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.
Kennel shall mean a facility for any of breeding, boarding, and training of four (4) or more of either dogs, cats, or both.
Manufactured home shall mean a structure, transportable in one or more sections, which, in the traveling mode, is eight (8) body feet or more in width, or forty (40) body feet or more in length, or when erected on site, is 320 or more square feet, ...
Nursery shall mean a home business for the retail sale of plants and accessory commodities where: (a) The area in which plants are raised and kept is not considered as part of the 600 square foot area which is the limit of the area occupied by the home business;
Personal cultivation sites in zones that allow private residences shall be fully enclosed by a minimum six (6') foot high fence with a lockable gate. Any fence enclosing the personal cultivation site that is greater than seven (7') feet in height shall be constructed to meet the requirements of Section 9-2.407.
Personal cultivation of cannabis shall mean the personal cultivation of not more than six (6) living cannabis plants ... fully enclosed by a minimum six (6') foot high fence with a lockable gate. ... Outdoor cultivation sites shall be located at least ten (10') feet from any side or rear property line. Secured accessory structures or greenhouses must follow all building code requirements and shall be located at least five (5') feet from side and rear property lines.
The uses permitted by the zone with which the Limited Combining Zone (Ltd) is applied shall be permitted subject to site development review.
"Prime Opportunity Areas" shall mean Single-Family Residential Zones (2-R, 3-R, 7-R), Multiple-Family Residential Zone (M-R), Core Commercial Zone (C-1), Periphery Commercial Zone (C-2), Convenience Commercial Zone (C-3), Recreation-Open Space Zone (Rec-OS), Open Space Zone (OS), and Lake Zone (L).
Recreational vehicle shall mean either of the following: (a) A motor home, travel trailer, truck camper, or camping trailer, ... which contains less than 320 square feet of internal living room area, ... and 400 square feet or less of gross area ... (b) A park trailer ... may not exceed twelve (12') feet in width or forty (40') feet in length in the traveling mode;
The following uses shall be permitted in the Open Space Zone (OS): (1) Wildlife management. Telecommunications facilities ... shall be as permitted in Section 9-2.4105.
"Story" shall mean that portion of a building included between the upper surface of any floor and the upper surface of the floor next above, except that the topmost story shall be that portion of a building included between the upper surface of the topmost finished floor of a useable space, and the ceiling or roof above, where that ceiling or roof height is not less than five (5') feet.
Story shall mean that portion of a building included between the upper surface of any floor and the upper surface of the floor next above, except that the topmost story shall be that portion of a building included between the upper surface of the topmost finished floor of a useable space, and the ceiling or roof above, where that ceiling or roof height is not less than five (5') feet. Where a useable space between a finished floor and a sloping ceiling or roof is five (5') feet or more, that space shall be a story. If the finished floor level directly above a usable or unused underfloor space is more than six (6') feet above the finished grade for more than fifty (50%) percent of the total perimeter or is more than twelve (12') feet above the finished grade at any point, such usable or unused underfloor space shall be considered a story.
"Yard" shall mean an area extending from a property line into a property, which area shall be free of buildings and any aboveground structures, except as otherwise provided by this chapter.
Single-Family Residential (2-R, 3-R, 7-R)
Single-Family Residential (2-R, 3-R, 7-R)
Single-Family Residential (2-R, 3-R, 7-R)
Multiple-Family Residential (M-R)
Recreation Commercial (R-C)
Recreation (Rec-P, Rec-1, Rec-3, Rec-10, Rec-20)
Recreation (Rec-P, Rec-1, Rec-3, Rec-10, Rec-20)
Recreation (Rec-P, Rec-1, Rec-3, Rec-10, Rec-20)
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