Earlier editions: 2026-09
Title 19 — SHASTA COUNTY CARR FIRE, ZOGG FIRE, SALT FIRE, AND FAWN FIRE DISASTER RECOVERY
Shasta County Municipal Code Ch. 19.05 Additional Housing and Recovery Provisions
Shasta County Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Shasta County
Cite as: Shasta County Municipal Code Chapter 19.05 · Text as of 2026-10-04
19.05.010 - Rental of existing guest houses.¶
Notwithstanding any contrary provision in this code, existing guest houses as defined in Section 17.02.245 may be rented as interim housing for persons displaced by the Carr Fire, Zogg Fire, Salt Fire, or Fawn Fire, but shall remain subject to all other existing regulations and limitations.
(Ord. No. 2021-06, § II(Exh. A), 11-16-2021)
19.05.020 - Use and rental of certain existing dwellings on agricultural parcels.¶
Notwithstanding any contrary provision in this code, or the contrary terms of any agricultural easement or land conservation contract made pursuant to this code, existing main or primary dwellings and farm family dwellings on agricultural parcels may be used by or rented to persons displaced by the Carr Fire, Zogg Fire, Salt Fire, or Fawn Fire, provided that such use or rental does not displace agricultural employees or farm workers.
(Ord. No. 2021-06, § II(Exh. A), 11-16-2021)
19.05.030 - Temporary suspension of development impact fees.¶
A. Purpose. The code currently requires payment of development impact fees in connection with applications for new accessory dwelling units (ADUs). Notwithstanding any contrary provision in this code, for fire-damaged parcels, new ADU applications shall be eligible for a temporary suspension of those development impact fees that are imposed by the County of Shasta in accordance with this section. Development impact fees for new ADUs that are imposed by agencies other than the County of Shasta are not affected by this code.
B. Attached ADUs. When a reconstructed single-family dwelling is built, development impact fees shall be temporarily suspended for an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) that is incorporated into the interior of the dwelling. The ADU shall conform with all other applicable codes and standards and shall be identified in the application submittal.
C. Detached ADUs. For any new detached ADU, the development impact fee shall be temporarily suspended provided the new ADU is consistent with zoning and meets all other applicable codes and standards for ADUs.
(Ord. No. 2021-06, § II(Exh. A), 11-16-2021)
19.05.040 - Temporary suspension of county use permit requirement for relocation of…¶
Notwithstanding any contrary provision in this code, relocation of any day care center, child care facility, elementary school, junior high school, high school or institution of higher education housed in premises made uninhabitable by the Carr Fire, Zogg Fire, Salt Fire, or Fawn Fire, may be relocated to existing buildings in the Community Commercial (C-2), Office Commercial (C-O), Commercial Light-Industrial (C-M), and Public Facilities (PF) zone districts or to any site with an existing educational or religious facility, subject only to a zoning permit, and if required, a building permit for renovations. Nothing in this title waives or affects any state law requirements applicable to such facilities.
(Ord. No. 2021-06, § II(Exh. A), 11-16-2021)
19.05.050 - Legal nonconforming uses and structures.¶
Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this code, the director may waive the requirements of Chapter 17.90 of the Shasta County Code, that prohibits the replacement, repair or reconstruction of a non-conforming building or use that has been destroyed in the Carr Fire, Zogg Fire, Salt Fire, or Fawn Fire, provided the Director has determined that the requirements of Section 2.72.100.C.2.a—f of this code have been met.
(Ord. No. 2021-06, § II(Exh. A), 11-16-2021)
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