Glenn County Municipal Code § 15.37 R-1 - Single Family Residential Zone

• 15.37.050 Uses Permitted With An Administrative Permit

• 15.37.060 Site Area And Configuration 15.37.070 Minimum Yard Requirements 15.37.080 Maximum Building Height

This zoning classification is established for the following purposes:

1. To provide living area within an area where development is limited to low density concentrations of single-family dwellings;

2. To promote and encourage a suitable environment for family life;

3. To provide space for community facilities needed to complement urban residential areas and for institutions which require a residential environment;

4. To minimize traffic congestion and to avoid an overload of utilities designed to service only low density residential use. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

The placement of the R-1, single-family residential zone is to be limited to the unincorporated areas of the county which have sanitary sewer systems and/or a piped water system, or which is located within an established service area of a governmental district or utility company which can offer such services. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

The following uses and structures are permitted in the “R-1” zone:

1. One single-family dwelling or mobilehome per parcel of land;

2. Accessory buildings such as garages, carports, lath houses, greenhouses, gardening sheds, recreation rooms and similar structures which are customarily used in conjunction with and incidental to a principal use or structure;

3. One home occupation per dwelling unit, if a permit is secured pursuant to Chapter 15.78;

4. Storage of materials used for the construction of a building, including the contractor’s temporary office, provided that such use is on the building site or immediately adjacent thereto, and provided further that such shall be permitted only during the construction period and 30 days thereafter;

5. Major and minor auto repair of vehicles which are not owned or operated by occupants of the property. If such repair causes a nuisance of visual blight in the neighborhood, a conditional use permit shall be required;

6. One hobby kennel when accessory to a permitted principal use and not used for commercial purposes. No more that one hobby kennel is permitted per parcel of land;

7. One second dwelling subject to Chapter 15.175. (Ord. 1263 § 16, 2017; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

The following uses and structures are permitted in the “R-1” zone only if a conditional use permit has first been secured:

1. Public and private non-profit nursery schools, elementary schools, junior high schools, high schools and colleges;

2. Churches and religious institutions, private clubs and lodges, public playgrounds and parks, private or public golf courses;

3. Government buildings and properties;

4. Public utility buildings and public service or utility uses (transmission and distribution lines excepted), including but not limited to reservoirs, storage tanks, pumping stations, telephone exchanges, power stations, transformer stations, service yards and parking lots;

5. Kennel when accessory to a permitted principal use. No more than one kennel may be permitted parcel of land. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

The following uses and structures are permitted only if an administrative permit has first been secured:

1. Collection of five or fewer antique or hobby accumulation vehicles, subject to the requirements of chapter 15.77;

2. One commercial hobby kennel when accessory to a principal permitted use. No more than one hobby kennel, commercial or otherwise, is permitted per lot. (Ord. 1263 § 17, 2017; Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

• 15.37.060 Site Area And Configuration

1. The minimum area of any lot or parcel of land shall be five thousand square feet net if served by public sewer and public water facilities.

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.

3. The minimum area of any lot or parcel of land shall be forty thousand square feet net if served with a septic tank and a wall.

4. The minimum lot width and public street frontage of any lot or parcel of land shall be fifty feet providing the lot width ratio is met.

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)

1. Front Yard. The minimum front yard shall be twenty feet.

2. Side Yard, Corner Lots. On corner lots, the side yard which is contiguous to the street shall not be less than ten feet in width, except that a garage or carport having an entrance fronting on the street shall be set back at least twenty feet from the street property line.

3. Side Yard, Interior. The minimum side yard of interior lots shall be five feet.

4. 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. The handle portion of a panhandle lot shall be considered as a side yard driveway. A side yard driveway shall be paved the entire length and width with cement or asphaltic concrete.

5. Side Yard, Accessory Buildings. The side yard of any accessory building shall be the same as that required-for the main building.

6. Rear Yard. The minimum rear yard shall be twenty-five feet.

7. Rear Yard, Accessory Buildings. An accessory building shall be located not less than five feet from the rear property line. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

The maximum building height in the R-1 zone shall be:

1. Thirty feet for any residential structures;

2. Fifteen feet for any accessory structures. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

The distance between any accessory building and dwelling unit shall conform to Uniform Building and Fire Codes. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

Fences, walls and hedges not exceeding six feet in height shall be permitted, except that in a required front yard or side yard on a corner lot, a fence, wall or hedge shall not exceed three feet in height. A fence or wall may be allowed to a height of four feet provided that the additional one foot height is not of a solid material. (Ord. 1183 § 2, 2006)

The maximum lot coverage shall be 40% of the total lot area. For areas where slopes are greater than 30%, lot coverage shall not exceed 30%. (Ord. 1200 § 3, 2008)