Lassen County Unincorporated
Zoning districts
12 districts, grouped by category.
Agricultural
3Commercial
2Industrial
2Residential
3R-1 Single-Family Residential District
- Max height
- 20 ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Permitted uses
- 4
R-2 Limited Multiple-Family Residential District
Multiple-Family Residential District
General provisions
273 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
The use of hazardous materials (e.g., paint, solvents) in the routine conduct of the home occupation, as specifically approved as to type and amount by the county sanitarian; Outdoor storage of equipment and materials, provided that area of such storage shall be contained within the maximum square footage area specified above and provided that such storage shall not be visible from the street or adjacent parcels and shall not create any sound, smell or other offensive element.
No person shall place a manufactured or mobile home upon any lot within the county... if more than twenty years have elapsed... Any mobile home or manufactured home to be placed on a lot in an R-1, R-2, R-3, A-2 zone... shall be set on a conventional concrete or concrete block perimeter foundation... Any mobile home or manufactured home placed outside of a mobile home park and not on a conventional concrete or concrete block perimeter foundation shall have approved skirting.
A recreational vehicle may be used as temporary living quarters during a period of construction of a primary residence or other primary use structure in any district, provided such use is clearly temporary for the period of time indicated on the approved building permit for the residence/primary use structure.
The following uses may be permitted in all districts, except O-S, O-D and O-H districts, or as otherwise specifically prohibited, subject to securing a use permit in each case: ... Public utility, electric, gas, water, oil and telephone transmission and distribution lines shall be permitted in all districts without the necessity of first obtaining a use permit...
Bed and breakfast establishments may be operated in any R residential, C commercial, A agricultural, E-A, U-C or U-C-2 zone, subject to the following provisions: ... A minimum of one off-street parking space per guest room shall be provided. ... One detached or attached, unlighted sign with a maximum allowable sign area of twelve square feet is permitted.
In all R residential districts, fences, shrubs, hedges, screen plantings and similar obstructions shall not exceed three feet in height in front yards or six feet in adjoining or contiguous lots which have a difference in ground elevations. ... In all districts, ... in the case of corner lots, fences, shrubs, hedges, screen plantings or other obstructions shall not exceed three feet in height within any sight distance area
Minimum of one acre for property utilizing individual septic system and individual well; minimum lot width one hundred fifty feet; ... Minimum of six thousand square feet, except corner lots, for property utilizing community water and sewage system; minimum lot width sixty feet at setback line, except corner lots; ...
Front yard: Minimum required, twenty feet; ... Side yard: Minimum required, five feet on interior lots. The street side yard on corner lots shall be not less than ten feet... Rear yard: Minimum required, ten feet.
For the construction of mini-storage warehouses the following development criteria shall apply: Natural or earth-tone colors shall apply; Not more than two access points may be allowed on any street; Access ways shall be 1.5 times the depth of the units...
In the event that any application for change of district boundaries... would result in the removal of the subject territory from an agricultural zone to a non-agricultural zone with a minimum parcel size of less than twenty acres, the construction of perimeter fencing will be required...
The home occupation shall take place entirely within an enclosed building... One nonilluminated sign not larger than three square feet shall be allowed... No more than one hundred fifty square feet shall be used in conduct of the home occupation...
The provisions and requirements of any mitigation monitoring and reporting program properly adopted in accordance with either Lassen County Code or the California Environmental Quality Act shall be adhered to.
Hemp or industrial hemp shall be considered a use allowed in certain districts, subject to all of the following: ... (3) Hemp or industrial hemp shall only be cultivated on parcels at least nineteen acres in size; (4) Any cultivation of hemp or industrial hemp must be at least one hundred fifty yards from any and all residences, existing schools, school bus stops, licensed day care providers, churches, or public parks that are under separate ownership from that of the parcel or parcels on which the hemp or industrial hemp is cultivated.
Hemp or industrial hemp shall not be allowed in the P.U.D. Planned Unit Development
Hemp or industrial hemp shall not be allowed in the P-C Planned Community District
Hemp or industrial hemp shall not be allowed in the R-S Resort District
Hemp or industrial hemp shall not be allowed in the O-C-B Public Campground/Boating/Beach District
Hemp or industrial hemp shall not be allowed in the O-H Historical Site District
Hemp or industrial hemp shall not be allowed in the O-D Primitive Area
Hemp or industrial hemp shall not be allowed in the O-S Open Space District
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