Lassen County Unincorporated

day care facilities for up to six children shall be allowed by right in districts R-1, R-2, R-3, A-1, A-2 and P.U.D.

Day care facilities for up to six children shall be allowed by right in districts R-1, R-2, R-3, A-1, A-2 and P.U.D. Day care centers may be allowed upon securing a use permit. Minimum parcel sizes for a day care center up to twelve children shall be seven thousand five hundred square feet; for a day care center over twelve children, minimum parcel sizes shall be ten thousand square feet.

There are no areas in Lassen County in which 'accessory dwelling units,' as defined in Government Code Section 65852.2, shall be allowed by right, given the specific scarcity of public water, sewer, and fire services in Lassen County.

In R-1 zones development standards shall be as follows: ... One additional off-street parking space shall be required. ... Maximum allowable lot coverage: forty-five percent.

In R-1 zones development standards shall be as follows: ... Maximum allowable lot coverage: forty-five percent. One additional off-street parking space shall be required. Second dwelling unit must be connected to community water and sewer utilities for services, or must be individually approved by the county health department.

Noise emitted from any WTG shall not exceed fifty dBA CNEL at any property line abutting a residential zone or sixty dBA CNEL at any other property line.

Wind turbine generators (WTGs) shall be set back a minimum distance of one and one-quarter times the maximum height reached by any part of the WTG to any property line, and a minimum of twenty feet from any other structure on the property.

Tower-climbing apparatus and blade tips of the WTG shall be no lower than fifteen feet from ground level unless enclosed by a six-foot high fence.

Wind turbine generators shall be set back a minimum distance of one and one-quarter times the maximum height reached by any part of the WTG to any property line, and a minimum of twenty feet from any other structure on the property. Noise emitted from any WTG shall not exceed fifty dBA CNEL at any property line abutting a residential zone or sixty dBA CNEL at any other property line.

Roof-mounted PWSFs shall not project more than ten feet above the height of the building, and shall not exceed the height limits for the particular zoning district.

All PWSFs shall comply with the minimum setback requirements of the applicable zoning district or the applicable fall zone, whichever is greater.

Use permits which may be revocable, conditional or valid for a term period, may be issued for any of the uses or purposes for which such permits are required or permitted by the terms of this title.

Design review shall be required for buildings, structures, or other external improvements including, but not limited to, landscaping, fences and parking areas in D design combining districts, or as otherwise required by this title...

Except as otherwise provided in this title, the following shall apply to established districts: ... No building shall be erected and no existing building shall be moved, altered, added to or enlarged, nor shall any land, building, or premises be used for any purpose, or in any manner other than is included among the uses indicated in this title as permitted in the district in which such building, land or premises is located.

The lawful use of land existing on the effective date of an ordinance which establishes or changes the effective zoning district in which such land is located, in such cases where such use does not conform to the regulations specified for the effective zoning district, shall be identified as a nonconforming use and may be continued; provided, that no such use shall be enlarged or increased nor be extended to occupy a greater area than that occupied by such use at the time of the adoption of said ordinance without first meeting the requirements of this chapter.

The lawful use of a building or land existing on the effective date of an ordinance which establishes or changes the effective zoning of the land upon which the building is located may be continued, and said building or land use may be maintained, without the requirement to secure a certificate of conditional use or a use permit, even if such building or use does not conform to the regulations specified for the district in which such building is located, provided the requirements of this chapter are met.

Any nonconforming building that is damaged or destroyed by fire, explosion, act of God or act of the public enemy, to the extent of more than seventy-five percent of the assessed value thereof, according to the assessment by the county assessor for the fiscal year during which such destruction occurs, may only be reconstructed if one of the following requirements is met: (1) If the existing nonconforming use is residential in nature, it may be reconstructed after first securing a certificate of conditional use... (2) Any nonconforming building, other than residential... may be reconstructed provided that in each case a use permit is first secured... Any application for such certificate of conditional use must be submitted within one year of the date of destruction.

If the actual operation of a nonconforming use of a building or nonconforming land use ceases for a continuous period of one year or more, unless the legal owner can establish valid proof to the contrary, such cessation of the nonconforming building or use shall be considered abandonment. Then, without further action by the county of Lassen, said building and the land on which said building is located shall be subject to all the regulations specified by this title for the district in which such land and building is located.

Ordinary maintenance and repairs may be made to any nonconforming building; provided, that such work does not exceed twenty-five percent of the assessed value in any one-year period, without the requirement that a certificate of conditional use or use permit first be secured. Any maintenance greater than twenty-five percent of the assessed value in any one-year period requires that a certificate of conditional use be secured pursuant to Chapter 18.114 if the use is residential or a use permit pursuant to Chapter 18.112 if the use is nonresidential.

Nothing contained in this title shall be deemed to require any change in the plans, construction, or designated uses of any building or any use upon a parcel where a building permit has been issued, provided said building permit is finalized prior to its expiration.