Tehama Municipal Code Ch. 17.12 Residential District

The purpose of this chapter is to describe the character and intent of the city's residential district (R), establish permitted and conditional uses, permit requirements, specify development standards, and identify supplemental land use regulations.

(Ord. No. 198 , 6-13-23)

The purpose of the residential district is to provide for a variety of housing types, including, but not limited to, single-family, multifamily, employee, transitional, and supportive. This overlay zone implements the residential (R) general plan land use designation in the general plan.

(Ord. No. 198 , 6-13-23)

In the residential district the following uses and none other are permitted in the absence of a revocable use permit:

A. One- or two-story, single-family residential building per lot without cellar or basement, and with provision for two off-street parking spaces; each dwelling shall have a minimum width of twenty (20) feet and a minimum floor area, including walls, of eight hundred (800) square feet.

B. Child day care home when in compliance with Health and Safety Code Section 1597.465.

C. Community care facility, small (six or fewer residents).

D. Multifamily housing.

E. Transitional housing.

F. Supportive housing.

G. That area lying within one hundred (100) feet to the west of the high water mark of the Sacramento River, if not otherwise utilized as residential, shall be limited to recreational use.

H. Accessory dwelling unit (ADU) and/or junior accessory dwelling unit (JADU) when in compliance with Chapter 17.60 (Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) of this title.

I. Emergency shelters shall comply with the following standards.

1. The maximum number of persons to be served on any given night shall not exceed ten (10).

2. A maximum distance of three hundred (300) feet shall be maintained from any other emergency shelter.

3. The maximum stay at the facility shall not exceed ninety (90) days in a three hundred sixty-five-day period.

4. On-site client waiting and intake areas shall be located inside the building.

5. A minimum of one manager, in addition to security personnel, shall be on duty and remain on-site during intake hours.

6. Security personnel shall be provided on-site at all times.

7. Exterior lighting shall be provided for the entire outdoor area of the site consistent with the provisions of this code. Exterior lighting shall be stationary, and shall be directed away from adjacent properties and public rights-of-way.

8. A minimum of one parking space for every five beds, or one parking space for each bedroom designated for families with children, plus one parking space for each employee/volunteer on duty during the largest shift, shall be maintained.

J. Farmworker housing (six or fewer residents) in compliance with Health and Safety Code 17021.5 and 17021.6.

(Ord. No. 198 , 6-13-23)

A. In the residential district the following uses may be permitted after application, hearing and issuance of a revocable use permit:

B. Light industrial.

C. Community care facility, large (seven or more residents).

D. Single room occupancy unit (SRO).

E. Low barrier navigation center, in compliance with Government Code Section 65660.

(Ord. No. 198 , 6-13-23)

A. Single-Family Housing. The following standards apply to single-family housing in the residential district:

1. Maximum main building coverage: thirty-five (35) percent of lot area;

2. Minimum front yard: fifteen (15) feet;

3. Minimum side yard: side yard shall total not less than twenty (20) percent of the lot width, and no side yard may be less than six feet; the side yard on the street side of each corner lot shall not be less than ten (10) feet;

4. Maximum height: two stories; and

5. Minimum rear yard: twenty (20) feet for main residence and six feet for other buildings

B. Multifamily Housing. The following standards apply to multi-family housing in the residential district.

1. Maximum main building coverage: sixty-five (65) percent of lot area;

2. Minimum front yard: fifteen (15) feet;

3. Minimum side yard: side yard shall total not less than twenty (20) percent of the lot width, and no side yard may be less than six feet; the side yard on the street side of each corner lot shall not be less than ten (10) feet;

4. Maximum height: two to three stories, thirty-five (35) feet; and

5. Minimum rear yard: twenty (20) feet for main residence and six feet for other structures.

(Ord. No. 198 , 6-13-23)

A. Business signs located in residential areas may be no larger than one foot in height and two feet in width.

B

Prohibited Signs.

1. Off-premises signs, including billboards.

2. Signs erected at or near the intersection of any street or driveway so as to pose a visibility hazard to pedestrian or motor vehicle traffic along streets, or at street corners.

3. Signs on public property.

4. Political signs on and/or private property without the consent of the owner of said premises.

5. A political sign that is lighted or is larger than twelve (12) square feet.

6. Signs Mounted on Vehicles. No person shall park any vehicle, equipment, or trailer on a public right-of-way, on public property, or on private property so as to be visible from a public right-of-way that has attached thereto or located thereon any sign or advertising device for the basic purpose of providing advertisement of products and services or directing people to a business or activity located on the same or nearby property. This section is not intended to apply to standard advertising or identification practices where such signs or advertising devices are painted on or permanently attached to a business or commercial vehicle.

(Ord. No. 198 , 6-13-23)

No lots or group of lots in the residential district of the city shall be divided or re-subdivided into an area or areas so as to contain less than twelve thousand eight hundred (12,800) square feet.

(Ord. No. 198 , 6-13-23)

The City allows by-right multifamily housing as designated in Section 17.12.030 (Permitted Uses) in compliance with Government Code Section 65913.4 (Senate Bill 35). Under this requirement multifamily housing is permitted by right without the approval of a discretionary permit (conditional use permit) by the city, is subject to the development standards noted in Section 17.12.050B (Development Standards) and shall comply with the established flood zone requirements administered by the City of Tehama and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The city does not regulate design on multifamily housing developments.

(Ord. No. 198 , 6-13-23)