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Chapter 16.20 — CATEGORICAL EXEMPTIONS

§ 17.32

Fort Jones Planning Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-09-02 · Fort Jones

Sec. 17.32.010. - Standards and specifications.

Those regulations which shall apply to hillside areas are set forth in the following table:

TABLE 17.32.010
Lot Sizes by Type and Improvements Required
Hillside areas** (Minor street widths)
Lots Type I Type II Type III Type IV
Area, average min. 6,000 sq. ft. min. 10,000 sq. ft. 20,000 sq. ft. 40,000 sq. ft.
Frontage,
minimum
60 ft. except
30 ft. at end of
cul-de-sac
80 ft. except
40 ft. at end of
cul-de-sac
100 ft. except at
end of cul-de-sac
150 ft. except
75 ft. at end of
cul-de-sac
Width,
average min.
60 feet 80 feet 90 feet 100 feet
Street Design
R.O.W. width 60 ft. min. 60 ft. min. 50 ft. min. 50 ft. min.
Pavement width 40 ft. or two 20 ft. 40 ft. or two 18 ft. 26 ft. or two 18 ft. 24 ft.
Cul-de-sac
or Loop St.
R.O.W. width 50 ft. or 56 ft. 50 ft. 50 ft. 40 ft.
Pavement width 36 ft. 32 ft. 26 ft. 24 ft.
Curb and Gutter Roll Roll
Concrete curb and
gutter except
corners
Concrete curb and
gutter except std.
curb at corners
Concrete curb and gutter Concrete curb and gutter
Slope
Maximum Cross
** Slope on which
this Type is
permitted
Up to 20% Up to 25% Up to 30% over
on approval of P.C.
Up to 40% over
on approval of PC
Notes to Table 17.32.010:
* Twenty percent of the lots in any hillside subdivision (not including lots at end of cul-de-sacs) may have reduced frontage; provided, that
such reduction is not below the requirements of the next least restrictive type or classifcation of subdivision
** Grading restrictions, not more than ten percent of area lot to be left in slope steeper than original ground or steeper than 25 percent,
whichever is greater

** Grading restrictions, not more than ten percent of area lot to be left in slope steeper than original ground or steeper than 25 percent, whichever is greater

(Code 1987, § 17.32.010; Ord. No. 23-1974, § 15, 1974)

CHAPTER 17.36. - IMPROVEMENTS

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