Glenn County · Zoning · HVC
Glenn County HVC zoning: height, setbacks and lot size
In Glenn County's HVC zone, generally buildings can be up to 30 ft (2 stories) tall, the front setback is 20 ft from the lot line, or 45 ft from centerline of roadway, whichever is greater and the minimum lot size is 8,000 sq ft, with the conditions listed below (Glenn County code, read October 2026).
Key points
- Maximum building height: 30 ft (whichever is less with the 2-story maximum)
- Maximum number of stories: 2 stories (whichever is less with the 30-foot maximum)
- Minimum front setback: 20 ft from the lot line, or 45 ft from centerline of roadway, whichever is greater (Yards abutting streets are front yards)
- Minimum side setback: 5 ft
- Minimum rear setback: 20 ft
- Minimum lot size: 8,000 sq ft (Lots with public water and sewer)
- Maximum lot coverage: 50%
HVC (Highway And Visitor Commercial District) is a zoning district in Glenn County. Every value below was read from the Glenn County Municipal Code and links to its section (read October 2026). State laws such as the ADU and SB 9 rules can allow more on a residential lot. General information, not legal advice — read the code text and check with the city before you build.
Development standards in HVC
The general rule for a typical lot in this zone. Zoning tables often attach notes, such as rules for corner lots, lots next to a residential zone, or new subdivisions only. Open “code text” under a value to see the table cell or sentence it was read from.
| Maximum building height | 30 ft Applies: whichever is less with the 2-story maximum § 15.43.100 · code textStructures shall not exceed two stories or thirty feet maximum, which ever is less. |
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| Maximum number of stories | 2 stories Applies: whichever is less with the 30-foot maximum § 15.43.100 · code textStructures shall not exceed two stories or thirty feet maximum, which ever is less. |
| Minimum front setback | 20 ft from the lot line, or 45 ft from centerline of roadway, whichever is greater Applies: Yards abutting streets are front yards § 15.43.090 · code textFront yard: Twenty feet from the lot line, or forty-five feet from centerline of roadway, whichever is greater. Yards abutting streets are front yards; |
| Minimum side setback | 5 ft § 15.43.090 · code textSide yard: Five feet from the lot line; |
| Minimum rear setback | 20 ft § 15.43.090 · code textRear yard: Twenty feet from the lot line; |
| Minimum lot size | 8,000 sq ft Applies: Lots with public water and sewer § 15.43.050 · code textLots with public water and sewer: Eight thousand square feet; |
| Maximum lot coverage | 50% § 15.43.080 · code textThe maximum lot coverage shall be fifty percent. |
When a different number applies
The code sets other values for particular lots, buildings or locations in HVC:
- Minimum lot size: 20,000 sq ft — Lots with well and public sewer, or public water and septic § 15.43.050
- Minimum lot size: 40,000 sq ft — Lots with well and septic system § 15.43.050
Not on this page
We did not find a general FAR, density limit for HVC in the zoning tables we read. The code may still set one elsewhere — check the Glenn County Municipal Code.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the maximum building height in Glenn County's HVC zone?
30 ft (whichever is less with the 2-story maximum) — Glenn County Municipal Code § 15.43.100.
What is the maximum number of stories in Glenn County's HVC zone?
2 stories (whichever is less with the 30-foot maximum) — Glenn County Municipal Code § 15.43.100.
What is the minimum front setback in Glenn County's HVC zone?
20 ft from the lot line, or 45 ft from centerline of roadway, whichever is greater (yards abutting streets are front yards) — Glenn County Municipal Code § 15.43.090.
What is the minimum side setback in Glenn County's HVC zone?
5 ft — Glenn County Municipal Code § 15.43.090.
What is the minimum rear setback in Glenn County's HVC zone?
20 ft — Glenn County Municipal Code § 15.43.090.
General information, not legal advice.
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