greater.

B. Rear yard: Twenty feet (20’); except as provided below:

Where the rear lot line of a site abuts a residential zoning district, the minimum rear yard setback shall

be fifty feet (50’). Where the rear lot line abuts a residential zoning district the owner shall construct, on

the rear lot line, a six-foot high solid masonry wall or solid wood fence. The masonry wall or solid

wood fence shall be continuously maintained.

C. Side yard: Ten feet (10’); except as provided below:

Where the side lot line of a site abuts a residential zoning district, the minimum side yard setback shall

be fifty feet (50’). Where the side lot line abuts a residential zoning district the owner shall construct,

on the side lot line, a six-foot high solid masonry wall or solid wood fence which shall not exceed three

(3) feet in height when extending into any required front yard. The masonry wall or solid wood fence

shall be continuously maintained.

D. Accessory structures: The above setbacks shall apply.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.510.100 Maximum Height

Twenty feet (20’); for each foot of setback in excess of all required setback lines, an additional height

of six inches (6”) shall be permitted, but the total height shall not exceed forty-five feet (45’), provided that

additional height may be permitted subject to first securing a conditional use permit in each case. (Ord.

1183 § 2, 2006)

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15.510.110 Additional Performance Standards

The following requirements shall apply in addition to performance standards provided for in Division 4,

Part 1, Performance Standards of the Glenn County Code.

A. Public safety: All proposed development shall comply with the following public safety requirements

beyond those required elsewhere:

1. An emergency access way to the rear portion of the lot shall be provided where deemed necessary

or where required by the standards of the applicable local fire protection district.

2. Adequate lighting of parking lots and buildings shall be provided.

3. Clearly marked street numbers with lighting for night visibility shall be provided.

B. Required landscaping shall not totally shield a security officer’s view of doors, windows, or entrance

areas;

C. Development shall not occur until community sewer and water systems are available to serve the site;

D. The following additional design criteria shall apply:

1. Facades of buildings shall be decorative and architecturally pleasing. At a minimum, all buildings

shall be designed so that exterior walls look like wood or masonry regardless of their composition.

All roofing materials shall be designed to look like composition roofing, tile, shakes, shingles, or

tar and gravel, or consist of architectural metal roof sheathing with factory applied color coatings;

2. Colors, materials, and finishes are to be coordinated on all exterior elevations of the buildings to

achieve a total continuity of design that is visually pleasing and harmonious with adjacent

development;

3. All roof-mounted mechanical equipment and/or duct work, which projects vertically more than one

and one-half feet (1 ½’) above roof or roof parapet and visible from an adjoining street is to be

screened by an enclosure which is detailed consistent with the building. Where total screening of

roof-mounted mechanical equipment and/or duct work which projects one and one-half feet (1 ½’)

or more above the roof or roof parapet is not practical, as determined by the Glenn County

Building Inspector, the projections shall be painted consistent with the color scheme of the

building;

4. No mechanical equipment except for emergency equipment and air conditioning equipment is to be

exposed on the wall surface of a building. Such mechanical equipment shall be screened by an

enclosure which is designed to be consistent with the building;

5. Plans for cyclone blowers, bag houses, tanks, etc., shall be reviewed at the time of site plan review

to determine design integration with buildings and adjacent areas. Such equipment shall be painted

to blend with or complement the surface to which attached, if visible;

6. All gutters, down spouts, vents, louvers, exposed flashing and overhead doors, shall be painted to

blend with or complement the surface to which attached;

7. For development that is adjacent to any Scenic Highway as designated in the Glenn County

General Plan, the following standards shall also apply:

a. Outdoor storage of materials and equipment shall not face the scenic highway;

b. Overhead doors, garages, or loading zones shall be placed facing away from view of the scenic

highway.

8. Not less than twenty (20) feet of landscaping shall be provided and permanently maintained in any

required front yard.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.510.120 Site Plan Review

Prior to or concurrent with the application for a building permit, the applicant shall submit to the

agency a complete site plan and all necessary supporting documentation for review by the agency to ensure

compliance with all the requirements of the Glenn County Code. (Ord. 1200 § 3, 2008; Ord. 1183 § 2,

2006)

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Chapter 15.520

RPM RECREATION AND PLANNED MOTORSPORT ZONE

Sections:

15.520.010 Purpose

15.520.020 Applicability

15.520.030 Plans Required

15.520.040 Uses Permitted

15.520.050 Uses Permitted by General and Specific Plans of Development

15.520.060 Application Procedure for Rezoning and the General Plan of Development

15.520.070 Application Procedure for the Specific Plan of Development

15.520.080 Minimum Yards

15.520.090 Open Space

15.520.100 Traffic Circulation

15.520.110 Streets

15.520.120 Signs

15.520.130 Lapse of Approval

15.520.140 Resubmittal Following Expiration

15.520.010 Purpose

The intent and purposes of the RPM district are as follows:

A. To provide a means for encouraging creative and innovative recreation or motorsport developments

that are environmentally pleasing through the application of imaginative land planning techniques

not permitted within other zones with fixed standards;

B. To provide for an orderly and cohesive growth, physical development pattern and the efficient

delivery of county or community service;

C. To assure conformance of the project with the county general plan with respect to use, intensity,

circulation, public facilities and the preservation of natural features;

D. To encourage the design of planned developments for compatibility with both existing and potential

land uses, including a proper functional relationship with such adjacent areas;

E. To promote an equitable distribution of public facilities.

F. To promote economic development and the expansion of recreational opportunities.

G. To protect recreational and motorsport activities from encroachment by incompatible development such

as residential development.

(Ord. 1189 § 3, 2006)

15.520.020 Applicability

Applications for RPM zoning shall be for a parcel or contiguous parcels totaling one hundred, sixty

(160) acres or more. (Ord. 1189 § 3, 2006)

15.520.030 Plans Required

A. A rezoning application to RPM shall be accompanied by a general plan of development for the entire

parcel(s) unless the rezoning is publicly initiated and implements language included in an approved

specific, general or community plan.

B. A conditional use permit for a specific plan of development shall be required for the portion of the

parcel(s) to be developed.

C. General plans and conditional use permits for plans of development shall be approved prior to any

development.

D. Ministerial permits such as grading, building and health department permits shall not be issued prior to

approval of a conditional use permit for a specific plan of development.

(Ord. 1189 § 3, 2006)

15.520.040 Uses Permitted

The following uses are permitted in any RPM district provided that such uses are not inconsistent with

an approved general or specific plan of development:

A. Growing and harvesting of any agricultural crop or product;

B. Livestock farming, including the raising, feeding, maintaining and breeding of horses, cattle, sheep,

goats and similar livestock;

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C. Game preserves and hunting clubs, private or public, but shall not include permanent facilities such as

hotels, motels, restaurants, club houses;

D. Accessory buildings or structures required for the storage of any crops, products, equipment or uses

lawfully permitted or produced on the premises.

(Ord. 1189 § 3, 2006)

15.520.050 Uses Permitted by General and Specific Plans of Development

The following uses may be permitted by general and specific plans of development in the RPM district:

A. Motorsport activities and facilities included, but not limited to, automobile racing, motorcycle racing,

garages, storage, stands, viewing and judging areas, support facilities, and parking areas.

B. Recreation facilities including, but not limited to, tennis courts, fitness trails, swimming pools, boat

docks, marinas, playgrounds and parks.

C. All those uses permitted or conditionally permitted in the commercial and industrial districts compatible

with recreational activities and motorsports.

(Ord. 1189 § 3, 2006)

15.520.060 Application Procedure for Rezoning and the General Plan of Development

A. Preapplications Meeting(s). Prior to preparation of the application for rezoning and the general plan of

development the applicant shall attend a preapplication meeting(s) with the planning authority staff.

Purposes to be served include:

1. To explain the purpose of the planned development commercial district;

2. To review the project’s consistency with the county general plan,

3. To review the county code requirements;

4. To provide a review of the applicant’s conceptual design and development objectives.

B. Application. Application shall be made on forms provided by the planning authority and accompanied

by all fees, information and supplemental plans required by this chapter. No applications shall be

accepted until the applicant has complied with subsection (A) of this section.

(Ord. 1189 § 3, 2006)

15.520.070 Application Procedure for the Specific Plan of Development

A. Preapplication Meeting(s). Applicants for a conditional use permit for a specific plan of development

shall attend a preapplication meeting(s) with the planning authority staff. The following shall be

reviewed at the preapplication meeting:

1. Consistency of the specific plan of development with the approved general plan of development;

2. Review of the development standards applicable to the project.

B. Application. Application shall be made on forms provided by the planning authority and accompanied

by all fees, information and supplemental plans required by this district or the subdivision ordinance.

No applications shall be accepted until the applicant has complied with subsection (A) of this section.

C. Phasing. RPM projects may be phased if phasing is approved as part of the general plan of

development. Specific plans of development and tentative and final map proposals shall conform to the

phasing of the approved general plan of development.

(Ord. 1189 § 3, 2006)

15.520.080 Minimum Yards

Net yards shall be no less than the following:

A. Front Yard. Twenty feet from front lot line, or forty-five feet from centerline of roadway, whichever is

greater. Yards abutting streets are front yards.

B. Rear Yard. Twenty feet from rear lot line, except as provided below:

1. Where the rear lot line of a lot abuts a residential zone, the minimum rear yard setback shall be one

thousand (1000) feet. Not less than twenty (20) feet abutting the rear lot line shall be landscaped

and permanently maintained. Such rear yard may be satisfied by maintenance of a agricultural

preservation zone, farmland security zone or other non-residential zoning designation between the

RPM district and the residential district.

2. Where the rear lot line of a lot abuts an agricultural preservation zone or a farmland security zone

shall be three hundred (300) feet. Not less than twenty (20) feet abutting the rear lot line shall be

landscaped and permanently maintained.

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C. Side Yard. Ten feet from side lot lines, except as provided below:

1. Where the side lot line of a lot abuts a residential zone, the minimum side yard setback shall be

one-thousand (1000) feet. Not less than ten feet abutting the side lot line shall be landscaped and

permanently maintained. Such side yard may be satisfied by maintenance of a agricultural

preservation zone, farmland security zone or other non-residential zoning designation between the

RPM district and the residential district.

2. Where the side lot line of a lot abuts an agricultural preservation zone or a farmland security zone

shall be three hundred (300) feet. Not less than twenty (20) feet abutting the rear lot line shall be

landscaped and permanently maintained.

(Ord. 1189 § 3, 2006)

15.520.090 Open Space

All developments proposed under the RPM district may include a proportionate amount of open space

for active and passive use by the occupants of the development, whether they are merchants, employees or

the general public. The amount to be provided shall be determined as follows:

A. Common Open Space. Each planned development may contain one or more large areas of land

permanently reserved primarily for the leisure and recreational use of all the development’s occupants

or public and owned and maintained in common by the occupants.

B. Common open space may include:

1. Land area of the site not covered by buildings, parking structures or accessory structures;

2. Land which is accessible and available to all occupants of structures for whose use the space is

intended unless such land is in a category listed below;

3. Commonly owned recreational structures and facilities including, but not limited to, gymnasiums,

tennis courts, swimming pools, picnic areas and parks.

C. Public Open Space. As an alternative, or in addition to, common open space in subsection (B) of this

section, each planned development may propose one or more parcels of land which would be

permanently dedicated in fee to the county or other public or private agency. Such areas will be for the

use of the development’s occupants in addition to the use by all county residents or for the protection of

environmentally sensitive areas.

D. Required Open Space. The county may require public and/or common space in a planned development

at the time of approval of the general plan of development.

(Ord. 1189 § 3, 2006)

15.520.100 Traffic Circulation

A. Internal Access. All recreation and planned motorsport development proposals shall ensure that internal

circulation systems are properly designed to serve the different types of proposed land uses,

accommodate expected traffic flows, provide adequate emergency access to all buildings and structures,

and provide for safe and convenient pedestrian access, whether the project is partially or fully

implemented. In addition, the following access requirements shall apply:

1. At least two different routes of entrance and exit for emergency vehicles shall be provided where

streets are longer than eight hundred feet;

2. All internal circulation systems shall meet the requirements of Chapter 15.640 Road Standards

B. External Access. The planning commission shall review development applications to ensure that

projected traffic increases resulting from the project, when partially and fully implemented, will not

significantly impact connecting streets, roads and existing and proposed land uses outside the project

perimeter. The applicant shall propose measures acceptable to the county to reduce significant impacts

to existing road networks or land uses outside the development itself.

(Ord. 1189 § 3, 2006)

15.520.110 Streets

A. All internal streets, roads and drives serving the development shall be designed and constructed to

county road improvement and design standards.

B. The use of private streets within planned developments may be permitted.

(Ord. 1189 § 3, 2006)

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15.520.120 Signs

A. Signs shall be governed by the provisions of Chapter 15.620 Sign Standards

B. There shall be a common theme to the signing of the development. The theme should include some

identifiable common element or elements such as dimension, construction material, color scheme,

lighting or lettering style. All signs in the development shall be integral components of the common

theme.

(Ord. 1189 § 3, 2006)

15.520.130 Lapse of Approval

A. A general plan of development shall expire two years after its date of approval unless an application has

been filed with the planning authority for a conditional use permit for specific plan of development

prior to plan expiration, or a time extension has been approved prior to the date of the general plan of

development expiration. The planning commission may, upon good cause shown, grant a time

extension for one year.

B. The conditional use permit for a specific plan of development shall expire five years after approval

unless, prior to the expiration date, substantial physical construction has been completed on the

development or a time extension has been approved. The planning commission or board of supervisors

may, upon good cause shown, grant a time extension for one year.

(Ord. 1189 § 3, 2006)

15.520.140 Resubmittal Following Expiration

After a general plan or a conditional use permit for a specific plan of development expires, a new

general plan or conditional use permit for a specific plan of development application and fee must be

submitted for reconsideration. The new application shall be subject to the same procedures and approval as

the original application. (Ord. 1189 § 3, 2006)

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Chapter 15.530

AV - AIRPORT ZONE

Sections:

15.530.010 Purpose

15.530.020 Permitted Uses

15.530.030 Uses Permitted with a Conditional Use Permit

15.530.040 Maximum Building Height

15.530.050 Site Plan Review

15.530.060 County Airport Rules and Regulations

15.530.010 Purpose

This chapter shall be applied to properties used, or planned to be used, as airports and where special

regulations are necessary for the protection of life and property. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.530.020 Permitted Uses

The following-uses and structures shall be permitted in the AV zone:

A. Paved runways, taxiways, landing strips and aprons;

B. Aircraft storage, service and repair hangars;

C. Aircraft fueling facilities;

D. Passenger and freight terminal facilities;

E. Lighting, radio and radar facilities;

F. Accessory structures and facilities, including aircraft and aviation accessory sales.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.530.030 Uses Permitted with a Conditional Use Permit

Uses permitted in the M (industrial) zone; this does not include conditionally permitted uses in the M

(industrial) zone.

A. Commercial uses which are dependent upon the airport for their existence or commercial uses which

are related to the traveling public, including highway, community and service commercial uses, but not

including any commercial use such as minor or major auto repair or commercial use not conducted

entirely within an enclosed building.

B. Those uses which have overhead public utility transmission and distribution facilities are not permitted.

C. Wash racks, rinsing and/or mixing facilities for agricultural chemicals and/or fertilizers prior to or

following aerial application.

D. Non-airport related public facilities.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.530.040 Maximum Building Height

No building or structure in this zone shall exceed thirty-five feet, except as otherwise permitted with a

conditional use permit. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.530.050 Site Plan Review

Before applying for a building permit, the applicant shall submit to the planning authority a complete

site plan and all other documents necessary for review by the director to ensure compliance with all the

requirements of the Glenn County Code. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.530.060 County Airport Rules and Regulations

A. Financial responsibility - Any owner of an aircraft habitually situated at the airport shall be financially

responsible. Any such owner shall, upon request, furnish the sponsor with evidence of financial

responsibility. The minimum financial responsibility required pursuant to this section shall be as

follows:

1. Property damage, fifty thousand dollars;

2. Bodily injury or death, excluding occupants of aircraft, one person, fifty thousand dollars;

3. Bodily injury or death, excluding occupants of aircraft, two or more persons, one hundred thousand

dollars.

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B. Evidence of financial responsibility - Acceptable evidence of financial responsibility shall consist of a

certificate of insurance or a bond issued by an insurance company duly authorized to transact business

in the state.

C. Effect of noncompliance - If the owner of an aircraft habitually situated at the airport fails or refuses to

furnish the sponsor with the required evidence of financial responsibility when so requested, the owner

shall thereafter be prohibited from basing any aircraft which he may own at the airport until such time

as he complies with the provisions of this chapter.

D. Business activities - No person shall use the airport in any manner whatsoever for any commercial,

profit, gainful, or revenue producing purpose, including, without limitation, flight instruction or

mechanical work, without written approval of the sponsor. No person shall distribute, post or display

any commercial or noncommercial signs, circulars, handbills or advertisements on the airport without

the consent of the airport manager. No person shall solicit funds for any purpose on the airport.

E. Airport manager - The operation of the airport shall be under the direction of the sponsor who shall

designate an airport manager who shall have the initial responsibility for all airport business and

operations.

F. Rules and regulations - The sponsor shall have the power to adopt, amend and repeal rules and

regulations for the operation and maintenance of the airport. Such rules and regulations may include a

schedule of fees for the use of the airport.

G. Compliance with laws and regulations - No person shall operate or maintain any aircraft at the airport

except in strict conformity with all ordinances, rules and regulations of the sponsor, and the regulations

of the Federal Aviation Agency and all other applicable laws. All operators of aircraft are responsible

for complete knowledge of all laws, rules and regulations relating to the operation of aircraft.

H. Assumption of liability - The privileges of using the airport and its facilities shall be conditioned upon

the assumption of full responsibility, liability and risk by the user thereof. The sponsor, its agents and

employees shall not be liable for loss, damage or injury to persons or property arising out of any

accident of any nature whatsoever, or from any cause whatsoever, including, but not limited to, fire,

theft, vandalism, wind, flood, earthquake, collision, or act of God.

I. Charges for parking aircraft - Charges for parking aircraft shall be subject to periodic review and

revision. Daily rates shall apply to all aircraft parked overnight. Aircraft owned and operated by the

federal government are exempt from the payment of daily rates.

J. Lease fee policy at the county airports - After the first year of a Lease and each ensuing year of the

lease, the monthly rent shall be set in the following manner; the Consumer Price Index for all urban

consumers for the San Francisco-Oakland Metropolitan Area published by the United States

Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (“Index”), shall be reviewed annually to determine if

there has been an increase in the Index;

1. If the Index has increased during the previous year, the monthly rent payable during the next year

shall be set by calculating the increase by multiplying the monthly rent by a fraction, the numerator

of which is the Index at the end of the prior year and the denominator of which is the Index at the

beginning of the prior year;

2. As soon as the monthly rent for that year is set, Lessor shall give Lessee notice of the amount of

monthly rent for that year;

3. If the Index is discontinued or revised during the year, such other government index or

computation with which it is replaced shall be used in order to obtain substantially the same result

as would be obtained if the Index had not been discontinued or revised.

K. Payment of parking and airport use charges - Payment for monthly reserved space and airport use

charges is due and payable in advance for each calendar month. Charges for commencing or

terminating the use of parking space other than on the first of the calendar month shall be prorated for

that month. Payment of the daily aircraft parking charges shall be made prior to the departure of aircraft

unless credit arrangements have been approved by the airport manager.

L. Sale of aviation fuel, oil and lubricants - The sale of aviation fuel, oil and lubricants shall be on a

concession basis between the sponsor and fixed base operators. Fuel flowage fees shall be paid by

concessionaires to the sponsor at rates established in the fixed base operator contracts.

M. Animals - No person shall enter the aircraft ground movement area with any animals. Dogs and other

animals may be permitted in other areas of the airport and in the aircraft tiedown area only if restrained

by leash or confined in such a manner as to be under control.

N. Damage to airport - Any person causing damage to the airport or any airport property shall be

responsible for the cost of repair or replacement. All damage shall be promptly reported to the airport

manager.

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O. Damage to aircraft - Witnesses to and participants in any accident causing damage to aircraft in the

airport area shall promptly make a full report of such accident to the airport manager or his or her

representative. Aircraft operators, owners or their agents shall be responsible for and shall cooperate

and assist in, the prompt removal of damaged aircraft, parts, property or debris resulting from any

accident; provided, however, that the airport manager or officials of the Federal Aviation Agency may

prohibit the movement or removal of any damaged aircraft or property.

P. Cleanliness - All persons using the airport shall place all rubbish, garbage or other debris in appropriate

containers.

Q. Automobiles - All persons using the airport shall operate automobiles and/or trucks in accordance with

the following rules:

1. Vehicles shall be parked within designated parking areas only;

2. Vehicles shall not be operated beyond roads and parking area limits without prior consent of the

airport manager;

3. No common carrier, vehicle for hire shall load or unload passengers or stand at the airport in any

place other than in the area designated by the airport manager;

4. Vehicles shall not be operated on the apron except by persons assigned to duty there or others

authorized by the airport manager;

5. No person shall operate any vehicle in any of the landing areas unless authorized to do so by the

airport manager, and then only in the manner prescribed;

6. Vehicle speed shall be limited to fifteen miles an hour within the airport parking areas;

7. The airport manager shall have authority to move vehicles parked in improper locations and the

owners of such vehicles shall be responsible for the payment of any towing charges necessitated

thereby.

R. Firearms - No person except peace officers, authorized federal, state and local employees, or members

of the armed forces of the United States on official duty shall carry any firearms or explosives on the

airport without prior permission of the airport manager. No person shall hunt, conduct target practice or

discharge firearms on the airport.

S. Aircraft operating rules - No aeronautical activity shall be conducted at the airport except in

conformance with current federal air regulations. In addition, the following rules shall apply:

1. No aircraft shall be parked in any area not designated for such purpose by the airport manager

without prior consent of the airport manager. Parked aircraft shall have parking brakes set, wheels

firmly blocked to prevent movement and/or shall be firmly secured to the ground by ropes or other

appropriate means;

2. Low flying within the confine of the traffic pattern, except in emergencies or when necessary to

climb to the designated pattern altitude or descend to a landing, is prohibited;

3. No aircraft shall take off or land except in conformance with the approved traffic pattern,

emergency landings excepted;

4. Aircraft shall not cross or enter upon any runway until the pilot has stopped and assured by visual

inspection that there is no danger of collision with any person or object;

5. Taxiing in and out of hangars is specifically prohibited;

6. Unusual performance test of aircraft on or from airport premises will be done only with the express

approval of the airport manager and only in the manner and area designated by the airport manager;

7. All aircraft shall land and take off only on designated usable runways unless specifically authorized

by the airport manager to use other areas of the airport. All takeoffs shall commence at the

beginning of the runway or area authorized for use;

8. No persons shall land or take off from the airport unless the aircraft is equipped with properly

functioning brakes or other positive means to insure adequate ground control;

9. Formation flying is prohibited in the traffic pattern on takeoff or landing;

10. Aircraft shall be halted and all engines stopped at a minimum of twenty-five feet before entering

any hangar or building;

11. No aircraft shall remain on the landing or take-off area for the purpose of instructing students

between flights;

12. No aircraft engine shall be started or run up in any hangar or when the aircraft is tailed toward

hangar doors, or positioned in such a manner to constitute a danger to persons or property. Engine

run ups and tests shall not be performed in areas or at such times as may be restricted by the airport

manager;

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13. No engine affixed to an aircraft shall be started or operated unless a competent aircraft operator is

in the aircraft attending to the controls and the parking brakes are set or the wheels properly

blocked to prevent movement;

14. Aircraft shall be taxied, at all times at a safe and reasonable speed, in the control of a competent

aircraft operator. Except as may be specifically directed otherwise, all aircraft operators shall taxi

at their own discretion;

15. No passenger or freight shall be loaded or unloaded from any aircraft unless and until all engines

on the aircraft have come to a complete stop;

16. Operators of aircraft shall close, and keep closed, gates which lead to any ramp at all times except

when necessary for the loading and unloading of aircraft;

17. Spectators shall not be permitted on any ramp without approval of the airport manager, his or her

representative, or one of the fixed base operators;

18. Instructions from an authorized control tower shall take precedence over any of the preceding

rules;

19. The airport manager may regulate touch-and-go landings whenever traffic volume is such that

regulation is necessary for the safe and orderly operation of the airport;

20. The airport manager may refuse clearance or delay any flights or other operations at the airport

when, in his or her discretion, he or she deems such action necessary in the interest of safety.

T. Fire safety rules - All persons using the airport shall comply with the following fire safety rules:

1. No person shall store or operate passenger automobiles or trucks within the hangars. Power

operated industrial trucks and tractors used within hangars shall be of a type approved by the fire

chief;

2. No person shall store or stock material or equipment so as to constitute a fire hazard;

3. No person shall store or place any flammable liquids, solids, gases, signal flares or similar

hazardous materials within any hangar or buildings except in areas or rooms specifically approved

by the fire chief. The storage of flammable liquids within buildings shall be under permit issued by

the fire chief. Such storage shall be in approved containers bearing the label of the Underwriters

Laboratories, Inc., (five gallon maximum container);

4. All tenants of buildings shall provide metal containers, approved by the fire chief, equipped with

self-closing covers for the storage of oily wastes, rags and similar combustible materials. All such

wastes shall be removed by the tenant daily;

5. All tenants of buildings shall maintain the floors of hangars, hangar ramps, and adjacent areas free

and clear of oil, grease, and other flammable materials;

6. No person shall use flammable substances for cleaning floors of hangars or other buildings;

7. The cleaning of aircraft engines or other parts using solvents shall be limited in scope and only

nonflammable or high flash point (one hundred degrees Fahrenheit or greater) solvents shall be

used. Drip and collecting pans shall be used during any cleaning process;

8. No person shall dispose of gasoline, oil, solvent or other flammable waste products in any drain,

manhole, open ditch, or other airport areas;

9. Painting and doping of aircraft with flammable fluids shall be conducted only in areas or in

buildings approved by the fire chief;

10. No person shall smoke any cigarette, cigar or pipe, or strike any match or kindle, or any flame

whatever within fifty feet of any aircraft while being fueled, or within fifty feet from fuel islands or

any flammable liquid container, or within any hangar or aircraft workshop located upon the airport,

except as approved by the fire chief. Smoking may be permitted within areas designated by the fire

chief;

11. Cutting, welding, and spray painting operations shall be conducted only within areas or buildings

approved by the fire chief;

12. All electrical wiring, fixtures and appliances shall be installed and maintained in accordance with

approved local codes and ordinances;

13. Each fixed base operator shall institute training programs for employees in the use of portable fire

extinguisher equipment and methods of evacuating or relocating occupants of the premises in case

of fire or other emergency;

14. Portable fire extinguisher shall be provided and installed by the fixed base operators as directed by

the fire chief as to number, type and location;

15. Portable fire extinguisher shall not be moved from designated locations for any reason other than

as a precaution against an immediate hazard or to be recharged;

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16. Access to all fire extinguishing equipment shall be kept free and unobstructed at all times. Portable

fire extinguisher shall be inspected periodically by the fire chief;

17. Fire prevention inspection shall be made by the fire chief and fire drills shall be held at his or her

discretion;

18. Every person who becomes aware of any fire or smoldering combustion or any unwarranted

insidious nature which is not confined within equipment designated for fire or which is any hazard

to the premises shall report said fire or smoldering combustion without delay to the local fire

department;

19. All persons shall comply with all fire safety regulations established by the local governmental

entity having jurisdiction for fire protection at the airport.

U. Pesticides and fertilizers

1. Except as otherwise set forth in this section, the mixing and loading of pesticides and fertilizers and

the washing and rinsing of all equipment used in the mixing, loading and application of pesticides

and fertilizers is hereby prohibited upon any airport belonging to the County of Glenn;

2. Exceptions. Subdivision 1 of this section shall not apply to the following:

a. The washing and rinsing of the interior and exterior of all aircraft and related equipment used

the application of pesticides and fertilizers upon Regional Water Quality Control Board

approved washpad and collection facilities.

b. The mixing and loading of pesticides and fertilizers performed in accordance with the rules

and regulations adopted by Resolution by the Glenn County Board of Supervisors.

3. The pesticide and/or fertilizer applicator and owner shall be deemed responsible for any adverse

environmental or health consequences or damages established by a court of appropriate jurisdiction

to have originated from the activities of said applicator, whether or not California Regional Water

Quality Control Board approved washpad and collection facilities are employed in the applicator’s

mixing, loading, washing and/or rinsing activity;

4. Any person, whether principal, agent, employee or otherwise, who knowingly or willfully violates

any of the provisions of this Section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be

punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars and not more than six months in the

county jail. In addition, violation of any of the provisions of this Section shall be cause for

immediate revocation and/or termination of rights to load and mix on any county airport property.

If the applicator is deemed responsible for any environmental degradation as defined in

Subdivision C, above, the applicator shall be responsible for mitigating this environmental

degradation. For purposes of this Section, each incident shall be considered a separate violation and

shall be ordained as such without consideration or jeopardy to any other violation and shall provide

its own penalty and mitigation remedy. The applicator shall develop a mitigation plan including

remedial efforts in conjunction with the appropriate State and Federal agencies. The applicator

shall use due diligence in carrying out this mitigation plan;

V. Exclusion from airport - Every person who violates or refuses to comply with any provision of this

chapter or any rule adopted pursuant to this chapter may be removed or ejected from the airport by or

under the authority of the airport manager and may be deprived of future use of the airport and its

facilities.

(Ord. 1269 § 10, 2018; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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PART 3 - COMBINING DISTRICTS

Chapter 15.540

FP - FLOOD PLAIN MANAGEMENT ZONE

Sections:

15.540.010 Authorization and Purpose

15.540.020 Findings of Fact

15.540.030 Methods of Reducing Flood Losses

15.540.040 Basis for Establishing the Areas of Special Flood Hazard

15.540.050 Lands to Which this Chapter Applies

15.540.060 Compliance

15.540.070 Establishment of Development Permit

15.540.080 Designation of Flood Plain Administrator

15.540.090 Duties and Responsibilities of Flood Plain Administrator

15.540.100 Standards of Construction

15.540.110 Standards for Utilities

15.540.120 Standards for Subdivisions

15.540.130 Standards for Manufactured Homes

15.540.140 Standards for Recreational Vehicles

15.540.150 Permit Exceptions – Agricultural Buildings – Placement, Construction

15.540.160 Floodway Encroachments

15.540.170 Appeals

15.540.180 Variances

15.540.190 Variance Appeals

15.540.200 Conditions for Variances

15.540.210 Application and Interpretation

15.540.010 Authorization and Purpose

The purpose of this chapter is to promote and protect. This chapter is adopted pursuant to Section 7 of

Article XI of the California Constitution and supplemental authority contained in state statutes. The purpose

of this chapter is to promote and protect the public health, safety, and general welfare by providing a

definite plan of development standards to guide, control and regulate growth in areas subject to flooding and

to minimize public and private losses due to flood conditions in specific areas by provisions designed to:

A. Protect human life and health;

B. Minimize expenditures of public money for costly flood control projects;

C. Minimize the need for rescue and relief efforts associated with flooding and generally undertaken at the

expense of the general public;

D. Minimize prolonged business interruptions;

E. Minimize damage to public facilities and utilities such as water and gas mains; electric, telephone and

sewer lines; and streets and bridges located in areas of special flood hazard;

F. Help maintain a stable tax base by providing for the sound use and development of areas of special

flood hazard so as to minimize future blighted areas caused by flood damage;

G. Provide for notice to potential buyers that property is in an area of special flood hazard; and

H. Provide that those who occupy or use areas of special flood hazard assume responsibility for their

actions

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.540.020 Findings of Fact

A. Flood hazard areas exist in Glenn County and are characterized by periodic inundation which may

result in loss of life and property, create health and safety hazards, disrupt commerce and governmental

services, cause extraordinary public expenditures for flood protection and relief, and impair the tax

base, all of which adversely affect the public health, safety, and general welfare of persons residing,

working or visiting in the county.

B. These flood losses are caused by uses that are inadequately elevated, flood-proofed, or protected from

flood damage. The cumulative effect of obstructions in areas of special flood hazards which increase

flood heights and velocities also contribute to the flood loss.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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15.540.030 Methods of Reducing Flood Losses

To accomplish its purposes, this chapter establishes methods and provisions to:

A. Restrict or prohibit uses which are dangerous to health, safety, and property due to water or erosion

hazards, or which result in damaging increases in erosion or in flood heights or velocities;

B. Require that uses vulnerable to floods, including facilities which serve such uses, be protected against

flood damage at the time of initial construction;

C. Control the alteration of natural flood plains, stream channels, and natural protective barriers, which

help accommodate or channel flood waters;

D. Control filling, grading, dredging, and other development which may increase flood damage; and

E. Prevent or regulate the construction of flood barriers which will unnaturally divert flood waters or

which may increase flood hazards in other areas.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.540.040 Basis for Establishing the Areas of Special Flood Hazard

A. The areas of special flood hazard identified by the Federal Insurance Administration (FIA) of the

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in the Flood Insurance Study for the County of

Glenn effective June 5, 1997 (FIS) and accompanying Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMS) and Flood

Boundary and Floodway Maps (FBFMS) effective September 3, 1980, and all subsequent amendments

and/or revisions, are hereby adopted by reference, declared to be a part of this chapter, and designated

as special zone maps pursuant to this section.

B. This FIS and attendant mapping is the minimum area of applicability of this chapter and may be

supplemented by studies for other areas which allow implementation of this chapter and which are

recommended to the Board of Supervisors by the flood plain administrator. The study, FIRMS, and

FBFMs are on file at the planning authority.

(Ord. 1211 § 3, 2009; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.540.050 Lands to Which this Chapter Applies

This chapter shall apply to all areas of special flood hazards within the jurisdiction of Glenn County.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.540.060 Compliance

No structure or land shall hereafter be constructed, located, extended, converted, or altered without full

compliance with the term of this chapter and other applicable regulations. Violation of the requirements

(including violations of conditions and safeguards established in connection with conditions) shall constitute

a misdemeanor. Nothing herein shall prevent the county from taking such lawful action as is necessary to

prevent or remedy any violation. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.540.070 Establishment of Development Permit

A development permit shall be obtained before any construction or other development begins within

any area of special flood hazard established in Section 15.540.040. Application for a development permit

shall be made on forms furnished by the flood plain administrator and may include, but not be limited to:

plans in duplicate drawn to scale showing the nature, location, dimensions, and elevation of the area in

question; existing or proposed structures, fill, storage of materials, drainage facilities; and the location of the

foregoing. Specifically, the following information is required:

A. For new structures and substantial improvements, provide detailed site plan with spot elevations of

ground adjacent to proposed footprint of structure and all supporting building systems, well, septic

system; and

B. Foundation design detail; and

C. Proposed elevation in relation to mean sea level, of the lowest floor (including basement) of all

structures; in Zone AO, elevation of highest adjacent grade and proposed elevation of lowest floor of all

structures; or proposed elevation in relation to mean sea level to which any nonresidential structure will

be floodproofed, if required in Section 15.540.100.C.2; and

D. All appropriate certifications listed in Section 15.540.090.D; and

E. Description of the extent to which any watercourse will be altered or relocated as a result of proposed

development.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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15.540.080 Designation of Flood Plain Administrator

The building official is hereby appointed to administer, implement, and enforce this chapter by granting

or denying development permits in accord with its provisions. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.540.090 Duties and Responsibilities of Flood Plain Administrator

The duties and responsibilities of the flood plain administrator include, but are not limited to the

following:

A. Permit Review. Review all development permits to determine that:

1. All permit requirements of this chapter have been satisfied;

2. All other required state and federal permits have been obtained;

3. The site is reasonably safe from flooding; and

4. The proposed development does not adversely affect the carrying capacity of areas where base

flood elevations have been determined but a floodway has not been designated. For purposes of

this ordinance, “adversely affects” means that the cumulative effect of the proposed development,

when combined with all other existing and anticipated development, will increase the water surface

elevation of the base flood more than one foot at any point.

B. Review and Use of Any Other Base Flood Data. When base flood elevation data has not been provided

in accordance with Section 15.540.040, the flood plain administrator shall obtain, review, and

reasonably utilize any base flood elevation and floodway data available from a federal or state agency,

or other source, in order to administer this chapter. Any such information shall be submitted to the

Board of Supervisors for adoption.

C. Notification of Other Agencies. If alteration or relocation of a watercourse is proposed:

1. Notify adjacent communities and the California Department of Water Resources prior to alteration

or relocation;

2. Submit evidence of such notification to the Federal Insurance Administration, Federal Emergency

Management Agency;

3. Assure that the flood-carrying capacity within the altered or relocated portion of the affected

watercourse is maintained; and

4. Base Flood Elevation changes due to physical alterations:

a. Within 6 months of information becoming available or project completion, whichever comes

first, the flood plain administrator shall submit or assure that the applicant submits technical or

scientific data to FEMA for a Letter of Map Revision (LOMR).

b. All LOMR`s for flood control projects are approved prior to the issuance of building permits.

Building Permits must not be issued based on Conditional Letters of Map Revision

(CLOMR`s). Approved CLOMR`s allow construction of the proposed flood control project

and land preparation as specified in the “start of construction” definition.

Such submissions are necessary so that upon confirmation of those physical changes affecting flooding

conditions, risk premium rates and floodplain management requirements are based on current data.

D. Documentation of Flood Plain Development. Obtain and maintain for public inspection, and make

available as needed, the following:

1. Certification required by Section 15.540.100.C.1 (lowest floor elevations);

2. Certification required by Section 15.540.100.C.2 (elevation or floodproofing of nonresidential

structures);

3. Certification required by Sections 15.540.100.C.3 (wet floodproofing standard);

4. Certification of elevation required by Section 15.540.120.B (subdivision standards); and

5. Certification required by Section 15.540.160.A (floodway encroachments).

E. Map Determinations. Make interpretations where needed, as to the exact location of the boundaries of

the areas of special flood hazard, for example, where there appears to be a conflict between a mapped

boundary and actual field conditions. The person contesting the location of the boundary shall be given

a reasonable opportunity to appeal the interpretation as provided in Section 15.540.160.

F. Remedial Action. Take action to remedy violations of this chapter as specified in Section 15.540.060.

(Ord. 1252 § 2, 2014; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.540.100 Standards of Construction

In all areas of special flood hazards the following standards apply:

A. Anchoring.

1. All new construction and substantial improvements shall be adequately anchored to prevent

flotation, collapse or lateral movement of the structure resulting from hydrodynamic and

hydrostatic loads, including the effects of buoyancy.

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2. All manufactured homes shall meet the anchoring standards of Section 15.540.130.

B. Construction materials and methods. All new construction and substantial improvements shall be

constructed as follows:

1. With materials and utility equipment resistant to flood damage;

2. Using methods and practices that minimize flood damage;

3. With electrical, heating, ventilation, plumbing and air conditioning equipment and other service

facilities that are designed and/or located so as to prevent water from entering or accumulating

within the components during conditions of flooding; and

4. If within zones AH or AO, so that there are adequate drainage paths around structures on slopes to

guide flood waters around and away from proposed structures.

C. Elevation and floodproofing.

1. All residential construction, new or substantial improvements, shall have the lowest floor,

including basement:

a. In an AO zone, elevated above the highest adjacent grade to a height equal to or exceeding the

depth number specified in feet on the FIRM, or elevated at least two feet above the highest

adjacent grade if no depth number is specified.

b. In an A zone, elevated to or above the base flood elevation, as determined by the county.

c. In all other zones, elevated to or above the base flood elevation.

Upon the completion of the structure, the elevation of the lowest floor including basement shall be

certified by a registered professional engineer or surveyor, and verified by the community building

inspector to be properly elevated. Such certification and verification shall be provided to the flood plain

administrator.

2. Nonresidential construction, new or substantial improvement, shall either be elevated to conform

with paragraph C.1 or, together with attendant utility and sanitary facilities:

a. Be floodproofed below the elevation recommended under paragraph C.1 so that the structure is

watertight with walls substantially impermeable to the passage of water;

b. Have structural components capable of resisting hydrostatic and hydrodynamic loads and

effects of buoyancy; and

c. Be certified by a registered civil engineer or architect that the standards of this paragraph C.2

are satisfied. Such certification shall be provided to the flood plain administrator.

3. All new construction and substantial improvements with fully enclosed areas below the lowest

floor (excluding basements) that are usable solely for parking of vehicles, building access or

storage, and which are subject to flooding, shall be designed to automatically equalize hydrostatic

flood forces on exterior walls by allowing for the entry and exit of floodwater. Designs for meeting

this requirement must meet or exceed the following minimum criteria:

a. Be certified by a registered professional engineer or architect; or

b. Have a minimum of two openings having a total net area of not less than one square inch for

every square foot of enclosed area subject to flooding. The bottom of all openings shall be no

higher than one foot above grade. Openings may be equipped with screens, louvers, valves or

other coverings or devices provided that they permit the automatic entry and exit of

floodwater.

4. Manufactured homes shall also meet the standards set forth in Section 15.540.130.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.540.110 Standards for Utilities

A. All new and replacement water supply and sanitary sewage systems shall be designed to minimize or

eliminate:

1. Infiltration of flood waters into the systems; and

2. Discharge from the systems into flood waters.

B. On-site waste disposal systems shall be located to avoid impairment to them, or contamination from

them during flooding.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.540.120 Standards for Subdivisions

A. All preliminary subdivision proposals shall identify the flood hazard area and the elevation of the base

flood.

B. All subdivision plans will provide the elevation of each proposed structure and pad. If the site is filled

above the base flood elevation, the lowest floor and pad elevations shall be certified by a registered

civil engineer or surveyor and provided to the flood plain administrator.

C. All subdivision proposals shall be consistent with the need to minimize flood damage.

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D. All subdivision proposals shall have public utilities and facilities such as sewer, gas, electrical and

water systems located and constructed to minimize flood damage.

E. All subdivisions shall provide adequate drainage to reduce exposure to flood hazards.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.540.130 Standards for Manufactured Homes

A. All manufactured homes that are placed or substantially improved, within Zones Al-30, AH, and AE on

the community’s Flood Insurance Rate Map, on sites located:

1. Outside of a manufactured home park or subdivision;

2. In a new manufactured home park or subdivision;

3. In an expansion to an existing manufactured home park or subdivision; or

4. In an existing manufactured home park or subdivision on a site upon which a manufactured home

has incurred “substantial damage” as the result of a flood, shall be elevated on a permanent

foundation, such that the lowest floor of the manufactured home is elevated to or above the base

flood elevation and be securely fastened to an adequately anchored foundation system to resist

flotation, collapse and lateral movement.

B. All manufactured homes to be placed or substantially improved on sites in an existing manufactured

home park or subdivision within Zones Al-30, AH, and AE on the Flood Insurance Rate Map that are

not subject to the provisions of subsection A, above, will be securely fastened to an adequately

anchored foundation system to resist flotation collapse, and lateral movement, and be elevated so that

either the:

1. Lowest floor of the manufactured home is at or above the base flood elevation; or

2. Manufactured home chassis is supported by reinforced piers or other foundation elements of at

least equivalent strength that are no less than 36 inches in height above grade.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.540.140 Standards for Recreational Vehicles

Every recreational vehicle placed on sites within Zones Al-30, AH, and AE on the community’s Flood

Insurance Rate Map will either:

A. Be on the site for fewer than 180 consecutive days, be fully licensed and ready for highway use, (i.e., is

on its wheels or jacking system), be attached to the site only by quick disconnect type utilities and

security devices, and have no permanently attached additions; or

B. Meet the permit requirements of Section 15.540.070 of this chapter and the elevation and anchoring

requirements for manufactured homes in Section 15.54.130.A.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.540.150 Permit Exceptions—Agricultural Buildings—Placement, Construction

All agricultural buildings or structures not requiring a permit under Chapter 15.720 and within Zones A,

AO, A1-A30, AE, A99 and AH shall be placed and constructed so as to:

A. Not be appreciably damaged by flooding;

B. Offer minimum resistance to flood flows;

C. Resist flotation;

D. Resist hydrostatic forces in accordance with wet floodproofing standards as specified in the Federal

Emergency Management Agency’s 1993 Technical Bulletin; and

E. Meet required setback distances.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.540.160 Floodway Encroachments

A. Located within areas of special flood hazard established in Section 15.540.060 are areas designated as

floodways. Since the floodway is an extremely hazardous area due to the velocity of flood waters which

carry debris, potential projectiles, and erosion potential, the following provisions apply.

B. Encroachments, including fill, new construction, substantial improvement, and other new development

are prohibited unless certification by a registered civil engineer is provided demonstrating that

encroachments shall not result in any increase in the base flood elevation during the occurrence of the

base flood discharge.

C. If subsection A is satisfied, all new construction, substantial improvement, and other proposed new

development shall comply with all other applicable flood hazard reduction provisions of Sections

15.540.100 through 15.540.140.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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15.540.170 Appeals

The Board of Supervisors shall hear and decide appeals when it is alleged there is an error in any

requirement, decision, or determination made by the flood plain administrator in the enforcement or

administration of this chapter. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.540.180 Variances

A. The variance criteria set forth in this section are based on the general principle of zoning law that

variances pertain to a piece of property and are not personal in nature. A variance may be granted for a

parcel of property with physical characteristics so unusual that complying with the requirements of this

chapter would create an exceptional hardship to the applicant or the surrounding property owners. The

characteristics must be unique to the property and not be shared by adjacent parcels. The unique

characteristic must pertain to the land itself, not to the structure, its inhabitants, or the property owners.

B. The need to protect the county’s citizens from flooding is so compelling, and the implications of the

cost of insuring a structure built below flood level are so serious, that variances from the flood elevation

or from other requirements in this chapter are intended to be rare. The long term goal of preventing and

reducing flood loss and damage can only be met if variances are strictly limited. Therefore, the variance

guidelines provided in this chapter are more detailed and contain multiple provisions that must be met

before a variance can be properly granted. The criteria are designed to screen out those situations in

which alternatives other than a variance are more appropriate.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.540.190 Variance Appeals

A. In passing upon requests for variances, the Board of Supervisors shall consider all technical

evaluations, all relevant factors, standards specified in other sections of this chapter, and the:

1. Danger that materials may be swept onto other lands to the injury of others;

2. Danger of life and property due to flooding or erosion damage;

3. Susceptibility of the proposed facility and its contents to flood damage and the effect of such

damage on the existing individual owner and future owners of the property;

4. Importance of the services provided by the proposed facility to the community;

5. Necessity to the facility of a waterfront location, where applicable;

6. Availability of alternative locations for the proposed use which are not subject to flooding or

erosion damage;

7. Compatibility of the proposed use with existing and anticipated development;

8. Relationship of the proposed use to the comprehensive plan and flood plain management program

for that area;

9. Safety of access to the property in time of flood for ordinary and emergency vehicles;

10. Expected heights, velocity, duration, rate of rise, and sediment transport of the flood waters

expected at the site; and

11. Costs of providing governmental services during and after flood conditions, including maintenance

and repair of public utilities and facilities such as sewer, gas, electrical, and water system, and

streets and bridges.

B. Any applicant to whom a variance is granted shall be given written notice over the signature of the

building official that:

1. The issuance of a variance to construct a structure below the base flood level will result in

increased premium rates for flood insurance up to amounts as high as $25 for $100 of insurance

coverage; and

2. Such construction below the base flood level increases risks to life and property. A copy of the

notice shall be recorded by the flood plain administrator in the Office of the Glenn County

Recorder in such a manner that it appears in the chain of title of the affected parcel of land.

C. The flood plain administrator will maintain a record of all variance actions, including justification for

their issuance, and report such variances issued in its biennial report to the Federal Insurance

Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.540.200 Conditions for Variances

A Generally, variances may be issued for new construction, substantial improvement, and other proposed

new development to be erected on a lot of one-half acre or less in size contiguous to and surrounded by

lots with existing structures constructed below the base flood level, providing that the procedures of

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Sections 15.540.070 through 15.540.150 of this chapter have been fully considered. As the lot size

increases beyond one-half acre, the technical justification required for issuing the variance increases.

B. Variances may be issued for the repair or rehabilitation of “historic structures” upon a determination

that the proposed repair or rehabilitation will not preclude the structure’s continued designation as an

historic structure and the variance is the minimum necessary to preserve the historic character and

design of the structure.

C. Variances shall not be issued within any mapped regulatory floodway if any increase in flood levels

during the base flood discharge would result.

D. Variances shall only be issued upon a determination that the variance is the “minimum necessary”

considering the flood hazard, to afford relief. “Minimum necessary” means to afford relief with a

minimum of deviation from the requirements of this chapter. For example, in the case of variances to an

elevation requirement, this means the Board of Supervisors need not grant permission for the applicant

to build at grade, or even to whatever elevation the applicant proposes, but only to that elevation which

the Board of Supervisors believes will both provide relief and preserve the integrity of the local chapter.

E. Variances shall only be issued upon the following grounds:

1. Showing of good and sufficient cause;

2. Determination that failure to grant the variance will result in exceptional hardship to the applicant;

and

3. Determination that the granting of a variance will not result in increased flood heights, additional

threats to public safety, or extraordinary public expense, create a nuisance, cause fraud or

victimization of the public, or conflict with existing local laws or ordinances.

Circumstances supporting a request for a variance must be exceptional, unusual, and peculiar to the

property involved. Mere economic or financial hardship alone is not exceptional. Inconvenience,

aesthetic considerations, physical handicaps, personal preferences, or the disapproval of one’s

neighbors likewise cannot, as a rule, qualify as an exceptional hardship. All of these problems can be

resolved through other means without granting a variance, even if the alternative is more expensive, or

requires the property owner to build elsewhere or put the parcel to a different use than originally

intended.

F. Variances may be issued for new construction, substantial improvement, and other proposed new

development necessary for the conduct of a functionally dependent use provided that the provisions of

subsections A through E are satisfied and that the structure or other development is protected by

methods that minimize flood damages during the base flood and does not result in additional threats to

public safety and does not create a public nuisance.

G. Upon consideration of the factors of Section 15.540.180.A and the purposes of this chapter, the Board

of Supervisors may attach such conditions to the granting of variances as it deems necessary to further

the purposes of this chapter.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.540.210 Application and Interpretation

A. This chapter is not intended to repeal, abrogate, or impair any existing easements, covenants, or deed

restrictions. However, if this chapter and another ordinance, easement, covenant, or deed restriction

conflict or overlap, whichever imposes the more stringent restrictions shall prevail.

B. In the interpretation and application of this chapter all provisions shall be:

1. Considered as minimum requirements;

2. Liberally construed in favor of the governing body; and

3. Deemed neither to limit nor repeal any other powers granted under state statutes.

C. The degree of flood protection required by this chapter is considered reasonable for regulatory purposes

and is based on scientific and engineering considerations. Larger floods can and will occur. Flood

heights may be increased by man-made or natural causes. This chapter does not imply that land outside

the areas of special flood hazards or that uses permitted within such areas will be free from flooding or

flood damages. This chapter shall not create liability on the part Glenn County, any officer or employee

thereof, the State of California, or the Federal Insurance Administration, Federal Emergency

Management Agency, for any flood damages that result from reliance on this chapter or any

administrative decision made under this chapter.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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Chapter 15.550

AVH AIRPORT HAZARD ZONE

Sections:

15.550.010 Purpose

15.550.020 Necessity

15.550.030 Zones

15.550.040 Height Limitations

15.550.050 Use Restrictions

15.550.060 Nonconforming Uses

15.550.070 Variances

15.550.080 Conflicting Regulations

15.550.010 Purpose

Pursuant to the authority conferred by the Government Code of the state of California, and in

conformance with the standards of the Federal Aviation Administration, this chapter is adopted for the

purpose of promoting and safeguarding the health, safety and general welfare of the inhabitants of the

county by preventing the creation, establishment or maintenance of airport hazards, thereby protecting the

lives and property of the users of the Glenn County airports (Willows and Orland) and of the occupants of

the land in the vicinity of the airports, and preventing the destruction and impaired use of the airports and

the public investment therein. The AVH zone is a zone which may be combined with any other zone in this

title. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.550.020 Necessity

The creation and establishment of an airport hazard is a public nuisance and an injury to the areas

served by the airports. It is necessary, in the interest of the public health and safety and the general welfare,

that the creation or establishment of airport hazards be prevented. To the maximum extent legally possible,

prevention of such hazards should be accomplished by the exercise of the police power without

compensation. It is further declared that both the prevention of airport hazards and the elimination, removal,

alteration, mitigation or marking and lighting of existing airport hazards are public purposes for which the

county raises and expends public funds and acquires lands, interests in lands, or easements over lands.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.550.030 Zones

In order to carry out the purposes of this chapter, all land within the boundaries of an airport and other

lands in the vicinity of the airport are divided into runway approach zones, transitional zones, horizontal

zones and conical zones. The zones underlie the approach, transitional, horizontal, and conical surfaces

defined in FAR 77.25, boundaries of which are shown on the airport zoning maps. The approach airport

zoning maps shall be kept on file in the office of the county clerk, and such zoning maps along with all

amendments thereto are made a part of this chapter. Amendments to such maps shall be entered on the

official zoning maps which shall be maintained current at all times. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.550.040 Height Limitations

A. Willows Airport. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no structure or tree shall be erected,

altered, maintained or allowed to grow in any zone created by this chapter to a height in excess of the

applicable height limit established herein for each such zone. For purposes of determining these

heights, the U.S. Coast and Geodetic (based) Survey has established the official elevation reference of

the Willows Airport to be one hundred thirty-eight feet and all height limits shall be based on that

elevation as follows

1. Horizontal zone, one hundred fifty feet;

2. Conical zone, one hundred fifty feet at the inner perimeter increasing uniformly at a slope of 20:1

(one foot vertically for each twenty feet horizontally) to the outer perimeter;

3. Approach Zones. For runways 16-34 and 13-31 as designated on the Willows Airport Zoning

Map, the height shall not exceed that permitted by an approach slope of 34:1 and 20:1 respectively

and in no event shall the height exceed one hundred fifty feet;

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4. Transition Zones. The height of objects shall not be such as to penetrate a transitional surface

commencing at the side of the primary surface and sloping upward and outward at a slope of 7:1

(one foot vertically for each seven feet horizontally) and extending to a height of two hundred fifty

feet above the airport elevation. The same restriction shall apply beginning at the sides of, and at

the same elevation as, the approach surface and extending to where the slope intersects the conical

surface.

B. Orland Airport. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no structure or tree shall be erected,

altered, maintained or allowed to grow to a height in excess of the applicable height limits established

as shown on the Orland Airport zoning map, For purposes of determining these heights, the U.S. Coast

and Geodetic (based) Survey has established the official elevation reference of the Orland Airport to be

two hundred ten feet, and all height limits shall be based on that elevation.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.550.050 Use Restrictions

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, no use may be made of land (or water) within any

zone and height limitations established by this chapter which will:

A. Create electrical interference with navigational signals or radio communications between the airport

and aircraft;

B. Make it difficult for pilots to distinguish between airport lights and other lights;

C. Result in glare in the eyes of pilots using the airport;

D. Impair visibility of the airport; or

E. Otherwise in any way create a hazard or endanger the landing, takeoff, or maneuvering of aircraft using

or intending to use the airport.

F. The use restrictions imposed by subsection A of this section shall not be applied so as to prevent any

present or future agricultural use or practice so long as the agricultural use or practice does not cause a

permanent penetration of the height limitations set forth in Section 15.550.040.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.550.060 Nonconforming Uses

A. The regulations prescribed in this chapter shall not be construed to require the removal, lowering or

otherwise changing or altering of any structure or tree not conforming to the regulations as of the

effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter nor otherwise interfere with the continuation of a

nonconforming use. Nothing contained in this chapter shall require any change in the construction,

alteration, or intended use of any structure, the construction or alteration of which was begun prior to

the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter, and which is diligently prosecuted.

B. Notwithstanding the foregoing ban on retroactivity, the owner of any existing nonconforming structure

or tree is required to permit the installation, operation and maintenance thereon of such markers,

markings or lights as shall be deemed necessary by the airport manager to indicate to pilots of aircraft

in the vicinity of the airport the presence of such hazards. Such markers and lights shall be installed,

operated, and maintained at the expense of the county.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.550.070 Variances

Any person desiring to erect any structure or increase the height of any structure or permit the growth

of any tree or otherwise use the property in a manner contrary to the regulations adopted under this chapter

may apply to the planning authority for a variance application. Such variances shall be allowed where a

literal application or enforcement of the regulations would result in practical difficulty or unnecessary

hardship and the relief would not be contrary to the public interest, but do substantial justice and be in

accordance with the spirit of the regulations and this chapter. No variance shall be granted for a use or

activity which is not authorized by the county zoning regulations which applies to the property. Any

variance may be allowed subject to reasonable conditions that the planning commission may deem

necessary to effectuate the purposes of this chapter. In granting any variance under this chapter, the planning

commission may, if it deems such action advisable to effectuate the purposes of this chapter and reasonable

in the circumstances, so condition such variance as to require the owner of the structure or tree in question

to permit the county, at the owner’s expense, to install, operate and maintain thereon such markers and

lights as may be necessary to indicate to pilots the presence of an airport hazard. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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15.550.080 Conflicting Regulations

Where there exists a conflict between any of the regulations or limitations prescribed in this chapter and

any other regulations applicable to the same area, whether the conflict is with respect to the height of

structures or trees, the use of land, or any other matter, the more stringent limitation or requirement shall

govern and prevail. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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DIVISION 4: DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS

PART 1 – PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

Chapter 15.560

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

Sections:

15.560.010 Purpose

15.560.020 Compliance Procedures

15.560.030 Exceptions

15.560.040 Air Quality

15.560.050 Electromagnetic Interference

15.560.060 Erosion Control

15.560.070 Fire and Explosion Hazards

15.560.080 Glare and Heat

15.560.090 Liquid, Solid and Hazardous Wastes

15.560.100 Noise

15.560.110 Open and Outdoor Storage, Sales and Display

15.560.120 Radioactivity

15.560.130 Vibrations

15.560.140 Commercial Coach

15.560.150 Restrooms

15.560.160 Storage of Accumulation Vehicles

15.560.010 Purpose

The purpose of this chapter is to establish performance standards or their functional equivalent to

promote compatibility among various uses of land; protect and enhance the rural-agricultural character of

the county; protect the health, safety or welfare of the community; and control noise, dust, odor, smoke,

vibration, danger to life and property, or similar causes likely to create a public nuisance.

All uses permitted in this title shall comply with all applicable performance standards of the base zoning

district as set forth herein, except as provided in Division 4. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.560.020 Compliance Procedures

A. The director may require pertinent information demonstrating that the proposed use will comply with

all applicable performance standards prior to issuance of any ministerial or discretionary approval. This

information may consist of a report prepared by a qualified technical consultant(s).

B. When technical information is required, accurate and representative measurements shall be made

according to accepted engineering or scientific practice. Measurements shall be made at the exterior lot

lines.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.560.030 Exceptions

A. Uses which are not in compliance with all applicable performance standards at the time of zoning

clearance shall require a conditional use permit.

B. The following agricultural uses are exempt from the provisions of Sections 15.560.100 F, 15.560.100

H, 15.560.100 I, 15.560.100 J and 15.560.100 L: livestock grazing, crop and tree farming, animal

husbandry, apiaries and aviaries.

C. The performance standards contained in the following subsections are the required minimum. They

shall not be construed as preventing the review authority, as part of any discretionary approval, to

require more restrictive standards as deemed necessary.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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15.560.040 Air Quality

All uses shall comply with applicable local, state and federal laws and regulations regarding

contaminants and pollutants. This requirement includes, but is not limited to, emissions of suspended

particles, carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, odors, toxic or obnoxious gases and fumes.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.560.050 Electromagnetic Interference

Devices which generate electromagnetic interference shall be so operated as not to cause interference

with any activity carried on beyond the boundary line of the property upon which the device is located.

Public utilities shall comply with all applicable state and federal regulations. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.560.060 Erosion Control

The following erosion control standards shall apply to all development projects in commercial or

industrial zoning districts:

A. The smallest area practical of land shall be exposed at any one time during development;

B. When land is exposed during development, the exposure shall be kept to the shortest practical period of

time;

C. Natural features such as trees, groves, natural terrain, waterways and other similar resources shall be

preserved where feasible;

D. Temporary vegetation and/or mulching shall be used to protect critical areas exposed during

development;

E. The permanent final vegetation and structures shall be installed as soon as practical in the development;

F. Wherever feasible the development shall be fitted to the topography and soils to create the least erosion

potential;

G. Provisions shall be made to effectively accommodate the increased runoff caused by changed soil and

surface conditions during and after development;

H. Sediment basins (debris basins, desalting basins, or silt traps) shall be installed and maintained to

remove sediment from runoff waters from land undergoing development where needed.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.560.070 Fire and Explosion Hazards

All uses involving the use or storage of combustible, explosive, caustic or otherwise hazardous

materials shall comply with all applicable local, state and federal safety standards and shall be provided with

adequate safety devices against the hazard of fire and explosion, and adequate fire-fighting and fire

suppression equipment. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.560.080 Glare and Heat

A. All exterior lighting accessory to any use shall be hooded, shielded or opaque. No unobstructed beam of

light shall be directed beyond any exterior lot line. Buildings and structures under construction are

exempt from this provision.

B. No use shall generate heat so that increased ambient air temperature or radiant heat is measurable at any

exterior lot line.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.560.090 Liquid, Solid and Hazardous Wastes

A. All uses are prohibited from discharging liquid, solid, toxic or hazardous wastes onto or into the ground

and into streams, lakes or rivers. Discharge into a public or private waste disposal system in compliance

with applicable local, state and federal laws and regulations is permitted.

B. Wastes detrimental to a public sewer system or a sewage treatment plant shall not be discharged to a

public sewer system unless they have been pretreated to the degree required by the authority having

jurisdiction over the sewerage system.

C. The handling and storage of hazardous materials the discharge of hazardous materials into the air and

water and disposal of hazardous waste in connection with all uses shall be in conformance with all

applicable local, state and federal regulations.

D. All burning of waste materials accessory to any use shall be in compliance with the county air pollution

control district rules and regulations.

E. The disposal or dumping of solid wastes accessory to any use including, but not limited to, slag, paper

and fiber wastes or other industrial wastes shall be in compliance with applicable local, state and federal

laws and regulations.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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15.560.100 Noise

A. Maximum sound emissions for any use shall not exceed equivalent sound pressure levels in decibels,

A-weighted scale, for any one hour as stipulated in Table B. These maximums are applicable beyond

any property lines of the property containing the noise. (Note: Equivalent sound pressure level (Leq) is

a measure of the sound level for any one hour. It is the energy average of all the various sounds emitted

from the source during the hour. A-weighted scale is used to adjust sound measurements to simulate the

sensitivity of the human ear.)

Table B Maximum One-hour Equivalent Sound Pressure Levels (A-Weighted - dBA)

Receiving Property Zoning District

Time of Day:

Residential:

Commercial:

Industrial:

7:00 - 10:00 p.m.

10:00 - 7:00 a.m.

*NOTE: The residential category also includes all resource zoning districts.

B. In the event the receiving property or receptor is a dwelling, hospital, school, library or nursing home,

even though it may be other wise zoned for commercial or industrial and related uses, maximum one-

hour equivalent sound pressure received shall be as indicated in Table C.

Table C Maximum One-hour Equivalent Sound Pressure Levels (A-Weighted - dBA)

Time of Day:

Level:

7:00 - 10:00 p.m.

10:00 - 7:00 a.m.

C. Noises of Short Duration. For noises of short duration or impulsive character, such as hammering,

maximum one-hour sound pressure levels permitted beyond the property of origin shall be seven

decibels less than those listed in Table C.

D. Noises of Unusual Periodic Character. For noises of unusual periodic character, such as humming,

screeching and pure tones, the median octave band sound pressure levels as indicated in Table D shall

not be exceeded beyond the property of origin when the receiving property is zoned residential or is

occupied by a dwelling, hospital, school, library, or nursing home.

Table D Medial Octave Band Sound Pressure Levels Octave Band Center

Frequency, Hz:

7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.:

10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.:

31.5

250

500

1,000

2,000

4,000

8,000

E. Additional Allowance. When the receiving property is zoned commercial or industrial and is not a

dwelling, hospital, school, library or nursing home, an additional sound decibel emission above the

pressure levels specified in Table D above shall be permitted as indicated in Table E.

Table E Additional Allowance

Receiving Property Zone:

Additional Decibels Allowed:

Commercial

Industrial

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F. Exemptions. Local noise standards set forth in this section do not apply to the following situations and

sources of noise provided standard, reasonable practices are being followed:

1. Emergency equipment operated on an irregular or unscheduled basis;

2. Warning devices operated continuously for no more than five minutes;

3. Bells, chimes or carillons;

4. Nonelectronically amplified sounds at sporting, amusement and entertainment events;

5. Construction site sounds between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.;

6. Lawn and plant care machinery fitted with correctly functioning sound suppression equipment and

operated between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.;

7. Aircraft when subject to federal or state regulations;

8. Agricultural equipment when operated on property zoned for agricultural activities.

G. Exceptions. Upon written application from the owner or operator of an industrial or commercial noise

source, the director or planning commission, as part of a use permit approval, may conditionally

authorize exceptions to local noise emission standards in the following situations:

1. Infrequent noise;

2. Noise levels at or anywhere beyond the property lines of the property of origin when exceeded by

an exempt noise, as listed in subsection (E) of this section, in the same location;

3. If after applying best available control technology (BACT), a use existing prior to the effective date

of the ordinance codified in this chapter, is unable to conform to the standards established by this

section.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.560.110 Open and Outdoor Storage, Sales and Display

A. General. Outdoor storage in any district shall be maintained in an orderly manner and shall not create a

fire, safety, health or sanitary hazard.

B. Standards for Uses Permitted in the Agricultural and Residential Zoning Districts:

1. Except for farm products, supplies or equipment when incidental to a working farm or ranch,

construction materials during authorized construction, or firewood, outdoor storage of materials,

including but not limited to junk, construction materials, scrap metal, wood, petroleum-based

materials or products, paper products, waste or trash materials on parcels of one acre or less shall

not exceed an aggregate area of one hundred square feet per lot, or on parcels larger than one acre,

but less than five acres, four hundred square feet of aggregate area and on parcels of five acres or

more an aggregate area of six hundred square feet in the TPX, RE, and agricultural district. This

performance standard does not prohibit the enclosed storage of similar materials in a building of up

to two thousand square feet in area.

2. Except for farm supplies and products, firewood, boats and farm equipment, open or outdoor

storage shall be limited to a height of six feet.

3. Except for farm products, supplies, or equipment, construction materials during authorized

construction or firewood for personal consumption on the premises, outdoor storage shall be

completely screened from public view from all exterior property lines and any public roadway

within one-half mile of the open storage area by the use of sight-obscuring fences, hedges or other

measures determined to be effective by the director. Securely fastened tarps may be utilized for

screening of open storage areas of one hundred square feet or less.

a. On parcels of five acres or more, open storage areas shall not be maintained closer than

seventy-five feet from any property line;

b. On parcels of less than five acres, open storage areas when not completely enclosed by solid

fencing shall have a minimum setback from any property line of a distance of not less than

twenty percent of the lot width;

4. There shall be no outdoor storage in any required yard in the case of interior lot, or required street-

side setback area in the case of corner lot, or in an area three-feet-wide along one side lot line; and

there shall be no outdoor storage in any front yard in any RE, RE-NW, R1 or RM district.

5. In addition of the outdoor storage permitted in subsection (B)(1) of this section, the open and

outdoor storage of accumulation vehicles shall be limited to the following:

a. The open storage of one accumulation vehicle per lot in an R1 or RM district;

b. The open storage of two accumulation vehicles per lot in any RE, RE-NW or TPZ district;

c. The indoor or outdoor storage of accumulation vehicles, subject to first obtaining an

administrative collector’s permit or conditional use permit for a collector’s use of

accumulation vehicles pursuant to Section 15.77 in a residential district.

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C. Standards for Uses Permitted in Any Commercial and Manufacturing District.

1. No outdoor storage of materials or equipment shall be permitted in the following areas: required

front yards, off-street parking and loading areas, driveways, landscaped areas or street right-of-

ways.

2. Open and outdoor storage and operation yards (work areas) of an interior lot shall be confined to

the area to the rear of a line which is the extension of the front wall of the principal building and

shall be screened from view from any street by appropriate walls, fencing, earthen mounds or

landscaping as approved in the required landscaping plan. Storage or operation yards on a corner or

through lot shall be subject to approval of the director.

3. Open and outdoor storage of materials or products, except for trucks and other vehicles necessary

for the operation, shall not exceed a height of eight feet.

4. Open and outdoor storage shall be located so as not to constitute a hazard to adjacent buildings or

property and shall not exceed six feet in height when within ten feet of side or rear property lines.

5. Exterior trash and storage areas, service yards and electrical utility boxes shall be screened from

view of all nearby streets and adjacent structures in a manner that is compatible with the building

design. Smaller areas near the building shall be screened with a wall of the same construction as

the building wall. Larger areas shall be screened by a solid six foot-high fence. Chain-link fencing

shall be permitted only when accompanied by heavy landscaping which will grow to screen the

fence in three years. Provisions for adequate vehicular access to and from trash, garbage or refuse

areas shall be provided.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.560.120 Radioactivity

No radiation of any kind shall be emitted in quantities which is dangerous to humans. (Ord. 1183 § 2,

2006)

15.560.130 Vibrations

No use shall generate ground vibration which is perceptible without instruments beyond the lot line.

Ground vibration caused by motor vehicles, aircraft, temporary construction work or agricultural equipment

are exempt from these standards. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.560.140 Commercial Coach

Mobilehomes shall only be permitted as permanent offices in the industrial zoning districts provided

that the standards of Chapter 15.590 are met. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.560.150 Restrooms

A. Restrooms open for public use shall be provided by all retail sales, entertainment or open to public

recreational uses when gross building floor area exceeds three thousand square feet in area per use, and

for all attended retail fuel sales uses.

B. Restrooms shall meet the occupant load factors, accessibility and plumbing facilities regulations of the

Uniform Plumbing and Building Code as amended.

C. The availability and/or location of restrooms shall be noticed by signing when restroom facilities are

not readily visible to the public.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.560.160 Storage of Accumulation Vehicles

As provided in this section the storage of not more than two accumulation vehicles may be allowed per

parcel of land in a residential zoning district provided the following standards are met:

A. The parcel size is twenty thousand square feet or larger, for the first vehicle and that twenty thousand

additional square feet is provided for the second vehicle;

B. Accumulation vehicles are the legal property of the same person/family who resides in the on-site

dwelling, as evidenced by a certificate of ownership issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles;

C. Accumulation vehicles shall not be stored in any required yard area;

D. Accumulation vehicles shall be completely screened and hot visible from any public right-of-way or

adjacent property;

E. Accumulation vehicles shall be allowed in the R-1 single-family residential district upon securing a

conditional use permit. In all cases accumulation vehicles shall be placed behind screening not visible from

public right-of-way or adjacent properties;

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F. An administrative collector’s permit shall be obtained for parcels having three to five accumulation

vehicles and a conditional use permit for more than six accumulation vehicles provided the requirements of

Chapter 15.220 are met. (Ord 1200 § 3, 2008)

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Chapter 15.570

LANDSCAPING STANDARDS

Sections:

15.570.010 General

15.570.020 Standards

15.570.030 Plan Required

15.570.040 Final Inspection

15.570.050 Bonding Required

15.570.010 General

All undeveloped land areas shall be maintained in permanent vegetative cover, or alternatively be

landscaped with a combination of materials to control runoff. All yards shall be landscaped such that there

shall be no accumulation of silt, mud or standing water causing unsightly or hazardous conditions, either

within the yard or on adjacent properties, public roads or sidewalks. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.570.020 Standards

Standards for Uses Permitted in the R-M, Commercial and Industrial Zoning Districts. The following

recommended landscaping standards shall be required unless an alternative landscaping plan is approved or

waived by the review authority which meets the intent of this chapter.

A. Minimum required landscaping per parcel: All development shall include an area or areas of the parcel

for landscaping to serve as a visual screen and/or provide an increased aesthetic environment; except

where street frontages are occupied by existing development;

B. The front of the lot shall be landscaped with a minimum of a ten-foot wide planted area, starting at the

edge of the county road right-of-way, unless curb, gutter and sidewalk are provided, in which case a

five-foot wide planted area shall be adequate. However, landscaping shall not obstruct traffic or reduce

sight distance at any driveway or intersection, unless because of the location or design of existing

development, or appropriate site planning would make adherence to this standard result in development

inconsistent with the purposes of subsection A. In such case, an alternative landscape plan may be

approved by the review authority. The landscaping may be interrupted by building entrances or exits

and driveways;

C. When abutting any residential district side yard:

1. The side of the lot shall be landscaped with a minimum of a five-foot wide planted area but not so

as to obstruct traffic or reduce sight distance at any driveway or inter-section; or

2. A six-foot-high wooden fence or masonry wall shall be constructed at the side lot line(s), but shall

not exceed three feet in height within any required front yard.

D. When abutting any residential district rear yard:

1. The rear of the lot shall be landscaped with a minimum of a five-foot-wide planted area when

abutting any residential use or district; or

2. A six-foot high wooden fence or masonry wall shall be constructed at the rear lot line.

E. Where a parking lot contains five or more spaces and is visible from a street, not less than five percent

of the parking lot, excluding the area of the landscaped strip, required by subsection A of this section

shall be landscaped. Such landscaping shall be distributed through the parking lot and shall not be

concentrated in any one area. Landscaping shall be computed on the basis of the total amount of

parking and driveways provided (except spaces provided for enclosed vehicle storage areas);

F. For landscaping required for parking lots in subsection E of this section, protective measures including,

but not limited to, concrete curbing, railroad ties or decorative rock shall border all landscaped areas;

G. Existing or indigenous plant materials that meet the requirements of this section maybe counted as

contributing to the total landscaping required when located within the proposed use area;

H. Minimum plant size: Unless otherwise specifically indicated elsewhere all plant materials shall meet the

following minimum standards as indicated in Table A:

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Table A Minimum Plant Size

Plant Material Type:

Planting in Areas Abutting

Residential Property or Street:

All Other

Plantings:

Canopy Tree

Single stem

2 ½ inch caliper

1 ½ inch

Multiple stem

10 feet (height)

6 feet

Understory tree

1 ½ inch caliper

4 feet

Evergreen tree

5 feet (height)

3 feet

Shrubs

Deciduous

5 gallon container

1 gal.

Evergreen

5 gallon container

1 gal.

(Note: plant sizes for indigenous species may be reduced upon approval of the Director).

I. Irrigation required: All landscaping shall be provided with a drip irrigation system or in-ground

sprinkler system. If all plant materials are indigenous or drought-resistant, a temporary or portable

irrigation system may be provided.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.570.030 Plan Required

A landscape plan, either as an overlay of the proposed site plan or a separate drawing, shall be

submitted to the planning authority for review and approval by the director. The following information shall

be included in the plan:

A. The location of all landscaped areas with the proposed shrubs, trees and other plant materials clearly

labeled with information on size, type and spacing;

B. The location of existing trees and shrubs, including any riparian vegetation, large oak trees, etc., and

indicating those existing trees, shrubs or other indigenous species that are to be included as part of the

landscape plan;

C. A description and layout of the proposed irrigation system;

D. Any additional information or materials required by the director.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.570.040 Final Inspection:

No use shall commence nor occupancy permit issued (building finaled) until:

A. The landscape plan has been implemented and approved as required herein; or

B. The applicant has entered into an agreement and posted bonding as required in section 15.570.050 of

this section for that portion or portion(s) of the landscaping plan determined incomplete.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.570.050 Bonding Required:

A. Where the department determines that the applicant has failed to implement an approved landscape plan

according to the provisions of section 15.570.030, the applicant shall be required to enter into an

improvement/maintenance agreement with the county planning authority and provide financial

assurance for completion of the required landscaping within one year. The financial assurance may take

the form of a certificate of deposit, letter of credit, bond or other financial assurance acceptable to the

director;

B. Such financial assurance shall be set at one hundred fifty percent of the costs necessary to cover all

landscape improvements as indicated on the approved landscape plan; and

C. Such agreement shall provide for maintenance of plantings utilizing acceptable horticultural practices,

and for replanting of new material where a required planting has not survived the first year after

planting.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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Chapter 15.580

RIGHT TO FARM

Sections:

15.580.010 Findings and Policy

15.580.020 Nuisance

15.580.030 Disclosure

15.580.040 Binding Arbitration Procedures

15.580.050 Agricultural Statement of Acknowledgment

15.580.060 Agricultural Grievance Committee

15.580.010 Findings and Policy

A. It is the declared policy of this county to enhance and encourage agricultural operations within the

county. It is the further intent of this county to provide to the residents of this county proper notification

of the county’s recognition and support through this chapter of those persons and/or entities’ rights to

farm.

B. Where nonagricultural land uses extend into agricultural areas or exist side by side, agricultural

operations are frequently the subject of nuisance complaints and are forced to cease or curtail

operations. Such actions discourage investments in farm improvements to the detriment of adjacent

agricultural uses and the economic viability of the county’s agricultural industry as a whole. It is the

purpose and intent of this chapter to reduce the loss to the county of its agricultural resources by

limiting the circumstances under which agricultural operations may be considered a nuisance. This

chapter is not to be construed as in any way modifying or abridging state law as set out in the California

Civil Code, Health and Safety Code, Fish and Game Code, Food and Agricultural Code, Division 7 of

the Water Code, or any other applicable provision of state law relative to nuisances, rather it is only to

be utilized in the interpretation and enforcement of the provisions of this code and county regulations.

C. An additional purpose of this chapter is to promote a good neighbor policy between agricultural and

nonagricultural property owners by advising purchasers and users of property adjacent to or near

agricultural operations of the inherent potential problems associated with such purchases or residence,

including but not limited to the noises, odors, dust and chemicals, smoke and hours of operation that

may accompany agricultural operations and be prepared to accept attendant conditions as the natural

result of living in or near rural areas.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.580.020 Nuisance

No agricultural activity, operation or facility or appurtenances thereof, conducted or maintained for

commercial purposes, and in a manner consistent with proper accepted customs and standards and with all

present or future chapters of this code, as established and followed by similar agricultural operations, shall

be or become a nuisance, public or private, pursuant to this code, if it was not a nuisance when it began.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.580.030 Disclosure

The following statement shall be signed and recorded at the time and in the manner required by

subsection B of this section:

A. “If your real property is adjacent to property used for agricultural operations or included within an area

zoned for agricultural purposes, you may be subject to inconveniences or discomforts arising from such

operations, including but not limited to noise, odors, fumes, dust, the operation of machinery of any

kind during any twenty-four-hour period (including aircraft), the storage and disposal of manure and the

application and spraying or otherwise of chemical fertilizers, soil amendments and pesticides.

B. Glenn County has determined that the use of real property for agricultural operations is a high priority

and favored use to the county and will not consider to be a nuisance those inconveniences or

discomforts arising from agricultural operations if such operations are consistent with accepted customs

and standards.”

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C. The statement set forth in subsection A of this section shall be used under the following circumstances

and in the following manners:

1. Upon transfer of real property by sale, exchange, installment land sale contract, lease with an option

to purchase, or other option to purchase, or ground lease coupled with improvements with dwelling

units, the transferor shall require that the agricultural statement of acknowledgment for residential

development in the form set forth in Section 15.580.040 of this chapter be signed by the purchaser

and recorded in the county recorder’s office in conjunction with the deed conveying the real

property;

2. Upon the issuance of a discretionary development permit including but not limited to subdivision

maps and use permits, for use on or adjacent to lands zoned for agricultural operations. The

discretionary development permit shall include a condition that the owners of the property and the

party seeking the discretionary permit shall be required to sign an agricultural statement of

acknowledgment for residential development in the form set forth in Section 15.580.040 of this

chapter which form shall then be recorded in the county recorder’s office.

D. Resolution of disputes

E. Should any controversy arise regarding any inconveniences or discomforts occasioned by agricultural

operations, including but not limited to noises, odors, fumes, smoke, dust, traffic, the operation of

machinery of any kind during any twenty-four-hour period (including aircraft), the storage and disposal

of manure and the application by spraying or otherwise of chemical fertilizers, soil amendments and

pesticides, the parties may submit the controversy to the agricultural grievance committee as set forth

below in an attempt to resolve the matter prior to the filing of any court action:

1. Any controversy between the parties shall be submitted to the agricultural grievance committee as

established in Section 15.580.060 of this chapter within thirty days of the date of the occurrence of

the particular activity giving rise to the controversy or of the date a party became aware of the

occurrence;

2. The county recognizes the value and importance of full discussion and complete presentation and

agreement concerning all pertinent facts in order to eliminate any misunderstandings;

3. The controversy shall be presented to the committee by written request of one of the parties within

the time limits specified. The request shall be delivered to the committee at the office of the Glenn

County agricultural commission in Willows. Thereafter the committee may investigate the facts of

the controversy, but must, within thirty days, hold a meeting to consider the merits of the matter

and within twenty days of the meeting must render a written decision to the parties. At the time of

the meeting both parties shall have an opportunity to present what each considers to be pertinent

facts;

4. The decision of the committee shall not be binding. If, however, one of the parties is not satisfied

with the committee decision, upon agreement of both parties, the matter may be submitted to

binding arbitration according to the procedures set forth in subsection E of this section.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.580.040 Binding Arbitration Procedures

The controversy between the parties shall be submitted to arbitration upon the written agreement of

both parties and any decision resulting therefrom shall be binding upon both parties.

The parties shall each appoint one person to hear and determine the dispute. If these two arbitrators cannot

agree, then the two arbitrators shall choose a third impartial arbitrator who shall make the decision. The cost

of the arbitration shall be borne by the losing party or in such proportions as the arbitrators shall decide.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.580.050 Agricultural Statement of Acknowledgment

Section 15.580.030 of this chapter requires this acknowledgment to be recorded prior to issuance of a

building permit, transfer of real property by sale, exchange, installment land sale contract, lease with an

option to purchase or other option to purchase, or ground lease coupled with improvements with dwelling

units, the issuance of a discretionary permit including but not limited to subdivision permits and use

permits, for use on or adjacent to lands zoned for agricultural operations.

“If your real property is adjacent to property used for agricultural operations or included

within an area zoned for agricultural purposes, you may be subject to inconveniences or

discomforts arising from such operations, including but not limited to noise, odors, fumes,

dust, the operation of machinery of any kind during any 24-hour period (including aircraft),

the storage and disposal of manure and the application by spraying or otherwise of

chemical fertilizers, soil amendments and pesticides. Glenn County has determined that the

use of real property for agricultural operations is a high priority and favored use to the

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county and will not consider to be a nuisance those inconveniences or discomforts arising

from agricultural operations, if such operations are consistent with accepted customs and

standards.

Date: _____________________

PROPERTY OWNERS:

_____________________________ _____________________________

State of____________)

) SS.

County of_________)

On this the _______ day of ______________, before me, the undersigned Notary Public,

personally appeared __________

____________________________________________________________Personally

known to me. ___________Provided to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the

person(s) whose name(s) ________________ subscribed to the within instrument and

acknowledged that _______________ executed the same for the purposes therein contained.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and official seal.

________________________________

Notary Public

Present A.P. No.______________”

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.580.060 Agricultural Grievance Committee

A. Creation. There is created in the county an agricultural grievance committee.

B. Composition. The county agricultural grievance committee to consist of five members, not officials of

the county, shall be appointed by the board of supervisors, selected as follows:

1. One representative of the orchard and vineyard industry;

2. One representative of the dairy industry;

3. One representative of the field crops industry;

4. One representative of other agricultural interests (for example, implement or chemical dealer);

5. One representative of the Glenn economic development committee or the Glenn County chamber

of commerce.

C. Ex Officio Members. The Glenn County farm advisor and agricultural commissioner shall serve as ex

officio members.

D. When Legally Constituted. The county agricultural grievance committee shall be legally constituted and

have jurisdiction to proceed to act upon the appointment of the members thereof as hereinabove stated

and evidenced by an order of the board of supervisors duly entered upon the minutes of such board.

E. Terms—Appointments, Vacancies. The terms of office of each member shall be four years and until the

first appointment and qualification of his or her successor. A vacancy is filled only for the unexpired

term. All vacancies on the committee shall be immediately reported to the board of supervisors by the

committee chairman.

F. Regular Meetings. There shall be at least one regular meeting of the committee per calendar year and

such additional meetings as needed. Additional meetings of the committee may be called by any two

members of the committee.

G. Members Compensation Traveling Expense. All members of the committee shall serve without

compensation. The members of the committee shall receive their actual and necessary traveling

expenses to and from the place of meeting of the committee and while traveling in connection with the

business of the committee.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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Chapter 15.590

MINIMUM RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS

Sections:

15.590.010 Applicability

15.590.020 Standards

15.590.030 Commercial Coach

15.590.040 Temporary Use

15.590.050 Exceptions

15.590.060 Permit Issuance

15.590.010 Applicability

A. All single-family dwellings, mobilehomes, modular homes and temporary dwellings shall meet the

minimum residential construction standards set forth in this Chapter.

B. All farm labor quarters in the TPZ, RZ, AP and AE zones shall meet all the standards of this chapter

with the exception of the permanent foundation requirement. Farm labor quarters must be elusively

occupied by an employee who is employed specifically as a farm laborer for the owner of the farm

where the mobilehome is placed. No farm labor quarters shall be rented to anyone other than a farm

laborer employed exclusively by that farm upon which the farm labor quarters is placed. An affidavit

stipulating that the farm labor quarters shall be occupied by a farm laborer exclusively employed by

that farm shall be required prior to issuance of an administrative permit.

C. Minimum Residential Construction Standards may be amended upon first securing a conditional use

permit.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.590.020 Standards

A. All single-family dwelling units permitted under the zones established under Chapter 15.300 shall meet

the following:

1. All units shall be attached to a permanent foundation, pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section

18551.

2. An efficiency dwelling unit, as defined in Section 17958.1 of the California Health and Safety

Code, shall be allowed provided that it meets all requirements of the building code.

3. Mobile homes shall be certified under the National Manufactured Home Construction and Safety

Standards Act of 1974 and be at least constructed after 1979. Manufactured homes, as defined in

Section 18007 of the California Health and Safety Code shall be allowed provided they meet the

requirements of this chapter. All mobile homes shall install skirting prior to the final inspection by

the building division.

4. All units shall be designed so that exterior walls are framed with a minimum of two inch by four

inch (nominal) studs.

B. All second dwelling units shall meet the following:

1. All units shall meet the requirements of paragraph (A) of this subdivision.

2. Attached second units shall have their own entrance separate from the primary dwelling. An

entrance common area which then provides access to each individual dwelling unit shall be

acceptable.

3. The requirements of Chapter 15.610 shall be waived in the event that there is insufficient space to

park one vehicle in addition to the parking required for the primary dwelling.

4. In accordance with California Government Code Sections 65852.2 (a)(1)(B)(i) and 68582.2(c), no

maximum size is imposed on second dwellings provided that it does not exceed lot coverage

requirements.

C. Travel trailers, recreational vehicles, or other similar vehicles capable of travel on public roadways

shall not be allowed as a dwelling.

(Ord. 1263 § 22, 2017; Ord. 1200 § 3, 2008; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.590.030 Commercial Coach

One commercial coach meeting the standards in Section 15.590.020 may be used as an office,

appurtenant to and accessory to, and in conjunction with, the operation of an allowed or permitted business

in a commercial, industrial or agricultural zone. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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15.590.040 Temporary Use

A. One mobilehome, commercial coach, trailer or recreational vehicle may be permitted, with approval by

the planning authority and a building permit issued by the building department, as a temporary office or

residence, after obtaining a building permit for the construction of a permanent building for the same

use on the same lot. Such use shall be limited to twelve months from the date of issuance of the

building permit and shall automatically terminate upon the expiration or voidance of the building

permit.

B. The building department may renew such special permit for an additional period of six months, if

substantial progress has been made in the construction of the permanent building and it is reasonable

and probable that the permanent building will be completed within such additional period. The

occupancy of any and all mobilehomes, commercial coach, trailers or recreational vehicles so permitted

shall cease upon the expiration or voidance of such permit or any extension thereof.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.590.050 Exceptions

A. Travel Trailers and mobile homes not meeting the above standards located in mobile home or

manufactured hoousing parks or trailer parks subject to the applicable provisions of the Health and

Safety Code of the State of California, or in any public camping ground.

B. Mobilehomes that meet all of the applicable requirements of section 15.590.020, except for the

requirement that the mobile home be 1980 model year or newer, may be permitted in the Agricultural

zone, provided that an inspection by the Building Inspector confirms compliance with all other

requirements in this Chapter..

C. Mobilehomes placed on an individual lot in accordance with applicable laws and ordinances at the time

of installation may remain at the existing location. The permitted use of such mobilehome shall run

with the land and shall be transferable to subsequent purchasers. If such mobilehome is moved within

the county it must be installed in conformance with this chapter.

(Ord. 1263 § 23, 2017; Ord. 1200 § 3, 2008; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.590.060 Permit Issuance

All conditional use permits or annual administrative permits required for the placement of commercial

coaches, travel trailers, mobilehomes or manufactured housing shall only be applied for by and issued to the

owner of the land upon which it is proposed to be placed. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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Chapter 15.600

DENSITY BONUS

Sections:

15.600.010 Purpose

15.600.020 Implementation

15.600.030 Application

15.600.040 Additional Incentives

15.600.050 Requirements for Participation

15.600.010 Purpose

As required by California Government Code Section 65915, this chapter is intended to establish

policies which facilitate the development of affordable housing to serve a variety of economic needs within

the County. In order to encourage the provision for lower- and very low-income housing, the County shall

provide to developers/property owners—who agree to meet the requirements which are established by this

chapter—a density bonus and additional incentives if it is found that it is necessary for affordability, or

provide other incentives of equivalent financial value. The regulations set forth in this chapter shall apply

Countywide. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.600.020 Implementation

A. In accordance with Government Code Section 65915, the Board of Supervisors shall grant either of the

following:

1. A density bonus and an additional concession or incentive, unless determined unnecessary for

affordability; or

2. Provide an incentive of equivalent financial value. The increase in density must be at least twenty-

five percent (25%) over the maximum density authorized by the County General Plan;

B. In order to qualify for this bonus, a housing project must consist of five or more dwelling units and

meet one or more of the following criteria;

1. At least twenty (20) percent of the total units allowed by the maximum permitted density are

designated for lower-income households as defined in Section 50079.5 of the Health and Safety

Code; or

2. At least ten (10) percent of the total units allowed by the maximum permitted density are

designated for very low-income households as defined in Section 50105 of the Health and Safety

Code; or

3. At least fifty (50) percent of the total units allowed by the maximum permitted density are

designated for senior citizens.

C. To be eligible for a density bonus, the developer/property owner must sign a binding agreement with

the County which sets forth the conditions and guidelines to be met in the implementation of the

Density Bonus Law requirements.

D. The agreement will also establish specific compliance standards and remedies available to the County

upon failure by the developer/property owner to make units accessible to intended households.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.600.030 Application

In order to apply for a density bonus, the developer/property owner shall submit to the County a written

proposal for a project pursuant to this chapter. If appropriate, the application shall be submitted in

conjunction with a subdivision application or use permit application. Otherwise, the application shall be

submitted prior to application for a building permit. The proposal shall specify the number, type location,

size of housing units, and a construction schedule.

A. The written proposal shall consist of adequate information to determine the project cost per unit of the

proposed development. This will include, but not be limited to, capital costs, equity investment, debt

service, projected revenues, operating expenses, or other information requested by the County.

B. The County shall, process a completed written proposal along with the appropriate development

application and shall notify the developer/property owner in writing of whether it shall:

1. Grant a density bonus; and

2. Grant additional concessions or incentives; or find that additional incentives are not necessary for

affordability; or

3. Provide other incentives of equal financial value.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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15.600.040 Additional Incentives

The County may grant additional concessions or incentives to the developer/property owner if it is

found that the project with the proposed lower-income units would not be feasible without said incentives.

Such concessions could include:

A. A modification of development standards pertaining to building height, open space, lot-size

requirements, street access, off-street parking, landscaping, fencing, or off-site improvements.

B. Approval of mixed-use zoning within the housing development, such as allowing nonresidential use

along with residential. Such allowance shall only be permitted if it is consistent with the County

General Plan.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.600.050 Requirements for Participation

In order for a developer/property owner to participate in the program and be eligible for the incentives,

the following requirements must be met:

A. The developer/property owner shall set aside each month, at the completion of the project, the number

of units which are designated for lower- or very low-income households. A unit will be counted toward

meeting the set-aside requirement if it is either vacant or occupied by a lower- or very low-income

tenant or a senior citizen.

B. The target units must be compatible in floor plan, furnishings, and exterior design to nondesignated

units. Further, the target units must be reasonably dispersed throughout the development.

C. The time period of availability to the intended population shall be: with additional incentive, thirty (30)

years; without additional incentive, ten (10) years.

D. The maximum allowable rents to comply with the law are determined by a formula designed by the

State Department of Housing and Community Development based on the area medium income.

E. Houses for sale must be affordable to lower- or very low-income households as defined by income

limits established by the State Department of Housing and Community Development.

F. The developer/property owner must provide to the planning authority staff a yearly accounting of the

total units occupied, the total units vacant, the total units occupied by lower- or very low-income

households, and the total by which the units set aside fell short of the required number of units (default

units).

G. Findings for approval.

H. In addition to the findings required for the approval of discretionary land use permits support of a

density bonus by the director and the approval of the bonus by the applicable approval body shall also

require the following special findings:

1. The project will not be a hazard or nuisance to the community at large or establish a use or

development inconsistent with the goals and policies of the General Plan or applicable community

plan.

2. The number of dwellings approved by the land use permit can be accommodated by existing and

planned infrastructure capacities.

3. Adequate evidence exists to indicate that the development of the property in compliance with the

permit will result in the provision of affordable housing in a manner consistent with the purpose

and intent of the Glenn County Code.

4. If the County does not grant at least one financial concession or incentive as defined in California

Government Code Section 65915 in addition to the density bonus, that the additional concession or

incentive is not necessary in order to provide for affordable housing costs as defined in the

California Health and Safety Code, Section 50052.5 or for rents for the targeted units to be set as

specified in California Government Code Section 65915(C).

5. There are sufficient provisions to guarantee that units will remain affordable in the future.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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Chapter 15.610

OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING FACILITIES

Sections:

15.610.010 Purpose

15.610.020 Parking Space Requirements

15.610.030 Standards of Off-Street Parking Facilities

15.610.040 Landscaping

15.610.050 Driveway Widths

15.610.010 Purpose

A. In order to prevent traffic congestion, off-street parking facilities shall be provided incidental to any

new building or structure and major alterations and enlargements of existing uses. Off-street parking

spaces or areas required shall be in proportion to the need for such facilities created by the particular

type of land use. Off-street parking facilities shall also be laid out in such a manner that the facilities

will protect the public safety and insulate surrounding land uses from their impact.

B. All uses permitted in this title shall comply with all applicable standards of this chapter as set forth

herein, except as provided in Division 4.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.610.020 Parking Space Requirements

Off-street parking space shall be provided in connection with the erection or change of use of any

building or structure as follows:

A. Residential.

1. Each lot or parcel of land shall have on the same lot or parcel, space suitable for providing off-

street parking for at least two automobiles for each dwelling unit. Such parking facilities shall be

conveniently accessible and located at the place where the erection of structures is permitted;

2. Roominghouses, boardinghouses and private lodges shall provide at least one parking space for

each bedroom;

3. Hotels and motels shall provide one space for each room. There shall also be one parking space for

each two employees per shift regularly employed by the establishment or any independent business

located within the motel or hotel;

4. Residential care facilities shall provide at least two parking spaces.

B. Medical Offices, Clinics, Hospitals and Other Facilities.

1. Dental and medical clinics and offices, one parking space for each two hundred square feet of gross

floor area, or four parking spaces for each doctor, whichever is greater;

2. Hospitals, one parking space for each bed;

3. Veterinary hospitals and offices, one parking space for each two hundred fifty square feet of gross

floor area;

4. Convalescent hospitals, fifteen parking spaces for every four beds.

C. Educational Facilities.

1. Kindergarten and nursery schools, one parking space for each employee plus one parking space for

each ten children;

2. Elementary and junior high schools; one parking space for each employee plus two parking spaces

for each classroom;

3. High schools, one parking space for each employee plus seven parking spaces for each classroom;

4. Colleges, business and professional schools and colleges, trade schools, one parking space for each

employee plus ten parking spaces for each classroom;

5. Trade schools, one space for every sixty square feet of classroom plus one space for every twenty-

five square feet of other floor area.

D. Places of Public Assembly. For auditoriums, community centers, theaters, churches, libraries,

museums, stadiums, clubs and funeral chapels, one parking space for every five permanent seats or one

parking space for every thirty square feet of gross floor area, whichever is less.

E. Recreational Facilities.

1. Bowling alleys, four parking spaces for each alley plus one parking space for each one hundred

square feet of gross floor area used for restaurant and/or cocktail lounges;

2. Billiard and/or pool parlor, two parking spaces for each table;

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3. Dancehalls, one parking space for each thirty-five square feet of dance floor area, plus one parking

space for each five fixed seats or for each thirty-five square feet of seating area where there are not

fixed seats.

F. Commercial and Industrial Facilities.

1. Banks and other financial institutions, one parking space for each two hundred fifty square feet of

gross floor area;

2. General retail stores, except as otherwise specified, one parking space for each three hundred

square feet of gross floor area;

3. Offices including all public and professional offices, except as otherwise specified, one parking

space for each two hundred fifty square feet of gross floor area, with a minimum of four parking

spaces;

4. Commercial service establishments, repair shops, wholesale establishments and retail stores which

handle only bulky merchandise such as furniture, household appliances, motor vehicles, farm

implements and machinery, one parking space for each five hundred square feet of gross floor area;

5. Automobile dealerships, one parking space for each two employees during the time of maximum

employment, plus one parking space for each two thousand square feet of lot and building area

used for the display or storage of automobiles;

6. Self-service laundries and dry cleaners, one parking space for each three washing machines;

7. Automobile repair shops, one parking space for each four hundred square feet of gross floor area;

8. Barbershops, beauty shops, two parking spaces for each barber or beautician, with a minimum of

four spaces;

9. Restaurants, cafes, soda fountains and similar establishments, one parking space for each one

hundred square feet of gross floor area;

10. Manufacturing plants and other industrial uses, one parking space for each five hundred square feet

of floor area;

11. Warehousing, one space for each one thousand square feet of floor area;

12. Retail food market, one parking space for each five hundred square feet of gross floor area;

13. Nurseries, retail, one parking space for each one thousand five hundred square feet of site. area,

plus one loading space for each acre of site area;

14. Shopping centers (major), one parking space for each two hundred square feet of gross floor area;

15. Open uses, commercial and industrial uses conducted primarily outside of buildings, one parking

space for each employee on the maximum shift, plus additional parking spaces prescribed by the

director;

16. Transportation terminal facilities, one parking space for each two employees plus additional

parking spaces prescribed by the director;

17. For a use not specified in this section, the same number of off-street parking spaces shall be

provided as are required for the most similar specified use.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.610.030 Standards of Off-Street Parking Facilities

A. Surfacing and marking.

1. The parking area shall be maintained in good condition at all times and shall be surfaced in a

manner to be consistent with the type and level of use so as to provide safe and convenient use in

accordance with the following guidelines:

a. Parking areas used the year around shall be surfaced with asphaltic concrete or its equivalent,

except that low intensive uses may be surfaced with gravel or its equivalent;

b. Parking areas used only periodically shall be surfaced with gravel or its equivalent, except

under special circumstances when directed by the public works director;

2. Parking spaces, entrances, exits and circulation directions shall be marked and shall remain

discernible at all times.

B. Stall Size. Each parking space shall be not less than eighteen feet in length and nine feet in width,

exclusive of driveways, ramps and columns, for medium and large automobiles and not less than

sixteen feet in length and eight feet in width for subcompact and compact automobiles.

C. Compact Cars. For any development, a maximum of forty percent of all parking provided may be

compact car parking. Such spaces shall be signed or otherwise designated for smaller compact cars.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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15.610.040 Landscaping.

A. For parking lots abutting public roads, a minimum five-foot landscape planter shall be installed abutting

the right-of-way, except where driveways are installed;

B. In addition to the street side planter required in subsection (A), an additional five percent of all parking

lot areas shall be landscaped;

C. All landscape areas shall be planted and continuously maintained by the owner. A minimum of one tree

shall be planted for each twenty parking spaces;

D. Grading and Drainage. The grading and drainage of all parking areas shall conform to the requirements

of the public works director.

(Ord. 1200 § 3, 2008; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.610.050 Driveway Widths.

A. The minimum width of a driveway for two-way traffic shall be eighteen feet;

B. The minimum width of any driveway shall be ten feet;

C. Exception. Any parking lot or parking lot addition designed to serve ten or less vehicles shall be exempt

from the paving and landscaping requirement.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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Chapter 15.620

SIGN STANDARDS

Sections:

15.620.010 Purpose

15.620.020 General Sign Provisions

15.620.030 Exempt Signs

15.620.040 Prohibited Signs and Sign Materials

15.620.050 Directional Signs

15.620.060 Permitted Appurtenant Signs and Sign Area

15.620.070 Off-Premises Advertising Structures

15.620.080 Sign Maintenance Requirement

15.620.010 Purpose

The purpose of the regulations and provisions of this chapter shall be to insure the stability and

safeguarding of property values, to preserve and improve the appearance of the county as a place to live and

work, to encourage sound signing practices as an aid to business and for providing information to the public,

to reduce hazards and confusion to motorists and pedestrians, and to promote the public health, safety and

general welfare. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.620.020 General Sign Provisions

A. No persons shall erect any sign regulated by this chapter without first obtaining the written consent of

the property owner(s) upon which such sign is located and filing such written consent with the planning

authority.

B. Appurtenant signs for uses requiring conditional use permit approval are permitted subject to first

securing a conditional use permit.

C. No permit for any sign shall be issued and no sign shall be constructed or maintained which has less

horizontal or vertical clearance from communication lines and energized electrical power lines than that

prescribed by the laws of the state of California or rules and regulations duly promulgated by agencies

thereof.

D. All signs regulated by this chapter shall be located outside of county streets and road rights-of-way,

except for variances granted by the planning commission.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.620.030 Exempt Signs

The following signs are exempt from the provisions of this chapter, and the square footage of such

signs shall not be included in the total square footage of signs permitted for any site use:

A. Agricultural Signs. Two signs with a total aggregate area not exceeding thirty-two square feet for each

lot or parcel, identifying and advertising agricultural products produced on the premises;

B. Construction Signs. Two signs up to a combined total of thirty-two square feet not exceeding a height

of eight feet, identifying parties involved in construction on the premises and future activity for which

the construction is intended. Such signing shall not include the advertisement of any product. Such

signs shall be removed within fourteen days following completion of construction;

C. Directory Signs. Wall-mounted building directory signs for pedestrian use, listing the tenants or

occupants of a building: provided, that such directories do not exceed twenty square feet on any single

building wall, nor a height of eight feet;

D. Hazard Signs. Signs warning of construction, excavation or similar hazards so long as the hazard exists;

E. Internal Signs. Signs not intended to be viewed from public streets and not visible from public streets or

adjacent properties, such as signs in interior areas of shopping centers, commercial buildings and

structures, ball parks, stadiums and similar uses of a recreational or entertainment nature;

F. Miscellaneous Information Signs. Miscellaneous permanent information signs in nonresidential

categories, with an aggregate area not to exceed four square feet at each public entrance nor twelve

square feet total, indicating address, hours and days of operation, whether a business is open or closed,

credit card information and emergency address and telephone numbers;

G. Official Flags. Official federal, state or local government flags, emblems and historical markers;

H. Official Signs. Official federal, state or local government traffic, directional and informational signs

and notices issued by any court, person or officer in performance of a public duty;

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I. Political Signs. Temporary political signs not exceeding four square feet total for each property in

residential categories and sixteen square feet total for each property in nonresidential categories;

provided, that campaign signs shall not be posted more than sixty days preceding the election, and shall

be removed within fourteen days following the election;

J. Prohibition Signs. “No Trespassing,” “No Parking” and similar warning signs;

K. Reader Board. Reader boards for community charitable or religious organizations; provided, such signs

do not exceed an area of twenty square feet per face and are not illuminated;

L. Real Estate Signs:

1. For Sale Signs. Temporary signs indicating the property on which the sign is located is for sale,

rent or lease. Only one signs is permitted to face each street adjacent to the property. Such signs

may be a maximum of four square feet or less on property in residential categories and thirty-two

square feet or less in nonresidential categories;

2. Model Homes. Temporary signs, banners and decorations attracting attention to a model home and

sales office within a new subdivision; provided, that the aggregate area of such signing shall not

exceed thirty-two square feet;

3. Open House. Temporary signs or banners attracting attention to an open house, with signing having

a maximum aggregate area of thirty-two square feet, which shall be in place a maximum of seven

days.

M. Residential Identification Signs. The following residential identification signs are allowed without

permit approval:

1. Individual residence identification signs, including but not limited to, names of occupants and

home occupations, limited to a total aggregate area of two square feet;

2. One permanent identification sign with a maximum area of twenty square feet for each lot or

parcel, identifying apartment projects, subdivision names, etc.; provided, such signing is approved

as part of a subdivision map or land use permit for the project.

N. Safety and Directional Signing. Parking lot and other private traffic directional signs, each not

exceeding five square feet in area. Such signs shall be limited to guidance of pedestrian or vehicular

traffic within the premises on which they are located, and shall not display any logo or name of a

product, establishment, service, or any other advertising;

O. Temporary Sales and Events. Banners, signs or decorative materials in conjunction with an event or

grand opening. Such banners, signs and decorative materials shall not be posted more than thirty days

preceding the event, are to be removed within seven days following the event, and shall be limited to a

maximum aggregate area of one hundred square feet per site;

P. Window Signs. Temporary window signs constructed of paper, cloth or similar expendable material;

provided, the total area of such signs shall not exceed twenty-five percent of the window area.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.620.040 Prohibited Signs and Sign Materials

The following signs and sign materials are prohibited in all zones:

A. Any sign which simulates or imitates in size, color, lettering or design any traffic, sign or signal, or

which makes uses of words, symbols or characters in such a manner to interfere with, mislead or

confuse pedestrian or vehicular traffic;

B. Any sign containing statements, words or characters of an obscene, indecent or immoral character such

as will offend public morals or decency;

C. Signs consisting of any moving, rotating (exceeding eight rpm), flashing or otherwise animated light or

component, except for time and temperature displays and barber poles;

D. Signs emitting sounds or designed to emit sounds;

E. Any sign or sign structure identifying a use or activity that has not occupied the site for a period greater

than six months.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.620.050 Directional Signs

Directional signs shall be permitted in all zones subject to the following development standards:

A. The overall dimensions of any directional sign shall not exceed two feet in height and six feet in width;

B. The height of any directional sign shall not exceed six feet, which is the vertical distance measured

from the finished grade at the point directly beneath the sign of the highest point of the sign or portions

of structure that supports that sign;

C. The advertisement shall be limited to designate the name of the business, the principal product or

service and the location of the business;

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D. The colors and materials of the sign shall be in harmony with the natural features of the area in which

the sign is to be located;

E. All directional signs must be located on private property and must be placed on or in the ground. The

person submitting the directional sign to the planning authority for approval shall submit evidence that

the owner or other person in control or possession of the property upon which the sign is situated has

consented to the placing of the sign;

F. A maximum of three signs shall be permitted for any one business or service and not more than two

such signs shall be permitted along any county select-arterial road or state highway route as identified

on the official Glenn county road system map on file in the department of public works;

G. Plans for all directional signs shall be submitted to the director for approval prior to the installation of

the sign. Said plans must show the location of the proposed sign and the advertising copy to be placed

on the sign;

H. Upon completion of the installation of the sign or signs, applicant shall complete the application for

certificate of zoning compliance (required by the Outdoor Advertising Act, state of California)

available at the planning authority. A small photograph of the sign shall be filed at that time.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.620.060 Permitted Appurtenant Signs and Sign Area

A. One sign identifying a building by name and address shall be permitted for all multifamily residential

developments. Such sign shall be a monument sign or mounted flat against a wall of the building and

not projecting above the cornice or roof line of the building. Such sign shall not exceed thirty-two

square feet in area and shall not be illuminated except by indirect lighting.

B. Signs identifying places of public assembly shall be permitted providing that the overall area of such

signs does not exceed one hundred square feet. Such signs shall be monument signs or mounted flat

against a wall of the building and not projecting above the cornice or roof line of the building. Such

signs shall not be illuminated except by indirect lighting.

C. Signs identifying a permitted or conditionally permitted commercial or industrial establishment shall be

permitted subject to the following development standards:

1. The maximum total aggregate sign area for a commercial establishment shall be one square foot

per foot of building site frontage occupied by the business, to a maximum of two hundred fifty

square feet;

2. The maximum total aggregate sign area for an industrial establishment shall be two square feet per

foot of building site frontage occupied by the business, to a maximum of five hundred square feet;

3. Signs may be erected in the form of a monument sign, wall sign or freestanding pole sign;

4. All wall signs shall be mounted flat against the wall of the building and not projecting above the

cornice or roofline of the building;

5. All freestanding pole signs shall not exceed fifty feet in height;

6. Lighting of signs shall be arranged so as not to produce a glare on other properties in the vicinity

and the source of light shall not be visible from adjacent property or a public street.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.620.070 Off-Premises Advertising Structures

Off-premises advertising structures may be permitted in the RZ, AE, AP C, and M zones only if a

conditional use permit has first been secured. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.620.080 Sign Maintenance Requirement

All signs are to be properly maintained in a safe and legible condition at all times. In the event that a

use having signing is discontinued for a period exceeding six months, all signs identifying the use and

associated structures are to be removed from the site, or in the case of painted signs, painted out. (Ord.

1183 § 2, 2006)

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PART 2 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT STANDARDS

Chapter 15.630

LAND DIVISION STANDARDS

Sections:

15.630.010 Purpose

15.630.020 Finding and Declarations of the Board of Supervisors

15.630.030 Refuse Disposal

15.630.040 Other Requirements

15.630.010 Purpose

The purpose of the land division standards set forth in Division 4, Part 2, is as follows:

A. To identify land division classifications, which will be based on density, land use, topography and

climate;

B. To establish required standards of design, construction, and facility development for these land division

classifications;

C. To establish operational procedures for the preparation of plans, tentative maps, lot line adjustments,

parcel maps, and final maps and provide the necessary fee schedules;

D. All land divisions will be viewed with the goal of preserving the environment, agricultural land and

pursuits, open space and wild lands;

E. These land division standards shall implement the objectives established for the development of Glenn

County in conformance with its general plan, the specific elements thereof, and the zoning plan.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.630.020 Findings and Declarations of the Board of Supervisors

A. The regulations, standards and procedures provided herein are the minimum necessary to promote and

protect the public health, safety, general welfare, and they may be made more restrictive if the planning

commission finds that action is necessary to protect the public interest, to insure sound planning

standards, or on the advise of the public works director, to insure sound engineering standards.

B. The board of supervisors hereby declares that the following lands are not suitable for land division for

the purposes of residential or industrial development:

1. Land subject to inundation;

2. Land zoned designated floodway (DF) or land in a flood- plain combining district (:FP);

3. Land without physical vehicular access to a city, county, state or federal maintained road;

4. Land zoned for agricultural use;

5. Airport glide or flight path areas;

6. Land close to city boundary.

C. Prior to the division for the purpose of development of any lands within the adopted sphere of influence

of an incorporated city, the county planning authority staff shall notify the city of such proposed

development, requesting comments with regard to the development of sewage systems, water systems,

streets, and other public facilities. Such comments from the city shall be considered prior to the

approval of the proposed land division.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.630.030 Refuse Disposal

When a subdivision is within the boundaries of a refuse collection franchised area, the applicant shall

obtain a letter from the franchised operator stating that he has been notified to begin collection of refuse or

shall provide an acceptable alternative refuse disposal plan to be approved by the public works director.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.630.040 Other Requirements

A. The director, planning commission or board of supervisors may require that an applicant provide such

documents, including but not limited to, deeds, dedications, grants, restrictions, easements and rights-

of-way, as it deems necessary to effect a sound and proper plan of land division.

B. The planning commission may require the installation of appropriate and necessary public utility

facilities, including underground installation of power, telephone and other utilities when it finds such

installations reasonable and economically feasible, compatible with adopted utility undergrounding

plans, required by other regulations or necessary for conformity with area characteristics and standards.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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Chapter 15.640

ROAD STANDARDS

Sections:

15.640.010 Improvements and Dedications of Rights-of-Way

15.640.020 Road Systems Required Within Subdivision

15.640.030 Connection to Dedicated and Improved Street

15.640.040 Widening and Improvement of Existing Streets

15.640.050 Optional Design and Improvement Standards

15.640.060 Channelized Intersections

15.640.070 Public Streets and Roads

15.640.080 Private Streets and Roads

15.640.090 Street Extensions

15.640.100 Intersection Spacing

15.640.110 Intersection Corner Roundings

15.640.120 Typical Road Intersections

15.640.130 Horizontal Alignment

15.640.140 Design Speed

15.640.150 Grades of Streets and Highways

15.640.160 Road Surfacing and Structural Section

15.640.170 Side Slope Treatment

15.640.180 Concrete Curbs

15.640.190 Sidewalks

15.640.200 Utilities

15.640.210 Road Names

15.640.010 Improvements and Dedications of Rights-of-Way

A. The planning commission shall require as a condition of the approval of all land division, including lot

line adjustments for which a parcel map is required, that the applicant or land divider make an

irrevocable offer of dedication to the county and to the public, such rights-of-way for public streets,

roads, and easements, and construct and install at his or her expense such improvements, including off-

site and on-site rights-of-way, as are required by these standards or as deemed necessary by the

planning commission. All such improvements shall be constructed in accordance with these standards,

shall be governed by the State of California Department of Transportation’s latest edition of the

Standard Specifications and Standard Plans.

B. If a parcel of land to be divided or subdivided includes a portion of the right-of-way necessary for a

public freeway or parkway, and the board of supervisors determines the boundaries of the right-of-way,

the applicant shall either make an irrevocable offer of dedication or withhold from the subdivision all

the area included in said right-of-way.

(Ord. 1269 § 10, 2018; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.640.020 Road Systems Required Within Subdivision

A. All parcels within a subdivision shall be required to have either an approved access or other acceptable

access to an improved public road. Whenever private road construction or improvements are required,

the improvements will not be accepted by the county for maintenance.

B. Any subdivision street which is the primary access to any school, or other traffic generator, shall meet

or exceed the requirements for a collector street, as provided in this chapter.

C. All road or street easements within a subdivision, whether required by these standards or by the

planning commission shall be shown on the parcel map or final map as “public easements for ingress

and egress and for public utilities.” Private roads, however, may be “exclusive easements for egress and

ingress for public utilities.”

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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15.640.030 Connection to Dedicated and Improved Street

When public streets are required within a subdivision, the street shall connect to an improved road in

the county-maintained road system, an improved state highway or an improved city street. Where an off-site

connection is necessary to provide access to such road or highway, the applicant shall acquire the right-of-

way and construct the improvements pursuant to conditions established by the planning commission and

Section 66462.5 of the Subdivision Map Act. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.640.040 Widening and Improvement of Existing Streets

A. If a portion or all of a parcel as shown on the latest county equalized assessment roll abuts an existing

county road and such parcel is being divided, the applicant shall make an irrevocable offer of dedication

of sufficient right-of-way to enable the abutting section of road to be constructed to the standards set

forth in this chapter. The applicant shall improve the following sections of the abutting road to comply

with these standards and the standard drawings and typical cross-sections adopted by the board of

supervisors:

1. Those sections of any existing county road which abut a parcel containing less than four and one

quarter net acres within the subdivision;

2. Those sections of any existing county road which abut the subdivision if the land is zoned

industrial or commercial;

3. Those sections of any county road which abut the subdivision if the planning commission

determines that such improvements are necessary, as a result of increased density, to protect the

health, safety and welfare of the public.

B. Such improvements shall be subject to the following conditions:

1. If the parcel abuts both sides of the county road, the improvements shall be made to the full width

of the road. If such parcel abuts one side only, the improvements shall be made to the abutting one-

half width of the road except as hereinafter provided;

2. If the grade of the existing roadway is such that the new pavement can join the existing pavement

and not vary from the approved cross-slope shown in the drawings by two percent for the length of

the improvement, the improvement shall consist of reconstructing the abutting one-half width or, if

it is deemed structurally adequate by the public works director, widening the existing pavement. If

the existing paved surface is such that due to its shape, the pavement cannot join within the above

limits of cross-slope and/or if it is desired by the developer or required by the public works director

to change the grade of the existing roadway, the entire roadway shall be reconstructed. The public

works director may grant an exception to the cross-slope requirement set forth above if in his or her

opinion it will not create ponding, drainage problems, or a safety hazard;

3. If land abutting existing substandard streets or roads is being subdivided and ingress and egress to

the lots within the subdivision is not required from the street or road, the applicant shall dedicate

additional right-of-way and dedicate reserve strips of land to control access from the lots;

4. If the only access to land being subdivided is an existing substandard street or road system, and it is

expected that this substandard street or road will carry principally vehicular traffic generated by the

proposed subdivision, the planning commission may determine that the applicant shall pay the cost

of or enter into an agreement to pay the cost of acquisition of off-site right-of-way pursuant to

Section 66462.5 of the Subdivision Map Act;

5. At the time the improvements are to be made, the applicant may request the public works director

to require the applicant to defer the construction of such improvements by agreement in lieu of

requiring the immediate construction thereof. The public works director may require deferment of

the construction requirements only if he or she finds one or more of the following to be true:

a. The improvements will not be beneficial or in the best interest of the county at the time the

improvements are to be made;

b. The improvements will cause safety hazards if constructed at the time required by the planning

commission. For purposes of this paragraph transitions are deemed not to be safety hazards;

c. The specific terrain, run-off, and/or other conditions in the area require deferment of the

improvements.

The public works director shall make a written determination, within twenty days after submission

of a written request by the applicant, as to whether the construction of improvements shall be

deferred. The public works director may require plans in sufficient detail to enable him or her to

make that determination. Any such decision may be appealed to the board of supervisors by

submitting a notice of such appeal and the appropriate fee to the clerk of the board of supervisors

within ten days after a copy of the written determination is mailed to the applicant;

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6. At any time after entering into a deferred improvement agreement, a applicant or his or her

successor in interest may request cancellation of the agreement by paying to the county a sum of

money equal to not more than the estimated cost of making the improvements. The developer’s

engineer shall provide the estimate subject to the approval of the public works director. The board

of supervisors shall adopt by resolution a schedule of costs for such cancellations.

(Ord. 1269 § 10, 2018; Ord. 1200 § 3, 2008; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.640.050 Optional Design and Improvement Standards

The planning commission may approve an exception from these standards based on a modified design

if the resulting subdivision would be a substantial improvement over that which could have been developed

by following these standards. A request for an exception from these standards shall accompany the tentative

map, together with the substantiating evidence that such exception will improve the subdivision. (Ord.

1183 § 2, 2006)

15.640.060 Channelized Intersections

A. The applicant shall improve, with channelized intersections, that is, one with lanes marked with paint or

physical dividers, on county roads where any of the following conditions exist:

1. The street intersects at a point of restricted sight distance which requires a reduction in the normal

driving speed on the major street or highway;

2. The intersecting street serves more than one hundred lots as sole access;

3. It is anticipated that the street will generate traffic in excess of one thousand vehicles per day.

B. The channelized intersection shall be designed in accordance with the requirements of the California

Department of Transportation, Highway Design Manual, and the following width of turning lanes

requirements:

County Road Type:

Intersection Type:

Turning Lane Width:

2 lane street

Tee

12 feet

2 lane street

Four-Way

16 feet

4 lane street

All

14 feet

4 lane divided street

All

22 feet

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.640.070 Public Streets and Roads

The construction of off-site and on-site streets, roads, and other improvements required by these

standards shall conform to the typical cross-sections adopted by the board of supervisors for the land

division classification assigned. All roads and streets required to be constructed and dedications therefore

shall be one of the following as indicated:

A. Major Divided Street or Road. This street is so designated on a general or specific plan adopted by the

board of supervisors. This classification shall also include any street which by reason of its through

route characteristics, now carries or is expected to carry within twenty years more than ten thousand

vehicles per day or any street which is expected to handle one thousand five hundred turning

movements per day such as a street providing access to a shopping center. The right-of-way shall be at

least one hundred ten feet in width. The improved roadbed, including median strip, shall be at least

ninety feet in width. Where a circulation element of the general plan has been adopted by the board of

supervisors for this major county street, the applicant shall construct, in accordance with these

standards, any required curbs and gutters and forty-four feet of surfacing, consisting of two twenty-two-

foot strips of pavement; one along each exterior edge of the roadbed. In the event a subdivision creates

a four-lane traffic demand on the major divided street, the applicant shall construct the street in its

entirety and/or complete any portion not previously constructed.

B. Major Street. This street is so designated by the circulation element of the general plan adopted by the

board of supervisors, but shall also include any street which by reason of its route characteristics is

expected to carry within twenty years more than five thousand but less than fifteen thousand vehicles

per day.

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C. Major streets shall be designed and improved by the applicant to provide a four-lane highway with

parking lanes as follows:

1. Right-of-way shall be eighty-four feet in width, minimum;

2. Surfaced roadbed shall be sixty-four feet in width, minimum;

3. Where a master plan of streets and highways has been adopted by the board of supervisors for this

major street, the applicant shall construct, in accordance with adopted standards, any required curbs

and gutters and forty-four feet of surfacing consisting of two twenty-two-foot strips of pavement,

one along each exterior edge of the roadbed. In the event a subdivision creates a four-lane traffic

demand, the applicant shall construct the street in its entirety or complete any portion not

previously constructed.

D. Collector Street or Road. This street classification is expected to collect or carry vehicular traffic

generated from up to four hundred tributary dwelling units through a subdivision having two or more

entrances, or constitutes the principal entrance to a residential subdivision of two hundred dwelling

units that is not expected to serve in the future as a major street. Where access is relinquished along an

appreciable length of street frontage and where an emergency parking lane is provided, the number of

tributary dwelling units may be increased thirty percent. The structural section shall be increased

appropriately. Collector streets shall be designed and improved by the developer to provide a two-lane

street with parking lanes (except for estate, rural, and agricultural developments in which case parking

lanes are not required) as follows:

1. Minimum right-of-way shall be sixty feet in width;

2. Design speed shall be not less than thirty-five miles per hour;

3. The minimum centerline radius shall be three hundred fifty feet;

4. The minimum safe stopping sight distance shall be two hundred fifty feet for standard street

sections.

E. Local Street or Road. This street classification is abutted by residential lots, is to provide access to not

more than one hundred tributary dwelling units and is not intended to serve, now or in the future, as a

major street or collector street. Local streets shall be designed and improved by the developer to

provide a two-lane street and parking lanes (except for estate, rural, and agricultural developments in

which case parking lanes are not required) as follows:

1. Right-of-way shall be not less than sixty feet in width;

2. Local streets which are to be extended and whose temporary terminus cannot be seen shall have a

turning circle paved to a radius of at least forty feet with defensible easement of uniform sidewalk

width;

3. The design speed shall be not less than thirty miles per hour;

4. The minimum centerline radius shall be two hundred fifty feet;

5. The minimum safe stopping sight distance shall be two hundred feet.

F. Cul-de-sac Street or Road. This street classification is a dead-end street which is to provide access to a

limited number of abutting dwelling units and which cannot be extended to serve a greater number of

dwelling units. No cul-de-sac street constructed for dedication to Glenn County shall be longer than

five hundred feet in length. Cul-de-sac streets shall be designed and improved by the applicant to

provide a two-lane street and parking lanes (except for estate, rural, and agricultural developments in

which case parking lanes are not required) as follows:

1. Minimum right-of-way shall be sixty feet in width;

2. Turning circle shall have not less than sixty-foot property line radius except for urban

developments where a fifty-foot radius will be acceptable;

3. Turning circle shall be paved to a radius of not less than forty feet;

4. The minimum design speed shall be twenty-five miles per hour;

5. The minimum centerline radius shall be one hundred seventy-five feet;

6. The minimum safe stopping sight distance shall be fifty feet;

G. Industrial Street. This street classification is to provide access to abutting industrial lots. In these streets:

1. Right-of-way shall be not less than sixty feet in width;

2. Surfaced roadbed shall be not less than forty-four feet in width;

3. A turning circle shall be provided for dead-end or cul-de-sac industrial streets which provide access

to a limited frontage where due to physical conditions such street cannot be expected to be

extended. The turning circle shall have a minimum of sixty feet property line radius, and forty-four

feet curb radius;

4. In cases where an industrial street collects traffic from intersecting industrial streets or commercial

streets, or where such street provides access to property which has an area of more than forty acres

and is zoned for industrial or commercial purposes, the right-of-way shall be increased by not less

than twenty-four feet and surface roadbed shall be increased by not less than twenty feet;

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5. The minimum design speed for determining safe stopping sight distance and minimum curve radius

shall be thirty-five miles per hour.

H. Frontage Road. This street classification is auxiliary to and located adjacent to a freeway, major

highway, railroad or arterial street. A frontage road provides service to abutting property and adjacent

areas where access to the adjacent major route is restricted. A frontage road may be of any street

classification. The following requirements are for frontage roads:

1. Right-of-way width for the frontage road shall equal the right-of-way width for a standard street of

the same classification, less ten feet, but in no event shall it be less than a total of fifty feet in

width;

2. Surfaced roadbed shall be equal to the improved width for a standard street of the same

classification, less six feet for parking lanes, but in no event shall it be less than a total of thirty feet

in width.

I. Alleys. Alleys shall be permitted only along the rear of lots zoned for commercial or multiple dwelling

use or the rear of lots fronting on major streets when said streets are divided by a median barrier. The

following criteria apply:

1. Right-of-way shall be not less than twenty feet in width;

2. No intersecting alleys shall be permitted;

3. Surfaced roadbed shall be the full width of the right-of-way, except at intersections with streets

where standard returns shall be constructed.

J. Split-level Street. This type of street shall have the same geometrics of design, improvements and

capacity as those provided in a normal street of the same classification, but with each direction of traffic

constructed at different elevations separated by a median. A split-level street may be designed and

improved by the applicant on approval of the public works director as follows:

1. A split-level street shall provide for the same margins, parking lanes, traveled way and turning-lane

area required for a normal street of the same classification. In addition, a shoulder at least two feet

in width along the median of the lower roadway, and a strip at least four feet in width along the

median edge of the upper roadway shall be provided. In this strip, the concrete curb or approved

type barrier, shall be installed in those locations where they are required for the safe use of the

street. A guard rail shall be provided on the median side of the upper roadway when the difference

in street level elevation exceeds ten feet or when retaining walls are provided.

2. An additional right-of-way width for the cut or fill slope shall be provided if required. The total

width of the dedicated right-of-way shall not be less than the sum of the improvement widths, slope

requirements and margins.

3. Grade at intersections shall not exceed two percent cross slope within the area bounded by the curb

line or traveled way.

4. Pedestrian walkways shall be provided at approximately the mid-block points for blocks in excess

of five hundred feet or at not greater than five hundred feet spacing.

K. One-way Loop Road. A one-way loop road is a road which is designed for traffic in one direction only,

which serves less than thirty lots, which lies in difficult side-hill development on slopes exceeding

fifteen percent and which serves a useful purpose to the development of “view” lots or other interesting

lots which could not otherwise be developed by the use of other roads. The minimum right-of-way

width is fifty feet.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.640.080 Private Streets and Roads

A. Private streets and roads may be permitted in subdivisions provided that they meet the minimum

standards set forth in the typical cross sections for private roads for each zone as may be adopted by the

board of supervisors by resolution.

B. An admonishment in substantially the following form shall be shown on the face of the final map or

parcel map and included in deeds prior to recording for subdivisions in which lots or parcels are served

by a private road:

Lots or parcels 1, 2, 3, etc....are served by a private road. Maintenance of said road

is not the responsibility of Glenn County. Owners of said lots or parcels are hereby

advised that they and/or others are solely responsible for maintenance of this road.

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C. The board of supervisors may refuse to accept any offer of dedication until such time as it is determined

that the portion of the street or road dedicated serves a public purpose or the portion of the street or road

no longer lies within property under one ownership and does not continue through such ownership or

end touching property of another. The county will refuse to accept any private road until such time as

the road has been constructed in accordance with current county road standards for the zone in which

the road is located.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.640.090 Street Extensions

The alignment of street extensions shall connect with existing streets by continuation of the centerlines

or by adjustments by curves and shall be in general conformity with plans that the director determines to be

the most advantageous development of the area in which the subdivision lies. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.640.100 Intersection Spacing

The location of streets shall be such that intersections are spaced not less than two hundred feet apart on

secondary streets and five hundred feet apart on major streets. All streets shall be required to intersect one

another at an angle as near to a right angle as is practicable in each case. “Tee” type intersections are

preferred except at arterial intersections. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.640.110 Intersection Corner Roundings

On all street, road and highway intersections, the property line at each block corner shall be rounded

with a curve having a radius of not less than twenty feet. In any case, a greater curve radius may be required

if streets or alleys intersect other than at right angles. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.640.120 Typical Road Intersections

All other specifications for intersections shall be as shown on the standard drawings adopted by the

board of supervisors. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.640.130 Horizontal Alignment

The centerline curve radius of all streets and highways shall conform to acceptable engineering

standards of design as shown in the latest edition of the California Department of Transportation Highway

Design Manual. Generally, horizontal curves shall be as long as practical. The use of compound curves and

double reversing curves shall be held to a minimum. As far as practical, one hundred-foot tangents shall be

provided between all curves on residential streets, with longer tangents of not less than safe stopping sight

distance on major streets. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.640.140 Design Speed

All subdivision streets shall be designed to provide safe stopping sight distance, horizontal curve radii,

and vertical curves for not less than the following speed shown for that particular street section and in

accordance with the California Department of Transportation Design Manual, except for stop streets.

Combinations of changes in grade and curve alignment shall be designed with greater than the minimum

design as far as practical. The following shall apply:

Street or Road Section:

Design Speed:

Major

Collector

Local

All Others

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.640.150 Grades of Streets and Highways

A. No street or highway shall have a grade of more than eight percent except where, because of

topographical conditions or other exceptional conditions, the public works director may determine that

a grade up to fifteen percent maximum may be allowed. No gutter grade shall be less than 0.3 percent

where underground storm drainage systems are required. All others shall be not less than 0.2 percent

unless approved by the public works director.

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B. The grade within the intersection of streets shall not exceed four percent in the area bounded by the

curb returns, except that the street anticipated to handle the major movement of traffic may exceed four

percent but shall not be greater than the grade approaching the intersection. The grade of the turn

around bulb at the end of cul-de-sac streets shall not exceed eight percent.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.640.160 Road Surfacing and Structural Section

A. Structural sections of all streets and roads shall be designed based on R-values determined by California

Test Method No. 301 of the soil within the roadway and in accordance with Section 600 of the

Highway Design Manual.

B. R-value tests for structural pavement design shall be taken within the soil to be used for the subgrade or

at the designated source of selected material. A soil inventory consisting of location and R-value tests

of various soils to be used within the designed structural section shall be provided unless the plans

specify that the thickness of the elements of structural pavement shall be determined by R-value tests to

be performed after rough subgrade is completed. The locations and number of samples of soil taken for

R-value tests on rough subgrade shall be determined by the public works director.

C. Upon request of the applicant, the public works director may assign the structural section or R-value to

be used for design in areas of consistent soils, provided that adequate information is available as to the

properties of such soil.

D. The traffic index may be determined by using the Highway Design Manual together with a traffic study

of the area contributing truck traffic loads to such streets. If ultimate street development pattern is not

known and streets can be extended, the traffic index shall be as follows:

1. Cul-de-sac and loop streets shall be a minimum of 4.5;

2. Local streets shall be a minimum of 5.0;

3. Residential collector streets shall be a minimum of 5.5;

4. Major or primary collector streets shall be a minimum of 6.0;

5. Farm to market roads in agricultural zoned areas shall be a minimum of 7.0;

6. Commercial roads shall be a minimum of 8.0;

7. County highways shall be a minimum of 9.0;

8. The above traffic indexes shall be increased to reflect commercial and industrial truck traffic

E. The minimum structural thickness of all new roads and streets or those roads and streets to be

reconstructed shall be as shown on the standard drawings adopted by the board of supervisors unless

otherwise approved by the public works director.

F. Where asphalt concrete (AC) is used it shall be type B one-half maximum (medium). Class 2 Aggregate

Base (AB) and Class 1 Imported Aggregate Subbase (ASB) shall be used in street construction except

that select material may be used in place of Class 2 Aggregate Base and Class A Imported Aggregate

Sub-base provided the following requirements are met:

1. The R-value of select material in place shall determine the thickness of asphaltic concrete in

accordance with the “Pavement Design Chart” shown in the Highway Design Manual, with the

addition of ten percent as a safety factor. The minimum thickness of asphaltic concrete shall be

0.20 foot;

2. The sand equivalent shall exceed twenty-five;

3. Ten percent or 0.17 foot, whichever is greatest, shall be added to the thickness determined for

select material as a safety factor;

4. The top 0.34 foot of select material shall be screened to remove oversized aggregate larger than 2

inches;

5. The particle interlock shall provide a firm working table.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.640.170 Side Slope Treatment

A. Improvements. The applicant shall improve side slopes for functional effectiveness, and pleasing

appearance. Planting of vegetation may be required to prevent erosion.

B. Cut and fill. Cut slopes for subdivision streets shall be one and one-half to one and fill slopes shall be

two to one. Flatter slopes shall be used in soils susceptible to erosion. Steeper cut slopes will be

considered in special situations, such as in solid material, if approved by the public works director. Cut

slopes steeper than one to one that are higher than ten feet will be considered only if submitted with a

report from an engineering firm based on an analysis of soil borings or excavations determining that

such cut bank will be stable and not lead to structural defects to dwellings constructed on adjacent lots.

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C. Catch Point. In light grading where the normal slopes catch in a distance less than ten feet from the

hinge point, a uniform catch point is to be used to provide flatter slopes. Transition slopes shall be

provided between adjacent cuts and fills. Such slopes shall intersect the ground at a catch point ten feet

from the hinge point.

D. Slope Roundings. The tip of all slopes shall be rounded. Where material cut is solid rock, only the layer

of earth overlaying the rock shall be rounded.

E. Slope Benches. Width and vertical spacing shall be established from adequate soils investigation.

Benches may be used in unstable material and to intercept and store loose material resulting from minor

slides. Sufficient width shall be provided for maintenance and drainage control.

F. Special Slope Treatment. When it is desirable to retain certain natural features such as trees or natural

banks within the side slope, the size, location and elevation shall be shown on the improvement plans.

Cut and fill slopes shall be designed to retain such features. Retaining walls may be required.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.640.180 Concrete Curbs

Vertical concrete curb or roll-type concrete curb and gutter shall be constructed by the applicant in

accordance with the specifications set forth in the standard drawings adopted by the board of supervisors on

all streets where any abutting lots have an area of twenty thousand square feet or less or a frontage of less

than one hundred five feet and on all streets in areas zoned for commercial, industrial, or multiple residential

uses. They may also be required by the director if the streets are located within one-half mile of any

incorporated city. They may be constructed on any street on which the applicant elects to construct such

curbs and gutters. The construction of concrete curb and gutter may be deferred by the public works director

pursuant to the procedure set forth in subsection (B) (5) of Section 15.640.040. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.640.190 Sidewalks

Concrete sidewalks shall be constructed by the applicant in accordance with the specifications set forth

in the standard drawings adopted by the board of supervisors in areas zoned for commercial or multiple

residential uses and in areas zoned for single-family or two-family residential use where any of the lots

contain ten thousand square feet or less. They may be required by the director if the sidewalks are to be

located within one-half mile of any incorporated city. Sidewalks may be constructed on any other street at

the option of the applicant. The construction of sidewalks may be deferred by the public works director

pursuant to the procedures set forth in subsection (B) (5) of Section 15.640.040. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.640.200 Utilities

A. The location of utilities within subdivision street rights-of-way, either above ground or below ground,

shall be in accordance with the specifications set forth in the standard drawings adopted by the board of

supervisors unless an alternative location is approved by the public works director. Utilities shall be

underground wherever practical.

B. The minimum depth of underground conduits, with the exception of appurtenances designed for surface

loads such as manholes, valve boxes, and electrical vaults, shall be thirty inches. Where location of

electrical cables for power, community television, and telephone are located under portland cement

concrete sidewalks, a minimum depth of eighteen inches may be permitted.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.640.210 Road Names

Roads which are extensions of or are determined to be in future alignment with existing named roads

shall bear the name of the existing road. Naming of new subdivision roads shall be subject to the approval of

the planning commission and shall not duplicate or be similar to any other road in the county.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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Chapter 15.650

DRAINAGE

Sections:

15.650.010 General Requirement

15.650.020 Easements

15.650.030 Drainage Systems

15.650.040 Channels

15.650.050 Discharge of Water from Subdivisions

15.650.060 Valley Gutters

15.650.070 Deviations

15.650.010 General Requirement

All subdivisions shall be protected from flood hazard and inundation by storm waters originating

without and within the proposed subdivision. The design and construction of drainage facilities shall be

such that water courses traversing the subdivision and water emanating from within the subdivision will be

carried through and off the subdivision without injury to improvements, residential sites, or adjacent

properties. Drainage waters shall not be discharged onto existing county rights-of-way except in manner

approved by the public works director. All proposed subdivisions, whether or not they front on existing

county rights-of-way, shall meet the minimum requirements of this chapter. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.650.020 Easements

A. Drainage facilities shall be located in a dedicated public street, road or lane, or within a public drainage

easement. Necessary dedications shall be accomplished on the parcel or final map or by grant deed. The

county shall not accept the maintenance of drainage facilities which are not located in a public right-of-

way. Dual use of easements shall not be approved unless it can be demonstrated to the satisfaction of

the public works director that dual use will not be conflicting.

B. The minimum width of any drainage easement for a closed conduit system shall be twelve feet and the

minimum width for any open conduit system shall be twenty feet. For any conduit exceeding thirty

inches in diameter, with more than one manhole or more than one turning structure, a twelve-foot width

service road shall be improved and dedicated.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.650.030 Drainage Systems

A. Drainage systems and all bridges shall be designed to pass a one hundred-year frequency flood without

damage to the structure or adjacent property, except that drainage systems draining an area smaller than

one square mile may be designed for ten-year frequency floods if ponding due to the one hundred-year

flood will not cause damage.

B. Drainage systems under driveway entrances shall be adequate to carry the design flow but shall not

have less than a twelve-inch inside diameter. The minimum slope shall be one percent where practical.

Drainage systems crossing streets shall be of a size adequate to carry the design flow but shall not have

less than a fifteen inch inside diameter for concrete and an eighteen-inch inside diameter for C.M.P.

Drainage systems for use outside the public right-of-way may be of any approved type and strength to

meet field conditions, but shall not have less than a twelve-inch diameter. All pipe in the right-of-way

shall be designed to standard H-20 live load and shall have a design life of twenty-five years.

C. Debris control, location and slope of culverts, entrances and endwalls, shall be in accordance with the

recommendations of “California Culvert Practice.”

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.650.040 Channels

A. All open ditches having a top width of ten feet or more shall be designed in an easement wide enough

to allow motor vehicles on one side of the open ditch. The access shall be at least ten feet wide. This

requirement may be waived by the public works director when, in his or her opinion, access will not be

needed for future maintenance and when, in the opinion of the health officer, access is not needed for

mosquito control.

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B. New unlined drainage facilities or relocated natural drains may not be installed closer than fifty feet to

existing or proposed leach lines. The gradient for earth ditches shall not exceed 4 percent nor be less

than 0.1 percent. Earth ditches shall not be permitted if water therein could reach erosive velocities. The

gradient for lined or paved ditches and gutters shall be not less than 0.20 percent, unless specific written

approval is granted by the public works director.

(Ord. 1269 § 10, 2018; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.650.050 Discharge of Water from Subdivisions

Whenever water is discharged from a subdivision where the method of discharge or the quantity has

been changed, a “Drainage Release”, approved by the county counsel, shall be filed with the public works

director prior to approval of the construction plans. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.650.060 Valley Gutters

Valley gutters, where feasible, are preferred for driveways and may be used for local streets where it

can be shown that underground conduits cannot feasibly or reasonably be installed. Valley gutters will not

be permitted across major or collector roads, except at intersections. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.650.070 Deviations

Alternative methods of analysis and solution of drainage problems may be used in lieu of the

requirements of this chapter when, based upon accepted engineering principles, they achieve the results of

Section 15.650.010. Such deviations of the requirements herein may be accomplished only upon the consent

of the public works director without complying with the provisions of Chapter 15.280. (Ord. 1183 § 2,

2006)

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Chapter 15.660

SEWAGE DISPOSAL

Sections:

15.660.010 Public or Community Sewage Disposal System

15.660.020 Requirements for Public or Community System

15.660.030 Standards for Public or Community System

15.660.040 Site Suitability

15.660.050 Testing and Reporting

15.660.060 Alternative Sewage Disposal Systems

15.660.010 Public or Community Sewage Disposal System

A. Proposed development on lots less than twenty thousand (20,000) square feet shall be required to have a

public or community sewage disposal system.

B. Proposed development on lots larger than twenty thousand (20,000) square feet shall be required to

have a public or community sewage disposal system if no public or community water system is

available and site conditions do not allow for individual on-site sewage disposal systems. Site

conditions include factors such as soil permeability, topography, depth to ground water and other

physical characteristics.

C. When a subdivision is located within a reasonable distance of an existing, operating and available

sewage system, and it is practical and feasible to connect with and be served by the system, the

applicant shall be required to request annexation to that system. If the public entity is unable to service

the subdivision with sewers, septic tanks and drain fields will be allowed if soil and other conditions are

suitable.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.660.020 Requirements for Public or Community System

When a applicant proposes to develop a community sewer system with treatment and disposal facilities,

the applicant shall do the following:

A. Provide a public entity with powers to levy taxes adequate to maintain and operate the system;

B. Meet the requirements of the California State Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board;

C. a general plan for the sewage collection and disposal system to the County along with his or her

tentative map application;

D. Submit, after approval of the general plan, complete plans and specifications for the sewage collection

and disposal system to the health officer and the public works director. The complete plans and

specifications shall be approved by the public works director prior to commencement of work.

(Ord. 1269 § 10, 2018; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.660.030 Standards for Public or Community System

A. All subdivisions having sewage collection systems shall be constructed to the standards required by the

district which serves the subdivision.

B. All other subdivisions shall meet the requirements established by the health officer and shall be in

conformance with all current health and safety standards.

C. All sewage systems shall meet the requirements of all other Glenn County codes and standards.

D. Except as otherwise required, sewer mains within a subdivision to be serviced by a public or

community sewer system shall be a minimum of six inches in diameter and shall be of either vitrified

clay, cast iron, or other material approved by the public works director. The joints shall be either bell

and spigot or an approved rubber seal type packing. Manholes shall be a minimum of forty-eight inches

in diameter and shall be of precast concrete. All service laterals shall comply with the Uniform

Plumbing Code, latest edition, and shall have a minimum slope of one-eighth inch per foot to the trunk

sewer.

E. The applicant shall meet the specifications set forth in the standard drawings adopted by the board of

supervisors.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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15.660.040 Site Suitability

A. The applicant must demonstrate that each proposed parcel contains an adequate usable area for a

sewage disposal system and replacement area as required by regulations duly adopted by the board of

supervisors. Parcels with an existing sewage disposal system that is functioning satisfactorily must

demonstrate adequate replacement area only.

B. Soil testing to show site suitability shall conform to regulations duly adopted by the board of

supervisors. A lesser or greater number of tests shall be required if requested in writing by the health

officer.

C. Lots zoned for agricultural or TPZ uses that will not generate liquid wastes or do not require the regular

presence of workers or employees are not subject to the disposal area or testing requirements of the

above portions of this section.

D. Each of the parcels described in subsection C shall be identified with this statement: “This parcel is not

approved for any use that will generate liquid wastes. No permit to dispose of sewage or other liquid

waste generated by the use of this property will be issued until the applicant has complied with the

applicable provisions of Chapter 7.10 of the Glenn County Code.” This statement shall be referenced on

the recorded map and recorded concurrently with the recorded map. Where no map is recorded the

statement shall be recorded with the certificate of compliance.

E. Land not suitable for on-site sewage disposal systems.

F. Portions of a lot in the following classifications are not to be considered as usable area for the

development of standard septic tank and drainfield facilities:

1. Gravel bars of very pervious material adjacent to a body of water;

2. Land subject to flooding more often than once every ten years;

3. Land steeper than thirty percent grade;

4. Areas occupied by structures or to be occupied by proposed structures and areas within eight feet

of such structures. For purposes of single-family residential lots on which there are no existing

structures, this area shall be assumed to be four thousand square feet;

5. Areas that do not comply with the minimum separation distances and design criteria established by

regulation of the board of supervisors.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.660.050 Testing and Reporting

A. Soil testing and site evaluation must be completed by a qualified individual as defined in Section

7.10.020 of the code.

B. Report information shall include such additional information required by regulation of the board of

supervisors.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.660.060 Alternative Sewage Disposal Systems

Where lots are approved based on alternative sewage disposal systems the applicant shall:

A. Submit a site-specific design for each parcel utilizing an alternative sewage disposal. The design must

meet all requirements of the sewage disposal regulations adopted by the county board of supervisors.

B. Record concurrently with and referenced on the recorded map, a separate instrument identifying each

parcel that is approved on the basis of an alternative sewage disposal system and the following

statement:

“An alternative sewage disposal system has been designed for this parcel and is on file with

the Glenn County Health Department. Any changes in the approved alternative sewage

disposal system design must be approved in writing by the health officer.”

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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Chapter 15.670

WATER SUPPLY

Sections:

15.670.010 When Required

15.670.020 Data Required

15.670.030 Design

15.670.040 Distribution System

15.670.050 Spacing of Valves

15.670.060 Water Storage

15.670.070 Standards for Separation of Water and Sewer Lines

15.670.080 Disinfection of Water System

15.670.090 Fire Hydrants

15.670.010 When Required

An applicant shall be required, as a condition of approval of a final map to provide a public or

community water system if the development is within the urban development classification. (Ord. 1183 § 2,

2006)

15.670.020 Data Required

When an applicant proposes to develop a public or community water system, he or she shall provide the

following documentation together with his tentative map application:

A. If the subdivision is to be supplied from a stream, spring, or other surface water, sufficient data shall be

submitted to demonstrate that water in adequate quantity and quality is available and that rights of use

of water have been obtained or are obtainable. If ground water is to be the source for the subdivision,

sufficient data shall be provided to demonstrate that ground water in adequate quantity and quality is

available. Also, it shall be demonstrated, if possible, that the proposed use of ground water will not

adversely affect other users of ground water in the area;

B. The applicant shall submit a sample of the proposed water source to a laboratory approved by the State

Department of Public Health, Division of Laboratories, for a primary and secondary maximum

constituent levels for drinking water standards analysis pursuant to Chapter 15 (commencing with

Section 66401) of Division 4 of Title 22 of the California Administrative Code, and the results of the

analysis shall be forwarded to the health department by the laboratory;

C. A general plan of the distribution system;

D. A general plan of the source, treatment and storage works showing the location, function, and capacity

of each component;

E. The parcels on which source, treatment and storage works are proposed shall be specifically delineated;

F. A plan for the continuing operation and maintenance of the system;

G. Complete plans and specifications for the water system shall be submitted to the health officer and the

public works director, after approval of the general plan. The complete plans and specifications shall be

approved by the public works director prior to the commencement of work.

(Ord. 1269 § 10, 2018; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.670.030 Design

A. In the case of a subdivision included in, or annexing to, an existing approved and operating water

district or community services district, the applicant shall install the water system and appurtenances in

conformance with standards established by the district and the State of California. The applicant shall

furnish a letter from the district certifying that the improvement design is to district standards prior to

approval of construction. The applicant shall provide a letter from the water purveyor agreeing to

unconditionally and without exception provide domestic water to each lot in the proposed subdivision.

B. If the subdivision is to be developed on the basis of a public or community water system, the plans,

specifications and construction shall conform to the “Standards of Minimum Requirements for Safe

Practice in the Production and Delivery of Water for Safe Practice of the American Water Works

Association”.

C. A permit from the health officer or the California State Health Department to serve water shall be

obtained as provided in Section 4011 of the Health and Safety Code of the State of California.

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D. Water which is not obtained from a natural source free from pollution, shall not be delivered for

domestic use unless it is adequately treated and disinfected to insure compliance with Sections 3 and 4

of the United States Public Health Service Drinking Water Standards and California Public Utilities

Commission General Order No. 103.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.670.040 Distribution System

The supply mains, arteries, and secondary feeders shall extend throughout the system. These shall be of

sufficient size, considering their length, and character of the sections served, to deliver fire flow and

consumption demands to all areas served. They shall be properly spaced and looped. No pipe less than six

inches in diameter shall be used for fire service and 6 inch pipes shall be limited to a length of not over six

hundred feet unless looped, except that in mountain rural subdivisions four-inch pipe may be allowed in

place of six-inch pipe. In commercial, industrial, or urban subdivisions, zoned for R-3, or high density

building, pipe sizes shall be not less than eight inches and interconnected within every six hundred feet.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.670.050 Spacing of Valves

The distribution system shall be equipped with a sufficient number of valves so located that no single

accident, breakage, or repair to the pipe system will necessitate the shut-down of an artery or a length of

pipe greater than one thousand six hundred feet.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.670.060 Water Storage

The system shall provide sufficient water storage to assure the required minimum duration fire flow for

two hours with the single most serious interruption to power lines, water mains and hydrants.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.670.070 Standards for Separation of Water and Sewer Lines

The following requirements shall be met for the separation of water and sewer lines:

A. Water lines shall be laid in separate trenches as far from nearby sewer lines as possible;

B. Water lines shall be laid at a higher elevation than nearby sewer lines;

C. When pipelines cross, the bottom of the water line shall be at least twelve inches above the top of the

sewer pipe;

D. Steel casings or tunnels for the passage of water and sewer lines under railroad tracks, highways or

other structures shall be specially designed to eliminate any hazard of contamination to the water

system.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.670.080 Disinfection of Water System

A. The completed water system shall be disinfected and water samples taken as specified in the American

Water Works Association for Disinfecting Water Mains - (AWWA 9601-68).

B. Individual wells for land subdivisions.

C. For proposed land divisions, reasonable proof of water supply may be required at the discretion of the

health officer.

D. If the land division is in an area not deemed marginal for water supply or quality by the health officer, a

signed statement by a registered civil engineer or engineering geologist, registered in the state, which

states at least the following will be required:

“Based upon my experience and knowledge of this area, it is my opinion that individual

wells with an adequate supply of potable water that meets the California Domestic

Water Quality and Monitoring Regulations can be developed on each parcel.”

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.670.090 Fire Hydrants

Fire hydrants, when required, shall meet the following conditions:

A. A fire flow minimum of two thousand five hundred gallons per minute is required for a duration period

of ten hours in commercial and industrial areas of the county;

B. A fire flow of one thousand five hundred gallons per minute is required for a duration period of 6 hours

in urban subdivision which are zoned R-M or closely built upon residential areas in which churches,

schools and other similar structures would be interspersed;

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C. A fire flow of one thousand five hundred gallons per minute is required for a duration of four hours in

urban residential subdivisions in which a water system is required;

D. A fire flow of one thousand five hundred gallons per minute is required for a duration period of four

hours in rural and estate subdivisions that are served from a public water agency, district, or

municipality or private water system;

E. Static water pressures shall be such as to deliver the required fire flows at a flowing or residual pressure

of twenty pounds per square inch over and above the normal consumption demands of the system. In no

case shall the fire hydrant spacing be more than five hundred feet from hydrant to hydrant, or more than

two hundred fifty feet from fire hydrant to the center of any lot, except in rural subdivisions where the

fire authority shall determine the minimum spacing;

F. Standard dry barrel, breakaway-type fire hydrants with one 4-1/2 inch National Standard nozzle and

two 2-1/2 inch National Standard nozzles shall be required for all urban subdivisions;

G. Standard wharf-type fire hydrants not less than four inches in size, with 2-1/2 inch National Standard

outlet connection shall be allowed for all estate, rural and agriculture developments and above

subdivisions, where a water system is required;

H. Freezing precautions that would be adequate (in the judgment of the fire authority) for protection of the

system shall be taken;

I. Fire hydrant systems shall be constructed in accordance with standard details approved by the public

works director and the appropriate fire protection district.

(Ord. 1200 § 3, 2008; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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Chapter 15.680

SURVEYING AND MAPPING

Sections:

15.680.010 Map Form

15.680.020 Certificates

15.680.030 Accuracy

15.680.040 Basis of Bearing

15.680.050 Monuments

15.680.060 Checking by Public Works Director

15.680.070 Filing with the Public Works Director

15.680.080 Form and Contents

15.680.090 Filing and Action

15.680.100 Checking by Public Works Director

15.680.110 Requirements Prior to Final Map Approval

15.680.120 Form and Contents

15.680.130 Filing and Action

15.680.010 Map Form

All final and parcel maps shall comply with the following:

A. When the map proper consists of more than one sheet, exclusive of the certificate sheet, a key map

showing the relation of the sheets and a vicinity map shall be placed on sheet two.

B. Boundary lines of all political subdivisions crossing or bounding the subdivision shall be clearly

designated and referenced.

C. Each lot shall be shown in complete form on its respective sheet.

D. Dimensions of lots shall be given as total dimensions, corner to corner, and shall be shown in feet and

hundredths of a foot. No ditto marks shall be used. Lots shall show acreage to the nearest hundredth.

E. The total area of the property within the boundary of the subdivision shall be shown.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.680.020 Certificates

Unless otherwise established by law, the board of supervisors may establish, by resolution, standard

language and wording for all certificates, acknowledgments, dedications and other statements which may

appear on maps. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.680.030 Accuracy

All closures (lots, blocks, streets, or subdivision boundaries) on a parcel map or final map shall be

within 0.01 feet. All surveys shall have an accuracy of 1:10000. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.680.040 Basis of Bearing

The basis of bearing shall be taken from a line between two monuments. The bearing shall be obtained

from either a filed map or record of survey, an astronomical observation, the California coordinate system, a

filed state highway map, or the county surveyor’s records. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.680.050 Monuments

A. The exterior boundary of the land being subdivided shall be monumented before the final map or parcel

map is recorded. For final maps iron pipe monuments shall be placed at all exterior boundary corners

and at intervals of not over one thousand feet should the boundary corners exceed this distance. These

iron pipe monuments shall be two-inch I.D. iron pipes twenty-four inches long, or longer plugged and

tagged with brass, aluminum or plastic stamped with the R.E. or L.S. number of the person responsible

for the survey. Standard pipe monuments as shown in the standard drawings may be required in place

of the above monuments at corner locations to be determined by the county surveyor.

B. Iron pipe monuments shall be set at all corner angle points and curve points. These pipe monuments

shall be three-fourths-inch I.D. iron pipe eighteen inches long or longer, plugged and tagged with brass,

aluminum or plastic stamped with the R.E. or L.S. number of the person responsible for the survey. All

iron pipe monuments shall be set to finish grade or at a maximum of two inches below finish grade.

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C. A minimum of two standard centerline monuments as shown in the standard drawings shall be placed in

each subdivision of fifty lots or less at locations which are visible to each other. Where subdivision

streets are curvilinear, an additional two standard centerline monuments for each subdivision of fifty

lots or less may be required. A minimum of two additional standard centerline monuments shall be

required for each additional fifty lots. Subdivisions having curb, gutter and sidewalks may, in lieu of the

standard centerline monuments required, reference the centerline points with lead and tag placed in the

top of curb using a minimum of four tie points. The tie points and distances shall be shown on the final

map. In any case, the locations, type and number of monuments shall be approved by the county

surveyor.

D. A concrete nail two and one-half inches in length with a two-inch metal shiner shall be placed in the

centerline of the completed pavement at all street intersections and at the end and beginning of all

curves and at intervals of not to exceed one thousand feet.

E. When it is impossible to set the monuments described above, other suitable monuments may be

approved by the county surveyor.

F. The front lot corners for all lots fronting on a public street or highway shall be set along the right of

way line. These monuments shall be iron pipe monuments and shall be shown on the final map or

parcel map.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.680.060 Checking by Public Works Director

After the parcel map and improvement plans have been checked and all corrections required by the

public works director have been made by the applicant, the applicant shall submit the parcel map for

recording pursuant to Section 15.680.070. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.680.070 Filing With the Public Works Director

The applicant shall submit to the public works director in complete and approvable form, the following:

A. Three legible prints of the parcel map (ten legible prints shall be required upon request of the public

works director), the original tracing, and two reproducible copies acceptable to the county recorder;

B. Original and one reproducible mylar of the improvement plans, if required, along with the fees for plan

check, map review , and field inspection;

C. Traverse sheets showing closures and computation of all distances, angles, and courses shown on the

parcel map, ties to existing and proposed monuments, and adjacent subdivisions, street centerlines, and

highway stations. The traverse of the exterior boundaries of the tract and of lots and blocks shall close

within a limit of error of one in five thousand;

D. All deeds, offers of dedication and easement agreements for sites, streets, and other purposes as were

required in the action of approval of the tentative map, and any required bonds and agreement forms.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.680.080 Form and Contents

A parcel map shall be based on a field survey made in conformity with Section 66448 of the

Subdivision Map Act by a registered civil engineer or licensed land surveyor, and shall comply with all

provisions of this chapter, the Subdivision Map Act and other provisions of law. The parcel map shall

conform to the requirements of Section 66445 of the Subdivision Map Act, Chapter 15.680 hereof and all of

the following provisions:

A. It shall be clearly and legibly drawn in black water proof India ink upon good quality tracing cloth or

other material approved by the county recorder;

B. The size of each sheet shall be eighteen by twenty-six inches. A marginal line shall be drawn

completely around each sheet, leaving an entirely blank margin of one inch. The scale of the map shall

be one inch equals one hundred feet, or otherwise large enough to show all details clearly, and enough

sheets shall be used to accomplish this end. The particular number of the sheet and the total number of

sheets comprising the parcel map shall be stated on each of the sheets. The exterior boundary of the

land included within the subdivision shall be indicated by distinctive symbols and clearly so designated;

C. The parcel map shall show all data as is necessary to fully conform with the approved tentative map and

any conditions to such approval and references to all deeds or offers of dedications for sites, streets,

easements and other such purposes as were required in the action of approval of the tentative map;

D. The parcel map shall show precise distances and bearings, ties to corners and points of record and

references thereto, sources of map and survey data, and other details as may be required by the public

works director. Each lot and parcel shall be numbered, or otherwise identified;

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E. A certificate signed and acknowledged by all parties having any record title interest in the real property

subdivided, consenting to the preparation and recordation of the parcel map in accordance with the

requirements of the Subdivision Map Act. For parcel maps which create four or less lots, and no

dedications are offered, the owner’s certificate need only contain the signatures of the fee owners of the

surface rights to the property shown on the map. The names and the nature of the respective interests of

all other parties having record title interest shall be stated on the map;

F. The parcel map shall show the location of each parcel and its relation to surrounding surveys. The

location of any remainder of the original parcel shall be shown, but if the public works director permits,

it need not be shown as a matter of survey but only by reference to the existing record boundaries of

such remainder if such remainder has a gross area of five acres or more.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.680.090 Filing and Action

The parcel map, together with the necessary fees, and supporting data, shall be filed with the public

works director for checking. If the parcel map is found to be in substantial conformity with the approved

tentative map and the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act and this title, the director shall, within twenty

working days after filing, so certify the map and present the map to the county recorder for filing unless

action of the board of supervisors is required.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.680.100 Checking by Public Works Director

After the final map and improvement plans have been checked and all corrections required by the

public works director have been made by the applicant, the applicant shall construct the required subdivision

improvements prior to submitting the final map for recording, or in the alternative, submit, fully executed by

the applicant a subdivision agreement with the appropriate bonding or security along with the final map to

be recorded. Approval of the agreement by the board of supervisors shall be a condition precedent to

approval of the final map.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.680.110 Requirements Prior to Final Map Approval

At least thirty working days prior to the date of the meeting of the board of supervisors at which

approval of the final map is desired, the applicant shall submit to the public works director in complete and

approvable form, the following:

A. Ten legible prints of the final map, together with the original tracing and two reproducible copies

acceptable to the county recorder;

B. Original and one reproducible mylar copy of the subdivision improvement plans, along with the fees for

the plan check, map review, and field inspection;

C. Traverse sheets showing closures and computation of all distances, angles, and courses shown on the

final map, ties to existing and proposed monuments, and adjacent subdivisions, street corners, and

highway stations. The traverse of the exterior boundaries of the tract and of lots and blocks shall close

within a limit of error of one in five thousand;

D. An instrument restricting vehicular traffic over the sidelines of any road or highway, when and if the

same is required;

E. Improvement bonds, subdivision agreements and such other documents as are required by this title;

F. Design calculations as required by the land division standards or the public works director.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.680.120 Form and Contents

The final map shall conform to the requirements of Section 66434 of the Subdivision Map Act, Chapter

15.680 of this title and all of the following provisions:

A. It shall be clearly and legibly drawn in black waterproof India ink upon good tracing cloth or other

material approved by the county recorder, and shall include certificates as required by the Subdivision

Map Act and this title;

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B. The size of each sheet shall be eighteen by twenty-six inches. A marginal line shall be drawn

completely around each sheet, leaving an entirely blank margin of one inch. The particular number of

the sheet and the total number of sheets comprising the map, the tract number, title, or other designation

shall be stated on each of the sheets, and its relation to each adjoining sheet shall be clearly shown. The

tract designation, all drawings, affidavits, acknowledgments, endorsements, offers, and acceptances of

dedications, and notarial seals shall be within said marginal lines. The first sheet of the map shall

contain all affidavits, acknowledgments, endorsements, offers, and acceptances of dedications and

notarial certificates, and no signed certificates shall appear on any other sheet of the map, nor shall any

portion of the map appear on the sheet containing the certificates. The scale of the final map should be

one inch equals one hundred feet or one inch equals fifty feet unless otherwise permitted by the public

works director but in any case the map shall show clearly all the details of the subdivision;

C. The title sheet of the final map shall contain the tract number and designation and such other descriptive

matter as may be necessary. Below the tract designation shall appear a subtitle consisting of a general

description of all property being subdivided by reference to recorded deeds or to maps which have been

previously recorded or by reference to a United States survey. References to tracts and subdivisions in

the description shall be worded identically with the original records and references to book and page of

record shall be complete. The basis of bearing for the survey shall be clearly noted;

D. The final map shall particularly define and designate all lots or parcels with all dimensions, boundaries,

and courses clearly shown and defined, whether or not such parcels are reserved for private purposes or

are offered for dedication for any purpose. No ditto marks shall be used. Parcels offered for dedication

but not accepted shall be designated by letter;

E. The final map shall show clearly what stakes, monuments, or other evidences were found on the ground

to determine the boundaries of the tract. The adjoining corners of all adjoining subdivisions shall be

identified by lot and block number, track designation, and place of record, or by section, township, and

range, or other proper designation;

F. The final map shall show all information, data, and monuments necessary to locate and retrace any and

all exterior boundary lines, and lot and block lines. It shall also show bearings, distances of straight

lines and radii, central angle and arc length for all curves and such information as may be necessary to

determine the location of the centers of curves, bearings and tangent distances and radii, central angle

and arc lengths of all lots. Where streets intersect on curves, centerline lengths, radii and deltas, and

centerline intersection points shall be shown;

G. Wherever the public works director has established the center of a street or alley, the data shall be

shown on the final map, indicating all monuments found and making reference to a field book or map.

If the points were reset by ties, the fact shall be stated;

H. The final map shall show the line of extreme high water if the subdivision is adjacent to a stream,

channel, or subject to periodic inundation;

I. The boundary of the tract shall be indicated by distinctive symbols and clearly so designated;

J. Lots shall be numbered consecutively throughout the subdivision, with no omissions or duplications;

K. The total width of all road rights-of-way shall be shown, as well as the widths of rights-of-way for flood

control or drainage channels, and any other rights-of-way;

L. The final map shall show all easements of record and easements to be recorded. If any easement is not

definitely located of record, a statement of such easement shall appear on the title sheet. Easements for

storm drains, sewers, public utilities and other purposes shall be clearly defined. Distances and bearings

on the sidelines of lots which are cut by an easement shall be so shown that the final map will indicate

clearly the actual length of the lot lines. The width of the easement and if known or determined

necessary the lengths and bearings of the lines thereof and sufficient ties thereto to definitely locate the

easement with respect to the subdivision shall be shown;

M. In order to avoid duplication, names to be used for new streets shall be subject to approval by the

planning commission. If any designations are numbers, they shall be spelled out completely, using

hyphens in such forms as “Twenty-third Street.” The words “Avenue”, “Boulevard”, “Place”, etc., shall

be spelled out in full. Names of newly dedicated portions of streets shall be shown in or arrowed to the

dedicated portion.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.680.130 Filing and Action

A. If the public works director determines that the final map is in substantial conformity with the approved

tentative map, the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act and this title, the public works director and

the director shall so certify on the final map and, within fourteen working days after submission or

resubmission, shall file such map, together with any other materials pertinent thereto, with the clerk of

the board of supervisors for presentation to the board.

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B. If the public works director determines that the final map does not substantially conform to the

provisions of this title, the Subdivision Map Act or the approved tentative map, he shall, within fourteen

working days from the date of submission of the final map for approval, advise the applicant of the

changes or additions which shall be made for such purpose and shall afford the applicant an opportunity

to make such changes or additions.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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Chapter 15.690

ENCROACHMENTS/EXCAVATIONS

Sections:

15.690.010 Barriers and Lights

15.690.020 Removal of Surplus Materials

15.690.030 Diligence in Work Required – Notice Ordering Diligence

15.690.040 Cost of Restoration

15.690.050 Supervision

15.690.060 Maps of Pipes and Other Appliances

15.690.070 Special Act Work Expected

15.690.080 Work and Replacement

15.690.090 Bond in Lieu of Deposit

15.690.100 Gas and Water Pipe Laying

15.690.010 Barriers and Lights

It is unlawful for any person making any excavation in any public street or public place, not to maintain

safe crossings for vehicle traffic at all street intersections, or not to provide free access to all fire hydrants

and water gates, and not to maintain all gutters free and unobstructed, or not to place and maintain barriers

at each end of such excavation and at such places as may be necessary along the excavation to prevent

accidents, or also not to place and maintain lights at each end of such excavation and at distances of not

more than fifty feet along the line thereof, from sunset each day to sunrise of the next day, until such

excavation is entirely refilled.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.690.020 Removal of Surplus Materials

All surplus materials removed under the provisions of this chapter shall, if required by him or her, be

delivered to such points as the road commissioner shall direct.

(Ord. 1269 § 10, 2018; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.690.030 Diligence in Work Required—Notice Ordering Diligence

After excavating is commenced, the work of making and refilling the same shall be prosecuted with due

diligence and so as not to obstruct the street or other public place or travel thereon more than is necessary

therefore. If the work is not so prosecuted or if the work of refilling does not, in the judgment of the road

commissioner, comply with the terms of this chapter, the road commissioner shall notify the person, firm, or

corporation named in the permit that the work is not being prosecuted with due diligence or that the refilling

of such excavation has not been properly done, and shall require such person within five days after the

service of such notice to proceed with the diligent prosecution of such work. Such notice shall be in writing

or printed. If such notice is not complied with, the road commissioner shall do such work as may be

necessary to refill the excavation and to restore the street or other public place, or part thereof excavated, to

as good a condition as the same was in before such excavation was made, the cost of same to be paid by the

party to whom the permit was given or deducted from the cash deposited or collected from the bond given.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.690.040 Cost of Restoration

The county shall pay the cost of restoration, out of the money deposited as required by Section

15.120.010. If in lieu of cash deposits a general deposit bond has been filed as provided in Section

15.690.090, an action at law shall be commenced and prosecuted in the name of the county upon the bond

for the recovery of such damages as may have accrued to the county, by reason of the failure to fulfill the

conditions thereof. The cash deposits shall be retained by the commissioner for a period of one year from

the completion of the replacement, and at that time on demand the deposits, less the deductions made

pursuant to this chapter, if any, shall be returned to the person, firm or corporation making the same or to his

or her heirs or assigns. (Ord. 1269 § 10, 2018; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.690.050 Supervision

All excavations, refilling of excavations and repairing of street surfaces, pursuant to the provisions of

this chapter shall be made under the supervision and direction of the road commissioner. (Ord. 1183 § 2,

2006)

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15.690.060 Maps of Pipes and Other Appliances

It is the duty of every person, firm or corporation owning, using or controlling an interest in pipes,

conduits, ducts or tunnels under the surface of any public street, alley, sidewalk or other public place in the

county for supplying or conveying gas, electricity, water, steam, ammonia, oil, or similar substances in, to

or from the county, or to or from its inhabitants or for any other purpose, within ninety days after May 2,

1955, to file in the office of the road commissioner a map or a set of maps, each drawn to a scale or not less

than two hundred feet to one inch, which map or set of maps shall show in detail the exact location, size,

description and date of installation, if known, of all mains, laterals, services and service pipes, manholes,

transformers or other appliances installed beneath the surface of the public streets, alleys, sidewalks, or

other public places in the county belonging to, used by or under the control of such person, firm or

corporation, and to file within fifteen days after the first day of January of each and every year, a corrected

map, or set of maps, each drawn to a scale of not less than two hundred feet to one inch, showing the

complete installation of all such pipes and other appliances made during the previous year. Each such map

shall be accompanied by an affidavit endorsed thereon subscribed and sworn to by such person or by the

president or secretary of such corporation to the effect that the same correctly exhibits the details required

by this chapter to be shown thereon. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.690.070 Special Act Work Excepted

This chapter shall not apply to any persons, firm or corporation doing work under contract awarded by

the board or to work performed under any special act of the legislature of the state of California. (Ord. 1183

§ 2, 2006)

15.690.080 Work and Replacement

All materials taken up or removed in pursuance of this chapter shall be replaced in accordance with the

specifications for the concreting, macadamizing, graveling or other improving of the street, as the same was

at the time it was torn up, loosened or disturbed, and when pipes are laid the filling of trenches shall be

thoroughly tamped and wet down. The surface dressing shall be rolled or tamped so as to leave no ridge in

the paved street. The person or company so removing the surface dressing shall at any time within one year

after replacing the same on demand of the road commissioner, repeat the work of refitting the concreting or

macadamizing and do all filling that may be necessary to raise any sunken part of the street above the pipes

to the proper grade. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.690.090 Bond in Lieu of Deposit

Any person, firm or corporation, intending to make excavations in public highways or other public

places in the county may execute and deliver to the road commissioner a general bond payable to the

county, in the sum of twenty-five hundred dollars, with two good and sufficient sureties, which bond shall

be used for the same purpose as special deposits provided for in Section 15.120.010. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.690.100 Gas and Water Pipe Laying

All water, electric and gas pipes and conduits, gas pipes and other pipes to be laid in the county shall be

laid in conformity with this chapter and the lines determined by the road commissioner. (Ord. 1183 § 2,

2006)

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Chapter 15.700

LEVELING OF LAND—DRAINAGE CHANGES

Sections:

15.700.010 Necessity of Regulations

15.700.020 Leveling – Permit Required

15.700.030 Drainage Changes

15.700.040 Permit – Application – Form and Contents

15.700.050 Application - Maps

15.700.060 Application and Plans - Review

15.700.070 Application – Restrictions

15.700.080 Issuance

15.700.090 Refusal – Appeal - Hearing

15.700.010 Necessity of Regulations

The board of supervisors finds that certain regulations governing the leveling of land, the obstruction of

natural drainage, and the control of irrigation and drainage water resulting therefrom are necessary from the

protection of roads, highways and other public properties and improvements. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.700.020 Leveling - Permit required

A. No person, firm or corporation shall hereafter level, cause to be leveled, or commence land leveling

operations upon any land area in one ownership of a total of five or more acres, for farming,

agricultural or horticultural purposes unless or until a permit has first been secured for such operation

from the county director of public works as hereinafter provided.

B. This chapter shall not apply to land which has previously been leveled, land planed or laser planed

unless there is to be a change in the water flow patterns onto, through or from the parcel.

C. This chapter shall not apply to activities for which a permit and a reclamation plan is required pursuant

to Chapter 15.810 of this code.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.700.030 Drainage Changes

No person, firm, or corporation shall move, excavate, remove, dredge, pile, stockpile or otherwise

change an existing course of any channel or waterway or to increase or accelerate the flow of any water onto

a public road or highway unless and until a permit has first been secured for such operation from the county

director of public works, as hereinafter provided. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.700.040 Permit - Application - Form and Contents

The application for a permit shall be in writing upon a form furnished by the county, signed by the

applicant and filed with the county director of public works and shall be accompanied by such of the

following as may be required by the county director of public works:

A. Plans, profiles, maps and other data as may be required to show the present conditions and proposed

work;

B. When land leveling is involved, it shall include a plat of existing topography with a one-foot contour

interval, showing existing drainage and watercourses, adjacent roads, highways, ditches, bridges,

culverts and such other data as may be required by the county director of public works;

C. A map showing the proposed finished leveled area indicating finished elevations, irrigation water

source, and drainage features as called for herein, may be shown on the same map called for in

subsection B of this section;

D. Such filing fee as is established by resolution of the board of supervisors.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.700.050 Application - Maps

Maps and other drawings shall be drafted to a scale which will clearly set forth the intended work and

shall be legibly drawn and shall be subject to the approval of the county director of public works. (Ord.

1183 § 2, 2006)

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15.700.060 Application and Plans - Review

The application and plans shall be reviewed by the county director of public works to determine

whether the proposed work will jeopardize public property or improvements but in no event shall the review

relieve the applicant from any responsibility for damages caused to any person or property resulting from

the work authorized under the permit. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.700.070 Application - Restrictions

No application will be considered unless it provides that where existing watercourses are proposed to be

changed in size, grade, capacity, location or otherwise, the proposed new or altered channel shall in all cases

be at least equal in capacity to the original existing watercourse and shall result in drainage water resuming

its existing course, upon leaving the area where the work is proposed. When deemed necessary by the

county director of public works, the applicant shall submit verification by a registered civil engineer that the

requirements of this section will be met. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.700.080 Issuance

The county director of public works shall, within a reasonable time, not to exceed fifteen days, after the

filing of an application and plans, issue a permit subject to such conditions as appear necessary, or shall

deny the permit, stating the reasons therefore in writing. In no event shall the issuance of a permit create any

liability for the county or relieve the permittee from any responsibility for damages caused to any person or

property. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.700.090 Refusal – Appeal - Hearing

In the event of refusal by the county director of public works to grant a permit, or in the event of the

issuance of a conditional permit, the terms of which are not satisfactory to the applicant, the applicant may

apply to the board for a review of the action taken by the county director of public works. Such application

to the board shall be in writing, and shall be filed with the clerk of the board, who shall set the matter for

hearing within fifteen days after the receipt of the notice and shall immediately notify the county director of

public works of the request for review. The board shall, within fifteen days after hearing the matter

presented by the applicant, approve, conditionally approve or reject the application for a permit. The

determination of the board shall be final. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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Chapter 15.710

ADDRESS NUMBERING

Sections:

15.710.010 Purpose

15.710.020 System Description

15.710.030 System Maps

15.710.040 Administration

15.710.050 Assignment of Address Numbers

15.710.060 Display of Address Numbers

15.710.070 Violation an Infraction

15.710.080 Appeals

15.710.090 Validity

15.710.010 Purpose

The purpose of this chapter is to provide a county-wide comprehensive address numbering system for

the unincorporated areas of Glenn County. The system will enable emergency vehicles from fire, sheriff,

and ambulance services to respond more quickly to calls and facilitate utility, postal, and other delivery

services as well. Such an address numbering system is deemed to be in the public interest and necessary to

protect the public health, general welfare and safety of the citizens of Glenn County. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.710.020 System Description

The Glenn County Master Address Numbering System shall consist of index lines corresponding to the

township section lines within Glenn County. The Grid reference numbers shall range from zero to five

thousand in the north-south direction and from zero to more than nine thousand in the east-west direction.

The point of origin shall be at the intersection of the township line between T.17N. and T.18N. and the

southerly prolongation of the section line between sections 11 and 12 of T.22N. R.10W M.D.B.&M. One

thousand numbers shall be allocated sequentially for each six sectional increments to the east and north from

the point of origin. The south and west sides of all roadways shall have odd address numbers and the north

and east sides of all roadways shall have even address numbers. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.710.030 System Maps

The Glenn County Master Address Numbering System shall initially be delineated on a set of the

Assessor’s Parcel Maps. These maps shall show the grid index system and the assigned address numbers.

The addresses shall also be recorded on the Assessor’s Master Property Index adjacent to their

corresponding Assessor’s Parcel Numbers. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.710.040 Administration

Initial implementation of The Glenn County Master Address Numbering System shall be under the

direction of the Public Works Director and supersedes any system used prior to its implementation. After

the initial addresses are assigned by the Public Works Department, the system will then be maintained by

the planning authority. The planning authority will be responsible for assigning all new addresses and for

making any necessary changes in the system. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.710.050 Assignment of Address Numbers

A. Addresses shall be determined and assigned to all single family dwellings, duplex residences,

properties, and business establishments and shall be issued to property owners and occupants without

charge in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. A record of all numbers assigned pursuant to

this chapter shall be maintained by the planning authority and open for inspection by the public during

business hours.

B. An address number for a particular location shall be assigned to the principal access based on the

incremental distance between index grid lines.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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15.710.060 Display of Address Numbers

A. Within six months after receipt of the address number, the owner of the property or building shall have

the number displayed upon the building or land. The display of the number shall be in such a manner as

to be visible from the roadway upon which the building or land fronts. Any old or obsolete number not

in accordance with the system shall be removed or obscured from public view.

B. In areas where buildings or properties front upon roadways where mail delivery is provided, the number

shall be displayed upon the mailbox or receptacle designed for receipt of mail.

C. In areas where buildings or properties are not clearly visible from the roadway and where mail delivery

is not provided, the address shall be displayed on a four inch by four inch post, a metal stake or a

suitable equivalent and elevated at least three feet for clear visibility from the roadway.

D. Residence or building address numbers shall be conspicuous to ensure positive identification and placed

at front doors, on lamp posts, near garage doors, at driveway entrances or other areas of similar

proximity and visibility.

E. All address numbers shall be a minimum of three inch letter height and three eighths inch stroke size

with reflective finish and/or a color contrasting with the surface placed.

F. As a condition of approval for new construction, the assigned building address shall be posted in

accordance with the minimum standards set by this chapter.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.710.070 Violation an Infraction

Any person, firm or corporation, whether as principal, agent, employee or otherwise failing to comply

with the provisions of Section 15.710.060 shall be guilty of an infraction. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.710.080 Appeals

Any individual whose property is affected by the implementation of this chapter and who is dissatisfied

with the implementation as it applies to his/her property may submit a written request, and fees pursuant to

section 15.050.010, to the director for hearing by the Planning Commission. Such requests must be received

by the director or post-marked no later than fifteen days after receiving notice of the Public Works

Director’s or the director’s action. The director shall set the matter for a hearing before the Planning

Commission within thirty days after receipt of the appeal by the appellant. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.710.090 Validity

If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this chapter is held by a court of competent

jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the remaining portions of this chapter. The Board of

Supervisors hereby declares that it would pass this chapter and each section, subsection, sentence, clause

and phrase thereof irrespective of the fact that one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or

phrases may be declared invalid. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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PART 3 - BUILDING STANDARDS

Chapter 15.720

ADOPTION OF UNIFORM CODES

Sections:

15.720.010 California Building Code Adopted

15.720.020 California Energy Code Adopted

15.720.030 California Mechanical Code Adopted

15.720.040 Uniform Housing Code Adopted

15.720.050 California Plumbing Code Adopted

15.720.060 Use of CPVC Plastic Piping Authorized

15.720.070 Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings Adopted

15.720.080 California Fire Code Adopted

15.720.090 California Electrical Code Adopted

15.720.100 California Public Pools Code Adopted

17.720.120 California Referenced Standards Code Adopted

15.720.130 California Administrative Code Adopted

15.720.133 California Residential Code Adopted

15.720.135 California Green Building Standards Code Adopted

15.720.140 Definitions

15.720.150 Modifications

15.720.160 Conflicts

15.720.010 California Building Code Adopted

A. The 2016 California Code of Regulations Title 24, Part 2 also known as the California Building Code,

including appendix C-Group U-Agricultural Buildings and Appendix I – Patio Covers, copies of which

are on file as required by law, are hereby adopted and incorporated into this chapter by reference; are

declared to be the building code for the county; and shall apply to the unincorporated areas of the

county. (Ord. 1260, 2017; 1247, 2013; Ord. 1199 § 3, 2008; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.720.020 California Energy Code Adopted

The 2016 California Code of Regulations Title 24, Part 6 also known as the California Energy Code,

copies of which are on file as required by law, are hereby adopted and incorporated into this chapter by

reference; and are declared to be the energy efficiency standards for the county; and shall apply to the

unincorporated areas of the county. (Ord. 1260, 2017; 1247, 2013; Ord. 1199 § 4, 2008; Ord. 1183 § 2,

2006)

15.720.030 California Mechanical Code Adopted

The 2016 California Code of Regulations Title 24, Part 4 also known as the California Mechanical

Code, copies of which are on file as required by law, are hereby adopted and incorporated into this chapter

by reference; are declared to be the mechanical code for the county; and shall apply to the unincorporated

areas of the county. (Ord. 1260, 2017; 1247; 2013; Ord. 1199 § 5, 2008; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006),

15.720.040 Uniform Housing Code Adopted

The 1997 Uniform Housing Code, copies of which are on file as required by law, are hereby adopted

and incorporated into this chapter by reference; are declared to be the housing code for the county; and shall

apply to the unincorporated areas of the county. (Ord. 1247, 2013; Ord. 1199 § 6, 2008; Ord. 1183 § 2,

2006)

15.720.050 California Plumbing Code Adopted

The 2016 California Code of Regulations Title 24, Part 5 also known as the California Plumbing Code,

copies of which are on file as required by law, are hereby adopted and incorporated into this chapter by

reference; and shall apply to and are declared to be the plumbing code for the unincorporated areas of the

county. (Ord. 1260, 2017; 1247, 2013; Ord. 1199 § 7, 2008; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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15.720.060 Use of CPVC Plastic Piping Authorized

Chlorinated polyvinyl chloride (CPVC) plastic piping is an approved alternate material for use in

plumbing systems to which the Uniform Plumbing Code applies, including all potable water systems, when

the building official has personal knowledge or is furnished adequate information by or on behalf of the

owner of a building site that corrosive conditions exist in the water supply for the site or in the soil through

which water supply piping for the site will pass and that such conditions may destroy conventional metal

piping that would otherwise be used for the water supply. The following requirements apply to all potable

water systems in which CPVC plastic piping is used:

A. The piping shall be listed as an approved material in, and installed in accordance with, the 1994 edition

of the Uniform Plumbing Code.

(Ord. 1247, 2013; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.720.070 Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings Adopted

The 1997 Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, copies of which are on file as

required by law, are hereby adopted and incorporated into this chapter by reference; are declared to be the

code for the abatement of dangerous buildings code for the unincorporated areas of the county.

(Ord. 1247, 2013; Ord. 1199 § 8, 2008; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.720.080 California Fire Code Adopted

A. The 2016 California Code of Regulations Title 24, Part 9 also known as the California Fire Code, copies

of which are on file as required by law, are hereby adopted and incorporated into this chapter by

reference; are declared to be the fire code for the county; and shall apply to the unincorporated areas of

the county. (Ord. 1260, 2017; 1247, 2013; Ord. 1199 § 9, 2008; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.720.090 California Electrical Code Adopted

The 2016 California Code of Regulations Title 24, Part 3 also known as the California Electrical Code,

copies of which are on file as required by law, are hereby adopted and incorporated into this chapter by

reference; are declared to be the electrical code for the county; and shall apply to the unincorporated areas of

the county. (Ord. 1260, 2017; 1247, 2013; Ord. 1199 § 10, 2008; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.720.100 California Public Pools Code Adopted

The 2016 California Code of Regulations Title 24 Part #2 also known as the California Building Code,

copies of which are on file as required by law, are hereby adopted and incorporated into this chapter by

reference; are declared to be the swimming pool code for the county; and shall apply to the unincorporated

areas of the county. (Ord. 1260, 2017; 1247, 2013; Ord. 1199 § 11, 2008; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.720.120 California Referenced Standards Code Adopted

The 2016 California Code of Regulations Title 24, Part 12 also known as the California Referenced

Standards Code, copies of which are on file as required by law, are hereby adopted and incorporated into

this chapter by reference; are declared to be the referenced standards code for the county; and shall apply to

the unincorporated areas of the county. (Ord. 1260, 2017; 1247, 2013; Ord. 1199 § 12, 2008; Ord. 1183 § 2,

2006)

15.720.130 California Administrative Code Adopted

The 2016 California Code of Regulations Title 24, Part 1 also known as the California Administrative

Code, copies of which are on file as required by law, are hereby adopted and incorporated into this chapter

by reference; are declared to be the administrative code and shall apply to the unincorporated areas of the

county. (Ord. 1260, 2017; 1247, 2013; Ord. 1199 § 13, 2008; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.720.133 California Residential Code Adopted

The 2016 California Code of Regulations Title 24, Part 2.5 also known as the California Residential

Code, copies of which are on file as required by law, are hereby adopted and incorporated into this chapter

by reference; are declared to be the residential building code for the county and shall apply to the

unincorporated areas of the County. (Ord. 1260, 2017; 1247, 2013)

15.720.135 California Green Building Standards Code Adopted

The 2016 California Code of Regulations Title 24, Part 11 also known as the California Green Building

Standards Code, copies of which are on file as required by law, are hereby adopted and incorporated into

this chapter by reference; are declared to be the green building standards code for the county and shall apply

to the unincorporated areas of the County. (Ord. 1260, 2017; 1247, 2013)

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15.720.140 Definitions

The following names or terms have the following meaning or usage whenever used in this title or in any

of the codes incorporated by reference in to this title:

A. “Administrative authority” means the building official of the county.

B. “Assistants” means the duly appointed assistants to the building official.

C. “Board of appeals” means the Board of Supervisors of the county.

D. “Building department” means the building inspection division of the county.

E. “Building official” means the building official of the county.

F. “Bureau of fire prevention” means the fire department of any concerned or affected city or fire

protection district located within the county.

G. “Chief electrical inspector” means the building official of the county.

H. “Chief of the bureau of fire prevention”, “Chief of the fire department” or “Fire Marshal” means the

chief of the fire department of any concerned or affected city or fire protection district located within

the county.

I. “City” means the county when referring to a political entity, or the unincorporated area of the county

when referring to an area.

J. “City clerk” means county clerk.

K. “City council” means the Board of Supervisors.

L. “Corporation counsel” means the district attorney or the county counsel of the county.

M. “Housing Act” means the State Housing Act (Section 17910, et seq., of the Health and Safety Code of

the State of California).

N. “Legislative body of the local agency” means the Board of Supervisors.

O. “Mayor” means the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors.

P. “Municipality” means the county.

Q. “Police department” means the sheriff’s department.

(Ord. 1247, 2013; Ord. 1199 § 14, 2008; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.720.150 Modifications

The board may modify the application of any of the provisions of a code incorporated by reference into

this chapter upon application in writing by a permittee or applicant, or a duly authorized agent of either,

when there are practical difficulties in carrying out the strict letter of the code, provided that the spirit of the

code is observed, public safety secured, and substantial justice done. Economic hardship or cost of

compliance with any provision of this title or any code incorporated by reference into this title is not, by

itself, a sufficient ground for such a modification. The particulars of such modifications when granted or

allowed and the decision of the board thereon shall be entered upon the minutes of a regular or special

meeting of the board, and a copy of the minute order shall be furnished to the applicant or permittee by the

clerk. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.720.160 Interpretation - Conflicts

If any provision, part or portion of any of the codes incorporated by reference into this title are

inconsistent or in conflict with an express provision or the meaning or intent of this title, then the latter shall

prevail and be given effect to the exclusion of the former to the extent required to obviate such

inconsistency or conflict. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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DIVISION 5: SPECIAL USE STANDARDS

Chapter 15.730

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS

Sections:

15.730.010 Regulation of Location

15.730.020 Waiver of Location Provisions

15.730.010 Regulation of Location

In those land use zones where the “adult entertainment” businesses regulated by this chapter would

otherwise be permitted uses, such businesses shall be permitted only upon the securing of a use permit. It

shall be unlawful to establish any such “adult entertainment” business if the location is:

A. Within five hundred feet of any area zoned for residential use; or

B. Within one thousand feet of any other “adult entertainment” business; or

C. Within one thousand feet of any public or private school, park, playground, public building, church, any

noncommercial establishment operated by a bona fide religious organization or any establishment likely

to be used by minors.

The “establishment” of any “adult entertainment” business shall include the opening of such a business

as a new business, the relocation of such business, or the conversion of an existing business location to any

“adult entertainment” business use.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.730.020 Waiver of Locational Provisions

Any property owner or his or her authorized agent may apply to the planning commission for a waiver

of any locational provisions contained in this chapter. The planning commission, after a hearing, may waive

any locational provision, if all of the following findings are made:

A. The proposed use will not be contrary to the public interest or injurious to nearby properties, and that

the spirit and intent of this chapter will be observed; and

B. The proposed use will not enlarge or encourage the development of a “skid row” area; and

C. The establishment of an additional regulated use in the area will not be contrary to any program of

neighborhood conservation;

D. All applicable regulations of the codes and ordinances of the county will be observed.

(Ord. 1269 § 10, 2018; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

Chapter 15.740

AGRICULTURAL PROCESSING FACILITY

Sections:

15.740.010 Standards

A. An agricultural processing operation shall be located a minimum of at least five hundred feet from any

residence located on an adjacent parcel.

B. No hazardous materials other than for incidental use shall be used for the operation.

C. An agricultural processing operation shall be set back at least one hundred feet from the county or state

road right-of-way.

D. All agricultural processing facility development shall require an encroachment permit from the county

public works department. Driveways shall be paved according to county standards.

E. All parking and loading shall remain on-site and not in county or state road right-of-way.

F. A use permit shall be required for an agricultural processing operation if the county air pollution control

officer determines that the potential exists for smoke, light, dust, glare or odor beyond the property line;

or if the county sanitarian determines that the potential exists for flies, vermin or other health hazards to

cross the property line.

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G. A use permit shall be required for an agricultural processing facility if noise levels exceed sixty-five

dBA at the property line between seven a.m. and ten p.m. and/or noise levels exceed sixty dBA between

ten p.m. and seven a.m.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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Chapter 15.750

AUTOMOBILE WRECKING YARDS AND JUNKYARDS

Sections:

15.750.010 Purpose

15.750.020 Fencing of Premises

15.750.030 Premises to be Kept Clean

15.750.010 Purpose

When lawfully permitted, automobile wrecking yards and junkyards shall comply with the standards

and regulations set forth in this chapter. Any requirements set forth in this chapter are in addition to and not

inclusive of or in derogation of any other regulations and standards that apply to such activities. (Ord. 1183

§ 2, 2006)

15.750.020 Fencing of Premises

A. If any business or establishment referred to in Section 15.750.010 of this chapter is located in whole or

in part in a yard, enclosure, lot or open area, the premises shall be completely surrounded and enclosed

by a wall, fence or barrier and so constructed as to be a continuous sight barrier, except for necessary

openings. All junk such as rags, sacks, bottles, cans, papers and metal and all other articles including

automobile parts shall be kept and stored behind the wall, fence or barrier. The wall, fence or barrier

shall be continuously kept and maintained in the condition required by this section.

The wall, fence or barrier shall extend above the ground for at least six feet and shall be

constructed of chain-link type fencing with slats or other sight obstructions, or of an alternate type of

wall, fence or barrier using standard materials and construction methods of a type approved by the

planning commission. All fences shall be continuously maintained.

Any and all necessary openings in the fence, wall or barrier shall be provided with suitable gates or

doors constructed of the same material and in the same manner of construction as is authorized by this

chapter as suitable and sufficient for a fence, wall or barrier under this section. No opening shall in any

single instance exceed twenty-four feet in width. The gate or door shall be kept closed at all times

except when in actual use for the purpose of ingress or egress.

Public street or road frontage sides shall be a minimum of eight feet above the ground and of

continuous single construction design, using standard materials and construction methods to assure a

continuous sight barrier of uniform height, material and type of construction.

B. It is unlawful for any person to permit any business or establishment referred to and described in this

chapter to be established, conducted, carried on, or maintained unless the premises has been enclosed

by wall, fence or barrier in the manner prescribed in this section and continuously maintained in such

condition. Each day’s violation of the requirements declared and established by this provision is and

constitutes a separate and distinct violation and offense.

C. Fences must conform to the county setback requirements.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.750.030 Premises to be Kept Clean

If any business or establishment referred to in Section 15.750.010 of this chapter is located in whole or

in part in a yard, enclosure, lot or open area, the premises and area shall be kept clean and free from rubbish

and similar loose material that might service as a harborage for rats, mice or other rodents, and all loose

metal or parts or accessories of automobiles, and all other material kept, stored or accumulated in such place

shall be neatly and carefully piled in a manner as to minimize and prevent as far as possible the harboring of

rodents and shall be suitably protected from water and the elements so that there can be no accumulation of

water in any article or thing located on the premises.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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Chapter 15.760

BED AND BREAKFAST ESTABLISHMENT

Sections:

15.760.010 Permit Requirements

Bed and breakfast establishments may be permitted in the RZ, FA, AP, AE, RE and R-1 zones provided

the following requirements are met:

A. An administrative permit is obtained from the planning authority for establishments located in zones in

which a minimum of five acres per parcel are allowed;

B. A conditional use permit is obtained from the planning commission for establishments located in zones

allowing parcel sizes of less than five acres;

C. Not more than one bed and breakfast establishment shall be permitted on each parcel of land;

D. An owner or operator of the establishment shall reside within the establishment;

E. One detached or attached sign with a maximum allowable sign area of twelve square feet is permitted;

F. A minimum of one parking space per guestroom shall be provided;

G. Proper permits are obtained from the Glenn County health department prior to occupancy.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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Chapter 15.770

COLLECTOR

Sections:

15.770.010 Permit Requirements

An administrative permit for the collection of a specified number of antique or hobby accumulation

vehicles provided the following standards are met:

A. An administrative collector’s use shall be a residential accessory use in the “RE” zoning district;

B. All outdoor storage shall be completely screened to a height of six feet by a solid wood or masonry

fence when not completely enclosed in a building. All fences and/or buildings shall be continuously

maintained;

C. There shall be no outdoor storage in any required yard area;

D. Storage shall only occur in those areas shown on the approved plot plan;

E. All requirements of the fire marshal shall be met. The property shall be kept in a weed-free condition;

F. A conditional use permit shall be required for automobile collectors of six or more accumulation

vehicles;

G. A use permit shall be required for collectors of antique or hobby accumulation vehicles on parcels

smaller than two acres or when the standards of an administrative collector’s permit cannot be met;

H. In all cases, the administrative collector permit shall not be issued or held for the purposes of

conducting a business.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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Chapter 15.780

HOME OCCUPATION

Sections:

15.780.010 Purpose

15.780.020 Permit Requirements

15.780.010 Purpose

A. The purpose of these regulations is to establish development standards and limitations for the operation

and maintenance of home occupations in Glenn County. Home Occupations shall mean any use

customarily conducted entirely within a building or screened from public view and carried on by the

owners and occupants of the residence thereof.

B. This use shall be incidental and secondary to the residential use and does not change the character

thereof or shall not adversely affect the uses permitted in the same zone of which it is a part, but would

require a conditional use permit.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.780.020 Permit Requirements

Home occupations may be permitted in the “RZ”, “FA”, “AP”, “AE”, “AT”, “RE”, “RE-NW”, “R1”

and “RM” zones providing the following standards are being met:

A. A Home Occupation Permit Application shall be submitted to the planning authority;

B. No person other than members of the family residing on the premises shall be engaged in such

occupation when it is located in a Residential Zone. A maximum of two employees may be employed

when the use is located in an agricultural zone;

C. Not more than twenty-five (25%) of the floor area of the dwelling unit shall be used in the conduct of

the home occupation;

D. A Conditional Use Permit shall be required for home occupations on parcels less than ten acres in size

when the use will be located in a building other than the primary residential structure;

E. An Administrative Permit and a Site Plan Review shall be obtained from the planning authority for

home occupations on parcels of ten acres or more in size when the use will be located in a building

other than the primary residential structure;

F. The home occupation may be conducted in a detached accessory building;

G. In no way shall the appearance of the structure be so altered or the conduct of the occupation within the

structure be such that the structure may be reasonably recognized as serving a nonresidential use;

H. No equipment or process shall be used in such home occupation which creates noise, vibration, glare,

fumes, odors, or electrical interference detectable to the normal senses off the lot if the occupation is

conducted in a single family residence or outside the dwelling unit if conducted in other than a single

family residence. In the case of electrical interference, no equipment or process shall be used which

creates a visual or audible interference in any radio or television receivers off the premises, or causes

fluctuations in the line voltage off the premises;

I. The home occupation shall not generate pedestrian or vehicular traffic in excess of that customarily

associated with the zone in which the use is located;

J. All maintenance or service vehicles and equipment, or any vehicle bearing any advertisement related to

the home occupation or any other similar vehicle shall be garaged or stored entirely within a building or

structure. Such vehicle shall not have more than two axles;

K. There shall be no use of utilities or community facilities beyond that normal to the use of the property

for residential or agricultural purposes as defined in the zone;

L. There shall be complete conformity with fire, building, plumbing, electrical and health codes and to all

federal, state and County laws or ordinances;

M. The sale of merchandise on the subject lot shall be directly related to and incidental to the home

occupation. Retail sales of products not produced or processed on the premises shall be prohibited;

N. All equipment and materials storage areas adjacent or in any residential zone shall be screened by walls,

fences, or landscaping to a height of at least six (6) feet;

O. Hours of operation shall be limited so as not to interfere with the character of the neighborhood and

shall be set by the director. Hours of operation in a Residential Zone shall be between 8:00 A.M. and

5:00 P.M. Monday through Friday. Hours of operation in an Agricultural Zone shall be between 7:00

A.M. and 7:00 P.M. seven days per week;

P. One on-site sign is permitted advertising the home occupation, not to exceed two (2) square feet in total

aggregate area. No lighted signs are allowed;

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Q. Only those buildings or parking areas as specifically approved may be utilized in the conduct of the

home occupation;

R. A minimum of one (1) parking space shall be provided for any home occupation requiring customers to

visit the site in addition of the parking requirements of the principal residence;

S. The applicant for a home occupation shall submit evidence that the proposed operation meets the

requirements of the Glenn County Health Department at the time the application is submitted to the

planning authority;

T. The director, or his or her representative, shall have the right to inspect the premises at any time in

order to insure compliance with this Code and with the Conditions of Approval;

U. The home occupation shall conform with the development standards in the applicable zoning district

and all other requirements of the Glenn County Code and State and Federal Laws;

V. All uses shall be enclosed within a building or completely screened from public view;

W. The building for the home occupation and the residential dwelling, together, shall not exceed the

maximum lot coverage allowed in the General Plan for the land use designation;

X. The number of customers coming to a home occupation shall be limited to five (5) per day;

Y. That no home occupation permit shall be issued for automobile, truck, or heavy equipment repair. This

type of business as determined by the director shall be permitted only in the individual zoning districts

where it is allowed;

Z. Owners of home occupations are notified that if the business grows and cannot meet the requirements

of this code section in the future they may have to apply for a Conditional Use Permit for the business

or may have to relocate the business to a zone where it is permitted depending on the regulations of the

individual zoning district.

(Ord. 1269 § 10, 2018; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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Chapter 15.790

LIVESTOCK OPERATIONS

Sections:

15.790.010 Standards

Notwithstanding any other provision of the County Code new construction for a livestock operation

shall meet the following minimum setbacks from all county road and/or state highway rights-of-way:

A. Milk barns: 45 feet from edge of right-of-way.

B. Holding pens, housing barns, manure ponds and animal confinement areas: one hundred feet from edge

of right-of-way.

C. Confined animal and manure handling facilities for livestock operations shall be located at least five

hundred feet from any residential zoning district and five hundred feet from any school or high

occupancy structures on neighboring parcels in any zoning district.

D. The use, storage, and disposal of hazardous materials shall meet all county, state, and federal

regulations.

E. An encroachment permit shall be required from the Glenn County Public Works Department prior to

any work in a county road right-of-way. An encroachment permit shall be required from Caltrans prior

to any work in a state highway right-of-way.

F. The construction and operation of a livestock operation shall conform to all applicable state and county

codes including but not limited to the following:

G. A building permit shall be secured from the Glenn County Building Department prior to any

construction at the site.

H. The Glenn County Health Department shall approve the location and design of all wells and on-site

sewage disposal systems.

I. A land leveling permit shall be applied for and received from the Glenn County Public Works

Department prior to the grading of any land, where the grading exceeds five (5) acres in size and will

result in cuts or fills of greater than two (2) feet, a redirection of runoff from the site onto a county road

or a change in the entrance or exit of runoff from the parcel. A grading and drainage plan shall

accompany all land leveling permit applications and any inquiries as to the applicability of this section

to the proposed project.

J. All trash, discarded materials, animal remains shall be screened from adjacent properties and county

and/or state rights-of-way and shall be disposed of according to the applicable codes.

K. Disposal of manure shall meet State of California Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control

Board Standards. Verification of submission of an application for a waste discharge permit is required;

final State approval of plans will be a condition for issuance of a building permit.

L. Best management practices shall be applied to the animal confinement, manure ponds, holding and

animal housing pens to prevent a nuisance caused by fly and/or mosquito breeding, dust and/or odors.

M. Farm labor quarters consisting of one mobile home or residence meeting the requirements of Section

15.590 of the Glenn County code shall be permitted upon first securing an administrative permit.

N. Farm labor camps (consisting of mobile homes and/or conventional homes) shall be permitted upon

first securing a conditional use permit in the “FA” (Foothill Agriculture). “AP” (Agricultural Preserve),

and “AE” (Exclusive Agricultural) zoning districts. Mobile home parks and farm labor camps

consisting of mobile homes shall also meet requirements of the State Department of Housing and

Community Development Division of Codes and Standards.

O. A conditional use permit shall be required for dairies that exceed one (1) cow per 20,000 square feet of

area in the “RE” (Rural Residential Estate) zoning district. Dairies in the “RE” district exceeding 30

cows shall be required to obtain a conditional use permit.

P. Reactivation of existing livestock operation or dairy facilities shall be permitted in accordance with

these performance standards.

Q. Prior to the issuance of a building permit for a new livestock operation or dairy, the applicant shall enter

into an agreement with the County of Glenn to improve the existing county maintained road from the

main entrance of the livestock operation or dairy to the nearest county road having a paved surface at

least 24 feet wide, in accordance with Standard Drawing No. RS 6, except that a double chip seal shall

be allowed instead of asphalt concrete. The maximum length of roadway improved as a result of this

paragraph shall not exceed one (1) mile. The cost of any improvements required as a result of this

paragraph shall be borne equally by both the dairy and the County. The Public Works Director may

grant a waiver to the requirements of this paragraph upon receiving a written request from the applicant.

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R. Livestock operations or dairies shall conform to all applicable County, State and Federal codes and

requirements including but not limited to Chapter 20.08 of the Glenn County Code, Water Well Drilling

Permits and Standards, and the State of California Central Valley Regional Water Quality control

Board.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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Chapter 15.795

MAJOR ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION PROJECTS

Sections:

15.795.010 Purpose

15.795.020 Permit Required

15.795.030 Application and Fees

15.795.040 Coordination and Documentation

15.795.050 Public Outreach

15.795.060 Review Criteria

15.795.010 Purpose

A. The purpose of the regulations and provisions of this chapter shall be to provide the County with the

maximum control, consistent with such other laws, over major electrical transmission and distribution

projects and to insure that new transmission line construction is minimized, that new lines are

efficiently located when needed, that all feasible alternatives have been exhausted, and that all impacts

of the project are disclosed.

B. Notwithstanding the provisions of Division 3, all major electrical transmission and distribution projects

shall comply with this chapter.

(Ord. 1221 § 2, 2010)

15.795.020 Permit Required

All major electrical transmission and distribution projects are required to secure a conditional use

permit in accordance with Chapter 15.220 except that the board of supervisors shall be the approving

authority.

(Ord. 1221 § 2, 2010)

15.795.030 Application and Fees

A. Applications for a conditional use permit shall be filed as required by Chapter 15.090. In addition to

this information, the applicant shall also include the following:

1. A description of a reasonable range of alternatives to the proposed project, including alternatives

that use or expand existing rights-of-way; and

2. All application materials (maps, site plans, etc.) necessary to illustrate the proposed location of the

proposed facilities and all alternative locations; and

3. A photo simulation of the proposed project and each alternative from at least six locations along its

route in the County. Additional locations shall be provided if the Director deems necessary to

illustrate the scope of the project. Each location shall include simulated views of project facilities

from four directions (north, south, east, and west) and;

4. A narrative explanation of the route of the proposed project and each alternative, together with a

discussion of any alternative locations and project alternatives considered by the applicant but not

formally included for County consideration; and

5. For the proposed project and each alternative, all of the following:

a. Estimated cost, including construction, land acquisition, and other development costs;

b. A description of the type of vegetation and soils that would be removed or impacted by

construction;

c. A map showing the number, types, uses, and distances of buildings, public and private

airports, dedicated open space, and parklands located within a 2,000 foot wide corridor of

project infrastructure;

d. An analysis of the audible noise and lighting impacts of the proposal, together with any other

studies reasonably necessary for the County to perform its duties as a lead or responsible

agency in connection with the environmental review of the project; and

e. An analysis of the potential adverse human health effects of the project on those present in

residential areas, schools, licensed day-care facilities, playgrounds, and other developed areas

in reasonable proximity to the project. The analysis shall use the best available scientific

information at the time it is conducted.

f. An analysis of potential economic impacts on agriculture and related support industries. The

Director may also require an analysis of potential economic impacts on other relevant matters.

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B. In addition to the application fee required by Section 15.090.010, the project applicant shall reimburse

all County costs associated with reviewing the application which are not covered by the prescribed fee.

In the event that the County is required to review a proposed transmission corridor zone pursuant to

California Government Code Section 25334 or other provisions of law, such costs shall also be

reimbursed by the project applicant.

(Ord. 1221 § 2, 2010)

15.795.040 Coordination and Documentation

Included with the filed application for a use permit in connection with a major electrical transmission

and distribution project, the applicant shall provide the County with copies of all applications for state,

federal, and other permits and licenses in connection with the proposed project. Promptly following the

issuance of any state or federal permits or licenses, biological opinions, records of decision, memoranda of

understanding, exemptions, variances, or similar authorizations or approvals related to the proposed project,

the applicant shall provide copies of those documents to the County.

(Ord. 1221 § 2, 2010)

15.795.050 Public Outreach

For all major electrical transmission and distribution projects that traverse a significant portion of the

County, and whose impacts are not likely to be isolated to a small geographic area, the Director may require

the applicant to present the application to interested members of the public at one or more public meetings

to be arranged by the applicant. Such meetings shall be in addition to any hearings on the permit application

held by the planning commission and the board of supervisors. The Director and the applicant shall, if

requested by the Director, develop a mutually acceptable public outreach program that includes such

meeting(s) and any similar public outreach efforts to be undertaken by the applicant.

(Ord. 1221 § 2, 2010)

15.795.060 Review Criteria

A conditional use permit for such projects may only be approved if all of the following findings are

made based on substantial evidence in the record in addition to those required by Section 15.220.020:

A. The proposed project is consistent with any applicable policies in the General Plan and any

applicable specific plan(s).

B. There is a demonstrated need for the proposed project;

C. To the greatest feasible (as that term is defined in Public Utilities Code Section 12808.5) extent, the

project utilizes existing infrastructure and rights-of-way or, alternatively, expands existing rights-

of-way, in that order of preference;

D. There are no feasible alternatives that are superior to the proposed project, taking into

consideration and balancing the considerations set forth in this Section;

E. The proposed project would not have adverse human health effects, particularly with respect to

individuals present in residential areas, schools, licensed day-care facilities, playgrounds, and other

developed areas in reasonable proximity to the project;

F. To the greatest feasible extent, the proposed project does not have a significant adverse effect on

the environment, agriculture, existing land uses and activities, areas with significant scenic

qualities, or other relevant considerations of public health, safety, or welfare;

G. To the greatest feasible extent, the proposed project avoids lands preserved by the County for

public park purposes;

H. To the greatest feasible extent, the proposed project avoids lands preserved by a conservation

easement or similar deed restriction for agricultural, habitat, or other purposes. The board of

supervisors may waive this requirement if the applicant provides documentation that the project

does not conflict with the conservation easement or deed restriction, or that the conservation

easement or deed restriction was provided as mitigation for the impacts of a prior development

project. However, it shall only be amended or extinguished if adequate substitute mitigation is

provided by the applicant;

I. The proposed project complies with all laws, regulations, and rules regarding airport safety

conditions and similar matters, and will not require a significant change in the operations of a

public or private airport in the County, create an undue hazard for aircraft, or substantially hinder

aerial spraying operations;

J. To the greatest feasible extent, operations of the proposed project would not create conditions that

unduly reduce or interfere with public or private television, radio, telemetry, or other

electromagnetic communications signals; and

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K. The applicant has agreed to conduct all roadwork and other site development work in compliance

with all laws, regulations, and rules relating to dust control, air quality, erosion, and sediment

control, as well as any permits issued pursuant thereto.

(Ord. 1221 § 2, 2010)

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Chapter 15.797

MARIJUANA

Sections:

15.797.010 Purpose

15.797.020 Prohibited Uses

15.797.030 Exemptions

15.797.040 Nuisance

15.797.050 Enforcement

15.797.010 Purpose

It is the intent and purpose of this Chapter to implement State law by providing a means for regulating the

cultivation, selling, distributing, dispensing, manufacturing or testing of marijuana in a manner consistent

with State law and which balances the health, safety, and welfare of the residents and businesses within the

unincorporated territory of the County of Glenn. This Chapter is intended to be consistent with California’s

medical marijuana laws and the Adult Use of Marijuana Act, and represents an exercise of the local

authority retained by the County of Glenn under those laws.

(Ord. 1261 § 6 & 7, 2017; Ord. 1233 § 2, 2012)

15.797.020 Prohibited Uses

A. Subject only to the exemptions in this ordinance and to the fullest extent allowed by state law, the

following uses are prohibited in all zoning districts of the County:

1. The cultivation of marijuana.

2. The delivery of marijuana.

3. The establishment or operation of a location, facility, or business, that sells, distributes, dispenses,

manufacturers, or tests marijuana.

4. The establishment, development, construction, maintenance, operation, or enlargement of any

marijuana dispensary or retailer for medical or non-medical purposes or any collective and/or

cooperative, as these terms are defined herein.

(Ord. 1261 § 8 & 9, 2017; Ord. 1233 § 2, 2012)

15.797.030 Exemptions

A. Six or fewer marijuana plants may be cultivated indoors at a residence if all of the following conditions

are met:

1. The residence, and all lighting, plumbing, and electrical components used for cultivation, must

comply with all applicable zoning, building, electrical, and plumbing codes and permitting

requirements.

2. All living marijuana plants, and all marijuana in excess of 28.5 grams produced by those plants,

must be kept in a locked room and may not be visible from an adjacent property, right-of-way,

street, sidewalk, or other place accessible to the public.

3. The residence must be lawfully occupied. If the residence is not owner-occupied, written

permission from the owner of the residence must be obtained before marijuana may be cultivated.

4. No marijuana plants may be cultivated outdoors.

5. The marijuana plants, and all marijuana produced by the plants, shall be for the personal use of the

cultivator only, and not for sale, provided that such marijuana and marijuana plants may be given

away to persons 21 years of age or older without any compensation whatsoever in accordance with

Health and Safety Code section 11362.1, subdivision (a)(2)

B. It is not a violation of this ordinance for any person employed by a licensed marijuana delivery service

to travel on a public road within the unincorporated area of the County for the purposes of delivering

marijuana to persons located in a city or county where the delivery of marijuana is not prohibited.

C. Section 15.797.020 shall not apply to the following marijuana cultivation until December 1, 2017:

1. Marijuana cultivation commenced in full compliance with the provisions of Chapter 15.797 of the

Glenn County Code as it read on the day prior to the adoption of this Ordinance. Marijuana

cultivation described in this subdivision shall be required to comply with all provisions of Section

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15.020.020(M)(6) and Chapter 15.797 of the Glenn County Code as those provisions read on the

day prior to the adoption of this Ordinance until November 30, 2017.

(Ord. 1261 § 10 & 11, 2017; Ord. 1233 § 2, 2012)

15.797.040 Nuisance

Any violation of any provision of this chapter shall be, and is hereby declared, a public nuisance and may be

abated by the Glenn County Sheriff as such.

(Ord. 1233 § 2, 2012)

15.797.050 Enforcement

The County Sheriff may, at his/her discretion, abate any violation of this Chapter by the prosecution of a

civil action, including an action for injunctive relief. The remedy of injunctive relief may take the form of a

court order, enforceable through civil contempt proceedings, prohibiting the maintenance of the violation of

this Chapter or requiring compliance with other terms. No provision of this chapter shall be deemed a

defense or immunity to any action brought against any person.

(Ord. 1233 § 2, 2012)

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Chapter 15.800

SEASONAL FARMWORKER HOUSING

Sections:

15.800.010 Standards

A. Seasonal farmworker housing shall be located on parcels of forty (40) acres or more in size zones “AP”

(Agricultural Preserve) or “AE” (Exclusive Agricultural) and having an “Agriculture Intensive” or

“Agriculture General” land use designation. Such parcels shall be owned by the applicant. Seasonal

farmworker housing proposed for parcels smaller than the forty (40) acres in size shall require a

conditional use permit.

B. Seasonal farmworker housing shall be located on parcels having direct access to a County or State

maintained road.

C. Seasonal farmworker housing and support structures shall be set back a minimum of sixty (60) feet

from the center line of any roadway, 60 feet from any other property line, 40 feet from any other

structure, and 40 feet from watering troughs, feed troughs, and accessory buildings. Seasonal

farmworker housing and support structures shall also be set back 75 feet from barns, pens, or similar

quarters of livestock or poultry. Seasonal farmworker housing and support structures shall be set back a

minimum of 500 feet from any confined animal and manure handling facilities for dairy operations.

D. Seasonal farmworker housing shall have off-street parking provided at a ratio of one (1) space per four

(4) persons housed.

E. Seasonal farmworker housing may be either a one (1) or two (2) story structure.

F. Seasonal farmworker housing shall be occupied no more than 180 days in any calendar year.

Farmworker housing which is proposed to be occupied more than 180 days per year shall require a

Conditional Use Permit.

G. Seasonal farmworker housing having accommodations for at least six (6) persons may have a single

caretaker unit (per parcel) occupied year-round provided that the caretaker unit meets the requirements

of Chapter 15.590 Minimum Residential Construction Standards.

H. Seasonal farmworker housing shall not be located within any designated floodway.

I. Seasonal farmworker housing shall meet the requirements of Chapter 15.540 Flood Damage

Prevention.

J. Seasonal farmworker housing shall be maintained in such a manner so as not to constitute a zoning

violation or a health and safety hazard.

K. Prior to the issuance of a building permit for seasonal farmworker housing, the applicant shall place on

file with the planning authority an affidavit that the seasonal farmworker housing will be used to house

persons employed for agricultural purposes. Further, a covenant shall be recorded, in a form satisfactory

to the County Counsel, acknowledging and agreeing that in the event the housing units are proposed to

be converted to another use, the entire facility shall be brought into compliance with the provisions of

this code and State Laws in effect at the time of conversion; or the housing units and all accessory

structures shall be removed.

L. Seasonal farmworker housing shall house no more than fifty (50) persons at any time. Housing of more

than fifty (50) persons at a single site shall require a conditional use permit.

M. Once a building permit has been issued for a seasonal farmworker housing facility there shall be no

additional building permits issued for seasonal farmworker housing within a three (3) mile radius of the

approved site. If a seasonal farmworker housing facility is proposed within three (3) miles of an

approved site a conditional use permit shall be required.

N. Within thirty days of the annual closure of the seasonal farmworker housing, the owner shall file a

report to the planning authority showing the number of days that the site was open and the number of

persons housed.

O. There shall be no more than one (1) seasonal farmworker housing facility per parcel of land.

P. The buildings used for the seasonal farmworker housing facility shall be located in a cluster with no

building more than one hundred feet (100’) from another building in the facility.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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Chapter 15.810

SURFACE MINING AND RECLAMATION

Sections:

15.810.010 Authority and Purpose

15.810.020 Vested Mining Operations

15.810.030 Permit Required

15.810.040 Reclamation Plan Standards

15.810.050 Activities Excepted

15.810.060 Designated Areas and State Policy

15.810.070 Relation to Other Provisions of Law

15.810.080 Submittal of Application

15.810.090 Contents of Application

15.810.100 Filing of Application

15.810.110 Public Hearing

15.810.120 Appeal of Planning Commission Action

15.810.130 Appeal from Action of the Board of Supervisors

15.810.140 Minor Modifications to Reclamation Plans

15.810.150 Idle Mines

15.810.160 Financial Assurances

15.810.170 Annual Reports and Inspection

15.810.180 State Review

15.810.190 Transferability

15.810.200 Permit Revocation

15.810.010 Authority and Purpose

The Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 1975, Public Resources Code Section 2710 et seq.,

(SMARA), authorizes and directs local agencies to adopt ordinances establishing procedures for the review

and approval of reclamation plans and the issuance of permits to conduct surface mining operations. The

purpose of this chapter is to implement and supplement SMARA, and to that end the Board of Supervisors

finds and declares that:

A. The extraction of minerals is essential to the continued economic well-being of Glenn County and to

the needs of the society, and that the reclamation of mined lands is necessary to prevent or minimize

adverse effects on the environment and to protect the public health and safety.

B. The reclamation of mined lands as provided in this chapter will permit the continued mining of

minerals and will provide for the protection and subsequent beneficial use of the mined and reclaimed

land.

C. Surface mining takes place in diverse areas where the geologic, topographic, climatic, biological, and

social conditions are significantly different and that reclamation operations and the specifications

therefore may vary accordingly.

D. It is the intent of the Board of Supervisors to create and maintain an effective and comprehensive

surface mining and reclamation policy with regulation of surface mining operations so as to achieve the

following:

E. Adverse environmental effects are prevented or minimized and that mined lands are reclaimed to a

usable condition which is readily adaptable for alternative land uses.

F. Production and conservation of minerals are encouraged, while giving consideration to values relating

to recreation, watershed, wildlife, range and forage, and aesthetic enjoyment.

G. Residual hazards to the public health and safety are eliminated.

H. Surface mining operations that comply with applicable ordinances and policies are recognized and

protected.

I. This chapter shall be reviewed and revised as necessary to promote consistency with state policy, as

expressed in SMARA.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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15.810.020 Vested Mining Operations

A. No person who has obtained a vested right to conduct surface mining operations prior to January 1,

1976, shall be required to secure a use permit pursuant to this chapter as long as the vested right

continues and as long as no substantial changes are made in the operation except in accordance with

this chapter. A person shall be deemed to have vested rights if, prior to January 1, 1976, he or she has,

in good faith and in reliance upon a permit or other authorization, if the permit or other authorization

was required, diligently commenced surface mining operations and incurred substantial liabilities for

work and materials necessary therefore. Expenses incurred in obtaining the enactment of an ordinance

in relation to a particular operation or the issuance of a permit shall not be deemed liabilities for work

or materials.

The reclamation plan required to be filed under subdivision (b) of Public Resource Code Section

2770 shall apply to operations conducted after January 1, 1976. Nothing in this chapter shall be

construed as requiring the filing of a reclamation plan for, or the reclamation of, mined lands for surface

mining operations conducted prior to January 1, 1976.

B. Any person with an existing surface mining operation who has vested rights pursuant to Public

Resources Code Section 2776 and who does not have an approved reclamation plan shall submit a

reclamation plan to the county. If a reclamation plan application was not on file by March 31, 1988, the

continuation of the surface mining operation is prohibited until a reclamation plan is submitted to the

county. For purposes of this chapter, reclamation plans may consist of all or the appropriate sections of

any plans or written agreements previously approved by the county or another agency, together with

any additional documents needed to substantially meet the requirements of Public Resources Code

Sections 2772 and 2773 and the county surface mining ordinance, provided that all documents which

together were proposed to serve as the reclamation plan are submitted for approval to the county in

accordance with this chapter.

C. If a person with vested rights continues surface mining in the same area subsequent to January 1, 1976,

he or she shall obtain an approval of a reclamation plan covering the mined lands disturbed by such

subsequent surface mining. Where an overlap exists (in the horizontal and/or vertical sense) between

pre- and post-SMARA mining, the reclamation plan shall call for reclamation proportional to that

disturbance caused by the mining after the effective date of the SMARA.

D. Any area where surface mining operations have taken place subsequent to January 1, 1976, shall be

subject to the requirements for reclamation, even if that area was originally disturbed prior to January 1,

1976.

E. An operator may request a determination of vested rights for a surface mining operation by submitting

an application to the county on a form provided by the director. In addition to the information required

by the application form, the application shall include the following information:

1. An aerial photograph of the site taken prior to January 1, 1976, if available, showing the area for

which a vested rights determination is requested.

2. A site map showing the boundary line and acreage of the area for which vested rights are claimed.

3. Copies of any permits or other authorizations for the subject surface mining operation.

4. Other documentation to establish that the surface mining operations were diligently commenced

and substantial liabilities for work and materials necessary therefore were incurred prior to January

1, 1976.

F. Vested rights shall be determined by the director based on information presented by the operator to

substantiate the vested right. The director shall evaluate the information presented by the operator and

shall inform the operator in writing of his or her determination. Such determination may occur in

consultation with the planning commission. The decision of the director shall include an approved map

or plan showing the extent of vested rights. No public notice is required for this determination.

G. Prior to acknowledging a vested right, the director shall make the finding that the subject surface

mining operation conforms to the standard for vested rights set forth in Public Resources Code Section

2776.

H. The decision of the director shall be appealable to the planning commission. An appeal of the director’s

decision shall be filed in the planning authority within 10 days of the date of the director’s

determination. The decision of the planning commission shall be appealable to the board of supervisors.

An appeal of the planning commission’s decision shall be filed with the clerk of the board of

supervisors. Appeals shall be filed within 10 calendar days of the dates of the respective decision.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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15.810.030 Permit Required

No person shall conduct a surface mining operation, or substantially change an existing or previously

approved operation, or expand a surface mining operation beyond the boundaries of any area in which

vested rights to mine exist, without first obtaining a conditional use permit from the county for such a

surface mining operation. The reclamation plan required by SMARA and this chapter shall be included in

each such use permit, and the right to conduct surface mining operations pursuant to the permit is contingent

upon the prior filing with the county of adequate financial assurances to secure the completion of the

reclamation plan. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.810.040 Reclamation Plan Standards

Each reclamation plan shall:

A. Include measures specified by the county to implement state policy on grading, backfilling, resoiling,

revegetation, soil compaction, other reclamation requirements, and measures for soil erosion control,

water quality and watershed control, waste disposal, and flood control;

B. Be applicable to a specific piece of property or properties, shall be based upon the character of the

surrounding area and such characteristics of the property as type of overburden, soil stability,

topography, geology, climate, stream characteristics, and principal mineral commodities, and shall

establish site-specific criteria for evaluating compliance with the approved reclamation plan, including

topography, revegetation, and sediment and erosion control;

C. Be subject to the reclamation performance standards in 14 CCR § 3700 through 3713. These standards

shall apply to each mining operation, but only to the extent that they are consistent with the planned or

actual subsequent use or uses of the mining site;

D. Include any additional performance standards developed either in review of individual projects, as

warranted, or through the formulation and adoption of countywide performance standards.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.810.050 Activities Excepted

The provisions of this chapter do not apply to any activities excepted from the application of SMARA

pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 2714. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.810.060 Designated Areas and State Policy

Areas of regional significance” and “areas of statewide significance,” as may be designated by the State

Mining and Geology Board, and “state policy” and related regulations as may be adopted by the State

Mining and Geology Board, shall be recognized in the administration of this chapter per provisions of the

act. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.810.070 Relation to Other Provisions of Law

Surface mining and related operations regulated by this chapter shall be subject to zoning regulations

and other applicable provisions of law. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.810.080 Submittal of Application

Application for a conditional use permit for surface mining and approval of a reclamation plan shall be

submitted by, or with the written approval of, the landowner, on forms provided by the director. The

reclamation plan shall constitute a part of the permit application, and shall include both operations and

reclamation proposals. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.810.090 Contents of Application

The application shall include the following information and documents, except as may otherwise be

determined by the TAC:

A. Names and addresses of the landowners, the holder of mineral rights, the operator, and any persons

designated as their agents for the service or process;

B. A signed statement that the person submitting the application accepts responsibility for conducting the

operations and reclaiming the mined lands in accordance with the permit and plan as approved, and that

all owners of possessory interest in the land have been notified of the application and proposals therein.

The statement shall also include:

1. The proposed dates for the initiation and termination of the mining operation; and

2. The anticipated type and quantity of minerals to be mined, and the maximum depth of mining.

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C. Site location, description, including maps, plans and descriptive statements to show:

1. Legal description of lands in application; and

2. A map showing boundaries, topographic details, and the general geology of the total area; detailed

geology of the proposed surface mining area; location and identification of all streams, roads,

railroads, utility facilities, and dwellings and other structures on or adjacent to the permit site; and

names and addresses of owners of adjoining lands and of mineral rights thereon.

D. Operations plan, including maps, plans, and descriptive statements to show:

1. The type of mining to be employed, and a schedule showing locations and dates for the start and

completion of mining on segments of the total mining area, and when reclamation may be

anticipated to be started on each of such segments; and

2. A description of the proposed operation, including seasons, days and hours of operations; access

and trucking route and the number and timing of daily truck trips; measures for control of noise,

dust, erosion, flooding and water pollution, proposed fencing, screening, landscaping, etc.

E. Reclamation plan, to be a plan applicable to the particular property, and based upon the character of the

surrounding area and on reclamation site characteristics such as type of overburden, soil stability,

topography, geology, climate, stream characteristics, and principal mineral commodities. The plan shall

include:

1. A description of the manner in which reclamation, adequate for the proposed use or potential uses,

will be accomplished, and including the manner in which contaminants will be controlled, and

mining waste will be disposed of; the manner in which rehabilitation of affected stream channels

and banks, and drainage ways, will be accomplished to minimize erosion and sedimentation;

proposals for backfilling, grading, bank sloping, resoiling, revegetation, soil compaction and

stabilization, and other reclamation measures; and

2. A description of the proposed use or potential uses of the land after reclamation, and an assessment

of the effect of the reclamation plan on future mining in the area;

3. Other information which the commission may find necessary in particular cases including the

amount and type of financial assurances proposed;

4. A statement that the person submitting the plan accepts responsibility for reclaiming the mined

lands in accordance with the reclamation plan.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.810.100 Filing of Application

A. When all required information related to the application has been submitted to the director together with

the fees as adopted by the board of supervisors and checked and found acceptable, the director shall

accept the application as being properly filed.

B. The director shall then notify the Department of Conservation of the filing, and shall furnish the

department with copies of the application, plan and other related documents, and the director may

request that the department furnish technical assistance in its review of the reclamation plan.

C. The fees required for determinations under this chapter shall be as adopted by the board of supervisors

in the county book of administrative policies and procedures.

D. Whenever surface mining operations are proposed in the one-hundred-year floodplain for any stream,

as shown in Zone A of the Flood Insurance Rate Maps issued by the Federal Emergency Management

Agency, and within one mile, upstream or downstream, of any state highway bridge, the planning

authority upon receiving the application for the issuance or renewal of a permit to conduct the surface

mining operations shall notify the Department of Transportation that the application has been received.

The Department of Transportation shall have a period of not more than forty-five days to review and

comment on the proposed surface mining operations with respect to any potential damage to the state

highway bridge from the proposed surface mining operations. The planning commission shall not issue

or renew the permit until the Department of Transportation has submitted its comments or until forty-

five days from the date the application for the permit was submitted, whichever occurs first.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.810.110 Public Hearing

A. The application for the conditional use permit shall be processed and approved, conditionally approved,

or denied according to the processes prescribed in Chapter 15.220, Conditional Use Permit, of this

code.

B. The decision on a conditional use permit may be appealed according to the process prescribed in

Chapter 15.050, Appeals, of this code.

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C. Prior to approving a reclamation plan, the approving body shall find that:

1. The project has been reviewed pursuant to CEQA and the county’s environmental review

guidelines, all adverse impacts related to the reclamation plan have been mitigated by the plan or

the recommended conditions of approval, and the appropriate environmental determination has

been adopted;

2. The reclamation plan complies with the requirements of SMARA, specifically Public Resources

Code Sections 2772 and 2773, and the Reclamation Standards specified in California Code of

Regulations, Title 14, Division 2, Chapter 8, Subchapter 1, Article 9, Sections 3700 through 3713;

3. The reclamation plan has been forwarded to the Department of Conservation pursuant to Section

15.810.180;

4. The reclamation plan complies with the purpose, intent, and requirements of Chapter 15.810,

Surface Mining and Reclamation, of the Glenn County Code;

5. The proposed goal of reclamation is consistent with the general plan policies and the zone district

for the area.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.810.120 Appeal of Planning Commission Action

A. Any aggrieved person or entity adversely affected by a formal action under the “Surface Mining and

Reclamation Act” (SMARA) of the Glenn County Planning Commission, may appeal such action by

filing a written notice thereof with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors within ten (10) calendar days

after the action of the Planning Commission.

B. Within thirty calendar days from the date of filing the appeal, the Clerk of the Board shall schedule the

date for the hearing.

C. The hearing shall be held within sixty calendar days from the date of filing the appeal. Notice of

hearing shall be given as required by the California Government Code. The Board of Supervisors may

continue such hearing for one additional meeting, to be held within thirty days, any further

continuances shall be with the consent of the appellant.

D. The Board of Supervisors shall hear the matter de novo (a new hearing):

1. The written documents relied on by the Planning Commission to take the action and the minutes of

the hearing(s) before the Planning Commission shall be a part of the Board’s record at the appeal

hearing on the matter.

2. As part of the hearing do novo the Board shall hear such additional relevant evidence as may be

offered.

E. Appeal Hearing – Procedure and Order of Presentation

1. Staff Reports(s)

2. Open the Public Hearing on the matter.

a. Appellant’s Presentation.

b. Respondent’s Presentation.

c. Additional Public Testimony in favor of the appeal.

d. Additional Public Testimony opposed to the appeal.

e. Respondent’s Rebuttal (if any).

f. Appellant’s Rebuttal (if any).

g. Close the Public Hearing.

3. Discussion of the matter by the Board of Supervisors.

F. Decision of the Board of Supervisors. Affirm, reverse or modify, in whole of in part, the order,

requirement, decision, recommendation, interpretation, or ruling of the Planning Commission appealed

from, or make and substitute such other or additional decision(s) or determination(s) as it may find

warranted under the laws and facts as follows:

1. Ask the staff to prepare written finding for the Board to adopt at the next regularly scheduled

Board meeting setting forth the reasons for their decision sustaining, reversing or modifying the

decision for the Planning Commission; or

2. May adopt a motion as a result of the hearing which is recorded in the minutes and may incorporate

by reference all or part of the proposed findings in the staff report which the Board relied on to

reach their decision; and the Clerk of the Board shall transmit a copy of the decision to the

appellant and the applicant, if different than the appellant.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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15.810.130 Appeal from Action of the Board of Supervisors

Within ten days of the board of supervisors actions on an appeal related to a site in an area of statewide

or regional significance, an aggrieved person may file a written appeal with the State Mining and Geology

Board, as provided in the act. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.810.140 Minor Modifications to Reclamation Plans

A. Minor modifications to reclamation plans may be approved by the director without public notice or

consultation with the Department of Conservation. A minor modification to a reclamation plan may be

approved only if it meets the following standards:

1. To allow the minor recontouring of final topography effecting no more than ten percent of the site,

provided that slope stability is maintained and substantiated;

2. To allow minor modification or addition of site access including new on-site roads and

encroachments directly from the site to a public road, but not including new off-site roads;

3. To allow a minor substitution in the reclamation plan such as a substitution in the type and/or

number of plant species, minor change in topsoil treatment, etc., provided it does not substantially

alter the intended end-use described in the approved reclamation plan;

4. To allow minor technological or administrative changes in methods used to achieve reclamation;

5. To allow measures to be taken which will ensure or maintain public safety (e.g. fences, gates,

signs, or hazard removal), provided such measures do not substantially alter the intended end-use

described in the approved reclamation plan;

6. To allow minor modifications to a previously approved phasing plan;

7. To allow compliance with the requirements of other public agencies, provided the requirements are

not inconsistent with the approved conditional use permit;

8. A minor modification shall not include changing the end use of the land.

B. Applications for a minor modification shall be made on a checklist form provided by and filed with the

planning authority.

C. Prior to approval of a minor modification, the director shall make the following written findings which

shall include the reasons for the findings:

1. The minor modification is consistent with the approved conditional use permit and does not

represent a significant change to the approved reclamation plan for the subject surface mining

operations.

2. The minor modification is not subject to CEQA.

D. The director shall approve, conditionally approve, or disapprove an application for a minor

modification within 45 days of accepting the application as complete, and give notice by mail of the

decision, including any conditions of approval, to the applicant.

E. The decision of the director regarding a minor modification of a conditional use permit shall be

appealable to the planning commission within 5 calendar days of said decision. The decision of the

planning commission regarding the appeal shall be appealable to the board of supervisors within 5

calendar days of said decision.

F. Within 30 days of final action, the director shall send a copy of an approved minor modification to the

Department of Conservation.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.810.150 Idle Mines

A. Within 90 days of a surface mining operation becoming idle, the operator shall submit to the

department of planning authority for review and approval, an interim management plan. The review and

approval of an interim management plan shall not be considered a project within the meaning of the

California Environmental Quality Act.

B. The approved interim management plan shall be considered an amendment to the surface mining

operation’s approved reclamation plan, for purposes of this chapter. The interim management plan shall

provide measures the operator will implement to maintain the site in compliance with this chapter,

including, but not limited to, all permit conditions.

C. Prior to county approval, interim management plans shall be submitted for review to the Department of

Conservation for a 45-day review period.

D. The director may approve an interim management plan without a public notice or public hearing if the

director determines that the interim management plan does not require significant changes to the

reclamation plan. The decision of the director shall be appealable to the planning commission within

five calendar days of the decision. The decision of the planning commission shall be appealable to the

board of supervisors within five calendar days of the decision.

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E. The interim management plan may remain in effect for a period not to exceed five years, at which time

the director shall do one of the following:

1. Renew the interim management plan for another period not to exceed five years, if the director

finds that the surface mining operator has complied fully with the interim management plan;

2. Require the surface mining operator to commence reclamation in accordance with its approved

reclamation plan.

F. In any event, financial assurances required shall remain in effect during the period the surface mining

operation is idle. If the surface mining operation is still idle after expiration of its interim management

plan, the surface mining operation shall commence reclamation in accordance with its approved

reclamation plan.

G. Within 60 days of the receipt of the interim management plan or a longer period mutually agreed upon

by the county and the operator, the county shall review and approve the plan in accordance with this

chapter and so notify the operator in writing of any deficiencies in the plan. The operator shall have

thirty days, or a longer period mutually agreed upon by the operator and the county, to submit a revised

plan. The operator shall have 30 days, or a longer period mutually agreed upon by the operator and the

county, to submit a revised plan.

H. The director shall approve or deny approval of the revised interim management plan within 60 days of

receipt. If the director denies approval of the revised interim management plan, the operator may appeal

the action to the planning commission which shall schedule a public hearing to be held within 45 days

of the filing of the appeal or any longer period mutually agreed upon by the operator and the planning

commission. The action of the planning commission may be appealed to the board of supervisors within

10 days of said action.

I. Unless review of an interim management plan is pending before the director, or an appeal is pending

before the planning commission, a surface mining operation which remains idle for over one year after

becoming idle as defined in this chapter without obtaining approval of an interim management plan

shall be considered abandoned and the operator shall commence and complete reclamation in

accordance with the approved reclamation plan.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.810.160 Financial Assurances

A. Financial assurances are required to secure performance of the reclamation plan approved for each

surface mining operation to which this chapter applies and shall be sufficient to perform reclamation of

lands remaining disturbed. Financial assurances determined to substantially meet these requirements

shall be approved by the county for purposes of this chapter. Except as specified in Public Resources

Code Section 2770(e) or (i), unless the operator has filed on or before January 1, 1994, an appeal

pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 2770(e) with regard to non-approval of financial assurances,

and that appeal is pending before the State Mining and Geology Board, the continuation of the surface

mining operation is prohibited until financial assurances for reclamation are approved by the county.

B. The county shall require financial assurances of each surface mining operation to ensure reclamation is

performed in accordance with the surface mining operation’s approved reclamation plan, as follows:

1. Financial assurances may take the form of surety bonds, irrevocable letters of credit, trust funds, or

other forms of financial assurances specified by the State Mining and Geology Board pursuant to

Public Resources Code Section 2773.1(e), which the county reasonably determines are adequate to

perform reclamation in accordance with the surface mining operation’s approved reclamation plan.

2. The financial assurances shall remain in effect for the duration of the surface mining operation and

any additional period until reclamation is completed.

3. The amount of financial assurances required of a surface mining operation for any one year shall be

adjusted annually to account for new lands disturbed by surface mining operations, inflation, and

reclamation of lands accomplished in accordance with the approved reclamation plan.

4. The financial assurances shall be made payable to the county and the Department of Conservation.

Financial assurances that were approved by the county prior to January 1, 1993, and were made

payable to the State Geologist shall be considered payable to the Department of Conservation for

purposes of this chapter. However, if a surface mining operation has received approval of its

financial assurances from a public agency other than the county, the county shall deem those

financial assurances adequate for purposes of this section, or shall credit them toward fulfillment of

the financial assurances required by this section, if they are made payable to the public agency, the

county, and the Department of Conservation and otherwise meet the requirements of this section.

In any event, if the county and one or more public agencies exercise jurisdiction over a surface

mining operation, the total amount of financial assurances required by the county and the public

agencies for any one year shall not exceed that amount which is necessary to perform reclamation

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of lands remaining disturbed. For purposes of this paragraph, a “public agency” may include a

federal agency.

5. Estimates for financial assurances shall include descriptions of the tasks to be performed,

identification of equipment, labor and materials requirements, definition of units costs, total cost

per task, total direct cost of reclamation, and administrative costs including costs of supervision,

profit and overhead, contingencies and mobilization. Additional required information may include

a site plan showing the present limits of the disturbed area to be reclaimed, and other information

necessary to verify the estimate. In projecting the costs of financial assurances, it shall be assumed

without prejudice or insinuation that the surface mining operation could be abandoned by the

operator and, consequently, that the county or state may need to contract with a third-party

commercial company for reclamation of the site.

C. Financial assurances determined not to substantially meet the requirements of Public Resources Code

Section 2773.1 shall be returned to the operator within 60 days. The operator has 60 days to revise the

financial assurances to address identified deficiencies, at which time the revised financial assurances

shall be returned to the county for review and approval.

D. Prior to county approval, financial assurances shall be forwarded to the Department of Conservation

pursuant to Section 15.810.180.

E. The decision to approve financial assurance estimates and mechanisms shall be made by the director.

The financial assurance estimates shall be based on an approved reclamation plan. No public notice or

public hearing is required. The decision to approve financial assurance estimates and mechanisms is not

subject to CEQA. The director’s decision is appealable to the Planning Commission within 10 calendar

days of the decision. The decision of the planning commission is appealable to the Board of Supervisors

within 10 calendar days of the decision.

F. Financial assurances shall no longer be required of a surface mining operation, and shall be released,

upon written notification by the county, which shall be forwarded to the operator and the Director of the

Department of Conservation, that reclamation has been completed in accordance with the approved

reclamation plan. If a mining operation is sold or ownership is transferred to another person, the

existing financial assurances shall remain in force and shall not be released by the county until new

financial assurances are secured from the new owner and have been approved by the county in

accordance with Section 2770.

G. If the county, following a public hearing, determines that the operator is financially incapable of

performing reclamation in accordance with its approved reclamation plan, or has abandoned its surface

mining operation without commencing reclamation, the director shall do all of the following:

1. Notify the operator by personal service or certified mail that the county intends to take appropriate

action to forfeit the financial assurances and specify the reasons for so doing.

2. Allow the operator 60 days to commence or cause the commencement of reclamation in

accordance with its approved reclamation plan and require that reclamation be completed within

the time limits specified in the approved reclamation plan or some other time period mutually

agreed upon by the county and the operator.

3. Proceed to take appropriate action to require forfeiture of the financial assurances if the operator

does not substantially comply with paragraph 2, above.

4. Use the proceeds from the forfeited financial assurances to conduct and complete reclamation in

accordance with the approved reclamation plan. In no event shall the financial assurances be used

for any other purpose. The operator is responsible for the costs of conducting and completing

reclamation in accordance with the approved reclamation plan which are in excess of the proceeds

from the forfeited financial assurances.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.810.170 Annual Reports and Inspection

A. As a condition of approval of the permit and reclamation plan, a schedule for annual inspections of the

site shall be established to evaluate continuing compliance with the permit and reclamation plan.

B. The planning authority shall conduct an inspection of a surface mining operation within six months of

receipt by the planning authority of the surface mining operation’s report submitted pursuant to this

chapter, solely to determine whether the surface mining operation is in compliance with this chapter. In

no event shall the planning authority inspect a surface mining operation less than once in any calendar

year.

C. All inspections shall be conducted using a form developed by the Department of Conservation and

approved by the State Mining and Geology Board. The operator shall be solely responsible for the

reasonable cost of the inspection.

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D. The planning authority shall notify the Department of Conservation within thirty days of completion of

the inspection that the inspection has been conducted. The notice shall contain a statement regarding the

surface mine’s compliance with this chapter, shall include a copy of the completed inspection form, and

shall specify which aspects of the surface mining operation, if any, are inconsistent with this chapter.

E. If the surface mining operation has an appeal pending in the case of a surface mining operator with

vested rights, a review of existing financial assurances pending, or an appeal pending, the notice shall

so indicate.

F. The planning authority shall forward to the operator a copy of the notice and any supporting

documentation, including, without limitation, any inspection report prepared by the geologist, civil

engineer, landscape architect, or forester.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.810.180 State Review

A. Prior to approving a surface mining operation’s use permits, financial assurances, including existing

financial assurances reviewed by the county pursuant to subdivision (C) of Public Resources Code

Section 2770, the county shall submit the plan, assurances, or amendments to the Director of the

Department of Conservation for review.

B. The Director of the Department of Conservation shall have 30 days to prepare written comments for use

permits and amendments and 45 days for review of financial assurances and amendments, if the

Director of the Department of Conservation so chooses. The county shall evaluate written comments

received from the Director of the Department of Conservation during the comment period. The county

shall prepare a written response describing the disposition of the major issues raised. In particular, when

the county’s position is at variance with the recommendations and objections raised in the Director of

the Department of Conservation’s comments, the written response shall address, in detail, why specific

comments and suggestions were not accepted. Copies of any written comments received and responses

prepared by the county shall be forwarded to the operator.

C. The county shall notify the Director of the Department of Conservation of the filing of an application

for a permit to conduct surface mining operations within 30 days of such an application being filed with

the county. By July 1 of each year, the county shall submit to the Director of the Department of

Conservation for each active or idle mining operation a copy of any permit or reclamation plan

amendments, as applicable, or a statement that there have been no changes during the previous year.

Failure to file with the Director of the Department of Conservation the information required under this

section shall be cause for action under Public Resources Code Section 2774.4.

D. Whenever a permit application proposes surface mining operations in the 100-year flood plain for any

stream, as shown in Zone A of Flood Insurance Rate Maps issued by the Federal Emergency

Management Agency, and within one mile, upstream or downstream, of any state highway bridge, the

county shall notify the Department of Transportation that the application has been received. The

Department of Transportation shall have a period of not more that 45 days to review and comment on

the proposed surface mining operations with respect to any potential damage to the state highway

bridge from the proposed surface mining operations. The county shall not issue or renew the permit

until the Department of Transportation has submitted its comments or until 45 days from the date the

application for the permit was submitted, whichever occurs first.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.810.190 Transferability

A. Whenever one operator succeeds to the interest of another in any uncompleted surface mining operation

by sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance, exchange, or other means, the successor shall be bound by

the provisions of the approved reclamation plan and the provisions of this chapter.

B. Financial assurances provided by the operator’s successor to the county and the Department of

Conservation shall have been approved, and the financial assurance mechanism shall be in place prior

to the continuation of surface mining operations.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.810.200 Permit Revocation

Following a hearing held pursuant to Chapter 15.040, the commission may revoke a permit on a finding

of noncompliance with any term or condition of the permit, this chapter or SMARA. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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Chapter 15.820

VENDOR PERMITS

Sections:

15.820.010 Application for a Vendor’s Permit

15.820.020 Standards for Vendor Permits

15.820.030 Where Allowed

15.820.010 Application for a Vendor’s Permit

A. Applications for a vendor’s permit shall be accompanied by photos or renderings of sales structures to

be used, and shall be submitted to the planning authority.

B. The application shall specify all locations where sales are proposed.

C. The application shall be accompanied by an itinerant business permit, if applicable, for proposed use

issued by the County.

D. An application involving the sale of any prepared food, seafood, snack bars, pre-packaged food,

approved unpacked food, or similar food item for retail sale, or distribution at no cost, shall be

accompanied by a food service or food facility permit issued by the Glenn County Health Department

pursuant to the requirements of the California Retail Food Facilities Law.

E. Vendor permits may be issued for the retail sale of items such as flowers, balloons, souvenirs, news

publications, and food items such as hot dogs, sandwiches, candy, ice cream and similar items.

F. The vendor shall post the permit in a conspicuous space for the immediate inspection by the Sheriff or

other officer of the county.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.820.020 Standards for Vendor Permits

A. Only one (1) vendor permit may be permitted per lot.

B. Hours of operation shall be limited to the hours between 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. daily.

C. Only two (2) carts, push carts, stands, trailers, kiosks or similar sales structures not exceeding one

hundred sixty (160) square feet in area shall be used in conjunction with a vendor’s permit.

D. A vendor’s permit shall only be valid for sixty (60) days.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.820.30 Where Allowed

Vendor permits shall only be granted for the Commercial, Industrial, Service Commercial, Local

Commercial, Highway Commercial, Planned Development Commercial and Planned Development

Residential Zoning Districts. No vendor permits shall be required for nonprofit organizations or for sales of

produce.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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Chapter 15.830

WELL, CLASS H INJECTION

Sections:

15.830.010 Purpose and Findings

15.830.020 Conditional Use Permit

15.830.030 Permit Requirement of Applicant

15.830.040 Permit Term

15.830.050 Fees

15.830.060 Conditions of Permit

15.830.070 Suspension of Permit

15.830.080 Liability and Mitigation

15.830.010 Purpose and Findings

The board of supervisors finds that the protection of surface and subsurface water within the county is

of major concern to the citizens of the county for the protection of their health, welfare and safety. Injecting

produced saltwater into deep injection zones poses the possibility of affecting water quality in overlying

aquifers in the affected hydrogeological basin. The board further finds that the following standards are

necessary for the protection of the waters within the county. It is the purpose of this chapter to develop

regulations to establish a land use permitting process for the operation of Class II injection wells and to

enable the county to administer an inspection and monitoring program of injected produced salt water.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.830.020 Conditional Use Permit

A conditional use permit shall be required prior to construction of any aboveground facilities at a site

intended for use as a Class II injection well. The conditional use permit may be granted if the project

complies with all provisions of this chapter. The conditional use permit will authorize construction of

aboveground facilities and injection of produced salt water in compliance with county, state and federal

laws. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.830.030 Permit Requirement of Applicant

A. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any injection well within the county of Glenn except as

provided in this chapter.

B. No Class II injection well in the county of Glenn may commence operation after the effective date of

the ordinance codified in this chapter without first complying with the following minimum

requirements:

1. The applicant shall fully comply with all of the requirements of CEQA;

2. The applicant shall provide the planning authority with proof of fiscal responsibility either by

establishing a net worth of more than two hundred fifty million dollars or by filing a certificate of

insurance in the amount of one million dollars. Said insurance coverage shall be maintained for the

term of the permit;

3. The applicant shall provide the planning authority with a copy of any and all permits which

authorize injection of produced salt water from all authorities having jurisdiction including the

State of California, Department of Conservation, Division of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources

(DOGGR);

4. If the permit is for the drilling of a new Class II injection well or the conversion of an existing well

to a Class II injection well, tests which may be required by the DOGGR to demonstrate the

integrity of the well including, but not limited to, spinner surveys and injectivity tests shall be

performed by the applicant and at applicant’s expense. The testing program shall be in accordance

with requirements of the DOGGR to ensure that the injected produced salt water is confined to the

intended zone or zones and that underground sources of drinking water are not being endangered;

5. The results of the tests shall be submitted by the applicant to the planning authority for review prior

to the commencement of long term injection. Long term injection operations under the permit shall

not commence until approval for injection is obtained, in writing, from the DOGGR assuring the

integrity of the Class II injection well;

6. The planning authority shall be provided with the opportunity and access to witness all such

testing;

7. The applicant shall submit to the planning authority the name and address of the companies that

will be hauling or trucking the produced salt water. No other haulers may be used;

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8. Any Class II injection well permitted for operation by the DOGGR on the effective date of the

ordinance codified in this chapter, although such operation does not conform to the provisions

thereof, may be continued; provided, however, that such Class II injection wells may be operated

for a period not longer than five years from the effective date of the ordinance codified in this

chapter unless compliance with this chapter is obtained. If any such Class II injection well is idle,

as defined by the DOGGR, for a period of two years, subsequent use of the Class II injection well

shall be brought into conformity with the provisions of this chapter.

(Ord. 1200 § 3, 2008; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.830.040 Permit Term

The term of any use permit granted under the provisions of this chapter shall not exceed five years. The

use permit may be extended by the planning commission upon written request for such extension at least

sixty days prior to the expiration date of the use permit. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.830.050 Fees

In order to enforce the provisions of this chapter, the board of supervisors authorizes the following fee

schedule:

A. The applicant shall be responsible for any and all costs which may be incurred by the county as a result

of the inspection and monitoring program;

B. The applicant shall pay a five hundred dollar annual administrative permit fee to the planning authority

for each Class II injection well permitted hereunder;

C. The applicant shall also be required to maintain a two thousand dollar deposit per Class II injection well

with the planning authority to pay for additional inspection and monitoring which may be required by

the county. At the direction of the planning authority, the applicant shall tender such additional monies

as may be necessary to maintain a balance of not less than five hundred dollars on deposit.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.830.060 Conditions of Permit

The planning commission shall impose such of the following conditions on the conditional use permit

as it deems necessary for the protection of the environment and the health, safety and welfare of the people

of the county:

A. The Class II injection well and the site shall be used solely for injection and holding of produced salt

water, condensate holding tanks and necessary additives. Injection or dumping into the Class II

injection well or holding at the site of any other substance, waste or chemical is strictly prohibited.

B. Hauling of produced salt water shall be conducted during six a.m. to nine p.m. except under emergency

situations. The applicant shall notify the planning authority in writing within five calendar days after

beginning any emergency hauling.

C. The applicant shall submit reports (DOG Form 110B) to the planning authority at a frequency not to

exceed monthly. A report shall also be submitted providing the following information:

1. Hauling company

2. Destination

3. Origin of the produced salt water

4. Composition of the produced salt water

D. Injection may occur twenty-four hours a day. Injection operations shall be conducted through a tamper-

proof pressure recorder or similar metering device approved by the planning authority. Reports from

said recorder or similar metering device shall be submitted to the planning authority at a frequency not

to exceed monthly.

E. Annual mechanical integrity tests and any and all tests required by the CDOG necessary to maintain the

integrity of the Class II injection well shall be conducted at applicant’s expense and the planning

authority shall be provided with the opportunity and access to witness all such tests. The testing

program is to be performed in accordance with the requirements of the CDOG. Tests results shall be

submitted by the applicant to the planning authority.

F. The planning authority may at any time require the extraction of representative samples of injected

produced salt water for testing from the storage tanks, the well and/or lines upstream from the injection

pumps and downstream of the filters. These samples shall be analyzed by a state-certified laboratory at

the expense of the applicant. Produced salt water may be sampled and analyzed at a frequency not to

exceed quarterly to yield data representative of the characteristics of the injected produced salt water.

G. The planning authority or a designated representative thereof shall be granted twenty-four hour access

to all Class II injection well sites. Said access shall be accompanied by the applicant’s employee or

designated representative with at least four hours advance notice.

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H. Any costs to the county which result from the inspection and monitoring programs required in this

section shall be home by the county through fees collected from the applicant, as described in Section

15.830.050.

I. Only Class II injection wells may be permitted under this chapter.

J. Under emergency conditions, an exception to this chapter may be granted by the director at the request

of the applicant. Such request shall be submitted in writing with detailed justification. Such exception

shall not exceed one hundred twenty days.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.830.070 Suspension of Permit

If any condition(s) of this chapter or of the use permit has not been complied with, the county shall

have the authority to suspend the permit and all conditions of operation until such time as the applicant

provides evidence that the conditions are being met. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.830.080 Liability and Mitigation

The permittee and property owner are legally liable for all environmental damage, including but not

limited to health hazards, resulting from the construction, operation, use and maintenance of any Class II

injection well and related facilities. If such damage occurs, the county, in addition to pursuing all other

remedies available to it, may summarily require the permittee and property owner to develop and implement

with due diligence a mitigation plan, including requirements of state and federal agencies, to remedy all of

such damage. Implementation of the plan will be required regardless of whether the county also revokes the

permit. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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Chapter 15.840

WELLS, NATURAL GAS

Sections:

15.840.010 Standards

Administrative permits may be approved and issued for the drilling of natural gas wells provided the

following standards are being met:

A. The proposed location of the gas well is at least five hundred feet from the nearest residential dwelling

unit;

B. The proposed location of the gas well is at least one hundred twenty feet from a county road right-of-

way;

C. That if the proposed location of the gas well is within a flood hazard area as designated on the flood

hazard maps of Glenn County, or within a designated floodway or special floodplain combining zone,

the rules, regulations and restrictions of the zones shall be conditions of approval;

D. The fire protection regulations of the affected fire district shall be complied with;

E. The drilling mud shall be disposed of at an approved disposal site;

F. The necessary permits shall be secured from all affected federal, state and local agencies;

G. That the applicant shall enter into a road maintenance agreement with the Glenn county road

department;

H. Conversion of this gas well to an injection well may be permitted with a conditional use permit.

I. Installation of a gas well compressor shall require an additional administrative permit approved by the

director in the agricultural zones and a conditional use permit approved by the planning commission in

the residential zones.

(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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Chapter 15.850

WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FACILITIES, COLLOCATION OF

Sections:

15.850.010 Standards

Collocation of wireless communication facilities shall only require a building permit and not a

conditional use permit or amendment of an existing conditional use permit when the project fulfills the

following requirements:

A. The original wireless communication facilities for which the collocation is proposed has received an

approved conditional use permit and an environmental document was adopted (EIR, negative

declaration or mitigated negative declaration).

B. The collocation facilities are required to be located on or within 10 feet of the original facilities but not

outside the existing compound area. In the event that the compound area must be enlarged, a Site Plan

Review shall be required for the proposed collocation.

C. The collocation facilities shall not extend the height of the existing pole structure or exceed the height

of the existing tower or pole structure.

D. The collocation facilities shall be enclosed within a six-foot high fence.

E. The ground equipment shall not exceed the height of existing structures or the height prescribed by the

existing permit.

F. The collocation antennas and/or dishes shall not exceed the girth of the original wireless equipment.

G. The total area of the collocation equipment and the original wireless facilities shall not exceed the

maximum lot coverage of the individual zoning classification.

H. The collocation facilities shall meet the setback requirements of the individual zoning classification.

I. The collocation facilities shall be subject to the mitigation measures and conditions of approval for the

original wireless communication facilities.

(Org. 1200 § 3, 2008)

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Chapter 15.860

POWER GENERATION FACILITIES

Sections:

15.860.010 Purpose

15.860.020 Definitions

15.860.030 Standards

15.860.010 Purpose

This purpose of this chapter is to facilitate the construction, installation and operation of power

generation facilities in Glenn County in conformance with Section 15.010.020 of this Title. (Ord. 1256 § 2,

2016)

15.830.020 Conditional Use Permit

As used in this Chapter:

A. “Practicable” shall mean available and capable of being done after taking into consideration cost,

existing technology, and logistics in light of the overall project purposes.

B. “Uses Allowed” means one of the following:

1. Accessory Use – a power generation facility designed to serve on-site needs or a use that is related

to the Primary Use of the property.

2. Direct Use – a power generation facility designed and installed to provide on-site energy demand

for any legally established use of the property.

3. Primary Use – a power generation facility that uses over 50% of a lot and is devoted to power

generation for offsite use.

4. Secondary Use – a power generation facility that is not the Primary Use of the property and

occupies less than 50% of the lot area. This type of use would be considered conjunctive.

(Ord. 1256 § 2, 2016)

15.830.030 Permit Requirement of Applicant

The following standards have been established to facilitate the location of power generation facilities

delineating the permitting necessary for each different class identified. All other standards set forth by this

Title remain applicable.

A. Permits Required

The table below shows the permit required for the different types of power generation facilities allowed

under this Chapter. This table should be used in conjunction with the subparagraphs that follow in this

section to identify permitting requirements. In all cases, there may be additional permits required by

other governmental agencies other than the County and it is the permit applicant’s responsibility to

comply with said permits. Evidence of compliance may be required for permit issuance.

Uses Allowed

Direct Use

(Roof Mounted

or Ground

Mounted up to ½

acre)

Accessory Use

(15% of lot size up

to 5 acres

whichever is less)

Secondary Use

Primary

Use

Land Use/Zoning District

Agriculture

SPR

CUP

SPR

CUP

Williamson Act

AP, FS, TPZ

SPR

CUP

Commercial

LC, CC, SC, PDC

SPR

Industrial

RPM, M, AV

SPR

CUP

Residential

RE, AT, RE-NW, R-

1, R-M, MHP, PDR

ADM

Other

MP, RZ

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B. Permitted Uses (P)

Direct Use power generation facilities may require the application for a Site Plan review depending

on the requirements of the individual zoning district. Also, ground mounted facilities are subject to

the lot coverage standards of each zoning district which may not allow for ½ an acre of lot

coverage. Facilities that generate noise, dust, heat, or glare may not meet established performance

standards which will require an applicant to secure a conditional use permit.

C. Administrative Permit (ADM)

See Chapter 15.180

D. Site Plan Review (SPR)

See Chapter 15.130.

E. Conditional Use Permit (CUP)

Secondary Use and Primary Use power generation facilities shall require an applicant to first

secure a conditional use permit in accordance with Chapter 15.220 and the applicable zoning

district. Issuance of said permit is subject to the following:

1. Secondary Uses on Agriculture (AE and FA) zoning districts and Williamson Act contracted

land shall be subject to California Government Code, Section 51238.1.

2. Proposed power generation projects in Agriculture zoning districts and Williamson Act

contracted lands, as defined in Section 15.860.030(A), shall be subject to the following

requirements:

a. Land designated as Prime Farmland, Farmland of Statewide Importance and Unique

Farmland under the most recent California Department of Conservation, Division of Land

Resource Protection, Farmland Mapping and Monitoring Program (FMMP) shall be

avoided. When a proposed power generation use includes these lands as designated under

the FMMP in Agriculture zoning districts or Williamson Act contracted lands specified

under Section 15.860.030(A), mitigation shall be required to secure replacement land of

equal or greater farming potential at a ratio of 1:1. Said mitigation may be accomplished

on the same lot.

b. Proposals for Secondary Use facility shall clearly demonstrate that the power generation

use is subordinate to, practicable, and compatible with the primary agricultural use.

3. Williamson Act contracted lands may qualify for placement into a solar-use easement pursuant

to California Government Code Section 51190 et seq. Any land owner who desires to take

such action shall also secure a conditional use permit in addition to all other required

procedures and permits.

F. Not Permitted (NP)

Zoning districts where power generation activities of any level of the uses allowed where such

activities are not compatible, are prohibited by law, impracticable, or are detrimental to uses

permitted under a particular zoning district are not permitted. There are no conditions under which

a power generation facility is allowed.

G. General Requirements

1. All power generation uses shall be subject to the requirements of the zoning district in which

they are located.

2. All power generation uses allowed in an Agriculture or Williamson Act zoning district, as

defined by Section 15.860.030(A), shall comply with Chapter 15.580 of this Title.

3. For all off-site facilities where a power generation use is located on more than one Lot, there

shall be a proper easement agreement or other approved method for notification of all

impacted parties.

4. When a power generation use will be located near a residence on an adjacent Lot, one of the

following measures shall be used to preserve site aesthetics:

a. A setback of at least 60 feet shall be required for solar panels, 150 feet for enclosed

buildings, and 200 feet for wind turbines.

b. Visual screening shall be installed for any power generation use located on or mounted to

the ground to the maximum extent practicable. In all respects, the power generation use

shall meet the requirements of Chapter 15.560 of this Title. Vegetative screens shall

employ native species which are resistant to drought. (Ord. 1256 § 2, 2016)