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Sec. 25.02. - Minimum parking and loading requirements.

Colusa County Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-09-09 · Colusa County

There shall be provided at the time of the erection of any main building or structure is enlarged or increased in capacity, minimum off-street parking space with adequate provisions for ingress and egress by standard size automobiles as follows:

(a)

Private Space or Garages for Dwellings: There shall be at least one permanently maintained parking space or a private garage space on the same lot with the main building or the enlargement of a main building, for each dwelling unit in the case of a new building or for each dwelling unit added to an existing building. Such parking space shall not be less than ten feet wide, twenty-four feet long, and seven feet high.

(b)

For Buildings Other than Dwellings: For a new building or structure or for the enlargement or increase in seating capacity, floor area or guest rooms of any existing main building or structure, there shall be at least parking space of not less than one hundred forty-four square feet net area as follows:

1.

For church, high school, college or university auditoriums, and for theaters, general auditoriums, stadiums and other similar places of assembly at least one parking space for every six seats provided in the main assembly hall in such building or structure.

2.

For hospitals and welfare institutions, at least one square foot of parking space for every one square foot of ground area covered by said building.

3.

For hotels, apartment hotels and clubs, at least one parking space for each of the first six individual guest rooms or suites: one additional parking space for every four guest rooms in excess of six but not exceeding twenty; and one additional parking space for every three guest rooms or suites in excess of twenty guest rooms or suites, provided in said building.

4.

For motels, at least one parking space for each individual unit.

5.

For business or commercial buildings or structures having a floor area of fifteen hundred square feet or more, at least one square foot of a parking space for each square foot of floor area on the ground floor, and one square foot of parking space for every two square feet of floor space on the upper floors.

6.

For industrial buildings or structures having a floor area of two thousand square feet, or more, at least one parking space for each five employees.

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Contents — Colusa County Zoning Code
Colusa County Zoning Code
  1. Sec. 1.01. - Findings.
  2. Sec. 1.02. - Adoption.
  3. Sec. 1.03. - Short title.
  4. Sec. 1.04. - Purpose of the plan.
  5. Sec. 1.05. - Effect of the plan.
  6. Sec. 1.06. - Application.
  7. Sec. 2.01. - Zoning districts.
  8. Sec. 2.02. - Special combining districts.
  9. Sec. 3.01. - Adoption of zoning map.
  10. Sec. 3.02. - Interpretation of zone boundaries.
  11. Sec. 3.03. - Amendments to zoning map.
  12. Sec. 5.01. - Regulations generally.
  13. Sec. 5.02. - Uses permitted.
  14. Sec. 5.03. - Uses requiring major use permits (planning commis…
  15. Sec. 5.04. - Uses requiring minor use permits (planning direct…
  16. Sec. 5.05. - Minimum height, bulk and space requirements.
  17. Sec. 6.01. - Regulations generally.
  18. Sec. 6.02. - Uses permitted.
  19. Sec. 6.03. - Uses requiring major use permits (planning commis…
  20. Sec. 6.04. - Uses requiring minor use permits (planning direct…
  21. Sec. 6.05. - Minimum height, bulk and space requirements.
  22. Sec. 7.01. - Regulations generally.
  23. Sec. 7.02. - Uses permitted.
  24. Sec. 7.03. - Uses requiring major use permits (planning commis…
  25. Sec. 7.04. - Uses requiring minor use permits (planning direct…
  26. Sec. 7.05. - Minimum height, bulk and space requirements
  27. Sec. 8.01. - Regulations generally.
  28. Sec. 8.02. - Uses permitted.
  29. Sec. 8.03. - Uses requiring a major use permit (planning commi…
  30. Sec. 8.04. - Uses requiring a minor use permit (planning direc…
  31. Sec. 8.05. - Minimum height, bulk and space requirements.
  32. Sec. 9.01. - Regulations generally.
  33. Sec. 9.02. - Uses permitted.
  34. Sec. 9.03. - Minimum height, bulk and space requirements.
  35. Sec. 10.01. - Regulations generally.
  36. Sec. 10.02. - Uses permitted.
  37. Sec. 10.03. - Minimum height, bulk and space requirements.
  38. Sec. 11.01. - Regulations generally.
  39. Sec. 11.02. - Uses permitted.
  40. Sec. 11.03. - Uses requiring use permits (major).
  41. Sec. 11.04. - Minimum height, bulk and space requirements.
  42. Sec. 12.01. - Regulations generally.
  43. Sec. 12.02. - Uses permitted.
  44. Sec. 12.03. - Minimum height, bulk and space requirements.
  45. Sec. 13.01. - Regulations generally.
  46. Sec. 13.02. - Uses permitted.
  47. Sec. 13.03. - Uses requiring use permits (major).
  48. Sec. 13.04. - Minimum height, bulk and space requirements.
  49. Sec. 14.01. - Purpose of the district.
  50. Sec. 14.02. - Regulations generally.
  51. Sec. 14.03. - Uses permitted.
  52. Sec. 14.04. - Minimum height, bulk and space requirements.
  53. Sec. 15.01. - Regulations generally.
  54. Sec. 15.02. - Available locations.
  55. Sec. 15.03. - Application for establishment.
  56. Sec. 15.04. - Uses Permitted.
  57. Sec. 15.05. - Building height limit.
  58. Sec. 15.06. - Building site area required.
  59. Sec. 15.07. - Front, side and rear yards and percentage of sit…
  60. Sec. 15.08. - Variances.
  61. Sec. 16.01. - Purpose of district.
  62. Sec. 16.02. - Regulations generally.
  63. Sec. 17.01. - Purpose of district.
  64. Sec. 17.02. - Regulations generally.
  65. Sec. 18.01. - Purpose of district.
  66. Sec. 18.02. - Regulations generally.
  67. Sec. 19.01. - Regulations generally.
  68. Sec. 19.02. - Uses permitted.
  69. Sec. 19.03. - Uses requiring use permit (major):
  70. Sec. 19.04. - Special yards and distances between buildings.
  71. Sec. 20.01. - Regulations generally.
  72. Sec. 20.02. - Special regulations.
  73. Sec. 21.01. - Regulations generally.
  74. § 21.5
  75. § 21.05
  76. Sec. 22.01. - Regulations generally.
  77. Sec. 22.02. - Special regulations.
  78. Sec. 23.01. - Regulations generally.
  79. Sec. 23.02. - Special provisions.
  80. Sec. 24.01. - Special height regulations.
  81. Sec. 25.01. - Regulations generally.
  82. Sec. 25.02. - Minimum parking and loading requirements.
  83. Sec. 25.03. - Location of spaces; execution of restrictions an…
  84. Sec. 25.04. - Loading space requirements.
  85. Sec. 26.01. - May be used in "R-2" district.
  86. Sec. 26.02. - Additional provisions.
  87. Sec. 27.01. - Purpose.
  88. Sec. 27.02. - Definitions.
  89. Sec. 27.03. - Special regulations.
  90. Sec. 27.04. - Amortization of nonconforming adult-oriented bus…
  91. Sec. 28.01. - Purpose.
  92. Sec. 28.02. - Fire zone two.
  93. Sec. 28.03. - Fire zone three.
  94. Sec. 28.04. - Zone subject to provisions of building code.
  95. Sec. 28.05. - Fire zone designations.
  96. Sec. 29.01. - Parking requirements.
  97. Sec. 29.02. - General conditions modifying minimum off-street …
  98. Sec. 29.03. - Off-street parking requirements for general serv…
  99. Sec. 29.04. - Minimum parking specifications.
  100. Sec. 30.01. - Purposes.
  101. Sec. 30.02. - Establishment; powers; duties.
  102. Sec. 30.03. - Definitions.
  103. Sec. 30.04. - Designation of landmarks and historic districts.
  104. Sec. 30.05. - Alterations or relocation affecting a designated…
  105. Sec. 30.06. - Demolition or removal affecting a designated his…
  106. Sec. 30.07. - Criteria for designation of historic districts, …
  107. Sec. 30-08. - Applicability and enforcement.
  108. Sec. 30.09. - Appeals procedure.
  109. Sec. 31.01. - Purpose and applicability.
  110. Sec. 31.02. - Permits and fees.
  111. Sec. 31.03. - Types of signs.
  112. Sec. 31.04. - Prohibited signs.
  113. Sec. 31.05. - Nonconforming signs.
  114. Sec. 32.01. - Applicability of article.
  115. Sec. 32.02. - Rules governing use of zoning map and symbols.
  116. Sec. 32.03. - Regulations are minimum.
  117. Sec. 32.04. - Relationship to other regulations and to private…
  118. Sec. 32.05. - Additional uses permitted.
  119. Sec. 32.06. - Building sites, areas and easements.
  120. Sec. 32.07. - Yards.
  121. Sec. 32.08. - Height exceptions.
  122. Sec. 32.09. - Exceptions—District agricultural association.
  123. Sec. 32.10. - Foundations and floor slabs of buildings in rela…
  124. Sec. 32.11. - Reserved.
  125. Sec. 33.01. - Major use permits.
  126. Sec. 33.02. - Minor or administrative use permits.
  127. Sec. 33.03 - Cannabis and cannabis dispensary special use perm…
  128. Sec. 34.01. - Variances.
  129. Sec. 35.01. - Continuation of existing nonconforming uses.
  130. Sec. 35.02. - Changes from one nonconforming use to another.
  131. Sec. 35.03. - Alteration, reconstruction, etc., of nonconformi…
  132. Sec. 35.04. - Nonconforming buildings destroyed by fire, etc.
  133. Sec. 35.05. - Nonconforming uses in subsequently changed or es…
  134. Sec. 36.01. - Generally.
  135. Sec. 37.01. - Issuance of licenses and permits to comply with …
  136. Sec. 37.02. - Enforcement of ordinance.
  137. Sec. 37.03. - Violations.
  138. Sec. 37.04. - Enforcement by legal proceedings.
  139. Sec. 37.05. - Remedies cumulative.
  140. Sec. 38.01. - Generally.
  141. Sec. 39.01. - Statutory authorization, findings of fact, purpo…
  142. Sec. 39.02. - Definitions.
  143. Sec. 39.03. - General provisions.
  144. Sec. 39.04. - Administration.
  145. Sec. 39.05. - Provisions for flood hazard reduction.
  146. Sec. 39.06. - Variance and appeals.
  147. Sec. 40.01. - Dedication of lands for park and recreational pu…
  148. Sec. 41.01. - Encouragement of affordable housing.
  149. Sec. 41.02. - Implementation.
  150. Sec. 41.03. - Eligibility for density bonus, incentives or con…
  151. Sec. 41.04. - Allowed incentives or concessions.
  152. Sec. 41.05. - Processing of bonus requests.
  153. Sec. 41.06. - Density bonus agreement.
  154. § 41.5
  155. Sec. 42.01. - Purpose.
  156. Sec. 42.02. - Uses permitted.
  157. Sec. 42.03. - Uses requiring major use permits (planning commi…
  158. Sec. 42.04. - Uses requiring minor use permits (planning direc…
  159. Sec. 42.05. - Special regulations.
  160. Sec. 43.01. - Purpose.
  161. Sec. 43.02. - Applicability.
  162. Sec. 43.03. - Application requirements.
  163. Sec. 43.04. - Review authority.
  164. Sec. 43.05. - Review procedure.
  165. Sec. 43.06. - Findings and decision.
  166. Sec. 43.07. - Appeal of determination.
  167. Sec. 44.01. - Purposes.
  168. Sec. 44.02. - Uses permitted.
  169. Sec. 44.03. - Minimum height, bulk, and space requirements.
  170. Sec. 44.04. - Indoor/outdoor operations.
  171. Sec. 44.05. - Floor-to-ceiling heights and floor area of groun…
  172. Sec. 44.06. - Floor area ratio.
  173. Sec. 44.07. - Transparency.
  174. Sec. 44.08. - Doors and entrances.
  175. Sec. 47.01. - Purposes.
  176. Sec. 47.02. - Uses permitted.
  177. Sec. 47.03. - Minimum height, bulk, and space requirements.
  178. Sec. 47.04. - Indoor/outdoor operations.
  179. Sec. 47.05. - Floor-to-ceiling heights and floor area of groun…
  180. Sec. 47.06. - Floor area ratio.
  181. Sec. 47.07. - Transparency.
  182. Sec. 47.08. - Doors and entrances.
  183. Sec. 49.01. - General requirements.
  184. Sec. 49.04. - Accessory dwelling units—Application and process…
  185. Sec. 49.05. - Utility connections and fees.
  186. Sec. 49.06. - Accessory development standards.
  187. Sec. 49.07. - Maximum floor area.
  188. Sec. 49.08. - Height limit.
  189. Sec. 49.09. - Lot coverage.
  190. Sec. 49.10. - Architectural objective.
  191. Sec. 49.11. - Number per lot.
  192. Sec. 49.12. - Parking.
  193. Sec. 49.13 - Standards for proposed accessory structures attac…
  194. Sec. 49.14. - General requirements.
  195. Sec. 49.17. - Application and processing requirements.
  196. Sec. 49.18. - Utility connection fees.
  197. Sec. 49.19. - Development standards.
  198. Sec. 49.20. - Deed restrictions.

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