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Title 17 — ZONING

Chapter 17.20 — R-3 NEIGHBORHOOD APARTMENT DISTRICT

Tehama Zoning Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-09-23 · Tehama

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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▸Contents — Tehama Zoning Code
Tehama Zoning Code
  1. ▸Title 17 — ZONING
    Overview
    1. Chapter 17.02 — ADOPTION, PURPOSE, INTERPRETATION
    2. Chapter 17.06 — ZONING DISTRICTS
    3. Chapter 17.08 — GENERAL PROVISIONS AND EXCEPTIONS
    4. Chapter 17.09 — MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES
    5. Chapter 17.10 — AG-1 AGRICULTURAL/UPLAND DISTRICT
    6. Chapter 17.11 — AG-2 AGRICULTURAL/VALLEY DISTRICT
    7. Chapter 17.12 — AG-3 AGRICULTURAL/EL CAMINO DISTRICT
    8. Chapter 17.13 — AG-4 AGRICULTURAL/CAPAY DISTRICT
    9. Chapter 17.16 — R-1 ONE-FAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT
    10. Chapter 17.18 — R-2 TWO-FAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT
    11. Chapter 17.20 — R-3 NEIGHBORHOOD APARTMENT DISTRICT
    12. Chapter 17.22 — R-4 GENERAL APARTMENT DISTRICT
    13. Chapter 17.24 — C-1 NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
    14. Chapter 17.26 — C-2 COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
    15. Chapter 17.32 — G-R GENERAL RECREATION DISTRICT
    16. Chapter 17.34 — M-1 LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT
    17. Chapter 17.36 — M-2 GENERAL INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT
    18. Chapter 17.38 — PD PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
    19. Chapter 17.40 — AV AIRPORT DISTRICT
    20. Chapter 17.42 — PF PRIMARY FLOODPLAIN DISTRICT
    21. Chapter 17.44 — NR NATURAL RESOURCE LANDS AND RECREATION DISTR…
    22. Chapter 17.46 — PA PUBLIC AGENCY DISTRICT
    23. Chapter 17.48 — A ANIMAL RAISING COMBINING DISTRICT
    24. Chapter 17.50 — B SPECIAL BUILDING SITE COMBINING DISTRICT
    25. Chapter 17.54 — H SPECIAL HEIGHT COMBINING DISTRICT
    26. Chapter 17.60 — MH SPECIAL MOBILE HOME COMBINING DISTRICT
    27. Chapter 17.65 — FS FARMLAND SECURITY COMBINING DISTRICT
    28. Chapter 17.66 — TPZ TIMBER PRODUCTION ZONING DISTRICT
    29. Chapter 17.68 — CLUSTERING IN RURAL RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS
    30. Chapter 17.69 — MILITARY OPERATION OVERLAY
    31. Chapter 17.70 — USE PERMITS
    32. Chapter 17.71 — COMMUNICATION FACILITIES
    33. Chapter 17.72 — VARIANCES
    34. Chapter 17.74 — NONCONFORMING USES
    35. Chapter 17.76 — AMENDMENT PROCEDURE
    36. Chapter 17.77 — NOISE CONTROL
    37. Chapter 17.78 — ENFORCEMENT
    38. Chapter 17.79 — SUN CITY TEHAMA SPECIFIC PLAN DISTRICT
    39. Chapter 17.80 — DENSITY BONUS
    40. Chapter 17.81 — ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT AGRICULTURE TOURISM USES
    41. Chapter 17.82 — MOBILE FOOD VENDING
    42. Chapter 17.83 — WIND ENERGY SYSTEMS

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