Del Norte County Municipal Code § 20.35.40 Building Height
Del Norte County Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · Del Norte County
Cite as: Del Norte County Municipal Code § 20.35.40 · Text as of 2026-10-02
20.35.10 Purpose¶
This district classification applies to areas where recreation and recreational development would be more desirable use than any other development to the extent that other development would hamper or destroy the recreational value of the area.
The regulations set forth in this chapter apply in all FR-1 districts, subject to the provisions of Chapters 20.4620.58.
(Ord. 74-12 § 2 (part), 1974: Ord. 67-10 § 3.1500, 1967)
20.35.20 Permitted Uses¶
Uses permitted shall be as follows:
Single-family dwelling (for mandated standards related to manufactured housing see Section 20.48.130)
Accessory dwelling units
Junior accessory dwelling units
Employee housing, agriculture, up to 12 dwelling units or 36 beds as specified in the State Employee Housing Act (Health and Safety Code Sections 17000 through 17062.5)
Employee housing, up to six residents as specified in the State Employee Housing Act (Health and Safety Code Sections 17000 through 17062.5)
Child Day Care Home, up to 14 children
Vacation cottages
Hunting and fishing camps
Guest ranches, public stables, private stables
Pack stations
Logging
Country clubs, golf courses
Home occupations
14. Agriculture
Other similar uses which in the opinion of the planning commission are not detrimental to the full use and enjoyment of the county's recreational and forest resources
Animal husbandry, where no more than one horse, mule, cow or steer, nor more than five goats, sheep or similar livestock are kept for each twenty thousand square feet of lot area.
(Ord. 2023-007 § 46, 2023; Ord. 2023-006 § 3 (part), 2023; Ord. 95-17 § 5(3), 1995: Ord. 94-19 § 9, 1994: Ord. 74-12 § 2 (part), 1974: Ord. 67-10 § 3.1501, 1967)
20.35.30 Uses Permitted With A Use Permit¶
Uses permitted with a use permit shall be as follows:
Airports.
A mobile home in lieu of a conventional residential unit or a manufactured home.
Sales stands for fruits and vegetables.
Hotels, motels.
Indoor recreation facilities.
Drive-in theaters.
Excavation of rock, gravel and sand.
Rock crushers.
Oil and gas drilling.
Mining.
Animal husbandry, where no more than one horse, mule, cow or steer, nor more than five goats, sheep or similar livestock are kept for each twenty thousand square feet of lot area.
Recreational vehicle parks.
13. Logging.
(Ord. 95-17 § 5(4), 1995: Ord. 95-06 § 5 (part), 1995: Ord. 94-19 § 9, 1994: Ord. 79-18 § 1 (part), 1979: Ord. 7622 § 1 (part), 1976: Ord. 74-12 § 2 (part), 1974: Ord. 67-10 § 3.1502, 1967)
20.35.40 Building Height¶
Building height limit shall be thirty-five feet.
(Ord. 74-12 § 2 (part), 1974: Ord. 67-10 § 3.1503, 1967)
20.35.50 Minimum Lot Area¶
Minimum lot area shall be one acre.
(Ord. 76-22 § 1 (part), 1976: Ord. 74-12 § 2 (part), 1974: Ord. 67-10 § 3.1504, 1967)
20.35.60 Front Yard¶
Front yards shall be thirty feet. See also Section 20.48.90.
(Ord. 74-12 § 2 (part), 1974: Ord. 67-10 § 3.1505, 1967)
20.35.70 Side Yard¶
Side yards shall be ten feet unless the building site is less than one hundred feet in width in which case side yards of ten percent of such width, but not less than five feet, shall be required.
(Ord. 74-12 § 2 (part), 1974: Ord. 67-10 § 3.1506, 1967)
20.35.80 Rear Yard¶
Rear yards shall be twenty feet for main buildings, five feet for accessory buildings.
(Ord. 74-12 § 2 (part), 1974: Ord. 67-10 § 3.1507, 1967)
20.35.90 Lot Coverage¶
Percentage of lot coverage permitted shall be thirty percent.
(Ord. 74-12 § 2 (part), 1974: Ord. 67-10 § 3.1508, 1967)
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