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Article XVII — NONCONFORMING USES

§ 25.164 NONCONFORMING USES.

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

(A) A nonconforming use at a single location may be continued or reestablished at the same location, except when the nonconforming use has ceased for six months or more or except as provided in § 25.165.

(B) Whenever a nonconforming use of a building or land has been changed to a conforming use, the use shall not thereafter be changed to a nonconforming use.

(C) Except as provided in § 25.165(A), an existing nonconforming use shall not be enlarged or extended unless the use is regularized through rezoning or a use permit is first approved therefor.

(D) (1) Except as provided in § 25.165(A), an existing building or land devoted to a nonconforming use shall not be enlarged, extended or substantially altered unless the use thereof is changed to a permitted use in the district in which the building or land is located.

(2) Maintenance measures such as reroofing, minor structural repairs, repainting, interior wall additions and the like not exceeding in total amount, during any period of five years, 50% of the value of the building as determined by the Community Development Director or designee are allowed. The Community Development Department may charge a fee to recover the cost of determining the value of the building and the maintenance measures.

(E) Except as provided in §§ 25.165(B) and 25.167(D), when a building or structure containing a nonconforming use is damaged or destroyed by any natural disaster or accident and repair or replacement exceeds 50% of the value of the building or structure before it was damaged, as determined by the Community Development Director or designee, it shall not be reconstructed to accommodate a nonconforming use. The building or structure may be restored and used

only in conformity with the provisions of the district for which it is located. The Community Development Department may charge a fee to recover the cost of determining the value of the building and the repair or replacement costs.

(`61 Code, § 25.17.7) (Ord. 915, passed 6-20-2000; Am. Ord. 939, passed 5-20-2003; Am. Ord. 1018, passed 9-32013)

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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
    Overview
    1. § 25.162 EXISTING LEGAL USES AND BUILDINGS.
    2. § 25.163 SCOPE AND PURPOSE.
    3. § 25.164 NONCONFORMING USES.
    4. § 25.165 DWELLING USES.
    5. § 25.166 CHANGE FROM ONE NONCONFORMING USE TO ANOTHER.
    6. § 25.167 NONCONFORMING BUILDINGS.
  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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