Siskiyou County Unincorporated
Zoning districts
14 districts, grouped by category.
Agricultural
3- Max height
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 12
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Permitted uses
- 15
Timberland Production District
- Min lot
- 1,742,400 sq ft (40 ac)
- Permitted uses
- 8
Commercial
4Other
2Industrial
3General provisions
60 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
Administrative Permits shall not be issued until ten (10) days have elapsed from the granting thereof...
Any administrative action by the Planning Director may be appealed in writing to the Planning Commission within ten (10) days from the date of the administrative action...
Whenever an Official Plan Line has been established for any street, required yards shall be measured from such line, and in no case shall the provisions of this chapter be construed as permitting any encroachment upon any Official Plan Line.
In the Res-1 and Res-2 Districts, where four (4) or more lots in a block have been approved with buildings on or before June 17, 1974 (not including accessory buildings), the minimum required front setback shall be the average of the improved lots if such setback is less than the stated requirements for the districts.
In the Res-1 and Res-2 Districts, where four (4) or more lots in a block have been approved with buildings on or before June 17, 1974 (not including accessory buildings), the minimum required front setback shall be the average of the improved lots if such setback is less than the stated requirements for the 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, designated, or intended to be used for any purpose or in any manner other than is included among the uses listed as permitted in the district in which such building, land, or premises are located.
When the legally established nonconforming structure, building, or use would be enlarged or expanded by more than twenty (20) percent, a conditional use permit shall first be obtained.
A nonconforming single-family or two-family dwelling... may be restored to its former footprint... without the need to conform... A commercial, industrial, or multifamily building... may be restored only if made to conform to all of the regulations...
Failure to complete construction of a building or structure, where a building permit has expired, within five (5) years of the expiration of the building permit shall be considered an abandonment of use.
If the actual operation of a nonconforming use is discontinued or abandoned for a continuous period of twelve (12) months... the nonconforming use shall be presumed to be abandoned...
More than one permitted use may be permitted on one lot in any zoning district provided there is no conflict between the uses and further provided that the applicable zone requirements and County Development Standards are met.
Building height means the vertical distance of a building measured from the average elevation of the finished grade within twenty (20') feet of the structure to the highest point of the roof.
Subject to obtaining a use permit, the following uses shall be permitted in the Res-1 District: (a) Churches, schools, parks, playgrounds, and public utility and public buildings and uses; (b) Family day care facilities; (c) Home occupations; (d) Educational services; and (e) In addition to the uses listed above, those uses listed in Article 15, General Provisions, may also be permitted, subject to the issuance of a use permit.
B-Combining Districts are hereby provided. The B-Districts shall be combined with all other zoning districts. The allowable minimum parcel sizes in the B-Combining Districts shall be as follows: 1 acre, 2 ½ acres, 5 acres, 10 acres, 20 acres, 40 acres, 80 acres, 160 acres.
The F District is intended to be applied to areas where inundation is caused by periodic overflow... Uses permitted: grazing, field crops, tree farming, livestock grazing, and other non-intensive agricultural and open space uses.
R-R, Res-1, Res-2, and Res-3: two (2) spaces per unit
R-R, Res-1, Res-2, and Res-3: two (2) spaces per unit
R-R, Res-1, Res-2, and Res-3: two (2) spaces per unit
Res-4: one and one-fourth (1¼) spaces per unit for hotels and motels; however, two (2) spaces shall be required for apartments and the like.
In commercial districts... Retail: One parking space for each 200 square feet... Parking stall dimensions: 90° width 9' depth 20'...
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