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Article XV — VARIANCES

§ 25.151 APPLICATION AND FEE.

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

Application for variance shall be made to the Director of Finance in writing on a form prescribed by the Planning Commission and shall be accompanied by a fee, to be fixed by resolution of the City Council, plus costs, no part of which shall be returnable to the applicant, and by statements, plans and other evidence showing:

(A) There are exceptional or extraordinary circumstances or conditions applying to the land, building or use referred to in the application, which circumstances or conditions do not apply generally to other land, buildings or uses in the district;

(B) The granting of the application is necessary for the preservation and enjoyment of substantial property rights of the petitioner; and

(C) The granting of the application will not, under the circumstances of the particular case, materially affect adversely the health or safety of persons residing or working in the neighborhood of the property of the applicant, and will not, under the circumstances of the particular case, be materially detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to property or improvements in the neighborhood.

(`61 Code, § 25.15.3) (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
    Overview
    1. § 25.150 GENERALLY.
    2. § 25.151 APPLICATION AND FEE.
    3. § 25.152 PUBLIC HEARING.
    4. § 25.153 ACTION BY PLANNING COMMISSION.
    5. § 25.154 ACTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL.
    6. § 25.155 REVOCATION.
  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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