Modoc County Municipal Code Ch. 18.28 Low Intensity (li) Zone

The purpose of an LI zone is to permit the integration of development with low intensity agricultural or other resource based uses, and to provide a transition from the LIC or similar zone to the RR zones. The LI zone is compatible with the general agriculture, public land, and rural residential general plan designations.

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

The regulations set out in this chapter shall apply in all LI zones, and shall be subject to the provisions and limitations set out in Chapters 18.100 through 18.110 of this title.

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

A. Cultivation of crops, grazing, incidental agriculture; continuation of existing agricultural and forestry uses, excluding an increase in the intensity of use;

B. Forest management, fish and wildlife enhancement projects (section 18.100.010);

C. One single-family dwelling and accessory uses (section 18.100.010);

D. Accessory dwelling unit (section 18.100.070);

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

F. Employee housing, small and large (section 18.100.080);

G. Transitional housing (section 18.100.110);

H. Supportive housing (section 18.100.110);

I. Low intensity recreational uses when the parcel is forty acres or more;

J. Public uses such as parks, reservoirs, low intensity recreational uses, equestrian trails, campgrounds, cross-country skiing, hiking and similar nonmotorized off-road experiences, and accessory structures;

K. Public utilities necessary in the location proposed for the orderly provision of services, which do not occupy more than one-half acre, and which do not normally require human habitation for their operation outside of maintenance related activities, including transmission lines, wells, communication structures, and switching stations; but excluding substations, and transmission towers not located in an existing right-of-way;

L. Private energy development;

M. Similar uses (section 18.100.010); and

N. 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, § 7, 7-28-2021; Ord. No. 236-146, 12-12-2017; Ord. 236-73 Exh. A(part), 1991)

Uses permitted with an administrative permit, subject to the provisions in section 18.100.020, are as follows:

A. Assemblage of people;

B. Guest house; and

C. Commercial energy exploration.

(Ord. No. 236-162, 3-24-2026; Ord. No. 236-149, § 7, 7-28-2021; Ord. No. 348, 7-20-2011; Ord. 236-73 Exh. A(part), 1991)

A. Assemblage of people, guest house, home occupation (section 18.100.030);

B. Public uses, quasi-public uses, and public utilities that are sensitive uses or do not meet the criteria in section 18.28.030;

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

D. Commercial recreational facilities;

E. Commercial energy development;

F. Mining (section 18.100.030);

G. Agricultural support services;

H. Private airstrip;

I. Similar uses (section 18.100.030); and

J. 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, § 7, 7-28-2021; Ord. No. 236-146, 12-12-2017; Ord. 236-73 Exh. A(part), 1991)

Except as provided in Chapter 18.110.

A. Minimum lot or parcel size: Twenty acres.

B. Minimum yards:

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

2. Rear, side: ten feet.

C. Access, parking, height limits, signs, other: as provided in Chapter 18.110.

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