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15.44 M - Industrial Zone

Glenn County Zoning Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-07-25 · Glenn County

15.44.010 Purpose 15.44.020 Permitted Uses 15.44.030 Uses Permitted With A Conditional Use Permit 15.44.040 Uses Permitted With An Administrative Permit 15.44.050 Site Area And Configuration 15.44.060 Minimum Yard Requirements 15.44.070 Maximum Building Height 15.44.080 Walls And Fences 15.44.090 Site Plan Review 15.44.010 Purpose This zoning classification is established for the following purposes: 1. To reserve appropriately located areas for industrial plants and related activities; 2. To protect areas appropriate for industrial use from intrusion by residential dwellings and other conflicting uses; 3. To protect residential and commercial properties and nuisance-free, nonhazardous industrial uses from noise, odor, dust, dirt, smoke, vibration, heat, glare, fire, explosion, noxious fumes, radiation and other hazards and objectionable influence incidental to certain industrial uses; 4. To promote the most desirable use of land and development in accordance with the general plan of Glenn County. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006) 15.44.020 Permitted Uses 1. The following manufacturing, fabricating, processing and related necessary product storage uses and associated structures shall be permitted in “M” zone. Product storage shall only be permitted on the parcel upon which the manufacturing, fabricating or processing takes place:

  1. Apparel and finished products made from fabric and similar materials;

  2. Food and beverages including ice, dry ice and cold storage subject to Chapter 15.745; 3. Furniture, fixtures and cabinets; 4. Instruments, optics, photographic equipment and supplies; 5. Jewelry, silverware and metal ware; 6. Leather and leather products; 7. Lumber and wood products including mobilehome, modular home and prefabricated structures; 8. Machinery including electrical, electronic and communications; 9. Metal products;

  3. Miscellaneous goods and supplies including but not limited to musical instruments, toys and games, sporting and athletic goods and artists’ materials; 11. Commercial storage (storage for resale) of inflammable fluid or gas fuels.

  4. The following nonmanufacturing uses and associated structures shall be permitted in the “M” zone:

1. Ambulance service;

1. Ambulance service;
2. Automotive and other machinery repair, service and storage, when conducted within a building or enclosed within a solid wall or fence meeting the requirements of and approved pursuant
to Chapter 15.75 of this title;
3. Building construction and special trade contractor’s shops and service yards, when conducted within a building or enclosed within a solid wall or fence meeting the requirements of and
approved pursuant to Chapter 15.75 of this title;
4. Building material sales yard when conducted within a building or enclosed within a solid wall or fence meeting the requirements of and approved pursuant to Chapter 15.75 of this title;
5. Exterminating and pest control service;
6. Granaries;
7. Hatcheries;
8. Parcel delivery service;
9. Public utility trans-mission/distribution lines;
10. Oil and gas well service and supply;
11. Research laboratories;
12. Transportation facilities and terminals;
13. Warehousing;
14. When conducted within a building; Entertainment Facilities (assembly hall, bowling alley, skating rink) subject to Chapter 15.745, Sports Facilities (fitness center, gymnasium, swimming
pool), Studios (art, dancing, music), and Trade Schools (commercial, mechanical, technical). (Ord. 1231 § 2, 2012; 1183 § 2, 2006)
15.44.030 Uses Permitted With A Conditional Use Permit
1. The following manufacturing, fabricating, processing and storage uses and associated structures shall be permitted in this zone only if a conditional use permit has first been secured:
1. Animal slaughtering;
2. Bone distillation;
3. Chemicals including but not limited to basic chemicals, cleaning agents, cosmetics, explosives, fertilizers, gases, medicinal and botanical products, paints, pesticides, pharmaceuticals,
plastics and synthetic fibers;
4. Metal smelting and refining;
5. Ordnance;
6. Paper, pulp mills and paper products;
7. Petroleum refining including paving and roofing materials;
8. Rubber products;
9. Concrete and asphalt mixing plants;
10. Stone, clay, glass and concrete products;
11. Textiles.
2. The following nonmanufacturing uses and associated structures shall be permitted in this zone only if a conditional use permit has first been secured:
1. Animal stock yards, feed lots and dairies;
2. Dumping, disposal, incineration and reduction of garbage, dead animals and refuse;
3. Junk yards, automobile dismantling, automobile wrecking yards, building materials wrecking yards, storage and bailing of scraps, paper, rags, sacks and scrap metal;
4. Power generation facilities meeting Chapter 15.86;
5. Injection wells;
6. Planned mobilehome parks. (Ord. 1256 § 2, 2016; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)
15.44.040 Uses Permitted With An Administrative Permit
The following uses and structures may be permitted only if an administrative permit has first been secured:
1. An annual administrative permit for one mobilehome per parcel of land used and occupied exclusively by the proprietor who owns and operates a business, or by an employee who is employed
specifically as a caretaker or watchman (refer to mobilehome standards);
2. Natural gas wells. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)
15.44.050 Site Area And Configuration
1. The minimum area of any lot or parcel of land shall be ten thousand square feet net if served by public sewer and public water facilities except in a planned unit development project.
2. The minimum area of any lot or parcel of land shall be twenty thousand square feet net if served by either a public sewer or a public water facility except in a planned unit development project.
3. The minimum area of anylot orparcel of land shall be as indicated below, except in a planned unit development project, if served with a septic tank and a well:
Sub-Zone:
Minimum Parcel Size:
M-1
1 acre
M-5
5acres
4. The minimum lot width and public street frontage of any lot or parcel of land shall be sixty feet; providing, the lot width ratio is met, except in a planned unit development project.
5. Lots which are less than ten acres in size shall conform to a 3:1 length to width ratio. (Ord. 1200 § 3, 2008; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)
15.44.060 Minimum Yard Requirements
1. Front Yard. No front yard shall be required, except where the frontage in a block is partially in a residential district, in which case the front yard shall be the same as required in such residential
district.
2. Side Yard: No side yard shall be required, except that a 25 foot setback with a solid wall, solid fence, or landscaping, shall be required where a parcel occurs within a block lying partly within a
residential district. Each Site Plan Review shall be evaluated on a project-specific basis.
3. Rear Yard: No rear yard shall be required, except where the rear of a lot abuts a residential district, in which case the rear yard shall be not less than twenty-five (25) feet with a solid wall, solid
fence, or landscaping. Each Site Plan Review shall be evaluated on a project-specific basis.
4. The wall, fence, and/or landscaping shall be continuously maintained. This provision shall be met before a Certificate of Occupancy Permit may be issued for such use by the building official.
5. Any expansions of existing facilities are exempt from this Chapter 15.44, unless recommended by the Director and approved by the Planning Commission. Each Site Plan Review for any expansion
of an existing facility shall be evaluated on a project-specific basis. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)
15.44.070 Maximum Building Height
No building or structure in this zone shall exceed seventy-five feet in height, except as otherwise permitted with a conditional use permit. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)
15.44.080 Walls And Fences
1. Ambulance service;
1. A solid wall, solid fence, or landscaping shall be required for all conditional uses. The size and materials shall be determined by the Planning Commission in conformance with the character of the
neighborhood in which the use is to be situated.
2. The provisions of Chapter 15.75 shall be adhered to for junkyards, automobile dismantling, automobile wrecking yards, storage and bailing of scraps, paper, rags, sacks, scrap metal and recyclables.
3. The provisions of Chapter 15.75 of this title shall be adhered to for junkyards, automobile dismantling, automobile wrecking yards, storage and bailing of scraps, paper, rags, sacks and scrap metal.
(Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)
15.44.090 Site Plan Review
Prior to or concurrent with the application for a building permit, the applicant shall submit to the agency a complete site plan and all necessary supporting documentation for review by the agency to ensure
compliance with all the requirements of the Glenn County Code. (Ord. 1200 § 3, 2008; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)
Division 15-3 Part 2 Special Land Use Districts
15.45 TPZ-Timberland Preserve Zone
15.46 AP-Agricultural Preserve Zone
15.47 FS-Farmland Security Zone
15.48 PDR-Planned Development Residential District
15.49 PDC-Planned Development Commercial District
15.50 MHP-Planned Mobilehome Parks
15.51 MP-Industrial Park Or MP District
15.52 RPM-Recreation And Planned Motorsport Zone

15.53 AV - Airport Zone 15.45 TPZ - Timberland Preserve Zone 15.45.010 Purpose And Authority 15.45.020 List Of Criteria 15.45.030 Terms 15.45.040 Placement 15.45.050 Permitted Uses 15.45.060 Uses Permitted With A Conditional Use Permit 15.45.070 Site Area 15.45.080 Other Requirements 15.45.010 Purpose And Authority This chapter is adopted pursuant to the mandate and authority of the Z’Berg-Warren-Keene-Collier Forest Taxation Reform Act of 1976 and, more particularly, Section 51113 of the Government Code of the state of California, a part of said Act. The purpose of the timberland preserve zone is to provide a zone in the county in which the highest and best use of the land is the growing and harvesting of timber. Lands so zoned will be subject to all of the provisions of the Z’Berg-Warren-Keene-Collier Forest Taxation Reform Act of 1976. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006) 15.45.020 List Of Criteria Pursuant to Section 51113 (c) and (d) of the Government Code the criteria for parcels of land to be considered for zoning as timberland under the provisions of Section 51113 of the Government Code are set and declared to be the following:

  1. A map shall be prepared showing the legal description of the assessor’s parcel number of the property desired to be zoned; 2. A plan for forest management must be prepared or approved as to content, for the property by a registered professional forester. Such plan shall provide for the eventual harvest of timber within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the preparer of the plan;

  2. The parcel shall currently meet the timber stocking standards as set forth in Section 4561 of the Public Resources Code and the forest practice rules adopted by the State Board of Forestry for the district in which the parcel is located, or the owner must sign an agreement with the board to meet such stocking standards and forest practice rules by the fifth anniversary of the signing of such agreement. If the parcel is subsequently zoned as timberland preserve under subdivision (a) of Section 51112 of the Government Code, then failure to meet such stocking standards and forest practice rules within this time period provides the board with a ground for rezoning of the parcel pursuant to Section 51121;

  3. The land area concerned and described on said map shall be in the ownership of one person, as defined in Section 38106 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, and shall be comprised of single or contiguous parcels of no less than one hundred sixty acres;

  4. The land shall be of “Site III” Site Quality Class, as said term is defined and used pursuant to said Act. Land shall be deemed to be Site III land if the average quality of the land is Site III. “Average,” for the purposes of this subsection means that for every acre of land which is Site IV or Site V quality, there must be at least one acre, respectively, of Site II or Site I land to balance the lesser quality land to create an exact Site III or better numerical average as to quality of acres to be included. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.45.030 Terms For the purposes of this chapter, the terms or words used herein shall be as defined in Chapter 6.7 (commencing with Section 51100) of Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 5 of the Government Code. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006) 15.45.040 Placement The zoning of land in the timberland preserve zone is to be limited to those parcels within the county which:

  1. Meet all of the requirements for inclusion in “List A” as defined in Section 51110 of the Government Code; or 2. Meet all of the requirements for inclusion in “List B” as defined in Section 51110.1 of the Government Code; or

  2. Meet the criteria for parcels of land to be considered for zoning as timberland under the provisions of Section 51113 of the Government Code. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006) 15.45.050 Permitted Uses The following principal uses and structures which meet the definition of “compatible use” as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 51100 of the Government Code and no others are permitted in timberland preserve zone: 1. Management for watershed; 2. Management for fish and wildlife habitat or hunting and fishing; 3. A use integrally related to the growing and harvesting of forest products, including but not limited to roads, log landings and log storage areas; 4. The erection, construction, alteration or maintenance of gas, electric, water or communication transmission facilities; 5. Grazing; 6. One single-family dwelling or mobilehome for each TPZ contract (refer to mobilehome standards); 7. Buildings and structures which are incidental and accessory to permitted uses, and which are in conformity with uses or forest service practices. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006) 15.45.060 Uses Permitted With A Conditional Use Permit The following uses and structures may be permitted in the TPZ zone only if a conditional use permit has first been secured:

ach TPZ contract (refer to mobilehome standards); 7. Buildings and structures which are incidental and accessory to permitted uses, and which are in conformity with uses or forest service practices. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006) 15.45.060 Uses Permitted With A Conditional Use Permit The following uses and structures may be permitted in the TPZ zone only if a conditional use permit has first been secured:

  1. Sawmills, shingle mills, and other forest products processing operations utilizing power equipment; 2. Subsurface exploration for, and extraction of, mineral resources, including oil, gas and other hydrocarbon substances, and also including geothermal energy production; 3. Commercial storage (storage for resale) of inflammable fluid or gas fuels in a quantity greater than five hundred gallons in any container less than two and one-half feet below the surface of the ground. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006) 15.45.070 Site Area Parcels used as timberland preserve may not be divided into parcels containing less than one hundred fifty-five (155) acres unless they meet the requirements established by Section 51119.5 of the Government Code. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006) 15.45.080 Other Requirements 1. Any rezoning, immediate rezoning or removal from a zone of any parcels zoned timberland preserve zone shall conform to the requirements of Articles 3 - 5, inclusive, (commencing with Section 51121) of Chapter 6.7, Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 5 of the Government Code. 2. All actions not specifically addressed in this chapter must comply with the requirements of Chapter 6.7 (commencing with Section 51100) of Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 5 of the Government Code. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006) 15.46 AP - Agricultural Preserve Zone 15.46.010 Purpose 15.46.020 Permitted Uses 15.46.030 Uses Permitted With A Conditional Use Permit 15.46.040 Uses Permitted With An Administrative Permit 15.46.050 Site Area 15.46.060 Maximum Building Height 15.46.070 Minimum Distance Between Structures 15.46.080 Minimum Yard Requirements 15.46.090 Site Plan Review 15.46.010 Purpose The agricultural preserve zone is to be applied to lands which are covered by a California Land Conservation Act (Williamson Act) contract with the county for the following purposes: 1. To preserve the maximum amount of the limited supply of agricultural land which is necessary in the conservation of the county’s economic resources and vital for a healthy agricultural economy of the county; 2. To protect the general welfare of the agricultural community for encroachments of unrelated agricultural uses which, by their nature, would be injurious to the physical and economic well-being of the agricultural community. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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