Butte County Unincorporated City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
ARTICLE I
- Enactment and Applicability
Sections
- Division 1. - Purpose and Effect of the Zoning Ordinance
- Division 2. - Interpretation of the Zoning Ordinance
- Division 3. - Zones and Zoning Map
ARTICLE II
Zoning Districts, Land Uses, and Development Standards
Sections
- Division 1. - Agriculture Zones
- Division 2. - Natural Resource Zones
- Division 3. - Residential Zones
- Division 4. - Commercial and Mixed Use Zones
- Division 5. - Industrial Zones
- Division 6. - Special Purpose Zones
- Division 7. - Overlay Zones
- 24-33 - Purpose of overlay zones.
- 24-34 - Airport compatibility overlay zone.
- 24-34.1 - Butte Creek Canyon overlay zone.
- 24-35 - Chapman Mulberry overlay zone.
- 24-36 - Cohasset overlay zone.
- 24-37 - Deer herd migration overlay zone.
- 24-38 - North Chico specific plan overlay zone.
- 24-39 - Public housing overlay zone.
- 24-40 - Recreation commercial overlay zone.
- 24-41 - Retail overlay zone.
- 24-42 - Scenic highway overlay zone.
- 24-43 - Stringtown Mountain specific plan overlay zone.
- 24-44 - Neal Road recycling, energy, and waste facility overlay zone.
- 24-45 - Unique agriculture overlay zone.
- 24-46 - Watershed protection overlay zone.
- 24-47 - Military airspace overlay zone (-MA).
- 24-47.1 - Urban flood protection overlay zone.
ARTICLE III
- General Regulations
Sections
- Division 1. - Height Measurement and Exceptions
- Division 2. - Setback Requirements and Exceptions
- Division 3. - Walls and Fences
- Division 4. - Outdoor Lighting
- Division 5. - Recreational Vehicles and Camping
- Division 6. - Riparian Areas
- Division 7. - Agricultural Buffers
- Division 8. - Clustered Development
- Division 9. - Parking and Loading
- Division 10. - Signs
- 24-98 - Purpose.
- 24-99 - Applicability.
- 24-100 - Definitions.
- 24-101 - Signs allowed without permits.
- 24-102 - Permit requirements.
- 24-103 - Prohibited signs.
- 24-104 - General standards.
- 24-105 - Types of signs allowed by zone.
- 24-106 - Standards for specific types of signs.
- 24-107 - Master sign program.
- 24-108 - Temporary signs.
- 24-109 - Nonconforming signs.
- Division 11. - Landscaping
- Division 12. - Nonconforming Uses and Structures
- Division 13. - Density Bonuses
- 24-127 - Purpose.
- 24-128 - Definitions.
- 24-129 - Eligibility.
- 24-130 - Amount of density bonus.
- 24-131 - Standards for affordable units.
- 24-132 - Donations of land.
- 24-133 - Incentives.
- 24-134 - Waivers or reductions of development standards.
- 24-135 - Reduced parking requirement.
- 24-136 - Housing with child care facilities.
- 24-137 - Application and review.
- 24-138 - Continued affordability.
- 24-139 - Density bonus housing agreement.
- Division 14. - Land Use Compatibility Standards
- 24-140 - Purpose.
- 24-141 - Applicability.
- 24-142 - Compliance procedures.
- 24-143 - Air quality.
- 24-144 - Electromagnetic interference.
- 24-145 - Erosion control.
- 24-146 - Fire and explosion hazards.
- 24-147 - Heat.
- 24-148 - Light and glare.
- 24-149 - Radioactivity.
- 24-150 - Vibrations.
- 24-151 - Outdoor storage in residential zones.
- 24-152 - Liquid, solid, and hazardous wastes.
- 24-153 - Noise.
- 24-154 - Enforcement.
ARTICLE IV
Supplemental Use Regulations
Sections
- Division 1. - Supplemental Use Regulations
- 24-155 - Purpose.
- 24-156 - Accessory uses and structures.
- 24-157 - Alternative energy structures.
- 24-158 - Animal keeping.
- 24-159 - Child care facilities.
- 24-160 - Drive-through facilities.
- 24-161 - Emergency shelters—Permanent.
- 24-162 - Home occupations.
- 24-163 - Large retail projects.
- 24-164 - Live/work units.
- 24-165 - Kennels.
- 24-166 - Marijuana dispensaries.
- 24-167 - Mobile home parks.
- 24-167.1 - Oil and gas extraction—Storage or disposal of well stimulation byproducts prohibited.
- 24-168 - Outdoor displays and sales.
- 24-169 - Public/mini storage.
- 24-170 - Recycling collection facilities.
- 24-171 - Residential generator noise.
- 24-172 - Accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units.
- 24-172.1 - Butte County short-term rental ordinance.
- 24-173.1 - Heavy equipment storage in the VLDR (very low density residential) zone.
- 24-173.2 - Heavy equipment storage in the RCR (rural country residential) and FCR (foothill country residential) zones.
- 24-174 - Temporary uses.
- 24-174.1 - Outdoor festivals.
- 24-175 - Winery, olive oil, fruit and nut, micro-brewery and micro-distillery production facilities.
- 24-175.2 - Special events facilities.
- Division 2. - Telecommunication Facilities
- 24-176 - Purpose.
- 24-177 - Applicability.
- 24-178 - Exemptions.
- 24-179 - Permits required.
- 24-180 - Application submittal and review.
- 24-181 - General requirements.
- 24-182 - Standards for zones.
- 24-183 - Standards for types of facilities.
- 24-184 - Co-location facilities.
- 24-185 - Small wireless facilities.
- 24-186 - Terms of approval.
- 24-187 - Facility removal.
ARTICLE V
- Land Use and Development Approval Procedures
Sections
- Division 1. - Permit Application and Review
- Division 2. - Zoning Clearances
- Division 3. - Administrative Permits
- Division 5. - Conditional Use and Minor Use Permits
- Division 6. - Variances and Minor Variances
- Division 7. - Reasonable Accommodations
- Division 8. - Post-Decision Procedures
- 24-242 - Purpose.
- 24-243 - Effective date of permits, approvals, and legislative actions.
- 24-244 - Signature required.
- 24-245 - Performance guarantees.
- 24-246 - Changes to an approved project.
- 24-247 - Time limits and extensions.
- 24-248 - Resubmittals.
- 24-249 - Certificates of occupancy.
- 24-250 - Permits to run with the land.
- 24-251 - Permit revocation or modification.
ARTICLE VI
Zoning Ordinance Administration
Sections
- Division 1. - Administrative Responsibility
- Division 2. - Public Notice and Hearings
- Division 3. - Appeals and Calls For Review
- Division 4. - Zoning Ordinance Amendments
- Division 5. - General Plan Amendments
- Division 6. - Development Agreements
- 24-285 - Purpose.
- 24-286 - Applicability.
- 24-287 - Review authority.
- 24-288 - Application submittal and review.
- 24-289 - Public notice and hearings.
- 24-290 - Planning commission action.
- 24-291 - Board of supervisors action.
- 24-292 - Findings.
- 24-293 - Conditions of approval.
- 24-294 - Content of the development agreement.
- 24-295 - Recordation.
- 24-296 - Effect of development agreement.
- 24-297 - Periodic review.
- 24-298 - Modification or termination.
- Division 7. - Lot Line Adjustments
ARTICLE VII
Definitions
Sections
- Division 1. - Glossary