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§ 15.80

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

15.80.010 Standards 15.80.010 Standards

  1. Seasonal farmworker housing shall be located on parcels of forty (40) acres or more in size zones “AP” (Agricultural Preserve) or “AE” (Exclusive Agricultural) and having an “Agriculture Intensive” or “Agriculture General” land use designation. Such parcels shall be owned by the applicant. Seasonal farmworker housing proposed for parcels smaller than the forty (40) acres in size shall require a conditional use permit.

    1. Seasonal farmworker housing shall be located on parcels having direct access to a County or State maintained road. 3. Seasonal farmworker housing and support structures shall be set back a minimum of sixty (60) feet from the center line of any roadway, 60 feet from any other property line, 40 feet from any other structure, and 40 feet from watering troughs, feed troughs, and accessory buildings. Seasonal farmworker housing and support structures shall also be set back 75 feet from barns, pens, or similar quarters of livestock or poultry. Seasonal farmworker housing and support structures shall be set back a minimum of 500 feet from any confined animal and manure handling facilities for dairy operations.

    2. Seasonal farmworker housing shall have off-street parking provided at a ratio of one (1) space per four (4) persons housed.

    3. Seasonal farmworker housing may be either a one (1) or two (2) story structure. 6. Seasonal farmworker housing shall be occupied no more than 180 days in any calendar year. Farmworker housing which is proposed to be occupied more than 180 days per year shall require a Conditional Use Permit.

    4. Seasonal farmworker housing having accommodations for at least six (6) persons may have a single caretaker unit (per parcel) occupied year-round provided that the caretaker unit meets the requirements of Chapter 15.59 Minimum Residential Construction Standards.

    5. Seasonal farmworker housing shall not be located within any designated floodway.

    6. Seasonal farmworker housing shall meet the requirements of Chapter 15.54 Flood Damage Prevention.

    7. Seasonal farmworker housing shall be maintained in such a manner so as not to constitute a zoning violation or a health and safety hazard. 11. Prior to the issuance of a building permit for seasonal farmworker housing, the applicant shall place on file with the planning authority an affidavit that the seasonal farmworker housing will be used to house persons employed for agricultural purposes. Further, a covenant shall be recorded, in a form satisfactory to the County Counsel, acknowledging and agreeing that in the event the housing units are proposed to be converted to another use, the entire facility shall be brought into compliance with the provisions of this code and State Laws in effect at the time of conversion; or the housing units and all accessory structures shall be removed.

Further, a covenant shall be recorded, in a form satisfactory to the County Counsel, acknowledging and agreeing that in the event the housing units are proposed to be converted to another use, the entire facility shall be brought into compliance with the provisions of this code and State Laws in effect at the time of conversion; or the housing units and all accessory structures shall be removed.

  1. Seasonal farmworker housing shall house no more than fifty (50) persons at any time. Housing of more than fifty (50) persons at a single site shall require a conditional use permit. 13. Once a building permit has been issued for a seasonal farmworker housing facility there shall be no additional building permits issued for seasonal farmworker housing within a three (3) mile radius of the approved site. If a seasonal farmworker housing facility is proposed within three (3) miles of an approved site a conditional use permit shall be required.

  2. Within thirty days of the annual closure of the seasonal farmworker housing, the owner shall file a report to the planning authority showing the number of days that the site was open and the number of persons housed.

  3. There shall be no more than one (1) seasonal farmworker housing facility per parcel of land. 16. The buildings used for the seasonal farmworker housing facility shall be located in a cluster with no building more than one hundred feet (100’) from another building in the facility. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

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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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