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Article XIX — GENERAL PROVISIONS

§ 25.187 ADDITIONAL USES PERMITTED.

Red Bluff Zoning Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-07-25 · Red Bluff

The following accessory uses, in addition to those specified in this chapter, shall be permitted:

  • (A) The renting of rooms, or the providing of meals for not more than two paying guests in a dwelling;

  • (B) The operation of necessary service facilities and equipment in connection with schools, colleges and other institutions when located on the site of the principal use;

  • (C) Recreation, refreshment and service buildings in public parks, playgrounds and golf courses;

  • (D) A home occupation as defined in § 25.239 within a dwelling unit in any district;

(E) The commercial extraction of sand and gravel from natural drainage ways, provided that a plan for the reclamation of excavated lands is first prepared and approved; a streambed alteration agreement has been consummated with the State Department of Fish and Game; except as otherwise provided by this chapter, no processing such as screening or batching is conducted onsite; and the duration of extraction does not exceed 30 days in any calendar year;

(F) Towers, spires, chimneys, machinery, penthouses, scenery lofts, cupolas, water tanks, radio aerial, television antennae and similar architectural and utility structures and necessary mechanical appurtenances may be built and used to a height not more than 25 feet above the height limit established for the district in which the structures are located; (No architectural or utility structures shall be used for sleeping or eating quarters or for any commercial or advertising purposes. Additional heights for public utility structures may be permitted upon approval of the Planning Commission. Height limitations provided herein shall not apply to electric transmission lines and towers.)

(G) Attached or detached shade structures on the same lot as buildings with single or multiple-family dwelling units are permitted in all zones and may occupy up to 50% of the required rear yard and adjacent side yard areas, minus any rear and side yard accessory building area and shall otherwise observe a five-foot rear and side yard setback to any supporting post(s) or beams; (Shade structures shall observe ten foot street side yard setbacks. Eaves and overhangs of shade structures shall not extend more than 12 inches beyond the supporting posts or closer than four feet from any property line. Shade structures, as defined in this chapter, shall be permitted in any residential zone.)

(H) One manager’s residence which is accessory to and attached to an operating hotel or motel use;

(I) The storage of liquefied petroleum gas for accessory onsite use in one container with a volume of 300 gallons or less;

(J) The placement of freestanding advertising sign structures within a required yard when the placement will not pose a visual obstruction to entering or exiting motorists or pedestrians;

(K) The operation of a temporary homeless shelter as defined in § 25.239 in any district as an accessory use to a legitimate church if approved by the Building Official; and

(L) As an accessory use to a single-family dwelling in any district, one Vietnamese pot-bellied pig may be kept or harbored as a pet, provided:

(1) The animal is regularly housed indoors, and when outdoors, is restrained by leash or within a durable fenced enclosure area in the rear or side yard;

(2) Pot-bellied pigs over the age of four months shall be neutered or spayed;

(3) The owner has obtained a license issued by the city for the pot-bellied pig, which shall be issued only after proof of neutering or spaying and current rabies vaccination has been provided; and (The licensure fee shall be equivalent to the dog licensure fee.)

(4) Tusks shall be regularly trimmed so as not to exceed one inch in length outside the outer lip. (`61 Code, § 25.19.11) (Ord. 915, passed 6-20-2000)

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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
  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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