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Title 9 — PLANNING AND ZONING›Chapter 4 — DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
Plumas County Municipal Code Art. 1 Purposes and Application
Plumas County Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Plumas County
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Sec. 9-4.101. - Purposes.¶
The provisions of this chapter are adopted to implement the General Plan by providing a precise delineation of its development standards and to provide for the control and design of improvements for development in accord with the Subdivision Map Act and Chapters 2 and 3 of this title.
(§ 1, Ord. 87-662, eff. June 4, 1987) [7]
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Editor's note— Chapter 4 entitled "Zoning", consisting of Article 1 entitled "Adoption, Purposes, and Interpretation", consisting of Sections 9-4.101 through 9-4.103, Article 2 entitled "Definitions", consisting of Sections 9-4.201 through 9-4.279, Article 3 entitled "Establishment of Districts", consisting of Sections 9-4.301 through 9-4.306, Article 4 entitled "General Requirements", consisting of Sections 9-4.401 through 9-4.424, Article 5 entitled "Nonconforming Land, Buildings, and Uses", consisting of Sections 9-4.501 through 9-4.507, Article 6 entitled "Special Use Permits", consisting of Sections 9-4.601 through 9-4.607, Article 7 entitled "Planned Developments", consisting of Sections 9-4.701 through 9-4.705, Article 8 entitled "Variances", consisting of Sections 9-4.801 through 9-4.808, Article 9 entitled "Amendments", consisting of Sections 9-4.901 through 9-4.907, Article 10 entitled "Appeals", consisting of Sections 9-4.1001 through 9-4.1004, Article 11 entitled "Building Permits", consisting of Sections 9-4.1101 and 9-4.1102, Article 13 entitled "Administration: Enforcement: Violations: Penalties", consisting of Sections 9-4.1301 through 9-4.1304, Article 14 entitled "Single Family District (R-1a)", consisting of Sections 9-4.1401 through 9-4.1405, Article 14.5 entitled "Single Family District (R-1)", consisting of Sections 9-4.1451 through 9-4.1455, Article 15 entitled "Single Family District (R-1b)", consisting of Sections 9-4.1501 through 9-4.1505, Article 16 entitled "Multi-Family District (R-2)", consisting of Sections 9-4.1601 through 9-4.1605, Article 17 entitled "General Multiple District (R-3)", consisting of Sections 9-4.1701 through 9-4.1706, Article 18 entitled "Commercial Shops District (C-1)", consisting of Sections 9-4.1801 through 9-4.1806, Article 19 entitled "General Commercial District (C-2)", consisting of Sections 9-4.1901 through 9-4.1906, Article 20 entitled "Commercial-Recreation District (CR)", consisting of Sections 9-4.2001 through 9-4.2006, Article 21 entitled "Limited Industrial District (LI)", consisting of Sections 9-4.2101 through 9-4.2105, Article 22 entitled "Industrial District (I)", consisting of Sections 9-4.2201 through 9-4.2205, Article 23 entitled "Rural Environment District (RE-1)", consisting of Sections 9-4.2301 through 9-4.2305, Article 24 entitled "Rural Environment District (RE-2.5)", consisting of Sections 9-4.2401 through 9-4.2405, Article 25 entitled "Rural Environment District (RE-5)", consisting of Sections 9-4.2501 through 9-4.2505, Article 26 entitled "Rural Environment District (RE-10)", consisting of Sections 9-4.2601 through 9-4.2605, Article 27 entitled "General Forest District (GF)", consisting of Sections 9-4.2701 through 9-4.2705, Article 28 entitled "Timberland Production Zone (TPZ)", consisting of Sections 9-4.2801 through 9-4.2806, Article 29 entitled "Reservoir Flood Plain District (RFP)", consisting of Sections 9-4.2901 through 9-4.2906, Article 30 entitled "Green Belt District (GB)", consisting of Sections 9-4.3001 and 9-4.3002, Article 31 entitled "Unclassified District (U)", consisting of Sections 9-4.3101 through 9-4.3104, Article 32 entitled "Exclusive Agriculture District (A)", consisting of Sections 9-4.3201 through 9-4.3205, Article 32.5 entitled "General Agriculture District (GA)", consisting of Sections 9-5.32501 through 9-4.32.507, Article 33 entitled "Airport Combining District (AR)", consisting of Sections 9-4.3301 through 9-4.3303, Article 33.5 entitled "Planned Development Combining District (PD)", consisting of Sections 9-4.33.501 and 9-4.33.502, Article 34 entitled "Primary Flood Plain Combining District (FP-1)", consisting of Sections 9-4.3401 and 9-4.3402, Article 35 entitled "Secondary Flood Plan Combining District (FP-2)", consisting of Sections 9-4.3501 and 9-4.3502, Article 36 entitled "Special Plan Combining District (SP)", consisting of Sections 9-4.3601 through 9-4.3606, Article 37 entitled "Mobile Home Combining Districts (MO)", consisting of Sections 9-4.3701 and 9-4.3702, Article 38 entitled "Quiet Combining District (Q)", consisting of Sections 9-4.3801 and 9-4.3802, Article 39 entitled "Farm Animal Combining District (F)", consisting of Sections 9-4.3901 and 9-4.3902, Article 39.5 entitled "Hydroelectric General District (HG)", consisting of Sections 9-4.3951 through 9-4.3953, and Article 40 entitled "Continuance of Certain Provisions", consisting of Section 9-4.4001, recodified from Sections 61300 and 61317 and 61600 through 61615, Plumas County Ordinance Code, as added by Ordinance No. 752, as amended by Ordinance Nos. 74-64, effective September 19, 1974, 74-67, effective September 3, 1974, 74-82, effective December 26, 1974, 75-89, effective February 28, 1975, 75-96, effective April 10, 1975, 75-100, effective May 8, 1975, 75-119 and 75-120, effective September 12, 1975, 76-137 and 76-138, effective March 4, 1976, 76-141, effective May 13, 1976, 76-148, effective July 15, 1976, 76-150, effective August 12, 1976, 76-157, effective September 9, 1976, 76-176, effective December 23, 1976, 76-180, effective January 6, 1977, 76-183, effective January 20, 1977, 77-187, effective February 10, 1977, 77-190, effective March 17, 1977, 77-206, effective July 7, 1977, 77-243 and 77-244, effective January 12, 1978, 78-250, effective February 23, 1978, 78-261, effective June 1, 1978, 78-279 and 78-280, effective September 14, 1978, 78-287, effective November 2, 1978, 78-289, effective December 14, 1978, 79-305, effective April 19, 1979, 79-311, effective May 10, 1979, 79-321, effective July 12, 1979, 79-329, effective August 9, 1979, 79-331, effective August 16, 1979, 79-335, effective September 13, 1979, 80-376, effective June 5, 1980, 80-394, effective September 4, 1980, 81-437, effective May 21, 1981, 81-469, effective September 19, 1981, 82-513, effective August 19, 1982, 82-515, effective September 16, 1982, 82-516, effective October 7, 1982, 82-524, effective December 23, 1982, and
1979, 79-329, effective August 9, 1979, 79-331, effective August 16, 1979, 79-335, effective September 13, 1979, 80-376, effective June 5, 1980, 80-394, effective September 4, 1980, 81-437, effective May 21, 1981, 81-469, effective September 19, 1981, 82-513, effective August 19, 1982, 82-515, effective September 16, 1982, 82-516, effective October 7, 1982, 82-524, effective December 23, 1982, and 83-545, effective September 1, 1983, repealed by Ordinance No. 84-593, effective January 3, 1985; see Chapter 2 of this title.
Sec. 9-4.102. - Application.¶
The application of the provisions of this chapter shall be held to be only the minimum requirements for the promotion of the public health, safety, and general welfare and to protect owners' rights to develop consistent with the General Plan, the Subdivision Map Act, and Chapters 2 and 3 of this title.
(§ 1, Ord. 87-662, eff. June 4, 1987)
Sec. 9-4.103. - Administration.¶
It shall be the duty of the Department of Planning and Building Services and the Department of Public Works to administer the provisions of this chapter.
(§ 1, Ord. 91-762, eff. October 3, 1991; § 1, Ord. No. 05-1036, § 1, adopted August 16, 2005)
Sec. 9-4.104. - California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.¶
The headquarters of the Ranger Units of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection which administer State Responsibility Area Fire protection in Plumas County shall be given reports of violations of those sections of this chapter which implement the SRA Fire Safe Regulations. Those sections are enumerated in Section 9-9.103 of Chapter 9 of Title 9 of this Code.
(§ 1, Ord. 91-762, eff. October 3, 1991)
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