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§ 15.67

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

15.67.020 Data Required

When an applicant proposes to develop a public or community water system, he or she shall provide the following documentation together with his tentative map application:

  1. If the subdivision is to be supplied from a stream, spring, or other surface water, sufficient data shall be submitted to demonstrate that water in adequate quantity and quality is available and that rights of use of water have been obtained or are obtainable. If ground water is to be the source for the subdivision, sufficient data shall be provided to demonstrate that ground water in adequate quantity and quality is available. Also, it shall be demonstrated, if possible, that the proposed use of ground water will not adversely affect other users of ground water in the area;

  2. The applicant shall submit a sample of the proposed water source to a laboratory approved by the State Department of Public Health, Division of Laboratories, for a primary and secondary maximum constituent levels for drinking water standards analysis pursuant to Chapter 15 (commencing with Section 66401) of Division 4 of Title 22 of the California Administrative Code, and the results of the analysis shall be forwarded to the health department by the laboratory;

  3. A general plan of the distribution system;

  4. A general plan of the source, treatment and storage works showing the location, function, and capacity of each component; 5. The parcels on which source, treatment and storage works are proposed shall be specifically delineated;

  5. A plan for the continuing operation and maintenance of the system;

  6. Complete plans and specifications for the water system shall be submitted to the health officer and the public works director, after approval of the general plan. The complete plans and specifications shall be approved by the public works director prior to the commencement of work. (Ord. 1269 § 10, 2018; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

15.67.030 Design

  1. In the case of a subdivision included in, or annexing to, an existing approved and operating water district or community services district, the applicant shall install the water system and appurtenances in conformance with standards established by the district and the State of California. The applicant shall furnish a letter from the district certifying that the improvement design is to district standards prior to approval of construction. The applicant shall provide a letter from the water purveyor agreeing to unconditionally and without exception provide domestic water to each lot in the proposed subdivision. 2. If the subdivision is to be developed on the basis of a public or community water system, the plans, specifications and construction shall conform to the “Standards of Minimum Requirements for Safe Practice in the Production and Delivery of Water for Safe Practice of the American Water Works Association”. 3. A permit from the health officer or the California State Health Department to serve water shall be obtained as provided in Section 4011 of the Health and Safety Code of the State of California. 4. Water which is not obtained from a natural source free from pollution, shall not be delivered for domestic use unless it is adequately treated and disinfected to insure compliance with Sections 3 and 4 of the United States Public Health Service Drinking Water Standards and California Public Utilities Commission General Order No. 103. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006) 15.67.040 Distribution System The supply mains, arteries, and secondary feeders shall extend throughout the system. These shall be of sufficient size, considering their length, and character of the sections served, to deliver fire flow and consumption demands to all areas served. They shall be properly spaced and looped. No pipe less than six inches in diameter shall be used for fire service and 6 inch pipes shall be limited to a length of not over six hundred feet unless looped, except that in mountain rural subdivisions four-inch pipe may be allowed in place of six-inch pipe. In commercial, industrial, or urban subdivisions, zoned for R-3, or high density building, pipe sizes shall be not less than eight inches and interconnected within every six hundred feet. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006) 15.67.050 Spacing Of Valves The distribution system shall be equipped with a sufficient number of valves so located that no single accident, breakage, or repair to the pipe system will necessitate the shut-down of an artery or a length of pipe greater than one thousand six hundred feet. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006) 15.67.060 Water Storage The system shall provide sufficient water storage to assure the required minimum duration fire flow for two hours with the single most serious interruption to power lines, water mains and hydrants. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006) 15.67.070 Standards For Separation Of Water And Sewer Lines The following requirements shall be met for the separation of water and sewer lines: 1. Water lines shall be laid in separate trenches as far from nearby sewer lines as possible; 2. Water lines shall be laid at a higher elevation than nearby sewer lines; 3. When pipelines cross, the bottom of the water line shall be at least twelve inches above the top of the sewer pipe; 4. Steel casings or tunnels for the passage of water and sewer lines under railroad tracks, highways or other structures shall be specially designed to eliminate any hazard of contamination to the water system. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006) 15.67.080 Disinfection Of Water System 1. The completed water system shall be disinfected and water samples taken as specified in the American Water Works Association for Disinfecting Water Mains - (AWWA 9601-68). 2. Individual wells for land subdivisions. 3. For proposed land divisions, reasonable proof of water supply may be required at the discretion of the health officer. 4. If the land division is in an area not deemed marginal for water supply or quality by the health officer, a signed statement by a registered civil engineer or engineering geologist, registered in the state, which states at least the following will be required: “Based upon my experience and knowledge of this area, it is my opinion that individual wells with an adequate supply of potable water that meets the California Domestic Water Quality and Monitoring Regulations can be developed on each parcel.” (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006) 15.67.090 Fire Hydrants Fire hydrants, when required, shall meet the following conditions:

at least the following will be required: “Based upon my experience and knowledge of this area, it is my opinion that individual wells with an adequate supply of potable water that meets the California Domestic Water Quality and Monitoring Regulations can be developed on each parcel.” (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006) 15.67.090 Fire Hydrants Fire hydrants, when required, shall meet the following conditions:

  1. A fire flow minimum of two thousand five hundred gallons per minute is required for a duration period of ten hours in commercial and industrial areas of the county; 2. A fire flow of one thousand five hundred gallons per minute is required for a duration period of 6 hours in urban subdivision which are zoned R-M or closely built upon residential areas in which churches, schools and other similar structures would be interspersed; 3. A fire flow of one thousand five hundred gallons per minute is required for a duration of four hours in urban residential subdivisions in which a water system is required; 4. A fire flow of one thousand five hundred gallons per minute is required for a duration period of four hours in rural and estate subdivisions that are served from a public water agency, district, or municipality or private water system; 5. Static water pressures shall be such as to deliver the required fire flows at a flowing or residual pressure of twenty pounds per square inch over and above the normal consumption demands of the system. In no case shall the fire hydrant spacing be more than five hundred feet from hydrant to hydrant, or more than two hundred fifty feet from fire hydrant to the center of any lot, except in rural subdivisions where the fire authority shall determine the minimum spacing; 6. Standard dry barrel, breakaway-type fire hydrants with one 4-1/2 inch National Standard nozzle and two 2-1/2 inch National Standard nozzles shall be required for all urban subdivisions; 7. Standard wharf-type fire hydrants not less than four inches in size, with 2-1/2 inch National Standard outlet connection shall be allowed for all estate, rural and agriculture developments and above subdivisions, where a water system is required; 8. Freezing precautions that would be adequate (in the judgment of the fire authority) for protection of the system shall be taken; 9. Fire hydrant systems shall be constructed in accordance with standard details approved by the public works director and the appropriate fire protection district. (Ord. 1200 § 3, 2008; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006) 15.68 Surveying And Mapping 15.68.010 Map Form 15.68.020 Certificates 15.68.030 Accuracy 15.68.040 Basis Of Bearing 15.68.050 Monuments 15.68.060 Checking By Public Works Director 15.68.070 Filing With The Public Works Director 15.68.080 Form And Contents 15.68.090 Filing And Action 15.68.100 Checking By Public Works Director 15.68.110 Requirements Prior To Final Map Approval 15.68.120 Form And Contents 15.68.130 Filing And Action

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▸ Contents — Glenn County Zoning Code
Glenn County Zoning Code
  1. § 15.01
  2. 15.02 Definitions
  3. § 15.04
  4. § 15.09
  5. § 15.11
  6. § 15.16
  7. § 15.22
  8. 15.23 Land Divisions
  9. § 15.31
  10. § 15.32
  11. § 15.33
  12. § 15.34
  13. § 15.35
  14. § 15.36
  15. § 15.39
  16. § 15.40
  17. § 15.43
  18. 15.44 M - Industrial Zone
  19. § 15.46
  20. § 15.47
  21. § 15.48
  22. § 15.51
  23. § 15.52
  24. § 15.55
  25. § 15.56
  26. § 15.57
  27. 15.58 Right To Farm
  28. § 15.64
  29. § 15.65
  30. § 15.67
  31. § 15.68
  32. § 15.71
  33. § 15.72
  34. § 15.74
  35. § 15.745
  36. 15.77 Collector
  37. § 15.78
  38. § 15.795
  39. § 15.797
  40. § 15.798
  41. § 15.80
  42. § 15.801
  43. § 15.81
  44. § 15.83
  45. § 15.85
  46. 15.86 Power Generation Facilities 15.86.010 Purpose 15.86.020 …

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