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Tehama County Municipal Code § 17.06.020 Zoning map of the County of Tehama
Tehama County Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Tehama County
Cite as: Tehama County Municipal Code § 17.06.020 · Text as of 2026-10-04
17.06.010 - Designation of districts.¶
A. The several classes of general districts hereby provided, and into which the county may be divided, are designated as follows:
| Chapter | Map Symbol | District Designation |
|---|---|---|
| 17.10 | AG-1 | Agricultural/ |
| 17.11 | AG-2 | Agricultural/ |
| 17.12 | AG-3 | Agricultural/ |
| 17.13 | AG-4 | Agricultural/ |
| 17.64 | TPZ | Timber Production District |
| 17.14 | RE | Residential Estate District |
| 17.16 | R-1 | One-family Residential District |
| 17.18 | R-2 | Two-family Residential District |
| 17.20 | R-3 | Neighborhood Apartment District |
| 17.22 | R-4 | General Apartment District |
| 17.24 | C-1 | Neighborhood Commercial District |
| 17.26 | C-2 | Community Commercial District |
| 17.28 | C-3 | General Commercial District |
| 17.30 | C-4 | Local Convenience Center Commercial District |
| 17.32 | G-R | General Recreation District |
| 17.34 | M-1 | Light Industrial District |
| 17.36 | M-2 | General Industrial District |
| 17.38 | PD | Planned Development District |
| 17.40 | AV | Airport District |
| 17.42 | PF | Primary Floodplain District |
| 17.44 | NR | Natural Resource Lands and Recreation District |
| 17.46 | PA | Public Agency District |
B. In addition to the foregoing classes of districts, certain combining districts may be established and are designated as follows:
| Chapter | Map Symbol | District Designation |
|---|---|---|
| 17.48 | -A | Animal Raising |
| 17.50 | -B | Special Building Site Combining District |
| 17.52 | -S | Special Highway Frontage Combining District |
| 17.54 | -H | Special Height Combining District |
| 17.56 | -P | Special Parking Combining District |
| 17.60 | -MH | Special Mobile Home Combining District |
(Ord. 1683 § 2(part), 1997; Ord. 1446 § 3, 1989; 1228 § 2(Ch. 6), 1983)
(Ord. No. 1972, §§ 6, 7, 10-23-2012)
17.06.020 - Zoning map of the County of Tehama.¶
A. The zoning districts are delineated on the official zoning map of the County of Tehama which, together with all explanatory matter entered thereon, are attached to the ordinance enacting this section and are hereby adopted by this reference and declared to be a part of this title of the Tehama County Code. The zoning map so adopted shall replace and supersede any prior sectional district maps adopted by the County of Tehama. The zoning map shall be maintained in the office of the director of planning, and shall be available for public inspection.
B. If, in accordance with provisions of this title and state law, a change is made in a district boundary or other matter shown on the zoning map adopted herein, such change shall be reflected in an amended zoning map which shall be approved by the board of supervisors and designated as a subsection of this section.
(Ord. 1228 § 2(Ch. 7(part)), 1983)
(Ord. No. 1972, §§ 8, 9, 10-23-2012)
17.06.030 - Boundaries.¶
Where uncertainty exists as to boundaries of any of the districts mentioned in this chapter or as shown on said sectional district maps, the following rules shall apply:
A. Where such boundaries are indicated as approximately following street and alley lines, such street and alley lines shall be construed to be such boundaries.
B. Where such boundaries are indicated as approximately following lot lines, such lot lines shall be construed to be such boundaries.
C. In subdivided property and where a district boundary divides a lot, the location of any such boundary, unless the same is indicated by dimensions shown upon said sectional district maps, shall be determined by the use of the scale appearing on such sectional district maps. The location of a district boundary may be adjusted within a single lot by application of the variance procedure, set out in Chapter 17.72 of this Code.
D. In case further uncertainty exists, the planning commission upon written application or upon its own motion, shall determine the location of such boundaries.
(Ord. 1228 § 2(Ch. 7(part)), 1983)
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