Modoc County Municipal Code § 18.32.050 Uses permitted with a use permit

The purpose of an RL zone is to provide a lower density residential environment in terms of lot size and dwelling density (consistent with the general plan) than is available in the RH zone. The RL zone is consistent with the urban areas, urban residential, and rural residential general plan designations.

(Ord. No. 236-146, 12-12-2017; Ord. 236-73 Exh. A(part), 1991)

The regulations set out in this chapter shall apply in all RL zones, and shall be subject to the provisions and limitations set out in chapters 18.100 through 18.112 of this title.

(Ord. No. 236-146, 12-12-2017; Ord. 236-73 Exh. A(part), 1991)

A. One one-family dwelling and accessory uses (section 18.100.010);

B. Accessory dwelling unit (section 18.100.070);

C. Residential care facility, small and/or unlicensed (section 18.100.090);

D. Employee housing, small (section 18.100.080);

E. Transitional housing (section 18.100.110);

F. Supportive housing (section 18.100.110);

G. Recreational facilities incidental to a planned development, including a swimming pool, tennis courts, or clubhouse;

H. Public uses and quasi-public uses which are conducted within a building, primarily serve the immediate area, and are compatible in the residential setting in which they are located; neighborhood park;

I. Public utilities necessary in the locations proposed to support residential uses and which are compatible in a residential setting. Such uses are generally located and conducted within a building or completely screened from view, do not emit noise, electronic interference or other influences detectable at the property boundary, and do not occupy more than one-half acre;

J. Similar uses (section 18.100.010); and

K. Other uses as referenced in section 18.100.010, Uses permitted in certain zones.

(Ord. No. 236-162, 3-24-2026; Ord. No. 236-149, § 9, 7-28-2021; Ord. No. 236-146, 12-12-2017; Ord. 236-73 Exh. A(part), 1991)

A. Guest house.

(Ord. No. 236-146, 12-12-2017; Ord. 236-73 Exh. A(part), 1991)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 236-146, adopted Dec. 12, 2017, changed the title of § 18.32.040 from "Uses permitted with an administrative permit" to read as herein set out.

A. Two-family dwellings, multiple-family dwellings, bed and breakfast guest facility, mobile home park, boarding or rooming house which may include housing and affordable housing developments (section 18 110.080);

B. Residential care facility, large licensed (section 18.100.090);

C. Recreational vehicle park, motel, hotel;

D. Health and large day care facilities;

E. Professional offices; personal services;

F. Public uses, quasi-public uses, and public utilities that do not meet the criteria in section 18.32.030 provided they are compatible in a residential setting;

G. Similar uses (section 18.100.030); and

H. Other uses as referenced in section 18.100.010, Uses permitted in certain zones.

(Ord. No. 236-162, 3-24-2026; Ord. No. 236-149, § 9, 7-28-2021; Ord. No. 236-146, 12-12-2017; Ord. 236-73 Exh. A(part), 1991)

Except as provided in Chapters 18.110.

A. Minimum lot size and width:

1. Ten thousand square feet, with a minimum width of seventy-five feet, when public water and sewer, or only public sewer, are available and utilized,

2. Fifteen thousand square feet, with a minimum width of one hundred feet when only public water is available and utilized,

3. Three acres, with a minimum width of one hundred fifty feet, when neither public water or public sewer is available or utilized. Lots created by division may be granted an exception by the planning commission, acting on a finding by the county health officer that a lesser size is adequate to accommodate the proposed water system and sewage disposal system without endangering any person. If granted, the minimum lot size shall not be less than fifteen thousand square feet with a minimum lot width of one hundred feet;

B. Minimum yards:

1. Front, side street: dwellings and nonfarm buildings: twenty feet; farm buildings: ten feet,

2. Rear, side: five feet;

C. Maximum building height: fifty feet;

D. Maximum lot coverage: sixty percent;

E. Access, parking, signs, other: as provided in Chapter 18.110.

(Ord. 236-73 Exh. A(part), 1991)

A. Any lot in any zone shall be improved and maintained as follows:

1. No trash or rubbish shall be allowed to accumulate on any lot or parcel.

2. It is unlawful to park, store, leave or to permit the parking, storing or leaving of any licensed or unlicensed motor vehicle of any kind or part thereof, which is in a wrecked, junked, partially dismantled, inoperative or abandoned condition, whether attended or not, upon any private property within the county for a period of time in excess of seventy-two hours, except that two or less such vehicles or parts thereof may be stored if within a building, or placed behind an opaque screening fence; and except that such vehicles and parts may be stored in a junk yard or automobile wrecking yard lawfully established pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.

B. The storage of merchandise, materials, partially or completely dismantled automobiles or salvage materials in any zone shall be enclosed in a sight-obscuring fence of not less than six feet in height, and such storage shall not be placed in a greater height than the enclosing wall or fence. Where such storage qualified as a legal nonconforming use, the property owner and/or proprietor shall have a period of six months from the date of notification of violation of this provision by the planning director to amortize such storage and bring it into conformance with this section.

(Ord. 236-75 (part), 1998)