Plumas County Unincorporated
Zoning districts
9 districts, grouped by category.
Commercial
3Core Commercial Zone
- Min lot
- 2,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 0 ft
- Permitted uses
- 13
Periphery Commercial Zone
- Min lot
- 2,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 40 ft
- Front setback
- 0 ft
- Permitted uses
- 26
Convenience Commercial Zone
- Min lot
- 8,500 sq ft
- Max height
- 40 ft
- Front setback
- 0 ft
- Permitted uses
- 23
Industrial
2Residential
4Rural Zone R-10
- Min lot
- 435,600 sq ft (10 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Max density
- 0.1 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 15
Rural Zone (R-20)
- Min lot
- 871,200 sq ft (20 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Max density
- 0.05 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 14
Suburban Zone S-1
- Min lot
- 43,560 sq ft (1 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Max density
- 1 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 11
Secondary Suburban Zone
- Min lot
- 130,680 sq ft (3 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Max density
- 0.33 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 13
General provisions
166 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
A planned development permit provides a mechanism for: ... Modifications or exceptions, including transfers of density, from the zoning and subdivision requirements.
Applications for planned development permits which includes uses for which a special use permit normally would be required either shall include an application for a special use permit or shall provide for that use through any of the actions set forth in subsection 9-2.701(a)
The Board may revoke a planned development permit or modify the original conditions for failure to comply with any of the conditions imposed or upon evidence of misrepresentation in the issuance of the planned development permit.
Application of amendment of a planned development permit shall be made by the owners of a majority of the lots subject to the planned development permit unless other provision for amendment application is made in the planned development permit.
The Zoning Administrator, in granting any variance, may require conditions under which the variance will be granted. Any such condition, as required, shall be complied, and the violation of such conditions shall result in the revocation of the permission granted by the variance.
No building permit shall be issued for a structure which would not be in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, except that where an existing lot is less than the required area, the Building Official may issue a permit to allow such work as would normally be permitted on a lot of the required area.
It shall be the duty of the Building Official, before issuing a building permit, to ascertain the exact location of the property on which the building is to be located. The Building Official shall obtain the road address from the Planning and Development Agency and the Assessor's parcel number before issuing a building permit.
A parcel resulting from a lot line adjustment conforms to County zoning ordinances if: (1) The parcel is of the minimum area required by the applied zone... (2) The parcel has the minimum width required by the applied zone; (3) Above ground structures on the parcel which are subject to the yard requirements of the applied zone meet those requirements; (4) Parking and loading is provided as required by the applied zone; (5) No violation of the sign requirements of the applied zone results from the lot line adjustment;
when a parcel resulting from a lot line adjustment contains an area zoned Agricultural Preserve Zone (AP), General Agriculture (GA), Timberland Production Zone (TPZ), General Forest (GF) or Mining Zone (M), that area shall be of at least the minimum area required by the zone or the lot line adjustment shall be denied.
No structure shall exceed 35 feet in height. Minimum width 60 feet. Maximum building coverage 50%. Permitted uses include single-family dwellings, ADUs, child day care homes; conditional uses include schools, parks, etc.
No structure shall exceed 35 feet in height. Minimum width 60 feet. Maximum building coverage 50%. Permitted uses include single-family dwellings, ADUs, child day care homes; conditional uses include schools, parks, etc.
No structure shall exceed 35 feet in height. Minimum width 60 feet. Maximum building coverage 50%. Permitted uses include single-family dwellings, ADUs, child day care homes; conditional uses include schools, parks, etc.
"Accessory dwelling unit" or "ADU" shall mean an attached or a detached residential dwelling unit which provides complete independent living facilities for one or more persons.
"Junior accessory dwelling unit" or "JADU" shall mean a type of accessory dwelling unit that is contained entirely within the primary dwelling unit, including attached garages and shall not exceed five hundred (500) square feet.
The maximum number of guest rooms: (1) Does not exceed five (5); except (2) If the number of dwelling units and additional quarters and the accessory dwelling units as would be permitted by the zoning for the property and the size of the property, both as permitted uses and as uses subject to issuance of a planned development permit, less one for the residence of the owner or manager, would be more than five (5), then the maximum number of guest rooms does not exceed that number.
The maximum number of guest rooms: (1) Does not exceed five (5); ...
Camp ground shall mean a facility of two (2) or more spaces for temporary habitation in tents, recreational vehicles, or mobile shelters.
Cannabis cultivation is declared a public nuisance that is subject to all remedies provided by law, including, but not limited to abatement, administrative penalties, and other remedies as provided in Chapter 9 of Title 1 of the Plumas County Code.
Child day care home shall mean a child day care facility in the provider's own home which provides day care for seven (7) to twelve (12) children, inclusive, ...
Child day care home, limited shall mean a child day care facility in the provider's own home which provides day care for six (6) or fewer children, ...
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