Chapter 17.20 — R-3 NEIGHBORHOOD APARTMENT DISTRICT
Tehama County Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-09-23 · Tehama County
17.20.030 - Uses requiring use permits.¶
Uses requiring use permits in an R-3 district shall be as follows: recreational vehicle park or mobile home park.
(Ord. 1683 §2(part), 1997)
17.20.040 - Minimum height, bulk and space requirements.¶
Minimum height, bulk and space requirements in an R-3 district shall be as follows: none.
(Ord. 1228 §2(Ch. 16, Art. 4(part)), 1983)
17.20.050 - Yards.¶
Yard requirements in an R-3 district shall be as follows:
A.
Front yard, fifty feet from the centerline of roadway or twenty feet from the property line, whichever is greater;
B.
Side Yards. Side yards shall total not less than twenty percent of the lot width, and no side yard may be less than six feet; three feet shall be added to each required side yard for each story above the first story of any building; the side yard on the street side of each corner lot shall be not less than ten feet;
C.
Rear yards, twenty feet.
(Ord. 1683 §2(part), 1997; Ord. 1228 §2(Ch. 16, Art. 4(part)), 1983)
17.20.060 - Lots.¶
Lot requirements in an R-3 district shall be as follows:
A.
Lot area, six thousand square feet, each permitted use, not less than one thousand five hundred square feet of lot area for each unit in multiple or apartment dwellings, and not less than two thousand square feet for each unit in group dwellings;
B.
Lot width, sixty feet.
(Ord. 1228 §2(Ch. 16, Art. 4(part)), 1983)
17.20.070 - Distances between buildings on same lot.¶
Distances between buildings in an R-3 district shall be as follows:
A.
Main buildings on same lot, twelve feet;
B.
Group dwellings in a single row "side to side" series facing a side lot line; side yards to the rear of buildings, between buildings, ten feet;
C.
Group dwellings in a double row "side to side" series facing a central court; side yards to the rear of buildings, eight feet; width of central court, twenty-four feet; distance between buildings;
D.
The rear yard on a lot on which a dwelling group is constructed may be reduced to not less than twelve feet; no building in a group dwelling development shall have the rear thereof abutting upon a street.
(Ord. 1228 §2(Ch. 16, Art. 4(part)), 1983)
17.20.080 - Building height and coverage.
Building requirements in an R-3 district shall be as follows:
A.
Building height limit, two and one-half stories, but not to exceed thirty-five feet;
B.
Maximum building coverage, fifty percent of lot area.
(Ord. 1228 §2(Ch. 16, Art. 4(part)), 1983)
17.20.090 - Parking.¶
Automobile parking in an R-3 district shall be one space for each dwelling unit in residential buildings, one space for each two guestrooms in each boardinghouse or lodginghouse, and spaces for all vehicle parking, loading and unloading on the lot and clear of public streets and roads for other uses.
(Ord. 1228 §2(Ch. 16, Art. 4(part)), 1983)
Chapter 17.22 - R-4 GENERAL APARTMENT DISTRICT
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▸Title 17 — ZONING
Overview- Chapter 17.02 — ADOPTION, PURPOSE, INTERPRETATION
- Chapter 17.06 — ZONING DISTRICTS
- Chapter 17.08 — GENERAL PROVISIONS AND EXCEPTIONS
- Chapter 17.09 — MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES
- Chapter 17.10 — AG-1 AGRICULTURAL/UPLAND DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.11 — AG-2 AGRICULTURAL/VALLEY DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.12 — AG-3 AGRICULTURAL/EL CAMINO DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.13 — AG-4 AGRICULTURAL/CAPAY DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.16 — R-1 ONE-FAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.18 — R-2 TWO-FAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.20 — R-3 NEIGHBORHOOD APARTMENT DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.22 — R-4 GENERAL APARTMENT DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.24 — C-1 NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.26 — C-2 COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.32 — G-R GENERAL RECREATION DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.34 — M-1 LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.36 — M-2 GENERAL INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.38 — PD PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.40 — AV AIRPORT DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.42 — PF PRIMARY FLOODPLAIN DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.44 — NR NATURAL RESOURCE LANDS AND RECREATION DISTR…
- Chapter 17.46 — PA PUBLIC AGENCY DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.48 — A ANIMAL RAISING COMBINING DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.50 — B SPECIAL BUILDING SITE COMBINING DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.54 — H SPECIAL HEIGHT COMBINING DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.60 — MH SPECIAL MOBILE HOME COMBINING DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.65 — FS FARMLAND SECURITY COMBINING DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.66 — TPZ TIMBER PRODUCTION ZONING DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.68 — CLUSTERING IN RURAL RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS
- Chapter 17.69 — MILITARY OPERATION OVERLAY
- Chapter 17.70 — USE PERMITS
- Chapter 17.71 — COMMUNICATION FACILITIES
- Chapter 17.72 — VARIANCES
- Chapter 17.74 — NONCONFORMING USES
- Chapter 17.76 — AMENDMENT PROCEDURE
- Chapter 17.77 — NOISE CONTROL
- Chapter 17.78 — ENFORCEMENT
- Chapter 17.79 — SUN CITY TEHAMA SPECIFIC PLAN DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.80 — DENSITY BONUS
- Chapter 17.81 — ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT AGRICULTURE TOURISM USES
- Chapter 17.82 — MOBILE FOOD VENDING
- Chapter 17.83 — WIND ENERGY SYSTEMS