Title 17 — ZONING›Chapter 17 — 13A - AGRICULTURAL PRESERVE DISTRICT OR "AP" DISTRICT
Chapter 17.21 — GENERAL COMMERCIAL OR "C-2" DISTRICTS
Trinity County Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-09-25 · Trinity County
17.21.010 - General description.¶
The purpose of this district is to provide appropriate locations for intensive commercial activities. General commercial districts are generally centralized within the community and located on major or arterial streets.
17.21.020 - Uses permitted.¶
The following list is representative of general commercial uses which are permitted on a parcel in a general commercial zoning district:
A.
Adult day support centers licensed by the state;
B.
General office;
C.
Retail sales and services conducted within a building;
D.
Restaurant without drive-thru service;
E.
Bed and breakfast inn;
F.
Bar;
G.
Laundromat when hooked up to a community sewer system;
H.
Rest home;
I.
Auto service station (see special regulations in Chapter 17.30);
J.
Auto repair shop;
K.
Car wash;
L.
Parking lot;
M.
Second hand sales store;
N.
Undertaking establishment;
O.
Theater;
P.
Mini storage when all storage is within a building;
Q.
Recycling when completely enclosed in a building;
R.
Hotel/motel of ten units or less, hooked up to a community sewer system;
S.
Other uses found to be similar as determined by the planning commission.
17.21.025 - Uses permitted subject to first securing a planning directors use permit.
A single-family dwelling provided said use is located on the second story or above or in the rear one-half of any commercial structure and accounts for no more than twenty-five percent of the gross square footage of said structure.
(Ord. No. 315-806, § 1, 1-28-14)
17.21.030 - Uses permitted subject to first securing a use permit.
A.
Church.
B.
Laundromat when located in a non-sewered area.
C.
Storage warehouse.
D.
Equipment rental yard.
E.
Restaurant with drive-thru service.
F.
Financial institution with drive-thru service.
G.
Auto sales.
H.
Contractors yard.
I.
Private club.
J.
Outdoor storage or sales associated with any of the uses listed in Section 17.21.020.
K.
Recycling with outdoor storage.
L.
Hotel/motel over ten units or hotel/motel not hooked up to a community sewer system.
M.
Lumber yard.
N.
Wholesale distributor.
O.
Welding or machine shop.
P.
Card room.
Q.
Residential caretaker unit (see special regulations in Section 17.30.120.
17.21.040 - For subdivision purposes, the minimum parcel size required.¶
The minimum lot area shall be no less than ten thousand square feet.
17.21.050 - Minimum lot width.¶
Each lot shall be not less than seventy-five feet wide.
17.21.060 - Building height.¶
The maximum building height shall be twenty-five feet.
17.21.070 - Front yard setback.¶
The front yard setback shall have a minimum depth of ten feet unless the two nearest general commercial zoned lots on the same street and block have less than a ten-foot average setback. In this case the setback shall be the average of the setback of these two nearest structures.
17.21.080 - Interior side yard setback.¶
The interior side yard setback shall be a minimum of five feet, unless the side yard abuts a commercial or industrial zoned parcel in which case there are no setback requirements.
17.21.090 - Exterior side yard setback.¶
The exterior side yard setback shall be a minimum of ten feet.
17.21.100 - Rear yard setback.¶
The rear yard setback shall be a minimum of five feet unless the rear yard abuts a commercial or industrial zoned parcel in which case there are no setback requirements.
17.21.110 - Maximum lot coverage.¶
17.21.120 - Drainage.¶
A drainage plan shall be submitted to the department of transportation for review and approval prior to issuance of building permit(s).
17.21.130 - Encroachment permit.¶
Encroachment permits shall be obtained from the department of transportation prior to the issuance of building permits when projects create a new entrance onto a public road.
Chapter 17.22 - HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL OR "HC" DISTRICT
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▸Title 17 — ZONING
Overview- Chapter 17.02 — PURPOSE OF ADOPTION OF ZONING PLAN
- Chapter 17.03 — NATURE OF ZONING PLAN
- Chapter 17.04 — ESTABLISHMENT AND DESIGNATION OF DISTRICTS
- 17.07 — "U" DISTRICTS
- Chapter 17.08 — INDEX MAP
- Chapter 17.09 — SECTIONAL DISTRICT MAPS
- Chapter 17.10 — DEFINITIONS
- Chapter 17.11 — UNCLASSIFIED OR "U" DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.13 — AGRICULTURAL OR "A" DISTRICT
▸Chapter 17 — 13A - AGRICULTURAL PRESERVE DISTRICT OR "AP" DIST…
Overview- Chapter 17.14 — AGRICULTURE-FOREST DISTRICT OR "A-F" DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.15 — RURAL RESIDENTIAL OR RR DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.16 — SINGLE-FAMILY DISTRICT OR R-1
- Chapter 17.17 — DUPLEX RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT OR R-2 DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.18 — MULTIPLE FAMILY DISTRICT OR "R-3" DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.20 — RETAIL COMMERCIAL OR "C-1" DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.21 — GENERAL COMMERCIAL OR "C-2" DISTRICTS
- Chapter 17.22 — HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL OR "HC" DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.23 — INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS OR "I" DISTRICTS
- Chapter 17.24 — SPECIFIC UNIT DEVELOPMENT (SUD) DISTRICT
- Chapter 17.25 — SCENIC CONSERVATION OVERLAY ZONE "SC"
- Chapter 17.26 — RECREATION DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS OR R-D-1 DIST…
- Chapter 17.27 — MOBILE HOME DISTRICT OR "MH" DISTRICT AND MOBI…
- Chapter 17.28 — SPECIAL BUILDING SITE AREAS OR "B" DISTRICTS
- Chapter 17.29 — PUBLIC FACILITIES OR "PF" DISTRICT
- Chapter 17 — 29A - CRITICAL WATER RESOURCE OVERLAY ZONE "CWR"
- Chapter 17 — 30A - SURFACE MINING AND RECLAMATION
- Chapter 17.32 — USE PERMITS
- Chapter 17.33 — NONCONFORMING USES