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Article VI — RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS

§ 25.52 RESIDENTIAL ZONES AND PERMIT REQUIREMENTS.

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The following table is a list of permit requirements for all residential zones.

Land Use RE R-1 R-2 R-3 R-4 HR Examples
Land Use RE R-1 R-2 R-3 R-4 HR Examples
Education:
Schools, church-owned N CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP
Miscellaneous:
Accessory use or building P P P P P P Garages, accessory storage
buildings
Flea market, not for profit P P P P P P Only when conducted by a
non- profit organization
Home occupation P P P P P P See §25.239
Livestock in Ag Combining
District		 P P P N N N See §4.16 and 25.11
Lodges and fraternities N N N CUP CUP CUP Only when conducted by a
non- profit organization
Monuments N N N N N Y See definition at §25.239
Offices, temporary
construction		 AUP AUP AUP AUP AUP AUP On development site
Public-owned facilities P CUP CUP CUP CUP P Public buildings
Shelter, temporary
emergency		 N N N AUP AUP AUP See definition at §25.239
Signs, on-premises home
occupation		 P P P P P P See sign regulations
Signs, on-premises N N N P P P See sign regulations
Small animal keeping P P P P P P See definition at §25.239
Storage, temporary
residential construction		 P P P P P P Storage containers (during
onsite construction)
Utilities, underground P P P P P P Gas, electric, water and sewer
lines
Utilities, above ground,
screened		 AUP AUP AUP AUP AUP AUP Substations, partially
screened towers less than 50'
Utilities, overhead lines P P P P P P Electrical, telephone, CATV
Public gathering:
Assembly, inside N CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP Arcades, churches, civic
centers, restaurants, taverns,
theaters
Assembly, outside N CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP Noncommercial only,
ballfields and the like
Assembly, outside,
temporary event		 N AUP AUP AUP AUP AUP See §25.194
Recreation:
Golf courses and country
clubs		 CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP N
Public parks CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP
Residential:
Accessory dwelling unit and
junior accessory dwelling
unit		 P P P P P P Pursuant to the requirements
of §25.197
Apartment building N N N P(5) P(5) P See density standards for
maximum units
Child care center N N N CUP CUP CUP Less than 24 hours; more than
14 children; non-medical care
Boardinghouse, bed and
breakfast		 N N N P P AUP Guest rooms, onsite owner,
central dining room
Day care, large family home P(6) P(6) P(6) P(6) P(6) P(6) Less than 24 hours; 9 through
14 children (See note 6
below)
Day care small family home P P P P P P Less than 24 hours; less than
nine children; non-medical
care
Duplex (two dwellings per
building)		 N N P P P P One main building per lot
Dwelling, single-family P P P P P P One main building per lot
Employee housing- large CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP See definition at §25.239
Employee housing- small P P P P P P See definition at §25.239
Gardening, noncommercial P P P P P P No on-site sales
Grouped dwelling complex N N N P P P Multiple buildings (See
density standards at §25.53)
Lodging house N N N N P CUP Less than six guest rooms,
single room occupancy
Lodging house, bed and
breakfast		 N N N P P AUP Guest rooms, resident owner,
central dining room
Residential care facility, 6 or
less clients		 P P P P P P 24 hours; less than 7 persons;
nonmedical care
Residential care facility, 7 or
more clients		 N CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP 24 hours; greater than 6
persons; nonmedical care
Transitional and supportive
housing		 P P P P P P See definition at §25.239
Mobile home parks CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP N See density standards; see
§25.53
Retail trade:
Sales, retail inside CUP Antiques, appliances, art,
books, clothing, drugs, floor
covering, pet sales,
photographs, stationery,
variety
Sales, retail outside and
screened		 CUP Home, garden and ranch
supplies, nurseries
Sales, wholesale CUP
Service and repair:
Cemeteries, columbariums
and to mausoleums		 CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP N VA:TO>Examples
Mortuaries N N N N CUP N See §25.239
Offices, temporary real
estate sales		 AUP AUP AUP AUP AUP AUP Model homes and office
Offices, professional and
business		 N N N CUP CUP CUP Administration, architects,
artists, attorneys, dentists,
doctors, engineers, family
counseling, optometrists,
psychiatrists, realtors
NOTES TO TABLE:
1. See also permits, Article V.
2. See also use-zone matrix, appendix.
3. For uses not listed see similar uses, §25.239.
4. See also definitions, Article XXV.
5. Apartments confined within one building.
6. Must comply with standards; see §25.195.
CUP - Conditions use permit required.
N - Not allowed in this zoning district.
P - Permitted use, zoning compliance required.
AUP - Administrative use permit required.

(`61 Code, § 25.06.35) (Ord. 915, passed 6-20-2000; Am. Ord. 930, passed 7-3-2001; Am. Ord. 1006, passed 11-162010; Am. Ord. 1022, passed 2-4-2014; Am. Ord. 1049, passed 5-15-2018; Am. Ord. 1056, passed 3-3-2020)

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▸ Contents — Red Bluff Zoning Code
Red Bluff Zoning Code
  1. Article I — ADOPTION OF PLAN
  2. Article II — DESIGNATION OF DISTRICTS
  3. Article III — ESTABLISHMENT OF DISTRICTS
  4. Article IV — AMENDMENT PROCESS
  5. Article V — PROCEDURES FOR NAMING AND RENAMING STREETS,
  6. ▸ Article VI — RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
    Overview
    1. § 25.39 GENERALLY.
    2. § 25.40 RE, RURAL RESIDENTIAL ESTATES DISTRICTS.
    3. § 25.41 R-1, SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS.
    4. § 25.42 R-2, TWO-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS.
    5. § 25.43 R-3, NEIGHBORHOOD APARTMENT DISTRICTS.
    6. § 25.44 R-4, GENERAL APARTMENT DISTRICTS.
    7. § 25.45 HR, HISTORIC RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS.
    8. § 25.46 LOT STANDARDS AND DENSITY.
    9. § 25.47 PARKING STANDARDS.
    10. § 25.48 SETBACK, BUILDING COVERAGE AND HEIGHT REQUIREMENTS.
    11. § 25.49 LANDSCAPE STANDARDS.
    12. § 25.50 SIGNAGE.
    13. § 25.51 COMPLIANCE WITH DESIGN REVIEW GUIDELINES.
    14. § 25.52 RESIDENTIAL ZONES AND PERMIT REQUIREMENTS.
    15. § 25.53 RESIDENTIAL LOT STANDARDS.
  7. Article VII — RESERVED
  8. Article VIII — COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS
  9. Article IX — INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS
  10. Article X — PUBLIC DISTRICTS
  11. Article XI — COMBINING DISTRICTS
  12. Article XII — USE PERMITS
  13. Article XIII — ADMINISTRATIVE USE PERMITS
  14. Article XIV — PLANNED DEVELOPMENT USE PERMITS
  15. Article XV — VARIANCES
  16. Article XVI — SETBACK ADJUSTMENTS
  17. Article XVII — NONCONFORMING USES
  18. Article XVIII — RESERVED
  19. Article XIX — GENERAL PROVISIONS
  20. Article XX — CERTIFICATES OF OCCUPANCY
  21. Article XXI — RECREATIONAL VEHICLES AND COMMERCIAL COACHES
  22. Article XXII — PROHIBITED USES
  23. Article XXIII — OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING
  24. Article XXIV — ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES
  25. Article XXV — DEFINITIONS
  26. Article XXVI — ADULT-ORIENTED BUSINESSES
  27. Article XXVII — DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT PROCEDURES

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