Sec. 47.08. - Doors and entrances.
Colusa County Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-09-09 · Colusa County
(1)
Buildings must have a primary entrance door leading to a public sidewalk. Entrances at building corners may be used to satisfy this requirement.
(2)
Building entrances may include doors to individual shops or businesses, lobby entrances, entrances to pedestrian-oriented plazas, or courtyard entrances to a cluster of shops or businesses.
(Ord. No. 509, § 7, 10-20-2015)
Article 48. - Mixed Use Districts Table.
| Mixed Use Table | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type of Use | M-U-B Bridge St. |
M-U-D Down- town |
M-U-M Main St. |
M-U-R Residen- tial |
| P = Permitted Use C = Conditionally Permitted Use NP = Non-Permitted Use T = Temporary Use | ||||
| Accessory buildings | P | P | P | P |
| Agricultural Uses | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture (commercial production) | C | NP | NP | NP |
| Animal services | ||||
| Animal raising, domestic | C | NP | C | C |
| Hospital, veterinary | P | P | P | P |
| Kennel | C | C | C | C |
| Community garden | P | P | P | P |
| Crop production | P | C | C | P |
| Farmer's market | P | P | P | P |
| Commercial Uses | ||||
| Adult businesses | C | C | C | C |
| Amusement center, indoor | P | P | P | C |
| Alcoholic beverage establishment | C | C | C | C |
| Amusement center, outdoor | C | C | C | C |
| Automotive | ||||
| Vehicle repair and maintenance | P | P | C | C |
| Vehicle sales and rental | P | P | P | NP |
| Bed & Breakfast | P | P | P | P |
| Financial services | P | P | P | P |
| Building material stores | C | C | C | NP |
| Card room | C | C | C | C |
| Care facilities | ||||
| Day care, adult | C | C | C | C |
| Day care center, child | C | C | C | C |
| Day care home, large (8 to 14 children) | C | C | C | C |
| Day care home, small (7 or fewer children) | C | C | C | C |
| Residential care facility | C | C | C | C |
| Convenience store | P | P | P | P |
| Cottage foods operation | P | P | P | P |
| Drive-thru facilities | P | C | C | C |
| Drive-in facilities | P | C | C | C |
| Food production | P | P | P | C |
| Funeral chapel | P | P | P | NP |
| Grocery store (over 15,000 sq. ft.) | C | C | C | C |
| Hotel/Motel | C | C | P | NP |
| Medical marijuana dispensaries | NP | NP | NP | NP |
| Medical services—Clinics and laboratories | P | P | P | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical services—Extended care | P | C | C | C |
| Medical services—Hospital | P | C | C | C |
| Ofces, professional | P | P | P | P |
| Parking lot | P | P | P | P |
| Personal services | P | P | P | P |
| Printing and publishing | P | P | P | NP |
| Printing and publishing—Computer/electronic | P | P | P | P |
| Recreational vehicle (RV) park | C | NP | C | NP |
| Recycling collection facility | C | C | C | C |
| Recycling processing facility | C | NP | C | NP |
| Restaurant and café | P | P | P | P |
| Retail sales, general merchandise | P | P | P | P |
| Stone and cut stone products | P | C | C | C |
| Storage, personal storage facility | P | C | C | NP |
| Taxidermy shop (tanning requires a use permit) | P | P | P | P |
| Theater, auditoriums, and meeting halls | P | C | P | C |
| Wholesaling and distribution | P | C | C | C |
| Other | C | C | C | C |
| Light Industrial Uses | ||||
| Construction or contractor's yard | C | C | C | C |
| Construction, maintenance, and repair services | C | C | C | NP |
| Manufacturing, light | C | C | C | C |
| Public & Semi Public Uses | ||||
| Cemetery | NP | NP | NP | NP |
| Club, community and fraternal | C | C | P | C |
| Community center/pavilion | C | C | P | C |
| Church or religious institution | P | C | C | P |
| Emergency shelter | C | C | C | NP |
| Ofces, governmental | C | C | C | C |
| Public safety facility | C | C | C | C |
| School, private | C | C | C | C |
| School, specialized education and training | C | C | P | P |
| Residential Uses | ||||
| Accessory dwelling unit | C | P | P | P |
| Boarding or rooming house | P | P | P | P |
| Caretaker's quarters | P | P | P | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | C | P | C | P |
| Duplex | NP | NP | NP | P |
| Live/work units, (w/ allowed commercial use) | P | P | P | P |
| Farmworker housing | NP | NP | NP | NP |
| Mobile home park | C | NP | NP | NP |
| Multifamily dwelling | C | C | C | C |
| Senior housing | C | P | P | P |
| Single-family dwelling or manufactured home | NP | C | NP | P |
| Supportive housing | C | C | C | C |
| Transitional housing | C | C | C | C |
| Temporary Uses | ||||
| Automobile/recreation/boat sales event | T | T | T | T |
| Bazaar | T | T | T | T |
| Carnival | T | T | T | T |
| Festival | T | T | T | T |
| Recreational/sporting events | T | T | T | T |
| Revival church or tent | T | T | T | T |
| Seasonal outdoor sales | T | T | T | T |
| Christmas tree lot | T | T | T | T |
| Pumpkin patch | T | T | T | T |
| Fireworks/fundraisers | T | T | T | T |
| Swap/fea market | T | T | T | T |
(Ord. No. 509, § 8, 10-20-2015)
Article 49. - Accessory Dwelling Units and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units.
Purpose.
The provisions of this section are intended to set standards, in compliance with California Government Code Sections 65852.2 and 65852.22, for the development of accessory dwelling units so as to increase the supply of smaller and affordable housing while ensuring that such housing remains compatible with the existing neighborhood.
(Ord. No. 568, 5-20-2025)
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- Sec. 1.01. - Findings.
- Sec. 1.02. - Adoption.
- Sec. 1.03. - Short title.
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- Sec. 1.06. - Application.
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- Sec. 3.01. - Adoption of zoning map.
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- Sec. 5.01. - Regulations generally.
- Sec. 5.02. - Uses permitted.
- Sec. 5.03. - Uses requiring major use permits (planning commis…
- Sec. 5.04. - Uses requiring minor use permits (planning direct…
- Sec. 5.05. - Minimum height, bulk and space requirements.
- Sec. 6.01. - Regulations generally.
- Sec. 6.02. - Uses permitted.
- Sec. 6.03. - Uses requiring major use permits (planning commis…
- Sec. 6.04. - Uses requiring minor use permits (planning direct…
- Sec. 6.05. - Minimum height, bulk and space requirements.
- Sec. 7.01. - Regulations generally.
- Sec. 7.02. - Uses permitted.
- Sec. 7.03. - Uses requiring major use permits (planning commis…
- Sec. 7.04. - Uses requiring minor use permits (planning direct…
- Sec. 7.05. - Minimum height, bulk and space requirements
- Sec. 8.01. - Regulations generally.
- Sec. 8.02. - Uses permitted.
- Sec. 8.03. - Uses requiring a major use permit (planning commi…
- Sec. 8.04. - Uses requiring a minor use permit (planning direc…
- Sec. 8.05. - Minimum height, bulk and space requirements.
- Sec. 9.01. - Regulations generally.
- Sec. 9.02. - Uses permitted.
- Sec. 9.03. - Minimum height, bulk and space requirements.
- Sec. 10.01. - Regulations generally.
- Sec. 10.02. - Uses permitted.
- Sec. 10.03. - Minimum height, bulk and space requirements.
- Sec. 11.01. - Regulations generally.
- Sec. 11.02. - Uses permitted.
- Sec. 11.03. - Uses requiring use permits (major).
- Sec. 11.04. - Minimum height, bulk and space requirements.
- Sec. 12.01. - Regulations generally.
- Sec. 12.02. - Uses permitted.
- Sec. 12.03. - Minimum height, bulk and space requirements.
- Sec. 13.01. - Regulations generally.
- Sec. 13.02. - Uses permitted.
- Sec. 13.03. - Uses requiring use permits (major).
- Sec. 13.04. - Minimum height, bulk and space requirements.
- Sec. 14.01. - Purpose of the district.
- Sec. 14.02. - Regulations generally.
- Sec. 14.03. - Uses permitted.
- Sec. 14.04. - Minimum height, bulk and space requirements.
- Sec. 15.01. - Regulations generally.
- Sec. 15.02. - Available locations.
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- Sec. 15.05. - Building height limit.
- Sec. 15.06. - Building site area required.
- Sec. 15.07. - Front, side and rear yards and percentage of sit…
- Sec. 15.08. - Variances.
- Sec. 16.01. - Purpose of district.
- Sec. 16.02. - Regulations generally.
- Sec. 17.01. - Purpose of district.
- Sec. 17.02. - Regulations generally.
- Sec. 18.01. - Purpose of district.
- Sec. 18.02. - Regulations generally.
- Sec. 19.01. - Regulations generally.
- Sec. 19.02. - Uses permitted.
- Sec. 19.03. - Uses requiring use permit (major):
- Sec. 19.04. - Special yards and distances between buildings.
- Sec. 20.01. - Regulations generally.
- Sec. 20.02. - Special regulations.
- Sec. 21.01. - Regulations generally.
- § 21.5
- § 21.05
- Sec. 22.01. - Regulations generally.
- Sec. 22.02. - Special regulations.
- Sec. 23.01. - Regulations generally.
- Sec. 23.02. - Special provisions.
- Sec. 24.01. - Special height regulations.
- Sec. 25.01. - Regulations generally.
- Sec. 25.02. - Minimum parking and loading requirements.
- Sec. 25.03. - Location of spaces; execution of restrictions an…
- Sec. 25.04. - Loading space requirements.
- Sec. 26.01. - May be used in "R-2" district.
- Sec. 26.02. - Additional provisions.
- Sec. 27.01. - Purpose.
- Sec. 27.02. - Definitions.
- Sec. 27.03. - Special regulations.
- Sec. 27.04. - Amortization of nonconforming adult-oriented bus…
- Sec. 28.01. - Purpose.
- Sec. 28.02. - Fire zone two.
- Sec. 28.03. - Fire zone three.
- Sec. 28.04. - Zone subject to provisions of building code.
- Sec. 28.05. - Fire zone designations.
- Sec. 29.01. - Parking requirements.
- Sec. 29.02. - General conditions modifying minimum off-street …
- Sec. 29.03. - Off-street parking requirements for general serv…
- Sec. 29.04. - Minimum parking specifications.
- Sec. 30.01. - Purposes.
- Sec. 30.02. - Establishment; powers; duties.
- Sec. 30.03. - Definitions.
- Sec. 30.04. - Designation of landmarks and historic districts.
- Sec. 30.05. - Alterations or relocation affecting a designated…
- Sec. 30.06. - Demolition or removal affecting a designated his…
- Sec. 30.07. - Criteria for designation of historic districts, …
- Sec. 30-08. - Applicability and enforcement.
- Sec. 30.09. - Appeals procedure.
- Sec. 31.01. - Purpose and applicability.
- Sec. 31.02. - Permits and fees.
- Sec. 31.03. - Types of signs.
- Sec. 31.04. - Prohibited signs.
- Sec. 31.05. - Nonconforming signs.
- Sec. 32.01. - Applicability of article.
- Sec. 32.02. - Rules governing use of zoning map and symbols.
- Sec. 32.03. - Regulations are minimum.
- Sec. 32.04. - Relationship to other regulations and to private…
- Sec. 32.05. - Additional uses permitted.
- Sec. 32.06. - Building sites, areas and easements.
- Sec. 32.07. - Yards.
- Sec. 32.08. - Height exceptions.
- Sec. 32.09. - Exceptions—District agricultural association.
- Sec. 32.10. - Foundations and floor slabs of buildings in rela…
- Sec. 32.11. - Reserved.
- Sec. 33.01. - Major use permits.
- Sec. 33.02. - Minor or administrative use permits.
- Sec. 33.03 - Cannabis and cannabis dispensary special use perm…
- Sec. 34.01. - Variances.
- Sec. 35.01. - Continuation of existing nonconforming uses.
- Sec. 35.02. - Changes from one nonconforming use to another.
- Sec. 35.03. - Alteration, reconstruction, etc., of nonconformi…
- Sec. 35.04. - Nonconforming buildings destroyed by fire, etc.
- Sec. 35.05. - Nonconforming uses in subsequently changed or es…
- Sec. 36.01. - Generally.
- Sec. 37.01. - Issuance of licenses and permits to comply with …
- Sec. 37.02. - Enforcement of ordinance.
- Sec. 37.03. - Violations.
- Sec. 37.04. - Enforcement by legal proceedings.
- Sec. 37.05. - Remedies cumulative.
- Sec. 38.01. - Generally.
- Sec. 39.01. - Statutory authorization, findings of fact, purpo…
- Sec. 39.02. - Definitions.
- Sec. 39.03. - General provisions.
- Sec. 39.04. - Administration.
- Sec. 39.05. - Provisions for flood hazard reduction.
- Sec. 39.06. - Variance and appeals.
- Sec. 40.01. - Dedication of lands for park and recreational pu…
- Sec. 41.01. - Encouragement of affordable housing.
- Sec. 41.02. - Implementation.
- Sec. 41.03. - Eligibility for density bonus, incentives or con…
- Sec. 41.04. - Allowed incentives or concessions.
- Sec. 41.05. - Processing of bonus requests.
- Sec. 41.06. - Density bonus agreement.
- § 41.5
- Sec. 42.01. - Purpose.
- Sec. 42.02. - Uses permitted.
- Sec. 42.03. - Uses requiring major use permits (planning commi…
- Sec. 42.04. - Uses requiring minor use permits (planning direc…
- Sec. 42.05. - Special regulations.
- Sec. 43.01. - Purpose.
- Sec. 43.02. - Applicability.
- Sec. 43.03. - Application requirements.
- Sec. 43.04. - Review authority.
- Sec. 43.05. - Review procedure.
- Sec. 43.06. - Findings and decision.
- Sec. 43.07. - Appeal of determination.
- Sec. 44.01. - Purposes.
- Sec. 44.02. - Uses permitted.
- Sec. 44.03. - Minimum height, bulk, and space requirements.
- Sec. 44.04. - Indoor/outdoor operations.
- Sec. 44.05. - Floor-to-ceiling heights and floor area of groun…
- Sec. 44.06. - Floor area ratio.
- Sec. 44.07. - Transparency.
- Sec. 44.08. - Doors and entrances.
- Sec. 47.01. - Purposes.
- Sec. 47.02. - Uses permitted.
- Sec. 47.03. - Minimum height, bulk, and space requirements.
- Sec. 47.04. - Indoor/outdoor operations.
- Sec. 47.05. - Floor-to-ceiling heights and floor area of groun…
- Sec. 47.06. - Floor area ratio.
- Sec. 47.07. - Transparency.
- Sec. 47.08. - Doors and entrances.
- Sec. 49.01. - General requirements.
- Sec. 49.04. - Accessory dwelling units—Application and process…
- Sec. 49.05. - Utility connections and fees.
- Sec. 49.06. - Accessory development standards.
- Sec. 49.07. - Maximum floor area.
- Sec. 49.08. - Height limit.
- Sec. 49.09. - Lot coverage.
- Sec. 49.10. - Architectural objective.
- Sec. 49.11. - Number per lot.
- Sec. 49.12. - Parking.
- Sec. 49.13 - Standards for proposed accessory structures attac…
- Sec. 49.14. - General requirements.
- Sec. 49.17. - Application and processing requirements.
- Sec. 49.18. - Utility connection fees.
- Sec. 49.19. - Development standards.
- Sec. 49.20. - Deed restrictions.