Sec. 32.09. - Exceptions—District agricultural association.

The regulations and restrictions elsewhere contained in this ordinance shall not be applicable to any property within the City of Colusa and owned by the State of California and operated by a District Agricultural Association for use primarily as a fair grounds for conducting fairs or expositions.

Sec. 32.10. - Foundations and floor slabs of buildings in relation to adjacent streets and alleys.

(a)

No residential building shall be constructed on any property within the City of Colusa with a foundation, the top of which is less than twelve inches above the curb of the street in front of said property. Where no curbs exist, the elevation that the top of the curb will have when curbs and gutters are installed in the future

shall be obtained from the city engineer and no building shall be constructed with a foundation, the top of which is less than twelve inches above said elevation.

(b)

In cases where slab floors are to be constructed as the foundation of a residential building, no residential building shall be constructed on any property within the City of Colusa with the top of said slab floor being less than seven inches above the top of the curb of the street in front of said property. When no curb exists then the elevation the top of the curb will have when curbs and gutters are installed in the future shall be obtained from the city engineer, and no slab floor shall be constructed the top of which is less than seven inches above said elevation. In the case of garages or carports that are to be entered from an alley, no garage or carport shall be constructed having a slab floor the top of which is less than three inches above the finish grade of the alley designated by the city engineer.

(c)

In cases where slab floors are to be constructed as the foundation of a commercial building, the elevation of the slab floor above the curb of the street in front of the property on which such commercial building is being constructed shall be an elevation determined by the following formula:

One-fourth inch of elevation above the curb for each foot of distance between the curb and the property line and one-eighth inch of elevation for each foot of distance between the property line and the edge of the slab floor. However, in no case shall the slab floor be constructed less than four inches above the top of the curb. Where no curbs exist, the location and the elevation the top of the curb will have when curbs and gutters are installed in the future shall be obtained from the city engineer, and such location and elevation shall be used to determine the elevation of the floor slab as herein provided.

Sec. 32.11. - Reserved.

Editor's note— Ord. No. 551, § 5, adopted May 17, 2022, repealed § 32.11, which pertained to medical marijuana dispensaries and derived from Ord. No. 485, adopted March 5, 2013.

Article 33. - Use Permits.