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§ 15.48

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

15.48.020 Applicability

Applications for PDR zoning shall be for a parcel or contiguous parcels of five acres or more. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.48.030 Plans Required

  1. A rezoning application to PDR shall be accompanied by a general plan of development for the entire parcel(s) unless the rezoning is publicly initiated and implements language included in an approved general or community plan.

  2. A conditional use permit for specific plan of development shall be required for the portion of the parcel(s) to be developed.

  3. General plans and conditional use permits for specific plans of development shall be approved prior to any development.

  4. Ministerial permits such as grading, building and health department permits shall not be issued prior to approval of a conditional use permit for specific plan of development. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.48.040 Uses Permitted

Notwithstanding Section 15.48.030, the following uses are permitted in any PDR district provided that such uses are not inconsistent with an approved general or specific plan of development:

  1. One single-family dwelling or mobilehome;

  2. Crop and tree farming and animal husbandry;

  3. Agricultural and residential accessory uses and accessory structures, including barns and stables;

  4. One foster or small family home, family care home, or small family care home not to exceed six persons in addition to the resident family; 5. One second dwelling subject to Chapter 15.175. (Ord. 1263 § 21, 2017; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.48.050 Uses Permitted By General And Specific Plans Of Development The following uses shall be permitted by general and specific plans for development in the PDR district:

  1. All those uses permitted in the residential districts and private storage facilities for exclusive use by the residents of the development; 2. For projects with a minimum of one hundred dwelling units, all those uses permitted in the local commercial district. The gross lot area of the LC uses shall not exceed eighty square feet per dwelling unit;

  2. For projects with a minimum of fifty acres and two hundred dwelling units, all those resort commercial uses permitted in the highway and visitor commercial district; 4. Recreation facilities including, but not limited to, tennis courts, golf courses, swimming pools, equestrian trails, fitness trails, boat docks, marinas, playgrounds and parks; 5. Community facilities such as day care centers, meeting rooms and clubhouses for use by residents of the development; 6. Temporary model home complexes and real estate sales offices only for the limited purpose of conducting sales or rental of lots or units within the PDR district. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.48.060 Application Procedure For Rezoning And The General Plan Of Development 1. Preapplication meeting(s). Prior to preparation of the application for rezoning and the general plan of development, the applicant shall attend a preapplication meeting(s) with the planning authority staff. Purposes to be served by the preapplication meeting include the following: 1. To explain the purpose of the planned development residential district; 2. To review the project’s consistency with the county general plan; 3. To review the county code requirements; 4. To provide a review of the applicant’s conceptual design and development objectives.

  1. Application. Application shall be made on forms provided by the planning authority and accompanied by all fees, information and supplemental plans required by the district or the subdivision ordinance. No applications shall be accepted until the applicant has complied with subsection A of this section. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.48.070 Phasing Of Development

PDR may be phased if phasing is approved as part of the general plan of development. Specific plans of development and tentative final map proposals shall conform to the phasing of the approved general plan of development. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.48.080 Open Space

All developments proposed under the PDR district shall include open space for active and passive use by the residents of the development. The amount to be provided shall be determined as follows:

  1. Each single-family dwelling on each lot in a subdivision shall have a minimum of one thousand square feet of usable open space. If a dwelling is on a lot contiguous to permanent open space available to and usable by adjacent owners or the public, the area of required usable open space may be reduced by not more than twenty-five percent.

  2. All townhouse ownership units with a density of seven units per net acre or less shall have a minimum private open space of three hundred square feet per unit with a minimum dimension of fifteen feet and with direct access to the unit. Townhouse ownership units in excess of the density set forth in this subsection shall have private yard areas as required by the approved specific plan of development.

  3. All apartment units shall have a minimum private open space or balcony area of one hundred square feet per unit and a minimum dimension of seven feet with direct access to the unit. 4. Common Open Space. Each planned residential development shall contain one or more large areas of land permanently reserved primarily for the leisure and recreational use of all the development’s residents and owned and maintained in common by them. Common open space shall be integrated throughout the development and easily accessible to all the residents.

  4. Common open space may include the following:

    1. Land area of the site not covered by buildings, parking structures or accessory structures;
  5. Land which is accessible and available to all occupants of dwelling units for whose use the space is intended unless such land is in a category listed below; 3. Commonly owned recreational structures and facilities including but not limited to clubhouses, tennis courts, swimming pools, golf courses and trails.

  6. Common open space shall not include the following: 1. Areas reserved for private open space; 2. Proposed street rights-of-way; 3. Open parking or recreational vehicle (RV) storage areas, driveways and sidewalks for dwellings; 4. Areas reserved for school buildings, not including playground areas open to the public;

    1. Commercial areas including buildings, accessory buildings, parking and loading facilities for such commercial areas;
  7. Flood control and drainage channels improved with cement, riprap, or having a cross-section slope exceeding twenty percent; 7. Areas with cross-slope in excess of thirty percent; 8. Unsuitable land as determined by the planning commission. 7. The planning commission may determine that up to one-half of any body of water, natural watercourse and slopes over thirty percent grade may be included as common open space. In making this determination, the commission shall be guided by the following factors: 1. The extent of these areas in relation to the area of the planned development; and 2. The degree to which these areas contribute to the quality, livability and amenity of the planned development. 8. Public Open Space. As an alternative, or in addition to, common open space required in subsection (B) of this section, each planned residential development may propose one or more parcels of land which would be permanently dedicated in fee to the county or other public or private agency. Such areas will be for the use of the development’s residents in addition to the use by all county residents or for the protection of environmentally sensitive areas. 9. Required amount. The county shall specify the required amount of public and or common open space in a planned residential development at the time of approval of the general plan of development, but in no case shall the total amount of public and or common open space be less than thirty-five percent of the parcel. Determination of the appropriate amount of public and/or common open space shall be based on consideration of the factors listed below:

    1. The degree to which these areas contribute to the quality, livability and amenity of the planned development;

    2. The need to protect public use areas historically used by the public such as trails or beaches;

  8. The avoidance of siting of structures in hazardous areas or on steep slopes; 4. The protection of environmentally sensitive habitat areas and archaeological sites; 5. Protection of scenic areas of the site. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.48.090 Traffic Circulation

  1. Internal Access. All residential planned development proposals shall ensure that internal circulation systems are properly designed to serve the different types of proposed land uses, accommodate expected traffic flows, provide adequate emergency access to all buildings and structures, and provide for safe and convenient pedestrian access, whether the project is partially or fully implemented. In addition, the following access requirements shall apply:

    1. At least two different routes of entrance and exit for emergency vehicles shall be provided where streets are longer than eight hundred feet;

    2. Cul-de-sacs shall be limited to one thousand feet in length and shall be terminated by a turnaround not less than eighty feet in diameter.

  2. External Access. The planning commission shall review development applications to ensure that projected traffic increases resulting from the project, when partially and fully implemented, will not significantly impact connecting streets, roads and existing and proposed land uses outside the project perimeter. The applicant shall propose measures acceptable to the county to reduce significant impacts to existing road networks or land uses outside the development itself. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.48.100 Streets

  1. All public internal streets, roads and driveways serving the development shall be designed and constructed to county road improvement and design standards. 2. The use of private streets within planned residential developments shall be permitted upon approval by the planning commission. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.48.110 Lapse Of Approval

  1. A general plan of development shall expire two years after its date of approval unless an application has been filed with the planning authority for a specific plan of development prior to expiration, or a time extension has been approved prior to the date of general plan of development expiration. The planning commission may, upon good cause shown, grant a time extension for one year. 2. A conditional use permit for a specific plan of development shall expire five years after approval unless, prior to the expiration date, substantial physical construction has been completed on the development or a time extension has been approved. The planning commission or board of supervisors may, upon good cause shown, grant a time extension for one year. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006) 15.48.120 Resubmittal Following Expiration After a general plan or conditional use permit for specific plan of development expires, a new general plan or conditional use permit for a specific plan of development application and fee must be submitted for reconsideration. The new application shall be subject to the same procedures and approval as the original application. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006) 15.49 PDC - Planned Development Commercial District 15.49.010 Purpose 15.49.020 Applicability 15.49.030 Plans Required 15.49.040 Uses Permitted 15.49.050 Uses Permitted By General And Specific Plans Of Development 15.49.060 Application Procedure For Rezoning And The General Plan Of Development 15.49.070 Application Procedure For The Specific Plan Of Development 15.49.080 Phasing 15.49.090 Minimum Yards 15.49.100 Open Space 15.49.110 Traffic Circulation 15.49.120 Streets 15.49.130 Signs 15.49.140 Lapse Of Approval 15.49.150 Resubmittal Following Expiration 15.49.010 Purpose The intent and purposes of the PDC district are as follows: 1. To provide a means for encouraging creative and innovative commercial or industrial developments that are environmentally pleasing through the application of imaginative land planning techniques not permitted within other zones with fixed standards; 2. To provide for an orderly and cohesive growth, physical development pattern and the efficient delivery of county or community service; 3. To assure conformance of the project with the county general plan with respect to use, intensity, circulation, public facilities and the preservation of natural features; 4. To encourage the design of commercial planned developments for compatibility with both existing and potential land uses, including a proper functional relationship with such adjacent areas; 5. To promote an equitable distribution of public facilities. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006) 15.49.020 Applicability Applications for PDC zoning shall be for a parcel or contiguous parcels totaling one acre or more. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

sign of commercial planned developments for compatibility with both existing and potential land uses, including a proper functional relationship with such adjacent areas; 5. To promote an equitable distribution of public facilities. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006) 15.49.020 Applicability Applications for PDC zoning shall be for a parcel or contiguous parcels totaling one acre or more. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.49.030 Plans Required 1. A rezoning application to PDC shall be accompanied by a general plan of development for the entire parcel(s) unless the rezoning is publicly initiated and implements language included in an approved specific, general or community plan. 2. A conditional use permit for a specific plan of development shall be required for the portion of the parcel(s) to be developed. 3. General plans and conditional use permits for plans of development shall be approved prior to any development. 4. Ministerial permits such as grading, building and health department permits shall not be issued prior to approval of a conditional use permit for a specific plan of development. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006) 15.49.040 Uses Permitted The following uses are permitted in any PDC district provided that such uses are not inconsistent with an approved general or specific plan of development: 1. Crop and tree farming; 2. Agricultural and residential accessory uses and accessory structures. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006) 15.49.050 Uses Permitted By General And Specific Plans Of Development The following uses shall be permitted by general and specific plans of development in the PDC district: 1. All those uses permitted or conditionally permitted in the commercial and industrial districts; 2. Day care centers, gymnasiums and health care facilities; 3. Recreation facilities including, but not limited to, tennis courts, fitness trails, swimming pools, boat docks, marinas, playgrounds and parks. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006) 15.49.060 Application Procedure For Rezoning And The General Plan Of Development 1. Preapplications Meeting(s). Prior to preparation of the application for rezoning and the general plan of development the applicant shall attend a preapplication meeting(s) with the planning authority staff. Purposes to be served include: 1. To explain the purpose of the planned development commercial district; 2. To review the project’s consistency with the county general plan, 3. To review the county code requirements; 4. To provide a review of the applicant’s conceptual design and development objectives. 2. Application. Application shall be made on forms provided by the planning authority and accompanied by all fees, information and supplemental plans required by this chapter. No applications shall be accepted until the applicant has complied with subsection (A) of this section. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006) 15.49.070 Application Procedure For The Specific Plan Of Development 1. Preapplication Meeting(s). Applicants for a conditional use permit for a specific plan of development shall attend a preapplication meeting(s) with the planning authority staff. The following shall be reviewed at the preapplication meeting: 1. Consistency of the specific plan of development with the approved general plan of development; 2. Review of the development standards applicable to the project. 2. Application. Application shall be made on forms provided by the planning authority and accompanied by all fees, information and supplemental plans required by this district or the subdivision ordinance. No applications shall be accepted until the applicant has complied with subsection (A) of this section. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006) 15.49.080 Phasing PDC’s may be phased if phasing is approved as part of the general plan of development. Specific plans of development and tentative and final map proposals shall conform to the phasing of the approved general plan of development. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006) 15.49.090 Minimum Yards

ll be accepted until the applicant has complied with subsection (A) of this section. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006) 15.49.080 Phasing PDC’s may be phased if phasing is approved as part of the general plan of development. Specific plans of development and tentative and final map proposals shall conform to the phasing of the approved general plan of development. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006) 15.49.090 Minimum Yards

Net yards shall be no less than the following:

  1. Front Yard. Twenty feet from front lot line, or forty-five feet from centerline of roadway, whichever is greater. Yards abutting streets are front yards. 2. Rear Yard. Twenty feet from rear lot line, except as provided below:

  2. Where the rear lot line of a lot abuts a residential zone, the minimum rear yard setback shall be fifty feet. Not less than ten feet abutting the rear lot line shall be landscaped and permanently maintained. A six-foot-high solid masonry wall shall be required ten feet from the rear lot line.

  3. Side Yard. Ten feet from side lot lines, except as provided below:

  4. Where the side lot line of a lot abuts a residential zone, the minimum side yard setback shall be fifty feet. Not less than ten feet abutting the side lot line shall be landscaped and permanently maintained. A six-foot masonry wall shall also be required ten feet from the side lot line and shall not exceed three feet in height when extending into any required front yard. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006) 15.49.100 Open Space All developments proposed under the PDC district may include a proportionate amount of open space for active and passive use by the occupants of the development, whether they are merchants, employees or the general public. The amount to be provided shall be determined as follows:

  5. Common Open Space. Each planned commercial development may contain one or more large areas of land permanently reserved primarily for the leisure and recreational use of all the development’s occupants or public and owned and maintained in common by the occupants.

  6. Common open space may include:

  7. Land area of the site not covered by buildings, parking structures or accessory structures; 2. Land which is accessible and available to all occupants of structures for whose use the space is intended unless such land is in a category listed below; 3. Commonly owned recreational structures and facilities including, but not limited to, gymnasiums, tennis courts, swimming pools, picnic areas and parks. 3. Public Open Space. As an alternative, or in addition to, common open space in subsection (B) of this section, each planned commercial development may propose one or more parcels of land which would be permanently dedicated in fee to the county or other public or private agency. Such areas will be for the use of the development’s occupants in addition to the use by all county residents or for the protection of environmentally sensitive areas. 4. Required Open Space. The county may require public and/or common space in a planned commercial development at the time of approval of the general plan of development. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006) 15.49.110 Traffic Circulation 1. Internal Access. All commercial planned development proposals shall ensure that internal circulation systems are properly designed to serve the different types of proposed land uses, accommodate expected traffic flows, provide adequate emergency access to all buildings and structures, and provide for safe and convenient pedestrian access, whether the project is partially or fully implemented. In addition, the following access requirements shall apply: 1. At least two different routes of entrance and exit for emergency vehicles shall be provided where streets are longer than eight hundred feet; 2. Cul-de-sacs shall be limited to one thousand feet in length and shall be terminated by a turnaround not less than eighty feet in diameter. 2. External Access. The planning commission shall review development applications to ensure that projected traffic increases resulting from the project, when partially and fully implemented, will not significantly impact connecting streets, roads and existing and proposed land uses outside the project perimeter. The applicant shall propose measures acceptable to the county to reduce significant impacts to existing road networks or land uses outside the development itself. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006) 15.49.120 Streets 1. All internal streets, roads and drives serving the development shall be designed and constructed to county road improvement and design standards. 2. The use of private streets within planned commercial developments may be permitted. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006) 15.49.130 Signs 1. Signs shall be governed by the provisions of Chapter 15.62. 2. There shall be a common theme to the signing of the development. The theme should include some identifiable common element or elements such as dimension, construction material, color scheme, lighting or lettering style. All signs in the development shall be integral components of the common theme. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006) 15.49.140 Lapse Of Approval 1. A general plan of development shall expire two years after its date of approval unless an application has been filed with the planning authority for a conditional use permit for specific plan of development prior to plan expiration, or a time extension has been approved prior to the date of the general plan of development expiration. The planning commission may, upon good cause shown, grant a time extension for one year. 2. The conditional use permit for a specific plan of development shall expire five years after approval unless, prior to the expiration date, substantial physical construction has been completed on the development or a time extension has been approved. The planning commission or board of supervisors may, upon good cause shown, grant a time extension for one year. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006) 15.49.150 Resubmittal Following Expiration After a general plan or a conditional use permit for a specific plan of development expires, a new general plan or conditional use permit for a specific plan of development application and fee must be submitted for reconsideration. The new application shall be subject to the same procedures and approval as the original application. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006) 15.50 MHP - Planned Mobilehome Parks 15.50.010 Purpose 15.50.020 Required Permit 15.50.030 Development Standards 15.50.010 Purpose The purpose of this chapter is to promote the available housing opportunities for the present and future residents of Glenn County by the establishment of policies and development standards for the planned mobilehome parks. The development standards for the planned mobilehome parks will further encourage the creation of stable, attractive, residential environments within the individual mobilehome parks. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006) 15.50.020 Required Permit Planned mobilehome parks may be permitted in the RZ, RM, RE, RE-NW, C and M zones only if a conditional use permit has first been secured. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006) 15.50.030 Development Standards 1. Mobilehome Site Requirements. Each mobilehome site shall be plainly marked and numbered for identification and shall meet all requirements of this chapter. 1. Mobilehome Site Area. Each mobilehome site in a mobile home park shall have a minimum of three thousand square feet in area. 2. Mobilehome Site Width. Each mobilehome site shall have a width of thirty feet plus the width of the mobilehome, unless it can be shown that adequate space for a patio, parking, and side yard(s) will be assured, despite a site of lesser width. 3. Front Yard. Each mobilehome site shall have a front yard of not less than five feet. The front yard so required shall not be used for vehicle parking, except such paved a portion thereof as is devoted to driveway use. 4. Side Yard, corner Lot. On corner sites, the side yard adjoining the mobilehome park street shall not be less than five feet. 5. Side Yards, Interior. Each mobilehome site shall have a side yard on each side of not less

ave a front yard of not less than five feet. The front yard so required shall not be used for vehicle parking, except such paved a portion thereof as is devoted to driveway use. 4. Side Yard, corner Lot. On corner sites, the side yard adjoining the mobilehome park street shall not be less than five feet. 5. Side Yards, Interior. Each mobilehome site shall have a side yard on each side of not less

ave a front yard of not less than five feet. The front yard so required shall not be used for vehicle parking, except such paved a portion thereof as is devoted to driveway use. 4. Side Yard, corner Lot. On corner sites, the side yard adjoining the mobilehome park street shall not be less than five feet. 5. Side Yards, Interior. Each mobilehome site shall have a side yard on each side of not less than five feet. 6. Side Yard, Driveway. When used for access to a parking facility, a side yard shall be wide enough for a ten foot wide unobstructed driveway. All such side yard driveways shall be paved with concrete or asphaltic concrete except in the RZ zone. 7. Rear Yard. Each mobilehome site shall have a rear yard of not less than five feet in depth. 8. Projection Into Yard. The following structures may be erected or projected into any required yard. 1. Eaves, stairways and awnings not to exceed one foot; 2. Landscape elements including trees, shrubs, and other plants, except hedges; provided, that such landscape feature does not hinder the movement of the mobilehome in or out of its space; 3. Mobilehome hitches; 4. Necessary appurtenances for utility services. 9. Distance Between Mobilehomes or Accessory Structures. No portion of a mobilehome or attached accessory structure shall be closer than ten feet to another mobilehome or attached accessory structure. 10. Mobilehome Site Coverage. The mobilehome and accessory structures shall not cover more than seventy-five percent of the mobilehome site. 2. Population Density. Not more than one single-family mobilehome may be placed on a mobilehome site. 3. Off-street parking. 1. Each mobilehome site shall have a paved space (except in RZ zone) suitable for providing automobile shelter with space for at least two automobiles for each mobilehome (tandem parking is allowed). 2. Recreation and laundry areas shall have sufficient parking facilities to accommodate one automobile for every ten mobilehome sites.

  1. Signs.

  2. Each mobilehome park shall have a bulletin board for listing each mobilehome site and the name of the occupant thereof. The bulletin board shall be located outside the office and it shall be lighted at night. 2. Adequate signs and markings indicating directions, parking areas, recreation areas and street names shall be established and maintained in the mobilehome park. Such signs shall not exceed six square feet in area. 3. Signs or name plates not exceeding two square feet in area and displaying only the name and address of one occupant of the mobilehome may be erected at each mobilehome site. 4. Signs which identify or advertise the mobilehome park may be erected if approved by the planning commission concurrently with its action on the conditional use permit for the mobilehome park. Such signs must be located on the premises and shall not be more than one hundred twenty square feet in area. They shall not be animated or illuminated except by indirect, nonflashing light. 5. Landscaping. The following landscaping provisions shall apply to all mobilehome parks: 1. All open areas except driveways, parking area, walkways, utility areas, improved decks, patios or porches shall be maintained with landscaping as hereinbefore defined. 2. The trees shall be planted along street frontage as may be required by the planning commission. 6. Walls and Fences. Walls and fences on individual mobilehome sites shall not exceed two feet in height. Walls or fences shall be erected around the perimeter of each mobilehome park as required by the planning commission. The height, construction, and type of material for such perimeter walls shall be as specified by the planning commission in the conditional use permit. 7. Mobilehome Park Streets. Mobilehome park streets shall be provided in such a pattern as to provide convenient traffic circulation within the mobilehome park. On-street parking is not permitted. They shall be built to the following standards (except in the RZ zone): 1. All mobilehome park streets shall have a width of not less than thirty feet including curbs. 2. There shall be concrete roll curbs on each side of the streets. 3. The mobilehome park streets shall be paved. Detailed plans shall be submitted to the public works director for review and approval. 8. Park and Recreation Areas. A central recreational area shall be established in each mobilehome park created pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. The size of such area shall be at least two hundred square feet per mobilehome site. The recreation area may contain community club houses, swimming pools, shuffleboard courts and similar facilities. The planning commission may permit decentralization of the recreation facilities in accordance with principles of good planning provided that the total recreation area meets the above stated minimum size. 9. Mobilehome Park Office. Every mobilehome park shall include a permanent building for office use. Such building may include a single-family dwelling for the exclusive use of the owner or manager. 10. Laundry Rooms. Every mobilehome park shall have one or more laundry rooms. Laundry drying lines shall not be permitted on any mobilehome site. 11. Mail Boxes Provided. Each mobilehome site shall be equipped with a receptacle for mail deliveries in accordance with the standards prescribed by the local postmaster. 12. Telephones. The mobilehome park shall contain at least one public telephone for the use of the park residents. 13. Storage Areas. Areas used for the storage of travel trailers, boats and other such items may be established in a mobilehome park; provided, they are adequately screened from public view. 14. Utilities. Except in the RZ zone, all utility distribution facilities serving individual mobilehome sites shall be placed underground. The owner is responsible for complying with the requirements of this subsection and he shall make the necessary arrangements with each of the serving utilities for the installation of such facilities. Transformers, terminal boxes, meter cabinets, pedestals, concealed ducts and other necessary appurtenant structures may be placed above ground. Water and sewer distribution facilities shall be installed in conformance with specifications of the utility engineer. 15. Transient Mobilehome Sites. Sites reserved for transient mobilehomes shall be so designated on the plans submitted with the application for the mobilehome park conditional use permit. The site, yard and property development standards of this part shall fully apply to sites reserved for transient mobilehomes. 16. Sales of Mobilehomes at Mobilehome Parks. 1. Operation Subject to Conditional Use Permit. The operation of a business or occupation, either full or part time, for the purpose of mobilehome sales, shall be allowed on the premises of any legally established mobilehome park, subject to the issuance of a conditional use permit. 2. Conditions. Such conditional use permits shall be subject to any conditions imposed by the county. 3. Restrictions. In no event shall the holder of the conditional use permit or any other person maintain or allow to be maintained on the mobilehome park premises for display any mobilehome either assembled or disassembled which is not installed on the site and connected to all utilities sufficient to be legally adequate for immediate occupancy. The maximum number of unoccupied mobilehomes so installed for display shall not exceed three units at any one time. 4. Other Requirements. This section does not affect any other requirements of any agency, board, commission, council or entity at whatever level for any other permit, authorization or approval. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006) 15.51 MP - Industrial Park Or MP District 15.51.010 Purpose 15.51.020 Applicability 15.51.030 Uses Permitted 15.51.040 Uses Permitted Subject To First Obtaining A Conditional Use Permit 15.51.050 Minimum Lot Size 15.51.060 Minimum Average Lot Width 15.51.070 Maximum Length To Width Ratio 15.51.

uncil or entity at whatever level for any other permit, authorization or approval. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006) 15.51 MP - Industrial Park Or MP District 15.51.010 Purpose 15.51.020 Applicability 15.51.030 Uses Permitted 15.51.040 Uses Permitted Subject To First Obtaining A Conditional Use Permit 15.51.050 Minimum Lot Size 15.51.060 Minimum Average Lot Width 15.51.070 Maximum Length To Width Ratio 15.51.

uncil or entity at whatever level for any other permit, authorization or approval. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006) 15.51 MP - Industrial Park Or MP District 15.51.010 Purpose 15.51.020 Applicability 15.51.030 Uses Permitted 15.51.040 Uses Permitted Subject To First Obtaining A Conditional Use Permit 15.51.050 Minimum Lot Size 15.51.060 Minimum Average Lot Width 15.51.070 Maximum Length To Width Ratio 15.51.080 Maximum Lot Coverage 15.51.090 Minimum Yards 15.51.100 Maximum Height 15.51.110 Additional Performance Standards 15.51.120 Site Plan Review 15.51.010 Purpose The purpose of this chapter is to provide areas for a wide range of heavy commercial, light manufacturing uses, research facilities, and administrative offices clustered within business parks with welldesigned buildings and attractively landscaped areas. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006) 15.51.020 Applicability

This district shall apply to designated areas of the County identified in the Glenn County General Plan which are or are likely to be served by public water and sewer systems. Parcels or lots shall front on County maintained roadways as designated on the Circulation Element of the Glenn County General Plan. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006) 15.51.030 Uses Permitted

The following heavy commercial and manufacturing uses are permitted when conducted within a completely enclosed building; when not obnoxious or offensive because of noise, dust, odor, smoke, vibration, danger to life and property; and when outdoor storage of finished products or materials does not exceed fifteen percent (15%) of the net lot area and when stored within an area completely screened from adjacent County road rights-of-way and adjacent properties:

ted when conducted within a completely enclosed building; when not obnoxious or offensive because of noise, dust, odor, smoke, vibration, danger to life and property; and when outdoor storage of finished products or materials does not exceed fifteen percent (15%) of the net lot area and when stored within an area completely screened from adjacent County road rights-of-way and adjacent properties:

  1. Retail sales of large and bulky household items such as appliances, carpet and floor covering, fabric, machinery, furniture, and fireplaces or wood stoves; not including new and used auto sales; 2. Commercial trade services including incidental retail sales such as cleaning and dyeing agencies and plants, bottling works, cabinet and carpentry shops; blacksmith, welding and machine shops; furniture repair and upholstery shops; not including minor or major auto repair; 3. Construction related sales and services such as hardware stores; general and specialty contractors offices; electrical, plumbing, and heating shops; and light equipment rental shops; 4. Commercial warehouses and wholesale warehouses, not including mini-storage or aircraft hangers; 5. Light manufacturing, assembly, packaging, or processing of the following materials, including incidental retail sales of finished products at the point of manufacture; and when not including any use which incorporates processes involving the pulverization of clays, use of kilns fired by fuels other than electricity or gas, or the refining or rendering of oils or fats: 1. High technology products such as electrical instruments, computers, optical equipment and similar uses, including research and development. 2. Grains, vegetables, fruit or other farm products. 3. Wood, paper, or paper products, not including lumber and paper mills. 4. Fabrics, textiles, and similar materials. 5. Leather and leather products. 6. Metals and alloys, not including steel mills. 7. Plastic and fiberglass. 6. Administrative and general business offices and facilities when compatible with uses permitted in this district; 7. Professional construction support services such as blueprinting, duplicating, printing, drafting, engineering, surveying, planning, or architectural services; 8. Research, development, and testing laboratories and facilities; 9. Any other heavy commercial or light industrial use, building, or structure which is of similar character and not materially different from those enumerated herein; 10. Food services such as cafes and diners open to the public subject to Chapter 15.745; 11. Laundry, janitorial or facility maintenance services; 12. Industrial and commercial accessory uses and accessory structures; 13. Recycling centers when conducted within a completely enclosed building; 14. Energy production facilities. Public and private utilities and facilities. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.51.040 Uses Permitted Subject To First Obtaining A Conditional Use Permit

The following heavy commercial and manufacturing uses are permitted when conducted within a completely enclosed building; and when not exceeding fifteen percent (15%) of the total area of the lot for outdoor storage of finished products or materials within a completely screened by a site obscuring fence or masonry wall from adjacent properties and County road rights-of-way on the same lot:

  1. Uses permitted in Section 15.51.030 when obnoxious or offensive because of noise, dust, odor, smoke, vibration, or danger to life and property as determined by the planning authority;

    1. Uses permitted in Section 15.51.030 when not in compliance with the Performance Standards set forth in Division 4, Part 1 of the Glenn County Unified Development Code; 3. Home improvement centers;

    2. Tractor, boat, and airplane manufacturing and repair, not including minor or major auto repair. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

  • 15.51.050 Minimum Lot Size

Forty thousand (40,000) square feet. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

  • 15.51.060 Minimum Average Lot Width

    1. Interior lots: One hundred (100) feet.

    2. Corner lots: One hundred twenty-five (125) feet. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

  • 15.51.070 Maximum Length To Width Ratio Three to One (3:1). (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006) 15.51.080 Maximum Lot Coverage Seventy-five percent (75%). (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

  • 15.51.090 Minimum Yards

    1. Front yard: Twenty feet (20’) from the lot line; or forty- five feet (45’) from the centerline of the roadway, whichever is greater.

    2. Rear yard: Twenty feet (20’); except as provided below:

    • Where the rear lot line of a site abuts a residential zoning district, the minimum rear yard setback shall be fifty feet (50’). Where the rear lot line abuts a residential zoning district the owner shall construct, on the rear lot line, a six-foot high solid masonry wall or solid wood fence. The masonry wall or solid wood fence shall be continuously maintained.

      1. Side yard: Ten feet (10’); except as provided below:

Where the side lot line of a site abuts a residential zoning district, the minimum side yard setback shall be fifty feet (50’). Where the side lot line abuts a residential zoning district the owner shall construct, on the side lot line, a six-foot high solid masonry wall or solid wood fence which shall not exceed three (3) feet in height when extending into any required front yard. The masonry wall or solid wood fence shall be continuously maintained.

  1. Accessory structures: The above setbacks shall apply. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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